SAN FRANCISCO – The American Academy of Ophthalmology is pleased to announce that Debra Rosencrance, the Academy’s Vice President of Meetings and Exhibits, has been named the Meeting Professional Honoree for 2008 by the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), the meeting industry’s leading association. The Meeting Professional Honoree Award is the most prestigious award given by the PCMA and honors individuals based on their exceptional lifetime accomplishments as industry leaders. Rosencrance was among the award winners honored at a PCMA dinner held in Washington, D.C. on April 2.

“I am very excited to be receiving this prestigious award from the PCMA,” said Rosencrance, “It’s an honor to be singled out by my peers for work that I enjoy doing so much.”

Rosencrance has been the vice president of meetings and exhibits for the Academy since 1997, having joined the Academy eleven years earlier. In her current position, Rosencrance manages and supervises all aspects of the third largest medical meeting in the United States, with over 26,000 attendees. As a member of PCMA, Rosencrance served on the Board of Directors from 2001 - 2003. She has participated on numerous PCMA committees and taskforces, and has been extremely active within the Northern California Chapter, serving a term as president in 1999.

“Debra has without question earned this honor because of her passion for her work,” said H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., MD, executive vice president for the Academy. “There is no one more fitting than Debra to receive this award. Her dedication has contributed enormously to the success of our meetings.”

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