Women In Optometry regularly recognizes the awards and accomplishments of those in the profession and in their communities in the “Awards and Recognitions” series.
Have you received an award or acknowledgment for your contributions to optometry or your community? Send us a note: MBijlefeld@jobson.com.
Congratulations to all honorees.
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Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, of UC Davis, was honored as a Top Doc by National Keratoconus Foundation. |
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Donna Goukler, OD, started as Member—Inspiring Future ODs Ambassador Program at Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. |
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Ocular Therapeutix Inc. appointed Namrata Saroj, OD, as Chief Business Officer. |
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Barbara Cohn, OD, FAAO, Dipl AAO, CPHQ, was honored with the Brien Holden Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of Optometry. |
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Michele Andrews, OD, was awarded two Stevie® Awards for women in business. |
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Mary Kate Walters, OD, FAAO, was named as a Texas A&M University 2024 ’12 Under’ 12 Young Alumni recipient. |
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Sharon Qiu, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, won the Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award from Fighting Blindness Canada. |
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Ruth Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO, received the 2024 Excellence in Diversity Awareness and Education Award at the American Academy of Optometry Meeting. |
| Women In Optometry honored nine female ODs were honored with Theia Awards of Excellence | |
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Jarrett Johnson, OD, MPH, of New Orleans, Louisiana, Leadership winner |
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Lori Grover, OD, PhD, FAAO, Dipl AAO, of Scottsdale, Arizona, Leadership winner |
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Paula Harmon Boone, OD, of Chesapeake, Virginia, Mentoring winner |
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Jill Saxon, OD, FAAO, of Morristown, New Jersey, Mentoring winner |
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Keshia Elder, OD, MS, FAAO, of St. Louis, Missouri, Education winner |
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Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, FNAP, of Richmond, Virginia, Innovation winner |
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Carly Rose, OD, FAAO, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Business Insight winner |
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Brittany Wright, OD, MS, FAAO, of Denver, Colorado, 2015 graduate of Southern College of Optometry, Young OD winner |
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Maria Sampalis, OD, of Cranston, Rhode Island, Industry Influence winner |
| Prevent Blindness appoints new board members, liaisons and emeritus members | |
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Karen Allison, MD, MBA, FACS, Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester |
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C. Edward Buffington, president and CEO, GPN Technologies |
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Sue Downes, co-founder and CEO, MyEyeDr. |
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Stephanie Marioneaux, MD, private practice owner, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Eastern Virginia Medical School |
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Kim Schuy Greenberg, CEO, Delasco |
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Dean A. VanNasdale, Jr., OD, PhD, MS, FAAO, associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Optometry |
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Joan Wahlman, president of JD Healthcare Consultants and a member of the Prevent Blindness Texas board of directors, was elected as the chief volunteer officer liaison and voting member of the national board. |
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Amy Pulles, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness Ohio, was elected as the new Prevent Blindness affiliate board liaison. |
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In recognition of their service to Prevent Blindness, James E. Anderson, partner at Howe, Anderson & Smith, P.C. and Paul Howes, EVP, strategy and business development at Translatum Medicus Inc., were elected as Prevent Blindness emeritus members of the board of directors. |
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Tarsus appointed Elizabeth Yeu, MD, as Chief Medical Officer. |
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Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS, joined the Tarsus Board of Directors. |
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Donna Mikulecky joined Optometry Giving Sight as Executive Director. |
See previous Awards & Recognitions (previously Women in the News) from October, September, and August 2024.
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