Dr. John Wolf, Dr. Dan Martin, William Althouse, Dr. Morris Battles, Dis. Gov. Frank Lausche, Deputy Gov. James Miller, Everett Steece (sitting). Ca 1950s

Everett R. Steece

Influential Lion Founder

Ohio LIONS Eye Research Foundation

Marvin Resnik (?), Unknown, Everett Steece, Torrence Makley, Morris Battles, Glen Fry, 3-Unknown.

OLERF Board members at U. of Cincinnati doing the “Wave”. ca 1997

Seated: OLERF President Paul Kennedy, Dean Hill, PDG Dick Neiderhauser, Gov. Stringfellow. Standing: Norbert Peiker, Dr. David Studebaker, Dr. King-smith, Dr. Fugate, PDG Dr. Wendell Lotz, PDG John Wiszt. ca 1980s

Top: Dr. Burton, PDG Wendell Lotz, Dr. Jack Fugate, Dr. David Studebaker, PDG Dick Neiderhauser, Dist. Gov Stringfellow, Norbert Peiker, PDG John Wiszt. Bottom: Dr. Paul Kennedy with Dr. Curtin Kelley (OSU-Ophthal).

Research Team at Columbus Children’s Hospital, ca 1984. Top: Dr.Larry Leguire, Dr. Paul Kennedy, Dr. Gary Rogers, PDG Wendell Lotz, PDG Dick Neiderhauser. Bottom: Mrs. Fellows and students Barthi Jagadeesh, Robyn Fillman, Scott Freeman.

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Graduate student Brian Rivera discusses diabetic eye disease research at the OSU LIONS Lab.

OLERF President Norbert Peiker with Dean John Schoessler (OSU Optometry) and OLERF Trustees Dr. Schrimpf, PDG Ted Keller

Ohio Lions Eye Research Ohio Lions Eye Research FoundationFoundation

(OLERF)(OLERF)• Established as a Committee in 1952

• A Foundation since 1957

• Charitable Foundation 501(c)(3) 1962

• OLERF is the oldest Ohio Lions State Project

ca 1952

Structure of the OLERFVoting BodyVoting Body

Trustee 13-A

Trustee 13-B

Trustee 13-J

Trustee 13-K

Trustee 13-C

Trustee 13-D

Trustee 13-E

Trustee 13-F

Trustee 13-G

Trustee 13-H

2nd Vice President

Secretary-Treasurer

1st Vice President

President

OfficersOfficers

SupportSupport

Chair Visual-MedicalAdvisory Committee

Legal Advisor

Executive Director

Elect

Appoint

Ca 1951

Eye Research Institutions• Ohio State University - Ophthalmology• Ohio State University - Optometry• Cases Western Reserve University -

Ophthalmology• University of Cincinnati - Ophthalmology• Medical College of Ohio at Toledo• Wright State University• Children’s Hospital, Columbus• Cleveland Clinic Eye Center

W.R.U.s Eye Research Holds

Hope for Glaucoma Victim

Present Eye Research Projects

Eye ResearchEye Research Laboratory at

Ohio State University

Trustee’s Fundfor

Special Projects

W.R. BryanFund for

Diabetes Research

FellowshipFund

Ohio Lions Eye ResearchFoundation

ca 1950’s