SCO News

Thirty-six students from SCO’s Class of 2017 recently were recognized for their academic achievements with first-year scholarships collectively totaling $182,000. Thanks to alumni and friends of the college for making this year’s scholarships possible to these deserving students. A full list of scholarships and recipients follows the group photo below.

First-year students receiving scholarships included:

• Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000): Clint Prestwich, Rigby, ID; Brigham Young University
• Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000): Meagan Williams, Pensacola, FL; University of Florida
• Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000): Derek Hennig, Charleston, IL; Indiana State University
• Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000): Lisa Russell, The Woodlands, TX; Texas A&M University
• Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000): Matthew Armentrout, Richmond, VA; University of Virginia
• Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000): Jacob Nordhues, Grand Island, NE; University of Nebraska
• Dean’s Endowed Scholarship ($7,000): Ben Roach, The Woodlands, TX; Texas A&M University
• Dean’s Endowed Scholarship ($7,000): Taylor Chestnut, Johnston, IA; Iowa State University
• Dean’s Endowed Scholarship ($7,000): Tyler Lefeber, Harlan, IA; Buena Vista University
• Dean’s Endowed Scholarship ($7,000): Max Melberg, Chippewa Falls, WI; University of Wisconson-Madison
• Dean’s Endowed Scholarship ($7,000): Rebecca Callahan, Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis University
• Dean's Endowed Scholarship ($7,000): Jenna Steffen, Winfield, KS; University of Kansas
• Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Erin Keim, Pittsburgh, PA; Elon University
• Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Andrew Smith, Meridian, ID; Brigham Young University
• Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Ben Nielson, Post Falls, ID; Brigham Young University
• Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Lauren Sharp, Kansas City, MO; University of Missouri-Columbia
• Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Dan Nielson, Post Falls, ID; Brigham Young University
• Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Sandy Trybus, Charlotte, NC; East Carolina University
• Dr. Spurgeon B. Eure Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Timothy Bass, Dunn, NC; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• SCO Faculty/Staff Endowed Scholarship ($5,000): Celia Baker, Louisville, KY; Western Kentucky University
• Dr. William R. Jackson, Jr., Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($4,000): Kevin Rice, Springfield, MO; University of Arkansas
• Wesley-Jessen Endowed Scholarship ($4,000): Leslie Alitz, Rock Port, MO; Northwest Missouri State University
• SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Stephen Tipton, Springfield, MO; Rockhurst University
• SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Tindall Dawkins Morrison, Starkville, MS; Mississippi State University
• SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Hunter Morgan, Fairmont, WV; University of Kentucky
• SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Sarah Henderson, Kansas City, MO; University of Missouri
• SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Tyler Boone, Clarksville, TN; Union University
• Southern Council of Optometrists Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Keith Slayden, Hebron, KY; University of Kentucky
• Virginia Endowed Scholarship ($3,000): Christine Craig, Richmond, VA; Virginia Tech
• Dr. Richard A. Goodson Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000): Sarah Rappach, Clearwater, FL; Florida State University
• Dr. Cheryl Johnson Memorial Scholarship ($2,000): Jordan Hamric, Morgantown, WV; West Virginia University
• Dr. Charlie Williams Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($2,000): Lindsay Larkin, Mount Pleasant, SC; Wofford College
• Omni/Medivision Endowed Scholarship ($2,000): Danielle LeBlanc, Mandeville, LA; Louisiana State University
• Elizabeth R. Bane Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($1,000): Michelle Moscow, Roswell, GA; University of Alabama
• Dr. Wiley H. Mock Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($1,000): Sid Taylor, Senatobia, MS; University of Mississippi Medical Center
• J.C. Garmon, Sr., Memorial Endowed Scholarship ($1,000): Celeste Baker, Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University