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Southern College of Optometry Welcomes Four

New Faculty Members

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (November 13, 2007) – Southern College of Optometry (SCO) recently welcomed four new faculty members.

Cynthia Heard, OD, has been named an associate professor. A graduate of Ohio State University College of Optometry, Dr. Heard spent 14 years at Ohio State as an assistant professor in clinical optometry, attending in primary care service and as a preceptor for the primary care externship rotation. A graduate of Jackson State University, she is a past president of the National Optometric Association (NOA), a past zone governor of the Central Ohio Optometric Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a member of the American Optometric Association and the NOA. Her awards include being named the NOA’s OD of the Year, OSUCO Clinical Instructor of the Year, and the Ohio Optometric Association’s Zone Governor Award recipient.

Jennifer L. Jones, OD, has joined the faculty as an instructor. A 2006 SCO graduate, she finished a residency in primary care with an emphasis on ocular disease at the Memphis VA Medical Center in 2007. A graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a degree in chemistry, Dr. Jones is a member of the West Tennessee Optometric Society, the Tennessee Optometric Association, and the American Optometric Association.

Carrie D. Lebowitz, OD, has joined the faculty as an instructor. A 2006 SCO graduate, she completed a residency at the Memphis VA Medical Center in 2007. Dr. Lebowitz earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rhodes College, along with certification for elementary education; she previously spent four years as a Memphis City Schools elementary teacher. She is a member of the Tennessee Optometric Association and the West Tennessee Optometric Society.

So-Yeon Lee, OD, has been named an instructor on the faculty. A graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry, Dr. Lee completed the low vision residency at SCO from 2006-2007.

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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