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First-year Southern College of Optometry Students

Awarded Scholarships

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (November 12, 2007) – A record 36 Southern College of Optometry (SCO) first-year students recently received scholarships for their academic achievement and professional promise.

Thanks to the generosity of SCO alumni, friends of the college and ophthalmic industry donors, students received awards and scholarships totaling $93,000, another record for a first-year class.

Following is a complete list of recipients, all of whom are members of the Class of 2011:

Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($3,000 yearly) – Kyle Dohrman, Millstadt, Illinois; Jason Hair, Jerome, Idaho; Jimmy Murphy, Shreveport, Louisiana; Sarah Sweeney, St. Marys, West Virginia

Dr. L. Wayne Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Andrea Giardina, Alpharetta, Georgia

Dr. Ramona Porter Clifton Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Sara Lemay, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Dr. Nash Cochran Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Anna Taylor, Kosciusko, Mississippi

Covington/Andreas Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Nathaniel Harkins; Brookfield, Wisconsin

Dr. W.R. Cramer Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000 yearly) – Jay Butler, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Dean’s Endowed Scholarships ($3,000 yearly) – Reena Lepine, Marrero, Louisiana; Spencer Luke, West Jordan, Utah; Jennifer Lyerly, Clemmons, North Carolina

Dr. Spurgeon B. Eure Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($3,000 yearly) – Joy Young, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Dr. Robert E. Federhan Memorial Endowed Scholarships ($2,500 yearly) – Carli Murphy, Rochester, Illinois; Katherine Kayser, Presque Isle, Wisconsin

Dr. Richard A. Goodson Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Deanna Dowler, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Dr. J.J. Horton Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000 yearly) – Destin Whipple, Tucson, Arizona

Dr. William R. Jackson, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($4,000 yearly) – Jenny Stevens, Southlake, Texas

Dr. Cheryl D. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000 yearly) – Kayli Malzahn, Alexandra, Louisiana

Dr. Earl Lusk Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($3,000 yearly) – Kendra Eck, Anthem, Arizona

Drs. Martha and Sidney Greenberg Endowed Scholarship ($3,000 yearly) – Jacob Hodges, Hampton, Florida

William C. Oliver Family Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Shane Frerichs, Juniata, Nebraska

Omni-Chattanooga Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Tiffany Griffin, Shreveport, Louisiana

Presidential Endowed Scholarships ($5,000 yearly) – Meredith Cohler, Green Bay, Wisconsin; Danielle Davis, O’Fallon, Illinois; Ben Dixon, Mesa, Arizona; Erin Hocking, Mount Carmel, Illinois; Murray Pratt, Fountain Valley, California

SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarships ($2,000 yearly) – Seth Baldwin, Tucson, Arizona; Lauren R. Eaton, Sallis, Mississippi; Brigitte Keener, Grand Blanc, Michigan

SCO Faculty/Staff Endowed Scholarship ($3,000 yearly) – Bryan Pauls, Garden Plain, Kansas

Sullins Family Endowed Scholarship ($2,000 yearly) – Heidi Hunt, Knoxville, Tennessee

Thurmond Endowed Scholarship ($1,000 yearly) – Matthew Zemanovich, Kennesaw, Georgia

Transitions Endowed Scholarship ($2,000 yearly) – Nicole Kosciuk, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Charlie Williams Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000 yearly) – Anthony Sullenger, Rexburg, Idaho

Celebrating its 75^th anniversary in 2007, Southern College of Optometry was established in Memphis, Tennessee in 1932. SCO is an independent, not-for-profit institution of higher education with a mission to educate men and women in the art and science of optometry.

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