This year, the American Academy of Optometry is commemorating the organization’s Centennial Celebration. To encapsulate its 100-year history, the meeting will pay homage to the Academy’s founders, a century of achievements in optometric medicine, and celebrate those who have been influential in the Academy’s growth and position as the leading educational provider in optometry.
At the conference, Academy will unveil its Hall of Fame and honor the first 100 inductees. Below are the inductees with an IU School of Optometry connection.
*Anthony J. Adams, OD, PhD’70, DSc(Hon)’11, FAAO
Dean, UC Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science (1992–2001)
Ian Bailey, OD, MS’71, FAAO
Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
*William Baldwin, OD, MS’56, PhD’65, FAAO
Dean, University of Houston College of Optometry (1979–90)
Dean, New England College of Optometry (1969–79)
Dean, Pacific University College of Optometry (1963–69)
Edward Bennett, OD’79, MSEd, FAAO, Dipl (CCLRT)
President and Executive Director, Gas Permable Lens Institute
Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri—St. Louis College of Optometry
*Irvin M. Borish, OD, FAAO
Namesake of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research, IU School of Optometry
Professor Emeritus, IU School of Optometry
Linda Casser, BS’76, OD’78, FNAP, FAAO
Dean, Salus University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (2009–13)
Professor Emeritus, Salus University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Former Associate Professor, IU School of Optometry
Joan M. Exford Korb, BA’63, MS’64, OD, FAAO, Dipl (CCLRT)
First female president of AAO
Former Trustee, New England College of Optometry (2001–21)
Former Trustee, New England Eye Institute (2004–18)
*Gordon G. Heath, OD, FAAO
Dean, IU School of Optometry (1975–88)
Director, IU School of Optometry (1970–75)
*Henry W. Hofstetter, OD, FAAO
Director, IU School of Optometry (1952–70)
Former Rudy Professor of Optometry, IU School of Optometry
Pete Kollbaum, BS’97, OD’99, PhD’07, FAAO
Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research, and Professor, IU School of Optometry
Gerald E. Lowther, OD, PhD, FAAO, Dipl (CCLRT)
Dean, IU School of Optometry (1998–2008)
*William M. Lyle, OD, FAAO
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo School of Optometry
Robert Mandell, MS’58, OD, PhD’62, FAAO, Dipl (CCLRT)
Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Founder, Softfocal Company Inc.
Edwin C. Marshall, BS’70, OD’71, MS’79, MPH, FAAO, Dipl (PHEV)
Professor Emeritus, IU School of Optometry
Former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Administration, IU School of Optometry
President, National Optometric Association (1979–81)
Neil Pence, OD’79, FAAO
Associate Dean for Clinical and Patient Care Services and Senior Lecturer, IU School of Optometry
Glenda Secor, BS’76, OD’78, FAAO, Dipl (CCLRT)
Trustee, Marshall B. Ketchum University
Recipient, Theia Award of Excellence, Women in Optometry (2018)
Honored, 50 Most Influential Woman in Optical, Vision Monday (2004)
Distinguished Practitioner in Optometry, National Academies of Practice (2003)
*Deceased
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