New picture of officers. ***Description: GCB officers Betsy Grenevitch (At Large Representative), Marsha Farrow (Treasurer), Cecily Laney Nipper (President), Kathy Morris (Secretary). Not pictured: Marj Schneider (First Vice President), Judy Presley (Second Vice President).

GCB Committees for 2023 :

GCB Awards Committee: Judy Presley, Chair
Phone Number: 706 400 2185 Email Address: judygpresley23@gmail.com
GCB Braille Committee: Phil Jones, Chair
Phone Number: 770 713 3306
Email Address: Brilman1952@gmail.com
Members:
Betsy Grenevitch
Cecily Laney Nipper
Deborah Lovell
Judy Presley
Marj Schneider
Sharon Nichols,
GCB Finance Committee: Jerrie Toney, Chair Phone Number: 706 461 1013
Email Address: jerriemt2@gmail.com
Members:
Alice Ritchhart
Betsy Grenevitch
Cecily Laney Nipper
Danielle McIntyre
Judy Presley
Marj Schneider
Steve Longmire
GCB Digest Committee: Amanda Wilson, Chair
Phone Number: 770 547 4700
Email Address: moonrocks@bellsouth.net
Members:
Betsy Grenevitch
Cecily Laney Nipper
Danielle McIntyre
Janet Parmerter
Marsha Farrow
Mike Hall
Tiffany Montalvo
GCB Legislative Committee:
Danielle McIntyre, Co-Chair
Phone Number: 678 343 7550
Email Address: dgrenevitch@me.com
Judy Presley, co-Chair
Phone Number: 706 400 2185
Email Address: Judygpresley23@gmail.com
Members:
Betsy Grenevitch
Cecily Laney Nipper
Deborah Lovell
Marsha Farrow
Mike Hall
Jamaica Miller
GCB Membership/Projects Committee:
Amanda Wilson, Co-chair
Phone Number: 770 547 4700
Email Address: moonrocks@bellsouth.net
Sharon Nichols, Co-Chair
Phone Number: 423 255 4551
Email Address: Sharonnichols457@icloud.com
Members:
Betsy Grenevitch
Cecily Laney Nipper
Deborah Lovell
Jerrie Toney
Judy Presley
Marj Schneider
Marsha Farrow
Mike Hall
Phil Jones
Steve Longmire
GCB Public Relations Committee: Mike Hall, Chair
Phone Number: 770 535 2119
Email Address: N4hgo1@gmail.com
Members:
Amanda Wilson
Cecily Laney Nipper
Danielle McIntyre
Tiffany Montalvo
GCB Scholarship Committee: Marj Schneider, Chair
Phone Number: 912 352 1415
Email Address: marjschneider@bellsouth.net
Members:
Deborah Lovell
Granger Ricks
Mary Woodyard
Tom Ridgeway
GCB Senior Fund Committee:
Deborah Lovell, Co-Chair Phone Number: 706 726 4054
Email Address: lovell.d2000@gmail.com
Alice Ritchhart, Co-Chair
Phone Number: 912 996 4213
Email Address: alice.ritchhart@comcast.net
Members:
Cecily Laney Nipper
Deborah Lovell
Jerrie Toney
Judy Presley
Mike Hall
Phil Jones
Marsha Farrow
GCB Technology Committee: Steve Longmire, Chair
Phone Number: 404 234 5820
Email Address: info@sunbright.biz
Members:
Amanda Wilson
Cecily Laney Nipper
Jerrie Toney
Ron Burgess
Ron Worley
Sharon Nichols
Tiffany Montalvo

Awards And Criteria


1. The Gerald Pye Community Service Award: The recipient must be an active legally blind member of GCB in good standing. He or she must have demonstrated superior service to his or her community in a number of ways that exemplify the work of Gerald Pye. The candidate must be nominated in writing by a GCB member who knows firsthand of the candidate's community services. Examples of this service must be included in the written recommendation.


Chair, Cecily Nipper
21 Butler Bridge Road
Covington GA 30016
Phone #: 470 218 7885
Email address: roses828@comcast.net

Teresa Brenner
Phone Number: 912 247 0446
Kathy Morris
Phone #: 706 466 2253


2. The Walter R. McDonald Award: The recipient is an outstanding visually impaired individual who has, through his/her leadership and service, contributed significantly to the betterment of the blind and visually impaired community, and who has demonstrated by deeds and achievements his/her dedication to the principles incident to blindness espoused and practiced by the late Walter R. McDonald. The recipient may or may not be a member of the GCB.


Chair, Deborah Lovell
3215 Lake Forest Drive
Augusta, GA 30909
Phone Number: 706 667 3085
Email Address: Lovell.d2000@gmail.com

Amanda Wilson
Phone Number: 770 547 4700
D J McIntyre
Phone Number: 678 343 7550


3. The Rhoda Walker / Ann Sims Award (suggested by Rhoda's sister, Helen Wasileski): The recipient can be a blind or sighted individual. Services rendered must be of non-paying status. Services may be any endeavor in the field of teaching, service, and betterment of life for the blind. The recipient must provide public awareness through speaking, seminars, and/or demonstration. There must be involvement of the educational field/teaching braille. The recipient must push any innovation involving blindness or blind people.


Chair Hoyal Presley
P. O. box 231
Helen, GA 30545
Phone Number: 706 878 6041
Email Address: hoyalpresley@gmail.com
Jeremy Adams
Phone Number: 706 200 2087
Email Address: Adamsj154@gmail.com
Phil Jones
Phone Number: 770 713 3306
Email Address: Brilman1952@gmail.com


4. The June Willis Guiding Eyes Award: The recipient must be a sighted GCB member who is known to GCB members through attendance at GCB state activities, and through his/her willing assistance and service to the blind and visually impaired.


Chair, Keith Morris
3359 White Oak Road
Thomson, GA 30824
Phone Number: 706 595 1465
cell Number: 706 799 5225
Email Address: Keithmorris53@icloud.com
Teresa Brenner
Phone Number: 912 247 0446 Email Address: Tabrenner49@gmail.com
Mike Hall
Phone Number: 678 936 3911
Email Address: N4hgo1@gmail.com


The nominations shall include the name of the candidate, plus the reason the candidate deserves the award. Nominations for all awards shall be submitted to the respective award committee chairperson in writing (including email) no later than March 15, of this year.



Awards Committee

Chair, Judy Presley
Phone Number: 706 878 2962
EMail Address: judygpresley23@gmail.com


Al Camp Memorial Scholarship Committee

Chair, Marj Schneider
212 Oxford Drive
Savannah, GA 31405-5427
Phone Number: 912 352 1415
Email Address: marjschneider@bellsouth.net
Dr. Philip Dillard
Deborah Lovell
Jamaica Miller
Granger Ricks
Tom Ridgeway
Mary Woodyard
Phone Number: 770 639 7092

The deadline for receipt of the Al Camp Memorial scholarship information is March 15, of this year. Scholarship applications may be obtained from Chair, Marj Schneider, at the address above, or via the Web Site:Click Here to Visit the GCB Web Site