Poster Award Scholarship

Poster Award Scholarship

Funder: Heart of America Eye Care Congress

Award Amount: $2,000 scholarship per recipient, plus free registration, free travel, and free accommodations at the Heart of America meeting

Program Focus: Recognizes outstanding poster presentations submitted by residents and optometry professionals

Award Details

• Multiple awards available (5 residents selected for 2026 meeting)
• Recipients selected based on highest rankings from poster selection committee
• Includes comprehensive meeting support: free registration, free travel, and free accommodations

Special Recognition

Dr. Larry Stoppel Award for Excellent Poster: One recipient selected for an exceptional poster presentation receives special recognition

2026 Poster Award Winners

1. Katelynn Edwards, OD (Larry Stoppel Award Winner) - Poster: "Diplopia as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic ALK-Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma" - Residency: Nova Southeastern University

2. Anna Beth Harris, OD
- Poster: "Beyond the Usual Suspects: Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient"
- Residency: Indiana University

3. Hannah Walleck, OD
- Poster: "Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Reveals Atrial Septal Defect and Factor V Leiden Mutation in Pediatric Patient"
- Residency: University of Missouri at St. Louis

4. Alexander Rief, OD, MS
- Poster: "Complications of residual rust rings: siderosis and other related manifestations"
- Residency: Northeastern State University - Oklahoma College of Optometry

5. Juliann Rados, OD
- Poster: "Compressive Optic Neuropathy: Not Always What Meets the Eye"
- Residency: Northeastern State University - Oklahoma College of Optometry

Contact

Email: president@hoaecc.org