04/05/2024
AOA Awards Honor Two from Ohio
By Dr. Lindsay Florkey, 2024 OOA President
The Ohio Optometric Association (OOA) congratulates Dr. Jeffrey J. Walline as the 2024 American Optometric Association’s (AOA) Optometric Educator of the Year and Ms. Maggie Dunn as 2024 American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) Student of the Year! The two honorees will receive their awards during Optometry’s Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on June 19-22, 2024. Registration for Optometry’s Meeting is available at Optometry's Meeting | Optometry's Meeting (optometrysmeeting.org).
2024 AOA Optometric Educator of the Year
Dr. Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD
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Dr. Walline is the current Dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry and previously served as Chair of the Research and Graduate Studies Committee and was an Associate Dean of Research. Throughout his tenure at OSU, Dr. Walline has led several pediatric contact lens studies to evaluate the effect of contact lens wear on myopia progression and children's self-perceptions. At the AOA level, Dr. Walline was a member of the AOA’s Council on Research, is Immediate Past Chair of the AOA Council for the Cornea and Contact Lens Section and is a member of the Food and Drug Administration Myopia Control Review Taskforce. Read the OOA’s Nomination Statement for Dr. Walline at this link: (CLICK HERE) |
2024 AOSA Student of the Year
Ms. Maggie Dunn
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Maggie is currently in her third year at the Ohio State University College of Optometry. As President of her college’s chapter of AOSA, Maggie is an active leader in Ohio’s advocacy efforts to modernize optometric scope of practice. She actively engaged and educated legislators on the depth and breadth of optometric education at Ohio Optometric Association’s Optometry Day at the Statehouse. Maggie also works with pre-optometry students as a “Big Sibling” and has been a member of Optometry Ambassadors since 2021. Read the OOA’s Nomination Statement for Ms. Dunn at this link: (CLICK HERE) |