Who:
- Peggy Sinclair-Morris, Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) principal
- Dr. John E. Musick, Nicholasville
What:
KSB has been providing quality educational services to blind and visually impaired students in Kentucky for 184 years.
This year’s KSB Founders Day Program will celebrate the history of the KSB Segregated Department (1884-1957), highlighting past administrators, educators and alumni of the school. The school educated African American students that were blind and visually impaired in a three-story structure on the northeast side of the KSB campus for more than 70 years, until the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 that mandated the desegregation of public schools. KSB was one of the first schools in the state to comply with this decision.
The Founders Day celebration will conclude with the presentation of the Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award, which is presented annually to a Kentuckian who displays qualities that have had a strong, positive influence on the lives of individuals who are blind or visually impaired and KSB. The recipient of the 2026 Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award is Dr. John E. Musick.
Dr. Musick is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. He is a co-founder of the Ditto and Musick Eye Care Center in Nicholasville, where he specializes in laser procedures for various types of glaucoma.
For nearly 50 years, countless Kentuckians of all ages have received exemplary low-vision services under his care. In addition, he has provided superlative training for ophthalmologists, optometrists and low vision professionals. He served as a consultant and provided low vision evaluations for KSB and the Charles W. McDowell Center for many years, traveling many miles to do so.
When:
The award will be presented during the 184th Founders Day Program, which begins at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 14.
Where:
Kentucky School for the Blind, Richie Auditorium, 1867 Frankfort Ave., Louisville
Reporters needing help on site should contact Joe Ragusa, (618) 565-7932.
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