Salus University Alumni Magazine Spring 2020

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Inside Cover Dr. Mittelman’s Message of Hope During the COVID-19 Pandemic 5 A Vision Becomes a Reality 10 A Trip to the Principal’s Office Planted the Seed for Alton Williams’ Career in Optometry 12 Drs. Jeffrey and Neal Nyman Were Not Typical Optometrists 14 A Long and Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Head Start

Osborne College of Audiology Celebrates 20 Years

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From President Mittelman The global pandemic surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak has reshaped our worlds, at least in the short-term. In response to the pandemic, our students, faculty and staff made an almost seamless pivot, moving from traditional didactic instruction to online instruction, traditional laboratory instruction to virtual instruction, where possible, and all student instruction at the University’s clinical facilities was canceled.

Because many of our external clinical sites either closed or canceled student rotations, most of our clinical externships and clerkships have also been canceled or postponed. We expect the changes we’ve put in place will remain until the end of the academic semester, which was May 9. By the time you are reading this, I am hopeful that some things will begin to return to normal, but that all depends upon the trajectory of the pandemic.

Most disturbing to us was that we have had to transition our face-to-face commencement ceremony — which was going to be May 22 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia — to a virtual commencement. Our plan is to offer our graduates the opportunity to participate in the virtual ceremony which will be “aired” on our website that same day.

As an alternative, graduates can opt to participate in our fall graduation in October. Given the current public health crisis, we believed it would be irresponsible to continue to move forward with the spring ceremony that brought thousands of people together in one venue, thus our transition to virtual,

something other schools in our region are doing. Many of our students are understandably very disappointed about this decision, but it was made with theirs, their family’s and our staff’s best interest in mind.

As you might imagine, this crisis has caused us to rethink the way we not only deliver our educational commitments to our students didactically, but also clinically. Finding appropriate clinical rotations for all of our specialties will be a challenge as we emerge from the restrictive guidelines that have been necessary to fight the pandemic.

There will also be significant financial ramifications for the University. This, in part, is due to lost clinical revenue at The Eye Institute, Pennsylvania Ear Institute and Speech-Language Institutes. This is where we really need your help. If you can, non-restrictive or program specific donations are now, more than ever, needed for us to continue to provide high quality education to all of our specialties. Any amount would be extremely helpful in this time of crisis.

Finally, I want to end on a high note.

This year we are celebrating the 20th

anniversary of the University’s Osborne College of Audiology — our second oldest College. Look for part one of a two-part feature series on the College’s history in this issue on page 5.

I will close hoping everyone who’s reading this and your loved ones and friends have come through this pandemic healthy and safe. My wish for all of us is to look back on this, take note of all the lessons learned and then apply those lessons so we’re better prepared for the next time this happens — and it will.

Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE

In this issue INSIDE COVER

From President Mittelman

FEATURE

5 A Vision Becomes a Reality: Osborne College of Audiology Celebrates 20 Years (Part I) 10 A Trip to the Principal’s Office Planted the Seed for Alton Williams’ Career in Optometry 12 Drs. Jeffrey and Neal Nyman Were Not Typical Optometrists

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An Ideal Model

14 A Long and Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Head Start

The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) wanted to establish a professional degree program and optometry — specifically the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) — was an ideal model on which to build an audiology program.

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24 Alumni News 28 2019 Alumni Association Awardees 31 In Memoriam BACK COVER

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“It’s always exciting to bring on a new board member. It’s an opportunity to continue to diversify and meet the changing needs of Salus. Joyce will be a great addition to the Salus board.” More about Joyce Koh, the newest #salusuniversity board member: salus.edu/joyce-koh January 17, 2020

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Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE President Jacqueline Patterson, MPA Vice President, Institutional Advancement and Community Relations MANAGING EDITOR

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A VISION BECOMES A REALIT Y Osborne College of Audiology Celebrates 20 Years (Part I) This is the first of a two-part story on the history of the Osborne College of Audiology as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Look for Part II in the fall issue of the Alumni Magazine.

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he American Academy of Audiology (AAA) wanted to move audiology as a profession in the direction of offering a doctorate level program.

That thought process started in the late 1980s and continued to percolate until the late 1990s. And, the movement had one vocal and enthusiastic supporter in Dr. George S. Osborne.

The Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) had given birth to the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree at its 1988 education conference in Chicago and added an “Audiology Awareness Campaign” to its endeavor. This, and several other national initiatives, encouraged Dr. Osborne to find an appropriate academic setting to realize the goal.

There was only one problem — and it was a substantial one: as a whole, the profession of audiology wasn’t ready to go along with that notion. The audiology profession was slowly coming around to the realization that the two-year master’s degree program was no longer adequate to prepare students for the wide array of services they would be required to provide.

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The ultimate goal was to establish a professional degree program, and optometry — and specifically the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) — was an ideal model on which to build.

“They had looked around at different health professions and they felt if they mimicked optometry, it would be the most effective way of moving from a master’s to a doctorate program,” said Thomas Lewis, OD ’70, PhD, FAAO, president of PCO and later Salus University from 1989 to 2013 and now president emeritus.

So Dr. Osborne and his colleague, Dr. David Goldstein, visited with Dr. Lewis and made their pitch — why they wanted to do this, and why they had come to

PCO to be a leader in helping them make this transition in audiology.

“Dr. Osborne indicated he had originally approached the Indiana University (IU) School of Optometry and they said we’re a state university, we work under a lot more constraints than the private schools do and it would probably be a lengthy process if at all possible to even consider starting an AuD program,” said Dr. Lewis. “IU officials suggested that they talk to me at PCO because we were a lot more entrepreneurial than the university-based schools.”

Dr. Lewis was intrigued by the idea. He decided to bring Anthony Di Stefano, OD ’73, MEd, MPH, FAAO, who was then the vice president and dean of PCO, into the discussion because “he

A Vision Becomes a Reality was the one who was going to have to make this happen.” Dr. Di Stefano was intrigued by the idea as well.

“We felt that it was a good match. We thought conceptually and intellectually, it made a lot of sense,” said Dr. Lewis.

According to Dr. Di Stefano, Dr. Osborne shared his aspirations on why the profession of audiology needed to change, and that the future would find audiologists as being in an autonomous profession; being in a doctoring profession; being limited license practitioners; having their own professional organization; having an enriched curriculum; being a direct access for patients; and having a new professional structure.

“We then found out that there were going to be more stumbling blocks than we thought because of the historical way in which audiologists were trained,” said Dr. Lewis. “They did not have a strong biomedical science background.

And, they were trained at many different locations around the country, but in very small programs. Some programs had four students, some had eight students, and some had 12, which was maybe the largest class. And, we knew that those numbers wouldn’t work for us if we had to try to create this new program.”

After much discussion, PCO realized adding an audiology doctorate program was a unique opportunity to expand.

After going through a rigorous process and finally receiving approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the new degree program, PCO established the School of Audiology in 2000, a program celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020.

PCO would offer two AuD degree programs: first, a distance education program designed to provide qualified licensed experienced practitioners non-residential access to upgrade to the AuD degree, which began in 2000; and second, a four-year post-baccalaureate residential AuD degree program that began in 2003.

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in many respects on other developing programs across the country. The program also provided an additional impetus for expanding and strengthening the profession’s accreditation activities.

Dr. Osborne would be the school’s founding dean, and he brought all of the essential ingredients that the program

needed, according to Dr. Di Stefano.

“Having both a PhD in audiology and a DDS degree in dentistry, he brought unique clinical and academic insights to the program,” said Dr. Di Stefano. “In addition, George was an entrepreneur, having had a private practice for many years, but also appreciating that a sustainable academic program must have a strong financial underpinning. The success of the distance program provided this underpinning for the residential program. George was extremely proud of the profession’s response to the PCO distance program as it underscored the viability of the profession’s commitment to the AuD degree.”

“George was the link to how we were going to build this out,” said Dr. Lewis.

“He was a superb guy. Many people don’t know he was a dentist first. He was well-educated, had a very strong background to be a dentist in biomedicine, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry.

He understood the logistics that were going to be involved in creating this

“George was the link to how we were going to build this out. He understood the logistics that were going to be involved in creating this program. Without him, I don’t know if it would have ever happened.”

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program. Without him, I don’t know if it would have ever happened.”

Dr. Osborne’s first hire for the new School was George Lindley, PhD, AuD ’03. Dr. Lindley, who was working at a Lehigh Valley, Pa.-based hospital at the time, met Dr. Osborne at a Pennsylvania state meeting in which Dr. Osborne was showcasing the distance education program.

“I introduced myself and as everyone knew, he was pretty entertaining with an infectious personality,” said Dr. Lindley.

“So we got to talking and he said he’d let me know when a job was open. I was interested in coming here, so as soon as the position opened up, I applied and interviewed. I was the first faculty member in the residential program, the first faculty member present on campus in 2002.”

PCO had recently revamped its whole curriculum with a new model and it seemed to be working well, according to Dr. Lindley. “And, we thought that was the logical place to start. Indeed the first few years the audiology students took some of the foundational courses with the optometry students. But that didn’t work out. We learned that pretty quickly, mostly because the students had different backgrounds. I will say, though, our first graduates in the residential program knew more about the eye than any other audiologists out there.”

Among the initial challenges, Dr. Lindley said, was staying a year ahead of the incoming class. “The first class, when they interviewed, we basically had blueprints of the clinic to show them.

The Pennsylvania Eye Institute (PEI) didn’t exist at that point. It was on paper.

And, they didn’t need to see patients that first year. Keeping one step ahead of them on where they needed to be in the curriculum was challenging.”

But those early years of the program were challenging for many different reasons, according to Dr. Lewis. One was that a lot of the people in the audiology profession didn’t agree with

it becoming a doctorate level program.

“We were dealing with the politics of the profession of audiology. There was a lot of pushback from the other programs because they were happy with having a master’s degree and they didn’t want to have to devote more resources to shift to train doctoral level practitioners,” he said.

While Dr. Lewis was addressing the politics part of the equation — dealing with the PCO Board of Trustees, the optometry and audiology professions and funding sources — Drs. Di Stefano and Osborne were dealing with the logistics of making it happen and moving the program forward.

“Were there times where I thought this wasn’t going to happen or the

experiment wasn’t going to work? Yeah, definitely,” said Dr. Lindley. “Again, when you’re working with Dr. Osborne, he’s as positive as they come. And, we had good support from Drs. Di Stefano and Lewis.

How it didn’t become overwhelming was that there were only four students that first year. And, then there was seven or eight the second year. So we weren’t overwhelmed numbers-wise.”

“George believed so strongly in what the profession of audiology needed to do that he gave up his practice and was here full-time. He was the lynchpin for making all of this happen,” said Dr. Lewis.

As the program grew and advanced through the early 2000s, it would be hit with a tragic and unexpected development — it lost its lynchpin.

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during his junior year of high school may have been the best thing that ever happened to Alton Williams, OD ’73.

A star in football and track at P.S. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Del., in the late 1960s, Dr. Williams mouthed off to a study hall teacher — something out of character for the youngster at the time — and was sent to the principal’s office.

“While I was sitting in the principal’s vestibule, I spotted a catalog of this profession called optometry,” recalled Dr. Williams. “I could barely pronounce the word. The principal called me into his office and said, ’If you ever do this to one of my teachers again, you’re out of my school.’ Immediately, I asked if I could hold onto the catalog and he said, ’Take that and get out of here.’ And, from that moment, the seed was planted that I could possibly achieve the goal of being an optometrist.”

From then on, Dr. Williams’ focus was lining up his academic courses that would lead him to a career in optometry.

The journey continued after high school, where he completed his preliminary courses for two years at the University of Delaware. After that, he had his eyes set on the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO).

Dr. Williams’ uncle and mentor, Dr. James Williams, had recently finished medical school at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and was completing a residency in urology at Philadelphia General Hospital. The younger Dr. Williams thought it would be a good idea to take his uncle along on his interview at PCO. “We went up and met a wonderful gentleman by the name of Dr. John J. GET TING TOSSED OUT OF CL ASS

Crozier, ’48, FAAO, the dean of students at the time,” said Dr. Williams.

“He was very kind and quite accommodating. He welcomed us into the office and told us about all the grand and glorious things that the school was involved in. He painted a vision.”

But Dr. Williams had a burning question for Dr. Crozier. “How many black students do you presently have on campus?”

“He threw his head back and started to count . . . ’One, two, three . . . we have three black students’ he said. I said, ’Three? That’s it? Then we both have an opportunity here,’” said Dr. Williams. “I told the dean I was a prepared student and the school had a serious need. He thought that was brash at the time, and in retrospect, I think it was quite bold as well. Dr. Crozier brought that to my attention, on several occasions, after that.”

Dr. Williams was accepted into PCO on the spot. “We commence the Class of 1973 in August. Will you be here?”

Dr. Williams recalled Dr. Crozier saying to him. He would indeed be there, he assured Dr. Crozier.

TO READ THE REST OF DR. WILLIAMS’ STORY, VISIT SALUS.EDU/ALTON-WILLIAMS

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DR. ALTON WILLIAMS

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he country was changing and brothers Jeffrey and Neal Nyman were changing with it. As students at the Massachusetts College of

Optometry — now known as the New England College of Optometry (NECO) — the twins had worked in the Student Health League, an offshoot of the Student Health Organization, and both wanted to improve their clinical skills as optometrists.

The late 1960s was transitioning into the early 1970s, and the war in Vietnam was in full gear in addition to mass student protests. It was a tense time on university campuses everywhere and the Nyman brothers, complete with their long hair that was common among college students in those days, were immersed in the culture and events of the era.

Still, they remained focused on advancing their careers as optometrists. As third-year students, they were assigned to an external rotation at Hanscom Air Force Base just outside of Boston, not exactly the ideal environment, given what was happening between the

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establishment military and the organized student protests at the time, for two guys who described themselves as “not typical optometrists.”

“So the dean of students calls me and Neal and this other guy into his office and said, ’You guys can’t go to the clinic at the Air Force base looking like you do.’ And, we said, ’We’ll come up with a solution,’” said Jeffrey Nyman, OD, FAAO, associate professor in Salus University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) and director of Emergency Services at The Eye Institute.

The solution: Wigs. They would buy short-haired wigs and then tuck their long locks up into the wigs before going

to work at the Air Force base clinic.

Every day for three months, they wore wigs while practicing, working alongside an optometric technician who was a full-time serviceman at the base. “He was a regular guy, and we had become irregular on a certain level,” said Jeffrey.

At the end of the rotation, the brothers were chatting with the technician and decided to reveal their wig ruse. “We yanked off our wigs and said, ’It was nice working with you,’” said Jeffrey. “And, hopefully he said to himself, ’Those guys are all right.’”

TO READ THE REST OF THIS STORY AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NYMANS’ HISTORY AT PCO, VISIT SALUS.EDU/NYMANS

“We yanked off our wigs and said, ‘It was nice working with you.’ And hopefully he said to himself, ‘Those guys are all right.’”

DR. JEFFREY NYMAN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALYSSA NUYEN (TOP), DRS. NEAL AND JEFFREY NYMAN (BOT TOM)

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Relationship with Head Start when students at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) weren’t being exposed to a certain group of patients, specifically the preschool three-to five-year-old age group, where potential eye issues could be detected prior to starting school.

But the PCO brain trust figured out decades ago that working with the Head Start program in the Philadelphia School District could be beneficial for a couple of reasons: One, it would indeed expose PCO students to working with that age group of youngsters, and two, it would be connected with, and giving something back, to the community.

The national Head Start program, an office of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), promotes school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families through agencies in their local communities. Head Start services include early learning, health and family well-being.

PCO was one of the few institutions at the time to add early vision screenings into the Head Start mix, according to Satya Verma, OD ’75, FAAO, FNAP, Diplomate, “That was part of our outreach initiative, to expose our students to this age group,” said Dr. Verma, associate professor and director of Externship Programs at PCO, who initiated contact with the Head Start program in the Philadelphia School District in the early 1980s. “We contacted Head Start in the district and we had school nurses who were very happy to have us. Nobody was doing anything for Head Start schools at that time.”

According to Dr. Verma, nurses were conducting some screenings, but “they were also glad that somebody else was going to take care of it because they didn’t feel well-equipped. And, at the same time, it was time-consuming because they didn’t have the time, especially when funding for the nurses was scattered. They would have one THERE WAS A TIME

nurse attending to three or four schools.

They couldn’t really do that. And, here we were coming in and doing those things.”

PCO students up to that point had little exposure to preschool children, so the opportunity to work with Head Start and conduct vision screenings was a win-win. Providing care to this younger age group was also a benefit to the community.

Part of the challenge from those early years — which still exists to this day — was that in the inner city school system, securing follow-ups for the screenings was difficult.

“The nurses would do their part, and we would provide a letter telling them when a child had failed the screenings,” said Dr. Verma. “But some parents ignored it, didn’t do the follow-up, or didn’t have the time or resources.”

By 1983, there were about 20 Head Start sites in the Philadelphia School District, and that’s when Gale Orlansky, OD, MEd, assistant professor at PCO, began working with Head Start, a role she would serve in for more than 30 years.

“Dr. Verma needed someone to go out and do vision screenings and I said yes,” said Dr. Orlansky. “At the time, I was doing vision screenings for the homebound (another community initiative by PCO) and then at the same time doing Head Start.”

According to Dr. Orlansky, there was a teaching purpose and a community purpose for working with the program.

It was also the first exposure with vision care that many of the children were receiving.

“There was no area on our students’ clinical experience that you could see 30 children in a morning and actually do tests, including retinoscopy and color vision, and have a doctor supervising get immediate feedback,” she said. “The experience for the students, from the feedback that I got, was that this was the best. It was an invaluable experience. Also, if the students were doing

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Relationship with Head Start something wrong technically, I could go and say, ’Let’s sit down and let’s work this through together.’ On the spot. It was a little bit different than working in their comfort zone of being in a clinic compared to being out in the field and working in a classroom or a hallway, and showing that you can be adaptable.”

PCO added yet another aspect to its connection with Head Start in 1994 when, parallel to what Dr. Orlansky was doing with the screenings, Elise Ciner, OD, FAAO, PCO professor and co-director of the Special Populations Assessment and Rehabilitation Center at The Eye Institute, became involved with the Vision in Preschoolers Study, funded through the National Institutes of Health — National Eye Institute (NIH-NEI). The

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framework for the study originated at a summer invitational research symposium sponsored by the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association.

The purpose of the study was to research the best methods for screening preschool children for vision disorders.

“We actually looked at every single state in the country. We surveyed and reported on what their current requirements were for preschool screening,” said Dr. Ciner. “What we found was that there was a very wide variation of what each state required or didn’t require.

There were some states that did not require any screening of their young children. There was no uniform policy, approach or technique. Everybody was

doing something different.”

Five clinical centers around the country — in Philadelphia; Boston; Tahlequah, Okla.; Berkeley, Calif.; and Columbus, Ohio — were funded to research the best screening methods able to detect preschool children at risk for the most common and correctable vision disorders in this population.

This included NIH-NEI funding for the purchase of five identical 40-foot mobile units in order for study visits to be conducted on-site at the child’s school, which would allow more children to participate throughout each city. A follow-up NIH-NEI study from 2011-2016, “Vision in Preschoolers — Hyperopia in Preschoolers,” found a relationship between uncorrected

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moderate farsightedness and early literacy in preschool children. Members of the Vision in Preschoolers Study group including Dr. Ciner continue to be active at the local and national levels on behalf of children’s vision.

“We were also looking to empower communities, because even though at Salus University and in Philadelphia we had Dr. Orlansky performing these wonderful screenings, there weren’t optometry schools in most cities. And, many practitioners don’t have the time to go out and do a lot of screenings,” said Dr. Ciner. “So we were looking to see which tools would work best, and then which tools would work best in the hands of nurses and lay screeners from within each community.”

After years of work, Drs. Ciner, Orlansky and Verma all believe their involvement with local Head Start programs has been important for PCO and Salus University.

“I think it puts a great face on Salus.

When I go to the Head Start healthcare advisory committee meetings, I’m representing Salus, and people know us and appreciate what we do for children in Philadelphia. It’s very important for us to have a seat at the table. There are more than 7,000 children enrolled in Head Start throughout Philadelphia, and many of them become our patients as do their siblings and families,” said Dr. Ciner.

Dr. Orlansky, who isn’t out in the field these days, said her many years working with Head Start and the young patients has meant a great deal to her.

“Honestly, those children became my babies, and I treated them as if they were my children because we wanted to pick up anything and everything with respect to visual problems and refer them out to any one of several referral sources,” she said.

Working in conjunction for many years, the two made a great team.

“I applaud Dr. Ciner for what’s she doing, because she is the follow-up,”

said Dr. Orlansky. “She has done the studies that I have been part of. She trusts my findings from all these screenings, which enables her to proceed with her findings on her studies and research.

We’ve had a good working relationship.”

Dr. Verma agreed about the mutual benefit to the institution.

“PCO was one of the few places that was doing Head Start screenings early on,” said Dr. Verma. “We couldn’t have provided that experience for our students, we couldn’t have created it any other way.”

“There was no area on our students’ clinical experience that you could see 30 children in a morning and actually do tests, including retinoscopy and color vision, and have a doctor supervising get immediate feedback.”

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Students Dance the Night Away at Salus Soiree

Mark Miriello, OD, PCO instructor.

Michelle Fischer, MMS ’09, assistant professor, Physician Assistant program.

Kelly Salmon, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLT-LANA, Speech-Language Pathology assistant professor and clinical educator.

New Agreements Signed with Cedar Crest Salus University welcomed representatives from Cedar Crest College (CCC) in Allentown, Pa., for a signing ceremony for four new articulation agreements between the two schools.

Cedar Crest president Dr. Elizabeth Meade and provost Dr. Robert Wilson were welcomed by Salus president Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE, and provost Dr. Barry Eckert, PhD, and other University officials, faculty and staff to campus Nov. 1, 2019, to sign the agreements and tour the Elkins Park, Pa., facilities. The four new articulation agreements include the 3 + 4 Doctor of Audiology degree program; the 3 + 4 Doctor of Optometry degree program; the 4 + 2 Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies masters programs; and the 4 + 2 Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Master of Medical Science degree program.

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phia. He was among more than a dozen panelists who spoke on a variety of topics, including healthcare, education and transit-oriented development. The business event’s goal was to discuss key issues facing Philadelphia and try to address gaps and challenges in the region that will allow it to propel itself as the place to do business. Dr. Eckert, was on the panel for a discussion titled “Healthcare Hub: A Look at the Driving Force Behind Philly’s Economy.”

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The annual Salus Soiree, affectionately referred to as “Grad School Prom” by this year’s Campus Activities Committee, attracted nearly 200 students to the upscale affair at The Logan Hotel in Philadelphia. In addition to a DJ and a filled dance floor, the evening featured good food and a photo booth station where a print was given to everyone in the photo in a matter of minutes to help commemorate the event.

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Dr. Eckert a Panelist at Business Event

Provost Barry Eckert, PhD, was among those who presented at the second annual “Invest: Philadelphia 2020” event Dec. 5, 2019 at the Westin in Philadel-

China and Singapore Trips a Success

University president Dr. Michael H. Mittelman and Melissa Vitek, OD ’95, FAAO, director of International and Continuing Education, visited China and Singapore in late 2019 to fulfill Salus University’s mission of advancing integrated healthcare through innovative education, research and clinical sciences and to impact the future of healthcare education and professional practice.

Along with Drs. Mittelman and Vitek on the China leg of the trip were Ken Wong and Jeff Ji of NavPac Advisors, LLC, consultants who are helping Salus establish alliances in China with the Ministry of Education and various other levels of government in an effort to expand patient care outreach through securing funding for qualified student training.

University News

Two New Board Members Named

In January, the University announced two new appointments to its Board of Trustees. They include Joyce Koh, JD, a seasoned corporate transactional attorney with solid experience and training as a large-firm associate as well as in-house senior legal counsel, and Carolyn Forcina, vice president of government relations and education at Pandion Optimization Alliance.

Dr. Vitek inducted into National Academies of Practice Dr. Melissa Vitek, director of International and Continuing Education, was among the list of inductees for the Class of 2020 to the National Academies of Practice (NAP), a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to advise governmental bodies on the healthcare system that is dedicated to affordable, accessible, coordinated quality healthcare for all.

according to James Caldwell, OD ’89, FAAO, dean of Student Affairs.

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Jacqueline Patterson Named Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations

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Dean’s Winterfest Jacqueline Patterson, MPA, doesn’t want to play it safe. She thinks it’s important to take risks to learn so an institution can grow and challenge itself.

Board approves new College of Health Sciences, Education and Rehabilitation (CHER) The University’s Board of Trustees approved the unification of the College of Health Sciences and the College of Education and Rehabilitation into the College of Heath Sciences, Education and Rehabilitation (CHER) at its January 2020 meeting that will become effective at the start of the new academic year.

“We believe that this more traditional structure will help to emphasize our health sciences, education and rehabilitation expertise to external constituencies,” said president Dr. Michael H. Mittelman.

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Four contestants vied for the top prize in the ugly sweater contest at this year’s annual Dean’s Winterfest in January. Madison Dunning, ’23OD, Sonja Makiten, ’23OD, Ashka Patel, ’23OD, and Ryan Grabowski, ’23OD, all attempted to show off their ugliest outerwear, but in the end, Makiten and Patel were deemed the co-winners as determined by applause from the audience. This year was the fourth annual Dean’s Winterfest, which provides an opportunity for everyone across campus to come together and renew their friendships and welcome the new year before the semester gets really busy,

That’s what she’s been doing as the interim vice president of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations since being named to the position in June 2019. And, that’s what she said she will continue to do now that the “interim” tag has officially been removed from her title.

Salus president Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, officially elevated Patterson into the role March 4, 2020.

Patterson originally started at Salus in October 2018 as a major gifts officer, a new role in the department. She had been chief advancement officer at Education Works, the largest nonprofit after-school program provider in the City of Philadelphia, before arriving on campus.

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Program Updates

HOGS & HONEYS FOUNDATION A PERFECT FIT FOR LOFK

PCO World Pennsylvania College of Optometry DR. VERMA NAMED PCA SECRETARY Satya B. Verma, OD ’75, FAAO, FNAP, Diplomate, associate professor and director of Externship Programs at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, has been elected as secretary of the board of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA). He was elected to this position during its board meeting in October 2019. Dr. Verma has previously served on the board of the National Council on Aging (NCOA). He was one of the longest-serving board members of NCOA where he served on its Executive Committee, By Laws Committee, chair of Membership Committee and chair of the NCOA Annual Convention. He also co-chaired the first and fifth joint annual conferences of NCOA and ASA (American Society on Aging).

MISSION TRIP CLOSER TO HOME A REAL EYE OPENER FOR STUDENTS Helene Kaiser, OD ’89, FAAO, Resident ’90, PCO associate professor, and her husband Mark Shust, OD ’89, FAAO, Resident ’90, PCO adjunct professor, along with Jean Marie Pagani, OD ’87, FAAO, PCO associate professor, were originally scheduled to do a mission

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trip to Haiti in May 2019. But the unrest in that country at the time forced the cancellation of that trip. Instead, 14-third year Doctor of Optometry students participated in a Remote Area Medical (RAM) trip to rural Virginia in early November 2019, where students performed eye exams on nearly 400 patients over a two-day period.

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NOSA THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE EXCEEDS ITS GOAL

The Hogs & Honeys Foundation for Kids, a 501c3 nonprofit that specifically raises money for disadvantaged and underprivileged kids in Montgomery County, Pa., made a $5,000 donation to the University’s Looking Out for Kids (LOFK) in January in conjunction with eye exams being conducted on the Big Red Bus for 19 students at Franconia Elementary School in the Souderton Area School District in Montgomery County.

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EYEBALL 2020: A BL AST FOR THE OD CL ASS OF 2021 Thanks to the National Optometric Student Association (NOSA) at Salus University, the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive — the 15th year that the group has conducted such a drive on campus — once again exceeded its goal of providing for needy families.

Enough food items for a full Thanksgiving dinner were donated by students, faculty, residents and the Salus community at large in NOSA boxes at the Elkins Park campus.

The goal this year was to provide 35 families with Thanksgiving baskets. But the effort collected enough donations to exceed that goal and provide a basket for an additional family.

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You study for boards, you clean up, you dress up, and you come to party.

That’s the way Mohit Batra ’21OD described how he got ready for “EyeBall 2020,” the annual celebration for PCO students, a final exhale before members of the Class of 2021 transition from the classroom and scatter across the country for the next step in their academic career, their clinical externship.

University News Batra, along with his fellow class council members — vice president, Veronica Gonzalez, treasurer, Karen Kaur, and secretary, Marissa Ferris, all ’21OD — started planning the event in October 2019. Held Jan. 30 at Rivers Casino in Philadelphia, the event attracted approximately 200 students and their guests.

The theme this year was “A Night on the Red Carpet,” and mini “Oscar”-like awards were handed out in different superlatives as voted on by class members.

Among the award winners were: Section Superlative Awards Most Involved: Madison Dunning, Veronica Gonzalez, Puja Patel, and Samantha Spinnato.

Best Dressed: Noor Ameiche, Leah Tatsak, Tylor Pravongviengkham, and Yubisela Toledo.

Most Likely to Own their Private Practice: David Bacho, Inna Ilyasova, Brittany Lukish, and Alex Trezza.

Class Superlative Awards Most likely to help you in clinic/class: Sami Khaldieh.

Most likely to work at their parents’ OD practice: Anderson Werner.

Most likely to brighten your day: Madison Dunning.

Most artistic: Rachel Jhala.

Cutest couple: Caroline Krupa and Ryan Sullivan.

MLK DAY OF SERVICE A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR NOSA STUDENTS A contingent of Salus students volunteered their time to conduct vision screenings at Girard College in Philadelphia in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in January 2020.

Students checked patients’ visual acuity, eye muscle issues, color vision, and used a direct ophthalmoscope to see the back of the eye during the screenings. It was then determined if patients needed

follow-up visits with an optometrist and if so, were then referred to The Eye Institute.

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BSc, PharmD, assistant professor in the Physician Assistant program, Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Alan Kabat, OD ’90, FAAO, PCO professor of clinical and didactic education; Carlo Pelino, OD ’94, FAAO, assistant professor at Pennsylvania College of Optometry and chief of TEI’s Chestnut Hill location; Jeffrey Nyman, OD, FAAO, PCO associate professor, and director of Emergency Services at TEI; and Melissa Trego, OD ’04, PhD, dean of PCO, associate dean of Optometric Academic Affairs and associate professor at PCO. READ MORE AT SALUS.EDU/CEBY THESEA

‘CE BY THE SEA’ MAKES CONTINUING EDUCATION FUN IN THE SUN

With a beautiful island setting as a back drop, 30 optometrists — 28 of which are alumni of PCO — and their families attended the “CE by the Sea” event Feb. 20-22 at the Barcelo Resort in Aruba.

The program’s goal was to bring optometrists together from all over North America for lectures on various topics and research, offered by world-class Salus faculty members, and provide a great opportunity to renew old friendships and acquaintances.

Lectures were given by Salus PCO faculty, which included: Kelly Malloy, OD, FAAO, Diplomate, Resident ’96, chief, Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease at The Eye Institute (TEI) and assistant professor of optometry; Tracy Offerdahl-McGowen,

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PCO NAMED PEDIATRIC EYE DISEASE INVESTIGATOR GROUP (PEDIG) ‘SITE OF THE YEAR’

PCO received the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) “Site of the Year” award at the PEDIG winter conference in February 2020, in Tampa, Fla. It is the first time Salus PCO has won the award. PEDIG is a National Eye Institute funded inter-professional group that has published many landmark clinical trials in strabismus and amblyopia over the past two decades. And, The Eye Institute (TEI), PCO’s clinical facility, has been a PEDIG clinical site for almost 20 years.

Erin Jenewein, OD, MS, assistant professor at PCO, was principle investigator for PEDIG. Karen Pollock was the site coordinator.

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INSIGHTS College of Education and Rehabilitation SERIANNI NAMED CHAIR OF SLP PROGRAM Robert Serianni, MS, CCC-SLP, FNAP, has been the interim chair and program director of the University’s Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program on two different occasions in the past five years. And, he’s taken it seriously both times, not necessarily considering himself just a placeholder in the position.

ship Outcomes Related to Employment), the grant’s focus will infuse within LRV and VRT curricula mentoring activities offered by assistive technology professionals, rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation professionals.

Much of the funding will be applied toward partial tuition scholarship and stipends, as well as the administration of both the LVR and VRT programs. Students who enroll in these programs may be eligible to receive 50 percent tuition funding plus a stipend each semester within their customized program.

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THE AURICLE Osborne College of Audiology AUDIOLOGY NOW OFFERS A THREE-YEAR TRACK In addition to a competitive four-year residential program, the University’s Osborne College of Audiology (OCA) is now offering a three-year track to interested and qualified students.

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UNIVERSIT Y CONTINUES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE OF BRAILLE TEACHERS

CLINICAL TRIP TO INDIA PROVIDES INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE

After all, there were classes to admit, classes to graduate, and an accreditation to secure. Important tasks that needed to be done to ensure the program was moving forward, even without an officially designated chair.

But the uncertainty of having a formal chair for the department is now over after Serianni was officially offered and accepted the position as announced Feb. 25, 2020, by Barry Eckert, PhD, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs.

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BLVS PROGRAM RECEIVES $750,000 GRANT FROM PROJECT MORE The University’s Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration to fund its Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR) and Vision Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) programs. Titled Project MORE (Mentor-

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Salus is very much aware of the shortage of braille teachers. According to Kerry Lueders, MS ’99, COMS, TVI, CLVT, who directs the University’s Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) program, “we have been addressing this TVI shortage for several decades now.

The general public just isn’t fully aware of the TVI career option, but for those who do, and enter the TVI program, they are oftentimes offered a job even before they graduate. It’s a great field to get into because there is always a need.” Salus currently offers partial tuition grant funding and stipends to eligible students who enroll in the TVI program. For more information, contact admissions@salus.edu.

Students in the University’s Osborne College of Audiology (OCA) participated in an International Clinical Experience trip to India in December 2019. Three third-year students — Anna Demko ’21AUD, Troy Hoffmaster ’21AUD, and Payton Burke ’21AUD — joined Jenny Rajan, AuD ’09, assistant professor at OCA, for a clinical experience trip to the National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) Dec. 16 through Dec. 19 in Trivandrum, India.

Prior to the trip, students created goals for the following areas: clinical, personal and cultural. In addition, students kept a daily reflection journal about their experiences. After the start of the semester,

University News the students provided a presentation Jan. 27, 2020, that included an overview of their trip and shared their experiences with approximately 40 to 50 people from the University’s upper administration, OCA faculty, staff and students.

THE PULSE College of Health Sciences

Deanna (Reynolds) Alan, Elizabeth Bruce, Christine McAndrew, Katie Kubicek, Emily Parker, Joe Lamb and Erik Ness and Jennifer (Benfield) Ness, all MMS ’09.

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PAVLIK EARNS DMS DEGREE AUDIOLOGY STUDENT RECEIVES ARMY COMMISSION IN CAMPUS CEREMONY When Payton Burke ’21AUD decided to go into the United States Army, it wasn’t a big surprise to her mother, Joanie Burke. Payton’s grandfather, Leonard Horn, was in the Army and stationed at Redstone Arsenal Army base in Huntsville, Ala. In fact, Payton’s mother was born at that Army base in Alabama.

The family generational pull toward the Army took another step in providing service to the country recently when Payton Burke received her commission to the Army from Salus University president Michael Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, at a ceremony attended by family, friends, faculty, administrators and an Army recruiter Feb. 29, 2020, on the University’s Elkins Park, Pa. campus.

For her part, Burke said she’s ready for the next step. She’ll have a four-week officer’s training commitment in Oklahoma this summer after which she’ll complete her fourth-year rotation at Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, Md. After that, she’s committed for three years as a military audiologist wherever the Army decides to send her.

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Daniel Pavlik, DMS, PA-C, associate professor/director of Didactic Education for Physician Assistant studies, earned a Doctor of Medical Science from Lincoln Memorial University in August 2019.

INAUGURAL PA CL ASS CELEBRATES 10-YEAR REUNION

When the inaugural Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Class of 2009 came together for its 10-year reunion, there was a familiarity still apparent, like the members hadn’t been apart at all for the past decade.

“I joked that we all looked the same,” said Jennifer Hoffmaster, MMS ’09. “If we would have gone into the classroom, we could have all sat in the same seats where we sat day in and day out and it would have looked exactly the same.”

The Class of 2009, which graduated 20 members that year, had 11 of those classmates return for a reunion weekend on campus Oct. 19-20, 2019, which included a reception at Frankford Hall.

Those in attendance included Hoffmaster, Jesse McAllister, Virel Prajapati,

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PA PROGRAM HOSTS FIRST CONSORTIUM MEETING The Physician Assistant (PA) Program hosted the inaugural meeting of the local PA Program Consortium in mid-February. PA educators from Salus, Arcadia, De Sales, Jefferson Center City and East Falls, Drexel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Temple universities met to discuss areas of collaboration and to share best practices.

DITORO SERVES AS LEAD FACILITATOR OF CBE WORKSHOP Rachel Ditoro, MSPAS, PA-C, associate professor/director of Educational Competency and Strategic Innovation for Physician Assistant Studies, served as lead facilitator of a workshop on competency-based education (CBE) for the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA). Also in Fall 2019, Ditoro was a panel presenter on the application of competency-based education to clinical curricula, for PA faculty. In Spring 2020 she presented to physician educators enrolled in a Master of Education for Health Professions program, as well as the PA program faculty, at Campbell University in North Carolina.

She was recently appointed to the PAEA Leadership Mission Advancement Committee, and is currently working toward a doctoral degree in Education for Health Professions from A.T. Still University.

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Alumni News ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Alumni, Writing this message during the COVID-19 crisis stay-at-home restrictions, I hope that this Salus communication finds you, your families, and your co-workers safe as you support them along with your communities.

Thank you to all of our alumni providing or assisting in direct patient care and the innumerable public health efforts throughout this pandemic. It is heartening to see many alumni and colleagues collaborate on best practices for their personal and professional lives as we all adapt to this period of public health and economic crisis. Wherever possible, we encourage you to utilize the great resource of Salus alumni and to support our students as they encounter modifications to their academic and clinical training.

While typically at this transitional springtime of year, we as an Alumni Association eagerly look forward to welcoming a new class of Salus graduates entering their respective clinical fields, as well as the Alumni Annual Meeting with leadership transition of our alumni board volunteers.

Today, we are actively working with school leadership to make adjustments to scheduling and virtual communications to continue support of graduating Salus students and our alumni.

It has certainly been a pleasure to serve on our board along with our current President Elect, Amanda Marchegiani, AuD ’10, who will officially take over in July this year and brings a continual sense of optimism and new ideas for how we can improve our work with the colleges at Salus in the future.

I have thoroughly enjoyed each year of my participation on the Salus alumni board, particularly during the recent Centennial celebration, and I look forward to the continued work with the alumni office as Dr. Marchegiani assumes the leadership role.

David W. Friess, OD ’02, FAAO

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Eye Care provides comprehensive eye care services, surgical co-management, full contact lens services and a selection of designer frames and precision lenses.

The practice will soon offer low-vision services, a branch of optometry in which specialized magnifiers, digital devices or special glasses could be used. Dr. Cooke said these low-vision services are not currently offered in clinics within the region.

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as HEA strategic vendor partners. Dr. Manning is the former medical director of Bettner Vision, where he founded the Keratoconus and Scleral Lens Institute, and he is also the founder of eyeLeader, a leadership development and population health consulting company.

Madeline Schouten, MS ’19 announced her engagement to Brogan Galbreath, a medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. They plan to celebrate their wedding this summer.

Lindsey Petsch, OD ’19, joined the team of optometrists at Horizon Eye Care, a division of Vantage EyeCare LLC. Dr. Petsch brings additional training in keratoconus (steep curving of the cornea). She is a longtime area resident who is eager to bring her training and experience to the patients of southern New Jersey.

Justin Manning, OD, MPH ’18, FAAO, joined the Healthy Eyes Advantage Inc. team as executive vice president of professional strategies. He is responsible for leading HEA’s professional efforts and ensuring that the company delivers effective programs that address the unique needs of IECPs. In this pivotal role, Dr. Manning oversees HEA’s National Advisory Board and, together with other members of the HEA team, collaborates with state and national professional organizations, as well

2000s Amanda Malvica Snell, AuD ’08, commemorated the grand opening of Finger Lakes Audiology, PLLC on November 19, 2019, in Horseheads, N.Y. As both the owner and audiologist of Finger Lakes Audiology, Dr. Snell seeks to provide the community with comprehensive hearing healthcare using state of the art equipment, while offering the latest in hearing aid technology and custom hearing protection.

1990s Vittorio Mena, Jr., OD ’14, was awarded the NJ Young O.D. of the Year by the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP) in recognition of his service to the community and to NJSOP.

Enjoli O. Cooke, OD ’13, celebrated the opening of her clinic, Inland Eye Care, in October 2019, in Moscow, Idaho. Inland

Sandra Krokos-Kislan, OD ’93, was elected to the board of directors at Allied Services Integrated Health System.

She will serve on the hospital board of directors responsible for oversight of Allied Services Scranton Rehab Hospital

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Class Notes and Heinz Rehab Hospital. Along with her husband, Thomas Kislan OD ’96, they own and manage Stroudsburg Eye Specialists and Hazleton Eye Specialists.

Dr. Krokos-Kislan is a member of the board of directors of Burnley Employment and Rehab Services, a division of Allied Services providing employment services for individuals with disabilities in the Poconos.

1980s Mark J Cinalli, OD ’82, was elected president of the West Virginia Association of Optometric Physicians (WVAOP).

Dr. Cinalli was awarded the inaugural AOA Federal Advocacy Representative of the Year in 2019 and the West Virginia OD of the Year in 2015. He is pictured with his wife Tammy.

SAVE THE DATE

February 12-15, 2021 Meliá Nassau Beach All-inclusive Report Nassau, Bahamas Dr. Ann Hoscheit: Nutraceuticals Dr. Tracy Offerdahl: Opioids Dr. Richard Bennett: Glaucoma Updates Dr. Alissa Coyne & Dr. Tracy Offerdahl: Biologic Therapies in Eyecare & Latest Pharmaceuticals in the Treatment of Glaucoma Event status pending due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Scan QR code or visit salus.edu/cebythesea for more information and updates on location!

How Alumni Can Stay Connected

Attend an alumni event or continuing education course.

Apply to become a member of the Alumni Association Board.

By becoming a member, you’ll have the ability to influence and direct efforts to better serve our increasingly diverse alumni base. Learn more at salus.edu/board-membership.

Sign up to be an Alumni Ambassador.

There are numerous alumni reunion receptions held at professional conferences throughout the U.S. to gather alumni together for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and memories. The Office of International and Continuing Education also hosts a variety of events to help our alumni advance their knowledge within their respective healthcare professions. Learn more at salus.edu/events.

Salus Alumni Ambassadors can assist with Admissions recruitment events, refer an applicant to Salus, welcome admitted students via phone or by sending a letter, or host a reception for admitted students. Learn more at salus.edu/alumni-ambassadors.

Join Us in Giving.

Charitable contributions allow Salus University to continue educating the health science leaders of tomorrow and embarking on important community outreach initiatives. Gifts can be made in tribute to someone, by dedicating a bench on campus, to support a specific scholarship fund and in many other memorable ways. Learn more at salus.edu/givingback.

Share your Stories with us.

Tell us what’s new. Whether you just got married, had a baby, got a promotion or moved— we love to hear from our alumni. Let us know your updates by emailing alumni@salus.edu or calling 215.780.1393.

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2019 Alumni Association Awardees The Salus University Alumni Association annually recognizes the professional contributions and achievements of graduates and friends of the institution.

Awardees are nominated by alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of Salus.

Faye Miller, O&M ’14 BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION STUDIES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR Faye Miller earned her certificate in Orientation and Mobility (O&M) in 2014 from Salus University.

Devoted to her work at the Oklahoma School for the Blind (OSB), she serves as a full-time O&M instructor and also as the coordinator of the Oklahoma Regional Braille Challenge and Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest. Miller strives to create growth in the O&M field by supporting state cohort activities and partnership programs designed to meet the needs of a specific state for improving the number of high-quality instructors in the area. She has an unparalleled commitment to students with visual impairments, supporting their growth and learning inside and outside of the classroom, both as a direct service provider and as an educator of future O&M professionals. The Salus University Alumni Association is proud to award Faye Miller with the Blindness and Low Vision Studies Alumna of the Year Award.

This award is presented to an alumnus of the Salus University Blindness and Low Vision Studies program who has distinguished himself/herself through extraordinary service and contributions to the field of Blindness and Low Vision Education and Rehabilitation, bringing honor and prestige to Salus University.

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Bhawan K. Minhas, OD, FAAO, Resident ’13 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD In recognition of her outstanding service to the University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), the Alumni Association is proud to award Bhawan K. Minhas, OD, FAAO, Resident ’13, with the Distinguished Service Award. A 2009 graduate of the University of Calgary and a 2013 graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry, Dr. Minhas completed her residency in Primary Care at The Eye Institute (TEI) and immediately thereafter became a PCO faculty member. She took on the role of director of the on-campus Residency Programs in 2016 and for the past four years, she has worked alongside students and residents to help them grow personally and professionally both at Salus PCO and TEI. She continues to fuel her passion for learning and teaching by continuously implementing new technology in patient care.

This award is presented as special recognition of an individual’s or organization’s contributions to Salus University, their profession or their community.

Brandi N. Burns, MMS ’16, PA-C

Vittorio Mena, Jr., OD ’14

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

Brandi Burns (née Loga), MMS ’16, PA-C, graduated from Salus University in 2016 with her Master’s of Medical Science in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies. She has devoted years of experience and her knowledge in general pediatrics to providing quality patient-centered care. Specifically, her passion is to help families with weight management, infant care and nutrition, and concussion diagnosis and care. She is also well-known by many of her peers and students as being a phenomenal Pre-Professional Health advisor for students at Alvernia University, while also being an adjunct in the science department. Burns also lectures at Salus in the pediatric module of clinical medicine for first-year PA students and takes second-year PA students for their clinical rotations in pediatrics.

This award is presented to an alumnus of the Salus University Physician Assistant Studies program who has distinguished himself/herself through extraordinary service and contributions to the physician assistant profession, bringing honor and prestige to Salus University.

Vittorio Mena, Jr., OD ’14, graduated with a Doctor of Optometry degree from Salus University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) and now specializes in corneal and contact lens management with more than six years of diverse experiences. He serves as the Sports Vision Director at the Optical Academy in New Jersey and has shown continued and active involvement in the optometry community. Dr. Mena is the Co-Clinical Director of Special Olympics Lions Club International Opening Eyes Program, servicing athletes and coaches yearly. He has also released several publications in various optometry magazines, including his latest in the Modern Optometry Magazine. Dr. Mena was awarded the “Young OD of the Year 2019” by the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP) and now serves on the NJSOP Board of Directors. The Salus University Alumni Association proudly awards Dr. Mena with the Public Service Award.

This award is presented to a person or organization, preferably of national standing, who (which) had made a recent significant contribution to Salus University or to their profession.

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2019 Alumni Association Awardees

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Kathryn R. Dowd, AuD ’08 AUDIOLOGY ALUMNA OF THE YEAR Kathryn Dowd, AuD ’08 has dedicated decades of service to the profession of audiology, promoting the awareness of chronic and infectious diseases and ototoxic medication, and the impact on hearing loss among patients, diabetes educators, and audiologists nationally. Her background over that past 41 years is varied with audiology at the school systems and state levels, as well as a private practice in ENT offices, skilled nursing facilities and proprietary clinics. She has owned a private practice for 28 years, managing all aspects of business development including patient care, marketing, human resources and business growth. Dr. Dowd works to erase impediments in improving access to hearing healthcare on a state and national level. Salus University Alumni Association is proud to name Dr. Dowd the Audiology Alumna of the Year.

This award is presented to an alumnus of the Salus University Osborne College of Audiology (OCA) or the PCO School of Audiology who has distinguished himself/herself through extraordinary service and contributions to the profession of Audiology, bringing honor and prestige to Salus University and OCA.

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Alta R. Fried, MSOT ’14 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ALUMNA OF THE YEAR AWARD Alta Fried, MSOT ’14, graduated with her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She not only went on to complete her fellowship training at the Philadelphia Hand and Shoulder Center, but she has also dedicated more than 4,000 hours in hand therapy to become a Certified Hand Therapist. She has published articles in Advance Magazine and American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) Times, which is reputable in the community of occupational therapists.

She is dedicated to not only the field of occupational therapy, but also the University’s OT program specifically, serving on the OT Advisory Board, the Alumni Association Board, as well as supervising students during their fieldwork placements. Salus University Alumni Association is proud to name Alta Fried the OT Alumna of the Year Award.

This award is presented to an alumnus of the Salus University Occupational Therapy program who has distinguished himself/herself through extraordinary service and contributions to the field of Occupational Therapy, bringing honor and prestige to Salus University.

Andrew Gurwood, OD ’89, FAAO, Resident ’90 ALBERT FITCH MEMORIAL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AWARD Andrew Gurwood, OD ‘89, FAAO, Resident ’90, is a professor of Clinical Sciences, an optometrist and co-chief of Suite 3 at TEI. He is also an attending clinical staff member of Albert Einstein Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology. He has lectured and published nationally and internationally in the arena of ocular disease. Dr. Gurwood currently serves on the editorial boards of Review of Optometry where he also serves as the Chair of the Clinical Case Reports Committee. He is a founding member of the Optometric Retina Society, a member of The Optometric Glaucoma Society, a charter (founding) member of The Optometric Dry Eye Society, chair of the Buxmont Optometric Society Continuing Education Committee and serves as the Diagnostic Quiz Columnist for Review of Optometry Journal. It is with pride that the Salus University Alumni Association names Andrew Gurwood as the Albert Fitch Memorial Alumnus of the Year.

This award is presented to an alumnus of the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) who has distinguished himself/herself through extraordinary service and contributions to the profession of optometry, bringing honor and prestige to the College.

In Memoriam WITH SORROW, THE UNIVERSIT Y NOTES THE PASSING OF

1940s Wilbur D. Abbott, OD ’44, age 95, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Towanda, Pa., passed away on August 17, 2019. After graduating from the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry (PSCO), which would be changed to Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) in 1964, he was an optometrist for close to 50 years, with 30 of those years being in Towanda. He was predeceased by sisters, Josephine Louden and Dorothy Thomas; sons, Kirby and Randy; daughter-in-law, Elizabeth; and nephews, Jim Thomas and John Louden. He is survived by wife, Bonnie; stepson, Phillip; sons, Dale, Kevin, and Greg; daughter-in-law, Brenda; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Herbert M. Schoenes, OD ’48, passed away on August 10, 2018, at home in Glen Allen, Va. He practiced optometry in Ashland, Va., for more than 50 years, served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and attended PSCO after his discharge from the Army.

He established the Ashland Eye Care Center in 1949. He relished the challenges of the more difficult cases and helped many patients regain some sight after they had not been treated for amblyopia,

as children. He also loved the challenge of helping patients with difficult contact lens fittings. The practice continues as the Family Eye Care Centers of VA under his stepson David Haine, OD ’97. He was always grateful to PCO for enabling him to have an exciting and challenging profession. He attended many annual alumni functions and helped organize his 60th class reunion. In 2014 he established the Herbert and Adrienne Schoenes Scholarship Fund to be used for students in the optometry program.

Leonard Streitfeld, OD ’48, age 97, passed away on October 11, 2019. Dr. Streitfeld was a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII. He was the owner of Streitfeld Eye Associates in Hammonton, N.J. from 1950-2013.

Dr. Streitfeld was very active in the Hammonton community — he belonged to many organizations, assisted in the establishment of the Hammonton Chess Club, the Christopher Columbus Park, and the local Reagan Rock.

Dr. Streitfeld was awarded three medals by Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd) on April 18, 2006. The medals awarded included the Air Medal with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Three Bronze Stars. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary and

is survived by three children, Dr. Stephen Streitfeld, Rick Streitfeld, Linda Johnson, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Gerald B. M. Stein, OD ’49, passed away January 23, 2020, at the age of 98. Dr. Stein grew up in Scranton, Pa. and graduated from Penn State where he was named one of the top 20 outstanding students in 1943. He joined the Army in WWII and served in the signal company with the 94th Army Division serving in France, where he participated in the Battle of the Bulge, in Germany and in Czechoslovakia. He graduated from PSCO in 1949 where he was a member of the Honor Society. He practiced optometry in State College and in Millheim starting in 1949 until he retired in 1994.

He lectured extensively and was a consulting editor for Optometric Management magazine. He served in many leadership roles for the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA) and the American Optometric Association (AOA) and was president of the Mid-Counties Optometric Society. He was recognized as Optometrist of the Year by the Society in 1975. He volunteered on many boards in the State College community including Friends of Palmer Museum of Art, Girl Scout Council, and Centre Home Care. In 2001, he was given the Penn State Center for Performing Arts’

Distinguished Service Award.

In 2000, he received the borough of State College’s XYZ Volunteer of the Year Award.

He served as president of the B’nai B’rith and was on the Jewish Community Council.

He was predeceased by his wife Sylvia, who he met at Penn State and later married in 1943. He is survived by his daughter Beverly, son Steven, and three grandchildren.

1950s Frank J. Mottola, OD ’50, age 98, passed away Sept. 17, 2019. Dr. Mottola served in the Army during World War II. He was a self-employed optometrist in Vandergrift, Pa., and after 60 years of practice, retired in 2009. He was an avid golfer, loved his family, grandchildren and gardening. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Mary, and his brother, Joseph. He is survived by his sons, Frank, Dennis, Robert, and Michael; 10 grandchildren; and a sister, Nancy Mottola.

Paul Louis Russo, Sr., OD ’50, passed away on August 30, 2019 at the age of 97.

Dr. Russo served for 51 years as an optometrist in his office in Norristown, Pa. He was an avid sports fan and was especially loyal to the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies and 76ers.

Among his many interests, he most enjoyed playing tennis, golf and billiards, was an

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In Memoriam avid photographer of wildlife and people, derived great pleasure from beautiful music and good food, and kept up with technological advances, remaining adept on the computer until his final days.

He was proud of his Sicilian heritage and service to the United States in the Air Force during WWII. Dr. Russo is survived by his son Paul, his granddaughter, Carrie Ann, and 13 nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by seven brothers and a sister.

John McEwan, Jr., OD ’52, age 93, passed away on March 30, 2019. Dr. McEwan was a United States Army Veteran, serving as Military Police in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. After receiving his Doctor of Optometry degree, he owned his own practice, Dr. John McEwan Optometrist, in Levittown, Pa. for many years until his retirement in 1997.

He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Levittown Bristol in 1953, and was a recipient of the Kiwanian of the Year Award. He was an avid golfer and bowled weekly until the age of 92. In addition to his wife Margaret Ann, Dr. McEwan is survived by his children: Susan, wife of Timothy Vickrey Sr., and Thomas E. Krusic; three grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

Daniel Griffin, OD ’54, age 87, passed away at home on Father’s Day, June 17, 2018. He was the husband of Margaret Marie (Toth) with whom he enjoyed a marriage of 66 years; father to Dr. Thomas (Pat), Colleen

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Desh (Roger), Daneen Pieper (Bill) and Dr. Mary Elizabeth (Marc); grandfather to seven grandsons (preceded in death by an infant grandson), five granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.

Dr. Griffin graduated from PSCO in 1954. He began his optometry practice in Bethlehem, Pa. where he practiced for 47 years with two office locations serving the eye care needs of countless families in the Lehigh Valley. After his retirement, he moved with his wife to the place he loved most, Avalon, N.J. Jordan Levy, OD ’55, passed away on June 21, 2017. He was the husband of the late Joan Faye Levy; father of Jonathan and Jennifer Yavener; brother of Charlotte Golin; and grandfather of four.

Raymond E. Good, OD ’57, age 87, passed away October 30, 2019. He was the husband of Rita DiCrocco, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage. An optometrist for more than 45 years, Dr. Good graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1949 and PSCO in 1957. He served in the Army Medical Service Corps from 1957 to 1961, after which he started his own optometric practice in Lancaster, Pa. He added a Strasburg, Pa. office, where he eventually practiced exclusively. He belonged to the AOA, the POA and served as president and secretary of the Lancaster County Optometric Association. He enjoyed coaching a Little League baseball team when his sons were young, and

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played golf in his later years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Susan E. Good (Ron Raymond); daughter-in-law Mila J. Good; granddaughter, Nicole L. Good (Brooke Hess); grandsons Miles R. Good (Megan Good) and Morgan J. Good; and two great-granddaughters. He was predeceased by his sons, Michael and Jeffery; and his sister, Joanne Hacker.

N.R. Alvis, OD ’59, age 91, passed away on January 4, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla.

1960s Hersh Wilkes, OD ’62, passed away April 11, 2018.

He was the husband of Myrna; father of Adam, Stacey Chakov, and Michelle Wilkes; and grandfather of six grandsons and granddaughters.

Howard J. Kessler, OD ’62, passed away November 12, 2019. He was the husband of 60 years to Bernice; father of Andrew and Rochelle Putterman; brother of Edward; and grandfather of four. Dr. Kessler was a kind and gentle man who cared for people, whether they were a family member, friend, or patient. He survived a teenage illness and despite being disabled, he created an optometric practice of 50 years. Dr. Kessler loved dogs, family, travel, investments, automobiles, and 26 magical summers at the Jersey Shore.

Robert T. Ehudin, OD ’64, passed away on March 1,

2019, at the age of 80. He graduated from Baltimore City College in 1956 and went on to study optometry at PCO. He practiced optometry at the L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. for close to 30 years. He then served in the U.S. Army as an officer in the Medical Service Corps. His service included 18 months in Vietnam, ending in 1967. Dr. Ehudin was a passionate follower of the horse racing scene and loved to spend time at the track.

He was an avid sports fan, but was also fascinated by the history of WWII and was enamored by stories of the Americans of the “Greatest Generation.” He is survived by his brother, Morton; nephews, Erik and Jonas; niece, Mia and nephew, Linus; as well as several cousins of the Randall family.

Michael Feldman OD ’67, passed away on January 16, 2019, from complications of Parkinson’s. In the early 1970s, Dr. Feldman was a founding partner in Euphoropia, and later opened a private practice on Long Island called the Contact Lens Center of Lynbrook. He was a creative, inventive man who designed and patented Soft-Sert, a series of soft contact lens insertion and removal devices popular in the early years of reusable contact lenses. In addition, he was an early orthokeratology advocate and practitioner. He had a wide range of varied interests outside of optometry including golf, coins, and cars. He is survived by his wife Gaile; two daughters, Stacie

In Memoriam Krasne and Lindsay Alstodt; and five grandchildren.

1980s Janet I. Riddick, OD ’86, age 59, passed away June 13, 2019. Crafty, humorous, and having two green thumbs, she enjoyed nothing more than a fresh cup of coffee amidst the surroundings of her beautiful gardens. She attended North Carolina State University where she graduated with a BS in Biology. She continued her education at PCO where she earned the Faculty Clinical Excellence Citation for her work with the Special Olympics to serve the blind. She then went on to graduate third in her class in 1986 with a Doctor of Optometry degree. As a licensed optometrist, she practiced in the Outer Banks for 33 years.

She was an active member of several community and optometric organizations in North Carolina. She grew up in the fellowship of Up River Friends Meeting, and more recently attended Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Patrick Joseph O’Neal; and by a sister. Surviving are her two sons; two brothers; and a brother-in-law.

Gideon Mincey, OD ’87, age 61, passed away November 30, 2019. He received his undergraduate degree at Clark College and his Doctor of Optometry from PCO in 1987. His clinical history was at Clayton Eye Center in

Morrow, Ga. and the Center for the Visually Impaired and Blind & Low Vision Service of North Georgia. Dr. Mincey also served on the Board of Prevent Blindness Georgia and was a member of Atlanta Montego Bay Sisters Health Mission.

1990s James F. Brobst, OD ’94, passed away March 21, 2018 at the age of 49. Dr. Brobst was a trusted optometrist in Florence, N.J. and Bucks County, Pa. As the owner of Brobst Vision, he was known not just for his skill as a doctor, but for his friendly and folksy manner, humility, sense of humor, loyalty and contributions to the community of Florence. He was a supporter of local sports teams and charities. Dr. Brobst loved outdoor activities including fishing, hiking and camping. He graduated from Bloomsburg University before attending PCO. He opened Brobst Vision in the early 1990s and dedicated his career to maintaining the small-town feel and comfortable atmosphere of an old-fashioned community doctor. He is survived by his two children, Kayle and Cole; his mother, Sandra Reddo; a sister; two nephews; and his life partner Valerie Dion.

He was predeceased by his father, James.

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