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Friday, July 29, 2011

Students Awarded Scholarships

Truc Ly Nguyen, Jenessa Hartman, and Amy Slama, all members of SCO's Class of 2012, recently received scholarships in recognition of their academic and clinical achievements. Truc Ly Nguyen was named a recipient of the 2011 Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship as well as the Carl Zeiss Vision Fellowship from the American Optometric Foundation. A native of Chicago, she is a 2008 graduate of Loyola University in Chicago. Jenessa Hartman received the Walman Optical Scholarship. A native of Hays... Read More
Posted by Amy Dunbar at Friday, July 29, 2011

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Campbell Named ACOE Chair

SCO Professor J. Bart Campbell, OD, FAAO, was recently named Chair of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE). The ACOE is the only accrediting body for professional optometry degree programs, optometry residency programs and optometric technician programs in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Campbell also chairs SCO's Department of Optometric Education. He has served on numerous committees, including: a National Board of Examiners in Optometry Examination Construction Committee (ch... Read More
Posted by Amy Dunbar at Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

Faculty Promotions Announced

Several faculty rank promotions were recently announced at Southern College of Optometry. Congratulations to the following: Marc Taub, OD, MS, who was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor Promoted to assistant professor from instructor were: Linday Elkins, OD '07 Jennifer Jones, OD '06 Carrie Lebowitz, OD '06 John Neal, OD '07 Zakiya Nicks, OD Anna Schlesselman, OD Daniel Taylor, OD '06 Read More
Posted by Amy Dunbar at Monday, July 18, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

SCO Welcomes New Residents

SCO recently welcomed new residents for the 2011-12 residency program rotation. On-campus residents pictured include, L-R: Janna Iyer, OD '11, Eric Weigel, OD, Naomi Aguilera, OD, Megan Petersen, OD '11, and Danielle Alperin, OD. Off-campus residents, all members of SCO's Class of 2011: Back row, Drs. Brandon Tibbitts, Matt Zemanovich, Shane Clark, Scott Gibbons; front row, Drs. Joanne Smith, Kayli Malzahn, Mandy Mills, and Jessica Armstrong. Read More
Posted by Amy Dunbar at Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Students Volunteer on Kentucky Trip

A group of SCO volunteers recently traveled to a Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic trip in Pikeville, Kentucky. The group saw 407 patients and distributed more than 300 hundred pairs of glasses. Attendees included Drs. Paul Harris and Sharon Lee from the faculty, as well as student interns Amanda Phelps, Ellen Elmore, Amanda Woldmoe, Sarah Rosinski, Maria Kirkpatrick, Lekha Abraham, Zophia Rendon, Anna Ablamowizc, Nathan Rock, Alan Arabi, Kyle Kragenbrink, Paul Jordan, Jared Cox and Dr. Benja... Read More
Posted by Amy Dunbar at Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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