Dr. Ron Gardner

President, National Federation of the blind of Utah

director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University

Ron Gardner is an attorney and has practiced law for over 25 years. He graduated from Law School at Brigham Young University in 1978. He was named as Honored Alumnus of the Year from the BYU Law School in 1999. After litigating tax and bankruptcy cases for 17 years he served as Legal Director of the Disability Law Center in Salt Lake City for a number of years. He currently serves as director of the Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University.

He enjoys serving other people and working to further the mission of the NFB to "Change What it Means to be Blind." Ron enjoys serving as President of the National Federation of the Blind of Utah and helps other members of the Board of Directors and Affiliate to mentor blind children, high school students, and college students. He lives what he preaches regarding the importance of obtaining alternative skills that facilitate living and enjoying life to the fullest.

Ron and Jan have five sons and two granddaughters. Together they love water skiing, snow skiing, scuba diving, and riding and caring for their two horses. Did we mention that he has two granddaughters? He loves being a grandpa and thinks his granddaughters are the cutest in the world.