SCO News

Southern College of Optometry recently welcomed retired ophthalmic industry leader Dave Sattler to the college's Board of Trustees. Sattler began his career with Alcon in 1986 as a Sales Representative for the Vision Care Group based out of San Diego, California. While living in Southern California, he held a number of positions with increasing responsibility including Regional Broker Manager, National Account Manager, and District Sales Manager. In 1991, he was promoted to Director of... Read More

Southern College of Optometry (SCO) student Hunter Chapman, ’16, pictured at center, was recently elected president of the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) at the AOSA Board of Trustees meeting in San Francisco. The largest student organization in optometry, AOSA’s 6,500 student membership includes more than 95% of all students in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. Chapman becomes the first SCO student to serve as AOSA President since Jeffrey Dunn, OD ’94 , was elected in... Read More

Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD '84, has been named Director of the Hayes Center for Practice Excellence (HCPE) at Southern College of Optometry (SCO) in Memphis. Founded in 2005 by 1973 SCO Graduate, Dr. Jerry Hayes, and his wife, Cris, The Hayes Center is one of the first centers to focus on teaching independent optometrists business principles applicable for their practice, including strategic planning, budgeting and increasing profitability. Dr. Wade is a 1984 SCO graduate who spent 20 years... Read More