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AOA to honor Hall of Fame inductees
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The American Optometric Association and Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation have announced several optometrists who will be inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame.
According to a press release, the hall of fame "has recognized and honored optometrists who have made significant and long-lasting contributions to the optometric profession" since 1998.
Arol R. Augsburger, OD, president and professor of optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry; Ron Fair, OD, former president of the AOA, the Colorado Optometric Association, and the National Academies of Practice; and Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, associate dean of the Ohio State University College of Optometry and Glenn A. Fry Professor in Optometry and Physiological Optics as well as the immediate past president of the American Academy of Optometry, will join the Hall of Fame as the 2014 class, as detailed in the release.
The three members will be inducted during Optometry's Meeting in Philadelphia in June.