NEW YORK—Please click here to nominate your colleagues for the 2021 Theia Awards of Excellence. This year, WO will  be presenting the Theia Awards during the Women In Optometry’s 2021 Women’s Leadership Conference on Nov. 2, 2021, in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Boston. More information is coming shortly. Each of the award categories open for nominations is named for a trailblazing woman optometrist. This year, the Industry Influence category is open to women ODs as well as women who are not optometrists.

Theia Awards winners will be chosen based in the following categories: Leadership, Mentoring, Innovation, Education, Young OD, and Industry Influencer. Nominations close on September 13, 2021. You may nominate one or multiple people here. Head over to the Women In Optometry website for more details.