OSU’s Dr. Earley Wins AOA Educator of the Year Award

Dr. Michael Earley, Professor of Clinical Optometry and Assistant Dean for Clinical Services at The Ohio State University College of Optometry, received this year’s American Optometric Association Educator of the Year award. Dr. Earley is known as a favorite instructor among optometry students, who devote Facebook pages to his witty quips and quotes. He has received numerous other awards, including The Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, and he has been inducted into Ohio State’s Academy of Teaching.

Dr. Michael Earley, right, accepts the AOA’s Educator of the Year award from Immediate Past President Dr. Ronald L. Hopping.

Dr. Michael Earley, right, accepts the AOA’s Educator of
the Year award from Immediate Past President Dr. Ronald L.
Hopping.