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Congratulations 2020 AOA Award Recipients

The AOA announced the recipients of its 2020 awards in April. We’re recognizing all of their accomplishments, along with taking a closer look at some of their stories.

aoa 2020 winners
Dr. Lawson, Dr. Attar, Dr. Pate, Janet Millis and Dr. Jordan

The Optometrist of the Year Award: Kenneth Lawson, OD, of Florida

The Young Optometrist of the Year Award: Roya Attar, OD, MBA, FAAO, of Mississippi • Read our story with Dr. Attar

The Optometric Educator Award: Caroline Beesley Pate, OD, FAAO, of Alabama • Read our story with Dr. Pate

The Paraoptometric of the Year Award: Janet Millis, CPOT, of Illinois

The Distinguished Service Award: Roger Jordan, OD, of Wyoming

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