{"id":62340,"date":"2024-03-20T17:03:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T21:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womeninoptometry.com\/?p=62340"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:21:28","slug":"women-in-the-news-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.womeninoptometry.com\/newsmakers\/article\/women-in-the-news-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in the News – March 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
Women In Optometry<\/em>\u00a0regularly recognizes the awards and accomplishments of women ODs in the profession and in their communities in the \u201cWomen in the News\u201d series. Have you received an award or acknowledgement for your contributions to optometry or your community? Send us a note:\u00a0MBijlefeld@jobson.com<\/a>.<\/p>\nCongratulations to all honorees.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n <\/td>\n | Tindall Morrison, OD,<\/strong> was named the recipient of Mississippi State’s Emerging Leader award.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/td>\n | Stephanie Woo, OD, FAAO,<\/strong> of Woo U, was named Optometric Educator of the Year for 2023 by the Nevada Optometric Association.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/td>\n | Mary Kate Walters, OD,<\/strong> FAAO<\/strong>, was appointed to serve on the Texas Optometric Association’s Board of Trustees.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/td>\n | \n\n The 2024-2025 Association of Armed Forces Board was installed at the 54th Annual Business meeting.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n Pictured front row:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n Jenae Thomas, OD<\/strong><\/div>\nJacqueline Hallauer, OD<\/strong><\/div>\nMeghan Elkins (AFOS President), OD<\/strong><\/div>\nSara Bustamante (Vice-President), OD<\/strong><\/div>\nLoralie Hodges, OD<\/strong><\/div>\nJeanette Varanelli, OD<\/strong><\/div>\nGreg Smith (Immediate Past President), OD<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n | | | |