HR 526 Summary

• Commends Dr. Rob Pate for being selected as the American Optometric Association's Young Optometrist of the Year, with the honor to be received at Optometry's Meeting in Philadelphia on June 25, 2014.

• Recognizes Dr. Pate's distinguished optometry career and leadership roles, including serving as chairman of the InfantSee Committee in 2012, legislative keyperson in 2010, and President of the Birmingham Area Optometric Society.

• Honors his extensive volunteer work with Alabama Special Olympics since 2012, where he chairs the Eyecare Section and organizes eye exams at the state games on the Troy University campus.

• Acknowledges his involvement with local schools as team optometrist for Spain Park and Hoover middle and high school athletes, and as a preceptor for the Hoover High School Science Academy.

• Recognizes his authorship of "A Tiger's Walk: Memoirs of an Auburn Football Player," his media presence including a weekly radio show and bi-weekly sports column, and his service as an ordained Deacon and Rotary Club member.