Background
Tannebaum, Sol was born on April 2, 1924 in Brest-li-tovsk, Poland. Came to the United States, 1929.
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Sol Tannebaum
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Bachelor of Science, Roosevelt University, 1959. OD, Illinois College Optometry, 1948. Postgraduate, Ohio State University, 1958.
Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1959. Master Health Sciences, Governor's State University, 1981.
Career
Private practice optometry, Park Forest, Illinois, 1954-1975, Olympia Fields, from 1975. Now retired
Clinical associate Illinois College Optometry, Chicago, from 1970. Visiting professor European College Optometry, 1973.
Participant cooperative eye project with ophthalmology and nursing Dominican Republic. Delegate eye/vision exchange project to People's Republic of China, 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman visual health committee Park Forest Health Council, since 1961, South Suburban Public School Cooperative, 1966. Chairman sight and blind committee Park Forest Lions Club. Board directors Family Counseling Service South Cook County, 1966-1969, Health Careers Council Illinois, 1967-1972.
Active Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity missions to Mexico, Bolivia, Central America, South America, Poland, also others. Fellow American Academy Optometry. Member American Optometric Association, Illinois Optometric Association (editor journal.
1969-1971, member child vision care committee 1973), Association Optometric Editors, Optometric History Society (trustee), Lions.
Interests
Connections
Married Marilynn Etta Barshay, June 1949. Children: Ross David, Lisa Rose.
