Larry A. Spitzberg

Background

Spitzberg, Larry A. was born on November 13, 1944 in New York City. Son of Julius and Edith (Brown) Spitzberg.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic, 1966; Master of Arts, Rice U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice U., 1971; OD, U. Houston, 1985.

Career

Senior optical engineer, American Optical Corporation, Southbridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1974; manager, Optical Sciences Group, San Rafael, California, 1974-1975; vice president, co-owner, Lastec Plastics, Inc., Houston, 1975-1982; treasurer, co-owner, Labbco, Inc., Houston, 1975-1982; president, principal investigator, Optical Designs, Inc., Houston, since 1986; clinician, Houston Lighthouse, U. Houston Vision Rehabilitation Clinic, Houston, since 1986; private practice, Houston, since 1986.

Achievements

• Larry A. Spitzberg has been listed as a noteworthy company executive, optometrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Teacher, board directors Board Education I. Weiner Jewish Secondary School, Houston, 1976-1986. Fellow American Academy Optometry. Member American Optometric Association (chair elect low vision section 1991-1993), Texas Optometric Association, Rotary.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, collecting antique globes and maps, collectin minerals and fossils.

Connections

Married Alicia Leff, June 8, 1968 (divorced June 1982). Children: Jeremy, Tracy. Married Frances Rose Freid, February 7, 1987.

Father:

Julius Spitzberg

Mother:

Edith (Brown) Spitzberg

Spouse:

Frances Rose Freid

Spouse:

Alicia Leff

child:

Jeremy Spitzberg

child:

Tracy Spitzberg