Planning and Awards Review Committee (PARC)
While keeping the ultimate fiduciary responsibility of the Awards Program, the Foundation Board has delegated to the Planning and Awards Review Committee (PARC) the responsibility of reviewing the various applications and recommending which are to be funded, as well as making recommendations about any alterations in the Foundation's Awards Program. PARC is composed of nine voting members and one nonvoting member: Voting members of PARC are selected by the AAOF BOD from recommendations originating from the AAO BOT (through both the AAO COE and AAO COSA), PARC and from the AAOF Board itself. Individuals recommended by either council and nominated by the AAO BOT need not be members of either council. Typically, PARC members serve a maximum of two three-year terms. The Chair and Vice Chair of PARC are both determined by the AAOF BOD. The nonvoting member of PARC, who is designated the AAOF Board Liaison to PARC, is selected by the AAOF BOD from among Foundation Directors. PARC membership for 2024-2025 is Sarandeep S. Huja (SAO/SC - Chair), Sylvia Frazier-Bowers (GLAO/IN - Vice Chair), Veerasathpurush Allareddy (MSO/IL), Peter Buschang (SWSO/TX), Nan Hatch (GLAO/MI), Christine Hong (PCSO/CA), Wellington Rody (NESO/NY), Sumit Yadav (MSO/NE) and Sunil Wadhwa (NESO/NY). Mark Berkman (GLAO) serves as Board Liaison to PARC.
Members of the Planning and Awards review Committee (PARC) at the January 2025 Meeting are shown
front row L/R: Nan Hatch (GLAO/MI); Sylvia Frazier-Bowers (GLAO/IN - Vice Chair); Christine Hong (PCSO/CA);
back row L/R: Peter Buschang (SWSO/TX); Wellington Rody (NESO/NY); Sarandeep Huja (SAO/SC - Chair); Veerasathpurush Allareddy (MSO/IL); Sunil Wadhwa (NESO/NY); Sumit Yadav (MSO/NE)