Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Night of Vision 2008
Robert A. Copeland, Jr., M.D. Honored at
Prevention of Blindness Society Gala
The Prevention of Blindness Society of
Metropolitan Washington honored Robert A. Copeland, Jr., M.D. with the POB’s
Professional Service Award. The award
presentation took place at POB’s annual Night of Vision Gala on
The
Prevention of Blindness Board of Trustees established the Professional Service
Award in 1987 to be given annually to the person who best exemplifies the
spirit of the Society’s mission, and its commitment to the community. Dr.
Copeland was chosen not only for his lifelong public service, but especially
for his many efforts to enhance the lives of patients and their families with
vision challenges.
Past recipients of the Prevention of
Blindness Society’s Professional Service Award are: Paul Gavaris, M.D.; A. Marshall Keys, M.D.;
Raymond Pilkerton, M.D.; Arthur Schwartz, M.D.; Richard A. Falls, M.D.; Martin
Kolsky, M.D.; George Malouf, Sr., M.D.; John F. O’Neill, M.D.; David
Berler, M.D.; Stephen S. Pappas, Sr., M.D.; Walter Patterson, M.D.; William S.
Gilbert, M.D.; Melvin Alper, M.D.; William Glew, M.D.; Lorenz Zimmerman, M.D.;
Claude Cowan, Jr., M.D. and the Cowan Family; H. Herbert Insel, M.D.; Marshall
Parks, M.D.; Joanne Economon, M.D.; Gerald Rogell, M.D.; and Dan Albert, M.D.
For more information, please call (202) 234-1010.
© 2008 Prevention of Blindness Society of the Metropolitan