Herbert Wertheim, OD '67, will join media mogul Roger Ailes, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio as a recipient of this year's Horatio Alger Awards to be presented in Washington D.C.
The Horatio Alger Award is given to individuals who rise from humble beginnings and triumph over adversity. Born in Philadelphia, Dr. Wertheim grew up in Florida and later earned his GED while in the U.S. Navy.
He later worked at NASA, where he designed vision and neurological in...
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