Latest News American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces 2017 Award of Excellence in CL Patient Care Recipients By Staff Monday, June 12, 2017 12:18 AM ORLANDO, Fla.—This week, the American Academy of Optometry Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting optometric education, announced the 2017 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care program recipients. This award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated excellent overall knowledge of the contact lens field and professional care of contact lens patients during their optometric education. Each of the 23 winners will receive a $500 educational award and a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment.A full list of the 2016 award recipients and their institutions are below.Jamie Blavat; Illinois College of OptometryHailey Shaffer Williams; Indiana University at Bloomington School of Optometry Jessica Tu; Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of OptometryMichael Belhumeur; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of OptometryAustin Schipper; Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State UniversityElizabeth Ledezma; Midwestern University Arizona College of OptometryAvani Dave; New England College of OptometryJessica White; Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of OptometryLaura Jankiprasad; Nova Southeastern University College of OptometryAshley N. Dues; The Ohio State University College of OptometryPaige Stephens; Pacific University College of OptometryPatrick O'Connor McManamon; Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus UniversityJustine Gonzalez; Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum UniversityRebecca Goad; Southern College of OptometryAzinda Morrow; State University of New York College of OptometryKate Oliver; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of OptometryAndrew Vo; University of California Berkeley School of OptometryAllison Quirin; University of Houston College of OptometryKelsey Haugen; University of Missouri St. Louis College of OptometryLaurianne Trudeau; University of Montreal School of OptometryTam Nguyen; University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of OptometryJonathan Ngoc Dinh; University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision ScienceLilia Babakhan; Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry