Close Menu
WashingtonExec
    Podcast Episodes
    LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    WashingtonExec
    Subscribe To The Daily
    • News & Headlines
    • Executive Councils
    • Videos
    • Podcast
    • Events
      • 🏆 Chief Officer Awards
      • 🏆 Pinnacle Awards
    • About
    • Contact Us
    LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter)
    WashingtonExec
    You are at:Home»Events»SAVE THE DATE: SRA International President and CEO William Ballhaus To Be Honored with Visionary Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness Jan. 22
    Events

    SAVE THE DATE: SRA International President and CEO William Ballhaus To Be Honored with Visionary Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness Jan. 22

    By Drew JenkinsonJanuary 3, 2014
    Share
    LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email
    Bill Ballhaus, CEO, SRA International
    Bill Ballhaus, CEO, SRA International

    The Foundation Fighting Blindness, a national nonprofit focused on sight-saving research, will present its Visionary Award to William Ballhaus, President and CEO of SRA International, headquartered in Fairfax, at the 5th Annual Northern Virginia Dining in the Dark. The event, happening at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, will give guests a unique glimpse into the lives of the visually impaired. It will also benefit the Foundation’s research into preventions, treatments and cures for blinding retinal degenerative diseases like macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa that affect more than 10 million Americans, young and old.

    Dining in the Dark is a distinctive sensory awareness experience in which guests participate in an unforgettable dining adventure, in complete darkness. To get first-hand insight into the challenges of the blind community, diners will wear special light-blocking masks and eat their entrée using only their heightened senses of smell, sound, taste and touch. Created in Germany, Dining in the Dark is a one-of-a kind concept that has been enjoyed by many people across Europe before moving to America in 2005.

    “Dining in the Dark is an opportunity to give people a better understanding of the many obstacles those with low to no vision face on a daily basis.,” said National Trustee and Northern Virginia Chapter President Davida Luehrs, of Reston, Virginia, who is chairing the event with her husband James. She is legally blind due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a genetic disease that also affects her daughter and is characterized by night blindness and a progressive loss of peripheral vision. “The cutting edge research being funded by the Foundation has already restored some vision in patients, which gives us great hope that treatments and cures are in sight.”

    Visionary Award Honoree William “Bill” Ballhaus, was appointed president and CEO of SRA International, an information technology solutions and professional services company, in July 2011. Prior to working at SRA, Ballhaus was CEO, president and a director of DynCorp International, a global government services provider. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors at SRA, he is also on the board for the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, TechAmerica and the UCLA Anderson School Board of Visitors. Bill is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. With the presentation of its Visionary Award, the Foundation is recognizing his leadership in global operations and support of the fight against blindness.

    This year’s honorary chairs include 2011 Visionary Award Honoree, Walt Havenstein, who is the retired former CEO of SAIC, and David Thompson, the Foundation’s 2013 Visionary Award Honoree and president and CEO of Orbital Sciences Corporation.

    Individual tickets for Dining in the Dark are $500 and sponsorships begin at $5,000. For ticket and sponsorship information, contact Heather Medina at HMedina@fightblindness.org or (410) 423-0625, or visit www.FightBlindness.org/DiningInTheDark.

     

    http://www.iimage.com/default.aspx

     

    Previous Article2014 Market Outlook: Vishwas Lele of Applied Informations Sciences Shares Optimism for 'Measurable Progress' in Federal Cloud-First Strategy
    Next Article SAVE THE DATE: 2014 DC Heart Ball to be held February 22nd at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

    Related Posts

    Top Pricing Execs to Watch in 2025

    WATCH: CGI Federal & TrackLight Partner to Improve Future of Government Fraud Prevention

    Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: KBR’s Gabe Camarillo

    Comments are closed.

    LinkedIn Follow Button LinkedIn Logo Follow Us on LinkedIn
    2025 Chief Officer Awards - Winners Revealed
    Latest Industry Leaders

    Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025

    Top Health Care Execs to Watch in 2025

    Load More
    Latest Posts

    Top Pricing Execs to Watch in 2025

    July 13, 2025

    WATCH: CGI Federal & TrackLight Partner to Improve Future of Government Fraud Prevention

    July 10, 2025

    Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: KBR’s Gabe Camarillo

    July 10, 2025

    Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: HII Mission Technologies’ Garry Schwartz

    July 10, 2025

    GDIT Lands $143M Navy Contract for EW Support

    July 10, 2025
    Quick Links
    • Executive Councils & Committees
    • Chief Officer Awards
    • Pinnacle Awards
    • Advertise With Us
    • About WashingtonExec
    • Contact
    Connect
    • LinkedIn
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    Subscribe to The Daily

    Connect. Inform. Celebrate.

    Copyright 2023 © WashingtonExec, Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Powered by J Media Group

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.