Awards
HOACLS OD of the Year | Vision Service Award | Educational Grant Awards | Past Award Recipients |
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Heart of America Contact Lens Society Optometrist of the Year 2010 |
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The Board of Directors of the Heart of America Contact Lens Society is proud to present the 2010 Optometrist of the Year award to Dr. Joe Barr. The award is presented to an optometrist who has made substantial contributions to the understanding of professional practice and/or contact lenses and primary care optometry. Dr. Barr received a Doctor of Optometry degree and Master’s degree in Physiological Optics and a residency certificate in Contact Lenses from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Barr’s distinguished career includes work in industry, patient care, professional and graduate education, research, published works and extensive service to our profession. While appointed to the faculty at Ohio State he served as Contact Lens Clinic Chief, provided oversight to the extern clinical experience, director of Clinics and eventually rose to the Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Professional Programs. He served as Editor of Contact Lens Spectrum from 1986 to 2007. During his tenure there he took part in over 250 editorials and opinion statements covering a variety of contact lens topics. He also served as a Diplomat and Past chair of the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of Our Academy, co-investigator of the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus, contributor to the Nation Advisory Eye Council. Dr. Barr received the Josef Dallos Award, which is the highest award given by the Contact Lens Manufacturers Association. With more than 25 years in optometric education he has influenced thousands of optometrists and vision researchers. Dr. Barr joined the Bausch & Lomb team in 2007. The latest stop on his journey there is Vice President of Clinical and Medical Affairs and Professional Services Global Vision Care, a position he assumed in 2008. Dr. Barr is a careful and thoughtful thinker, gifted teacher, dedicated professional. He is among an elite group of optometrist who have influenced optometry to such a significant degree. We all owe him a great deal of gratitude for his untiring service to this wonderful profession. Dr. Barr and his wife Janet have been married for 33 years. They have two daughters, two grandchildren and a third grandchild on the way. |
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2010 Vision Service Award Recipient |
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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 2010 honoree is no exception. The Board of Directors of the HOACLS is proud to present the 2010 Vision Service Award to Dr. Jim Morrison of Colby, KS. A graduate of the University of Kansas and Southern College of Optometry, his list of accomplishments are impressive and wide ranging. In service to his community of Colby, Dr. Morrison has been a children’s advocate, a founder of several children’s organizations, a teacher at the community college, a civic club leader, and a business leader as well. In service to his profession, Dr. Morrison has served the Kansas Optometric Association as chairman of a number of different committees. He has been a contributor, consultant, and advisor to a number of Optometric groups and organizations. He is the past recipient of the Kansas Optometric Association’s Legislator of the Year award, as well as being named Kansas Optometrist of the Year in 1999. Dr. Morrison currently serves as a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives. He has served not only his constituents, but also the Optometric profession. Reelected eight times, he has served on and chaired many important House committees. While serving on these committees he never failed to bring his energetic enthusiasm, his natural inquisitiveness, and studious nature to provide practical solutions to complex political issues. Always a watch dog and spokesman for Optometry’s interests and concerns, Dr. Morrison certainly exemplifies the principals for which this award is given: Uncommon dedication and untiring service to the profession of Optometry. |
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Dr. Jim Morrison, right, with Dr. Gary Beaver, HOACLS Past President |
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EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AWARDED AT THE 2010 50TH ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA CONTACT LENS SOCIETY CONGRESS |
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The following 5 students were each awarded $2,000 scholarships at the Awards Luncheon during the Heart of America Contact Lens Society annual congress, in Kansas City, MO. |
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 Pictured from left to right: Dr. Larry Davis, HOACLS Past President; Sarah Forrest; Chelsey Merrill; Stephanie Loy; Annette Nickel; Colby Fletcher; Dr. Wendy Muller, HOACLS Board Member and Dr. Ellen Weiss, HOACLS President. |
