CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP In 1979, Randall J Olson, MD, became the sole physician at the University of Utah’s Division of Ophthalmology in the Department of Surgery. Today, little more than 40 years later, the Moran Eye Center serves as the largest ophthalmology clinical care and research facility in the Mountain West, with nationally ranked residency, clinical care, and research programs. “With your support over the past 40 years, we’ve gone from a one-person team to a 500-person powerhouse— and we’re not looking to stop anytime soon,” said Olson. Hundreds gathered in October 2019 to celebrate Dr. Olson’s visionary leadership and to kick off a 40 Years Forward campaign to grow Moran’s endowment and raise funds for a new research facility to support efforts to eradicate blinding eye diseases. From left, Mark Huntsman, Randall J and Ruth Olson, Karen Huntsman, and David Huntsman.
Watch a video about Dr. Olson’s 40 years of leadership and learn more about the fundraising campaign at healthcare.utah.edu/moran/giving.
From left, Tony Sweet, Kathie and Mark Miller.
From left, Jill Hageman, Jerry and Claudia Howells, Randall J and Ruth Olson, and Spencer F. Eccles.
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