History

Founding Board Members

President: Greg DeNaeyer

Vice President: Christine Sindt

Secretary: Bruce Baldwin

Treasurer: Jason Jedlicka

Public Education Committee Chair: Muriel Schornack

Fellowship Chair: Mindy Toabe

International Chair: Eef Van der Worp

 

Past Presidents:

2010-2011 Greg DeNaeyer

2012 Christine Sindt

2013 Bruce Baldwin

2014 Jason Jedlicka

2015 Muriel Schornack

2016 Melissa Barnett

2017 Mindy Toabe

2018 Stephanie Woo

2019 Pam Satjawatcharaphong

2020 Karen Lee

2021 Maria Walker

2022 Daniel G. Fuller

2023 Rob Ensley

2024 Matthew Kauffman

 

SLS Fellow of the Year

 Ten years after inception, the inaugural Fellow of the Year award was co-presented to two of the organization’s founders, Dr’s Greg DeNaeyer and Christine Sindt. The annual award is presented at the SLS reception at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS)

2019 Greg DeNaeyer & Christine Sindt

2020 Lynette Johns

2021 Not awarded – COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 Muriel Schornack

2023 Jason Jedlicka

2024 Melissa Barnett

2025 Stephanie Woo