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|Articles|August 19, 2022
AAO, AAOF announce 2022 award recipients
Author(s)Alex Delaney-Gesing, Senior Editor
Results are in for this year's award recipients!
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The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) presented this year’s award recipients.
Recipients are selected and recognized based on their significant contributions and excellence in the optometric profession.
The 2022 recipients include:
Ann E. Elsner, PhD, FAAO
Charles F. Prentice Medal Award/AAO
James S. Wolffsohn, BSc, MBA, PhD, FAAO
Glenn A. Fry Lecture Award/AAOF
Jack Phu, OD, PhD, FAAO
Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish Award/AAO
Sajeesh Kumar, PhD, FAAO, FAMIA
American Academy of Optometry – Essilor Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Optometry/AAO
Jerry Cavallerano, OD, PhD, FAAO
William Feinbloom Award/AAO
Hector C. Santiago, OD, PhD, FAAO
Brien Holden Humanitarian Award/AAO
Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD, FAAO
Carel C. Koch Medal/AAO
Joseph C. Lehman, OD, MS
The Julius F. Neumueller Award in Optics/AAOF
Sherry J. Bass, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician Educator Award/AAO
"Myopia Control: Why Each Diopter Matters”
Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO; Noel A. Brennan, MScOptom, PhD, FAAO. Optometry and Vision Science. 96(6):463-465, June 2019.
Garland W. Clay Award/AAO
Jason S. Ng, OD, PhD, FAAO
Michael G. Harris Family Award for Excellence in Optometric Education/AAOF
Herbert Wertheim, OD, DSc, MD
Honorary Fellowship Award/AAO
Joan M. Exford, OD, FAAO
Life Fellowship Award/AAO
Chris A. Johnson, PhD, DSc, FAAO
Life Fellowship Award/AAO
Joseph P. Shovlin, OD, FAAO
Tony Adams Eminent Service Award/AAO
William D. Carter
Founders' Award/AAO
Robin L. Chalmers, OD, FAAO
Max Schapero Lecture Award /AAO
Sandra Block, OD, MEd, MPH, FAAO
Henry B. Peters Award/AAOF
Recipients will be honored during the Academy 2022 meeting in San Diego, set for Oct. 25-29.
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