Dr. Howard Woolf Honored with the Mel Waxman Award

BALTIMORE — Dr. Howard Woolf of Pasadena was presented with the Mel Waxman Award at the Maryland Optometric Association's (MOA) 2006 Awards lunch on November 12 held at the exclusive Hyatt Regency Baltimore in downtown Baltimore. The awards lunch is part of the MOA's annual Convention and Education Forum.

Dr. Woolf was honored for his dedicated and loyal service to the optometric profession and to the Maryland Optometric Association. He was most notably recognized for his long-term service to the association and for his role in promoting the optometric profession throughout Maryland.

The convention was a successful weekend that treated participants to educational courses, networking opportunities with fellow professionals, and prestigious guest speakers that discussed the latest updates on various topics in the Optometric profession.

The MOA is a non-profit professional association dedicated to providing its members with the resources necessary to deliver the highest standard of professional eye care to the citizens of Maryland. It is the leader in providing continuing education for doctors of optometry and the "Voice of Optometry" before the Maryland General Assembly and the Board of Optometric Examiners.