Dr. Phillip Dillard

FALL, 2006 President: Marsha Farrow 102 N. Elizabeth Street Summerville, GA 30767 Toll Free: 877-667-6815 E-Mail, marshafarrow@alltel.net Editor: Ann Sims, 3361 Whitney Avenue Hapeville, GA 30354, 404-767-1792 E-Mail, teacherann@bellsouth.net Assistant Editor: Jerrie Ricks 1307 Chester Place McDonough, GA 30252 770-898-9036; E-Mail, grangerricks@bellsouth.net TABLE OF CONTENTS Convention Overview: by The GCB Digest Editors -- 3 President's Message: by Marsha Farrow -------------- 6 Reminiscences of GCB Beginnings: By Dr. Jack Lewis and Ann Sims ----------------------- 10 Echoes from the GCB Convention, 2006: by Dr. Phillip Dillard ---------------------------------------- 17 Reflections of the 50th GCB State Convention: by Kim Carmichael: ---------------------------------------- 20 Braille Literacy, The Cornerstone for The 50th Anniversary Of GCB: by Bernace Murray ------------ 22 We've Got the Talent: by Phil Jones ------------------ 23 A Report of Services for the Blind in Georgia: by
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Dr. Phillip Dillard, the author of the article, Echoes from the GCB Convention, 2006, is president of the newly reorganized Rome/Floyd County Chapter.Although Dr. Dillard served on the first GCB scholarship committee and helped to write the guidelines that we are still presently using, this was his first time to attend a GCB state convention.After receiving a doctorate degree from the University of Georgia, Phillip Dillard was employed by Floyd College in Rome where he taught English literature for over 30 years.