Southern College of Optometry’s 30th Annual Student Awards program honored academic and clinical achievement by members of the Class of 2015 in an on-campus ceremony held at the conclusion of Capstone week. Thanks to the generosity of SCO's donors from the ophthalmic industry and alumni supporters, graduates received nearly $40,000 in awards.
The following students received awards and recognition during the event:
NOSA Recognition
Virgilio
Gozum, Brittany Tounsel
Academic and Clinical Excellence
OOH LA LA DE PARIS Award, given by Raul Arencibia, OD '88, and Jefrey Northcutt, OD '88
Virgilio Gozum
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY PART II HIGHEST SCORE
Alison Bozung, Kevin Hart
Excellence in Dispensing Skills
ESSILOR LABS OF AMERICA AWARD
Chelsea McKnight
ESSILOR CRIZAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Michael Bingham
Excellence in Contact Lens
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN CONTACT LENS PATIENT CARE
Jill Greene
GP LENS INSTITUTE GP CONTACT LENS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Crystal Stone
X-CEL CONTACTS OUTSTANDING GP FITTING AWARD
Michelle Glass
SOUTHWEST CONTACT LENS SOCIETY
Brenda Flores
BAUSCH & LOMB AWARD
Jacob Muller
Excellence in Low Vision Rehabilitation
LS&S GROUP LOW VISION AWARD
Andrew Hawkins
NOIR LOW VISION AWARD
Sherry Wei
ESCHENBACH OPTIK LOW VISION STUDENT AWARD
Emily Evans
DESIGNS FOR VISIONS, INC. WILLIAM FEINBLOOM LOW VISION AWARD
Brandon Hauck
OPTELEC EXCELLENCE IN LOW VISION AWARD
Lisa Muiller
Clinical Excellence in Primary Care
MARCHON EYEWEAR PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AWARD
Craig Moss
SOUTHERN COUNCIL OF OPTOMETRISTS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Kristi Raess
DR. BERNARD L. KAHN MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Heather Atcherson
Excellence in Ocular Disease
OCULAR INSTRUMENTS, INC. AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Brittany Brinkley
BEAVER-VISITEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. (BVI) PARTNERS IN OPTOMETRY AWARD
Sarah Nabors, Carissa Chambers
EAGLE VISION
Mark Miriello
RAFIEETARY ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Aja Kimrey
Excellence in Pediatrics and Vision Therapy
COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS IN VISION DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE IN VISION THERAPY
Jacob Dufour
GLEN T. STEELE, OD AND L. ALLEN FORS, OD DEVELOPMENTAL VISION SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Cole
STEREO OPTICAL CO., INC.
Lisa Stuart
OEP CLINICAL CURRICULUM AWARD
Mark Curtis
OUTSTANDING CLINICIAN AWARDS
Heather Atcherson
Alison Bozung
Elizabeth Ellison
Alanna Khattar
Aja Kimrey
Lisa Muiller
Scott Ronhavde
Jordan Rothlisberger
Allyson Thomas
Brittany Tounsel

Student Research
DRS. FRED AND CHARLENE BURNETT STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
Cade Kowallis
Katy Potts
Jordan Rothlisberger
COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION OF OPTOMETRY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
DR. DAVID P. SLOAN MEMORIAL AWARD
Amy Puerto
BAYS FAMILY SERVICE AWARD
Jigna Patel
COMMITMENT TO PURSUING PRIVATE PRACTICE OPTOMETRY
LUXOTTICA EXCELLENCE OF SERVICE AWARD
Brittany Tounsel
THE WINSTON FAMILY ENDOWED AWARD
Fallon Cone
MOTHERSHED ENDOWED AWARD
Elizabeth Ellison
Gold Key Honorary Optometric Society Membership
Heather
Atcherson, Fallon Cone, Andrew Hawkins, Craig Hossenlopp, Elena Lopez, John
Moonan, III, Tri Nguyen, Nathan Osterman, Jigna Patel, Amy Puerto, Crystal
Stone, Brittany Tounsel, Pinto Zhao
Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges
Heather Atcherson, Alison Bozung, Andrew Brown, (Missouri),Carissa
Chambers, Fallon Cone, Emily Evans, Elizabeth Ellison, Molly Goodman, Virgilio
Gozum, Jr., Kevin Hart, Andrew Hawkins, Jessica Haynes, Craig Hossenlopp, Barbara
Jodoin, Alanna Khattar, Aja Kimrey, Elena Lopez, Mark Miriello, John Moonan,
III, Jacob Muller, Tri Nguyen, Nathan Osterman, Jigna Patel, Amy Puerto, Scott
Ronhovde, Jordan Rothlisberger, Crystal Stone, Brittany Tounsel, Xuetong Wei
Beta
Sigma Kappa
Michael
Bingham, Stephen Bollinger, Carissa Chambers, Michael Cole, Fallon Cone, Maxx
Craggs, Jordan Dau, Megan Ebel, Lillian Fasman, Brenda Flores, Daniel Geary, Brandon
Hauck, Jenny Hines, Lauren Howard, Samuel Johansen, Robert King, Meredith
Lanham, Christopher Meyer, Donald McFadden, Chelsea McKnight, John Moonan,
III, Caitlyn Moore, Sarah Nabors, Jordan Netzel, Aaron Neufeld, Thomas
Parrish, Forrest Sherrill, Janna Shifflett, Lisa Stuart, Allyson
Thomas, Christopher Thomas, Brittany Tounsel, Tam Vo, Ryan Widdison, Cheryl
Wiltse, Meredith Yingling, Amy Zhang, Laura Zink