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Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, received the 2020 Mildred Weisenfeld Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The honor recognizes distinguished scholarly contributions to the clinical practice of ophthalmology in memory of Weisenfeld, who suffered from retinitis pigmentosa and founded the Fight for Sight charity in 1946 to fund eye and vision research. Bernstein will present the Weisenfeld Award Lecture at the ARVO annual meeting in May 2020.
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, is now a distinguished professor of ophthalmology at the University of Utah. The rank honors selected individuals whose achievements exemplify the highest goals of scholarship, as demonstrated by recognition accorded to them from peers with national and international stature, and whose record includes evidence of a high dedication to teaching as demonstrated by recognition accorded to them by students and/or colleagues. Hartnett also received the 2019 Paul Kayser/Retina Research Foundation Global Award for her efforts to develop a better treatment for retinopathy of prematurity, the leading cause of childhood vision loss and blindness. The award, bestowed once every two years, includes a $20,000 honorarium for Hartnett and $30,000 for Moran.
Randall J Olson, MD, received a 2019 Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology for his contributions in Academia and Research. Governor Gary R. Herbert, along with the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, pays tribute each year to outstanding innovators in several categories. “I congratulate each of this year’s medal winners, and I would like to thank them for their contribution to technology innovation in Utah,” said Gov. Herbert. “It is contributions like these that keep Utah at the forefront of technology innovation and ensure we have a diverse economy that can weather any economic storm.” Former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt was the keynote speaker at the annual Utah Technology Innovation Summit, which included the medals presentation. From left, former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt and Randall J Olson.
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