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PCON Editorial Board member inducted into hall of fame
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The National Optometry Hall of Fame welcomed its 2010 inductees during a reception at Optometry’s Meeting, according to a press release from Optometry Cares, the AOA Foundation.
 Alfred A. Rosenbloom |
 James R. Gregg |
Primary Care Optometry News Editorial Board member Alfred A. Rosenbloom, OD, and James R. Gregg, OD, DOS, DOL, joined an elite group of 51 optometrists inducted into the Hall of Fame since its 1998 inception.
“The National Optometry Hall of Fame highlights the luminaries within the profession of optometry — men and women who have made a significant and long-lasting impact on the profession,” Martha Rosemore Greenberg, OD, president of Optometry Cares, said in the release.
Dr. Rosenbloom’s 50-year career includes accomplishments as a teacher, writer, lecturer and administrator. He served as dean of the Illinois College of Optometry from 1955 to 1971, and then as president from 1972 to 1982. He has also established low vision clinics in New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Dr. Gregg, honored posthumously, wrote more than 500 articles, 900 newspaper columns, 100 vision brochures and 15 books. He was also a faculty member at Southern California College of Optometry from 1947 to 1984, serving as interim dean of academic affairs from 1975 to 1976 and then grants administrator from 1976 to 1984. He died Sept. 29, 2009, at the age of 94. – by Courtney Preston