J. James Thimons

Background

Thimons, J. James was born on October 28, 1951 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph James and Patricia Mae (O'Donell) Thimons.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1973; D Optometry, Ohio State University, 1978.

Career

Extern, VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio., 1977; resident hospital optometry, VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio., 1978-1979; chief optometry section, VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio., 1979-1985; research assistant College Optometry, Ohio State University, 1977-1978; center director, Omni Eye Superior vena cava syndrome, Fairfax, Virginia, 1985-1988; department chairman clinical science, director professional services, State College Optometry, State University of New York, since 1988; director externship programs, medical care international consultant, State College Optometry, State University of New York, since 1988; associate professor, State College Optometry, State University of New York, since 1988. Adjunct clinical faculty College Optometry, Ohio State University, 1979-1986. Director VA optometry residency program, 1979-1986.

Director optometry extern program Ohio State University, 1979-1986. Adjunct associate clinical professor State College Optometry, State University of New York, 1985-1988, College Optometry, Indiana U. 1986-1988, Pennsylvania College Optometry,1986-1988. Affiliate professor School Optometry, Inter American U. P.R., 1997, College Optometry, Pacific U., since 1995.

Consultant Council Optometric Education, since 1989, Idaho Optometric Association, 1990, New Jersey Optometric Association, 1990, Nevada Optometric Association, 1995, Maryland. Optometric Association, 1994-1995, Virginia Optometric Association, 1996, Connecticut Optometric Association, since 1997. Director Office Continued Profl.Edn., since 1992.

Vice president clinical affairs Twenty-Twenty Laser Centers, 1992-1996. Member optometric advisory board Storz, since 1993, Chemical Industries Basel, since 1993, Alcon, since 1994, Eagle Vision, since 1997. Board directors The Laser Center, since 1996.

Member of advisory board Southern Congress American, since 1997. Secretary Ohio Hypertension Coordinating Council, 1984-1985. Regional consultant Clinical Council Optometric Care, since 1985.

Board advisors SECO, since 1991, the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, since 1992. Member Task Force on Professional Activities, since 1994.

Achievements

• J. James Thimons has been listed as a noteworthy Optometrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Optometry (exhibits committee 1994-1996). Member American Optometric Association (new technical committee 1990-1996, chairman Civil Engineering congress committee since 1997), OhioOptometric Association (chair interprofessional relations committee 1983-1986), National Association VA Optometrists (secretary 1983-1985), New York State Optometric Association (primary care committee since 1988, therapeutics committee since 1989, chairman college relations committee since 1989, leadership award, distinguished service award), Connecticut Optometric Association (therapuetics committee since 1989, president award), Prentice Society, National Glaucoma Foundation, Beta Sigma Kappa.

Connections

Married Margaret Eileen McGinn, March 16, 1974. Children: Colin, Reilly, Keegan.

Father:

Joseph James Thimons

Mother:

Patricia Mae (O'Donell) Thimons

Spouse:

Margaret Eileen McGinn

child:

Colin Thimons

child:

Reilly Thimons

child:

Keegan Thimons