MOA Awards

Want to recognize an outstanding optometrist or student?

Nominate today!

The Awards Committee of the Michigan Optometric Association (MOA) is requesting your assistance in selecting nominees for the MOA Awards Program.

In an effort to transition awards from the Annual Meeting to the Winter Seminar, we are soliciting nominations for:

Young Optometrist of the Year
Optometrist of the Year
Keyperson Award

...since they were not presented at the Annual Meeting last July. These award recipients will be recognized at the MOA Winter Seminar on January 20, 2010 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI.

Submission deadline is DECEMBER 3, 2009!

Following the MOA Winter Seminar, we will request nominations for ALL FIVE MOA award categories, which will be presented on February 2, 2011 at the MOA Winter Seminar.

Tips for Preparing Nominations for MOA Awards

Carefully read the criteria listed on the nomination form. Note the special focus of each area to be considered and the point value assigned to that area.
Keep the nomination statement concise and to the point. The nomination statement should not exceed 2,000 words. Five to six hundred well chosen words are generally adequate and recommended.
In addition to noting basic facts (dates, titles, years of service, etc.) about the nominee’s professional and volunteer history, briefly describe the key accomplishments achieved by the nominee in these various positions and volunteer posts.
If unsure about how to categorize an accomplishment, you may list it under more than one area.
Questions or criteria that are not applicable to the nominee’s background may be skipped; however, the nominee should have at least one accomplishment listed in each key area of focus.
Supplements (such as letters of recommendation or a curricula vitae) may be attached to the nomination statement; however, these are not a substitute for the content of the nomination statement which must clearly and thoroughly detail the nominee’s accomplishments.
Nomination statements should be typed.
The nomination statement must be received by the due date listed on the nomination form.
Nominations should be mailed or emailed to:

Barbara L. Horn
8703 26 Mile Rd
Washington, MI 48094
586 992-3700
Fax: 586 992-3706
barbarahornod@comcast.net
Nominations will be considered by the Awards Committee. In the event that a suitable nominee is not selected by the panel, no award will be given that year.
Nominations for OD of the Year and Young OD of the Year will be forwarded to the AOA for national consideration.

AOA Awards

Optometric Recognition Award - The Optometric Recognition Award is designed to recognize and stimulate doctors of optometry in their continuing education efforts with the objectives of maintaining and improving the quality of optometric care. The initial award requirements are the satisfactory completion of 150 credit hours of continuing education over the three consecutive year period prior to the award year. However, the award requirements may be completed in less time. Transcript quality courses offered by an accredited institution of higher learning will be given double credit hours for ORA purposes upon successful completion of the course and exam. Verification from the provider is required.

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