Iowa Eye Association News Sept, 2001. Series 2, no. 36.

University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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Symposium to Honor Dr. William E. Scott

A symposium honoring William E. Scott, MD, will be held during the 2002 Iowa Eye Association Annual Meeting, June 13-15. Dr. Scott is Professor and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service at the University of Iowa. Alumni, colleagues, and friends will be invited to participate in the symposium that will discuss the latest discoveries and treatments in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. Dr. Scott will deliver the Braley Lecture.

Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology

TheWilliam E. Scott Chair for Education in Pediatric Ophthalmology was announced at the 2001 Iowa Eye Association Annual Meeting. The chair was made possible by an anonymous gift of $1.6 million. The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences plans to increase the endowment fund to $2 million with gifts from friends, alumni, and patients.

"This generous gift will make it possible for the department to expand its already renowned program in education and research for preventing blindness in children," said Thomas A. Weingeist, PhD, MD, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. The endowment will help to support pediatric ophthalmology in the department's curriculum and will ensure that there is money to do research and to recruit faculty in pediatric ophthalmology. The department is now recruiting additional faculty.

The first recipient of the William E. Scott Chair for Education in Pediatric Ophthalmology will be announced at a later date. Dr. Scott plans to retire by July 2002. He will continue teaching in an emeritus role.

• The William E. Scott Chair for Education in Pediatric Ophthalmology Endowment