Visions Winter 2017

SCOVISIONS SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY ALUMNI MAGAZINE | WINTER 2017

Engagement COMMUNITY

This past year, SCO provided uncompensated care valued at more than $1.8 million. Why? SCO is uniquely positioned to help patients in need of eyecare services while expanding the quantity and quality of our patient care encounters to our interns. It’s a privilege to help others in the process of educating our students.

Your support of SCO allows the college to provide our students with a rigorous academic and clinical education that they need in order to thrive as 21st century practitioners.

Make your contribution at sco.edu/donate.

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INSIDE Leadership Message.........................................4

Thank-a-Donor Day...........................................5

New and Improved SCO Debuts Expanded Fourth Floor........................

Going Global Recent Graduate Makes a Difference in Guatemala................................................................

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SCO President Emeritus Billy Cochran, OD ’68, returned to campus to speak at Orientation for the Class of 2021. Dr. Cochran shared SCO history and advances made by the profession in recent decades.

8 Look for SCO at these upcoming events…

Homecoming 2017 Coverage.............

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Class Notes........................................................................ 14

January 9-10

State Day | SCO Campus Memphis, TN

February 28March 4 SECO Atlanta, GA

April 12-15 Destination CE Destin, FL

On Campus Focus............................................................ 16

2017 Tributes..................................................................... 19

April 20-22

Spring CE | SCO Campus Memphis, TN

May 4

Commencement The Cannon Center Memphis, TN

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From the President Measuring Our Success

Just as we provide our students with grades or patients with a diagnosis, taking a measure of how SCO is doing is an important part of our operations.

Through my experience, I’m fortunate to be familiar with programs of many of our nation’s colleges of optometry. That knowledge makes me extremely proud of our institution.

VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Kristin Anderson, OD EDITOR/DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Jim Hollifield SENIOR CREATIVE DESIGNER

Susan Doyle MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST

SCO’s measures for excellence are impressive. When you consider the scope of the curriculum, quality of our faculty, admittance to application ratios, undergraduate grade point and admittance test scores, clinical experience, and qualities of our facilities and tuition, it’s clear that SCO truly is a top choice in optometric education.

One of our students – a scholarship recipient – recently wrote: “I am constantly challenged to become the best doctor I can be. I’m so excited to grow and learn over the next few years so I can go out and make a difference in the world.”

Those words of appreciation represent the greater SCO community. We consistently see a high level of enthusiasm and dedication to our mission from faculty and staff alike. As part of

Erin Jaffe MULTIMEDIA/GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSISTANT

Philip Tribble MARKETING ASSISTANT

Jennifer Sharp Visions is a magazine for alumni, faculty, staff, and other friends of Southern College of Optometry.

It is published through the Office of Institutional Advancement. A digital version is available online at www.sco.edu/visions. Please forward comments, address changes, and contributions to: Office of Institutional Advancement 1245 Madison Avenue Memphis, TN 38104-2222 800-238-0180, ext. 4 901-722-3379 FAX

our new strategic plan, we’re working to help our students better understand and appreciate the role that you, our alumni and friends, play in this process.

Your support is being communicated to our students. On campus tours for prospective students, we’re working to highlight signage recognizing donor support around campus to emphasize the point that this institution’s success depends on our collective effort to make it succeed. Our White Coat and Convocation ceremonies allow our students, first-years in particular, to appreciate the deep levels of support that define optometry.

For the last five years, our employees have voted SCO as one of the Top Workplaces in Memphis. The college recently joined major players around the city in being recognized by the local newspaper at an awards ceremony. We’re looking at ways to define the impact that our work makes on the community, so it’s rewarding to see the faith that our employees entrust in SCO as we carry out our mission.

The New Year brings the opportunity for a renewal of commitment with a fresh start. In 2018, I encourage you to join the growing ranks of alumni and friends who recognize that SCO is worth supporting as one of the nation’s leading colleges of optometry. Your support will continue to help us make the difference as we compete to attract the best qualified students into our program. On behalf of each member of the SCO family, thank you for your continued goodwill and support of our institution.

BOARD CHAIR

Cristie Upshaw Travis, MS BOARD MEMBERS

Amanda Brewer-Lord, OD ’97 Douglas C. Clark, OD David Cockrell, OD ’81 Steven L. Compton, OD ’78 Brian L. Jones, MBA Ryan H. Powell, OD ’02 James D. Sandefur, OD ’65 Carla D. Sanderson, PhD Dave Sattler A. L. Spivey, III, OD ’67 Stuart Thomas, OD ’84 Leticia W. Towns, FACHE Terry L. Tucker, OD ’84 Christopher W. Wroten, OD ’02 ALUMNI COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

Larry Otten, OD ’77 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Aaron M. Kerr, OD ’98 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Lewis Reich, OD, PhD

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Blair Flint, ’19

Plan Your Giving on SCO’s Website Alumni and friends are encouraged to use the college’s Planned Giving website and tool. Available as a menu option under the “Give a Gift” menu option on SCO’s website, the Planned Giving site can also be accessed by typing sco.givingplan.net.

Once on the site, you will receive a treasure trove of information, including facts about retirement plans, wills and living trusts, charitable trusts, gifts of real estate and securities, and other information. You’ll also learn how to:

• Give in ways that can actually “give back” for a

time, providing extra income in retirement years or to help fund educational expenses and other needs.

• Add meaning to your gift by using it to honor a special friend or loved one.

• Discover how to save money on income, gift and

estate taxes and redirect those amounts for use in ways you choose.

• Enjoy your giving more, knowing you are investing in SCO in ways that allow you to give the most you can at the lowest possible cost.

Students Show Appreciation at Thank-A-Donor Day

For more details or help with the site, contact Cecily Freeman, Director of Alumni Giving at (901) 722-3290 or email her at cfreeman@sco.edu.

One of SCO’s new strategic plan initiatives has invited ways for the college to help current students understand the direct impact that alumni make on optometric education through their support of scholarships and other programs.

Around this year’s Thanksgiving season, SCO students were invited to share their individualized expressions of appreciation through a two-day Thank-A-Donor Day event. Hosted by Cecily Freeman, Director of Alumni Giving, the event allowed students to write personalized messages of thanks to be shared with alumni.

Posters and digital signs around campus encouraged and reminded students to participate. Over two days, students visited a special table set up on the fourth floor as they took a moment from their studies and clinical responsibilities to write their notes to alumni.

“The college is working to highlight the direct links that alumni and friends have to make optometric education a success,” Freeman said.

“We’re heartened by the caliber of our students, because this generation of optometry students are making the connection that someone helped make our school a success, from the quality and quantity of scholarships that we offer, to the outstanding facilities that we provide.”

On behalf of all our students, thanks to each graduate and friend of SCO for your continued support of our students!

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1Patrons enjoy a

variety of cold sandwiches, fruit, and desserts.

2Modern vending

options offer healthier snacks.

3Restaurant-style

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booth seating is proving to be extremely popular.

4The kitchen space

was expanded and features digital menus.

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Just in time for the start of the fall semester, SCO finished con-

flooring useful to student organizations during meetings or

struction on a significant renovation and expansion project on the

fundraising drives. Lockers were moved to the sixth floor as restau-

tower’s fourth floor. In response to student input requesting addi-

rant-style booth seating filled the spaces underneath skylights.

SCO Unveils Major Campus Renovation

tional study spaces and a modernized dining area,

SCO’s Blink Diner was relocated to the far southwest corner of

the college completely redesigned one of the most

the area with a modernized and expanded kitchen design, as well

frequently trafficked areas on campus.

as the addition of hot and cold food stations. When completed, the

The most taxing part of the project came

entire project represented more than a $1 million investment.

with filling in the open atrium areas that looked into the third- and

“From the first day the new area opened, we’ve received many

second-floor open spaces on either side of a walkway leading to the

positive comments from our students about these improvements,”

dining facility. Construction crews worked throughout the summer

noted Joe Hauser, Vice President for Student Services. “The booth

months to install steel beams and concrete, adding 1,000 square feet

spaces in particular are extremely popular with our students, and

of space to the area.

we’ve been pleased to see the study rooms frequently occupied.”

When completed, the newly enclosed spaces added several student study rooms, a modernized vending area and additional

Formus, Inc. led the architecture design, and Grinder & Taber Grinder, Inc. served as contractor.

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5Several spots offer

charging stations for laptops and phones.

6Expanding the floor

space added several study rooms.

7The new area features brighter lighting.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MISSION GUATEMALA

2016 Graduate Carries on Classmate’s Dream in Guatemala

By Courtney Melchione, ‘16

I recently had a 29-year-old patient tell me that her

Atitlán. I graduated from SCO in May 2016 and moved

vision had been blurry for a long time and she experi-

to Guatemala the following October for a two-year-long

enced headaches. She had never been able to afford a pair

service commitment. I'm honored to have the opportunity

of glasses. When we checked her vision, she could barely

to share my story and the story of the clinic with the com-

read the big 'E' on the eye chart. It turns out she had 5.00

munity of SCO.

diopters of uncorrected astigmatism in both eyes.

Courtney Melchione, OD ’16, and Alisha Duffy McAfee, OD ’14

My first international service trip was the summer

When I put her glasses prescription into a trial frame

after my sophomore year of college. I traveled to a home

and slid the frame onto her face, her face relaxed and she

for boys in a mountain village in Peru for two weeks to

smiled. Walking outside to test it out, I explained that it's

spend time with the kids and work on construction proj-

normal to feel a little funny at first with a new glasses

ects. I returned to Peru three more summers to continue

prescription with this kind of correction, and she looked

work on the construction teams but mostly to visit the

back at me and said she felt great. We finished the health

people in the home who became like my second family.

evaluation and picked out a frame to

I'm grateful for the long-term aspect of

make her new – first – pair of glasses.

this service trip that helped cultivate a

I continue to see this patient reg-

desire in me to use more of my time to

ularly as a volunteer optometrist in a

invest in people. My first trip to Peru also

social clinic in Guatemala. Our clinic

motivated me to change one of my paths

serves the indigenous people in San

of study to a Spanish minor in order to

Andrés Semetabaj and around Lake

continue my study of the language.

Dr. Melchione with Megan Shirey, OD ’16

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During optometry school I went on two optometric service trips

People are thankful to have a place to come and be seen.

to Nicaragua and Haiti with the Fellowship of Christian Optometrists.

An average eye exam in other offices in Guatemala costs Q100

On these trips, I experienced joy in combining my new professional

(quetzales) which converts to $13. An exam at our clinic costs Q20 or

skills with my passion to serve in other parts of the world.

$2.75. We have a flat rate fee of Q20 for all medications that a patient

During my fourth year of optometry school, I created a list of

may need in one visit. Each ocular medication in a local pharmacy

what I wanted in a career. I realized that the most important element

may cost Q50-Q300. Our patients have a wide selection of brand new,

to me was serving people who would not otherwise have access to

donated frames from several doctors and frame companies in the

eye care, those most in need. I had met Dr. Alisha McAfee while we

States.

were both students at SCO. Alisha was two years ahead of me; she was

The cost of glasses is the cost of the lenses, which are made in a

my student vision therapist at The Eye Center when my convergence

lab in Guatemala City, plus a small donation to cover the infrastruc-

insufficiency broke down under the pressure of first year.

ture of the clinic. The total cost typically ranges from Q100-Q400

Alisha and I remained friends after she graduated and set up

($13-$55), depending on the glasses prescription and also added

an eye clinic in Guatemala. Alisha also desired to serve a population

features the patient can choose including antireflective coating,

without access to eye care, and she partnered with the non-profit

transitions, and progressive lenses. Nearly every patient who comes

organization Mission Guatemala to open an eye clinic following her

through our door finds the prices achievable, but on the rare occasion

graduation. Mission Guatemala operates a general medical clinic

that someone does not have the financial ability to cover their exam,

serving the Guatemalan highlands around Lake Atitlán established in

medications, or glasses, they can meet with social workers in our orga-

2010; Alisha was able to expand the clinic to offer eye care.

nization to discuss what portion they are able to pay and what portion

During my fourth year of soul-searching, I reached out to Alisha

we can cover.

and asked if we could talk more about how she made the clinic a

I work in the clinic on Mon-

reality. I was in Seattle for an externship and Alisha was living full

days, Wednesdays, and Fridays

time in Guatemala but, happened to be traveling to Seattle for the

seeing patients and on Tuesdays

American Optometric Association (AOA) meeting that same month!

and Thursdays, I go to local public

While Alisha was in town, we met for dinner and talked until the

schools with my coworkers to

restaurant closed down about her first steps, her day-to-day tasks,

conduct school screenings. If a

and her heart for the future of the clinic. We tossed out the idea of

child fails the screening, they are

her passing the baton to me, but she planned to work in the clinic for

given a letter to take home to their

several more years.

parents that serves as a voucher

Encouraged by hearing Alisha's story and seeing the impact of

for a free eye exam. On my regular

the clinic in Guatemala, I made plans to look for a similar opportunity

clinic days, I see patients of all

in another country. I decided that once I got through Part II of boards

ages from infants to 90 year-olds.

that fall I would get serious about looking. The evening of the day that

Common conditions that I manage

I took boards, I received a message from Alisha asking if I would still

include cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, high astigmatism,

be interested in taking over the eye clinic in Guatemala. I was amazed

allergies, and dry eye disease. For patients requiring ophthalmological

at the perfect timing and beyond thankful for how effortlessly every-

services, there are several affordable options. I can refer them to a

thing fell into place. I knew it was meant to be.

Guatemalan ophthalmologist thirty minutes away who gives our pa-

I graduated in May and spent the summer working a part-time

tients a special discount, a social ophthalmology clinic several hours

job and fundraising. I moved to Guatemala in October 2016 and spent

away in Guatemala City, or a hospital on the lake that hosts volunteer

five weeks in Spanish school living with a host family in the city of

eye surgery teams that come twice a year.

Quetzaltenango. I moved to Lake Atitlán in November and overlapped

Since moving to Guatemala, I have treasured the homemade

with Alisha for two weeks before taking over the clinic in December.

tortillas, the volcanic views, the tropical flowers, and the markets full

I will be living and working here for a little more than a year longer,

of colorful produce. But mostly, I have loved the people of my town,

through the end of 2018.

the kind faces in every community greeting you on the street with

The clinic is the first full scope affordable eye clinic in the entire

“Buenos dias!” every morning and “Buenos noches!” every evening.

Lake Atitlán region. It is a social clinic and we serve everyone who

These are the people I came to learn from, the people who I came to

comes for an exam on a first come, first serve basis each day. I usually

offer my service to. I know I have still more to learn and more ways to

ask my first few patients how long it took them to get to the clinic and

be touched by the people of Guatemala in the months to come.

what time they left their houses; I've had patients describe leaving home in the first hours of the day to arrive at five or six in the morning to be sure of getting a spot. A patient who arrives first thing in the morning may wait most of the morning or even sometimes most of the day to have their exam, but I have never had a patient complain.

YOU CAN FOLLOW MY LIFE IN GUATEMALA AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE CLINIC THROUGH MY BLOG: SHEDDINGSOMELIGHTBLOG.WORDPRESS.COM. WE ARE ALSO ON FACEBOOK (GUATEMALA EYE CLINIC) AND INSTAGRAM (GUATEMALAEYECLINIC).

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Welcoming SCO’s Class of 2021

SCO welcomed 136 students from the Class of 2021 at a

white coat ceremony at the conclusion of this year’s two-day orientation session. Each student received a white coat generously provided by Marchon as hundreds of family, friends, and guests were on hand to celebrate.

The Class of 2021 was selected from 821 applicants. Their average GPA was 3.56, with an average 331 on the Optometry Admissions Test. Three dozen students pictured at right were recognized for receiving first-year scholarships.

Later in the month, scholarships were additionally awarded to students from throughout the four-year program at SCO’s Convocation program. SCO thanks our alumni and donors who make these awards possible through their generosity.

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Classes of ’60, ’61, ’63 Scholarship ($1,500)

M I LITA RY S E RV I C E SC H O L A R S H I P S

Jason Thomason ’20

Classes of ’64, ’65, ’66 Scholarship ($1,500)

U.S. Army

Mary Price ’19

Nathan Dederman ’18 Jessica Ward ’18

Classes of ’67, ’68, ’69 Scholarship ($1,000)

Liz Perch ’18 Linh Van ’18

U.S. Navy

Trey Ketchum ’21

Classes of ’70, ’71, ’74 Scholarship ($1,000) BA S I C SC I E N C E A N D C LI N I CA L AWA R D S

1st Year Basic Science Awards

Class of 1977 Scholarship ($3,000)

AJ Barbiero ’20 Torrie Garner ’20 Kelci Glover ’20 Cori Jones ’20 Callie Mashburn ’20 Matt Meredith ’20 Kaitlin Philipsen ’20 Trevor Schramm ’20 Jacob Weber ’20 Annie Wester ’20

Shelby Kruse ’19 Blair Flint ’19

Class of 1984 Scholarship ($1,500)

Haley Vasilko ’20

Class of 1997 Jimmy Sheridan Memorial Award ($1,000)

Heather Ashley ’19

Class of 2001 Scott Whitaker Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

Matt McBride ’19

Christy Alfano ’20 Brodie Cates ’20 Carol Chou ’20 Kelci Glover ’20 Alison Moore ’20 Madelyn Mullaly ’20 Brian Post ’20 Mallory Troyer ’20 Rachel Wakefield ’20 Jacob Weber ’20

A LU M N I A N D F R I E N D S SC H O L A R S H I P S

Rosemore Family Endowed Scholarship ($2,000)

Amanda Lorencz ’19 Ashley Morneau ’18 Shelby Rogers ’18 National Board of Examiners in Optometry Award, Part I ($1,000)

2nd Year Basic Science Awards

Alex Soliz ’18

Brian Chado ’19 Jae DeBerry ’19 Courtney Hegener ’19 Kelly James ’19 Jessica Jankiewicz ’19 Larissa Krenk ’19 Mallory Morris ‘19 Caroline Seger ’19 Brittany Smith ’19 Sarai Williams ’19

Mauldin Family Scholarship ($1,000)

Eric Woodward ’18

Alumni Council Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Haley Kincannon ’18 Dr. Allan and Mrs. Susan Barker Endowed Scholarship ($1,500)

Will Sawyer ’19

Dr. Freddy Wilfred Chang Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

2nd Year Clinical Science Awards

Kristen Davis ’18

Vik Brooks ’19 Brian Chado ’19 Zachary German ’19 Jessica Jankiewicz ’19 Larissa Krenk ’19 Amanda Lorencz ’19 Kristin McArdle ’19 Spencer Moore ’19 Thuc Moore ’19 Kassidy Nelson ’19

Samantha Macchio ’20

Rendia Memorable Conversations Scholarship ($5,000)

Jason Foote ’18

Spivey Family Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Mary Nethaway Chase ’18

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Charles A. Callaway Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Michelle Chan ’18 Melinda Dang ’18 Dr. Les Manning Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Liz Davis ’19

Mississippi Optometric Association, honoring Dr. William E. Cochran ($1,000)

Andy Belknap ’18

Dr. John A. Gazaway Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Julia Ham ’18 Kansas Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Sandra Vu ’18 Fred Farias, III, OD ’87, FAAO Endowed Award ($1,000)

Laura Aelvoet ’18

Jerry L. Clay Endowed Award ($1,000)

Emma Pope ’18

Drs. Berger and Moscow Family Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Zach Shriver ’19

James and Edna Duncan Award ($500)

Sarah Kenning ’19

Left to Right — Bottom Row: Madeleine McBain, Chelsea Lula, Samantha Ellingson, Alexis Clay. Middle Row: Garet Miliner, Emily Knobbe, Brittany Darnley. Top Row: Brian Randolph, Michael Sayonh, Trevor Brock.

Slater Smith ’18

Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians Scholarship ($1,000)

Laura Brown ’18

Auxiliary to The Arkansas Optometric Association ($1,000)

Jacob Conditt ’20

Arkansas Optometric Association Dr. William H. Townsend Memorial Scholarship ($1,500)

Zach Burroughs ’19

Dr. Milton Webb Optometric Leadership and Service Scholarship ($1,500)

A.J. Hickman ’18

Mississippi Vision Foundation ($1,000)

Roy Miles ’19

Left to Right — Bottom Row: Steph Martich, Lauren Watson, Hannah Fann, Kelly Sieps. Middle Row: Anna Katherine Letson, Breeley Seller, Kelsey Whitcomb, Courtney Beaumont, Natalie Nibert. Top Row: Johnny Tompkins, Tommy Cung.

Wisconsin Optometric Association Scholarship ($700)

Emma Pope ’18 Nicholas Roovers ’18

CO R P O R ATE PA R TN E R S A N D O P HTH A LM I C I N D U STRY

Wayne W. Pyeatt Endowed Scholarship

Peggy Remke Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000)

($1,000)

Matt Meredith ’20 Haylee Taylor ’20

J. Pat Cummings Scholarship ($1,000)

Joe Johnson ’18

C L A S S SC H O L A R S H I P S

Kentucky Optometric Association Scholarships ($1,000)

Review of Optometry and The Rick Bay Foundation for Excellence in Eyecare Education Award ($500)

($2,000)

Ethan Adkins ’18 Laura Aelvoet ’18 Andy Belknap ’18 Jamie Buckingham ’18 Melinda Dang ’18 Marcus Daniel ’18 Kendra Fink ’18 Carlos Grandela ’18 AJ McCleary ’18 Liz Perch ’18

STATE A N D P RO F E S S I O N A L A S SOC I ATI O N S

W. David Sullins Endowed Scholarship for Leadership ($1,000)

Mary Nethaway Chase ’18

3rd Year Clinical Skills Awards

Brian Williams ’19

($1,000)

Class of 1978 Scholarship ($2,000)

1st Year Clinical Science Awards

Classes of ’54, ’56, ’59 Scholarship

Rachel Sossaman ’18 Morgan Kickliter ’18

Chuck and Carole Aldridge Endowed Award

Elizabeth Fahy ’18 Blair Flint ’19

Vision Service Plan Scholarships ($4,000)

A.J. McCleary ’18 Chelci Schade ’18

Left to Right — Bottom Row: Paige Parkhurst, Chisom Chukwumerije, Michelle Nagro. Middle Row: Jonathan Eide, Alec Waters, Jonathan Ismond. Top Row: Dylan Johnston, Tyler Wills.

Ocular Instruments Award (Product Certificate)

Alex Soliz ’18 Jed Harrison ’19 Madelyn Mullally ’20 Welch Allyn Co. Award (Panoptic

Ophthalmoscope and Lithium Icon Handle)

Heather Bae ’19 Heine USA Award (Hand-Held Slit Lamp)

Tessa Wellsandt ’18

Keeler Instruments Award

(Streak Retinoscope and Mini Charger)

Whitney Stock ’18 Wal-Mart Project Foresight Team Award ($1,000)

Heather Ashley ’19 Heather Bae ’19

Left to Right — Bottom Row: Samantha Lee, Anita Nguyen, Autumn Killop, Alexis Williams, Valerie Williams.

Middle Row: Cameron Byergo, Logan Bone, Trevor Smith.

Top Row: Tim Szu, Nathaniel Jensen, John Wayne Hoopes.

Not Pictured: Nicole Brown

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2017

Homecoming SCO alumni and guests enjoyed a new twist at this fall’s Homecoming and Continuing Education Weekend. In addition to touring the college’s newly renovated and expanded fourth floor, visitors enjoyed a taste of Memphis as nearly a dozen food trucks offered samplings of local cuisine.

Receiving special recognition was Fred Farias III, OD ’87, the recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Young Alumni Award was presented to Jennifer Lyerly, OD ’11.

Reuniting for its 50th anniversary reunion were members of the Class of 1967 for the largest group of 50-year reunion attendees ever for an SCO Homecoming. Other reunion classes also gathered for reunion dinners held throughout Memphis.

SCO is proud to

announce SCO

Day

of Service, which

pairs students with alumni for various service projects that greatly impact Memphis.

Stay tuned for more details about the inaugural SCO Day of Service during Homecoming 2018.

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1967 C. Ellis Potter, OD, received the Brien Holden Humanitarian Award at the American Academy of Optometry meeting. Dr. Potter will serve as SCO’s commencement speaker in May 2018.

1981 Jeff

Foster, OD, joined his colleagues in celebrating

the recent grand opening of the new practice location for Vision Source of Newport in East Tennessee. Kurt Steele, OD ’95, and

Emily Eisenhower, OD ’17, are continuing to grow the practice which was started by Nathan Ford, OD ’50, back in 1950.

William B. Henry, OD ’61, also practiced there for a number of years.

team to an undefeated 13-0 class 2A State Championship.

He also played football for West Virginia Wesleyan.

Jim Williamson, OD, authored an article for Review of Optometry’s November issue about differentiating between

A.L. Spivey III, OD, recently

scleritis and episcleritis.

celebrated 50 years of practice in McKenzie, Tennessee, a

1999

Jannah Miller Landsaw, OD and Harry Landsaw, OD, recently visited

milestone observed in an article published by his local newspaper.

campus and Joe Hauser, Vice

1974 Kenneth Nash, OD,

President for Student Services

recently received the Hall of

to evacuate their home and

when the hurricane forced them

Fame award from the South

practice in Homestead, Florida.

Carolina Optometric Physician's Association.

1976 Maurice Geldert, OD, was recently appointed to the New Mexico Board of Optometry. He is a former President of the New Mexico Optometric Association.

1979 Paul Jacobs, OD, is a candidate for the Illinois 115th House District in the Carbondale area. The primary election is March 20, 2018.

1980 Mark Glenn, OD,

1984 Stuart Thomas, OD,

1996 Richard Durocher, OD

authored an article about

’96, SECO Secretary, represented

holiday promotions to boost

SECO at this year’s SECO Day.

Hairston, OD, was

optical sales for the November

He’s pictured with Glenn

installed as President

issue of Review of Optometric

Goldring, OD ’78, SCO’s SECO

of the Mississippi

Business.

Liaison, and President Lewis

Optometric

1985 Mark Lynn, OD, was

Reich, OD, PhD.

2001 Tonyatta

Association in October.

She is CEO of EnVision Eye Care and Optical Boutique in Jackson.

named a recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award by the Daviess, Kentucky County

2002 Randy Birt, OD,

retired at the end of September

Public Schools' board

recently stopped by campus for

from the second generation

of directors.

his first visit since graduation.

practice his father founded back in 1950 in Russell, Kansas.

1992 Eric K. Botts, OD, recently hosted a webinar about coding and billing sponsored by Optometric Billing Consultants.

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He participated in SCO’s two-

1997 Shawn Ricker, OD, was

part injections series and toured

inducted into his high school’s

academic complex, both of

Fall of Fame in recognition of

which were constructed

leading his alma mater’s football

since his last visit.

The Eye Center and the college’s

Ryan Powell, OD, co-authored an article for Review of Optometric Business about establishing relationships with urgent care providers to ensure that patients get directed to ODs when appropriate.

2004 Emily Sprague, OD, was promoted to Commander in the U.S. Navy's Medical Services Corps. Her family attended a ceremony back in her home state of Illinois. She was also recently selected as an Assistant Specialty Leader for Navy Optometry.

2012 Kacy Whiting Barker, OD, and her husband, Matthew, welcomed a son, Noah William, in November.

2014 Julie Dawson, OD,

and her husband Bran, OD, welcomed a daughter, Anna West, born July 26. She was 20 inches long and weighed 7 lbs., 3 ozs., and is the granddaughter of Tim Brewer, OD ’85.

2015 Janice Fan, OD, and

Colin Smith, OD, were recently

Vishal Patel ’20, Shriya Ruparel ’19 were in attendance.

Raymond Lasley, OD ’40

Whitney Seltman, OD began practicing at Eye Consultants of Atlanta in Buckhead.

Kara Vitus, OD, wed Nicholas Varga in September.

2017 Erick Henderson,

OD, and Erin Keim, OD, were married on August 12 in Pittsburgh, PA. They're pictured with a number of classmates who attended.

married.

Florida.

Aaron Neufeld, OD, authored

2005 Garrett Shepherd, OD, was recently sworn in as Secretary/Treasurer of

Jeremy Diamond, OD ’07, is President-Elect.

2009 Eric Gengenbach, of the Year by the Nebraska

her husband, Will, welcomed a son, William Grayson, born February 16, 2017.

The family lives in the Roanoke, VA area.

Amanda Nadolski Walls, OD, recently welcomed a daughter, Merritt Kristina.

William R. Keller, OD ’49 Norman Stringer, OD ’49 Marshall D. Keith, OD ’50 Hal Trimmier, Jr., OD ’50 Ronald D. George, OD ’59 John N. McGehee, OD ’59 Clarence S. Bowen, Jr., OD ’61 James H. English, OD ’66 Roger Deshaies, OD ’67 Virgil H. Mewborn, OD ’67

Sean Pinard, OD, has joined the practice of his father, Francis Pinard, ’87, in Vermont.

Dr. Brehne died October 18.

A veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, he was a Pennsylvania College of Optometry graduate who practiced in New Jersey and Tennessee. Upon his retirement, he joined SCO’s faculty and taught for a number of years.

Survivors included his wife, sons, daughter, and several grandchildren.

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OD, was named Young OD

Windham, OD, and

Rayford Edgar, OD ’49

Maria, welcomed a daughter, Lora Kathryn, on September 5.

She weighed 8 lbs., 5 ozs., and was 20.5 inches long.

of Optometric Physicians.

2010 Lauren Goldsmith

Vincent Cornetta, OD ’49

Evan Shields, OD, and his wife,

the Tennessee Association

Optometric Association.

Harold R. Goodwin, Sr., OD ’48

Kenneth Brehne, OD

Amanda Radeke, OD and Dan Geary, OD, also recently wed in

a piece about marketing eyecare on a smaller budget in the November issue of Review of Optometric Business.

INMEMORIAL

2016 Alumni, students and faculty represented SCO at the annual BAPS Charities Health Fair at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Memphis. Vision and ocular health screenings were performed on approximately 70 individuals. Ayushi Amin, OD ’16, Shaleen Ragha, OD ’16, and Artee Nanji, OD ’04, along with SCO students Parth Amin, ’19, Sagar Desai, ’20, Ishan Gandhi, ’21, Prital Mehta, ’20,

SCO recently added its first official line-up of Nike-branded athletic clothing with the college’s logo. Be sure to visit SCO’s bookstore online or the next time you’re on campus to add these popular items to your wardrobe!

Susan Grissom Pictured earlier this year at SCO, Ms. Grissom died November 7 in Memphis. Her sudden passing was a shock to all who knew her through her decades of service to SCO and the Memphis optometry community as a representative for Johnson & Johnson. Perhaps no other industry representative had presented more scholarships or awards to our students through the years. A scholarship has been established in her memory.

Survivors included her husband, daughter, and mother.

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On Campus Focus The following faculty and staff members were recognized during this year's Convocation ceremony: 2016-17 FACULTY OF THE YEAR Class of 2018 Didactic: Gregory Wolfe, OD, MPH Clinic: Mary Bartuccio, OD Class of 2019 Didactic: Scott Ensor, OD ’01, MS Clinic: Esla Speth, OD ’10 Class of 2020 Didactic: Daniel Taylor, OD ’06, MS, EdD Clinic: Taylor Kiser, OD ’12 BSK TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Didactic: Scott Ensor, OD ‘01 Clinic: Jennifer Snyder, OD ’12 DRS. CHARLENE AND FRED BURNETT OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD

Welcome New Faculty

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Jennifer Nguyen ’19, Lindsey Brise ’19; Kamil Hill ’19; Jennifer Stewart, ’19; Patricia Cisarik, OD, PhD Vertical Saccades in a Normal Adult Population: Subjective Assessment with Digit Naming – A Pilot Study Cheryl Ervin, OD Methods for Making Yourself a Competitive Residency Applicant Dan Fuller, OD; Patricia Cisarik, OD, PhD Comparison of Agreement and Reproducibility between Non-contact Exophthalmometry and Contact Devices using Novice Optometry Students Christianne Belair, ’19; Kristina Haworth, OD, PhD Effect of UV-Absorbing Contact Lenses on Conjunctival Ultraviolet Autofluorescence Mary Hoang, OD; Meagan Miles, ’20; William Edmondson, OD, MAT Fitting Daily Multifocal Contact Lenses for Near Point Problems in Non-Presbyopes Lisa Wade, OD ’84, MPA Prevalence of the Behavioral Characteristic of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance in an Optometric Student Cohort vs the US Population

Kristin Anderson, OD served on the Fellowship Admittance Committee.

C E P R E S E NTATI O N S A N D WO R K S H O P S

Darah McDaniel Chandler, OD ’16, joined the Faculty as an Instructor. A graduate of Harding University, she completed her residency in Pediatrics and Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation at SCO. Morgan Ollinger, OD, also joined the Faculty as an Instructor. A native of Canada, he earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 2016.

He completed his residency in pediatric optometry at Michigan College of Optometry in 2017. He earned his Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry at the fall AAO meeting.

Marie Bodack, OD, served as Vice Chair of the Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry Section and as a volunteer for the Lectures & Workshops Committee.

Dan Fuller, OD, met with the Scleral Lens Education Society for strategic planning ahead of becoming the new Public Education Chair in January 2018.

Chris Lievens, OD, MS, conducted Annual Fellowship Oral Exams. He also served as a subcommittee chair on the Fellowship Admittance Committee and as Chair of Industry relations for the Optometric Glaucoma Society.

Cynthia Heard, OD, attended the Low Vision Special Interest Group Meeting.

Karen Squier, OD, MS, chaired the Low Vision Section, administered the Ocular Disease Exam for Low Vision Diplomate Candidates, and presented a one-hour preparatory course.

Glen Steele, OD ’69, Janette Dumas, OD, and Melissa Zarn, OD, served as Education Quality Assurance Committee (EQAC) volunteers.

Chris Borgman, OD (right) Wil McGriff, OD, MPH (eft) PRESIDENT'S RECOGNITION AWARD

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SCO FACU LT Y P OS TE R P R E S E NTATI O N S

Mary Bartuccio, OD Noonan’s Syndrome Mike Christensen, OD, PhD; Whitney Hauser, OD ’01 A Pilot Evaluation of a Radio Frequency Thermistor for Use in Dry Eye Treatment Kamil Hill, ’19; Mike Christensen, OD, PhD; Chris Borgman, OD Two Forms of Tonometry Measurements over 3 Types of Soft Bandage Contact Lenses in Healthy Subjects Patricia Cisarik, OD, PhD; Lindsay Elkins, OD ’07 Comparison of Grit Survey, OAT, Undergraduate GPA and VSP Test Scores in First-Year Optometry Students Patricia Cisarik, OD, PhD; Jessica Ward, ’18; Nicholas Sachse, ‘18 Effect of Rate of Stimulus Temporal Sweep Change on Measured CFF in Young, Healthy Adults

Kristin Anderson, OD Low Vision Rehabilitation for the Primary Care Practice “Complicated” Case Review (Comprehensive Eye Care Diplomate Preparatory Course) Michael Dorkowski, OD ’02; Jennifer Sanderson, OD; Scott Ensor, OD ’01; Drew Rixon, OD; John Neal, OD ‘07 Injectable Medication Workshop Kristina Haworth, OD, PhD Repeatability of Oxidative Stress WLISA Kits and Storage Effect for Human Tears Glen Steele, OD ’69 Prescribing from a Development Approach Paul Harris, OD; Marc Taub, OD, MS; Melissa Zarn, OD Treatment of Patients with ABI/TBI (3-hour workshop) Al Kabat, OD Demodex: Reflections, Connections & Misconceptions Karen Squier, OD, MS Case Report Survival Guide (Low Vision Section Diplomate Preparatory Course)

Faculty Highlights Marie Bodack, OD, received a $5,000 grant from Healthy Eyes Healthy Children. She was joined by Al Kabat, OD, in attending the Shire Synchronize conjunctivitis program training meeting in Chicago.

Chris Borgman, OD, presented a two-hour lecture at Eye Specialty Group entitled: "Round 2: Neuron, Orbit and Optic Nerve Brainteasers."

Janette Dumas, OD, participated in the Determined to Be a Doctor Someday program held at UT Health Sciences to introduce high school students to healthcare careers.

Lindsay Elkins, OD ’07, was named Chancellor Elect of the Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK) World Council during the BSK’s annual membership meeting.

Dan Fuller, OD, authored an article about the origins and

management of contact lens discomfort for the November issue of Review of Optometry magazine.

Michael Gerstner, OD ’97, and Michael Dorkowski, OD ’04, represented SCO at the Optometric Glaucoma Foundation meeting held at SUNY. Paul Harris, OD, co-chaired the Kansas Vision Summit and was the editor for the entire volume of OEP “Perspectives V.” Whitney Hauser, OD ’01, was interviewed about the opportunities related to providing patients with increased dry eye care for an article published in Women in Optometry’s September issue. She also authored an article about dry eye in the November issue of Optometric Management.

Kristina Haworth, OD, PhD, is collaborating with a University of Memphis faculty member to study factors of significance in determining glaucoma progression.

John Mark Jackson, OD ’99, MS, represented SCO at the Teaching with Technology Conference held in Baltimore.

Al Kabat, OD, co-authored an article about Uveitis prescribing for Review of Optometry.

Chris Lievens, OD, MS, Alison Moore, ’20, and Kacey Cilimberg, OD, published an article about contact lens in Clinical Optometry. He authored an article for Optometric Office about recommending hydrogen peroxide for contact lens wearers and an article about Transitions Lenses for Optometric Management.

Glen Steele, OD ’69, spoke about children's vision as a guest on WREG's Live at 9 TV program in Memphis, was interviewed for AOA News articles about autism, computers and children’s vision, and the Zika virus affecting vision in infants. Dr. Steele also presented a poster at the American Public Health Association meeting.

Marc Taub, OD, MS, and Glen Steele, OD ’69, traveled to India to lecture and participate at the World Congress of Optometry meeting. Dr. Taub also authored an article about the top 10 books about vision therapy for Optometry Times.

Chasing Totality SCO Instructor Experiences the Solar Eclipse

BY AMANDA TOMPKINS, OD ’13

August 21, 2017 was the Monday of my week-long stay in Florida.

Several weeks before my trip, I realized I was in a pickle! The Great American Eclipse was an event I'd been looking forward to all year, so at 75% coverage in Florida, I decided to make a dramatic diversion to guarantee a view of totality. I pulled out the map and saw it: Charleston, South Carolina, totality’s final appearance as it moved across the U.S. But how could I possibly make this happen?

Changing my flight was insanely expensive and renting a tent in the backyard of one of the Charleston residents would break the bank. Prices for everything were record-breaking, but there had to be a way. As I combed over the map, I realized that a good friend of mine lived in St. Mary's, Georgia, halfway between Florida and Charleston.

The next day, I arrived in Largo, Florida and started my frantic search of “best places in Charleston to view the eclipse.” Google hits included warning after warning of apocalypse-like traffic jams, gas shortages, and unprecedented crowds. I began to doubt my ambition until my wanderlust slapped me in the face and reminded me that “the time is NOW!” I set out on Sunday after breakfast to meet my friend in St. Mary's. We decided to get manicures and steak that night. For our manicures, “eclipse” nails were a no-brainer. I crawled into bed that night around 10:30 p.m., but like a kid waiting to hear Rudolph on the roof, my anticipation would not let me sleep.

The last display on my alarm was 12:07 a.m. and just like that, it was 2:30 a.m. and time to head out.

I arrived at the USS Yorktown battleship parked in Charleston Harbor at sunrise. As I approached the ticket counter, I was greeted as one of the first two-hundred to arrive and was astounded to learn this earned me a place on The Today Show with Al Roker!

I was beaming the rest of the morning. I spoke with an astronaut from NASA, met some amazing ladies that were on TV with me and called my dad to let him know to watch me live, all before 8:30 a.m. The hours following my national TV debut consisted of touring the gift shop for over-priced bug spray, listening to NASA experts discuss rocket-launches, indulging in conversations with strangers about

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our common goal, exploring the battleship on self-guided tours and peering over the harbor at the boats that were taking their position for the big event. Around lunch time, I was interviewed by the local news about my eclipse nails, and found myself agreeing to be in the new IMAX film, American's Treasures, which is to debut in early 2018, I’ll be in the crowd “reacting naturally” to this cosmic American treasure.

Totality was to arrive in the harbor at 2:46 p.m., along with clouds and an afternoon storm. My anxiety was growing as I thought about the worst-case scenario. Had I really come all this way for Mother Nature to be cruel?

I thought it was unfathomable, given the day I’d had. My adrenaline kept me in a state of optimism that was so strong, I felt as though I could almost will the clouds away. So, I tried as I laid on the deck of that ship as the eclipse began.

We waited for totality through a series of highs and lows as the cloud cover teased us. Every break offered another view at the partial eclipse and a little hope for a clearing at the moment of totality. Everyone around me was checking their phone for the time and counting down the minutes to totality as I now stood among my IMAX compatriots, camera rolling. Then, it began at 2:46 p.m. To my surprise, tears filled my eyes.

I was hundreds of miles from where I left my toothbrush the night before, among the sweet comradery of strangers all here for the same purpose, on the flight deck of a battleship, in the 30th year of my life, in the month of August, in the year 2017, in the direct path of a total solar eclipse, in the shadow of a cloud!

As I stood there with only seconds remaining before the moon would totally eclipse the sun, the countdown of the voices around me faded from my hearing as I focused my attention on the cosmos. I stared intently through those glasses and willed that stupid cloud out of my way.

“Three, two, one!"”

And as quickly as totality hit, that cloud relented and the tears finally ran down my cheeks as I let out the longest and loudest laughter I had bellowed since I could remember. I was fixated on the corona of the sun. I felt the cool air descend and the darkness diffuse around me. It was a twilight darkness that satiated my wanderlust in a way I know only few things ever will. The sight was indescribable, and there was an applause for the majestic scene from Mother Nature herself, as claps of thunder and flashes of lightening drew my attention to the approaching storm. The sun returned as quickly as it fled, and I was changed.

I had a bit of a cosmic event occur inside me that day. I realized that no matter how unreasonable or illogical a choice may seem, if it's your journey, you have to go. The laughter from me that day was drawn from a place of personal satisfaction and amusement at the unpredictability of my journey that day. I longed for that

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eclipse, I pursued it, and I had it. It was as much a part of my soul as it was of science.

As I began the trek back to Florida, I relished at the thought that the events of the day were somehow my reward. Maybe when your journey feels completely insane, completely risky, completely impossible, but completely YOURS, you should just GO. Things will probably turn out completely amazing.

C LO S E R TO H O M E …

Back in Memphis, the city achieved near totality during the eclipse of approximately 92%.

Around the country, minor league teams held day games to coincide with the big event. The Memphis Redbirds partnered with SCO to sponsor the local game with eclipse glasses bearing the college logo.

First-year student Meade Kendrick IV, ’21, was invited to throw out the game’s opening pitch.

A former college baseball player, Meade was joined by his family, including his dad, Meade Kendrick III, OD ’87, and aunt Lori Kendrick, OD ’95.

The game, along with SCO’s sponsorship, was promoted heavily during the CBS-TV affiliate’s live coverage of the eclipse. SCO also was invited to host an informational booth where volunteers provided fans with information about eye and vision health and the college’s clinical programs.

I N HONOR OF Jennifer N. Allee, OD ’13 Michael B. Allee, OD ’83 Jonathan M. Allee ’18 Michael B. Allee, OD ’83 Richard (Beau) Barnes ’21 Richard L. Barnes, OD ’84 and Brenda Barnes Courtney Beaumont ’21 Jeannie Campbell

TRIBUTES

Dr. and Mrs. Lee Birchansky Jerry P. Gibson, OD ’65

Tribute gifts are a meaningful and impactful way to memorialize or honor special loved ones. The following had donations made in their honor or memory between October 16, 2016 through November 30, 2017.

Ted A. McElroy, OD ’93 Lynn Hammonds, OD Emily R. Moody ’21 Jeff and Carolyn Moody Michelle R. Moscow, OD ’17 Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80 and Billy S. Moscow, OD ’78 Michelle W. Nagro ’21 Richard and Julie West Charles Newcomer ’21 Douglas Newcomer

Logan Bone ’21 Michael Bone

James M. Newman, OD ’73 Mark J. Cook, OD ’78 Stephen P. Edwards, OD ’87 Kevin M. Swartz, OD ’82

Rachel Briggs ’21 Kenneth and Rhonda Briggs

Hilarie L. Nixon ’18 Mark and Jacki Nixon

Cadence Brunzlick ’21 Larry and Sharon Brunzlick

Casey S. Oltman ’21 Scott M. Oltman, OD ’04 and Kim Oltman

Savannah Caro ’21 The Pfaroenkas Whitney P. Carow, OD ’17 Randall and LuAnn Carow Alexis Clay ’21 Jeffrey and Michele Clay

Theresa Osborne ’21 Henry and Jill Osborne R. Max Raynor, Jr., OD ’85 Lynn Hammonds, OD

Sidney M. Edelstein, OD ’55 Mr. and Mrs. David Blanke Dr. and Mrs. Lowell D. Blevins Stacy A. Conn, DDS Lisa A. Dattel Dave and Bobbie Davidson Ella Echavez Patricia Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frymire Dr. James W. Gunn and Joseph R. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Randall Haase Dr. and Mrs. B. Tillman Hall J.L. Hamman, MD Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hibbs Mr. and Mrs. John Brooke Jones Joan Klompus Loyola University Chicago Department of Anesthesiology Mr. and Mrs. Mark Metcalfe Mr. and Mrs. James A. Miner, Jr. Ann Morgan Ana Lucia S. Pappas, MD Dr. Richard C. Ribeiro Bernard Silverman and Tillaya Lusky Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Taylor Betty H. Trover Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Vandeveer Edward Weakley, DDS

Lindsey Coley ’21 Thomas and Sandra Bickford

Marion Rosemore, D.H.L. Andy and Evelyn Rosemore Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74

Dr. David Covall Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn

Diane Rudner, D.H.L. James B. Jalenak, Esq

Lawrence Allen Fors, OD ’69 Angela C. Howell, OD ’90

Trent Daiber ’21 Amy J. Daiber, OD '92 and Bryan Daiber

Donald L. Ryser, OD ’64 Colby Ryser

Judy Frankel Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn

SCORE Group T. G. Blackman, OD ’84

Lowell H. Gilbert, OD ’65 Ron M. Bannister, OD ’77 Doug Clark, OD and Connie Clark Adriano and Debbie Polo Michael F. Polo, OD ’16

Catherine E. Danko ’18 Therese Danko Brittany Darnley ’21 Patricia Darnley Stanley M. Dickerson, OD ’76 Lynn Hammonds, OD William P. Dodd, OD ’17 John D. Dodd, OD ’81 Hunter Edwards ’21 Stephen P. Edwards, OD ’87 and Dawn Edwards Emily K. Eisenhower, OD ’17 Debbie Eisenhower Samantha Ellingson ’21 Shawn and Stephanie Ellingson Frank S. Gibson, OD ’68 Michael S. Rothschild, OD ’97 and Christy Rothschild Paul Harris, OD James B. Jalenak, Esq. Erick A. Henderson, OD ’17 Lou and Nancy Henderson Derek B. Hennig, OD ’17 Douglas and Mary Hennig

Kelly Sieps ’21 Robert and Barbara Sieps Keith R. Slayden, OD ’17 Samuel and Emily Slayden Michaele Snyder ’21 Aaron and Eva Snyder Jenna M. Steffen, OD ’17 Rodger and Marcie Steffen Matthew H. Thibodeaux, OD ’17 Eric and Lori Thibodeaux Catherine Thomas ’21 Charles E. Thomas, OD ’84 and Charon Thomas Valerie E. Williams ’21 Chris and Donna Williams

I N M E MORY OF Class of 1962 Deceased Members Leonard E. Indianer, OD ’62 Stanley Alperin Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn

Eva E. Hudson ’21 Edward and Joan Hudson

Craig L. Baxter, OD ’16 Scott J. McIntosh, OD ’16 Richard L. Powell, OD ’68

Tressa F. Eubank, OD Gerald and Amelia Lovel

James M. Byrn, OD ’49 James D. Jaco, OD ’94

Mark R. Machen, OD ’17 Jim and Linda Machen

Colonel Edward “Buzz” Bzdula, OD ’81 Timothy P. Allen, OD ’70, MS and Mary Frances Allen

Katelyn Marks ’21 James and Pam Marks Stephanie Martich ’21 Dr. and Mrs. G. Daniel Martich Mason D. McCain, OD ’17 Douglas and Paula McCain Mary Eliza McCauley ’21 Patrick and Cindy McCauley

Jon P. Chapman, OD ’69 David Dick, OD ’69

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Cheryl D. Johnson, OD ’82 Jolynn and Kenneth Johnson Mary Ann M. Masters, OD ’82 Rosellen Levin Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn Helen Loeb Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn Arlene Lyons Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn Raya Meyerson Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn Rick Paradies Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn Rebecca “Becky” Phillips Jerry B. Park, OD ’66 W. Jack Runninger, OD ’47 Jerry B. Park, OD ’66 Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 and Lucy Phillips Southern College of Optometry Gary Reed Shanks, Sr. Brian and Melissa Jones Robert K. Spires, OD ’84 T. G. Blackman, OD ’84 John William Sprinkel, III, OD ’00 Audra D. Steiner, OD, FCOVD ’00 Florence Stern Jerry B. Park, OD ’66 Ruby Ellis Winkel Geoff Arrowsmith Ann F. Bendall Emily Fuller Southern College of Optometry Dave Wolf Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Sharla Kahn

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