OPERF | Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation

OPERF Press

April 20, 2011

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Peter D. Rosenstein

Tel: 202-380-3663


OPERF Announces New Advisory Board Members

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) is pleased to announce the appointment of the following individuals to its Advisory Board:

Donald Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX

Michael Tompkins
Hanger Orthopedic Group
Austin, TX

Donald Shurr, PT, CPO
American Prosthetics
North Liberty, IA

Fran Varner-Jenkins
Fillauer Companies
Chattanooga, TN

Robert Gailey, PhD, PT
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

These individuals will join OPERF Advisory Board Chair C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FAAOP to help promote and grow the Foundation. The Advisory Board is responsible for helping to guide the Foundation and the OPERF Board of Directors in order to best serve our profession and industry.

In 2008 the OPERF was founded as an independent non-profit 501 (c)(3) to promote education and research in O&P. It is anticipated that by the end of 2011 it will have awarded nearly $150,000 in grants, scholarships, and prizes. The Board is committed to growing the Foundation so that those numbers can increase exponentially in the coming years.

To learn more about supporting OPERF and the 2011 Award Programs, please see the OPERF website at www.operf.org

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