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Category: commencement

Friday, May 10, 2019

SCO Hosts 2019 Commencement

Southern College of Optometry welcomed 130 new graduates into the profession of optometry on Thursday, May 9, 2019 during the college's annual commencement ceremony held at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis. Optometrist and entrepreneur, Ronald Blum, OD ’72, delivered the commencement address and received the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of optometry. Co-Valedictorians were&nb... Read More
Posted by Jennifer Sharp at Friday, May 10, 2019
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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Blum to Receive Honorary Degree

Ronald Blum, OD ’72, was chosen to receive SCO’s Doctor of Ocular Science degree and deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2019. The Founder and Chairman of NewSight Reality, Inc., Dr. Blum has founded and led a number of companies, including Encore Health and Encore Vision, which merged and sold to Novartis in 2017. He also founded and led The Egg Factory, PixelOptics, and Innotech, part of his track record of success as a visionary innovator and businessman. As the i... Read More
Posted by Jennifer Sharp at Thursday, April 18, 2019
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

SCO Hosts 2018 Commencement

Southern College of Optometry welcomed 133 new graduates into the profession of optometry on Friday, May 4, 2018 during the college's annual commencement ceremony held at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis. Optometrist and humanitarian, C. Ellis Potter, OD '67, delivered the commencement address and received the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition to his significant contribution to VOSH and philanthropic causes. Co-Valedictorians were E... Read More
Posted by Jennifer Sharp at Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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