
RISING STARS RECEPTION & DR. ED BENNETT CELEBRATION
Saturday, January 18, 2024
3:00-5:30 PM
Gold Room
Horseshoe, Las Vegas
Complimentary Drinks & Appetizers
Join us after GSLS for the Rising Stars Reception to award several deserving recipients of GPLI and CLMA awards, and to celebrate Dr. Ed Bennett’s 37 years as the executive Director of the GP Lens Institute. Please register so we know how many to expect and so we can provide any necessary updates.
The Rising Stars Reception is open to all optometry educators, residents, GPLI Board and Advisory Board members, Rising Stars Sponsors, CLMA members, award winners and their families, attendees of the GPLI Specialty CL Symposium, and friends of Dr. Ed Bennett.
Awards presented:
Thomas E. Anastor GPLI Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Arthur B. Epstein GPLI Award for Excellence in Specialty Contact Lenses and Anterior Segment Disease
Dr. Edward S. Bennett GPLI Educator of the Year
Thomas J. “Tommy” Pham GPLI-NKCF Keratoconus Practitioner of the Year Award
Naomi “Jo” Svochak GP Practitioner of the Year