Charity Donaldson was the 2011 winner—and first recipient—of TTP-Ophthalmology’s Dede Sava Service Excellence award. The award was established to honor one ophthalmology department employee each year who consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty and demonstrates a customer-oriented, flexible and responsible focus when accomplishing his/her work. The award was named for Dede Sava, who retired last year after 30 years of service to the ophthalmology department and demonstrated these values consistently in her years with Texas Tech Physicians.