2009 Tamarack Prize
OPERF Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation
First Tamarack Award Recipient Named
Gary Horton, CO, FAAOP has been awarded the first Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Orthotic Science and Practice. Mr. Horton will be presented with his prize of $10,000 at the Academy's 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium's Opening Session mis Thursday. March 5th at 8 am in Grand Ballroom A B. This prize is awarded by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation.
Gary Horton has been a certified orthotist for more than 30 years and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, a member of the International Society of Prostheusis and Orthotists, and is currently President of the Arkansas State Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.
Gary is President and CEO of Horton's Orthotic Lab, Inc. and Horton Technology, Inc. and was recently appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to serve as Vice-Chair of the Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Advisory Board. This board oversees licensure in Arkansas.
Horton has founded several community events for children with physical disabilities. He was presented with the Clinical Creativity Award from the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists in 2003.
The OPERF's Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Orthotic Science and Practice is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the practice and understanding of orthotics science within the last five years. Ideal candidates are those who have a history of clinical care, scientific research, and peer-reviewed publication in the orthotics profession and/or industry.
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