Salus University Alumni Magazine & Annual Report - December 2015

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THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF SALUS UNIVERSITY AND 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT

Inside this Issue

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From President Mittelman

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Interprofessional Education at Salus

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Commencements and White Coat Ceremony Optometry’s Meeting and AudiologyNow! Alumni Weekend 2015

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Alumni Association News

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University News

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Class Notes

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In Memoriam

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Missing Alumni

Salus University Annual Report 2014-2015

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Introduction to Annual Report Financial Summary Leadership Gifts Heritage Society/Endowed Scholarships

Current Gifts | July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

26 Salus Alumni Contributors 32 Board of Trustees, Faculty and Staff

33 In-Kind Gifts

34 Friends and Parents

35 Foundations, Corporations and Associations/Grants and Contracts

36 Tribute Gifts

37 Back

Board of Trustees/Alumni Association Calendar of Coming Events

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Michael H, Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, FAAO, FACHE President

Alexis R. Abate, MA Director, Communications

Lynne C. Corboy, MS, MPH Director, Development

Jamie Lemisch Director, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving

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Peggy Shelly Coordinator, Publications and Communications

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Lynne C. Corboy; Jamie Lemisch; Peggy Shelly

EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Alexis R. Abate; Donna Agnew; Lesley Anders; Dr. Victor Bray; Lynne C. Corboy; Karen Greave; Dr. Lori Grover; Kelsey Jones ‘19OD; Karly Kriger ‘19AuD; Jamie Lemisch; Dr. Michael Mittelman; Maureen Owens; Jeanne Zearfoss.

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From President Mittelman It has been and continues to be a busy time at Salus. In the last seven months alone we have had three commencements (Singapore, Spring and Fall), an alumni reunion, an Orientation week welcoming our largest class ever, and a White Coat ceremony for 319 first-year students.

All three 2015 Salus commencements were wonderful, as we launched a new generation of healthcare and education professionals here and overseas. Provost Janice Scharre, Dr. Avi Gonen, associate dean for Global Development, and I participated in the commencement ceremonies for our Master of Science in Clinical Optometry graduates in Singapore. An alumni reception followed commencement where we met some of our 100+ alumni. It was also extremely gratifying to see and hear how much optometry has developed in that area thanks to PCO’s influence.

In August we welcomed our inaugural Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) class. The twenty-five students, who will graduate in 2017, waited throughout the long accreditation process and never wavered in their determination to come to Salus. Their deep commitment to our University and their profession before actually starting classes speaks to the quality of our students and programs. Opened in July, the University’s newest clinical facility – the Speech-Language Institute – is located on campus in Elkins Park and serves as our SLP students’ clinical training ground.

We have completed our Master Facilities Plan that has been in the works for almost a year. The end result is a necessary and aggressive campaign to reinvest in our optometry program, library, student study areas and other necessary infrastructure that require both modernization and redesign. This is essential to keep us competitive with our peers, as well as to continue to provide state-of-the-art education to our students. The first major projects we’ve already begun work on are a renovation of our library into a true learning resource center and a total redesign of our optometric clinical procedures lab, which is outdated and “tired.” You’ll be hearing much more about these and other game-changing projects as we progress.

Along with all the cutting-edge work being accomplished here at Salus, you already know that we are in exploratory talks with University of the Sciences about developing a strategic partnership between our two institutions. I have been encouraged by the candor and thoughtfulness of the comments and suggestions I have received since the announcement was made a couple of months ago. As part of my commitment to full transparency and to keep the entire Salus community informed, I have been communicating weekly with our alumni, faculty, students and staff.

The two universities’ respective boards recognize that the potential for growth as a combined institution could exceed what either university can accomplish alone. This requires both universities to completely understand each other’s academic and financial health. Your Salus leadership team is absolutely committed to doing our research and due diligence concerning University of the Sciences. To that end, I am absolutely committed to continuing the transparency that is warranted for this process.

We see the potential for great opportunities for both institutions if we can work together, but we’re not going to “pull the trigger” on any deal if it will not benefit Salus. As president and a PCO alumnus, I feel a special obligation to ensure that the long-term legacy of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry as well as our other programs will benefit from any partnership we might develop.

As this busy year draws to a close, please know that the support, questions and participation of our alumni are vital and always welcome. I have often said that it’s my belief that our alumni are the glue that helps to hold Salus together and that is especially true now.

With best wishes from Tanis and myself for a most wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy New Year,

Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, FAAO, FACHE RADM, USN (ret)

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Interprofessional Education at Salus One of the core values of this institution is and has always been sharing knowledge in a learning environment. In addition to being patient-centric, the Salus DNA contains a deeply-rooted belief that it is important that all professions represented within a healthcare team recognize the advantages and opportunities to work together for the optimum benefit of each patient.

In today’s healthcare world, interprofessional education (IPE) is essential. “As the landscape of American healthcare evolves from a culture of intervention to prevention it also requires an integrated approach that pivots around primary care,” says President Mittelman. “This evolution is driven by the Affordable Care Act, as well as the fact that Americans are confronted with chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other associated disorders.”

“As healthcare is delivered in a more integrated fashion,” he continues, “it’s imperative that our students understand – and more importantly excel at – working within a multidisciplinary, interprofessional environment. The foundation for all programs we offer at Salus is based on this premise.”

What may sound like lip service at other institutions is anything but here in Elkins Park, where the commitment to teach students about the world of IPE runs deep.

IPE PAST Pennsylvania College of Optometry operated an external low vision rehabilitation clinic in the Low Vision Center for the Blind in West Philadelphia in the mid-seventies.

Here PCO optometrists and students, social workers and low vision specialists worked together. In 1978 the William Feinbloom Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation opened at The (brand new) Eye Institute (TEI). The Eye Institute was hailed as the first optometric care facility in the nation to embrace a multidisciplinary approach involving optometrists, ophthalmologists, physicians, low vision rehabilitation specialists, students and other healthcare professionals working together to provide vision and eye care.

Dr. Feinbloom’s renown in the field of low vision drew patients from around the world. In 1978, Feinbloom director Randy Jose, OD hired low vision rehabilitation specialists Audrey Smith, PhD and Duane Geruschat, PhD, MSc to work full-time with Richard Brilliant, OD, who had completed a one-year residency under Dr. Jose and was into the second year of a two-year fellowship under Dr. Feinbloom.

Employing Drs. Smith and Geruschat was groundbreaking at the time, as “hiring blindness and low vision people to work in an eye clinic wasn’t exactly linear thinking,” according to Dr. Geruschat, now a Salus associate professor. Dr. Brilliant, who was chief at Feinbloom from 1979 to 1989, recalls the multi-disciplinary approach at Feinbloom during the end of day meetings. The needs of each patient seen that day were discussed by the group. “If someone mentioned follow up for activities for daily living, we brought in a rehabilitation

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person,” he says. “If we needed a certain specialist, we contacted one.”

With optometrists, low vision professionals and social workers now working together at Feinbloom, the interprofessional/interdisciplinary journey of PCO began in earnest. Optometry students would spend part of their clinical training in Feinbloom learning low vision rehabilitation. Dr. Geruschat recalls an atmosphere that was “incredibly stimulating and special,” as everyone worked and learned together, a recollection echoed by Drs. Brilliant and Smith.

A six-week low vision rehabilitation course developed

by Drs. Jose and Smith paved the way for the first nonoptometric degree in PCO’s history. In 1983 the College petitioned the Commonwealth’s Department of Education to offer a Master of Science degree program in vision rehabilitation. This approval signaled the beginning of PCO as a multi-purpose institution and PCO’s Graduate Studies in Blindness and Low Vision was established.

It was at Feinbloom that the natural interdisciplinary component of the low vision and blindness profession shone. As opposed to many optometrists and healthcare providers at that time, low vision and blindness professionals took interprofessional education and consultation as a given, working as they did in concert with speechlanguage, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, dentists, doctors, and nurses in order to coordinate individual care plans and goal setting for their clients.

With the addition of the audiology and physician assistant programs in 2000 and 2007 respectively, PCO and then Salus made interprofessional classes part of the curriculum in 2007 with an Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) class.

Initially taught jointly by audiology faculty member, Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD, and PCO faculty member Derek Mladenovich, OD, MPH, the EBM course was required for the first semester of the first term for all optometry, audiology and physician assistant students. In the second year of the program, Melissa Vitek, OD replaced Dr. Mladenovich. Today Dr. Aravamudhan and Dr. Vitek co-teach Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), the revised course name.

Those early classes were training for faculty as well as students. The faculty met with one another frequently on an IPE basis, according to Dr. Aravamudhan and it was productive. The natural tendency of students to stay in their own groups of optometry, audiology and physician assistant was tested in the EBM classes says Dr. Vitek. Mixed groups of students from all three programs were created for assignments and projects but a residual “silo effect” persisted. There was a need to construct activities so that all students participated. The two instructors tweaked and changed the physical set up, making it more conducive to student participation.

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IPE PRESENT

Based on student and faculty feedback from those early EBM classes, in 2012 the institutional decision was made to explore options to provide more extensive IPE opportunities for students in all programs.. The University interprofessional education committee – with representatives from all programs – was formed. According to Dr. Linda Casser, committee chair and the University’s coordinator of interprofessional education initiatives, one of the most rewarding aspects of IPE, has been “how much we (the faculty) needed this initiative to get to know one another and what we each do. The big ‘wow’ has been in the process of each IPE project, not just the outcome.

Personally, it’s been a great experience to go beyond my own profession.”

By now Drs. Vitek and Aravamudhan were more convinced that the delivery of the EBP program needed to change, particularly as second-year occupational therapy students were now in attendance. With backing from the University in the form of further team-based learning workshops and education, the two began to tweak the program. Dr. Vitek speaks of the flipped class learning* and inductive teaching** methods now used in the EBP class. Both instructors have had to learn the best way to “flip and not flop” in the class, says Dr. Aravamudhan. Mixed results in the beginning have led to revisions and tweaks that have garnered positive feedback. More importantly, students are learning about interacting with other professions from the beginning of their Salus education.

In the spring of 2014, an IPE pilot for the existing Clinical Problem Solving (CPS) course began. As Dr. Casser explains, “CPS was the most flexible arena in which to explore IPE more fully,” a statement echoed by her colleagues. CPS classes are held with small groups of optometry, audiology or physician assistant students and a faculty facilitator. They are specifically designed to build students’ clinical reasoning through a problem-based or case-based learning approach.

The IPE CPS pilot began in fall 2014 and the volunteer student participants were able to take the pilot class in lieu

of one of their cohort CPS classes. Dr. Thomas Lewis, the main IPE CPS facilitator, had been approached by Provost Janice Scharre during the summer about the pilot idea. “I didn’t really know what I was getting into at first,” he says now. “We used a medical school case study about a patient with diabetes, but it wasn’t the best fit.” Optometry and audiology student volunteers comprised that first class, so Dr. Lewis added eye and ear related symptoms.

In spring 2015, the next IPE CPS volunteer class included optometry, audiology, physician assistant students and faculty member observers Robert Serianni, MS, CCCSLP (speech-language pathology) and Caitlyn Foy, OTD, OTR/L (occupational therapy). Dr. Lewis recalls how impressive the physician assistant students were, as their base of medical knowledge was much broader. He added symptoms such as “trouble walking” and “slurred speech” to the original diabetes case-study to reflect the other professions represented in the discussion and gave himself “homework” to keep abreast of the case and ahead of the students.

According to Dr. Aravamudhan, by the third IPE CPS volunteer cohort in the fall of this year, Dr. Lewis felt that the diabetic case-study was not working. It had too much of a medical slant and not enough interprofessional opportunity for the students. “Patient education is so critical,” said Dr. Aravamudhan, who maintains that without Dr. Lewis there would not have been IPE CPS pilot classes.

“IPE is great in theory, but if we don’t find the right way to present it to the students, it doesn’t work.”

Drs. Vitek, Aravamudhan and Lewis were uniform in their praise for the students’ contributions and commitment to the pilot. Dr. Vitek spoke of a physician assistant student who, while on an external clinical rotation, drove back to Elkins Park weekly to participate in the six-week IPE CPS course. The students’ assessments are an integral part of the IPE process. Each is carefully considered and the results have enabled the committee to make recommendations and track progress.

Interprofessional Education Committee

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

College of Education and Rehabilitation

Linda Casser, OD, coordinator, Salus University Interprofessional Initiatives; committee chair

Satya Verma, OD, interim director, External Education

Kerry Lueders, MS, Blindness and Low Vision Studies

Alexis R. Abate, MA, director, Office of Communications

Melissa Vitek, OD, director, Advanced Studies; International and Continuing Education

Karen Hanson, PhD, special consultant, Academic Affairs

Joan Wing, OD, professor

Fabiana Perla, EdD, director, Orientation and Mobility program; Blindness and Low Vision Studies department chair

Kevin Deputy, AuD ’15 (2012-2013)

Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD, assistant dean for Foundations and Assessment of Audiologic Education

Osborne College of Audiology

Robert Serriani, MS, CCC-SLP, clinical director, Speech-Language Institute Lauren Sponseller, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy program College of Health Sciences Joy Henderson, PA-C, Physician Assistant program Kim Miller, PA-C, Physician Assistant program 3

Interprofessional Education at Salus (continued) That is how the all-volunteer faculty IPE CPS case writing workshop came to be. Workshop meetings began in October and are expected to continue for some time. With faculty representation from all programs – optometry, audiology, physician assistant, blindness and low vision, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology, an IPE CPS case is being created that will have value for all Salus students. The process is facilitated

by Drs. Aravamudhan, Vitek and Lewis.

At their weekly working dinner in a Salus conference room, the workshop process is deliberate. Each facet of the case is examined and all components are reviewed, checked and cross-checked against the knowledge and real life experience at the table. If a symptom or solution is used in the case study, it has been vetted as thoroughly as possible in order to prepare Salus students for life after commencement. The ultimate goal is to “give all students equal power to lead and to learn as realistically as possible how to work with other professions,” according to Dr. Aravamudhan. Once developed, the new IPE CPS case will have a final vetting in a trial CPS class with faculty volunteering as students to ensure that any potential oversights or problems are corrected prior to its debut with students.

IPE committee outreach is not confined to Salus faculty. “The Implementation and Assessment of an Interprofessional Education Initiative at Salus University,” co-authored

by Drs. Aravamudhan, Vitek and Casser, was published in Optometric Education, Volume 40, Number 3. Dr. Vitek, director of PCO Advanced Studies program and the University’s Office of International and

Salus IPE Initiatives Presentations: National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Forum 2014 – poster Casser, L; Verma, S; Aravamudhan, R; Lueders, K; Scott, D; Vitek, M; Deputy T, Di Stefano, A; “Interprofessional Educational Initiatives at Salus University.”

Institute of Medicine Global Forum, May 2014 – poster Casser, L; Vitek, M; Pendley, V; “Family Medicine residents; Optometry Students and Faculty Members Engaged in Health Professions Education and Collaborative Patient Care.”

In November 2014, the Blindness and Low Vision Studies and Occupational Therapy programs presented “IPE initiatives at Salus” to the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA) conference.

Interdisciplinary Care in Today’s Healthcare Delivery Environment was a Salus CE event twice (May and November 2015) and was based on a patient with Type 2 diabetes JCIPE (Jefferson University Center for Interprofessional Education) Interprofessional Education and Care Practicum Winter Immersion Program, February 2013; Salus participants: IPE committee members and academic program heads.

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Informational poster abstract, “Interprofessional Education, Interprofessional Practice, and Patient-Centered Care in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,” at the American Academy of Optometry meeting was accepted in October 2015. IPE faculty co-authors were Linda Casser, Sarah Appel, Caitlyn Foy, Joy Henderson, Jonette Owen, Carlo Pelino, Fabiana Perla, E. Phillips and Robert Serianni, representing the University’s optometry, audiology, physician assistant, blindness and low vision and occupational therapy programs, Poster presentation, “Integrating Interprofessional Education into Practice,” at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Healthcare and Business Institute (July 2015) by Robert Serianni, Carolyn Mayo and Sallyann Geiss, SpeechLanguage Pathology faculty.

IPE CPS Case Writing Workshop Coordinators: Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD Thomas L. Lewis, OD, PhD Melissa Vitek, OD Participants and project contributors: Optometry: Lynn Greenspan, OD; Kelly Malloy, OD Audiology: Bre Myers, AuD; Greg Genna, AuD Physician Assistant: Joy Henderson, MMS, PA-C; Lisa Keuhn, MMS, PA-C

Low Vision/Orientation and Mobility: Fabiana Perla, EdD; Brooke Kruemmling, PhD Occupational Therapy: Lauren Sponseller, OTD, OTR/L Speech Language Pathology: Robert Serrianni, MS, CCC-SLP Linda Casser, OD, IPE committee coordinator Existing IPE initiatives Salus physician assistant students at The Eye Institute in a pre-clinic course. (last three years and continuing) LaSalle University: nursing student/nursepractitioner student rotations at The Eye Institute (last three years and continuing).

Chestnut Hill Hospital: family practice residents rotate at the The Eye Institute.

Drexel University: third-year optometry students teach medical students about the eye.

Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) allowing Salus SLP students to observe at the CCP dental hygiene clinic.

Veterans Readiness Initiative, held in conjunction with Community College of Philadelphia and Montgomery County Community College. Salus optometry and audiology faculty and students screen student veterans from the community colleges.

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Continuing Education, is a member of the Committee on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice for the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO). Dr. Casser has represented ASCO in the Institute of Medicine Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education.

Salus programs create a unique opportunity for interprofessional education within the University; however, opportunities are not limited to Salus students.

There are and have been a variety of interdisciplinary/ interprofessional partnerings with other programs that have involved Salus faculty and students. (See box on page 4) HOW IT WILL EVOLVE The IPE committee is creating the roadmap for interprofessional education for the University. Right now it is accurate to say they have made progress but are still in the early stages. It will be some time before they reach journey’s end, not just because the exploration process involves detours and backtracking, but because IPE is not a single identified model. According to the committee’s findings, there are many potential approaches to IPE that contribute to positive patient/client outcomes.

The committee continues to explore possibilities, study assessments and develop plans. Logistical issues, not the least of them involving the disparity in class sizes, require careful study and a solution. Having a 155 student optometry class creates an enormous challenge to a balanced interprofessional student group when other programs’ classes are one-third and one-fifth of that size, a challenge mentioned by several committee members.

Another challenge is time management. How do busy, talented faculty members find time for teaching – and its accompanying preparation and follow-up – in addition to committee work? The logistics are not just the disparity of class sizes.

One avenue of evolution is the education of all faculty members as well as students. In this the committee has proven resourceful, and they remain unflagging in their pursuit of “getting it right,” and eventually crafting a plan to submit a curriculum proposal. According to Dr. Casser, an early, defining moment for the committee was when members told one another, ‘I have no idea what you do.’

She says, “This prompted rich, emerging discussions,” as colleagues began to achieve a more detailed understanding of what takes place in the other programs and professions.

A deeper understanding has developed that will ultimately create better lessons in patient-care collaboration.

The committee presented an IPE workshop during a faculty development day and has presented two continuing education IPE case studies on collaborative patient care.

The members continue the work of peer-to-peer education with poster presentations at other institutions and are working on a webpage for the University website.

Dr. Aravamudhan mentions the exploration of leadership training as a possible IPE core course for the students as a potential future initiative. The committee has accomplished much, especially when one considers that there is no formal IPE office. Members continue to collaborate on IPE initiatives and Dr. Casser says they all share a pride in the committee’s accomplishments thus far.

The University is in a unique position to implement IPE courses within the depth and breadth of its on-campus programs. As Dr. Aravamudhan says, “This (IPE) is the future.

We have a beautiful chance right now to do it correctly, or we will be forced to do it in the near future.”

Salus provost, Dr. Janice E. Scharre, notes that interprofessional education is part of the University’s strategic plan. “The IPE committee’s initiatives have facilitated collaboration in ways not typically found in a university setting between faculty in different programs.

Their work has led to current IPE course and research developments that will ultimately benefit both our faculty and our students.”

The IPE journey of discovery for the optimum methods of dissemination among Salus students has proven exhilarating for the participants. The energy, stimulating atmosphere and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary knowledge found in the faculty and students in 1978 at the Feinbloom Center at The Eye Institute has come full circle. The destination – graduates who are confident leaders and contributing members of patient healthcare and education teams – cannot be far away. (*definition: Flipped learning is a pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter.) (**definition: Inductive learning is a teaching strategy that emphasizes the importance of developing a student’s evidencegathering and critical-thinking skills. By first presenting students with examples of how a particular concept is used, the instructor allows the students to reach the correct conclusion, with the intent that the students will eventually notice a pattern within the examples given.)

This article would not have been possible without the input of many people. Special thanks to the following for their assistance, insights and time: Dr. Radhika Aravamudhan; Dr. Richard Brilliant; Dr. Linda Casser; Dr. Anthony Di Stefano; Dr. Caitlyn Foy; Dr. Duane Geruschat; Dr. Kathleen Huebner; Dr. Thomas Lewis; Dr. Michael Mittelman; Dr. Janice Scharre; Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet; Mr. Robert Serianni; Dr. Audrey Smith and Dr. Melissa Vitek.

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Commencements and White Coat Ceremony In May, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center was filled with family and friends of the 261 Class of 2015 graduates from the University’s optometry, audiology, public health, blindness and low vision, and occupational therapy programs. The University’s first PhD degree (biomedicine) was conferred on Michael Baertschi of Switzerland and the first graduates of the international AuD online program came from Africa, Thailand and Australia to accept their Doctor of Audiology degrees in person.

In October, 56 graduates of the physician assistant, audiology, public health, and blindness and low vision programs received their diplomas at Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park before a capacity audience of families and friends.

Also in October, first-year students in the optometry, audiology, physician assistant, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology programs donned their white coats with the help of their program’s dean and director. The white coats – the symbol of their professions – represent the beginning of each student’s professional journey and the audience of family and friends joined the University’s deans, directors and faculty in celebration of this milestone.

All three events provided students and audiences with outstanding keynote speakers: Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD, founder of ISTAR and Energize the Chain (spring); Thomas Beeman, PhD, RADM, USNR, COO of the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems regional operations (fall) and Mr. James Hindman, founder of Jiffy Lube International (white coat ceremony).

For more information and photos on these speakers and the ceremonies, visit the University’s website at www.salus.edu/News.

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AudiologyNow! In March, the American Academy of Audiology held its annual AudiologyNOW! Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The largest gathering of audiologists in the world included alumni, faculty and students from Salus University Osborne College of Audiology (OCA).

With so many OCA alumni attending this conference, it has become tradition to award the Audiology Alumni Association Award at the University’s alumni reception. This year’s honoree, Tomi Browne, AuD ’04, was presented with her award by OCA dean, Dr. Victor Bray. In May, Dr. Browne attended the alumni reunion in Philadelphia and was presented with the award by Dr. Kenneth Savitski ’87, Alumni Association president.

Optometry’s Meeting In June, the American Optometric Association held its 119th annual congress, Optometry’s Meeting in Seattle. Salus Pennsylvania College of Optometry was a presence at the meeting, with alumni, faculty and students in attendance.

The alumni reception, with President Mittelman, Dean Lori Grover, PCO faculty, alumni and students in attendance, was an evening for classmates to reconnect, relax and enjoy.

The student Varilux® Student Quiz Bowl, always a fun event, proved more so this year, as Salus PCO’s own Nicole Rist, Class of 2016, defeated competitors from 21 other schools and became the national champion. The official trophy presentation took place in October at the University’s Hafter Student Center.

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Alumni Weekend 2015 This year’s alumni weekend (May 2-3) offered attendees much more than the opportunity to renew old acquaintances. On Saturday, alumni and healthcare professionals were offered a child abuse recognition and reporting seminar in the morning that fulfilled Act 31 requirements, and a Salus interprofessional education (IPE) presentation on “Continuum of care and type 2 diabetes mellitus” in the afternoon that featured an interdisciplinary team of Salus faculty.

The family of the late Dr. John Biernacki ‘52, attended the dedication of a campus bench honoring their husband, father and grandfather that was purchased in his memory by the North East Pennsylvania Optometric Society (NEPOS).

Also on Saturday, tours of the Elkins Park campus and the University’s clinical facilities were held. In addition to an alumni brunch on campus this year, a retired alumni reception hosted by Dr. Harry Kaplan ‘49 featured a presentation by Merrill Lynch and Nationwide financial planners.

Saturday evening at the Chart House restaurant on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, alumni and their spouses and guests enjoyed drinks, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and the alumni awards presentation.

On Sunday, the annual Joseph A. Toland Excellence in Education conference was held on the Elkins Park campus, and the Alumni Association meeting and an alumni breakfast took place at the Sheraton Society Hill hotel.

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Pictured with President Mittelman are the 2015 Alumni Association awardees (L to R): Judith Creuz, AuD ’06, Special Recognition Award; Tomi Browne, AuD ’04, Audiology Alumnus of the Year; and Gregory Caldwell, OD ’95, Albert Fitch Alumnus of the Year.

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Alumni Association News by Jamie Lemisch, Alumni Relations director Your Alumni Association board has had a busy year. Here’s what we accomplished in fiscal year 2015: Outreach to accepted students: Alumni Association Board members sent welcome messages to accepted students, answered questions and encouraged them to choose Salus.

Annual Alumni Association Awards: Nominations were reviewed and voted on by the Association Board members with awards presented at Alumni Weekend 2015. The 2016 nomination period was from November 2, 2015 to November 30, 2015. Nominations can be made online at www.salus.edu/Audiences/Alumni-Friends/AwardsNominations.aspx.

Commencement Award Medallion: The Association created a medallion to accompany their annual commencement award given to the graduate with the highest GPA in their program.

Alumni Association Funding Supports Student: The Association board developed criteria and an application process to support student travel for health screenings/ humanitarian trips and professional conference expenses.

The inaugural application period took place this June with three students approved to receive $250 each for expenses associated with the SOSH humanitarian trip to Haiti, and seven students approved to receive $200 each for professional conferences. The next submission period will take place in December for travel from February 1, 2016 through July 31, 2016.

The Salus University Alumni Association strives to: • nurture relationships with current and future alumni and engage them in the life of the University • coordinate and promote programs that instill good will and pride, and provide opportunities for professional growth and social interaction • promote and enhance effective communications between the University and its alumni • ensure the quality of our future alumni by continuing to assist the University in identifying and recruiting future students • encourage financial support of the institution

CELEBRATE THE PAST. LOOK TO THE FUTURE. Alumni and friends are invited! salus.edu/reunion2016/ Questions? Want to help with class outreach?

Contact Jamie Lemisch 215.780.1391 jlemisch@salus.edu

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Friday, April 1, 2016 Afternoon Continuing Education and casual reception Salus University Elkins Park, PA DINNER CELEBRATION Saturday, April 2, 2016 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Recognition of 5-year reunion classes Annual Alumni Association Awards Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 815 Thomas Road Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

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University News Provost Janice E. Scharre announced the appointment of Lorraine Lombardi, PhD, as interim dean of the University’s College of Health Sciences.

Dr. Lombardi began her PCO/Salus career in 1968, holds the rank of associate professor and is the current associate dean of Faculty Affairs, a position she retains. When PCO moved to the Elkins Park campus in 1998, Dr. Lombardi created a virtual anatomy course to counterbalance the lack of a cadaver lab in the new location. In 2007, as part of the Physician Assistant program, the University created a cadaver lab in Elkins Park. Dr. Lombardi continues to incorporate online lessons in the Alcon lab to augment the use of cadavers, and teaches anatomy across all Salus programs. A graduate of Geneva College, Dr. Lombardi earned a bachelor’s degree in composite science there before getting her PhD from Hahnemann University, now part of Drexel University.

Dr. Lombardi holds the distinction of having been voted “Professor of the Year” by the student body more times than any other faculty member.

Dr. Scharre announced the appointment of Donna Agnew, PA-C, DFAAPA, as director of the Physician Assistant (PA) program. Ms. Agnew has strong experience in accreditation and also serves as an ARC-PA site visitor. ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant) is the accrediting body for all physician assistant programs in the US. The former associate director of the Arcadia University PA program, Ms. Agnew’s clinical practice is in internal medicine. A volunteer member of the Bucks County Department of Health Medical Reserve Corps, she is involved in the promotion and development of the physician assistant model in South Africa. Her clinical areas of interest include infectious and autoimmune disease and connective tissue disorders.

A Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Ms. Agnew is a co-author of the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam/PANRE board review textbook. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from Temple University and worked for sixteen years in that institution’s departments of microbiology and hematology prior to pursuing her master’s degree in physician assistant studies at Arcadia University.

In July Dr. Scharre announced the renewed tenure of Professor Charles Wormington, PhD, OD, and Associate Professor Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD. Dr. Wormington teaches across all Salus programs and in the Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). Dr. Aravamudhan is the assistant dean for the Foundations and Assessment of Audiologic Medicine in the Osborne College of Audiology, and is a member of the University’s Interprofessional Education committee (IPE).

In June, the University launched a new website (www.salus.edu) that is more user-friendly and reflects the new Salus brand and look. In August, a new website that showcases the clinical services and facilities offered by The Eye Institute, Pennsylvania Ear institute, Speech-Language Institute and Institute of Multisensory Rehabilitation debuted at www.salusuhealth.com. Both sites were the culmination of many months of intensive research, focus groups and working committees and the results, which have garnered praise, reflect those efforts.

Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. James Caldwell, announced the appointment of Mr. Abram Doane, MA, MHA, JD, as coordinator of the University’s Office for Academic Success.

In his announcement Dr. Caldwell noted the knowledge and experience related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that Mr. Doane brings to this position will ensure that student accessibility and requests for reasonable accommodations are appropriately evaluated and implemented. Additionally, Mr. Doan will serve as a resource for students with disabilities.

He holds an undergraduate degree in Public and Community Health from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree and Juris Doctor degree (JD) from Washington University in St. Louis. He also earned a Master of Arts (MA) degree in learning disabilities from Northwestern University in 2000, where he was a member of the faculty for six years. Mr. Doane also holds a certificate in mediation from the University of Delaware.

In April a Salus-led pilot program designed to identify and remove potential barriers to veterans’ educational success due to undetected problems of vision, hearing and balance took place at two area community colleges. The Veterans Initiative Project was the result of the University’s collaboration with the Department of Defense (DoD) Vision Center of Excellence and Hearing Center of Excellence, the Veterans Administration (VA), Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and Montgomery County Community College (Montco). Led by Salus special consultant Karen Hanson, PhD, a team of optometry and audiology faculty and students spent a full day at each community college, which had promoted the event internally and registered student veterans in advance. Immediately following their screenings the student veterans had consultations with an audiology and an optometry faculty member. If further exams were indicated, the participants spoke with VA representatives who discussed benefits and confirmed appointments. Student veterans’ comments and feedback were positive about the experience, with the convenience and immediacy of the services received being mentioned

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University News (continued) most frequently. The students also appreciated the benefit of having VA, DoD and veterans groups’ representatives at hand to discuss benefits and answer questions. Dr. Hanson attended a debriefing in Washington DC with the DoD and it is hoped that this pilot will eventually expand into a national program that can benefit veterans while offering clinical experiences to students in the healthcare professions.

Effective July 1, the University’s Elkins Park and Oak Lane campuses and all clinical facilities became smoke-free, bringing the Salus community in alignment with the University’s mission and goals as healthcare educators and professionals.

BIOMEDICINE The University’s first Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree was awarded to Michael Baertschi, MSCO ’97, MME, in May. Dr. Baertschi, who resides in his native Switzerland, defended his dissertation, “Factors Influencing Retinal Venous Pressure” in Elkins Park in April. In pursuit of his research, Dr. Baertschi has climbed many of the world’s summits – including two excursions to Mt. Everest – to record data in high altitude conditions.

Janice E. Scharre, OD, University provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, was inducted as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) at their annual meeting in April.

Dr. Thomas L. Lewis, president emeritus and professor, was the recipient of several awards this year. Optometric Management named Dr. Lewis to its 50th anniversary list of “50 Most Influential People in Optometry” in August. In January, Primary Care Optometry News (PCON) named Dr. Lewis a “pioneer in Optometry” for its 20th anniversary year-long celebration of the profession.

The National Academy of Practice in Optometry (NAPO) honored Dr. Lewis with the NAPO James A. Boucher Award of Excellence, presented to a NAPO member “who has demonstrated exemplary contributions to the profession of optometry and healthcare field and has upheld the mission of the National Academy of Practice to advance science and the concept of interdisciplinary healthcare.”

In June the University community bid farewell to four longtime faculty members whose combined service equaled 141 years: Dr. Michael “Rick” Spinell ’70, associate professor, The Eye Institute, 43 years; Dr. John Siegfried, professor, 42 years; Dr. Anthony Litwack ’85, adjunct and preceptor, Baltimore VMAC, 30 years, and Ms. Janice Mignogna, FAAO, instructor and director, Bennett Center for Practice Management, 26 years.

Lynn Greenspan, OD, assistant professor, PCO, and Bre Myers, AuD, assistant professor, Osborne College of Audiology, have successfully passed their viva examinations and are now officially doctoral candidates in the PhD Biomedicine and Research program.

Manal Al Harbi was welcomed into the PhD program and received her white coat in a ceremony held in Elkins Park in September. A faculty member at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ms. Al Harbi joins three other women from King Saud University in the Biomedicine PhD program.

In August a faculty social was held on campus the evening before Faculty Development Day. The faculty social offers an opportunity for new faculty members to meet faculty from other departments and programs and allows the provost and deans to share the accomplishments of their faculty with the broader faculty community.

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PCO WORLD Pennsylvania College of Optometry Dean Lori Grover announced the following new appointments: Erin Jenewein, OD, assistant professor Jingyun Wang, PhD, assistant professor Kriti Bhagat, OD, instructor Maria Downey, OD, instructor Laine Higa, OD, instructor Bisant Labib, OD, instructor Dean Lori Grover announced the following promotions: Maria Parisi, OD, associate dean, Optometric Clinical Affairs Elizabeth Tonkery, OD, associate dean, Scholars Program Melissa Trego, OD, PhD, associate dean, Optometric Academic Affairs Melissa Vitek, OD, director, International and Continuing Education Rachel Brackley, OD, assistant professor Alissa Coyne, OD, assistant professor Michelle Gutman-Britchkow, OD, assistant professor Mark Street, OD, assistant professor Satya Verma, OD, interim director, External Education The first two-year advanced residency program in neuroophthalmic disease was launched at The Eye Institute on July 1. Dr. Kelsey Moody and Dr. Ashley McCann, two of the twelve new residents welcomed at TEI, will be training in the Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease Service under the direction of the Service’s director, Dr. Kelly Malloy and faculty member Dr. Erin Draper.

The 2015 Summer Enrichment Program, directed by Robert E. Horne and held from June 21 to July 31, provided educational programming for fifteen students in preparation for their optometry studies.

Dr. Lori Grover was named a member of the National Academy of Medicine “Committee on Public Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Promote Eye Health” Vision Care selection committee. On July 1, 2015, the National Academy of Medicine joined the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as the third academy overseeing the program units of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The NAM has assumed membership, honorific, and other functions formerly administered by the Institute of Medicine, while the IOM continues its consensus study and convening activities as a program unit of the Academies.

In July and August, the Office of International and Continuing Education hosted eight optometry students from Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. The students took part in an educational program planned to supplement their optometry degree program at Qassim that included lectures, workshops, clinical observation and controlled patient care.

At the World Council of Optometry meeting in Medellin, Colombia in August, Dr. Melissa Trego, associate dean for Optometric Academic Affairs and Dr. Elizabeth Tonkery, associate dean for the Accelerated Scholars Program presented “Setting Appropriate Educational Performance Standards in Optometric Education.” Other PCO faculty who presented at WCO were Dr. Melissa Vitek and Dr. Lori Grover, as well as Dr. Brooke Kruemmling, from the College of Education and Rehabilitation. Also in attendance were Salus president, Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, and provost, Dr. Janice E. Scharre. Shown below from left to right are: Dr. Lori Grover; Dr. Melissa Vitek; Dr. Brooke Kruemmling; Dr. Michael H. Mittelman; Dr. Elizabeth Tonkery; Dr. Melissa Trego and Dr. Janice E. Scharre.

The Eye Institute began a series of Grand Round presentations in October which continued through December. This education series (COPE approved) was offered on Friday afternoons in the past. The series, which is open to any optometrist, is now presented early on Friday mornings to better accommodate busy schedules.

The goal of this program is threefold: to develop a network of professionals to share information and strengthen clinical knowledge, to foster professional development in the optometric community, and to provide continuing education opportunities to alumni and friends of Salus University.

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University News (continued) INSIGHTS College of Education and Rehabilitation Dean Audrey Smith announced the following faculty appointments: Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, PhD, associate dean Carrie Knight, PhD, CCC-SLP, (C ), assistant professor, Speech-Language Pathology Maxine Scheiman, MS/VRT, instructor, Blindness and Low Vision Studies The Department of Speech-Language Pathology chair and program director, Dr. Carolyn Mayo, and faculty members welcomed the program’s first cohort of 25 master’s degree students in August. The students who successfully complete the program will graduate in May 2017. The newest Salus degree program received candidate accreditation status in July from the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA). This is a pre-accreditation status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of five years.

Dr. Lauren Sponseller, assistant professor, Occupational Therapy program, was named to the Roster of Accreditation Evaluators (RAE) on behalf of ACOTE (Accreditation Council on Occupational Therapy Education), the accrediting body of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Dr. Fern Silverman, director of the Occupational Therapy program and department chair, with Dr. Linda Casser, signed a new partnership agreement with Drexel University that involves the sharing of resources and collaboration on interprofessional education initiatives that will benefit both Salus and Drexel Universities.

In July, Blindness and Low Vision Studies chair, Dr. Fabiana Perla, and faculty members Ms. Kerry Lueders and Ms. Jamie Maffit presented at the International Orientation and Mobility Conference in Montreal, Canada.

Associate dean, Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, was appointed to the ACOTE Educational Standards Review Committee for a period of three years. Additionally, she was named the winner of the International Award for Excellence for her article, “Virtual supervision of teacher candidates; A case study,” in Volume 21 of the Learner Collection Journal, Annual Review in July. Dr. Schwartz-Bechet was also an invited participant at the Washington, DC 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act in August.

Salus SLP students are provided with valuable training and clinical experience at the same time. For the first year of operation the clinic hopes to continue to provide complimentary services to clients whose treatment plans many times quickly outstrip their insurance coverage. The following new clinicians were welcomed to the SpeechLanguage Institute in July and August by Robert Serianni, CCC-SLP, clinic director: Angie Connor, CCC-SLP; Susan DeMilia, CCC-SLP; Jennifer Downs, EdD, CCC-SLP; Randy Dubin, CCC-SLP; Alison Finkelstein, CCC-SLP; M. Jill Grogg, CCC-SLP; Susanne Kelly, CCC-SLP; Carrie Knight, PhD, CCC-SLP; Patricia Martin Mayro, CCC-SLP: Leah Morton, CCC-SLP; Shelley Slott, CCC-SLP. In August the Speech-Language Institute participated in a screening event at the Northwestern Health Systems Community Day in Philadelphia’s Fishtown section. More than 25 youngsters were screened for speech and language delays.

A partnership with the Nebraska Department of Education has been finalized and eight highly qualified students have been enrolled into the Orientation and Mobility program as part of that program’s grant. In addition to this new partnership, the University currently has two student cohorts in Minnesota in the Teachers of Children with Blindness and Visual Impairment, and Orientation and Mobility programs.

THE AURICLE Osborne College of Audiology Dean Victor H. Bray announced the following appointments: James (Jay) W. Hall, III, professor Jenny Rajan, AuD, assistant professor Two summer workshops were held in July on the Elkins Park campus. Participants, who came from as far away as India, Australia and Spain, included students in the College’s Advanced Studies certificate and international AuD bridge degree programs.

Ms. Lachelle Smith, coordinator of the Vision Rehabilitation Therapy program, had a commentary published in the Journal of Blindness and Visual Impairments.

The Salus University Speech-Language Institute, the clinical facility of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, opened its doors to clients in July. The official open house was held in October. Located on the Elkins Park campus, the clinic offers clients the services of speech-language pathologists who provide a wide range of Primary Care pediatric and adult assessment and intervention services.

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Dr. Radhika Aravamudhan, assistant dean for the Foundations and Assessment of Audiologic Medicine was nominated and appointed by the ASHA (American SpeechLanguage Hearing Association) Board of Directors to the ad-hoc committee on Audiology Education Summit.

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Application has been made for a second academic accreditation through ACAE (Accreditation Council on Academic Education) that will complement the current academic accreditation through CAA/ASHA. ACAE representatives visited the campus in August and discussions for the project schedule have taken place. The entire process generally takes one year.

Dr. Rita R. Chaiken, adjunct faculty member, was inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in April. President-elect of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and renowned cerumen management specialist, Dr. Chaiken held workshops over the spring and summer in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada, Denver, Boston, Elkins Park and Pasadena.

Dr. Jay Hall, professor, has published a new book, “eHandbook of Auditory Evoked Responses.” Dr. Hall also was invited to deliver the keynote address at the 25th Anniversary Symposium of Audiology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm earlier this year.

Dr. George Lindley, assistant professor, wrote an article, “They say I can’t hear in noise, we say “Say the word base” in Audiology Today, 27(4):45-49.

Dr. Jonette Owen, assistant dean for the Practice and Assessment of Audiologic Medicine is the vice chair for the Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language and Audiology. Her term will end in October 2017.

Dr. Martin Pienkowski, is the author of an article “Music is good for your brain, but don’t blast it” published in Frontiers for Young Minds (3:8. doi: 10.3389/frym.2015.00008), a non-profit scientific journal written by distinguished scientists that is shaped for younger audiences by the input of their own young peers.

THE PULSE College of Health Science, Physician Assistant Program Interim Dean Lorraine Lombardi announced the following appointment: David Smith, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor, Physician Assistant program Donna Agnew, PA-C, program director, presented “The Inflammatory Facts of Sarcoidosis” at the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants annual conference in October. Earlier that month, she co-presented “Collaborating with Global Brigades for a Medical and Public Health Mission” at the Pennsylvania Council for International Education.

Dr. Richard C. Vause, Jr., associate professor, attended the National Association of Medical Minority Educators (NAMME) conference in Louisville, KY in September as the professional liaison from the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to NAMME. Dr. Vause is also a member of NAMME.

THE FRONTLINE College of Health Science, Public Health Programs Six Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees were conferred on the newest graduates of the University’s online program on October 6 at the University’s fall commencement.

MPH graduate and native Nigerian, Uduak Udom, OD, was installed as president of the World Council of Optometry in August. A leader in optometry in Africa who has practiced since 1978, Dr. Udom became a fellow of both the American Academy of Optometry and Nigerian College of Optometrists in 2006. She was elected president of the African Council of Optometry in 2010 and was the first female to hold that office. Dr. Anthony Di Stefano, director of Public Health programs, has called Dr. Udom “a role model to optometrists around the world and an inspiration to all who have been privileged to work and study with her,” noting that Dr. Udom’s achievements “speak to the depth of commitment, work ethic, and vision” that she brings to her WCO presidency.

RESEARCH A new, quarterly electronic update from the dean of Research, Dr. Mitchell Scheiman, made its debut in October.

With these updates Dr. Scheiman intends to keep the Salus community abreast of the progress and news of the Office of Research. A link to the update can be found on the University website’s Research page.

Dr. Mitchell Scheiman was honored with two awards in June: the American Optometric Association VRS Dr. Jerry P. Davidoff Vision Care Award and the 2015 Distinguished SUNY Resident Award.

Dr. Alex Dizhoor, Dr. Igor Peshenko and Dr. Elena Olshevskaya received several well-deserved mentions for their GCAP study over the summer in a number of scientific publications, including the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Dr. Michael Gallaway, associate professor, was named the 2015 winner of the A.M. Skeffington Award for “outstanding contributions to the optometric literature in the areas of behavioral vision therapy.”

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Class Notes 1930s Happy birthday, Dr. Powell!

Morey X. Powell, OD ’36 celebrated his 100th birthday on May 23. A member of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association for nearly 70 years, Dr. Powell received an onslaught of birthday cards after a mention in the April POA News initiated by his long-time friend, Dr. Irving Bennett, ’44, making this birthday an extra special celebration.

Dr. Powell at his 90th birthday in 2005

1950s Gabriel Merchan de Mendoza, OD ’55 presented her research at the World Optometry Congress this past August in Medellín, Colombia. Dr. Mendoza has been working on creating a new ‘Index of Ametropia’ to replace the Spherical Equivalent that is widely used in statistical work. This new index would allow better management of refractive data and to appreciate any refractive error.

1960s Robert A. Rosenberg, OD ’61, MA, FAAO retired from Community College of Philadelphia on August 31, 2015.

He currently serves as the associate dean of Academic Affairs for the new University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry.

Marc S. Hecker, OD ’78, FAAO and wife Phyllis proudly welcomed their first grandchild, Theodore Lewis Pitera, in August. Dr. Hecker currently practices alongside classmate Robert J. Ruggiero, OD ’78, at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY. Beth E. Ballinger, OD ’79, FCOVD was elected to the Board of Directors for the Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society in 2014.

She has lectured for the Korean Optometric Association and the Korean Behavioral and Developmental Optometry Association.

Currently Dr. Ballinger practices in Newport Beach, CA with her husband, Steve. The practice specializes in infant through adult special needs population, including developmental, motoric, cognitive delays and stroke/brain injury. (photo)

Richard J. Clompus, OD ’79, FAAO has become the vice president of Communications and Consumer Interaction for Photo-Eyewear Inc. He is also a professional editor for the journal, Optometric Office.

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1970s Jerome Sherman, OD ’70 has now published over 725 clinical articles, research manuscripts, book chapters and two CDs. Over the past three years, Dr. Sherman has conceptualized, written, and organized Jobson’s Retina Revealed website which contains more than 3000 retinal images and many videos illustrating the latest retinal technologies, www.retinarevealed.com. He maintains a private practice, The Eye Institute and Laser Center, in New York City.

Henry Greene, OD ’74, FAAO lectured at the June meeting of the OVN Low Vision section. OVN is the Optometristen Vereniging Nederland (in English, the Optometrists Association of the Netherlands). Dr. Greene lectures internationally on visual impairments, with a primary focus on the development of optical devices for patients with macular degeneration and other visual defects. He is also a faculty member at the University of North Carolina.

Donald J. Egan, OD ’75 recently presented a scientific poster at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Gregory Bittner, OD ’81 has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Board of Optometry by Governor Tom Wolf. Dr. Bittner, who was voted Optometrist of the Year for western Pennsylvania in 2012, has a large group practice in Allison Park, PA. Glenn S. Corbin, OD ’82 had been awarded the Pennsylvania Optometric Association “2015 OD of the Year” award in addition to the Berks County “Optometrist of the Year” award for 2015. Dr. Corbin has authored many journal articles and contributed to many textbooks. He is an adjunct faculty member at PCO in addition to being a clinical preceptor for the PCO externship program.

Dr. Corbin proudly reports that his son, Seth Corbin, made partner at the Fox Rothschild in Pittsburgh, PA. Jeanne R. Derber, OD ’83 gave the keynote address during the Envision Conference plenary session in September in Denver.

Dr. Derber has served as the director of Vision Services for the US Olympic Training Center since 1988 and has been a medical classifier for the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes and the International Blind Sports Association.

In April she presented “Visually Impaired Classifier Training” for the International Paralympic Committee and International Blind Sports Association in Athens, Greece. In August, she was a VI classifier for the Para Pan American games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Derber also continues to work in a private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

John R. Martinelli, OD ’88, MD recently graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine, earning an MD degree.

Michael A. Peters, OD ’88 had his protocol on vision concussion, the first of its kind, published in the Optometry and Vision Performance Journal in April 2015. Dr. Peters is the author of See To Play, a sports vision book. He is the team eye doctor for the NHL Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, NC and practices privately in Raleigh at Eye Care Associates with fellow PCO alumnus Steve Bolick, OD ’78.

Elinor L. Descovich, OD ’89 is garnering attention in her community of New Paltz, NY alongside her identical twin sister, Connie, who is a licensed optician. Together the two women own New Paltz Eye Care, which they opened in 2007. They were the subject of an article in the New Paltz Times written by Paul Brown, who was impressed with the care he received from both Dr. Descovich and her sister.

Brian D. Rosenblatt, OD ’89 has joined Bausch and Lomb as the director of Professional Strategy, coordinating the company’s eye care professional outreach efforts across Vision Care. Dr. Rosenblatt will focus on maximizing communication and support through professional educational events. Prior to joining B+L, Dr. Rosenblatt was president and co-owner of Rosenblatt Family Eye Care Associates for 23 years.

1990s Lewis N. Reich, MS ’90, OD, PhD was recently named interim president at Southern College of Optometry (SCO). An SCO alumnus, Dr. Reich was a low vision rehabilitation resident at The Eye Institute.

Beth E. Triebel, OD ’91 is currently serving as the vice president for the Iowa Optometric Association.

Mark J. Uhler, OD ’92 was selected by Johnson & Johnson The Vision Care Institute (TVCI) to assess two new products, 1-Day Acuvue Define and 1-Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal. Dr. Uhler summarized his experience in an article, “Diary of a contact lens training seminar,” which was featured online at Optometry Times in August.

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Paul G. Pascarella, OD ’93 opened Pascarella Eye Care and Contact Lenses in Newtown, PA in 2012, after 17 years of working for a large eye care practice. The practice was featured in a September 8 article in the Bucks County Courier Times for its stellar reputation for comprehensive eye care.

Kovin Naidoo, OD ’95, MPH, PhD, FAAO has been appointed interim CEO for Brien Holden Visions Institute. A recognized academic, optometrist and international public health leader, Dr. Naidoo’s professional life has been dedicated to delivering eye care to people in need. A board member and Director of Global Programs for the Institute’s Public Health programs and a member of the Institute’s Management Group, he has served as the head of Optometry at University of KwaZuluNatal (UKZN), South Africa.

Rocio C. Pasion, OD ’98 and husband David Hartshorn have expanded their family with a beautiful baby boy, Dempsey Pasion Hartshorn, born in August.

2000s Monica L. (Bossler) Bishop, OD ’00 has become a published children’s book author and illustrator. Titled Lily the Lark: A Day with Lily, Dr. Bishop brings readers on a journey through a sweet, whimsical story about a family of larks. Her book includes educational information on the habitat, food and language of larks and also includes the infamous caterpillar, Casey, which readers search for throughout the book. Becoming an author has been a dream of Dr. Bishop’s since childhood. Dr. Bishop practices part-time in Northern Virginia.

Kimberly Frantz Boyer, OD ’00, W. Reynolds Sisson, OD ’73, FAAO, and Jeffrey S. Walter, OD ‘08 have moved into a brand new office at the Newport Medical Professional Center in Newport, PA. Neighboring offices include dental, imaging, cardiology, family practice, podiatry, orthopedics, and OB-GYN. Drs. Sisson, Boyer and Walter are proud members of Vision Source, AOA, and POA. Gregory S. Wolfe, OD ’01, MPH, FAAO is now an associate professor at Southern College of Optometry. Dr. Wolfe joined the faculty of the University of Illinois after graduation, earning his Master of Public Health degree.

He is also a select member of the National Eye Institute’s National Eye Health Education Planning Committee.

David W. Friess, OD ’02, FAAO traveled to China earlier this year to deliver a lecture on advancements in corneal topography at the annual Fujian Province Optometry Conference in Quanzhou, China. Dr. Friess also visited one of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military hospitals to meet with the Optometry/ Ophthalmology department to see their extensive pediatric vision therapy clinic. (photo)

Ilana Gelfond-Polnariev, OD ’02 was awarded 2015 “Young OD of the Year” in New York at SUNY College of Optometry’s graduation. Dr. Gelfond-Polnariev was recognized for her community service in promoting children’s vision via lectures to school teachers, occupational and speech therapists, and educators.

Robert M. DiSogra, AuD ’03 continues to lecture nationally about the efficacy and safety of over-the-counter tinnitus relief products. During the month of September, he lectured at the Alabama Academy of Audiology, the Nebraska Speech-LanguageHearing Association and the Kansas SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association. An in-depth program on this subject will be presented at the national meeting of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology in Washington, DC. Linda Gonya-Hartman, AuD ’03 was the subject of an article in the Lebanon Daily News earlier this year, when she donated a portable audiometer to Lebanon Catholic School. Prior to her donation, the school would have to obtain audiometers from the Lebanon School District to perform hearing screenings. A graduate of Lebanon Catholic School, Dr. Gonya-Hartman is the mother of two current students, sons Ryan and Josh.

Leslie E. O’Dell, OD ’03, FAAO has joined The Dry Eye Center of PA at Wheatlyn Eye Care after spending over a decade working in an MD/OD private practice. Dr. O’Dell wrote about her career path in an August blog in Optometry Times, “Charting your optometric career,” starting with her PCO orientation.

The blog is designed to be a guide for helping other optometrists in a career transition. Her blog focuses on exploring different modes of practice to networking and following your heart.

Amy R. Boscia, OD ’06 started a private practice in November 2014 in Ithaca, NY that has been steadily growing. A full scope optometric practice, Dr. Boscia offers specialties in vision therapy and sports therapy.

Heidi E. (Fike) Calladine, OD ’06 and husband Eric welcomed the newest addition to their family, daughter Katherine Hope in March.

Katherine joins big brother Benjamin Jacob, born in September 2013.

Syreeta Lawrence, OD ’07 was selected for promotion from captain to major in the US Air Force in July. Dr. Lawrence is an optometry flight commander based in Charleston, SC and has served in the military for six years.

Kelly N. Spiller, AuD ’08 founder and owner of Professional Hearing Center Inc. of Belton, MO joined forces with ENT Associates of Greater Kansas City, P.C. Dr. Spiller will lead the combined audiology division of the practice, with the goal of exceeding patient and customer expectations.

Melissa Kluesner, PA-C, MMS ’09 and the Red Wing School District employersponsored clinic were the subject of an article in the Republican Eagle in June.

Ms. Kluesner sees about 250 Red Wing School District employees and dependents – the majority of whom are teachers – who are covered by the school district’s health insurance. The clinic is one of eight Well@ Work clinics operated

by HealthPartners, the district’s health insurance carrier.

Christine T. (Wilson) McAndrew, PA-C, MMS ’09, is the proud mother of Michaela Rose, born this year. She recently was an integral team member for the first pediatric bilateral hand transplant at CHOP, which has been documented in Time Magazine and featured on Good Morning America. She was the coordinator of the Hand Transplant Program following the eight-year old patient, Zion, for over a year and half to make sure he would be a good candidate for a hand transplant.

The story of the operation and his recovery has captured worldwide attention for Zion and the team that made this possible.

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Class Notes (continued) Titus Wu, BSCO ’09, OD and his efforts on how to control myopia in children and adults were highlighted in an article in The New Age Parents in July, which discussed the increasing progression of myopia and the importance of early childhood vision screenings and examinations with the increase in myopia in Singapore. After earning his bachelor’s degree in clinical optometry from Salus, Dr. Wu went on to earn his master’s in optometry at University of New South Wales and his OD degree in Singapore.

He is largely involved in advanced contact lenses, advanced clinical optometry, ocular therapeutics and dry eye management. He is also an associate lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, guiding and supervising first year optometry students.

Laura J. Knapp, OD ’11 joined Eastern Virginia Eye Associates full time with a focus on vision therapy. The practice is owned by PCO alumni Michael S. Swatts, OD ’01 and Leah M. Ramos Swatts, OD ’01.

Gayle E. (Lowe) LePosa, OD, FAAO ’11 and her husband Adam extended their family with the birth of their son, Charlie, in July.

Erin L. (Van Shura) Garbin, OD ’11 and husband Tom celebrated their first anniversary in October. The two were married last year in Pittsburgh where they now reside.

[Photo: VanshuraOD11]

Dana E. Luzon, AuD ’10 purchased Audiology Hearing Aids of the Palm Beaches in August.

Her practice is the only practice in Palm Beach to become AudigyCertified (AGX), an “unsurpassed patient satisfaction” honor awarded to less than 5% of the providers in the United States. Dr. Luzon also gives back to the community by conducting hearing screenings at elementary schools and community health fairs.

Essence N. Robinson, OD ’10, FAAO now practices at the new Parkland Health and Hospital System’s Optometry Department, located at Southeast Dallas Health Center.

Dr. Robinson is a faculty associate at University of Texas Southwestern Department of Ophthalmology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.

Khanh N. Trinh, OD ’10 has been awarded Louisiana’s 2015 Young Optometrist of the Year from the Optometry Association of Louisiana in recognition of her exemplary leadership. She has served as the Central Louisiana Optometric Society president and member of the Optometry Association of Louisiana (OAL) Board of Trustees for the past two years. Dr. Trinh was also recognized for creating the OAL’s social media presence and for her legislative efforts for the past four years.

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Joshua L. Gilgen, PA-C, MMS ’13 joined the Yakima Pediatric Associates of Yakima, WA in June.

Bisant A. Labib, OD ’14 has been welcomed back to the Salus community as an instructor.

Dr. Labib completed her residency in 2015 at The Eye Institute.

2010s Debbie L. Davis, AuD ’10 has expanded her business, Eastside Audiology & Rehabilitation Inc. by opening a second clinic and hiring another doctor. Eastside Audiology & Rehabilitation provides services that include auditory processing disorders testing and tinnitus retraining therapy.

Erica Nicole (Turner) Davis, OD ’13 married family physician Dr. Jonathan C. Davis on March 14, 2015 in North Carolina. The couple are currently serving as active duty members of the United States Air Force.

Elisa Bano, OD ’12 joined the team of eye doctors at Outlook Eyecare, a Princeton-base ophthalmology practice, as it continues to grow in New Jersey. Dr. Bano specializes in a variety of contact lens fittings, including ectasia and keratoconus.

Angela N. (Burda) McLaughlin, OD ’12 married Edward McLaughlin in Cape May, New Jersey on June 27, 2015. She is employed at Visionworks of America in Quakertown, PA. Her husband Edward is employed as a special education teacher for Aspira, Inc. of PA. Dr. McLaughlin is also the niece of Gary M. Andrus, OD ’95. [photo: BurdaOD]

Nicole Kershner, OD ’12, FAAO joined Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates in July.

The practice has three locations in Maryland.

Dr. Kershner is a clinical investigator in national research studies.

Katherine F. Steele, PA-C, MMS ’12 recently joined the in-house Clinical Care team of Highland Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Elko, NV. Ms. Steele has joined Highland Manor in 2013, working at Geriatric Specialty Care, a medical group based in Reno consisting of MD’s, nurse practitioners and PAs. She is also a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, the American Academy of Physician’s Assistants and the Nevada Academy of Physicians Assistants.

Ashley M. Wolanski, OD ’14 and Joseph M. Wagner, OD ’15 were married on December 13, 2014 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Dr. Wolanski practices at Biernacki Eye Associates and Dr. Wagner is in practice at Northeastern Eye Institute. Biernacki Eye Associates is owned by PCO alumni Drs. William and Donna (Biernacki) McLaughlin, Class of 1981, and was founded by the late Dr. John Biernacki ’52.

Meredith L. Fogg, MSOT ’15 announced her engagement to Frederick Van Dongen, Jr., a Penn State engineering graduate employed

by CertainTeed in Harleysville, PA. Cassandra M. Bruno, OD ’15 is now in practice at Blount County Eye Center (BCEC) in Maryville, TN. In his announcement to Salus, Dr. William Tantum, BCEC’s practice director, referred to Dr. Bruno as an “incredibly impressive applicant.” Dr. Bruno will practice full-scope eye health care and offer low vision consultation services.

Joseph M. Wagner, OD ’15 and Ashley M. Wolanski, OD ’14 were married on December 13, 2014 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Dr. Wagner is in practice at Northeastern Eye Institute and Dr. Wolanski practices at Biernacki Eye Associates.

A future Salus PCO alumnus?

This photo is of Owen Hess, who is pictured with his aunt, Class of 2016 optometry student Erica Hess. Owen’s parents are Troy C. Hess, OD ’08 and Valera R. Hess, OD ’09. His uncle and aunt are Nicholas A. Hess, OD ’07 and Katherine A. Hess, OD ’06.

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In Memoriam With sorrow, the University notes the passing of: 1940s

1950s

Gail C. Fegley, OD ’44 of Stroudsburg, PA passed away August 25, 2015.

Dr. Fegley was a veteran of WWII, who served in the US Army in the Pacific Theatre. His tremendous love for his community was evidenced by his work at Pocono Medical Center, where he logged more than 1,000 volunteer service hours. He also had a passion for sports and was a member of the 1938 Pennsylvania state champion basketball team. Dr. Fegley is survived by his wife Elizabeth, his son and daughter-in-law and several nieces and nephews.

Neil E. Goodrich, Jr., OD ’50, Commander, USN (ret), passed away on May 6, 2014. Dr. Goodrich served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He received the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Asiatic-Pacific medal with seven stars, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal among his many other awards and achievements. Preceded in death by his wife, Barbara, Dr. Goodrich is survived by his daughter, two sons and four grandchildren.

Israel Edward Press, OD ’44 of Kew Garden, NY passed away on September 29, 2015 at the age of 95. Dr. Press joined the faculty as a clinical instructor after graduation, then left to build a successful private practice while simultaneously being involved in Jewish education.

A long-standing member of the American Optometric Association and the Pennsylvania Optometric Association, Dr. Press was active in the Philadelphia County Optometric Society during his years in practice.

He took great pride in being the first of a three-generational span of optometrists. His son, Dr. Leonard J. Press is a 1977 graduate of PCO, and his grandson, Dr. Daniel J. Press, graduated in 2007.

Gilbert Isserman, OD ’50 of Naples, FL passed away July 2, 2015. While serving in the US Army during WWII, he was stationed in the Galapagos Islands and the Panama Canal Zone. After graduating from PCO, Dr. Isserman went on to practice in Levittown, PA for more than forty years before retiring to Florida twenty years ago. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, two sons, four step-children, ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Saul D. Schor, OD ’44 of Scottsdale, AZ passed away on April 24, 2012, six months before his 92nd birthday. Dr. Schor’s headstone reads “loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, optometrist, bulldog expert and Denver Broncos fan.”

Leo J. Benedetto, OD ’48 of Earlville, MD passed away on March 9, 2013. Dr. Benedetto served in the US Army Medical Corps during WWII prior to attending PCO. He practiced as a therapeutic optometrist for over 40 years. He is survived by his son, grandchildren and his sister.

Albert Dichter, OD ’48 of Philadelphia, PA passed away on April 3, 2015.

He is survived by his wife Claire, four children, and two grandchildren.

Saul Savitz, OD ’48 of Altoona, PA passed away February 11, 2015.

Dr. Savitz practiced optometry for more than 46 years. Pre-deceased by his wife Blanche and son Phillip, he is survived by his daughter and three grandchildren.

Benson Ozer, OD ’49 of Media, PA passed away on December 14, 2014. Dr. Ozer is survived by his wife Roselyn, his brother, his son, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Melvin Wolfberg, OD ’51 Former PCO president, Melvin Wolfberg, OD ’51 of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away on June 4, 2015.

President from 1979 to 1989, Dr. Wolfberg also served on the College’s Board of Trustees from 1959 to 1979 and as Board chairman from 1976 to 1978.

During his presidency, the College developed new academic programs, including an optometric technician program, a master of science and a master of education degree programs. Dr. Wolfberg supported a growing research program and strengthened relationships between the College, the

Stanley J. Lieberman, OD ’50 passed away on March 30, 2015 at the age of 98. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Munzer of Scottsdale, AZ. Donald R. High, OD ’51 of Sanford, NC passed away on June 21, 2014.

Dr. High was a WWII veteran of the US Navy and a member of Omega Delta National Alumni Association. Dr. High was the brother of John T. High, OD ’44 (deceased) and the uncle of Charlotte A. High, OD ’80.

Norman Kushner, OD ’51 passed away on April 5, 2015. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather and is survived by his wife Pearl, his daughter, son-in-law and four grandchildren. Dr. Kushner was preceded in death by his son, Michael.

Edwin D. Schott, Jr., OD ’51 of Coudersport, PA passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015. Dr. Schott was a WWII veteran, having served with the US Army Air Corps. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, son Michael, and son Daniel E. Schott, OD ’04.

Francis M. “Fritz” Anonia, OD ’52 of Shamokin, PA passed away on August 10, 2015. After serving in the US Army Air Force during WWII, Dr. Anonia continued his education at Mount St. Mary’s College and then PCO. He worked for more than 50 years as an optometrist. The life-long Yankees and Notre Dame fan is survived by Barbara, his wife of 56 years, three sons, daughter Theresa M. Brousseau, MS/MEd ’86, their spouses and 13 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

alumni, and the community. The Center for the Continuing and Post-Graduate Education, now the Office of International and Continuing Education, became the nation’s single, most significant provider of education in pharmacology related to optometry, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of ocular pathology. Dr. Wolfberg was well-known for his expertise in optometric history and practice management.

Dr. Wolfberg had “long and significant association with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry,” according to current Salus president, Dr. Michael H. Mittleman, OD ’80, MPH, who announced Dr. Wolfberg’s passing to the Salus community and was a student during Dr. Wolfberg’s tenure as president.

A Silver Star recipient for his actions during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, Dr. Wolfberg was the first PCO graduate to become president of the American Optometric Association (1969), and the sixth PCO alumnus to become president of the American Academy of Optometry. He enjoyed his retirement in Florida, keeping abreast of what was happening in the world of optometry and staying in touch with his colleagues, many with whom he met regularly. Dr. Wolfberg is survived by his wife and partner of forty years, Linda Machesic; daughter, Debra Mease; sons, Michael and Daniel, step-daughter Lisa Hubbard and nine grandchildren. Dr. Wolfberg was buried at Arlington Memorial Cemetery with full military honors.

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In Memoriam (continued) Joseph J. Lasprogata, OD ’52 of Glen Mills, PA passed away November 11, 2014. Preceded in death by his wife, Joan, he is survived by his son, daughter, five grandchildren and his sister.

Prison System. A longtime member of the Masons, Dr. Fish was also the founder of the Vestal Volunteer Emergency Squad in addition to being a cardiac technician. He is survived by his son and brother.

Ralph D. Teunis, Jr., OD ’52 of Bethesda, MD passed away on November 19, 2014. The brother of Robert H. Teunis, OD ’51, Dr. Teunis is survived by his wife Doris, three children and five grandchildren.

1970s

Bruce J. Conroy, OD ’55 of Cottonwood, AZ passed away May 28, 2015.

Dr. Conroy is survived by his wife.

S. Steven Eisler, OD ’56 of Monroe Township, NJ and a former longtime resident of Union, NJ, passed away on February 25, 2015. A US Navy WWII veteran who was appointed to the naval officers training program, Dr. Eisler was a private practice optometrist for many years and later worked with Eye Physicians and Surgeons of NJ. He is survived by his wife Phyllis, his son and daughter and their spouses, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Harvey M. Rosenwasser, OD ’56 of Key Biscayne, FL passed away on July 8, 2015. A US Army Korean War veteran, Dr. Rosenwasser was a contact lens specialist who practiced for more than 40 years in Philadelphia before retiring. He was also a clinical examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. Dr. Rosenwasser published many articles, lectured on contact lenses and patient care, and was the author of two books. After his retirement he wrote a daily email to a wide circle of friends and followers. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and four grandchildren.

1960s Donald Goldstein, OD ’60, passed away on January 13, 2015. His passing was mentioned in the Spring 2015 issue, but his contribution to PCO as an instructor of geometric optics was not known at press time. Thanks to his friend and colleague, Dr. Manny Greitzer ’75, for this information.

Ralph C. Lanzetti, OD ’67 passed away on May 19, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Patricia.

Louis R. Fish, OD ’68, of Green Valley, AZ passed away January 8, 2015.

Dr. Fish had a chemical engineering degree before earning a master’s degree in optometry from Columbia University and attending PCO. He practiced optometry for 50 years in Endicott, NY, where he was the town Santa Claus and the chief optometrist for the New York State

Robert J. Mittleman, OD ’70 of Boca Raton, FL passed away on September 14, 2014. Dr. Mittleman was the uncle of David R. Galina, OD ’87.

Martin Rothschild, OD ’70 of San Diego, CA passed away on May 7, 2015. After graduating from PCO, Dr. Rothschild practiced in New York prior to moving to California. Aside from his work, he had passion for baseball, including collecting autographed baseballs, baseball cards and stamps. A man who enjoyed many family trips to interesting places, Dr. Rothschild is survived by Paula, his wife of 47 years, their son and daughter and their spouses, two granddaughters and his two siblings.

Richard D. Lawver, OD ‘71 of Spring Grove, PA passed away January 2, 2012 after a courageous battle with leukemia. A US Air Force veteran, Dr. Lawver had a passion for flying, Rocky Mountain skiing and golfing with his family. He is survived by two daughters, five grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, his niece and nephew, Eric E. Lawver, OD ’96.

Dr. Lawver was predeceased by his brother, Donald E. Lawver, OD ’66.

1980s William B. Urosevich, OD ’83, MS of Lewisburg, PA passed away on May 6, 2015. A retired colonel in the US Army Medical Service Corps, Dr. Urosevich owned and operated Urosevich Eye Associates for 25 years and was a professor of human anatomy and physiology at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. He was also the coach and team advisor for the Penn College powerlifting and martial arts teams. Dr. Urosevich is survived by his wife, two children, three siblings, one grandson, and brother, Thomas Urosevich, OD ’93.

1990s Rick C. Walters, OD ’90 of New Tripoli, PA passed away March 26, 2015. After graduating from PCO, Dr. Walters opened his practice, Walters Optometric Center, where he worked for 20 years. An avid Mets fan and fly fisherman, Dr. Walters was involved in many community organizations. He is survived by his wife, Lynne, his parents, two daughters, his sister and nieces and nephews.

Missing Alumni Ann J. Capecelatro, OD I. Burnham Solomon, OD Jerome Grossman, OD Ira M. Kropp, OD Leonard Weiss, OD Frank S. Albright, Jr., OD B. Richard Goldberg, OD Boris J. Kabakoff, OD Joel S. Frank, OD Marwan M. S. Rifai, OD Richard K. DeCorte, OD Jerry D. Myers, OD Allan L. Newman, OD Richard A. Zaback, OD Scott W. Campbell, OD Howard Getman, OD Phillip W. Sisk, OD Edith C. Butler, OD Edward E. Happe, III, OD

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1946 1946 1951 1951 1951 1956 1956 1956 1966 1966 1971 1971 1971 1976 1981 1981 1981 1986 1986

Lennet Hill-Tiddle, OD Gail Stallings Terri L. Wilson, MS Amy M. Burbach, MS Sandra Dobrowski David T. Matusiewicz, OD Shveta H. Patel, OD Philip D. Pugh, MA Lawrence D. Rhodes, MS Yvette A. Alston, OD Anita M. Brophy Holly Guinan Ruston L. Hess, OD Kathleen Hilden Bannan Dana Paul, MEd Ronnie Kim, OD Keqin Song, OD LeeAnn Tapscott Rita Aadne, MSc

1986 1986 1986 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 2001 2001 2001 2006

Elin Austrheim, MSc 2006 Andreas Bakketeig, MSc 2006 Anette C. Bakketeig, MSc 2006 Shalyn K. Ballew, AuD 2006 Anamika Bennett, AuD 2006 Cecilie O. Bjorset, MSc 2006 Thue Bram, MSc 2006 Heidi D. Buchholt, MSc 2006 Lars B. Delkus, MSc 2006 Teryl A. Dever, AuD 2006 Laurian Duncan, AuD 2006 Anne L. Fossum, MSc 2006 Annichen Friis-Sandness, MSc 2006 Trygve Hammelbo, MSc 2006 Hanne K. Hoiskar, MSc 2006 Jakob L. Holm, MSc 2006 Marie Larsen, MSc 2006 Karen M. Lauvland, MSc 2006 Kjersti K. Linblad, MSc 2006

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Farah M. Mohd-Alkaf, AuD Nene M. Moma, OD Lill H. Nilsen, MSc Heidi R. Refseth, MSc Jennifer L. Stone, OD Angela P. Tran, OD Camilla K. Verngard, MSc Heather B. Whitelaw, AuD Shannon S. Knox, AuD

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2011

We have no contact information for the alumni listed here. If you can provide information about a classmate, please contact Jamie Lemisch at 215.780.1391 or jlemisch@salus.edu.

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Salus University Annual Report | 2014-2015 The Salus community continues to provide support to the University in so many ways – recommending excellent applicants, mentoring students from all of our programs and providing financial support to the institution.

In the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2015, our partners, alumni and friends contributed a total of $861,092 for operating support as well as for special purposes.

These gifts helped us to provide excellent educational programs, needed scholarship support for our students and exceptional health care services for children and vulnerable adults.

Financing a professional education is financially challenging and a number of students are able to benefit from both endowed scholarship funds and current scholarship gifts.

This past year our donors made generous contributions for scholarship support ranging from the endowment of funds to assist first year optometry students purchase their equipment, to tuition support for audiology students, to a current scholarship gift that supports students in the University’s Master of Public Health program. Individuals and corporations contributed over $155,000 for scholarships.

Hundreds of individual and corporate supporters came together to ensure that underand uninsured children in Philadelphia and Norristown could have vision care and glasses. In 2014, our Looking Out For Kids charity fundraiser, co-hosted by Rosemary Connors of NBC 10, was attended by over 300 people and raised more than $50,000 for community pediatric vision care. Local foundations have also been generous in supporting this effort.

Led by President Mittelman, the faculty and administration have developed an updated mission and new strategic and facilities plans for Salus University. I am confident that our wonderful community of supporters will help us to realize our vision so that we can continue to strengthen healthcare and rehabilitation nationally and across the globe.

Lynne C. Corboy, MS, MPH Director of Development

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Financial Summary Salus University and Its Foundation Consolidated Statements of Activities Year ended June 30, 2015

Percent of Operating Activity Total

Revenues, gains and other support

Tuition

76.5%

$32,660,831

Investment return

0.0%

9,230

Grant revenue

8.6%

3,690,512

Contributions

1.2%

494,282

Patient care, net

8.7%

3,721,072

Other

1.1%

483,784

Education

0.0%

6,850

Auxiliary enterprises

3.8%

1,602,199

Total revenues gains and other support

100.0% $42,668,760

Operating expenses

Instruction

43.4%

$18,448,903

Academic support

6.2%

2,643,579

Research

4.0%

1,716,221

Student services

7.6%

3,226,511

Patient care

17.5%

7,425,134

Institutional support

18.6%

7,883,464

Auxiliary enterprises

2.6%

1,120,916

100.0%

42,464,728

Change in net assets from operating activities

204,032

Total operating expenses

Nonoperating gains (losses)

Investment losses, net

(459,899)

Other revenue

49,004

Other (472,898) Change in net assets from nonoperating gains (losses)

(883,793)

Change in net assets

(679,761)

Net assets at beginning of year $54,834,953 Net assets at end of year $54,155,192 Note: Consolidated Statements of Activities include unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted.

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Salus University Private Funding Report

July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Source of Funds

Alumni

$ 345,390

Association, Organizations, Other 28,516 Corporations, Vendors 145,653 Foundation, Trusts, Funds 143,050 Patients, Parents, Friends, Preceptors 38,559 Special Events 45,565 Trustees, Faculty, Staff 114,361 Total

$ 861,092

Designated Use of Funds

Endowment

$ 9,340

Public Service Extension 67,406 Scholarship 155,358 The Eye Institute 144,927 Unrestricted 236,824 Setting our Sights Campaign 165,379 Other 81,859 Total

$ 861,092

Closing date for the above figures is June 30, 2015.

All gifts received after that date will be reflected on next year’s external funding report.

(Based on Office of Institutional Advancement pre-audit figures)

Source of Funds

Designated Use of Funds

Alumni

Endowment

Associations, Organizations, Other

Public Service Extension

Corporations, Vendors

Scholarship

Foundations, Trusts, Funds

The Eye Institute

Patients, Parents, Friends, Preceptors

Unrestricted

Special Events

Setting Our Sights Campaign

Trustees, Faculty, Staff

Other

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Leadership Gifts The University recognizes donors who have made significant cumulative gifts providing major institutional support. We also recognize generous gifts in the current year.

1919 Society $10,000 or more this fiscal year or cumulative giving of $100,000

Keystone Society $5,000-$9,999 this fiscal year or cumulative giving of $50,000

Pillar Society $1,000-$4,999 this fiscal year

Cornerstone Society $500-$999 this fiscal year

1919 Society Alcon Allergan American Optometric Association Estate of Joseph F. Bacon, OD ‘63 Bausch & Lomb Bradylee B. Bayshore Irving Bennett, OD ‘44 Stephen F. Bolick, OD ‘78 Victor H. Bray, PhD CIBA Vision Corporation I. William Collins, OD ‘47 Connelly Foundation Essilor of America, Inc. First Hospital Foundation Fox Rothschild LLP Peter L. Frieder Gentex Optics, Inc. Donald M. Gleklen Hafter Family Foundation Estate of Robert L. Henry, OD ‘35 Humphrey Systems Independence Blue Cross Foundation The Kresge Foundation Donald H. Lakin, OD ‘53 James S. Lewis, MD Seymour R. Marco Family Foundation, Inc. Albert B. Millett Memorial Trust Michael H. Mittelman, OD ‘80, MPH New Jersey Academy of Optometry Office Depot Morey X. Powell, OD ‘36 Dr. & Mrs. Herbert M. Schoenes ‘48 The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation Transitions Optical, Inc. Visionworks of America, Inc. Vistakon VSP Vision Care E.F. Wildermuth Foundation

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Keystone Society The Arcadia Foundation Audiology Foundation of America Crown Holdings, Inc. Edward A. Deglin, MD Designs for Vision, Inc. Barry J. Farkas, OD ‘71 Genuardi Family Foundation Hoya Vision Care Edward K. Hueber A. Michael Iatesta, OD ‘52 Johnson & Johnson Harry Kaplan, OD ‘49 The Patricia Kind Family Foundation Thomas L. Lewis, OD ‘70, PhD Lindy Property Management Co. Donna B. McLaughlin, OD ‘81 William M. McLaughlin, Jr., OD ‘81, DO The Medical Trust of the Glenmede Company Pennsylvania Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation, Inc. Resident Eye Care Associates, Inc. Safilo USA, Inc. Salus University Alumni Association Marvin L. Schrum, OD ‘80 W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation Jo Surpin Wayne N. Tabachnick, OD ‘70 Tornetta Properties, Inc. Walmart Foundation Harold Wiener, OD ‘50 Winchester Optical

Pillar Society Daniel A. Abramowicz, PhD All Threes Taxi and Luxury Sedan Service America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Inc. David R. Anderson, OD ‘82 Sarah D. Appel, OD ‘79 Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll, Inc. Ashley Nicole Eyewear Atlantic Roofing Corporation Joseph W. Babcock, OD ‘81 Thomas M. Bartolac, OD ‘79 Kenneth W. Best, OD ‘82 Robert P. Bittel, Jr., OD ‘83 Mark B. Boas, OD ’86, MS Suzanne O. Boas, OD ‘86 Brass Lock & Key Corporation Kerry J. Burrell, OD ‘03 Chris J. Cakanac, OD ‘86 Justine A. Cakanac, OD ‘80 Randy J. Cakanac, OD ‘89 James M. Caldwell, OD ‘89, EdM Melissa K. Carrasco, OD ‘96 Craig A. Cassey, OD ‘86 Alvah C. Cayton, IV, OD ‘08 Frank D. Celin, OD ‘84 James J. Clearkin, Inc. Beverly Cohen Robert M. Cole, III, OD ‘74 Commercial Flooring Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc. Conicelli Toyota Cooper Electric Supply Co.

CooperVision, Inc. Glenn S. Corbin, OD ‘82 Lynne C. Corboy Edward V. Cordes, III, OD ‘77 Georgia K. Crozier, OD ‘84, MS ‘87 Stephen H. Cruse, OD ‘73 CulinArt, Inc. Howard R. Day, OD Sharon S. Day, OD Edward A. Deglin, MD Thomas J. DeLuca, OD ‘74 Lisa K. DeMers, OD ‘94 Richard J. DePiano, Sr. Anthony F. Di Stefano, OD ‘73 Frank W. DiChiara, OD ‘53 Neil W. Draisin, OD ‘71 Richard M. Echevarria Edward B. O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. Elevator Construction & Repair Co., Inc Escalon Medical Corp.

Essilor of America, Inc. Expo Logic Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Edward H. Fitch, OD ‘58 John J. Fitzgerald, III, DO Paul T. Forrest, OD ‘89 Kathleen E. Fraser Freeman, OD ‘81 Paul B. Freeman, OD ‘74 John A. Godfrey, OD ‘92 Douglas J. Goepfert, OD ‘81 Linda L. Goepfert, OD ‘78 Grant Thornton Joshua M. Greene, MD Lynn D. Greenspan, OD Lori L. Grover, OD, PhD Andrew S. Gurwood, OD ‘89 Stanley L. Haas A. Norman Haffner, OD ’52, PhD Willard D. Hamilton, OD ‘72 David J. Holler, OD ‘98 Louis R. Iacoponi, OD ‘86 Keith D. Ignotz J. P. Mascaro & Sons Judy M. Jeffers, OD ‘89 John Miller and Son, Inc. Shop One Fire Appartus Helene M. Kaiser, OD ‘89 Harold H. Katz, OD ‘43 Michael D. Katz, OD ‘83 Jeffrey I. Kaufman, OD ‘68 David A. Koch, OD ‘69 Donald H. Lakin, OD ‘53 Thomas J. Landry, OD ‘87 Benjamin F. Lee, IV, OD ‘93 Liberty Mutual Affinity Marketing Blaine A. Littlefield, OD ‘83 Paul J. Lobby, OD ‘79 Altagracia Lopez, OD ‘98 Luzerne Optical Laboratories, Ltd. Dennis H. Lyons, OD ‘73 March Vision Care Group, Inc. Robert J. McCauley, OD ‘78 Lawrence H. McClure, PhD Merrill Lynch Marla L. Moon, OD ‘82 Claudia C. Morgan, OD ‘99 Angela M. Morris, AuD ‘03 North American RX I Wear, Inc. Northeast Plastics Northeastern PA Optometric Society

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Jeffrey S. Nyman, OD Neal N. Nyman, OD Susan C. Oleszewski, OD ‘76, MA George E. Ozer, OD ‘82 Estate of Charles H. Parham, Jr., OD ‘51 Carlo J. Pelino, OD ‘94 Michael A. Peters, OD ‘88 Philadelphia County Optometric Society W. Donald Plava, OD ‘51 Leonard J. Press, OD ‘77 Publishing Concepts, L.P. Christopher J. Quinn, OD ‘85 Steven J. Reto, OD ‘87 Salus University Student Council Henry B. Samson, OD ‘73 Stuart L. Samuels, OD ‘77 Kenneth W. Savitski, OD ‘87 Jane Scaccetti Janice E. Scharre, OD, MA Mitchell Scheiman, OD David L. Schmolly, OD ‘70 Sharp’s Landscaping, Inc. Joseph P. Shovlin, OD ‘80 Mark A. Shust, OD ‘89 Star Plumbing & Heating Company Robert D. Strohecker, OD ‘89 Tel-Comp Solutions Joseph C. Toland, OD ’54, MD Toyota Dealer Match Program Ha-Phuong T. Tran, OD ‘98 Melissa E. Trego, OD ‘04, PhD Dennis J. Triolo, AuD ‘07 Thomas G. Urosevich, OD ‘93, MS William B. Urosevich, OD ’83, MS (deceased) Christopher A. Weidig, OD ‘75 Brice R. Wharton Denise L. Wharton-Gurwood, OD ‘88 George E. White, III, OD ‘78 John C. Whitener, OD, MPH Wigton Eye Care Jeffrey S. Wigton, OD ‘78 William R. Wigton, OD ‘81 Harvey Wolbransky, OD ‘76 D. Reid Woodard, OD ‘86 Harold J. Zell, Jr., OD ‘78

Cornestone Society Diane T. Adamczyk, OD ‘85 G. Richard Bennett, OD ‘79 John P. Boscia, OD ‘85 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Buck Eva Marie A. Cekaitis, OD ‘86 Elise B. Ciner, OD James J. Clearkin, III Gilda L. Crozier, OD ‘43 Allan E. Davis, OD ‘93 Christopher B. Dezzi Fred H. Dubick, OD ‘79 Thomas M. P. Duffy, OD ‘86 Kimberly A. Eskritt, AuD ‘08 B. Scott Fine, OD ‘72 Gary T. Finnegan, OD ‘95 Patrick M. Fleming, OD ‘87 Kelly A. Frantz, OD ‘85 Amanda M. Friess, OD ‘02 David W. Friess, OD ‘02 Larry M. Fuerman, OD ‘77

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Joseph G. Gackenbach, OD ‘65 Mo Ganey Clara Ramon Garcia Luis R. Garcia, OD ‘50 Tewodros Gedamu, OD ‘00 Marcy Graboyes Daniel P. Gray, OD ‘02 David A. Hardic, OD ‘85 Jerry S. Hardison, OD ‘78 P. Bradford Hearn, OD ‘86 Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., LLC Donald G. Hohe, OD ‘56 Howard Industries Jon S. Jacobs, OD ‘70 Arthur R. Kaplan, OD ‘72

Donald C. Kates Keeler Instruments, Inc. Maura A. Keenan Jamie Lemisch LIONS Club of Springfield Charitable Foundation, Inc. Lorraine Lombardi, PhD Bernard Mallinger, OD ‘52 Kelly A. Malloy, OD ‘96 Thomas J. Marino, OD ‘70 Leon J. Marks, OD ‘50 Martin A. Mass, OD ‘72 Eugene J. McDonough, OD ‘77 Robert T. Mead, OD ‘63 Janice M. Mignogna

James C. Moore, OD ‘85 Catherine E. Muhr Robert L. Owens, OD ‘80 Jean Marie Pagani, OD ‘87 Edward J. Patro, OD ‘78 Joseph P. Potosky, OD ‘81 William I. Rapoport, OD ‘78 Monica L. Reeves, OD ‘06 Marlene C. Richardson, OD ‘69 Michael A. Satryan, OD ‘84 Sandra Schrader-Moore, OD ‘85 Ellen M. Shuham-Dubick, OD ‘80 John B. Siegfried, PhD Joel A. Silbert, OD ‘73 Caroline W. Silver, OD ‘91

Larry D. Sumner, OD ‘73 Leonard M. Thurschwell, OD ‘80 James J. Veliky, OD ‘74 Satya B. Verma, OD ‘75 Clifford C. Wagner, OD ‘51 Lisa G. Wallace-Davis, OD ‘92 Scott S. Weaver, OD ‘77 F. Joseph Werner, OD ‘88 Jeffrey W. White, OD ‘87 Katherine S. Whittington, OD ‘03 Wai-Ling Wong, OD ‘98 Karen M. Wrigley, OD ‘83 Annette D. Zamboni, OD ‘89

Heritage Society Heritage Society Members have made provision for Salus University as part of their estate planning in the form of a bequest, gift annuity, trust agreement or life insurance. Through their foresight and generosity, these donors help preserve the heritage of the University and build a stronger future for Salus University.

George A. Angello, Jr., OD ‘75 Anonymous Class of 1976 (1) Sheree J. Aston, OD ‘82, PhD Markus I. Barth, OD ‘74 Irving Bennett, OD ‘44 David Brezel, OD ‘43F I. William Collins, OD ‘47 Edward V. Cordes, III, OD ‘77 Gilda L. Crozier, OD ‘43S Anthony F. Di Stefano, OD ‘73 Burton Eisenberg, OD ‘67 B. Scott Fine, OD ‘72 Dr. & Mrs. David H. Foster ‘82 Donald M. Gleklen A. Norman Haffner, OD ‘52

Robert J. Johnson, Sr., OD ‘43S Harry Kaplan, OD ‘49 Donald H. Lakin, OD ‘53 Lawrence Lefland, OD ‘81 Thomas L. Lewis, OD ‘70, PhD Robert Turner Mead, OD ‘63 Bernard D. Miskiv, OD ‘71 Marla L. Moon, OD ‘82 Charles S. Papier, OD ‘53 Morey X. Powell, OD ‘36 Kevin Ryan, OD ‘78 Gerald B. M. Stein, OD ‘49 Freda Torrens Frances M. Uhler

Endowed Scholarships Endowed scholarships established by Salus University alumni and friends provide, in perpetuity, annual support to Salus University students.

They are awarded each year on the basis of academic achievement, financial need and other criteria as specified by the donor. We are pleased to honor these donors and those they chose to name with their scholarships.

Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Scholarship Administrative/Professional Staff Scholarship Audiology Foundation of America AuD Student Excellence Award Allison Barinas Memorial Scholarship Elsie Wright Billmeier Memorial Scholarship Alma L. Boben Memorial Scholarship Ciba Vision Scholarship Class of 1973 Memorial Scholarship Classes of 1998, 1999 & 2000 Scholarship Jeffrey Cohen Memorial Scholarship William J. Condon Memorial Scholarship George H. Crozier Memorial Scholarship William F. Decter Memorial Scholarship Sol Deglin Memorial Scholarship Milton J. Eger Memorial Scholarship Marvin Fiegelman Scholarship Faculty Scholarship Barry Farkas Scholarship H. L. Goldberger Memorial Scholarship Lawrence G. Gray Neuro-Ophthalmic Scholarship Florence and Martin Hafter Scholarship Florence and Martin Hafter Research Scholarship Fund A. Michael Iatesta Scholarship Harry Kaplan Scholarship J. Donald Kratz Memorial Scholarship

Paul G. Matthews Memorial Scholarship New Jersey Academy of Optometry Presidential Scholarship New Jersey Academy of Optometry Scholarship George S. Osborne Memorial Scholarship Pennsylvania College of Optometry Scholarship Algernon A. Phillips SOSH Scholarship Harry G. Phillips Memorial Scholarship Onofrey G. Rybachok Memorial Scholarship Maria T. Rynkiewicz Memorial Scholarship Herbert & Adrienne Schoenes Scholarship Boris I. and Bessie S. Sinoway Memorial Scholarship Richard W. Stockton, OD Scholarship Joseph C. Toland Scholarship Katherine Tordella-Richards and Albert Tordella Scholarship Vision Benefits of America Chairman’s Award Vistakon Diversity Scholarship Clifford C. Wagner Scholarship Doris A. Wagner Scholarship William G. Walton, Jr. Scholarship Dr. Harold and Ginny Wiener Scholarship Mildred Reep and John Lee Collins Whitener MPH Scholarship Melvin D. Wolfberg Scholarship 25

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Salus University Alumni Contributors The following were contributors to Salus University during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2015. These gifts were for annual operating support, capital needs and other restricted purposes.

Class of 1950

Class of 1958

Class of 1966

Garner H. Downey Luis R. Garcia* Herbert E. Halliday Gilbert Isserman* A. Neil Kerns Elwood H. Kolb Leon J. Marks* Victor S. Morrison Paul L. Russo* Harold Wiener*

Roy F. Anderson Alan M. Cohen Boris Corbin Edward H. Fitch* Robert Gerson William M. Goldberg William R. Kline Carl R. Urbanski*

Edward S. Campell* Jeffrey D. Eidman Fulton H. Katz*

Class of 1951

Class of 1935 Robert L. Henry Estate

Class of 1936 Morey X. Powell*

Class of 1938 Maurice R. Sternberg

Class of 1941 Joseph A. Miller*

Class of 1942 Mildred S. Docktor Richard H. Klinetob*

Clement R. Gagne* Sidney D. Lavine* Jack A. Morrow* Charles H. Parham, Jr.* (dec.)

Louis J. Pietrandrea* W. Donald Plava Clifford C. Wagner Leonard Weiss Melvin D. Wolfberg* (dec.)

Class of 1952 A. Norman Haffner* A. Michael Iatesta* Bertram Isenberg Bernard Mallinger*

Class of 1953

David Brezel Richard N. Curtis* Harold H. Katz*

Robert C. Brenner Frank W. DiChiara* Donald H. Lakin* Richard R. Lehr Richard Lovins* Charles S. Papier* Robert R. Perlin* Stanley J. Stachacz* Jack H. Walsh*

Class of 1944

Class of 1954

Irving Bennett* Milton J. Kalafa

Stephen Blaschak* Richard J. Mandel* Richard J. Neuer Stanley Tempchin Joseph C. Toland* Melvin H. Winter*

Class of 1943 Spring Gilda C. Crozier Freda Sattel*

Class of 1943 Fall

Class of 1946 Fall Elmer Friedman Lillian E. Friedman

Class of 1947 I. William Collins* Leonard H. Jaffe* Harriet F. Sigel

Class of 1948 Spring J. Leonard Cahan Robert J. Morrison Trust (dec.)

Murray M. Ross* Herbert M. Schoenes

Class of 1955 Haskell Aronson* Murray D. Glasner Arthur S. Grossman Joseph M. Kurtz Martin G. Rubin David Sarason

Class of 1956

William S. Firey Richard M. Goldrosen Leonard A. Simonelli

S. Steven Eisler* (Dec.) Louis G. Hoffman Donald G. Hohe* Martin Kossoff Sanford R. Silverstein

Class of 1949

Class of 1957

Arthur G. Duppstadt Harry Kaplan* Herbert Kramer Leon I. Schwartz*

Elliott B. Alter* Kenneth B. Brehne Robert Fruhlinger* A. Gregory Toler, Jr.*

Class of 1948 Fall

Class of 1959 N. Robert Alvis* William A. Frascella, Jr. Israel Greenwald John G. Kulba* Vincent G. J. Lobo, Jr. Donald F. Podos Martin Rawdin Warren H. Riegel Ben Seidband

Class of 1960 Thomas J. Joyce, Jr. Allan Korot

Class of 1961 Ned C. Blymire Benigno J. Fernandez* William S. Pintzow, Sr. Robert A. Rosenberg*

Class of 1962 Richard A. Feldstein Peter P. Frisko, Jr. * E. Michael Geiger Philip Gerson* Kenneth W. Hancock Richard J. Misage* Gilbert E. Selvin

Class of 1963 June Joseph F. Bacon Estate* Carl M. Blumberg Carl S. Gilbert Jeffrey M. Kramer William C. Lee* Robert Turner Mead* Joseph R. Miele George C. Pence* Lee M. Roseman Kenneth M. Talley *

Class of 1964 John R. Ferrari* Robert J. Fleishman, Jr.* Gerald V. Harrell Arnold Sherman Ronald E. Zydowicz

Class of 1965 John R. Anthony Allan N. Brull* Stanley Cohen* Joseph G. Gackenbach Alfred J. Galiani Seth M. Gerchberg Paul D. Halpern Arthur J. Jordan, Sr. M. Morse Michels James O. Morse Steven J. Simmerman*

Class of 1967 Bernard H. Blaustein* Stuart S. Cohn Rudolph W. Croce Burton Eisenberg Michael H. Heiberger* Chester L. Kolley Anthony A. Krasnicke Roger L. Lenkin Robert J. Ottaviani Charles W. Popivchak, Jr.* Arnold M. Sapperstein* J. Barry Sapperstein* Walter J. Schwartz William D. Wachtel Theodore M. Walman

Class of 1968 June Everett B. Fainberg* Norman F. Fine Martin Goldman* Robert M. Greenburg Jeffrey L. Jacobson Jeffrey I. Kaufman Wayne L. Martin Melvyn S. Mazer* George S. Miffleton, III James J. Polkabla* Robert L. Salth Barry Schneider*

Class of 1969 David M. Bigley* Arnold R. Eger Samuel F. Grande Gary B. Irish* David A. Koch* John H. Marsteller Algernon A. Phillips Walter S. Ramsey* Gerald M. Resnick Marlene C. Richardson Gary L. Roberts* Peter W. Ross Joseph B. Segal* Ronald E. Serfoss James A. Tribbett*

Class of 1970 Kenneth B. Bandolik Robert S. Byne Michael Caplan* Armando J. Coro* Daniel W. Doberneck* Walter J. Drill* Harvey O. Feldman Roger N. Grossbard Jon S. Jacobs Harold G. Kohn* Thomas J. Marino* Martin Rothschild Stephen S. Sachs* Gary L. Scheib* David L. Schmolly* Richard J. Shuldiner Paul M. Spivak* Wayne N. Tabachnick* Robert L. Walker

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Class of 1971 Gerald N. Adams* Cosmo J. Anastasi Thomas L. Andersen Jerard W. Brown* Neil W. Draisin* Mark B. Gordon Reid L. Grayson* Donald P. Gutekunst Stuart Kaufman Bruce A. Kellner George S. Kornfeld Martin A. Kusnetz Chrystyna P. Kuzmowych* Richard E. Margerum* Alan B. Ostroff* Samuel C. Smart* Wilbert E. Stock, Jr. * Robert D. Toomey Michael J. Weitz Eugene A. Winakor Bruce E. Zoren

Class of 1972 Joe R. Blackstock* Bruce H. Conan Rosemarie T. Cunningham Dennis R. Delp B. Scott Fine* Robert W. Ford Willard D. Hamilton* Rex M. Higginbotham James E. Hill G. William Hopkins Russell W. Icke Barry R. Kanofsky* Arthur R. Kaplan* Elliot F. Lasky* Michael B. Levinson Martin A. Mass* Anthony L. McConnell, Jr. * Alec J. Perlson Edward F. Pinn* Daisy Rampolla Larry W. Ritter David A. Rupp* Richard E. Sheaffer* Penny A. Lightholder Thomas Robert E. Walkowiak Cecilia P. Williams* Robert H. Wolk*

Class of 1973 John Bielinski Charles A. Bonelli, Jr. Steven C. Cohen* Stuart P. Creson* Stephen H. Cruse* Howard N. Delman Anthony F. Di Stefano* Mark N. Dobin Robert M. Dobrusin* Douglas K. Gauvreau* Kenneth R. Gift Douglas N. Glazer* Abraham A. Gonen* Bruce H. Goodman Dennis H. Lyons* Mark M. Mastervich Ronald J. Minsky

Anthony Montella Eugene B. Person Israel R. Plasner Joel H. Rogol Jeffrey J. Ruffo Henry B. Samson* Raymond J. Seeley* Joel A. Silbert W. Reynolds Sisson Andrew J. Sokolik Larry D. Sumner* George P. Verlich* Thomas P. Webb* Gary J. Williams

Class of 1974 Martin D. Arkin* Markus I. Barth* Joseph F. Cimochowski Robert M. Cole, III* Thomas J. DeLuca Paul B. Freeman* Daniel D. Gottlieb* Henry A. Greene Kevin J. Guthrie (Dec.) Charles I. Kluge Bernice A. Machamer* Hal R. Mendel* Dennis A. Reddig Jerome B. Rosenfeld W. David Rule* Richard E. Schugar Jack R. Schwartz Don P. Sheer* Howard B. Stromwasser* William T. Suhr* George M. Toohey* Joseph D. Udvari, Jr. James J. Veliky*

Class of 1975 Fred J. Bresler Howard I. Cohen Gary L. Dietterick* Stephen J. Drabick* Monroe N. Farmer, Jr. * W. Stephen Fensch Ross M. Fischer* William B. Goldsmith Robert I. Goldstein David J. Harakal* Joseph S. Ieni* Steven M. Laderberg* Alan S. Lax* Steven A. Linas* Gary S. Litman Yurij Trytjak Satya B. Verma* Christopher A. Weidig*

Class of 1976

Class of 1978

Donald K. Alexander* Timothy H. Atkinson* Susan A. Bell John R. Bilello* Richard L. Brilliant Roger W. Cummings* Howard M. Davies, Jr.* Dale L. DeConcilis David P. Dickson Charles R. Edmonds William Edmondson, II Anthony A. Fiorilli Dennis J. Francisco Scott Goldberg David A. Gourwitz* Rick L. Hartman Robert L. Johnson Martin C. Kenig* David K. Kurtzman* Edward T. Marshaleck* Ronald E. Monacelli Susan C. Oleszewski* William V. Padula Theodore J. Rosenberg Jeffrey E. Sager Edwin M. Schott Glenn A. Seifert Peter A. Silver* Steven D. Sitkoff Robert B. Taylor Daniel J. Tulman* James F. Valenti Harvey Wolbransky

Angelo J. Aiello Marc D. Attman Stephen F. Bolick Paul D. Brant Leslie P. Brodsky* John C. Duff* Sam M. Eisner Ken N. Factor* Michael A. Feinstein Gary M. Fishberg Susan J. Godzac* Linda L. Goepfert Jerry S. Hardison* Paul D. Hayes Marc S. Hecker Emery C. Huber Bruce I. Hyatt* Anthony E. Latagliata* Larry M. Levine Mark T. Lopez Preston L. Lowe Robert J. McCauley* Robert P. McCormick Brian J. McGourty Jane C. Orenstein Edward J. Patro Frank J. Pirozzolo Lloyd M. Pritz William I. Rapoport* Leonard M. Steiner Ira S. Tucker John F. Vilcheck, Jr. George E. White, III Jeffrey S. Wigton Harold J. Zell, Jr.

Class of 1977 John C. Alexander Carol A. Aycoth Kenneth R. Bair Roger L. Bergeron Edward V. Cordes, III* Alexander R. Crinzi* Lawrence R. Davis* Linda W. Edmondson James C. Frangos Larry M. Fuerman* Ted W. Harrer Kenneth J. Hue Robert G. Kirczow Eugene J. McDonough* Joseph J. Mueller Robert J. Parnes Leonard J. Press William J. Prinsket* Andrew M. Prischak* Christopher A. Rinehart* Richard L. Rosen William G. Ryan Stuart L. Samuels Charles M. Steinberg David J. Strunk* Scott S. Weaver*

Class of 1979 Sarah D. Appel* Artamarie S. Barclay Thomas M. Bartolac G. Richard Bennett* Steven M. Berger Stuart J. Burg J. Michael Burke Richard C. Burns Vincent Cascino* Joan M. Cirbus* Richard J. Clompus Thomas A. Costabile Fred H. Dubick Curt A. Gottlieb* Robert J. Johnson, Jr. Howard Kane Steven H. Kantor Robert L. Kardos* Dennis T. Kwiatkowski* Mark J. Liebermann Paul J. Lobby* B. Dean Nardis, II Gary E. Oliver Francine Pearlman-Storch Arthur B. Reinholt Lauren S. Scharf-Snyder Philip J. Schwartz Richard L. Silver Robert G. Snyder William J. Vanzetta

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Class of 1980

Class of 1982

Robert A. Barclay Joseph M. Bazarte* Jeffrey M. Brosof* Justine A. Cakanac Douglas L. Cassidy Steven E. Croucher Michael J. Deitz Isadore B. Ehrlich Walter R. Foster James M. Gabriel Robin L. Gray Warren K. Gross Joseph M. Hanson* Michael A. Hecht Gerard J. Hildebrand, Jr. * Robert M. Howard Roger K. Johnson* Scott A. Kennedy Daniel P. Kramer* David M. Melgary Michael H. Mittelman James K. Montague Christopher J. Nowik Robert L. Owens James F. Pasinski Adele D. Paul* A. Stephen Peyton, Jr. * Thomas J. Puzio Karl C. Saliba Marvin L. Schrum Joseph P. Shovlin* Ellen M. Shuham-Dubick David A. Siegel* Richard H. Sterling Gilbert R. Suitor* Leonard M. Thurschwell* Ruby L. Young

David R. Anderson* Sheree J. Aston Kathryn E. Beckett Alan M. Berman Kenneth W. Best* Mark J. Cinalli Michael G. Cohen* Glenn S. Corbin* John J. Flaim David H. Foster* Stuart L. Greenberg Richard B. Krzyzak* Marie R. Levine* Anthony M. McDonald* Adrienne Melgary Marla L. Moon* Mark S. Needleman* William C. Orr George E. Ozer Charles C. Pegram, Jr. J. Steven Robinson C. David Sasser William E. Sax Willard N. Shepherd* Garry C. Shoemaker* Martin Sigman Jeffrey T. Smith Phillip D. Strickland Thomas M. Swift J. Michael Weil* R. Neal Williams, Jr. James F. Williamson Marci K. Wolfe* Doris Wong

Class of 1981 Jeffrey D. Anderson Joseph W. Babcock L. Philip Baier, II William R. Beyer, Jr. Marylin S. Borza Lawrence H. Coppock, Jr Alan H. Diamond David Paul Dozack* Charles H. Fitzpatrick* Kathleen E. Fraser* Douglas J. Goepfert Timothy J. Grace Barry M. Kay Lawrence Lefland* Alan P. Levitt Donna B. McLaughlin* William M. McLaughlin, Jr.* Edward H. Melman Ron Melton* Edward V. Niemczyk* Joseph P. Potosky Mark S. Rakoczy Robert N. Ricart Eric Robinson Patricia A. Shustock Jerry A. Smith Scott G. Smith* Margaret J. Swinker* Katharine W. Taylor Joseph J. Tumas, Jr. * Steven M. Weisbond William R. Wigton

Class of 1983 Joel R. Banks* Robert P. Bittel, Jr.* Stephanie Branch Lisa A. Carroll* Paul Collins Laurie Costarelli James B. Crable* Robert M. Currin Charles R. Ellermeyer* Dennis J. Fitzsimmons* Steven H. Friedman Scott A. Fuerman* Barry A. Ginsberg Robert C. Hagemann, Jr. Nancy L. Herrold Paul F. Ives Timothy G. Jessee* Michael D. Katz Matthew A. Kelleman Martin A. Kitagawa William T. Lenart* Blaine A. Littlefield Evan A. Lowry* Gerald P. Lubert Gary P. Ludwig Thomas A. Margius Don E. Mills, Jr. * Kurt J. Moody Lawrence J. Mroz Gary C. Nash Howard R. Novie Sammy L. Pelletier

James E. Powers* Cynthia C. Rohm Michael J. Sowa William B. Urosevich* (Dec.) Marc S. Wiener* Karen M. Wrigley*

Class of 1984 Pennsylvania College of Optometry James M. Budd Frank D. Celin* Richard Centar* Georgia K. Crozier Nicholas Drobny Therese M. Farugia* Daniel M. Fleming* Michael H. Gonyea Gary J. Havranek* Mark W. Keyes Cynthia L. Kipp* Walter W. Ko James K. Kurata Lawrence D. Lampert Harry J. Landrum, Jr. Robert J. Manoli Craig M. Match* Andrew M. Moschitta Anthony F. O’Koren Cletta A. Rochester Michael A. Satryan* Steven R. Stanek J. James Suydam, Jr. Lawrence J. Sylvester* Edward J. Wasloski O. Victor Weatherholt* David W. Weiss*

College of Education and Rehabilitation Sheree Schwartz-Frank

Class of 1985 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Diane T. Adamczyk Mary S. Anderson James J. Aversa* Andrew I. Balysky Michael A. Berenhaus John P. Boscia J. Earl Bowling* C. Mark Brittain* Stephen M. Cohen Gary A. Eagle M. Darren Emmett Barry R. Fabriziani James L. Fanelli Alan J. Frank Kelly A. Frantz* David A. Hardic* Rebecca M. Kiraly-Qualls Jeffrey P. Krill* Richard S. Liner* John A. McGreal, Jr. Greg W. McGrew James C. Moore* Kathy A. Mosel Stuart J. Neft Maria L. Parisi

Thomas D. Passarelli Christopher J. Quinn Ray F. Santullo James F. Saviola Sandra Schrader-Moore* Patricia A. Seyer* Robert N. Spivack* Ann L. Stambach Robert W. Stetekluh Don E. Stoken* Thomas R. Trio Jeffrey L. Weaver* Marc R. Werksman Karl W. Wolfe* Rose A. Navin Wood Robert S. Wywiorski Barbara M. Yanak* Edward W. Zikoski*

Class of 1986 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Alan J. Bacho, Sr. Mark B. Boas Suzanne O. Boas Chris J. Cakanac Joseph J. Carillo Craig A. Cassey Eva Marie A. Cekaitis* Connie L. Chronister David D. DiFranceisco Thomas M. P. Duffy* John A. Dziadul, Jr. * Kim B. Even* Aimee C. Evers P. Bradford Hearn Louis R. Iacoponi* Binae Karpo Kim J. Koza M. Alan McLin* Stephen W. Pardridge Thomas S. Phillips Dorothy A. Robison-Collins Eric F. Rodgers Alan J. Rosenheck Frank A. Siciliano Laurie J. Simmonds Joseph M. Smay Dana Taylor Jeffrey L. Varner Linda A. Whitaker J. Carlyle Williams* D. Reid Woodard

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Class of 1987

Class of 1989

Class of 1991

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Isaac Bak Lynne A. Braun Veronica A. Constantine Daniel Desrivieres Anthony S. Diecidue* Sally E. Diecidue* Keith F. Fishe* Patrick M. Fleming* Susan E. McMahon Gardner Michael P. Gowen, Sr. Monika H. Groff Deborah L. Husson Maureen J. Kimmeth Thomas J. Landry* Jacqueline F. Matzo Thomas A. Mebane* Gideon K. Mincey Theresa B. Neiderer Marc B. Nelson G. William Orren, III Rita Orren Jean Marie Pagani John S. Ray, Jr. Steven J. Reto Kenneth W. Savitski* Matthew E. Sendker Abby M. Soll-Nelson Sharon C. Stein Martin E. Storbeck Steven R. Warstadt Jeffrey W. White Susan M. Wiley

Daniel J. Anderson* John L. Burns Randy J. Cakanac* James M. Caldwell* John A. Collini Elinor L. Descovich John W. Diering* Mary B. Drummond-Eck Gary S. Edelstein* Susan F. Eissenberg Paul T. Forrest Andrew S. Gurwood Brad E. Hauser* David J. Hilber Judy M. Jeffers* Jeff R. Jolley Helene M. Kaiser* Maureen D. Kamons David I. Kepner* Kimberly S. Kepner* John Kurovsky* Curtis P. Phibbs Todd D. Punim* Mark A. Shust* Robert D. Strohecker James P. Tuttle Vicki Wasser-Edelstein* Richard J. Wiscount* Annette D. Zamboni

Mark M. Ainsworth Mark A. Birrell Avery B. Boardman Neil P. Casey Michael J. Dolan* Francis J. Dzwieleski John A. Facchin Annette F. Farabaugh* Eileen M. Gable Kirk R. Harris Anne F. Meccariello* Steven A. Ohlbaum Laurel J. Pulsifer Joanne F. Reed* Kimberly R. Riggs-Pelger Caroline W. Silver Janice A. Simmons John R. Smith* Lori J. Smith* Christopher H. Son Linda M. Stolfo Beth E. Triebel*

Class of 1988 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Michael D. Allodoli* Rex A. Ballinger Maria M. Casas Fei M. Chan Janice J. Durham Anne A. Geiger Shari F. Graber Mark V. Graytok Paul E. Harvey John D. Knouse Andrea R. Koven Gabriela R. Miller John T. Nutaitis* John T. Ochsenreither* Amy Lackey Oliver Sarah J. Paikowsky Michael A. Peters Fernando L. Silva* Alan G. Toler Denis C. Wenders F. Joseph Werner Denise L. Wharton-Gurwood Marvin A. Winesett Frank E. Zbignewich*

Class of 1990 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Juliana Bock Sandra J. Bozich Mary T. DaCanal Elizabeth A. Drew Gina A. Dyda-Schmid* John E. Ellis Cynthia A. Guenzel Allison H. Harris Elizabeth S. Harvey David P. Hauk J. Christopher Huffman Laura A. Lukaszek Alexander J. McGowan Andrew J. Sacco Florian M. Safner ToniAnn D. Sagnella Philip J. Schaville* Mark E. Schmidt Stephen J. Selden John B. Wachter, Jr.* Benjamin C. Yanofsky*

College of Education and Rehabilitation Maryellen T. Bednarski

Class of 1992 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Gwenn Amos Jerry N. Ellington, Jr. Robert F. Gilligan* Chris R. Glendenning* Tracey M. Glendenning* John A. Godfrey David S. Johnson Elisabeth K. Kim Richard C. Malara* Rebecca L. Matscherz Brian D. O’Donnell Sara E. Pike Tara K. Rose Martha L. Santa Croce Larry J. Schlauderaff* Gregory W. Vallino Lisa G. Wallace-Davis

College of Education and Rehabilitation Ruth A. Miller*

Class of 1993 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Pamela G. Conrad Allan E. Davis* Kelly D. Fulghum-de Simone Edward J. Furey Jerry R. Hensel* Sherry H. Klein* Benjamin F. Lee, IV Stacy L. Levinson* Ann M. Lieberman Nathan A. Lieberman Edward M. Lopez* Michael J. Macey Jill A. Miller

Lynne L. Oliver Jakelyn A. Parker-Herriott Paul G. Pascarella* Maryann Pfeiffer John N. Psaltis Paul C. Ryan James A. Simmons Thomas G. Urosevich Michael E. Zalar Lawrence M. Zubel

College of Education and Rehabilitation Nikki B. Llewellyn Felicia A. Whitney*

Class of 1994 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Brian J. Bellissimo Suzanne M. Bellissimo Patricia C. Champion Harold A. Champion Lisa K. DeMers Anthony Efre Georgietta R. Gdovin Michele L. Gnall Suzanne M. Hauck Mark L. Hepner Sharon A. Manto Alexander C. Nnabue Martin S. Novey Carlo J. Pelino* Scott C. Reins Craig A. Slepicka Jeanne H. Thurber* William J. Waldron

Class of 1995 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Gregory A. Caldwell Janice D. Dunkle* Steven P. Eiss William J. Ference* Gary T. Finnegan Dana C. Gjurich Shereen Hakki, PhD Pamela S. Kimmel* Timothy R. Klugh Timothy S. Kueny Dana M. Mignogna Matthew P. Mignogna Barbara J. Thomson Miller* Eric R. Miller* Jessica L. Reiniger Dawn A. Scott Todd A. Shuba Alice C. Sun Melissa A. Vitek

College of Education and Rehabilitation Raymond Peloquin

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Class of 1996 Pennsylvania College of Optometry William D. Baer Beth L. Brooks Melissa K. Plowmaker Carrasco Elizabeth B. Cluff Krista M. Davis-Anderson Josep J. Duro’ Vidal Michelle Ebrahim Kelly A. Malloy Mira B. Swiecicki

Class of 1997 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Cathy C. Alexander Daniel J. Brooksbank Christopher J. D’Alterio Talitha R. D’Italia Noah M. Eger* Maria Higgins Leanna K. Lape Michelle P. Marfori D’Alterio Kelly M. Primeau Colm Quigley* Keith E. Votens* Frederick Young*

Class of 1998 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Michael R. Boland Bethany H. Brady* Keith S. Hilliard David J. Holler Altagracia Lopez Robert F. Love* Thomas P. McLaughlin Rocio C. Pasion Ahmed H. Said Shannon T. Scheuren Ha-Phuong T. Tran* Marc J. Ullman* Veronica A. Wolf Wai-Ling Wong Stephanie E. Yee John C. Zelazowski

Class of 1999 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Yolanda A. Bastaich Larry D. Breazeal Kari Carpenter Jean L. DeMoss* Jennifer J. Dotterweich John A. DuBois* Ivy E. Frederick* Joshua S. Gordon Steven P. Gordon Robert G. Haak Karen L. King Kevin J. Krajewski* Vincent D. Lucchetti Claudia C. Morgan Marc D. Myers Lisa A. O’Brien* Carrie R. Schreck

College of Education and Rehabilitation

College of Education and Rehabilitation

Diane M. Dohnalik

Jennifer L. Edgar

Class of 2000

Osborne College of Audiology

Pennsylvania College of Optometry Lisa Dowling* Susan M. Gallant-Behan* Tewodros Gedamu Nicholas S. Guzic Gary A. Hughes Karen E. Jones Gary J. Kokosky Michelle D. Korcz Walter G. LeKites, IV Jennifer M. LeKites Elizabeth S. McMunn John F. Mileski Trinae A. Rosato Shannon L. Sharkey James Torsney David A. Wagner Sherry L. Winn

Class of 2001 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Steven R. Allgaier Bruce L. Bullion Michelle L. Burkhardt Bullion Andrew J. Doyle Jamie A. Ellsworth-Neiman William R. Forse Anne P. Holmes* Sarah S. Mackie Megan E. Parker Mona H. Patel Shannon L. Rosenswie Jason D. Sibble* Megan D. Smith Sean W. Smolenyak* Kevin M. Stratton Hang H. Thai Winnie W. Tseng Gregory S. Wolfe

Osborne College of Audiology Cathleen A. Alex* Veronica H. Heide Kay D. Krebs

Class of 2002 Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Susan E. Dey-Sigman Kathleen D. Duchynski-WaltersVivaldi Daniel W. Dunkelberger Michael P. Healy Jeffrey B. Kot Jill B. Meltzer* Thomas W. Morris* Thomas D. Thunder Debra E. Williams

Class of 2003 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Aaditya Ajmani Stephanie A. Brien* Kerry J. Burrell Anthony J. Callan Cherie A. Farkash Richard K. Levin Andrew J. Rixon Carey E. Shifrin Eugene Shifrin Eric J. Thiem Heather A. Vallino* Katherine S. Whittington Rebecca L. Wincek-Bateson

College of Education and Rehabilitation Suzanne Dinwiddie

Osborne College of Audiology E. Robin Bohannon Rita R. Chaiken Robert A. Cohen Robert M. DiSogra Linda M. Gonya-Hartman Phyllis Klein Valerie P. Kriney Barbara L. Kurman Ellen P. Lafargue* Maria T. Lundquist Angela M. Morris Annette R. Peppard Edward J. Szumowski, Jr. Bettina S. Tucker Douglas Vogelson, Jr. Kimberly S. Weichel* Janet A. Westlund

Class of 2004 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Stuart I. Anderson Melissa A. Carr William J. Fridel, III Stephen E. Hess Sharon M. Hock Gabriel J. Johnson Manoj Khanna Dieuminh K. Nguyen Aung-zaw Phoo Derek J. Pyle Matthew C. Smith Melissa E. Trego James D. Wylot Shang Xu

College of Education and Rehabilitation Nicole P. Katzenbach

Osborne College of Audiology Sharon L. Beamer Sheri L. Billing J. Kenneth Bozeman Geneva W. Britt Karen S. Bromberg Crystal K. Causer Karen R. Lemme Jonette B. Owen Leslie B. Papel Rhea C. Varadi

Class of 2005 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Michelle L. Beachkofsky Justin W. Beamer Robert L. Gertz Christina M. Keshava* Jarett A. Mazzarella Adam S. Millis Joanne D. Nguyen Adekunle E. Oluwadare Tejal S. Patel Jose S. Pierre David A. Rossello Jennifer A. Sanderson Albert J. Staab David J. Vinci

College of Education and Rehabilitation Connie M. Telschow

Osborne College of Audiology

Mira M. Silbert Aumiller Rebekah A. Buccafurni* Robert S. Duszak Amanda M. Friess David W. Friess Richard G. Gardner Daniel P. Gray Molly E. Guzic Jason B. Hales Marion J. Haligowski, III Michelle A. Kindler Adam P. Parker Quan L. Pham Darren A. Rich Jon B. Scott C. Tucker Van Dyck

Kimberly M. Cavitt Linda R. Cox Sara L. Holcomb Regina Jameson Patricia M. Mauceri Elaine C. Lamb Moreno Betty Needleman* Karen L. Nick Christina Vail

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Class of 2006

Class of 2008

Class of 2010

Class of 2013

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Gina M. Devlin Jared H. Fisher Eric M. Gregg Leslie A. Mazzarella Monica L. Reeves Ruth Y. Shoge Epifanio I. Sunga Laura C. Walsh

Pamela D. Brogden Alvah C. Cayton, IV Katherine M. Gleason Omar Gonzalez Jonathan B. Lappen Diana S. M. Ma Matthew A. Mastrine

Alissa M. Coyne Renee M. Gomez Timothy D. Kim Amrita K. Mahal Ryan O. McKinnis Michael P. Rebar Cara J. Reitnauer Essence N. Robinson Mark E. Street Ashley N. Westbrook Kelvin T. Win

Natalie M. Boyce Brittany P. Gee Lauren K. Matthews Fiza Shuja

College of Education and Rehabilitation Janice Wormington

Osborne College of Audiology Kathleen A. Aspinall Darcy E. Benson Judith A. Creuz Bridget A. Garrison Brooke Hammond Karen A. Jacobs Kristen J. Kaufman Jennifer Krom-Armer Robin B. Stoner Matson Allison A. Meeds Renee A. Monahan Anne M. Puglisi Lisa A. Ramos Brian S. Urban Cynthia L. Zehner

Class of 2007 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Nicole M. Caldeira-Flanagan Christina A. Chiang Bryn E. DeBass Tricia M. Duffy Makisha S. Maggard Linh M. Quach Meera V. Sutaria

Osborne College of Audiology Lori A. Biasotti Daniel T. Bigart Anne M. Blaylock Joni L. Bullough Terese A. Cooley Georgia S. Copulos Nancy L. Gilman Gail L. Grant Sheri L. Jans Julia A. Jones Kathleen C. Lea Lisa M. Martin Idalisse Martinez Hilary L. Reeh Sandra J. Schultz Laurie C. Stucki Melissa A. Tolstikhine Dennis J. Triolo David R. Ward

Osborne College of Audiology Melanie S. Ashworth Christopher R. Beuhler Patsy D. Bledsoe Nancy A. Bridges Matthew L. Christy Todd S. Decker Kimberly A. Eskritt Kathy J. Gorman Susan R. Harris Rena L. Jacobson Toni L. Jennings Marjorie R. Kessler Kimberly Ringer Christiana L. Lynch Rose Brenda A. Rubert Gregory B. Sheets

Class of 2009 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Arthur Chen Teresa Y. Chen Ailsa H. Colbert Kendra L. Goetz Karen L. Heaney Mary Blair Long Lindsay E. McCauley Grace Salone Noel S. Taylor

College of Health Sciences Jesse R. McAllister

Osborne College of Audiology Sheneekra W. Adams Barrie E. Aden Kristen M. Clark Melanie A. Cole-Holman Denise M. Colo Beata Contri Rafael A. Crespo Cruz Neribelle Diaz Amy N. Goodwine Ryan J. Horan Gail A. Linn Nancy S. Lucas Mayra J. Burgos Rodriquez Andrea J. Rosenquist Ayda Shimelis Jeffrey G. Sirianni Deborah S. Waldman

College of Education and Rehabilitation Jennifer C. Zack

Osborne College of Audiology Jane M. Allison Charlene A. Alvey Danette M. Baker Niki L. Barwick Michelle L. Brooks Jean M. Gener Judith J. Johnston Margaret Juelich William J. Larsen Karen J. LaValley Thomas C. Laya Judy S. Levitan Amanda M. Marchegiani Teresa A. Marshall Susan A. Merenda Katheryn Monk Marcy G. O’Brien Vicki M. Royer-Connell Solomon M. Taitelbaum Kristeen M. Thompson

College of Health Sciences Melissa A. Padilla*

Class of 2014 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Catena M. Crozier-Fitzgerald

Class of 2016 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Bridget M. Veglia

Class of 2017 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Edmund Chan

Class of 2018 Osborne College of Audiology Katharine A. Klinger

Class of 2011 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Ian R. Campbell Sabah Mian Vishal S. Patel Lauren E. Richards Matthew R. Sheridan

College of Health Sciences Amanda L. Cox Rachael A. Rayfield

Class of 2012 Pennsylvania College of Optometry Katie M. Hertz Ian W. McWherter Jamie C. Wohlhagen

College of Education and Rehabilitation Timothy J. Bauman

College of Health Sciences Caitlin M. Anderson Edith A. Chittenden Michael S. Kozlowski Andrew P. Paszko

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Board of Trustees, Faculty and Staff Alexis Abate Daniel A. Abramowicz, PhD Gwenn Amos, OD ‘92 Alex J. Anderson Sarah D. Appel, OD ‘79* Joan T. Bell G. Richard Bennett, OD ‘79* Bernard H. Blaustein, OD ‘67* Mark B. Boas, OD ‘86, MS Shannon M. Boss Karen S. Boykin* Victor H. Bray, PhD Richard L. Brilliant, OD ‘76 Patricia Burke James M. Caldwell, OD ‘89, EdM* Renee H. Campbell* Craig A. Cassey, OD ‘86 Connie L. Chronister, OD ‘86, MS ‘10 Elise B. Ciner, OD Robert M. Cole, III, OD ‘74* I. William Collins, OD ‘47* Lynne C. Corboy* Alissa M. Coyne, OD ‘10 Gilda L. Crozier, OD ‘43 Marilyn Daltry Edward A. Deglin, MD* Janet Swiatocha Delatte, OD Richard J. DePiano, Sr.* Christopher B. Dezzi Anthony F. Di Stefano, OD ‘73* Alexander M. Dizhoor, PhD* David P. Dozack, OD ‘81* Richard M. Echevarria Rosemary Egan* Jamie A. Ellsworth-Neiman, OD ‘01 Ruth S. Farber, MSW

Cherie A. Farkash, OD ‘03 John J. Fitzgerald, III, DO Lydia Friel John M. Gaal Michael F. Gallaway, OD Donald M. Gleklen* Stacie L. Goldsmith Abraham A. Gonen, OD ‘73* Marcy Graboyes Karen E. Greave* Thomas P. Greco Joshua M. Greene, MD Lynn D. Greenspan, OD* Anna M. Griffin* Lori L. Grover, OD, PhD Andrew S. Gurwood, OD ‘89 Kristine Harvey-Stinson Edward K. Hueber* A. Michael Iatesta, OD ‘52* Keith D. Ignotz* Mary Jameson Helene M. Kaiser, OD ‘89* Paula J. Kane Harry Kaplan, OD ‘49* Donald C. Kates Maura A. Keenan Cheryl R. Keslar Jamie L. Krass Jamie Lemisch Lorraine Lombardi, PhD* Lisa J. Lonie Amanda Lusaitis Monica J. Maisto Kelly A. Malloy, OD ‘96 Carolyn M. Mayo, PhD Lawrence H. McClure, PhD Debra L. McReynolds Janice M. Mignogna*

Michael H. Mittelman, OD ‘80, MPH Catherine E. Muhr Sharon Y. Noce* Jeffrey S. Nyman, OD* Neal N. Nyman, OD* Susan C. Oleszewski, OD ‘76, MA* Maureen E. Owens Melissa A. Padilla, MPH ‘13* Jean Marie Pagani, OD ‘87 Wayne Pancza Maria L. Parisi, OD ‘85 Lydia A. Parke* Francine Pearlman-Storch, OD ‘79 Carlo J. Pelino, OD ‘94* Elois G. Rogers-Phillips, MD Karen Pollack* Carl A. Polsky, Esq.* Mindy M. Posoff Michael P. Rebar, OD ‘10 Christopher A. Rinehart, OD ‘77* Joseph P. Ruskiewicz, OD* Jane Scaccetti Janice E. Scharre, OD, MA Mitchell Scheiman, OD* Margaret C. Shelly Jenny Shin, OD Ruth Y. Shoge, OD ‘06 John B. Siegfried, PhD* Joel A. Silbert, OD ‘73 Ruby Singleton Edward S. Sloskey, II Audrey J. Smith, PhD Mark E. Street, OD ’10, MS ‘11 Jo Surpin* Barbara A. Tilford* Joseph C. Toland, OD ‘54, MD* Melissa E. Trego, OD ‘04, PhD

Lynn H. Trieu, OD Celeste M. Tucker* Richard C. Vause, Jr., DHSc Satya B. Verma, OD ‘75* Melissa A. Vitek, OD ‘95 Luminita Vulcu Robert L. Walker, OD ‘70 Harold Wiener, OD ‘50* Janet M. Wilbur David Wisher* Harvey Wolbransky, OD ‘76 Wendy F. Woodward* Charles M. Wormington, III, PhD, OD* Jeanne M. Zearfoss

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Current Gifts | July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

In-Kind Gifts These individuals, companies and organizations have made non-cash contributions to Salus University. These include equipment, ophthalmic materials, solutions, books and other appropriate items that are accepted by the University.

Alexis Abate Bernadette Abate Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Abate Abington Art Center Daniel A. Abramowicz, PhD ACPPA Community Art Center Adventure Aquarium Aldo Lamberti ‘s Family of Restaurants American Bread Company LLC American Helicopter Museum & Educational Center American Painting & Decorating Robert S. Atkinson Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Bay Shore Development Corp.

Marc M. Berson, OD ‘83 Bradford Renaissance Portraits Corporation Brandywine River Museum Brass Lock & Key Corporation Broadway.com/Broadway Across America Build-A-Bear Workshop Burholme Golf James M. Caldwell, OD ‘89, EdM California Pizza Kitchen Camden Riversharks Capital Grille Capital Wine & Spirit Chaddsford Winery

Charity Fundraising Packages Charles Jacquin et Cie., Inc. Christine Marie’s Catering James J. Clearkin, Inc. County Theater Crown Holdings, Inc. Cutco Corporation Daryl’s Pastries Inc. Dave and Buster’s Philadelphia David Arnold Hair Salon Denny Electric Supply of Ambler Eastern State Penitentiary Mr. & Mrs. Justin Echevarria Richard M. Echevarria Edward B. O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. Bruce P. Epstein Eye Designs, LLC FedEx Fill-A-Bagel Good-Lite Karen E. Greave Gulden Ophthalmics David A. Haine, OD ‘97 Handled With Care Harvest Season Grill & Wine Bar Heine USA, Ltd. Hiway Theater Identity Advisors, LLC J Mills Custom Rebuilding and Automotive Repairs JNA Institute of Culinary Arts Jules Thin Crust Pizza Keswick Theatre Kind Kremer Eye Center Lakewood BlueClaws Natalie Leckerman Gail Lloyd Lombart Instrument Company Longwood Gardens Lisa J. Lonie Lucky Strike Lanes Philadelphia M&S Technologies, Inc. Mad Mex

Marco Polo Ristorante & Bar William R. Marcolini, OD ‘01 Margaret Kou’s Restaurant Matthews Medical and Scientific Books, Inc. McNally’s Tavern David R. McPhillips, OD ‘85 Mealey’s Furniture Shivakhaami Meiyeppen, OD More FM at 101.1 WBEB FM Philadelphia Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania My Jewel Shop, Inc. National Liberty Museum Brett W. Neal, OD ‘06 Nealson Hauling North American RX I Wear, Inc. Northeast Plastics Office Depot Susan C. Oleszewski, OD ‘76, MA One by One 4 Imprint People’s Light & Theatre Pepsi Beverages Company Personal Touch Cleaning Services, Inc. Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Rock Gyms Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Theatre Company Plaza Flowers Profiles Fine Art Printmaking Studio, Inc. Quartier Printing David R. Rajchel, OD ‘83 Reading Fightin Phils Richmond Products Rolling Thunder Skating Center Elynne N. Rosenfeld Joseph P. Ruskiewicz, OD Safilo USA, Inc. Salus University Community Sam’s Club

Dr. Robin Sapossnek Lisa Savitt BreAnn Schaefer Seasons 52 Seravalli Restaurants, Inc. Sesame Place Shadybrook Farms Shane Victorino Foundation Shapiro Fire Protection Company Sharp’s Landscaping, Inc. Sherwin-Williams – Rising Sun Ave. Six Flag Great Adventure & Safari Sonesta Hotel Philadelphia Winifred A. Sontag Van Osten Sullivan Electric Super Duper Publications Marie L. Szolna T. Frank McCall’s, Inc. T3 Construction, Inc. The Carousel Resort The Franklin Institute The Rose Group The Wilma Theatre Thunderbird Bowling Center Karen Toner U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt Valley Forge Casino Resort Vernick Food & Drink Vision Assessment Corporation Volk Optical, Inc. West Avenue Grille Whole Foods Market Wilmington Blue Rocks Woodmere Art Museum Yangming Restaurant Jeanne M. Zearfoss Zipf’s Candies

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Friends and Parents Karol A. Akers Ahmed Al-Imari Mr. & Mrs. Emil Allgeier, Jr. * Virginia M. Alvarado* Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Anderson Dave Arnot, OD* Felix M. Barker, II, OD* Susan Bemis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bentzel Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Blum Mr. & Mrs. George Bonadio* Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bondroff Drs. Eyal and Hana Bor Dr. & Mrs. Dana Borgeson Dr. & Mrs. Mark Botwin Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Boughman Vance J. Bray Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Brennan* Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Buck Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bundrick Padraic P. Burke Mr. & Mrs. David S. Burlingame Janice Cadwalader Ellen Carter Dr. & Mrs. Samuel S. Chia Mr. & Mrs. Sailesh Choksi Larry Christopher James J. Clearkin, III Beverly Cohen Cathy R. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cote Mr. & Mrs. David Cox Mr. & Mrs. Randall Coyner Mr. & Mrs. Steven Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Burke Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Ryszard Cuprys Donna W. Dagnon John J. Daub, III Marilyn Daub Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Davis Mr. & Mrs. William Davis Howard R. Day, OD Sharon S. Day, OD Pierrette Dayhaw-Barker, PhD* Mr. & Mrs. James E. DeDionisio Mr. & Mrs. Kent E. DeMoss Mr. & Mrs. Richard Diamond Linda DiMartini Robert J. Doty, OD Dr. & Mrs. M. Scott Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Homayoun Elahi

Mr. & Mrs. Peter K. Eliasson Mr. & Mrs. Dave Engel Mr. & Mrs. Alfredo Escalona Mr. & Mrs. David Evans Thomas A. Falkowski Dr. & Mrs. George Fatula Sheila Faura Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fingerman Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Foster Mr. & Mrs. David C. Fowler Maryann K. Franklin Mr. & Mrs. William J. Fridel* Natalie H. Friedberg* Suzanne M. Friedberg Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fuster Mr. & Mrs. Donald Galbreth Mo Ganey Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ganz Clara Ramon Garcia* Mr. & Mrs. Carl Gauntlett Gasper A. Genaurdi Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gidosh Mr. & Mrs. Saeed Golchin Catherine Golladay Vladimir Golubchik Dr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Gouris Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Graveline Mr. & Mrs. Billy Graves Ellen Gregory Victoria V. Guthrie Stanley L. Haas Adrienne P. Haine-Schoenes Karen J. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. David Harsch Mr. & Mrs. William A. Heater Mr. & Mrs. John Heidelbaugh Mr. & Mrs. David C. Helms Mr. & Mrs. Neil Henriksen Mr. & Mrs. George Homa Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hordendorf Deborah L. Horn Mr. & Mrs. Leucio Iacobelli Mr. & Mrs. Fidrik Iskandar Ann James Mr. & Mrs. Michael Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John Kenny George V. King* Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Klatz Marion Kraskin

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lam Ken Landesman, OD Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Laporte Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lee Dr. & Mrs. Salvador T. Lee Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Leitner Mr. & Mrs. Jan A. Lewis Alan Lindy Joanne MacCollum Mr. & Mrs. Mike MacElroy Roger S. Madigan Mr. & Mrs. Imtihaz Manji Ken Marchegiani Mr. & Mrs. William Martin Tracy L. Matchinski, OD Robert K. Matoba, OD & E. Naomi Matoba, OD Mr. & Mrs. Richard McCartin Eric M. McNeil* Sandra B. McNeil* Dr. & Mrs. Charles S. Miles Deborah Miller Jeff Milnazik Krissy Milnazik Mr. & Mrs. Carmen Mobilio Mr. & Mrs. Scott Morse Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Nace Mr. & Mrs. Gary Naglak Mr. & Mrs. Bart Nelson Herbert J. Nevyas, MD Robert D. Newcomb, OD, MPH Jeffrey Niessen Joseph Noce, III* Richard Oleszewski Mr. & Mrs. David Orslene Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ovittore Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Paepke* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Pellegrini* Susan C. Platt Mr. & Mrs. James Pomante Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Radosti Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ragonesi Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Adolf Reitter Mr. & Mrs. Scott Richardson Berith Rivers Bill Robling Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rohrs Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Roush, Jr. Carol Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rudolph

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ryzuk Mr. & Mrs. Robert Savage Leonard P. Sayles Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sembrat Dr. & Mrs. David Shapiro Mary V. Sheridan Mr. & Mrs. Matt Sieg Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sigal Mr. & Mrs. Ron Simones Dr. & Mrs. Karl Smith Mr. & Mrs. Steve Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sniegowski, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Anton B. Stefan Galvin Stief Mr. & Mrs. Todd M. Stiles Douglas Stover, DDS & Susan Stover, DDS Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Sulimay Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sutton Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Sweeney* Mr. & Mrs. James Swoyer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tanner Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Taylor* Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ternes Mr. & Mrs. Robert Thiel Freda Torrens Jill Toye Mr. & Mrs. Michael Trask Mr. & Mrs. John Trosino Mr. & Mrs. James H. Turner Jennifer Twano David M. Vieth, DDS Helen C. Walton (Dec.) Mr. & Mrs. Zhongchun Wang Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Weinberg Carlyle H. Whipple John C. Whitener, OD, MPH Mr. & Mrs. John Whitham Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Whitt Virginia J. Wiener* Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wolk Mr. & Mrs. Keissler Wong Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wyler Mr. & Mrs. Ognjen Zanko

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Current Gifts | July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

Foundations, Corporations and Associations Alcon* All Threes Taxi and Luxury Sedan Service America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Inc. American Optometric Association Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll, Inc.* David Arnold Hair Salon Ashley Nicole Eyewear Atlantic Roofing Corporation Brass Lock & Key Corporation James J. Clearkin, Inc.* CNA Foundation Commercial Flooring Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc. Conicelli Toyota Cooper Electric Supply Co. CooperVision, Inc. Crown Holdings, Inc.* CulinArt, Inc. Edward B. O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. Elevator Construction & Repair Co., Inc Escalon Medical Corp.

Essilor of America, Inc. Expo Logic Eye Care Associates Eye Designs, LLC Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund First Hospital Foundation Fox Rothschild LLP* Freedom Credit Union

Genuardi Family Foundation Grant Thornton GS Architects, LLC Gulden Ophthalmics Hafter Family Foundation Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., LLC Howard Industries Hoya Vision Care Independence Blue Cross Foundation J. P. Mascaro & Sons John Miller and Son, Inc. Shop One Fire Appartus Johnson & Johnson Keeler Instruments, Inc. The Patricia Kind Family Foundation Liberty Mutual Lindy Property Management Co. LIONS Club of Springfield Charitable Foundation, Inc.* Luzerne Optical Laboratories, Ltd. March Vision Care Group, Inc. Merck Company Foundation Merrill Lynch Metlife Foundation Matching Gift Program Meyer and Associates New Jersey Academy of Optometry* North American RX I Wear, Inc. Northeast Plastics Northeastern PA Optometric Society

Office Depot* Panco Management of NJ, LLC Philadelphia County Optometric Society Publishing Concepts, L.P. Radio One Philadelphia Robert J. Morrison Trust Salus University Alumni Association Salus University Student Council Sharp’s Landscaping, Inc. Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation* Star Plumbing & Heating Company Tel-Comp Solutions Temple Sinai The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation TOPS, Temporary Optical Personnel Service* Tornetta Properties, Inc. Toyota Dealer Match Program Visionworks of America, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation Wigton Eye Care Zyloware Eyewear Corporation

Grants and Contracts The following entities have supported research and education programs at Salus University.

Department of Education – Office of Special Education Programs Department of Education – Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services Dynamis Therapeutics Metropolitan Cooperative Services Unite-Minnesota Department of Education National Eye Institute New Jersey Institute of Technology Pennsylvania Department of Health Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation Pennsylvania Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation US Rehabilitation Services Administration

* Denotes ten or more years of consecutive giving

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Tribute Gifts Salus University appreciates contributions to honor or celebrate important people in our lives. We also are grateful for gifts in memory of loved ones.

In Appreciation of Services

In Memory of

Veronica H. Heide, AuD ‘01

Lucinda E. Aurand

Carlyle H. Whipple

Melissa E. Trego, OD ‘04, PhD

Elmer S. Friedberg, OD ‘38 In Honor of

Mrs. Suzanne M. Friedberg

Vincent Cascino, OD ‘79

Edward E. Granatt, OD ‘51 Cathy R. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sigal Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wolk

The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

Glenn S. Corbin, OD ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fingerman

Kevin J. Guthrie, OD ‘74

Samuel E. D’Onofrio, OD ‘90

Victoria V. Guthrie

The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

Robert C. Morenstein, OD ‘70

Harry Kaplan, OD ‘49

Jeffrey I. Kaufman, OD ‘68 Wayne N. Tabachnick, OD ‘70

James M. Caldwell, OD ‘89, EdM Lynne C. Corboy Karen E. Greave Jamie Lemisch Dennis H. Lyons, OD ‘73 Janice M. Mignogna Margaret C. Shelly Karen M. Wrigley, OD ‘83 Jeanne M. Zearfoss

Robert J. Morrison, OD ‘48 Robert J. Morrison Trust

Steven L. Piasecki, OD ‘87 Judy M. Jeffers, OD ‘89 Thomas J. Landry, OD ‘87

William H. Schneider, OD ‘84 Steven R. Stanek, OD ‘84

Bruce M. May, OD ‘52

Heath J. Schroeder, OD ‘06

The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

Monica L. Reeves, OD ‘06

Michael H. Mittelman, OD ‘80, MPH

Robert L. Sheridan, Sr., OD ‘50

Temple Sinai

Mary V. Sheridan

Morey X. Powell, OD ‘36 Elmer Friedman, OD ‘46 Lillian E. Friedman, OD ‘46

Nathan Torrens, OD ‘47

Karen E. Rule, OD ‘05

William G. Walton, Jr., OD ‘40

Freda Torrens

The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

Helen C. Walton (Dec.)

W. David Rule, OD ‘74

Melvin D. Wolfberg, OD ‘51 I. William Collins, OD ‘47 Robert D. Newcomb, OD, MPH

The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

Peter G. Theodorous, OD ‘90 The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

Claudia J. Wendel, OD ‘86 The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation

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University Board of Trustees 2015

Alumni Association

Officers

Members

Officers

Chair

Derek Artis, OD ’89, Kingswood, TX Mark Boas, MS, OD ’86, Exton, PA Robert Cole, OD ’74, Bridgeton, NJ Richard DePiano, Wayne, PA Christopher Dezzi, MBA, Philadelphia, PA David Dozack, OD ’81, Elmira, NY Shirley Gregory, Philadelphia, PA Keith D. Ignotz, MBA, Charlottesville, VA Joseph W. Marshall III, JD, Philadelphia, PA Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, Elkins Park, PA, Ex-Officio Mindy Posoff, MBA, Philadelphia, PA Elois G. Rogers-Phillips, MD, Newark, NJ Jane Scaccetti, CPA, MST, Philadelphia, PA Brooke Smith, PhD, Elkins Park, PA, Faculty Representative Kathryn M. Tribulski, Elkins Park, PA, Student Representative Harvey Wolbransky, OD ’76, Huntingdon Valley, PA

President: President-Elect: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer:

Jo Surpin, MA, Collingswood, NJ

Vice Chair Daniel A. Abramowicz, PhD, Philadelphia, PA

Secretary Craig Cassey, OD ’86, Media, PA

Treasurer Carl A. Polsky, Esq., Roslyn, PA

Assistant Secretary Lisa Lonie, Blue Bell, PA

Emeriti Members I. William Collins, OD ’47, University Park, FL Donald M. Gleklen, JD, Newtown Square, PA Edward K. Hueber, Penn Valley, PA A. Michael Iatesta, OD ’52, Clifton Heights, PA Robert Johnson, OD ’43, Latrobe, PA Harold Wiener, OD ’50, North Arlington, NJ

Kenneth Savitski, OD ’87 Dennis H. Lyons, OD ’73, FAAO David W. Friess, OD ’02, FAAO Amanda Marchegiani, AuD ’10 Merle Silverbook ’08

Directors Caitlin Clompus Anderson, MMS ’12, PA-C Kinshasa A. Coghill, MS ’02 Marianne Denning, ’09 Robert S. Duszak, OD ’02, FAAO John A. Dziadul, Jr., OD ’86, FAAO* Victoria L. Dzurinko, OD ’02, FAAO Jennifer L. Edgar, MS ’02* Anthony A. Fiorilli, OD ’76, FAAO Alta R. Fried, MSOT ’14* Scott Goldberg, OD ’76, FAAO* Shereen Hakki, OD ’95 Jason B. Hales, OD ’02, FAAO* Karen L. Heaney, OD ’09* La’Shandra Holmes-Russell, MS ’09 Harry Kaplan, OD ’49, FAAO Michael D. Katz, OD ’83 Theresa E. Mamah, AuD ’12* Ryan O. McKinnis, OD ’10, FAAO Elizabeth S. McMunn, OD ’00 Kurt J. Moody, OD ’83, FAAO Robert L. Owens, OD ’80, FAAO Annette R. Peppard, AuD ’03 Althea L. E. Rhoden-Grey, AuD ’07 Robert A. Rosenberg, OD ’61, MA, FAAO* Mahsa Salehi, OD ’09, FAAO* Robert N. Spivack, OD ’85 (Past President) Allan S. Tocker, OD ’83 Edward W. Zikoski, OD ’85, FAAO * indicates new member

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American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Conference San Antonio, TX

MARCH 3-5, 2016

MAY 23-27, 2016

American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference Washington, D.C.

Acoustical Society of America Spring Meeting Salt Lake City, UT

MARCH 21-26, 2016

MAY 26, 2016

Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference San Diego, CA

Spring Commencement Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA

APRIL 1-3, 2016

American Optometric Association: Optometry’s Meeting Boston, MA

Salus University Alumni Weekend Welcoming all programs and classes, especially ’41, ’46, ’51, ’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81, ’86, ’91,’96, ’01, ’06, ’11 APRIL 6-9, 2016

Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Pittsburgh, PA APRIL 7-10 2016

The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo Chicago, IL APRIL 13-16, 2016

AudiologyNOW! American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention Phoenix, AZ APRIL 14-17, 2016

International Vision Expo and Conference East 2016 New York, NY

JUNE 29-JULY 3, 2016

JULY 20-24, 2016

AER International Conference 2016 Jacksonville, FL SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2016

International Vision Expo and Conference West 2016 Las Vegas, NV OCTOBER 14, 2016

Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference Lancaster, PA OCTOBER 19-22, 2016

Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants Fall CME Conference Pittsburgh, PA NOVEMBER 9-12, 2016

American Academy of Optometry Anaheim, CA NOVEMBER 17-19, 2016

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Philadelphia, PA