Meritorious Service

Presented in recognition of service to the profession of optometry in a specific category or categories

Previous Winners:

2023 - Christopher Browning, OD (Greenwood)

2022 - Nicole Albright, OD (Merrillville)

2021 - Jim Hunter, OD (Indianapolis)

2020 - Scott Miller, O.D. (Frankfort)

2018 - Neil Gailmard, O.D. (Munster)

2017 - Brad Sutton, O.D. (Indianapolis), Bob Moses, O.D. (Northwest Indiana)

2016 - Bridget Sims (Indianapolis), Shannan Brown, O.D. (Mishawaka)

2015 - Piper Groppel, O.D. (Indianapolis)

2013 - Marjorie J. Knotts, O.D. (Indianapolis)

2011 - Steven Levin, O.D. (East Chicago), Nicholas J. Garn, O.D. (Zionsville)

2010 - Walter H. Egenmaier, O.D. (Evansville), Jeffrey D. Perotti, O.D. (Bloomington), Laura K. Windsor, O.D. (Hartford City)

2008 - James B. Stewart, O.D. (Muncie) and Brad M. Sutton, O.D. (Indianapolis)

2007 - James L. Haines, O.D. (Zionsville)

2006 - R. Alan Roush, O.D. (Kendallville), David M. Wilson, O.D. (Muncie) and Debbie Wilson (Muncie)

2005 - Dr. Ed Marshall, Dr. Robert Moses, and Dr. Steven Peden (Posthumously)

2004 - Walter Egenmaier, O.D., Paul P. Bither, O.D., & Gary T. Coburn, O.D.

2003 - Doug Morrow, O.D.; Ken L. VanArsdall, O.D.

2002 - Don Conner Jr., O.D., Jon Kintner, O.D. and Andy Nemeth, O.D.

2001 - Michelle Hanni, O.D., Randall Faunce, O.D.

2000 - Kathleen I. Henry, O.D.

1999 - Timothy Masden, O.D.

1998 - David Wilson, O.D., Dennis Miller, O.D., Ronald Norlund, O.D., Eric Harman, O.D., Andy Nemeth, O.D.

1995 - William Trubey, O.D. 1997 - William Kirby, O.D., David Weigel, O.D.

1994 - Randall A. Faunce, O.D., Dawn E. Gutwein, O.D., Polly E. Hendricks, O.D., Steven R. Peden, O.D., Rex G. Teeple, O.D.

1993 - James Dixon, O.D., John Fawcett, O.D., Steven Levin, O.D.

1992 - Richard L. Windsor, O.D., Linda C. Casser, O.D., Douglas C. Morrow, O.D., Jack W. Bennett, O.D., R. Lewis Scott, O.D.

1991 - Paul L. Walton, M.D., James E. Hunter, O.D., Scott McLaughlin, Dennis R. Miller, O.D., Donald Conner, Jr., O.D.

1990 - William F. Kirby, O.D., James W. Carty, O.D., Randall A. Faunce, O.D.,David J. Weigel, O.D., James A. Nash, O.D., Nancy Herbster, O.D.

1989 - Henry W. Hofstetter, O.D., Linda A. Fritz

1988 - Herbert Price, O.D., Elvan G. Whiteleather, O.D., Merrill J. Allen, O.D.

1987 - D.R. Reed, O.D., Donald E. Robbins, O.D., Richard E. Meetz, O.D., Ronald G. Jensen, Ed.D.

1986 - Robert O. Vore, O.D., Thomas C. Henley, O.D.

1985 - Stanley Kremp, O.D., Ronald Jensen, Ed.D

1984 - Richard Windsor, O.D., Dr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Escol

1983 - Paula Kernel, O.D.

1982 - John Ashman, O.D., Mary Jo Kernel

1980 - Frederick F.Sprunger 1981 - Mrs. Elizabeth Egan, Hal Glidden, O.D.

1979 - Donald E. Robbins, O.D., Dennis Yamamoto, O.d.

1978 - Carl Golightly, O.D., James Long, II, O.D., Robert Wolter, O.D.

1977- C. Ray Mienheartt, O.D., Mrs. Janet Rosen

1976 - Dennis M. Escol, O.D