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Founding Father’s Award Recipients

This award is given to those who demonstrate, in their professional actions, a lifelong dedication to the exploration, elucidation, and enhancement of the concepts surrounding the nature of the human visual process.


1997 V.S. Ramachandrun, MD

1998 Karl H. Pribram MD, PhD

1999 Randall Jose, OD

2000 William Calvin, PhD

2001 Joel Lehrer, MD

2002 Glen T. Steele, OD

2003 David G. Lavond, PhD

2004 Nathan Zasler, MD

2005 Alexander Aruin, PhD

2006 John Nolte, PhD

2007 J. Richard “Dick” Bruenech, OD, PhD

2008 Kara Cagnon, OD, Col. Francis McVeigh, OD, MS and Tara Alvarez, PhD

2009 Svetlana Masgutova, PhD

2010 Thomas Politzer, OD

2011 Penelope Suter, OD and Lisa Harvey, OD

2012 Bob Sanet, OD

2013 Deborah Zelinsky, OD

2014 Willard Bleything, OD

2015 Paul Freeman, OD

2016 Paul Lederer, OD and Neil Margolis, OD

2017 Carl Garbus, OD and Jenny Garbus