EBAA Veterans: Wayne Dietz
“Eye banking may not be as dramatic as working with organs, but people are able to SEE. So many take sight for granted. It makes a profound difference in people’s lives, and therefore the job is very rewarding.”
Eye Donation Month: Meet Josie
Meet Josie Josie Evans is a woman of many roles. Spouse, mother, doctoral student, U.S. Army Veteran, and following her husband’s death, donor wife. A child of the south, Josie […]
Veterans Day 2023: Karen Rohrback
Karen RohrbackUT Southwestern Eye Bank – Technical SupervisorStaff Sargeant, U.S. Air Force Karen Rohrback grew up in a military family which was always supportive of her desire to serve. Her […]
Veterans Day 2023: Julian Evans
Army Veteran Gives the Gift of Restored Eyesight Julian EvansCW5 Warrant OfficerU.S. Army “At first I couldn’t stand him,” Josie Evans laughs as she describes meeting the man she would […]
Eye Donation Month: Honoring Veterans; Gregory Rubeo
Gregory RubeoVisionFirst, Accounting ManagerArmy & Army National Guard (E4) After spending two years in college, Gregory Rubeo realized he could really use some help in paying for his education. As […]
Eye Donation Month: Honoring Veterans; Richard Jordan
Richard JordanTransplant Services CenterUT Southwestern Medical CenterArmy Engineer, Colonel Richard Jordan grew up outside of Dallas, Texas, as the son of an Army Veteran; his father was in the Army […]
EBAA Veterans: Mike Tramber
“The field of donation allowed me to help people, and gives me surgical opportunities.” …The Army has made him a better eye banker, saying, “It definitely instilled in me great discipline, strong work ethic, and overall sense of service to others.”
EBAA Veterans: Ingrid Schunder
Ingrid recommends service to anyone and is trying to convince her son to enlist. If she had discovered medicine earlier in her life, she says she likely would have been a medic in the Army. Even without direct military medical training, her experiences in the service transcend to her daily work duties making her a better eye banker, and Miracles in Sight a better eye bank.
EBAA Veterans: Dr. Robert Enzenauer
Returning to the U.S., Dr. Enzenauer went to the Children’s Hospital at the University of Colorado, where he still practices in his specialty of pediatric ophthalmology. He also Chairs the Board of Directors at Miracles in Sight and serves as an Associate Medical Director. Dr. Enzenauer says people can probably tell he has a military background because he “hates whiners,” and has learned to be flexible and adapt to any circumstances.
