EBAA is accepting nominations for the 2022 Leonard Heise Award.
The Leonard Heise Award is presented to non-medical eye bankers in recognition of their outstanding devotion to the Eye Bank Association of America’s mission to #RestoreSight worldwide. Recipients exemplify the precepts of Leonard Heise, a major contributor to the fight against blindness and one of the EBAA’s founders. This award is given annually during the Annual Meeting.
Criteria includes:
- Nominee must have been associated with an EBAA accredited eye bank for at least 10 years.
- Nominee must have made significant contributions to eye banking at a national and/or international level, as well as at a local level.
- The nomination must be supported with a letter from at least one of the following from the nominee’s eye bank: Board President, Executive Director and/or Medical Director.
- Individual’s local, national and international contributions to the EBAA and eye banking must be noted in the nomination.
The nomination deadline is Friday, August 12, 2022.
If you know a deserving individual who has made tremendous contributions to the eye banking community and the restoration of sight, nominate them today!