[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 66 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E966]
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                     CENTENNIAL CONGRESS OF THE AOA

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 16, 1997

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, thousands of doctors of optometry will be 
convening in St. Louis, Missouri on June 11-15, 1997 to celebrate the 
Centennial Congress of the American Optometric Association [AOA]. 
During the proceedings of this annual convention, Dr. Michael D. Jones 
of Athens, TN, will be sworn in for the 1997-98 term as the 
association's 76th president. I would like to take a few moments to 
congratulate Dr. Jones on achieving this high honor and to commend him 
for his professional and civic achievement.
  Dr. Jones is a graduate of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, 
TN, and has practiced optometry in Athens since 1971. He is a past 
president of the Tennessee Optometric Association and the Hiwassee 
Optometric Society. In 1992, Dr. Jones was honored as Tennessee's 
Optometrist of the Year. And, in 1993, he was named Optometrist of the 
South.
  In Athens, Dr. Jones has served as president of the Kiwanis Club, 
treasurer of the Jaycees, and on the boards of the United Fund and the 
YMCA. He also founded the community's Explorer Scouts program of the 
Boy Scouts of America.
  Dr. Jones was first elected to the AOA's board of trustees in 1992 
and has served the board in a number of capacities. The AOA is the 
professional society for the Nation's 31,000 optometrists. As 
president, Dr. Jones will lead the association in working to improve 
vision care in the United States.
  Dr. Mike Jones has distinguished himself as an outstanding leader. I 
join his many friends and colleagues in offering him best wishes for a 
successful term as president of the AOA.

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