Nov 4, 2017 | Annual Meeting, Messages, President's Insight
VOSH/International hosted its 25th annual meeting on October 14, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Ninety- two people attended a full day of speakers, breakout sessions, exhibitors and networking. There were speakers from around the world including the USA, Canada, Thailand, Vietnam, El Salvador and Nicaragua. These speakers highlighted how VOSH/International and VOSH chapters have truly become an international force for optometry by providing care with local optometry and helping to educate optometry students in new optometry schools. As VOSH moves to collaborates with local optometry and health care, our impact has become greater. Also at the Annual Meeting, there were two awards given for exemplary service. The Humanitarian of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Sandra Bury of Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Bury has been active in VOSH-Illinois since 1995. She participates in both local and international clinic trips and, in addition, Dr. Bury is the mayor of her town. The Harry I. Zeltzer Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Ellis Potter. Dr. Potter has had a lifetime of service as a Boy Scout, Rotarian and Optometrist. Notably, Dr. Potter also became the first ever recipient of the American Academy of Optometry’s Brien Holden Humanitarian Award. He received this award at the 2017 AAO meeting immediately preceding the VOSH/International meeting. To read Dr. Potter’s powerful remarks when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award, please click here. Both Drs. Bury and Potter are classic examples of the people involved in VOSH. People with big hearts that have volunteerism as an essential part of who they are. These two and the other nominees for the Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian of the...
Oct 20, 2017 | Annual Meeting, Messages, Recent VOSH News
VOSH/International presents the prestigious VOSH/INTERNATIONAL DR. HARRY I. ZELTZER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to a person who has been recognized during a lifetime of service to humanity for improving visual welfare through leadership, invention, public health, developing sustainable eye care and furthering the understanding and correction of refractive error. It is not an annual award and meets the highest criteria that exemplifies the spirit of VOSH/International. The Dr. Harry I. Zeltzer Lifetime Achievement Award was presented this year at the 25th VOSH Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on October 14, 2017 to C. Ellis Potter, OD, FAAO, FVI. These are the remarks he made when accepting this prestigious award: This is a huge honor to be not only associated with, but named as a recipient for the Harry Zeltzer Lifetime Achievement Award named after my friend and colleague, Dr. Harry Zeltzer. Harry is one of the greats, a hall of famer for VOSH/International. When I was President, he served not only as VOSH executive director but as a personal mentor and advisor. We had many conversations. I can’t say enough about him as a friend and colleague. I was truly blessed to have his aid and blessed for you to consider me in the same league with him. VOSH/International has come a long way in the last 10-15 years. We have evolved. We have used our International contacts to serve hundreds of thousands of patients in thousands of clinics with thousands of volunteers. We have helped build and support the development of sustainable eye care systems in developing countries. We have improved our administration with an informative web site, using conference...
Oct 2, 2017 | Annual Meeting
VOSH 25th Annual Meeting October 14, 2017 Agenda Speakers and Panelists Awards of Excellence Breakout Sessions...
