Awards Committee
Description
The Awards Committee (AWD) solicits and reviews nominations annually for ARVO awards. AWD consists of one member from each Scientific Section to ensure there is adequate coverage of all relevant research fields. Committee members are past awardees, past Board members, or members distinguished in their field and include at least one former Cogan Award recipient and at least two former Proctor/Friedenwald Award recipients.
Activities
- Review and rank nominations.
- Evaluate the awards program to ensure that new trends in the field are addressed.
- Chair reports to the Board of Trustees on the Committee's recommendations of top candidates for the awards at one of the two board meetings held during the ARVO Annual Meeting.
Meetings
The committee as a whole meets during the ARVO Annual Meeting and conducts business via ARVOConnect and e-mail and if needed by conference call during the year.
How to Apply - application period opens December 2021
To be considered, please submit an online application consisting of an application statement, plus detail of past ARVO service and/or experience. It is recommended that individuals:
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- Invest time in their application
- Make sure their member information is updated and accurate in ARVOConnect
Applications will be accepted from December 2021 through January 2022 (ex officio AWD members do not participate in the evaluation of the nominees or in voting). The ARVO President-elect will make appointments in February/March for the term beginning in May 2022 (additional details will be announced at a later date). Length of committee service is four years.
Roster
Chair and CO Representative
Juana Gallar, MD, PhD, FARVO
Section: Cornea
Universidad Miguel Hernandez-CSIC
San Juan de Alicante , Spain
Term: 05/07/2020 - 05/05/2022
BI Representative
Anneke I. Den Hollander, PhD
Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center
Nijmegen , Netherlands
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/05/2022
PH Representative
Catherine A. Opere, PhD
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
Creighton University
Omaha , Neb.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/05/2022
RE Representative
Wolfgang Drexler, PhD, FARVO
Section: Retina
Medical University Vienna
Vienna , Austria
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/05/2022
RC Representative
Enrica Strettoi, PhD
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
CNR Neuroscience Institute
Pisa , Italy
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/05/2022
CL Representative
Rohit Varma, MPH, MD, FARVO
Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
University of Southern California
Los Angeles , Calif.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/05/2022
EY Representative
Nicholas Volpe, MD
Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
Northwestern University
Chicago , Ill.
Term: 05/02/2019 - 04/27/2023
GL Representative
Kevin Schey, PhD
Section: Glaucoma
Vanderbilt University
Nashville , Tenn.
Term: 05/07/2020 - 05/05/2024
AP Representative
Jacob Pe'er, MD, FARVO
Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem , Israel
Term: 05/07/2020 - 05/09/2024
IM Representative
Mary Marquart, PhD, FARVO
Section: Immunology and Microbiology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson , Miss.
Term: 05/07/2021 - 05/09/2026
VI Representative
Susana Marcos, PhD, FARVO
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
Institute of Optics (CSIC)/Instituto de Optica, CSIC
Madrid , Spain
Term: 05/07/2021 - 05/09/2026
VN Representative
Jonathan Demb, PhD
Section: Visual Neuroscience
Yale University
New Haven , Conn.
Term: 05/07/2021 - 05/09/2026
Trustee Liaison
Louis R. Pasquale, MD, FARVO
Harvard Medical School
Boston , Mass.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/04/2023
Trustee Liaison
Patricia D'Amore, MBA, PhD, FARVO
Retinal Cell Biology
Schepens Eye Research Institute - Massachessetts Eye and Ear
Boston , Mass.
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/07/2024
Ex-officio
Stephen C Pflugfelder, MD, FARVO
Section: Cornea
Baylor University College of Medicine
Houston , Tex.
Term: 05/07/2021 - 05/05/2022
Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE
ARVO
Executive Director
Staff Committee Liaison
Kerin Miller
ARVO
Manager, Program Administration