ORLANDO, Fla.—Each year, the American Academy of Optometry recognizes distinguished individuals who have made countless important contributions to advancing the profession of optometry. “The Academy’s awardees are nominated by Fellows with respect and affection, then considered by the Awards Committee with great care and diligence. In Boston, we once again have the opportunity to honor the astonishing lives and achievements of our awardees, in person,” said John G. Flanagan, PhD, FCOptom, FAAO, awards committee chair. The Academy’s 2021 award recipients are:
Stephen A. Burns, PhD, FAAO
Charles F. Prentice Medal and Lecture Award
Konrad Pesudovs, OD, PhD, FAAO
Glenn A. Fry Award and Lecture
(American Academy of Optometry Foundation Award)
Bina J. Patel, OD, FAAO
AAO-Essilor Award for Outstanding
International Contributions to Optometry
Gang Luo, PhD
William Feinbloom Award
Robert E. Molter, Jr., OD, FAAO, and Kimberly S. Molter, OD
Brien Holden Humanitarian Award
Tawna L. Roberts, OD, PhD, FAAO
Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish Award
Raymond Kraker, MSPH
Carel C. Koch Memorial Medal Award
Hannah R. Gregory, OD, MS
Julius F. Neumueller Award in Optics
(American Academy of Optometry Foundation Award)
Paul Chamberlain, BSc (Hons); Sofia C. Peixoto-De-Matos, MSc; Nicola S. Logan, PhD; Cheryl Ngo, MBBS, MMed; Deborah Jones, BSc, FAAO; and Graeme Young, PhD, FAAO
Garland W. Clay Award
Etty Bitton, OD, MSc, FAAO
Anne Mika Moy, OD, FAAO
Michael G. Harris Family Award for Excellence in Optometric Education
(American Academy of Optometry Foundation Award)
Awards of the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Carolyn G. Begley, OD, MS, FAAO
Max Schapero Memorial Lecture Award
Joseph T. Barr, OD, MS, FAAO
Founders’ Award
Awards of the Public Health and Environmental Vision Section
W. Howard McAlister, OD, MPH, FAAO
Henry B. Peters Award for Public Health and Environmental Vision
(American Academy of Optometry Foundation Award)
The Award Ceremony is by invitation only on Thursday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. during Academy 2021 Boston. Presented separately, the Charles F. Prentice and Glenn A. Fry Lectures are Friday, November 5 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in Room 254 ABC of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC).
The Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Awards will be presented during the Section Awards Ceremony and Max Schapero Lecture on Wednesday, November 3 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 153 ABC of the BCEC.
The Public Health and Environmental Vision Section will hold their Section Awards Ceremony and Henry B. Peters Lecture on Thursday, November 4 at 6:00 p.m.