"If she were living today I know that aunt Helen would be thrilled with what the Foundation is doing in her name." Patty Tyson Johnson (1915-1993) Niece of Helen Keller Patty Johnson helped form the Foundation, and was its greatest advocate during the first few years of its existence. "It is difficult to predict the ultimate harvest of this endeavor - The Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education - but what a noble venture! We cannot fail in this cause." Max Cooper, M.D. Member, National Academy of Science "Receiving the inaugural Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research is the highest honor of my career. The Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education has done a remarkable job in the few years since it was established. I hope that the Foundation will continue in its direction and will move to even greater heights." Arnall Patz, M.D. Emeritus Chairman Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University Helen Keller Laureate "I know that you will succeed in the Foundation, because it goes deep to your heart. Both Esther and I returned from visiting the Foundation so enormously enriched and rewarded - in so many profound ways." H. Gobind Khorana, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nobel Laureate "The young Foundation, which has been formed in Helen Keller's name has been very effective in its short life span so far. I'm confident that Helen Keller would be very proud of the work the Foundation is doing, and really, in the Foundation her inspiration lives on." Bernard Becker, M.D. Emeritus Chairman of Ophthalmology Washington University Helen Keller Laureate