ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Noted alumnus Herbert Wertheim, OD ’67, received ASCO’s inaugural Herbert Wertheim Award presented for his contributions to the profession.

Dr. Wertheim, who was included in the 2022 Forbes 400 list, founded Brain Power, Inc., a manufacturer of optical tints for eyeglasses with more than 100 patents and copyrights.

He’s pictured with Dr. Lewis Reich, George Miller, SCO’s Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and Lauren Trowbridge, SCO’s Director of Development, in San Diego.

At SCO’s all-school Convocation ceremony, Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80, received SCO’s Lifetime Achievement Award, while Erick Henderson, OD ’17, was presented with SCO’s Young Alumni Award.

President Emeritus Billy Cochran, OD ’68, was inducted into the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association Hall of Fame.

Ahead of his retirement, Glen Steele, OD ’69, received the AOA’s Dr. W. David Sullins, Jr. InfantSEE Award.

Commander Emily J. Sprague, OD ’04, was named the Navy Optometrist of the Year before competing with other ODs of the Year from the Army, Air Force, VA, Public Health Service and Reserves to be awarded the overall Armed Forces Optometric Society’s Optometrist of the Year.

Matt Willis, OD ’11, was named Nebraska’s Optometrist of the Year, one of several alumni to be honored by their states as OD of the Year in 2022.