Dr. Jack W. Bennett Humanitarian Award

The Jack Bennett Humanitarian Award recognizes distinguished contributions in service to humanity and the profession of optometry. The recipient is a current 3rd or 4th year who demonstrates the qualities of leadership, the dedication to community and professional service, and the humanitarian citizenship characterized by the late Dean Jack W. Bennett.

Previous Winners:

    2001 Tim James

    2002 Shelley Kaluf

    2003 Jessica Lyn Black

    2004 Dionne Moore

    2005 Steve Miller

    2007 Morgan Hussmann

    2010 Melissa Leniuk

    2011 Amanda LaPlante

    2012 Karen Lee

    2014 Ben Konynenbelt

    2015 Hannah Downey

    2016 Lauren McKinch

    2017 Katie Rachon

    2018 Alyssa Berry

    2019 Meret Thomas-Huebner

    2020 Brooke Tobias

    2021 Maddie Beagley

    2022 Jeremy Caylor

    2023 Mark Williams