Sad News

Thomas Karolewski

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Title:

Sad News

Creator:

Thomas Karolewski

Date:

2/26/2012

Text:

Dear Listserve Members,

I have not seen a post so I wanted to alert the profession. I received a call from May Cotterman today and found out that Jim Russ passed away yesterday. Those of us in the NUPOC family know what a tremendous loss this is to the profession as Jim has spent his life elevating the perception of O and P in the medical world. To borrow a paragraph from the O and P Edge, For over 50 years, he has been a major contributor to the field as an advocate, innovator, and educator. By creating post-secondary programs, standardizing curriculums and establishing residencies, Russ elevated orthotics from a trade to a profession. In his 20 years as director of Orthotic Education at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, he has perhaps trained more students for practitioner-level certification in orthotics than any other educator. Please take a moment and remember the man and his family in your prayers.

Regards,

Thomas Karolewski, CP, FAAOP
Supervisor of the O and P clinic
Edward Hines VA hospital

                          

Citation

Thomas Karolewski, “Sad News,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233404.