The Patricia Aiken-O’Neill (PAO) Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship to provide funds for an eye bank staff member to attend the EBAA Annual Meeting. EBAA will provide airfare, meeting registration and lodging (up to $2,000) to the recipient. This scholarship honors Patricia Aiken-O’Neill, who served as EBAA President and CEO from 1990-2011.
Scholarship Includes
EBAA will cover the following expenses of the recipient to attend the Annual Meeting (up to $2000).
- Annual Meeting Registration (including Social Event)
- Airfare
- Lodging
Nomination Criteria
- Nominees must be employed at least part-time at an EBAA member eye bank.
- Nominations must be made by the eye bank’s Executive Director
- Only one nomination per eye bank may be submitted
- Submit a complete nomination, including a personal statement from the nominee
Deadline to submit nomination: March 8
Previous Patricia Aiken-O’Neill Awardee
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Christina Mai
Quality Assurance Director
Envision
“I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the EBAA Board of Directors and the honorable Pat Aiken O’Neil Scholarship. As the 2024 recipient, I was given the opportunity to attend my first EBAA convention in person. Since 2020, I have viewed fellow EBAA members and Board of Directors on innumerable webinars, Town Hall Meetings, Community Chats and presentations, and finally getting to be face-to-face with all of these familiar faces and eye banking celebrities was a true honor.
The convention allowed participation in conversations with all eye bank professions, sharing ideas, networking and engaging in imperative discussion to related issues. Diverse content was offered and presented throughout, and the evenings offered additional social engagement with lively venues encompassing great food and company.
The in-person experience enhanced clarity to a better understanding of topics, while giving perspective to the questions and concerns surrounding the sphere of eye banking. During this invaluable time, not only was I able to develop and strengthen my eye bank knowledge, I was able to recalibrate and refine my role as Quality Assurance Director for Envision and as a proud member of the Eye Bank Association of America.”