Hours & Location

Library is open to faculty, staff, & students of the Moran Eye Center 24 hours a day. Located on the North side of the building; fifth floor administration.

Contact Information

Elaine Schwanebeck, Program Coordinator for Academics, 585-6701; elaine.schwanebeck@hsc.utah.edu

History

The vision of art and the art of vision

Imagine giving a large gift to a charitable organization. What would be your most important hope for that gift? At the Moran Eye Center we believe our donors deserve world-class stewardship for every gift they give. Stewardship is the process of acknowledging, managing and reporting charitable gifts after they are given. We believe our special donors expect us to manage and protect their gifts, ensuring that they will outlast their lifetime. This principle is illustrated by a generous gift from John and Toni Bloomberg to the Moran Eye Center.

The old cliché, "You don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone," has special meaning for John and Toni Bloomberg. It is the reason for the couple‘s generosity to the Moran Eye Center. John Bloomberg almost lost his vision.

The vision loss prevented John from achieving his goals of becoming a ranked tennis player and skier in his age group. Simple things like reading The Wall Street Journal and driving at night become extremely difficult.

Following cataract surgery at the University of Utah by Dr. Randall J Olson, John Bloomberg’s vision was restored. John won the U.S. Masters Nationals in his age group. The grateful couple tried to think of a fitting way to show their appreciation.

Toni remembers how the decision was made, "We thought, ’What better place for fine art than a center dedicated to restoring sight?’ " As a result, all of the art work in the John and Toni Bloomberg Library, and throughout the building, has been donated from the couple’s collection of pieces by Utah artists. "Our hope is that through the work of these wonderful Utah artists, the patients, faculty, students and staff of the Moran Eye Center will continue to be inspired and appreciative of the tremendous gift of sight."

In the Moran spirit of steadfast stewardship, the artwork donated by the Bloombergs was carefully moved from the first Moran Eye Center and placed in the new and larger Bloomberg Library which they have also funded at the new Moran Eye Center.

This thoughtful gift is one of literally thousands of special donations we could spotlight. There are many donors who have made the new John A. Moran Eye Center possible. We are grateful to all those who funded this special place to work, do research, educate and serve patients and the community. We reaffirm our promise to properly steward each gift we receive.

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