Distinguished Service

The Distinguished Service Award is presented to IOA members for long-term service rendered to the profession of optometry performed within the state association or for an outstanding ongoing record of achievement.

Previous Winners:

1969 - R. W. Tubesing, O.D., Merrill Allen, Ph.D.,D.. Reed, O.D., Virgil McCleary, O.D.

1970 - R. Lewis Scott, O.D., Ingeborg Schmidt, Ph.D., Robert Major, O.D.

1971 - Bernard E.Vodnoy, O.D.

1973 - R.E. Gregg, Jr., O.D., Robert G. Corns, O.D.

1974 - Jack Bennett, O.D., Albert B. Stroud, O.D.

1975 - Walter E. Marshall, O.D., Irving Borish, O.D.

1976 - Richard E. Stuller, O.D., Lowell B. Zerbe, O.D.

1977 - Chester H. Curry, O.D.

1978 - Morton Roth, O.D., Don Connor, Jr., O.D.

1980 - James W. Carty, O.D.

1981 - Kenneth Ossip, O.D.

1983 - Henry Hofstetter, O.D.

1984 - Robert E. Wolter, O.D.

1985 - Robert Corns, O.D.

1986 - Hal W. Glidden, O.D.

1987 - Richard L. Windsor, O.D.

1988 - Wayne A. Ten Cate, O.D., Gordon G. Heath, O.D.

1989 - James E. Hunter, O.D.

1990 - Douglas C. Morrow, O.D., Linda C. Casser, O.D.

1991 - John O. Barnhart, O.D., Charles L. Comer, O.D.

1992 - Bernard P. Nevel, O.D.

1994 - Dennis M. Escol, O.D.

1995 - Donald E. Robbins, O.D., Mrs. Molly K. Robbins

1996 - Steve Levin, O.D., Ron Jensen, Ed.D., Rich Meetz, O.D.

1997 - Jeff Marshall, O.D.

1998 - Edwin C. Marshall, O.D.

1999 - Robert W. Moses, O.D. - Greg L. Garner, O.D.

2000 - James L. Dixon, O.D., David M. Wilson, O.D.

2001 - Dennis Miller, O.D.,  John Fawcett, O.D., James Nolan, O.D.

2002 - Eric Harman, O.D.

2003 - Elvan Whiteleather, O.D.

2004 - Randall A. Faunce, O.D., Robert E. Gregg, Jr., O.D. , & R. Alan Roush , O.D.

2005 - Gerald Lowther, O.D., and Stephan VanCleve, O.D.

2006 - Majorie Knotts, O.D., Indianapolis

2007 - Natalie Olinger-Stine, O.D., Columbus

2009 - Stacey Embry, O.D., Evansville, & James Van Winkle, O.D., Bluffton

2011 - Robert R. Moses, O.D., Merrillville

2015 - David Wilson, O.D., Muncie, & Matt Harkin, O.D., Muncie

2017 - Jeffrey Marshall, O.D., Bradenton, FL

2018 - Dennis Miller, O.D., LaPorte, IN

2021 - Linda Frechette, O.D., Franklin, IN