NMOA Awardees Past & Present
NMOA Optometrist of the Year Award
- 2000Craig Clatanoff
- 2001Frank Chinisci
- 2002Dwight Thibodeaux
- 2003DC Dean
- 2004Jennifer Planitz
- 2005Terry Marquardt
- 2006Luke Otero
- 2007Bobby Jarrell
- 2008Dwight Thibodeaux
- 2009Jane Compton
- 2010Tom Arvas
- 2011Brooks Alldredge
- 2012Lynn Davis
- 2013Alissa Irons
- 2014DC Dean
- 2015Randy Briggs
- 2016Robert Vander Meer
- 2017Daniel Mayes
- 2018Mamie Chan
- 2019David Magnus
- 2022Brandon Hicks
- 2023Steve Berry
- 2024Amanda Colburn
- 2025Angela Morgan
- 2026Dwight Thibodeaux
NMOA Glenn Stone, OD / Howard McDonald, OD Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2000Terry Marquardt
- 2001Jack Felter
- 2002Tom Arvas
- 2003Charles Harvey
- 2004Don Leach
- 2005Maurice Geldert
- 2006Mike Coon
- 2007Tony Chan
- 2008James Simnacher
- 2009Bill Jones
- 2010Robert Vander Meer
- 2011Dana McQuinn
- 2012Richard Zobel
- 2013Robert Jarrell
- 2014William Hall
- 2015William Jones
- 2016Jane Compton
- 2017Jeffery Bowers
- 2018James Mayes
- 2019Jennifer Planitz
- 2022Dwight Thibodeaux
- 2023Lynn Davis
- 2024Jay Folkman
- 2025Craig Clatanoff
- 2026Mamie Chan
NMOA Young Optometrist of the Year Award
- 2005Wende Waggoner
- 2006Bobby Jarrell
- 2007Alissa Irons
- 2008Nate Roland
- 2009Mamie Chan
- 2010Brent Shelley
- 2011Andrea Bethel
- 2012Daniel Mayes
- 2013Sarah Bortz
- 2014Jessica Giron
- 2015Kelly Cyr
- 2016Brandon Hicks
- 2017Erin Byrne
- 2018Amanda Colburn
- 2019Jamie Dunn
- 2022Nicolette Estrada
- 2023Spencer Franz
- 2024Micayla Fisher-Ives
- 2025Derek Clifton
- 2026Shane Benally
NMOA Optometry In Action Award
- 2005Jennifer Planitz
- 2006Alice Baumstark
- 2007Adrian Tenorio
- 2008Andrea Bethel
- 2009Brent Shelley
- 2010Jim Etre
- 2011Lynn Davis
- 2012Jane Compton
- 2013Robert Ratzlaff
- 2014Steve Berry
- 2015Nate Roland
- 2016Deborah Moy
- 2017Drs. Hamashige & Meneakis
- 2018Richard Zobel
- 2019Lisa Shin
- 2022Craig Clatanoff
- 2023Sacia Jacobi-Garcia
- 2024Amanda Estrada
- 2025Dwight Thibodeaux and Erika Anderson
- 2026Tracy Ho
NMOA Mikela Kwan, OD Memorial Legislative Award
- 2006Tom Arvas
- 2007Mikela Kwan and Diana Hamm
- 2008Yvonne McCloskey
- 2009Thomas Paz
- 2010Sean Hamashige
- 2011Donald Leach
- 2012Jay Folkman
- 2013William Jones
- 2014Jennifer Planitz
- 2015Alissa Irson and Dwight Thibodeaux
- 2016Craig Clatanoff
- 2017Lynn Davis
- 2018Bobby Jarrell
- 2019Tom Arvas
- 2022Jane Compton
- 2023Mamie Chan
- 2024Brent Shelley
- 2025Sarah Bortz and Paul Tachau
- 2026Spencer Franz and Derek Clifton
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