Borish Scholars Program
Awarding excellence through the Borish Scholars Program
The Borish Scholars Program was created in 2015 and named in honor of the legendary clinician-scientist, Dr. Irv Borish, one of the founding members of the Indiana University School of Optometry.
Scholars are invited to lecture at Indiana University, typically occuring during the weekly Oxyopia Vision Science Seminar. Individual and group interaction with faculty and students is emphasized during the visit.
Nominations
Borish Distinguished Scholars are nominated by IU School of Optometry faculty and chosen by the Borish Scholars Selection Committee.
Each year, up to six scholars are selected based on their research and scholarly contributions related to vision, patient care, clinical research, and IUSO's mission and education.
Past Distinguished Borish Scholars
2023 - 2024
- Velia M. Fowler, Ph.D., University of Delaware
- Mickey Goldberg, Ph.D., Columbia University Medical Center
2022 - 2023
- Alfredo Dubra, Ph.D., Stanford University
- Donald Mutti, OD, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
- Michael Twa, OD, Ph.D., Houston College of Optometry
- John Flanagan, Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
2021 - 2022
- Crawford Downs, Ph.D., University of Alabama
- Edward Callaway, Ph.D., The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Richard Mathias, Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook
- Christina Master, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
2020 - 2021
- Due to COVID, there were no recipients this year
2019 - 2020
- Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D., UT Southwestern University
- Scott Stevenson, Ph.D., University of Houston, College of Optometry
- Laurie Wilcox, Ph.D., York University
- Earl Smith, O.D., Ph.D., University of Houston, College of Optometry
- Ed Callaway, Ph.D., Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D., UT Southwestern University
- Scott Stevenson, Ph.D., University of Houston, College of Optometry
- Laurie Wilcox, Ph.D., York University
- Earl Smith, O.D., Ph.D., University of Houston, College of Optometry
- Ed Callaway, Ph.D., Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2018 - 2019
- Charles Lin, Ph.D., Harvard University
- Robert Massof, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
- Christine Wildsoet, O.D., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
- Randolph Blake, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
2017–2018
- Robert Marc, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Utah
- Deborah Ferrington, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University, Casey Eye Institute
- Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham
2016 – 2017
- Christine A. Curcio, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Artur Cideciyan, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Paul Gamlin, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Martin S. Banks, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
- Nancy McNamara, O.D., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; University of California San Francisco
2015 – 2016
- Eli Peli, M.Sc., O.D., Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute
- Bruce Cumming, M.D., Ph.D., National Eye Institute
- Timothy Kern, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
- Gordon Legge, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- Susana Marcos, Ph.D., Instituto de Optica, CSIC