Skokie Resident Honored With Award

Winnetka, IL? On October 12, 2006 The Hadley School for the Blind presented Rosemarie 
Hahn, of Skokie, Ill., with the Dean W. Tuttle Professional Education Award. Each year, Hadley 
instructors nominate students most deserving of this honor.

“Hadley has played an important role in my life, not only as my employer but as a tool to further 
myself,” Hahn said. “Learning braille was a great experience. It was very useful to really go 
through what every student does. I found out just how wonderful and encouraging our instructors 
really are.”

Rosemarie has worked for Hadley for six years as receptionist and enrolled in her first Hadley 
course in 2001. Since then she has successfully completed three courses including “Contracted 
Braille.” The Hadley School, founded in 1920, is the nation’s largest distance education school for 
people who are visually impaired.


At the conclusion of every course, Rosemarie feels a renewed sense of accomplishment. She plans 
on taking more Hadley courses in the near future. “The best part of my job is being able to say, 
‘Yes, Hadley can help you.’”

She and her husband Karl reside in Skokie, Ill., and have two grown children.

The Hadley Dean W. Tuttle Professional Education Award is presented annually to a professional 
who exemplifies Hadley standards of significant achievements in completing courses in the 
Professional Program. This person has demonstrated knowledge gained and directly applied it to 
their blind or visually impaired students, piers or clients.