Background
Corwin, Bert Clark was born on October 4, 1930 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of Meade and Adeline (Clark) Corwin.
Corwin, Bert Clark was born on October 4, 1930 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of Meade and Adeline (Clark) Corwin.
AS, South Dakota State University, 1952. Bachelor of Science, Illinois College Optometry, Chicago, 1956. OD, Illinois College Optometry, Chicago, 1957.
Private practice, Rapid City, since 1957. Projects chairman South Dakota Lions Sight and Service Foundation, 1964. Chairman medical advisory committee to South Dakota Department Public Welfare, 1968-1976.
Member South Dakota Advisory Council for Regional Medical and Health Planning, 1971. Consultant South Dakota Department Human Services, since 1989. Advisory board South Dakota Department of Service to Visual Impaired.
Board directors Super 8 Motel Developers, Rapid City Regional Airport, vice president, 1999-2000, president, since 2000. Chairman board directors Transaction Network, Inc., since 1997. Managing partner Tight Line Lake, 1999-2002.
President Cleghorn Parent-Teachers Association, Rapid City, 1968-1970. Board directors American Optometric Foundation, 1989-1990, vice president, 1990-1994, president, 1994-1996. Chairman board directors Terry Peak Condominiums, since 2001.
Fellow American Academy Optometry (diplomate contact lens section, secretary-treasurer 1985-1986, president-elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1990, chairman 1st international meeting 1992, nominate committee 2000-2002). Member American Optometric Association (executive committee 1974-1976, American Optometrist of the Year 1993), South Dakota Optometric Society (president 1970-1971), North Central State Optometric Conference (board directors 1970-1971), Black Hills Optometric Society (secretary-treasurer 1958-1969), South Dakota State Board Examiners (president 1982-1985), National Academy Practice Optometry (secretary-treasurer 1990-1994, Distinguished Practitioners award, co-chairman 1994-1996). Clubs: Black Hills Water Ski (president 1963).
Lodges: Masons, Elks, Lions (president Rushmore chapter 1961-1962, Robert Tyler award 1998), Rapid City Regional Airport (president 2010), International Society Contact Lens Specialists.
Married Lydia M. Forehand. Children: B. Clark II, Kelley Linette Fromm.