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Optometrist of the Year Nominees & Recipients
Annually, societies may select one of their own to receive their society's Optometrist of the Year award, and submit the name to POA for the annual state Optometrist of the Year award. The state recipient is then nominated for the annual AOA Optometrist of the Year award.
Recipients of the Optometrist of the Year Award
| Year | Nominees * Denotes State Recipient
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Local Society | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 |
*Lori Gray, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS LCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2023 |
Amanda Legge, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CDOS CPOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2022 | Brett Neal, O.D. Kevin Wolford, O.D. Jesse Jones, O.D. *Rebecca Wincek-Bateson, O.D. Michelle Wertelet, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2021 | Luanne Chubb, O.D. Molly Ann Clymer, O.D. Robert Lloyd, O.D. Jesse Jones, O.D. *Robert Bittel, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS NEPOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 2020 | Erin Draper, O.D. John Lieto, O.D. Leslie O'Dell, O.D. Marc Myers, O.D. Christine Zlupko, O.D. Robert Albertson, O.D. *Greg Caldwell, O.D. Jan Frederickson, O.D. |
BMOS CDOS CPOS LCOS MCOS NEPOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2019 | Karen Rule, O.D. Lori Gray, O.D. *Christine Weld, O.D. Michael Hutton, O.D. Chris Carver, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS MCOS WPOS |
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| 2018 | Andrew Gurwood, O.D. Daniel Petley, O.D. David Evans, O.D. * Robert Owens, O.D. Sherry Winn, O.D. Greg Caldwell, O.D. Joseph Terravecchia |
BMOS CPOS Keyperson Cmt. Legislative Affairs Cmt. NEPOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2017 | Stuart Cohen, O.D. Steven Eiss, O.D. *Andrew Leitzel, O.D. Robert Wheatall, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS WPOS |
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| 2016 | David Rule, O.D. Kevin Rehak, O.D. *William Boshinski, O.D. David Evans, O.D. Jesse Jones, O.D. Joseph Ieni, O.D. Edward Brajdic |
BCOS BMOS CPOS NEPOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2015 | *Glenn Corbin, O.D. Denise Wilcox, O.D. Matthew Link, O.D. Michael Hutton, O.D. Kenneth Savitski, O.D. Rebecca Wincek-Bateson, O.D. Danielle Staresinic, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS MCOS NEPOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2014 | Dawn E. Hornberger, O.D. Stephen E. Hess, O.D. Lora J. Smith, O.D. *Tracy C. Sepich, O.D. Sherry L. Winn, O.D. Gregory L. Bittner, O.D. Timothy J. Corcoran, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS MCOS NEPOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2013 | Richard P. Christoph, O.D. Curt A. Gottlieb, O.D. Kimberly Frantz Boyer, O.D. Michelle H. Barnes, O.D. David A. Evans, O.D. Dat Duong, O.D. Vincent Cascino, O.D. *Melvin E. Lilly, O.D., F.A.A.O. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS MCOS NEPOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2012 | Sean D. Hyman, O.D. *Scott Goldberg, O.D., M.A., F.A.A.O. Robert A. McClenathan, O.D. Gregory A. Caldwell, O.D., F.A.A.O. Donna M. Buraczewski, O.D. John Aubrey, O.D. Gregory J. Bittner, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS LCOS MCOS NEPOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2011 | Susan R. Miller, O.D. William H. Drusedum, O.D. Dennis E. Dombrowski, O.D. *Charles J. Falsone, O.D. Richard H. Sterling, O.D. Daniel F. Russell, O.D. John A. Guzzetti, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS LCOS MCOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2010 | * Steven P. Eiss, O.D. Robert L. Owens, II, O.D., F.A.A.O. Tammy Warmouth, O.D. Michael P. Mucker, O.D. Robert P. Bittel, Jr., O.D., F.A.A.O. |
BMOS LCOS NEPOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2009 | Denise T. Wilcox, O.D. Lora J. Smith, O.D. Mark M. Margolies, O.D. Archibald R. Morris, O.D. Mark W. Eger, O.D. * Perry C. Umlauf |
BMOS CPOS PCOS SWOS WPOS CPOS nominee from 2008 |
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| 2008 | Kim B. Even, O.D. Perry C. Umlauf, O.D. *Scott A. Edmonds, O.D. Barbara M. Yanak, O.D. Michael P. Mucker, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS NEPOS SWOS |
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| 2007 | *Marianne E. Boltz, O.D. Donna M. Buraczewski, O.D. Mark M. Margolies, O.D. Richard Centar, O.D. |
CPOS NEPOS PCOS SWOS |
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| 2006 | *Andrew S. Gurwood, O.D. Steven M. Berger, O.D. Robert McClenathan, O.D. John Biernacki, O.D. Mark Margolies, O.D. Antoinette Botti, O.D. Janet E. Summers, O.D. |
BMOS CDOS LCOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2005 | Andrew S. Gurwood, O.D. *John F. Andren, O.D. Neil P. Schwartz, O.D. Joseph P. Rebman, O.D. Lisa Toole DeMichele, O.D. Richard Sterling, O.D. Richard N. Gross, O.D. Susan N. Csonka, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS LCOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2004 | John Godfrey, O.D. Stephen D. Baer, O.D. Richard Sterling, O.D. Gregory L. Bittner, O.D. Edward B. Savarno, O.D. *Jerry P. Davidoff, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS PCOS SWOS WPOS (CDOS nominee from 2003) |
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| 2003 | Curt Gottlieb, O.D. Richard Hope, O.D. Jerry Davidoff, O.D. Dennis Dombrowski, O.D. Donna McLaughlin, O.D. Gina Dyda, O.D. *Hans Lessmann, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS LCOS NEOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2002 | Michele Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D. Mark Boas, O.D. *James Spangler, O.D. Thomas Lewis, O.D. Maureen Weldon Kamons, O.D. |
BMOS CDOS NWOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 2001 | Gary Litman, O.D. John Andren, O.D. Barry Kanofsky, O.D. *Carl J. Urbanski, O.D. Norman Kushner, O.D. Kimberly Riggs, O.D. Robert Bittel, Jr., O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 2000 | Mark Boas, O.D. *Marla Moon, O.D. Joseph Shovlin, O.D. Rita Verma Orren, O.D. Doug Villella, O.D. Michael Mucker, O.D. Lonny Harrison, O.D. |
CDOS MCOS NEOS NOS NWOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1999 | *Michael Mohn, O.D. Curt Gottlieb, O.D. James Grove, O.D. Charles Griffen, O.D. James Dombach, O.D. Jeffrey Empfield, O.D. Karen Wrigley, O.D. Laurie Labuda, O.D. David Schmolly, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS CDOS LCOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1998 | Maria Parisi, O.D. Erica Voss-Meloy, O.D. S. Candace Covey, O.D. Barbara Yanak, O.D. *Aaron Chasan, O.D. Gregory L. Bittner, O.D. Joann Strain, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS MCOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1997 | Michael Mohn, O.D. Barry Fabriziani, O.D. Perry Umlauf, O.D. *Satya Verma, O.D. Michael Hutton, O.D. David Evans, O.D. Aaron Chasan, O.D. Gregory L. Bittner, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS CDOS MCOS NEOS PCOS SWOS |
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| 1996 | Michael Mohn, O.D. J. Stephen Robinson, O.D. Foster Kreiser, O.D. Richard Clompus, O.D. Debra Wolaniuk, O.D. Jay Tanner, O.D. David McPhillips, O.D. Richard Centar, O.D. Louis Phillips, O.D. *Mark Eger, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS CDOS LCOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS (WPOS nominee from 1994) |
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| 1995 | *Jacob Rosner, O.D. Gary Kirman, O.D. John Clouser, O.D. John Menzel, O.D. Sidney Solofsky, O.D. John Santarelli, O.D. |
BMOS (posthumously) CPOS CDOS NEOS PCOS SWOS |
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| 1994 | Kim Even, O.D. W. Reynolds Sisson, O.D Jerry P. Davidoff, O.D. John W. Stagaman, O.D. Kurt J. Moody, O.D. *David R. McPhillips, O.D. Anthony J. Mancuso, O.D. Mark W. Eger, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS NOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1993 | Robert Rosenthal, O.D. *Robert J. Morrison, O.D. A. Michael Iatesta, O.D. Roberts K. Karn, O.D. Robert Albertson, Jr. , O.D. Gregory L. Bittner, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS MCOS NEOS SWOS |
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| 1992 | Jon L. Margerger, O.D. John Andren, O.D. Jacqueline DeJesse, O.D. *Gerald J. Hildebrand, O.D. David R. McPhillips, O.D. Richard Centar, O.D. Janet E. Summers, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1991 | *Eli D. Pronchick, O.D. Joseph P. Winberry, Jr. , O.D. Lawrence H. Coppock, Jr. , O.D. James M. Novak, O.D. John A. McGreal, Jr. , O.D. Archibal R. Morris, O.D. Robert J. McCauley, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS CDOS NEOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1990 | Walter J. Drill, O.D. Jon E. Noll, O.D. *Gerald A. Kempner, O.D. John Biernacki, O.D. Karen M. Wrigley, O.D. Melvin E. Lilly, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS MCOS NEOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1989 | Elmer S. Friedberg, O.D. John J. O’Donnell, Jr. , O.D. Kevin L. Corcoran, O.D. Philip J. Schwartz, O.D. Robert E. Leitenberger, O.D. Martin C. Kenig, O.D. *Freda Sattel, O.D. Richard L. Phillips, O.D. |
BCOS CPOS CDOS LCOS NWOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1988 | Glenn S. Corbin, O.D. *Paul D. Halpern, O.D. Herbert D. Halliday, O.D. Albert I. Singer, O.D. John H. Stauffer, O.D. Leonard J. Boyek, O.D. Adrian B. Runkle, O.D. Paul P. Freeman, O.D. |
BCOS BMOS CPOS CDOS LCOS NEOS NWOS WPOS |
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| 1987 | Stuart S. Cohn, O.D. Shahane T. Kirman, O.D. Jerry P. Davidoff, O.D. *Harvey P. Hanlen, O.D. Arnold N. Witkin, O.D. Israel Teitelbaum, O.D. James A. Ritter, O.D. |
BCOS CPOS CDOS MCOS PCOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1986 | James A. Tribbett, O.D. W. Reynolds Sisson, O.D. *Satya B. Verma, O.D. Arnold M. Mazer, O.D. |
BCOS CPOS CDOS PCOS |
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| 1985 | David W. Rule, O.D. Charles J. Stuckey, Jr., O.D., MPA *Joseph G. Gackenbach, O.D. Scott A. Edmonds, O.D. Cecil D. Furer, O.D. |
BCOS CPOS LVOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1984 | Paul D. Halpern, O.D. Richard L. Gulden, O.D. Harvey P. Hanlen, O.D. Albert M. Kane, O.D. *David A. Rosenbloom, O.D. |
BMOS CPOS MCOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1983 | Gary L. Scheib, O.D. Stuart S. Cohn, O.D. *Robert A. Ginsburg, O.D. George D. Weaver, O.D. Albert Dichter, O.D. Richard S. Feldstein, O.D |
AOS BCOS BMOS CPOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1982 | Alfred T. Roshoe, O.D. James A. Tribbett, O.D. *Alvin Levin, O.D. Joseph G. Gackenbach, O.D. Louis J. Phillips, O.D. |
AOS BCOS CPOS LVOS WPOS |
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| 1981 | *Guy D. Wengert, O.D. Joseph G. Gackenbach, O.D. E. David Pollock, O.D. Steven M. Siegel, O.D. |
CPOS LVOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1980 | Peter W. Loeper, O.D. Shirls J. Clunk, O.D. John R. Ferrari, O.D. *Sidney H. Solofsky, O.D. James R. Buser, O.D. |
AOS BCOS CDOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1979 | *Melvin D. Wolfberg, O.D. John W. Laney, O.D. H. Ward Ewalt, Jr. , O.D. |
CPOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1978 | *Herbert A. Miller, O.D. Barry R. Kanofsky, O.D. Marvin L. Fiegelman, O.D. Sheldon M. Greene, O.D. Henry G. Maier, O.D. |
CPOS CDOS NEOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1977 | Bruce M. May, O.D. *Morey S. Powell, O.D. G. David Orr, O.D. Ben Sillman, O.D. Leonard J. Schmidt, O.D. |
BCOS CPOS CDOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1976 | John J. Mikatavage, O.D. Clifford C. Wagner, O.D. William W. Policoff, O.D. *Richard N. Gross, O.D. Joseph A. Perka, O.D. |
AOS BCOS NEOS SWOS WPOS |
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| 1975 | John J. Mikatavage, O.D. *John F. Schwartz, O.D. Leonard Kanofsky, O.D. Gerald B.M. Stein, O.D. Arthur J. Jordan, O.D. Elmer Friedman, O.D. Milan Milkovich, O.D. |
AOS CPOS CDOS MCOS NEOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1974 | L. David Cruse, O.D. John S. Biernacki Jerome K. Young, O.D. *Harry Kaplan, O.D. Anna M. Miller, O.D. |
CPOS NEOS NOS PCOS WPOS |
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| 1973 | *Elmer S. Friedberg, O.D. William R. Sisson, O.D. Leonard J. Schmidt, O.D. |
BCOS CPOS WPOS |
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| 1972 | *Irving Bennett, O.D. | WPOS | ||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Ray L. Kinch, O.D. John Holmes, O.D. *Martin Krauss, O.D. |
CPOS NOS WPOS |
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| 1970 | *Vincent M. Mikatavage, O.D. John F. Schwartz, O.D. Carl R. Urbanski, O.D. Milton J. Eger, O.D. |
AOS CPOS NEOS WPOS |
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| 1969 | *Henry S. Kane, Jr., O.D. Leroy Hurwitz, O.D. Louis Markovitz, O.D. |
CPOS NEOS SWOS |
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| 1968 | *Donald H. Evans, O.D. Aaron S. Lisses, O.D. T. Lewis Soles, O.D. |
CPOS NEOS WPOS |
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| 1967 | *William W. Policoff, O.D. | NEOS | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | none | |||||||||||||||
| 1965 | none | |||||||||||||||
| 1964 | *William R. Sisson, O.D. | CPOS | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | *Arthur G. Wright, Jr. , O.D. | CPOS | ||||||||||||||
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