AAO Foundation Announces Recipients of 2020 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grants

(PRESS RELEASE) ORLANDO, FL – The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announces the 2020 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant recipients. This award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated skillful knowledge of the contact lens field. Each winner will receive a $500 educational award and a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment.

2020 Recipients and Institutions Attended:

• Alice Han, Illinois College of Optometry
• Tyler Kerr, Indiana University, School of Optometry
• Patrick Patterson, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry
• Nicholas Pike, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Optometry
• Abigail Zielke, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University
• Taylor Erhardt, Midwestern University Arizona, College of Optometry
• Esther Lee, New England College of Optometry
• Kristen Moore, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
• Crystal Victor, Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry
• Jasmine Barker, The Ohio State University, College of Optometry
• Liandra Jung, Pacific University, College of Optometry
• Janice Chau, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University
• Taylor Kiyota, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
• Jared Freedman, Southern College of Optometry
• Mariya Klyuzner, State University of New York, College of Optometry
• Mohammed Haque, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry
• Connie Chen, University of California Berkeley, School of Optometry
• Megan Warner, University of Houston, College of Optometry
• Caroline Mendus, University of Missouri – St. Louis, College of Optometry
• Camille Leblanc, University of Montreal, School of Optometry
• Nitya Murthy, University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry
• Brooke Segerstrom, University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry
• Angela Zhang, University of Waterloo, School of Optometry and Vision Science
• Esther Lautz Abuata, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry

The American Academy of Optometry Foundation is thankful for the professional relationship between the Foundation and Johnson & Johnson Vision. Johnson & Johnson’s outstanding support to raise the bar of optometric education to a new level is a remarkable reminder of their ongoing commitment to the industry’s high standards.

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