Gary Horton, CO, LO, FAAOP has been awarded the first Tamarack Prize for outstanding contributions to orthotic science and practice by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF). He was presented with a $10,000 prize March 5 at the opening session of the annual meeting and scientific symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy). The Tamarack Prize is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the practice and understanding of orthotic science within the past five years and who has a history of clinical care, scientific research, and peer-reviewed publication in the orthotics profession. Horton is president and CEO of Horton’s Orthotic Lab and Horton Technology, both of Little Rock, Arkansas, and has been a certified orthotist for more than 30 years.
