[Nfbmo] Jernigan Award

[Gene Coulter]

Hello folks,
I was chatting with someone the other day about why the dog tag is the 
simple of the Jernigan Award and the customs of it.
First of all it is a dog tag to honor George Rittgers who had served in the 
Navy.
The tradition which has slipped recently is that all  winners wear their 
dogtags to the banquet to honor George’s leadership in the early days of the 
affiliate and to honor his courage under life threatening circumstances for 
the rights of blind vendors.
So, those of you who have the Jernigan Award dog tags I believe this  being 
our 50th convention would be a great time to  breath life back into this 
tradition.
Gene