Athens, Tenn., optometrist elected vice president of national organization.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1995--Michael D. Jones, O.D., of Athens, Tenn., was elected vice president of the American Optometric Association today.

The election of Dr. Jones and other officers and trustees for the 1995-96 year came at the close of the 31,000-member organization's annual meeting in Nashville.

Dr. Jones was first elected to the American Optometric Association's board in 1992, after holding various appointive positions within the organization, headquartered in St. Louis.

Engaged in the private practice of optometry in Athens since 1971, Dr. Jones also is an adjunct professor at the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis and is on the staff at Woods Memorial Hospital. He is a past president of the Tennessee Optometric Association and the Hiwassee Optometric Society and has served on the board of the Southern Council of Optometrists.

In Athens, he has served as president of the Kiwanis Club, treasurer of the Jaycees and on the board of the YMCA. He has also worked with the United Fund.

In 1992, Dr. Jones was named Tennessee's Optometrist of the Year, and in 1993 he was honored as Optometrist of the South. Both awards recognized his significant contributions to his community, his profession and the visual welfare of others.

CONTACT: American Optometric Association, St. Louis

Charlotte Rancilio, 314/991-4100