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http://www.sco.edu/spring-ce-speakers Spring CE Speakers Roya Attar, OD, MBA, FAAO Dr. Roya Attar is an...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154787SCO President Appointed to SACS Board Dr. Richard W. Phillips, president of Southern College of...
http://www.sco.edu/online-ce-instructors Marie Bodack, OD Dr. Marie I. Bodack earned her B.S. Degree in Psychology in 1994 from...
http://www.sco.edu/staff-physicians-bond-wroten Chris Wroten, O.D. Chris Wroten, O.D., grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before attending...
http://www.sco.edu/research-faculty Marie I. Bodack, OD, FAAO , is a Professor at the Southern College of Optometry (SCO),...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=1550411977 Graduate Elected to U.S. Senate Southern College of Optometry (SCO) congratulates John...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154757SCO Receives Gift from Haag-Streit USA Southern College of Optometry, one of the nation’s leading...
http://www.sco.edu/residency-spotlight?beid=218505Residency Spotlight: James H. Quillen VAMC Optometric Residency Program Residency Spotlight: James...
http://www.sco.edu/board-of-trustees-bios Board of Trustees CHRIS WROTEN, OD ’02 , CHAIR | DENHAM SPRINGS, LA ...
http://www.sco.edu/consumer-information The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires that postsecondary...
http://www.sco.edu/about-sco SCO is one of the nation’s leading optometry schools. Southern College of...
http://www.sco.edu/pediatric-faculty-the-eye-centervision-therapy--rehabilitationpediatric-optometry Dr. Marc B. Taub is currently Chief of Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation Services and...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=195764SCO Remembers Dr. Freddy Chang On Saturday, November 17, 2018, Dr. Freddy Chang, OD, PhD,...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=218311Dr. Glen Steele Named to TICUA Hall of Fame Dr. Glen Steele, Southern College of Optometry...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154763SCO Named Top Workplace Southern College of Optometry is pleased to announce that it has been...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=224820 SCO Appoints New Board Members Southern College of Optometry recently welcomed three new members...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154779SCO Sets Campaign Record Southern College of Optometry (SCO) set a new college fundraising record...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=224252Elizabeth Beers, '25, Receives VSP Global Scholarship MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 29, 2022 –...
http://www.sco.edu/student-life-blogs?beid=154729Blake's Post Hey! My name is Blake Rust and I am in my 3rd year at SCO. I am from Knoxville, TN...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154957Hayes Center Award Recipients Announced The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence at Southern...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=1547342015 Hayes Center Award Recipients Announced The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence at Southern...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=160821Several Members of the Class of 2016 Matched to Residency Positions Congratulations to the...
http://www.sco.edu/the-eye-center-at-sco-primary-eye-care The primary goal of the Residency in Primary Care Optometry, with Emphasis in...
http://www.sco.edu/james-h-quillen-veterans-affairs-medical-center The Residency in Primary Care Optometry, with Emphasis in Ocular Disease at the James H....
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154936Follow SCO on Facebook Facebook users from SCO’s campus community, alumni and friends are...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=208357SCO adds three optometrists to its faculty Southern College of Optometry recently announced the...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154764SCO President Named to Milligan College Board Dr. Richard W. Phillips, president of Southern...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154741SCO Acquires S.A.V.E. Mobile Eye Exam Unit Memphis, Tenn., November 5, 2014 – Southern College...
http://www.sco.edu/staff-hampton-vamc Gay K. Tokumaru, O.D., F.A.A.O. Gay K. Tokumaru, O.D. ([email protected]) serves as the...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154965Hayes Center Awards Announced The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence at Southern College of...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154755Hayes Center Awards Announced The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence at Southern College of...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154793Assisi Foundation Awards SCO $250,000 Grant Southern College of Optometry has been awarded a...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154775Essilor of America Makes $250,000 Gift to SCO Essilor of America has made a $250,000 gift to...
http://www.sco.edu/program-policies-the-eye-center-corneacontact-lens-and-refractive-surgery Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses, with Emphasis in Anterior Segment, Refractive and Ocular...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154736SCO Leadership Changes Announced Reich Named Interim President at Southern College of Optometry ...
http://www.sco.edu/campus-security Southern College of Optometry takes pride in its well-maintained, attractive, safe campus. ...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154798Plough Foundation Awards SCO $300,000 Grant Southern College of Optometry, one of the nation’s...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154792New Board Members Announced At its fall meeting, Southern College of Optometry’s Board of Trustees...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154739SCO Students, Alumni Lead National Organizations Southern College of Optometry (SCO) student ...
http://www.sco.edu/admissions Review our Academic Information Enrollment at Southern College of Optometry requires at least 90...
http://www.sco.edu/student-life-blogs?beid=207121Following in My Mom’s Footsteps Hi everyone, My name is Paige Willett and I am a first-year...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154761Remembering Professor Emeritus Al Fors, OD '69 SCO Professor Emeritus L. Allen Fors, OD '69, ...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154967SCO Remembers Al Fors, OD '69 SCO Professor Emeritus L. Allen Fors, OD '69, MEd, died Sunday,...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=155034Reed Named MOA's OD of the Year Southern College of Optometry Board of Trustees member Steven T....
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=159154Dr. Lewis Reich Named SCO President MEMPHIS, Tennessee (January 12, 2016) – The Board of...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154738SCO Welcomes Dave Sattler to Board Southern College of Optometry recently welcomed retired...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=195246SCO Honors Norma K. Bowyer with Lifetime Achievement Award Southern College of Optometry recently...
http://www.sco.edu/comments-from-past-residents-appelbaum Comments from Past Residents: "Finding the correct words to explain...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=221973SCO Receives Grant to Fund Vision Care for Memphians in Need MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 13, 2022 ...
http://www.sco.edu/donor-impact Without question, support from alumni and friends makes a tremendous impact on the mission of the...
http://www.sco.edu/about-optometry Optometry Is a Rewarding Career, and the Future Looks Bright. Optometry was described by U.S....
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=190241SCO and Sight Savers America Give Memphis Children the Gift of Sight Southern College of Optometry...
http://www.sco.edu/duke-university-eye-center Residency in Pediatric Optometry, with Emphasis in Ocular Disease AT DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM,...
http://www.sco.edu/honorary-degrees SCO has established the honorary degrees of Doctor of Ocular Science and Doctor of Humane Letters...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=155080See You at SECO Alumni and friends of the college are encouraged to visit with SCO representatives...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=195881SCO’s Class of 2018 Scores 100% in Ultimate Pass Rate According to Recent NBEO Report Southern...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=155001Dr. Wroten Named Young OD of the Year Chris Wroten, OD '02, of the Bond-Wroten Eye Clinics,...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154801Schnell Named CE Director Dr. Pam Schnell was named Director of Southern College of Optometry's...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=210328Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Erika Cox Erika Cox, OD '07 Where do you currently live? Memphis,...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154737SCO President Named SECO’S OD of the South MEMPHIS, Tennessee (March 9, 2015) – Southern College...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154959SCO President, ’78 Graduate, Named SECO’S OD of the South MEMPHIS, Tennessee (March 9, 2015) –...
http://www.sco.edu/learning-resource-center The Department of Information Services is responsible for the overall coordination and development...
http://www.sco.edu/the-eye-center-at-sco-vision-therapy-and-rehabilitation-optometry-residency-with-an-emphasis-in-tbi- Residency in Vision Rehabilitation, with Emphasis in Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Vision...
http://www.sco.edu/louisiana-family-eyecare Residency in Ocular Disease, with Emphasis in Refractive and Ocular Surgery AT Louisiana...
http://www.sco.edu/student-life-blogs?beid=154613Introduction: Third Year Student at SCO Hi everyone, and welcome to my new Student Life Blog! I’ll...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=198994SCO Receives Record Gift MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 25, 2019 – An agreement between the...
http://www.sco.edu/program-policies-the-eye-center-christian-brothers-university 2 Year Combined Residency in Primary Care Optometry, with Emphasis in Family Practice Optometry and...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=161067SCO Launches Online CE Video Library Southern College of Optometry (SCO) has launched its new...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154788Coble Promoted to Director Ken Coble was recently promoted to Director of Campus Safety at...
http://www.sco.edu/residency-supervisor-the-eye-center-primary-eye-care Sylvia Elizabeth Sparrow, OD Dr. Sparrow received her Bachelor's Degree from Memphis...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=163072SCO's 2016 Commencement Held Southern College of Optometry welcomed 130 new graduates into the...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=205979Aaliyah Cole, '22 Awarded Mississippi Vision Foundation’s Helen Allison St. Clair Scholarship ...
http://www.sco.edu/staff-ochsner-medical-center Jeffrey Colegrove, OD Dr. Jeffrey Colegrove was awarded his associate in science...
http://www.sco.edu/student-life-blogs?beid=154611Hello to all! Hello everyone! I'm so excited to have been selected to become one of SCO's newest...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-covid-19-updates?beid=204689Commencement 2020 Class of 2020, As optometry students about to use your skills to join the...
http://www.sco.edu/program-policies-the-eye-center-vision-therapy--rehabilitationpediatric-optometry Residency in Pediatric Optometry, with Emphasis in Vision Therapy and Vision Rehabilitation...
http://www.sco.edu/appelbaum-eye-care-associates-pc Southern College of Optometry, in partnership with Appelbaum Eye Care Associates in Bethesda...
http://www.sco.edu/program-policies-hampton-vamc Residency in Primary Care Optometry Hampton VA Medical Center, Hampton, Virginia affiliated...
http://www.sco.edu/georgia-eye-partners Residency in Ocular Disease, with Emphasis in Cornea and Contact Lenses and Refractive and Ocular...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=188039Dr. Nicole Patterson Named Assistant Dean of NSU College of Optometry Nicole Patterson, O.D.,...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154795Ford Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Nathan Ford, OD '50, long-time optometrist and civic...
http://www.sco.edu/program-policies-the-eye-center-primary-eye-care Residency in Primary Care Optometry, with Emphasis in Family Practice Optometry and Ocular Disease...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154963Sandefur Named Executive Director of the Year James Sandefur, OD '65, Executive Director of the...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154771Hopping Receives Honorary Degree American Optometric Association President Dr. Ronald L. Hopping ...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154785SCO Students Earn Army Scholarships MEMPHIS, Tenn. (January 23, 2013) – The U.S. Army has...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=159889SCO Announces New Board Members Southern College of Optometry (SCO) recently named two members to...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=159886SCO Announces New Board Members Southern College of Optometry (SCO) recently named two members to...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154747Ensor to Lead New Department Dr. Scott Ensor has been selected to lead Southern College of...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154800SCO Accepting Honorary Degree Nominations Southern College of Optometry is seeking submissions for...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154826Wroten Receives Young Alumni Award Christopher Wroten, OD '02, received the Young Alumni...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154731Johnson to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 2015 – New Orleans...
http://www.sco.edu/title-ix SCO does not tolerate any form of discrimination. The college’s Title IX Complaint...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154956Johnson, OD '90 to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 2015 – New...
http://www.sco.edu/compliance-security Complaint Resolution Policies and Procedures for Non-Tennessee Resident Students in State...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154746Ellis, Elkins to Receive Alumni Awards Former American Optometric Association President J oe...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154777SCO Partners with South Memphis Alliance Southern College of Optometry and The Eye Center at SCO...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154962Ellis, Elkins to Receive Alumni Awards Former American Optometric Association President Joe...
http://www.sco.edu/academic-information A candidate for admission to SCO is required to present at least three years of undergraduate...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=201442SCO Announces 2019 Alumni Awards Southern College of Optometry will honor the accomplishments of ...
http://www.sco.edu/the-eye-center-at-sco--christian-brothers-university The primary goal of the Primary Care Optometry, with Emphasis in Family Practice...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=154960Wade to Lead SCO's Hayes Center for Practice Excellence Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD '84, has been...
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http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154791SCO Earns Re-Accreditation by SACS Designation ensures college’s accreditation through 2022...
http://www.sco.edu/online-ce-course-library Thank you so much for using SCO’s Online CE Library for a portion of your continuing...
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http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=155045Maples, Mormon Honored SCO alumni W.C. Maples, OD '68 , and Paul Mormon, OD '01 , were recognized...
http://www.sco.edu/alumni-news?beid=207844Alumni Invited to Join SCO’s St. Jude Marathon Virtual Team This year’s St. Jude Marathon is...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154816SCO Hosts Annual State Day Event Southern College of Optometry recently hosted its fourth annual...
http://www.sco.edu/student-life-blogs?beid=154515So proud to be an SCO student! Happy Thanksgiving! I love this time of year! It’s great that...
http://www.sco.edu/facilityarea-description-james-h-quillen-veterans-affairs-medical-center Located in the mountains of upper east Tennessee, the James H. Quillen VA...
http://www.sco.edu/student-extern-and-resident-covid-19-resources Jump To A Section: Receiving updates from the SCO Administration General Information...
http://www.sco.edu/the-eye-center-at-sco-corneacontact-lens-and-refractive-surgery The mission of the Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses, with Emphasis in Anterior Segment...
http://www.sco.edu/accreditation Southern College of Optometry is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=207807SCO announces 0% student loan default rate for 24th year For the 24th consecutive year, Southern...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=206735Southern College of Optometry embraces diversity and inclusion in new programming initiatives Dr....
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=176040SCO’s Class of 2017 Scores 100% in Ultimate Pass Rate According to Recent NBEO Report Southern...
http://www.sco.edu/our-campus Southern College of Optometry takes pride in its well-maintained, attractive campus. SCO’s...
http://www.sco.edu/draisin-vision-group RESIDENCY IN VISION THERAPY/PEDIATRIC OPTOMETRY at Draisin Vision Group Charleston, SC...
http://www.sco.edu/sco-news?beid=154948Actress Kathy Bates Visits The Eye Center at SCO Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates ...
http://www.sco.edu/program-policies-bond-wroten Residency in Primary Care Optometry, with Emphasis in Ocular Disease and Family Practice...