Southern College of Optometry hosted a virtual Convocation ceremony in September 2020. The event included a welcome from SCO President Lewis Reich, OD, PhD, and award presentations announced by Awards Committee Chair, Taylor Keys, OD ’12.
A video recording of the event may be watched below, or on our YouTube channel.
Additionally, you may view the program for the ceremony by clicking here or here (for a version for mobile devices.)
Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients, including:
Basic Science and Clinical Science
1ST YEAR CLINICAL SCIENCE AWARDS (Plaque)
- Lane Brown ’23
- Gabrielle Crockett ’23
- Seth Jones ’23
- Mary Beth Jones ’23
- Yu “Jamie” Kao ’23
- Will Kreuser ’23
- Kendra Raths ’23
- Karrie Sestak ’23
- Ashley Shannon ’23
- Caroline Sutton ’23
1ST YEAR BASIC SCIENCE AWARDS (Plaque)
Christopher Frampton ’23
- Ethan Gerstein ’23
- Laurel Heskett ’23
- Seth Jones ’23
- Will Kreuser ’23
- Tanner LaFont ’23
- Molly McNally ’23
- Adam Reichert ’23
- Ashley Shannon ’23
- Caroline Sutton ’23
2ND YEAR CLINICAL SCIENCE AWARDS (Plaque)
- Andrew Barrows ’22
- Shane Benally ’22
- Jessica Crum ’22
- Andrew Dahl ’22
- Serene Darwish ’22
- Abigail Klick ’22
- Jessica Kongelf ’22
- Holly Pederson ’22
- Christopher Pope ’22
- Macy Sparks ’22
2ND YEAR BASIC SCIENCE AWARDS (Plaque)
- Stephania Carreno ’22
- Alexandria Cloud ’22
- Andrew Dahl ’22
- Nathan DeClue ’22
- Kalina Harrell ’22
- Ann McLean ’22
- Holly Pederson ’22
- Rachel Steele ’22
- Lindsay Thornton ’22
- Alexandria Turner ’22
3RD YEAR CLINICAL SKILLS AWARDS (Plaque and $1,000)
- Logan Bone ’21
- Samantha Davis ’21
- Hannah Fann ’21
- Ishan Gandhi ’21
- Anna Girsky ’21
- Samantha Harris ’21
- Meade Kendrick ’21
- Anna Katherine Lansdell ’21
- Alexis Williams Smith ’21
- Kelsey Whitcomb ’21
- Valerie Williams ’21
Military Services Scholarships
- U.S. ARMY Karli Boober ’23
- U.S. NAVY Bert Ketchum ’21
Class Scholarships
The following Endowed Class Scholarships recognize outstanding leadership and professionalism by members of the Classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023.
CLASSES OF ’54, ’56, ’59 SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Tessa Lau ’22
CLASSES OF ’60, ’61, ’63 SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Anna Britt ’23
CLASSES OF ’64, ’65, ’66 SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Gabby Magee ’22
CLASSES OF ’68, ’69 SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Marie Huegel ’21
Lauren Watson ’21
CLASSES OF ’70, ’71, ’74 SCHOLARSHIP ($1,500)
Caitlyn Stakeley ’21
Autumn Killop ’21
CLASS OF 1977 SCHOLARSHIP ($4,000)
Casey Krug ’21
CLASS OF 1978 SCHOLARSHIP ($3,000)
Samantha Harris ’21
CLASS OF 1983 SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Lindsay Thornton ’22
CLASS OF 1984 SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Jackie Malish ’23
CLASS OF 1997
JIMMY SHERIDAN MEMORIAL AWARD ($1,000)
Nathan Jackson ’21
CLASS OF 2001
SCOTT WHITAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Morgan Mathis ’23
Alumni and Friends
SCO alumni and friends generously support and recognize academic accomplishments and leadership within the student body. As such, the following endowed scholarships and awards have been established in support of SCO students.
ALUMNI COUNCIL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Kelsey Whitcomb ’21
CHUCK AND CAROLE ALDRIDGE ENDOWED AWARD
($1,000)
Casey Krug ’21
DR. ALLAN AND MRS. SUSAN BARKER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Riley Laster ’21
Monica Bhula ’21
Anita Nguyen ’21
DRS. BERGER & MOSCOW FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Nathan Keyes ’22
CHARLES A. CALLAWAY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Ye Ji Kim ’21
Neda Norouzi ’21
Stephania Carreno ’22
DR. FREDDY WILFRED CHANG ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Brittany Darnley ’21
JERRY L. CLAY ENDOWED AWARD ($1,000)
Sophia Johnson ’21
DR. STAN DICKERSON LEADERSHIP AWARD ($1,000)
Marie Huegel ’21
DR. FRED FARIAS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Pooja Alloju ’21
DR. JOHN A. GAZAWAY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Jake Haberman ’21
DR. CHARLES L. HAINE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY ENDOWED AWARD ($1,000)
Laurel Heskett ’23
Student Awards and Recognition
DR. RICHARD L. HOPPING ENDOWED ETHICS AWARD ($2,000)
Chisom Chukwumerije ’21
DR. LES MANNING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Seth Jones ’23
WILLIAM D. MCAFEE, OD ’51 ENDOWED AWARD ($1,000)
Aaliyah Cole ’22
MAULDIN FAMILY MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Jacquelyn Brown ’21
WAYNE W. PYEATT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Braden Sorensen ’22
PEGGY REMKE MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Brooke Spivey ’21
ROSEMORE FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000)
Samantha Harris ’21
Morgan Mathis ’23
Samantha Lee ’21
Alexandria Cloud ’22
W. DAVID SULLINS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR LEADERSHIP ($1,000)
Trevor Smith ’21
Matthew Eidom ’23
KANSAS ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)
Ann McLean ’22
State and Professional Associations
AUXILIARY TO THE ARKANSAS OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION ($1,000)
Walker Jarrett ’21
KENTUCKY OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS ($1,000)
Lindsey McCallon ’21
Daniel Bloemer ’21
MISSISSIPPI OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, HONORING DR. WILLIAM E. COCHRAN ($1,000)
Anna Katherine Lansdell ’21
DR. MILTON WEBB OPTOMETRIC LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP ($1,500)
Andrew Murphy ’23
Corporate Partners and Ophthalmic Industry
COOPER VISION/ASCO STUDENT RELIEF PROGRAM ($1,500)
Nathaniel Jensen ’21
Jacqueline Dang ’23
OCULAR INSTRUMENTS AWARD (Product Certificate)
Adam Reichert ’23
Brittany Darnley ’21
Holly Pederson ’22
REVIEW OF OPTOMETRY AND THE RICK BAY FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EYECARE EDUCATION AWARD ($500)
Hannah Fann ’21