ORLANDO, Fla.—The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announced the 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant recipients. This award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated skillful knowledge of the contact lens field. Each winner will receive a $500 educational award and a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment. “Johnson & Johnson Vision’s outstanding support to raise the bar of optometric education to a new level is a remarkable reminder of their ongoing commitment to the industry’s high standards,” the AAOF said in a statement.

2022 Recipients and Institutions Attended:

● William Robison, Illinois College of Optometry

● Kora Amunrud, Indiana University School of Optometry

● Stephanie Silvagnoli, Inter American University of Puerto Rico College of Optometry

● Vincent Thoren, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

● Jordan Marentette, Michigan College of Optometry

● Gavin Walters, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry

● Natalie Roth, Chicago College of Optometry Midwestern University

● Evelyn Zhang, New England College of Optometry

● Sarah Rawlings, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry

● Melynda Gagliardi, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

● Chi Huyen Thi, Nguyen Pacific University College of Optometry

● Jennifer Ashens, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University

● Theresa Tran, Southern California College at Marshall B. Ketchum University

● Sean Adams, Southern College of Optometry

● Julie Song, State University of New York College of Optometry

● Richard Wan, The Ohio State University College of Optometry

● Sonya Apinyavat, University of California Berkeley School of Optometry

● Justin Cloutier, University of Montreal College of Optometry

● Lindsay Snow, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

● Lawrence Nguyen, University of Houston College of Optometry

● Christine James, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry

● Laura Keith, University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry

● Erika Bendert, University of the Incarnate at Rosenberg School of Optometry

● Emily Gottschalk, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science

● Amelene Bartlett, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry