Awards

 

 

Criteria for Selecting Recipients

The Virginia S. Boyce Service Award has been renamed The Virginia S. Boyce Humanitarian Award. It is presented from time to time, but not more frequently than on an annual basis, to ophthalmic medical technicians (OMT), preferably JCAHPO-certified, who have made outstanding voluntary public service contributions in the assistance of eye care and prevention of vision loss.

Any person may nominate candidates for the award, with appropriate documentation included to indicate worthiness for the award. Information must be received by May 1 of each year, with review and selection by a committee of the Foundation each spring and is made at the discretion of the Foundation Board of Directors. The recipient is invited to attend JCAHPO's Annual Meeting to receive the award; a small stipend is provided for travel costs. A person may receive only one Virginia S. Boyce Humanitarian Award in a lifetime. For questions or to nominate someone, e-mail JCAHPO.

 

Past Recipients

 

• 2001: Judith Hall, COT
• 2002: Deborah McDonald, COT
• 2003: Marie Vowels, COMT
• 2004: Julie Burlew, RN, CRNO
• 2005: Cynthia Fulton, RN, COMT
• 2006: Carolyn Cavanaugh, RN, CRNO
• 2007: Leslie France, CO
• 2008: Tim Mendez
• 2009: Helen Metzler, COA
• 2011: Martha Moos, BS, COMT