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.
Congratulations to all honorees.
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Stephanie Schmiedecke Barbieri, OD, FAAO, ABCMO, Dipl. AAO, FNAP, was appointed Dean of the Rosenberg School of Optometry. |
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Amy Moy, OD, FAAO, FNAP, was named the 2025 Optometrist of the Year by the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists. |
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Lauren Thamel, OD, FAAO, was named Young Optometrist of the Year by the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists. |
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Haley Ammons Perry, OD, was named the 2025 Optometrist of the Year by the North Carolina Optometric Society. |
| 12 Minnesota Optometric Association ODs were named to the Minnesota Monthly Top Doctors List | |
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Jacob Lang, OD |
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Bridget Axelson, OD |
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Margaret Shipitalo, OD |
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Afira Hasan, OD |
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Paul Hammond, OD |
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Lauren Haverly, OD |
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Barbara Tylka, OD |
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Ahmad Fahmy, OD |
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Stacy Hinkemeyer, OD |
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Andrew Mackner, OD |
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Christina Kuzas, OD |
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Meredith Stallone, OD |
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Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, MS, FAAO, received the Foley Early Career Award from Indiana University School of Optometry. |
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Vicki Weiss, OD, FVAO, FVI, was named President of VOSH/International. |
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Marcela Frazier, OD, won the VOSH Lifetime Achievement Award. |
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Uchuchekwu Levi Osuagwu, OD, won the Humanitarian of the Year Award from VOSH/International. |
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Chelsea Bradley, OD, FAAO, FSLS, was named Associate Director Medical Affairs at AbbVie. |
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Michelle Shang, ’26, and Megan Ngo, ’27, were named the winners of the New England College of Optometry Student Innovation Awards. |
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Jason Tammaro was appointed as Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships at Sightview. |
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Kristi Cappelletti-Matthews of VSP Vision was named to the 2025 Leaders40 Top CHRO List. |
See previous Awards & Recognitions (previously Women in the News) from October 2025, September 2025 and August 2025.
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