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HOACLS OD of the Year | Vision Service Award | Educational Grant Awards | Past Award Recipients

Heart of America Contact Lens Society OD of the Year Leland Carr, O.D.

Leland Carr, O.D.

left to right, Brett King O.D., F.A.A.O., President HOACLS;
Leland Carr, O.D., O.D. of the Year HOACLS recipient;
Steve Smith O.D., past Director HOACLS

The Board of Directors of the Heart of America Contact Lens Society is proud to present the 2013 Optometrist of the Year award to Dr Leland Carr. The award is presented to an optometrist who has made substantial contributions to the understanding of professional practice and/or contact lenses and primary eye care. Dr Carr received his OD degree From Ferris State University in 1981. Three years later he accepted a full appointment as an assistant professor at NSUOCO in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and was named full professor in 1992. In July 1993, he joined Pacific University and was appointed Dean in 1997. Dr Carr was named Oregon Optometrist of the Year in 2000. A very popular speaker, Dr Carr has lectured extensively and in 2004 Dr Carr was honored to receive an award of Special Recognition from the American Optometric Student Association. Lee has authored or co-authored numerous articles and is co-editor of a text covering laser technology in primary eye care. A highlight of his career was his induction in 2006 into the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physician's Hall of Fame.

Dr Carr is currently Assistant Dean and Professor of Optometry at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Muskogee, and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and serves as President of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians. In addition, Dr Carr serves as academic consultant to The Vision Care Institute, a Johnson & Johnson company, and is a Diplomate and consultant to the American Board of Optometry.

2013 Vision Service Award Recipient David S. McBride

The Heart of America Contact Lens Society (HOACLS) Vision Service Award is presented annually to an individual or group who exhibits extraordinary dedication and untiring service to the profession of Optometry. The 2013 honoree is no exception. The Board of Directors is proud to present the 2013 Vision Service Award to Mr. David McBride, Executive Director of the Nebraska Optometric Association.

Dave McBride has quietly, but solidly worked for and helped to further the profession, not only on a state level, but on a national and regional level for close to 25 years. He is also Executive Director of the North Central States Optometric Council since 1989, and of the Nebraska Foundation for Children's Vision since 2000.

Mr. McBride is always looking out for the future of optometry and the associations, pushing the organizations to the next level in terms of strategic thinking and member resources. He has led the NOA through two scope enhancements, passage of a children's vision law and a continuing effort to further expand the scope of optometry in Nebraska.

David S. McBride

Brett King, O.D., F.A.A.O., President HOACLS; David McBride, Vision Service Award HOACLS recipient;
Ted Vorhies O.D., F.A.A.O., Director

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EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AWARDED AT THE 52nd ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA
CONTACT LENS SOCIETY CONGRESS

Five students were each awarded scholarships at the Awards Luncheon during the Heart of America Contact Lens Society annual congress, in Kansas City, MO.

Educational Grant Winners

Pictured from left to right: Bill Hefner, O.D., M.Ed., F.A.A.O., Director HOACLS; Ryan Nicholas, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry; Jason Koschmeder, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry; Megan Kirkpatrick, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry; James Thirion, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry; Jessica Colpitt, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry; Chris Putnam, UMSL; Brett King, O.D., F.A.A.O., President HOACLS

 

HOACLS Past Award Recipients

OD of the Year Award Winners Vision Service Award Winners
2012 Ruth S. McAndrews, OD, F.V.I. 2012 Mitchell M Scheiman, O.D., FCOVD
2010 Joe Barr, OD, MS, FAAO 2010 Jim Morrison, OD, FAAO
2009 Lesley L. Walls, O.D. , M.D. , D.O.S. 2009 Jack Hartstein, O.D. , M.D.
2008 William Cochran, O.D. 2008 Richard Weisbarth, O.D. , F.A.A.O.
2007 Bill Vietti, OD 2007 Sutherlin Optical
2006 Lee Ann Barrett, OD 2006 Saundra Gragg-Naifeh
2005 Mike Nichols, OD 2005 SEE TO LEARN®
2004 Dale Cole, OD 2004 Zoe Lyle
2003 David Cockrell OD 2003 Bud Bargman
2002 Larry DeCook, OD 2002 George D. Foster, OD
2001 Dale Newland, OD 2001 Gary Robbins, CAE
2000 Donovan Crouch, OD 2000 John Amos, OD, MS
1999 Peter Brungardt, OD 1999 Virgil Deering
1998 Donald J. Vanderfeltz, OD 1998 Stanley Y.Yamane, OD
1997 Edmund Schneider, OD 1997 Leslie Wall, OD, MD
1996 Jack W. Melton, OD 1996 Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD
1995 Bobby Christensen, OD 1995 Thomas L. Lewis, OD, PhD
1994 J. Dallas Joyce, OD 1994 John W. Potter, OD
1993 David R. Reynolds, OD 1993 Robert A. Koetting, OD
1992 Harry M. Sulzberger, OD 1992 Jimmy D. Bartlett, OD
1991 Doug Becherer, OD 1991 Earle Hunter, OD
1990 Larry Harris, OD 1990 Louis J. Catania, OD
1989 Jim Nedrow, OD 1989 Leroy Oxford, OD
1988 Jim Kuhlman, OD 1988 Franklin Harms, OD
1987 Frank Fontana, OD 1987 Irvin M. Borish, OD
1986 V. E. Falkenhain, OD 1986 Milton J. Eger, OD
1985 N. Rex Ghormley, OD 1985 Victor Chiquiar Arias, OD
1984 David W. Hansen, OD 1984 Roger T. Kame, OD
1983 Harmon E. Wyett, OD 1983 Richard M. Hill, OD
1982 William Boelter, OD 1982 Neal Bailey, OD