AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE 2016 RESIDENCY AWARD RECIPIENTS
ORLANDO, FL (August 24, 2016) – The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Residency Awards.
George W. Mertz Contact Lens Resident
Elaine Chen, OD
Southern California College of Optometry at
Marshall B. Ketchum University
Sheldon Wechsler Contact Lens Resident
Michelle Man, OD
Illinois Eye Institute
Illinois College of Optometry
Terrance N. Ingraham Pediatric Optometry Residents
Ann Morrison, OD, MS
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Jameel Kanji, OD, MS
New England College of Optometry
These residency awards are envisioned as a means to support post-graduate, advanced training in optometric clinical care, education, and research methods specific to the fields of children’s vision and contact lenses. The 2016 residents, carefully chosen by peer review members from the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Cornea, Contact Lenses, and Refractive Technologies Section and the Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry Section each receives $2000 toward their graduate education and a $750 travel fellowship to attend Academy 2016 Anaheim, November 9th – 12th.
The AOF will recognize these exceptional residents at Academy 2016 Anaheim during the AOF Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, November 12, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM. The AOF is once again thankful for the professional relationship between the Foundation and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Their exceptional support for this program continues to support the high caliber of optometric resident education.