Drs. Awards and Associations at ECO
Dr. Scott Gittins:
- AOA member
- COA member
- Sacramento Valley Optometric Society member.
- Expert examiner for California state board examiners
- Placer Herald's 'Best of the Best' award in 2017 for Best Optometrist
Dr. Randall Fuerst:
- SVOS -- (president in 1991 and 2012)
- Fellow, American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)
- AOA
- American Optometric Association, Cornea and Contact Lens Section Chair (2012)
- Ocugenics, LLC president -- an ophthalmic technology company
- California Optometric Assn
- COA Young Optometrist of the Year 1991
- National Academy of Sports Vision (NASV) Optometrist of the year 1993
- Speakers' Bureau - Alcon, Allergan, Bausch & Lomb, Aspire,
- Medical Advisory Board Member, Alcon Surgical (2002-2006)
- Holder of four patents
- Member, Society of EyeCare Specialists
- CEO, Pacific Laser Eye Centers Management Group, Inc (2000-2008)
Dr. Palmer Lee:
- Young OD of the year for California, 1980
- Sacramento Valley Optometric Association President 1981 and 2013
- Editor of the Californian Optometric Journal 1990-2005, the Journal won several national awards during this time.
- Director of the Sacramento Society for the Blind low vision clinic, which was honored but the city of Sacramento in 1995.
- Published several articles in national magazines as well as lectured to numerous groups around the country on Eye Care.
Dr. Larry Larson:
- American Optometric Association
- California Optometric Association
- Sacramento Valley Optometric Society
- Vision One Credit Union Board of Supervisors
- Ridgeview Homeowners Association board member
- Northwest-Northern Award given for clinical excellence at graduation from Optometry School
Dr. John Coen:
- Member of the AOA
- Member of the California Optometric Association
Dr. Joseph Y. Lilley:
- American Optometric Association
- California Optometric Association
- Sacramento Valley Optometric Society
- Board Member, Director of Public Relations, 1979 – 1980
- President-Elect, 1980-1981
- National Eye Research Foundation, International
- Orthokeratology Section
- Board Certification Orthokeratology, 1975
- Board Member, 1975-1985
- Director, Student Membership, 1976-1978
- Director, Professional Education, 1978-1980
- Western Orthokeratology Society
- Board Member, 1976-1990
- Charter Member, Contact Lens Section, AOA
- Orthokeratology Section
- San Diego Optometric Society, Director of Public Information & Education, 1978-1979
- Revlon Vision Care award for “Outstanding Achievement in Lens Design”, 1982-1982
Dr. Linda Rappa:
- Sacramento Valley Optometric Society , member 2006 - present
- California Optometric Association, member 2006- present
- American Optometric Association, member 2004 -present
- On Board of Sacrmento Valley Optometric Society:
- 2007 - 2009 Board Director
- 2007 - 2010 Chair of the society's annual Tahoe symposium
- 2009 - 2010 President Elect
- 2010 - 2011 President
- 2011 - 2012 Immediate past president
- 2013 - present Secretary and Education committee chair
- 2010 Organization committee for Presidents' Council
- California Vision Foundation-2009 - 2012
- California Optometric Association's Young Optometrist of the Year (2010)
- Sacramento Valley Optometric Society's Outstanding Service Award (2010)
- MES Vision Certificate of Excellence (2009 – 2012)
