IAO Officers and Board of Directors
IAO Committees and Responsibilities
IAO Past Presidents
IAO Award Winners

IAO Bylaws

IAO Board Policies

WHO MAY JOIN THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY?

Membership in the Academy is divided into six membership categories:

• FELLOWS: Indiana licensed physicians (M.D. or D.O.) specializing in ophthalmology.
• JUNIOR FELLOWS: Indiana licensed physicians (M.D. or D.O.) practicing ophthalmology for less than 2 years.
• SENIOR FELLOWS: Indiana licensed physicians (M.D. or D.O.) who have reached their 66th birthday and are still practicing ophthalmology.
• RETIRED MEMBERS: Former fellows of the Academy who are retired.
• RESIDENT MEMBERS: Physicians (M.D. or D.O.) who are enrolled in approved ophthalmology residency training programs in the State of Indiana.
• OUT-OF-STATE MEMBERS: Licensed physicians (M.D. or D.O.) specializing in ophthalmology whose primary practice is located in any U.S. state other than Indiana. They shall be actively engaged in the practice of the specialty of ophthalmology in their respective state and must be a member in good standing in the state ophthalmology society where their primary practice is located.

WHO GOVERNS THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY?

The Academy is governed by an elected Board of Directors who are responsible for establishing goals and setting policy. Several committees of the Board serve various program activities. Officers and Board members are elected by the membership at-large during the annual business meeting of the IAO. Committee Chairpersons are appointed by the President of the IAO.

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 IAO 2007-2008 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                    
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IAO COMMITTEES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• MEETING AND PROGRAM - Prepares the program for meetings and prepares any resolutions to be considered at the annual meeting of members.
• EYE INJURY REGISTRY - Coordinates with the U.S. Eye Injury Registry to promote the Indiana Eye Injury Registry regarding documentation of eye injuries.
• EXECUTIVE - Meets monthly to review Academy business.
• LEGISLATIVE - Works with the lobbyist and legislature on proposed rules and bills before the General Assembly and other state regulatory commissions and committees. Disburses PAC moneys.
• MEMBERSHIP - Enlists and recruits qualified persons for active membership, maintains a census of ophthalmologists, and supervises a collection of demographic information regarding Indiana ophthalmologists.
• NOMINATING - Submits a slate of directors and officers for election at each annual meeting of the members.
• PUBLIC RELATIONS - Recommends policy and programs for public outreach and promotes ophthalmology in the state. Maintains a speakers bureau. Coordinates the Diabetes 2000 and Glaucoma 2001 programs.
• HEALTH PLAN RELATIONS - Works with all third party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, to establish appropriate medical policies for services provided by ophthalmologists. Responds to questions from the membership. Addresses problems members are having with third party payers. Responds to questions from membership regarding managed care.
• TECHNOLOGY - Coordination of the IAO website. Advise the IAO on issues of concern to the members regarding technology. Assist with audio-visual needs during the IAO Annual Meeting.

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IAO PAST PRESIDENTS     

     1918      John R. Newcomb, M.D., Indianapolis
     1919      John R. Newcomb, M.D., Indianapolis
     1920      William S. Tomlin, M.D., Indianapolis
     1921      E.J. Lent, M.D., South Bend
     1922      Oscar C. Breitenbach, M.D., Columbus
     1923      D.O. Kearby, M.D., Indianapolis
     1924      C. Norman Howard, M.D., Warsaw
     1925      Bernard J. Larkin, M.D., Indianapolis
     1926      Marcus Ravdin, M.D., Evansville
     1927      Lafayette Page, M.D., Indianapolis
     1927      B.W. Egan, M.D., Logansport 
     1928      C.H. McCaskey, M.D., Indianapolis
     1929      A.E. Bulson, M.D., Ft. Wayne
     1930      H.A. Van Osdal, M.D., Indianapolis
     1931      John Carmack, M.D., Indianapolis
     1932      J.R. Gillium, M.D., Terre Haute
     1933      Robert Masters, M.D., Indianapolis
     1934      J. Kent Leasure, M.D., Indianapolis
     1935      O.G. Brubaker, M.D., North Manchester
     1936      J.R. Dillinger, M.D., French Lick
     1937      W.F. Hughes, M.D., Indianapolis
     1938      E.E. Holland, M.D.
     1939      C.W. Rutherford, M.D., Indianapolis
     1940      Marlow W. Manion, M.D., Indianapolis
     1941      Fred McK. Ruby, M.D., Union City
     1942      Noel S. McBride, M.D., Terre Haute
     1943      Kenneth L. Craft, M.D., Indianapolis
     1944      Orris T. Allen, M.D., Terre Haute
     1945      Claude A. Robison, M.D., Frankfort
     1946      Claude A. Robison, M.D., Frankfort
     1947      W.E. Stewart, M.D., Terre Haute
     1948      Russel A. Sage, M.D., Indianapolis
     1949      Byron Lingeman, M.D., Crawfordsville
     1950      Edwin W. Dyar, M.D., Indianapolis
     1951      J.V. Cassady, M.D., South Bend
     1952      Edmund I. VanBuskirk, M.D., Lafayette
     1953      Myron S. Harding, M.D., Indianapolis
     1954      Robert Smith, M.D., New Castle
     1955      C.P. Clark, M.D., Indianapolis
     1956      John R. Swan, M.D., Indianapolis
     1957      Hugh A. Kuhn, M.D., Hammond
     1958      Richard Good, M.D., Kokomo
     1959      Hershel S. Smith, M.D., Bloomington
     1960     John J. Flick, M.D., Indianapolis
     1961      Ernest L. Dietl, M.D., South Bend
     1962      Guy A. Owsley, M.D., Hartford City
     1963      J. Lawrence Sims, M.D., Indianapolis
     1964      Walter J. Aagesen, M.D., Anderson
     1965      Milton W. Erdel, M.D., Frankfort
     1966     John M. Thompson, M.D., South Bend
     1967      Lewis E. Morrison, M.D., Indianapolis
     1968      M. Richard Harding, M.D., Indianapolis
     1969      David E. Brown, M.D., Indianapolis
     1970      Alvin L. Henry, M.D., Columbus
     1971      George A. Clark, M.D., Indianapolis *
     1972      Kenneth F. Isenogle, M.D., Ft. Wayne
     1973      Robert Rouen, M.D., Elkhart
     1974      J. William Wright, M.D., Indianapolis
     1975      Lee H. Trachtenberg, M.D., Munster *
     1976      Carl B. Sputh, M.D., Indianapolis
     1977      Paul Honan, M.D., Lebanon *
     1978      John Bizal, M.D., Evansville
     1979      Donald P Bixler, M.D., Anderson *
     1980      Camille K. Parker, M.D., Logansport
     1981      Richard C. Boling, M.D., Elkhart
     1982      Daniel R. Evans, M.D., Valparaiso *
     1983      Terry W. Talley, M.D., Evansville *
     1984      Forrest D. Ellis, M.D., Indianapolis *
     1985      Richard J. Houck, M.D., Michigan City *
     1986      James Reid, M.D., Marion *
     1987      D. Dean Cofield, M.D., Bloomington *
     1988      Ralph Stewart, M.D., Vincennes
     1989      Leo Watson, M.D., Kokomo *
     1990      Francis Price, M.D., Indianapolis *
     1991      Francis Price, M.D., Indianapolis *
     1992      James A. Fountain, M.D., Indianapolis *
     1993      William Penland, M.D., Evansville*
     1994      Louis Cantor, M.D., Indianapolis*
     1995      Louis Cantor, M.D., Indianapolis*
     1996      Scott Miller, M.D., Ft. Wayne*
     1997      Scott Miller, M.D., Ft. Wayne*
     1998      C. Kenneth Fischer, M.D., Evansville*
     1999      Douglas Zale, M.D. - Chesterton*
     2000      Douglas Zale, M.D. – Chesterton*
     2001      Daniel Robinson, M.D. - Indianapolis*
     2002      Daniel Robinson, M.D. – Indianapolis*
     2003      Charles McCormick, M.D. - Greenwood*
     2004      Charles McCormick, M.D. – Greenwood*
     2005      Derek Sprunger, M.D. - Indianapolis*
     2006      Derek Sprunger, M.D. – Indianapolis*
     2007      G. Gregory Clark, M.D. - Indianapolis*
     2008      G. Gregory Clark, M.D. - Indianapolis*

* Current members of the Academy

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IAO AWARD WINNERS

The Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology sponsors a number of prestigious annual awards:

The Ophthalmologist of the Year award is granted to an ophthalmologist who has made outstanding contributions to the Academy and enhanced the profession of ophthalmology.

     1992         Ralph Stewart, M.D.
     1993         Duane Flannagan, M.D.
     1994         Paul Honan, M.D.
     1995         John Minturn, M.D.
     1996         Ronald Danis, M.D.
     1997         Louis Cantor, M.D.
     1998         William Whitson, M.D.
     1999         Ruth Goodell, M.D.
     2000         William Penland, M.D.
     2001         Charles O. McCormick, III, M.D.
     2002         C. Kenneth Fischer, M.D.
     2003         Linn Mangano, M.D.
     2004         Donald Wilson, M.D.
     2005         Francis W. Price, Jr., M.D.
     2006         Andrew Tharp, M.D.
     2008         William Penland, M.D.

The Humanitarian Ophthalmologist of the Year award is reserved for the recognition of an ophthalmologist who has made significant contributions to the welfare of others throughout his or her lifetime and who supports the practice of ophthalmology.

     1992        Robert Clark, M.D.
     1993        Forrest Ellis, M.D.
     1994        Matthew Farber, M.D.
     1995        Dana Troyer, M.D.
     1996        David Denny, M.D.
     1997        Eugene Helveston, M.D.
     1998        Ralph Stewart, M.D.
     1999        Gerald Keener, M.D.
     2002        Karen Briggs, D.O.
     2004        Eric Purdy, M.D.
     2005        Matthew Farber, M.D.
     2006       Jonathan Walker, M.D.
     2008       Daniel Robinson, M.D.

Advocate of the Year award is presented to an ophthalmologist or non-ophthalmologist who has made a significant contribution to the promotion of quality eye care in Indiana.

     1992       Sue Hetherington
     1993       Joy Newby
     1994       Louis Lemberger, M.D., PhD
     1995       Michael Abrams & Lou Belch
     1996       Indiana Lions Eyebank
     1997       Scott Tarter
     1999       Richard Feldman, M.D.
     2000       Knights Templar of Indiana
     2001       Kevin Knock
     2002       Prevent Blindness Indiana
     2003       Greg Wilson, M.D.
     2004       Kimberly Williams
     2005       Nina Pick
     2006       Ralph Stewart, M.D.

The Legislator of the Year award is presented to a member of the Indiana General Assembly who has sought to promote quality eye care through the sponsorship of legislation or outstanding support or opposition to proposed legislation.

     1992       Senator Thomas Wyss
     1993       Senator Patricia Miller
     1994       Representative Craig Fry
     1995       Representative Vaneta Becker
     1996       Representative Jeffrey Espich
     1997       Representative Dale Grubb
     1998       Senator Connie Lawson & Senator Vi Simpson
     1999       Representative Brian Bosma
     2000       Representative Charlie Brown
     2001       Representative William Crawford
     2002       Representative Scott Pelath
     2003       Representative Craig Fry
     2005       Representative Tim Brown
     2007       Senator Patricia Miller
     2008       Senator Beverly Gard

The President's Award is presented to deserving individuals at the President's request for either outstanding committee leadership or for other leadership activities.

     1992       Charles McCormick, M.D. & Nicholas Rader, M.D.
     1995       Elaine Hathaway, M.D. &  John Hammond
     1997       Kim Williams
     1999       Eugene Helveston, M.D.
     2008       Robert Yee, M.D.

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