Please click here to nominate your colleagues for the 2019 Theia Awards of Excellence.
The Theia Awards of Excellence are named for Theia, the Greek goddess of vision or sight. The final awards decision will be made by the Women In Optometry professional advisory board, and awards will be presented at a Women In Optometry networking event.
Each of the award categories open for nominations is named for a trailblazing woman optometrist. Five Theia Awards winners will be chosen based off of the following categories:
Leadership: organizational or community leadership or advocacy
Mentoring: active role in guiding others in practice management and more beyond optometry school
Innovation: outreach, marketing, practice models, inventions, etc.
Education: inspirational, motivational educator
Young OD: an OD within 10 years of graduation who shows any/all of the above qualities
