Past Award Recipients
John D. Costabile Distinguished Service Award (Optometrist of the Year) This award is given to a North Carolina optometrist in recognition of their inspiring leadership, outstanding dedication and untiring efforts for the advancement of the profession of optometry.
1977 - Dr. John Costabile 1978 - Dr. James Bailey 1979 - Dr. John Robinson 1980 - Dr. Harold Herring 1981 - Dr. L. Sidney Christian 1982 - Dr. James Black 1983 - Dr. Gideon Lang 1984 - Dr. Robert Sosnik 1985 - Dr. Norm Wallis 1986 - Dr. Steve White 1987 - Dr. Hugh Daniel 1988 - Dr. William Hendrix 1989 - Dr. Frank Day and Dr. Charles Holland 1990 - Dr. James Rowland 1991 - Dr. James Holland 1992 - Dr. Joseph Wiggins 1993 - Dr. Olee Olsen 1994 - Dr. A. Frank Dalton 1995 - Dr. M. Scott Edwards 1996 - Optometric Spouses of NC 1997 - Sue O’Briant Gardner 1998 - Dr. Gilbert Sellars 1999 - Dr. Michael Clark 2000 - Dr. David Anderson 2001 - Dr. Charles Pruden, Jr. 2002 - NCOS Optometrists Licensed Prior to 1977 2003 - Dr. Joel Banks 2004 - Dr. Mark McGuire 2005 - Dr. Steve Eyler 2006 - Dr. H. Mike Johnson 2007 - Dr. Vincent Thomas 2008 - Dr. Andy Cook 2009 - Dr. Scott Philippe 2010 - Dr. William Dolan 2011 - Dr. Kevin Bell 2012 - Dr. Rebecca Wartman 2013 - Dr. Jerry Ellington 2014 - Dr. Herb Smith 2015 - Dr. Sally Miller 2016 - Dr. Scott Athans 2017 - Dr. William Rafferty 2018 - Dr. Charles Sikes 2019 - Dr. Jamie Casper 2020 - Dr. Mike Haines 2021 - Dr. Rebecca Wartman 2022 - Dr. Joanna Reiman 2023 - Dr. Susanne Kilgo 2024 - Dr. Paula Newsome
Young Optometrist of the Year Award This award is given to a North Carolina young optometrist in recognition of their commitment and dedication to the profession of optometry.
2012 - Dr. Jamie Casper 2013 - Dr. Suzanne Parker 2014 - Dr. Jill Bryant 2015 - No Award Given 2016 - Dr. Scott Sikes 2017 - Dr. Rachael Wruble 2018 - No Award Given 2019 - Dr. Joanna Reiman 2020 - Dr. Rasika Whitesell 2021 - Dr. Natalie McIntosh 2022 - Dr. Matt Aldrich 2023 - Dr. Kristin O'Brien 2024 - Dr. Rebecca Garcés
John D. Robinson Clinical Excellence Award This award is given to a North Carolina optometrist who has exemplified excellence in the clinical practice of primary eye care and ophthalmic medicine.
2002 - Dr. Steve Eyler 2003 - Dr. William Hendrix 2004 - Dr. Michael Clark 2005 - Dr. John Miller 2006 - Dr. William Rafferty 2007 - Dr. James Fanelli 2008 - Dr. Dan Mottola and Dr. Dan Robinson 2009 - Dr. Ania Hamp 2010 - Dr. Joel Banks and Dr. Scott Philippe 2011 - Dr. Kevin Bell 2012 - Dr. David Anderson 2013 - Dr. Robert Rosenstein and Dr. David King 2014 - Dr. Jill Bryant 2015 - Dr. Jamie Casper 2016 - Dr. Janet Perkins and Dr. Kerry Sullivan 2017 - Dr. Kenny Bumgardner 2018 - Dr. Sandra Schrader-Moore and Dr. Brett Munn 2019 - Dr. Maggie Metwalli and Dr. Yvonne Shook 2020 - Dr. Melanie Denton and Dr. Olee Olsen 2021 - Dr. Timothy Hennie and Dr. Marvin Schrum 2022 - Dr. David Baxter 2023 - Dr. Lee McPherson and Dr. Samantha Ward 2024 - Dr. Laurel Gropper and Dr. Ann Hoscheit
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