Virgil Deering Optometric Executive Director of the Year Award
Background
The Virgil Deering Optometric Executive Director award is presented annually by the North Central States Optometric Council to an outstanding state optometric executive director; recognizing the dedicated, capable leadership and support that state optometric associations receive from their executive directors. The award is named in honor of Virgil Deering, long-time Executive Director of the Iowa Optometric Association, and has been presented yearly since 2000 at the AOA Congress.
Award Recipient History
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| 2021 - Linda Ross Aldy, Mississippi Optometric Association |
| 2019 - Lee Ann Barrett, O.D., Missouri Optometric Association |
| 2018 - Vicki Farmer, Arkansas Optometric Association |
| 2017 - Richard Montoya, New Mexico Optometric Association |
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2016 – David McBride, Nebraska Optometric Association |
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2015 – Nancy Kopp, North Dakota Optometric Association |
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2014 – James Sandefur, Optometry Association of Louisiana |
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2013 – Bryan Markowitz, Georgia Optometric Association |
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2012 – Peter Theo, Wisconsin Optometric Association |
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2011 – Saundra Naifeh, Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians |
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2010 – Wayne Schumacher (posthumously), Oregon Optometric Physicians Association |
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2009 – Charles Stuckey, Jr., Pennsylvania Optometric Association |
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2008 – Dan Lex, Wyoming Optometric Association and Mike Jones, American Optometric Association |
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2007 – Gary Ellis, Iowa Optometric Association |
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2006 – Charles Brownlow, OD, Wisconsin Optometric Association |
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2005 – William Dansby, CAE, Michigan Optometric Association |
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2004 – Gwenne Hume, Colorado Optometric Association |
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2003 – Gary Robbins, Kansas Optometric Association |
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2002 – Mike Horstman, Illinois Optometric Association |
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2001 – Darlene Eakin, Kentucky Optometric Association |
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2000 – Betty Valachovic, Arkansas Optometric Association |
North Central States Optometric Council
, 3901 Normal Blvd., Ste. 100, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
Phone: (402) 476-3852 (402) 476-3852 Email: ncsoc@assocoffice.net
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