2012 Harvey Yamamoto Scholarship Award Opens for Entries from Senior Optometry Students

The AOS has announced that it is once again awarding one senior optometry student a monetary award of $1000. The winning student will be announced during the next annual CE meeting in Scottsdale, AZ,  February 24-26, 2012.  The award honors Dr. Harvey Yamamoto and his lifelong commitment to the profession of optometry.

The award is based on an original essay of not more than 1500 words highlighting what the student feels is the biggest challenge(s) to optometry and how they plan to address it (them).

The recipient will receive transportation, hotel room, a year's paid membership in the American Optometric Society in addition to the $1000. All entries must be submitted by February 1, 2012 and the decision of the judges is final.

The American Optometric Society is an optometrist only professional association, where every member doctor has an electronic ballot and vote on all substantive issues including elections of officers. This is in stark contrast to other optometric organizations wherein a select few make all the decisions. We welcome student membership, and it is free until the year after you graduate from optometry school or residency training. As a student member you will receive regular updates on our activities, learn helpful hints on coding and billing, obtain important information regarding Board Certification useful to young practitioners and much more. Surf our website and see what we are about. Then join the American Optometric Society by following this link:  Register as a Student Member.

To send in your entry towards the 2012 scholarship, please email a PDF of your essay submission with all contact information to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .