(PRESS RELEASE) ORLANDO, FL — The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announces the 2022 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.
2022 Recipients and Institutions Attended:
- William Robison
Illinois College of Optometry
- Kora Amunrud
Indiana University School of Optometry
- Stephanie Silvagnoli
Inter American University of Puerto Rico College of Optometry
- Vincent Thoren
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Jordan Marentette
Michigan College of Optometry
- Gavin Walters
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry
- NatalieRoth
Chicago College of Optometry Midwestern University
- Evelyn Zhang
New England College of Optometry
- Sarah Rawlings
Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
- Melynda Gagliardi
Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
- Chi Huyen Thi Nguyen
Pacific University College of Optometry
- Jennifer Ashens
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University
- Theresa Tran
Southern California College at Marshall B. Ketchum University
- Sean Adams
Southern College of Optometry
- Julie Song
State University of New York College of Optometry
- Richard Wan
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
- Sonya Apinyavat
University of California Berkeley School of Optometry
- Justin Cloutier
University of Montreal College of Optometry
- Lindsay Snow
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
- Lawrence Nguyen
University of Houston College of Optometry
- Christine James
University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry
- Laura Keith
University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry
- Erika Bendert
University of the Incarnate at Rosenberg School of Optometry
- Emily Gottschalk
University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science
- Amelene Bartlett
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 Vision’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. For more information, visit here.
