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ANNUAL REPORT

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President’s Corner

Annual Report

Richard W. Phillips, od ’78, faao President

Kristin K. Anderson, od Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Jim Hollifield Editor/Director of Communications

Susan M. Doyle Senior Creative Designer

Erin Jaffe Multimedia Specialist

OWEN BELL Multimedia/Graphic Design Assistant

Honor Roll of Donors

Convocation 2012

trustees Jarrett Johnson, OD ’90 – Chair New Orleans, Louisiana

Homecoming 2012

Eugene M. Bane, Jr., OD ’65 Salem, Virginia

Doug Clark, OD Hoover, Alabama

Student Life

James B. Jalenak, Esq. Memphis, Tennessee

Brian L. Jones, MBA Germantown, Tennessee

Class Notes

Christopher B. King, OD ’83 Englewood, Florida

Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74 Red Bay, Alabama

SCO Focus

Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80 Roswell, Georgia

Ryan H. Powell, OD ’02

News Briefs

Kansas City, Missouri

Steven Reed, OD ’95 Magee, Mississippi

James Sandefur, OD ’65

Out and About

Oakdale, Louisiana

Carla Sanderson, PhD Jackson, Tennessee

Robert W. Smalling, OD ’74 Warren, Arkansas Visions Alumni Magazine is published through the Office of Institutional Advancement. Copies are available without charge to alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the college. A digital version is available online at www.sco.edu/visions.

A.L. Spivey, III, OD ’67

Please send comments, contributions and address changes to: Office of Institutional Advancement 1245 Madison Avenue Memphis, TN 38104-2222 800-238-0180, ext. 4 901-722-3379 FAX

Scott Ensor, OD ’01

McKenzie, Tennessee

Leticia W. Towns, FACHE Memphis, Tennessee

Cristie Upshaw Travis Memphis, Tennessee

Faculty Representative Memphis, Tennessee

Stephanie Lew, ’14 Student Representative San Ramon, CA

pre s i d ent ’ s corner Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78, FAAO

Each year at Southern College of Optometry is different. I’m sure that’s been true throughout our 80-year history. This year, however,

generosity, along with an inspiring commitment from our faculty, staff, and community partners, that helped us reach this milestone.

seems unique. In 2012, we announced and began construction on

You’ll also see in this report that we’ve secured two significant

our new $9.4 million academic expansion project, an endeavor that

grants from different philanthropic organizations in Memphis

will strengthen our academic program and our position as a leader in

in recent months. The community is taking note of our progress

optometric education.

and appreciating the benefit of hosting one of the nation’s leading

I have said repeatedly that this project is more than a building, because we’re also working to expand the number of scholarships we offer our best students. We’re also strengthening our clinical program

optometry colleges. We’ve made inroads in making the case that SCO is a jewel to the Memphis community. As we strengthen our community ties, we’ve worked to ensure that stewardship of your support is sustained and earned. This effort is a five-year, comprehensive campaign, so our positive momentum must continue to secure a better future for SCO. We need your commitment and enthusiasm as alumni and friends now more than ever to make our success a reality. Another area of progress we’ve made this year is rooted in our effort to establish a culture where you, our graduates, make the connection between supporting your alma mater and providing a better future for our profession as we lead optometry forward. Our profession has always been one to demonstrate unselfishly the need to support the optometric practice of the future, whether it is through legislative action or by supporting optometric education.

by expanding patient care opportunities for our interns that benefit the

This year, every single member of our Board of Trustees

patients we serve as well. Since we formally announced this campaign

pledged a substantial gift to our campaign, and 92 percent of our

at SECO in March, we’ve had incredible excitement and a positive

faculty and staff pledged their support. We’re heartened to see alumni

response. The idea of improving our academic facilities, increasing

willing to raise the bar. In return for your support, we affirm our

our scholarship opportunities and expanding patient care outreach is

continued efforts to work diligently for the betterment of optometric

obviously a winning proposition for all SCO stakeholders.

education and in turn, the profession of optometry. Together, we will

This year, we’ve made history in the first stages of our campaign, gaining more support at this point than ever before in the college’s history. As you will see in this annual report, we’re in sight of $3 million in pledges and gifts, a new record for SCO. Alumni and friends, it is your

take SCO to the next level and look back in 2013 with even greater pride on all that we accomplished this year. Thank you for your support. Here’s to a successful and prosperous 2013 from everyone at Southern College of Optometry.

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OUR MISSION

A few years ago, SCO refined its mission

by focusing on three primary guiding principles by which our mission originates. This concentrated approach allows everyone at SCO to focus on the direction and philosophy that guide the college under the governance of our Board of Trustees. Students are our primary stakeholders in

optometric education. Numerous secondary stakeholders include our alumni, the public, our patients and others. Serving our students and preparing them for the profession of optometry drives our mission, which is to lead the profession by:

Educating the Best Possible Healthcare Providers Promoting Lifelong Learning Fostering a Personal Commitment to Service In this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual report issue, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ex-

amine progress as it relates to these principles. SCO is a customer service-driven organization, committed to the highest levels of meeting the needs of our students. Optometric education at its highest caliber is a core value in all that we undertake at SCO. We are more committed than ever before in raising the bar in optometric education.

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Each year at Southern College of Optometry is different. I’m sure that’s been true throughout our 80-year history. This year, however, seems unique. In 2013, we announced and began construction on our new $9.4 million academic expansion project, an endeavor that will strengthen our academic program and our position as a leader in optometric education. I have said repeatedly that this project is more than a building, because we’re also working to expand the number of scholarships we offer our best students. We’re also strengthening our clinical program by expanding patient care opportunities for our interns that benefit the patients we serve as well. Since we formally announced this campaign at SECO in March, we’ve had incredible excitement and a positive response. The idea of improving our academic facilities, increasing our scholarship opportunities and expanding patient care outreach is obviously a winning proposition for all SCO stakeholders. This year, we’ve made history in the first stages of our campaign, gaining more support at this point than ever before in the college’s history. As you will see in this annual report, we’re in sight of $3 million in pledges and gifts, a new record for SCO. Alumni and friends, it is your generosity, along with an inspiring commitment from our faculty, staff, and community partners, that helped us reach this milestone. You’ll also see in this report that we’ve secured two significant grants from different philanthropic organizations in Memphis in recent months. The community is taking note of our progress and appreciating the benefit of hosting one of the nation’s leading optometry colleges. We’ve made inroads in making the case that SCO is a jewel to the Memphis community. As we strengthen our community ties, we’ve worked to ensure that stewardship of your support is sustained and earned. This effort is a five-year, comprehensive campaign, so our positive momentum must continue to secure a better future for SCO. We need your commitment and enthusiasm as alumni and friends now more than ever to make our success a reality. Another area of progress we’ve made this year is rooted in our effort to establish a culture where you, our graduates, make the connection between supporting your alma mater and providing a better future for our profession as we lead optometry forward. Our profession has always been one to demonstrate unselfishly the need to support the optometric practice of the future, whether it is through legislative action or by supporting optometric education. This year, every single member of our Board of Trustees pledged a substantial gift to our campaign, and 92 percent of our faculty and staff pledged their support. We’re heartened to see alumni willing to raise the bar. In return for your support, we affirm our continued efforts to work diligently for the betterment of optometric education and in, turn, the profession of optometry. Together, we will take SCO to the next level and look back in 2013 with even greater pride on all that we accomplished this year. Thank you for your support. Here’s to a successful and prosperous 2013 from everyone at Southern College of Optometry.

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Educating the Best Possible Healthcare Providers By recruiting and providing top optometry students with the academic and clinical education they need, SCO prepares optometrists who practice at the fullest of their potential.

Progress Items to Note

>> Construction began in May on our new, state-of-theart classroom and auditorium building with flexible spaces that support best practices for technology needed by 21st century students.

>> SCO’s first-year class had a 3.54 cumulative GPA, the highest in SCO’s history for an entering class.

>> The Hayes Center assumed responsibility for career counseling and placement services. All first-years received career planning, and the number of practice opportunities available to our students increased by 60%.

>> Fifty-three percent of our students received scholarships or regional tuition benefits, a percentage SCO hopes to increase with your support in 2013.

>> SCO recorded a 0% default rate for student loans, the 16th consecutive year of data reflecting how well our graduates are able to repay their loans.

>> A record 185 people attended Discover Optometry, our bi-annual, daylong event to introduce undergraduate and high school students to optometry.

>> SCO also hosted our third annual Alumni/Child Admissions Forum. SCO’s Class of 2016 has 10 legacy students in it.

>> SCO’s minority student recruitment outreach resulted in 20% minority enrollment for the Class of 2016.

>> Our emphasis on the importance of residency programs resulted in 50 students from the Class of 2012 applying for residencies, the highest of any program in the country. SCO’s residency program is also the largest in the country, with 40 residents participating in 23 programs for the 2012-13 academic year.

>> The Class of 2012 scored 99% on Part I of the National Boards, 98% on Part II and 99% on Part III. The Class of 2013 scored 92% the first time they took Part I, compared to the 85% national average.

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Promoting Lifelong Learning The concept of lifelong learning is vitally important to optometric education. The concept is introduced to our students and encouraged in our graduates as essential to our profession.

Progress Items to Note

>> The strength of any academic program begins with securing accreditation. SCO underwent regional and ACOE accreditation this past year with positive reaffirmation resulting.

>> SCO continues to embrace emerging technology as critically important learning tools for our students. Instructional technology is actively part of the design of SCO’s new classroom.

>> SCO’s Clinical Programs play an important role in this area, including completion this past year of the Digital Observatory for the new Advanced Procedures Theater, as well as completion of a new Optical Laboratory.

>> The Eye Center is using iPads to streamline the check-in process, one of several positive developments resulting in higher patient satisfaction scores on surveys.

>> SCO’s Summer Research Program is now in its fourth year; this past summer saw 25 students participate, resulting in 10 presentations, one published paper, two papers currently in revision, and significant support of industry sponsorship through Alcon and CIBA Vision.

>> SCO is launching a comprehensive review of our Continuing Education Program to consider scope of practice issues, needs of future ODs, and to examine alternate delivery formats to meet the needs of our graduates.

>> SCO is developing training needs for all employees based on their job roles and skill sets to keep our faculty and staff abreast of new ideas and technology important to optometric education.

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Fostering a Personal Commitment to Service Our students recognize the importance of a commitment to service through the example of our employees and alumni and a growing emphasis on the college’s commitment to service in our local community.

Progress Items to Note

>> SCO has emphasized the importance of customer service to its employees, resulting in a high level of dedication that fosters enhanced service to our stakeholders.

>> Service-based learning is being implemented through our recently launched program called focus, or Facilitating Optometric Curriculum Using Service.

>> As a testament to our commitment to service, SCO’s Clinical Programs provided $1,043,530 in professional services to the community’s indigent or other at-risk populations in the last fiscal year.

>> Our Community Vision Health Services continue to provide increased service opportunities, including Project S.A.V.E. (Students and Advocates for Vision in Education), that resulted in more than 800 children being served in the program’s first year.

>> Creation of new Pediatric/Community Health residencies resulted in more than 600 children being served in the community.

>> SCO launched a new community health initiative, Diabetes Awareness in 2012, our first ever approach to increasing community awareness and developing faculty, staff and student involvement with public health issues related to eye health and vision care.

>> The importance of process improvement – and the idea that improvement cannot occur without change – began with the formation of a new employee committee to examine ways that SCO’s employees can better fulfill our mission.

>> Our faculty and staff serve as role models for our students in this area. This year, Dr. Jim Venable was a finalist for the Memphis Business Journal’s Healthcare Heroes Award representing The Eye Center’s Community Services, while Dr. Janette Dumas was recognized as one of the city’s top leaders under the age of 40.

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Honor Roll of Donors Since launching in March 2012, SCO’s “Envision Our Progress” campaign has proven to be a momentous endeavor. Motivated by a firm commitment to improving the quality of optometric education, this campaign will make a positive impact on our students and graduates in the coming years. Raising $4,000,000 to construct our new academic facilities, consolidate teaching labs and research areas, provide more scholarships and to support clinical education is no light undertaking. As you will see in this Honor Roll of Donors list, SCO’s full Board of Trustees and our President and Vice Presidents have made significant commitments to this campaign. Scores of alumni, faculty and staff have pledged their support. These lists of donors reflect the strength of commitment to this campaign. Your generosity and support has also proven useful in signaling to our ophthalmic partners and the Memphis community that SCO is serious about enhancing the quality of our program. An even greater point of pride would be to see this list grow by this time next year to include even more alumni. Your support will allow SCO to enhance its stature in the community, the profession and beyond. Pictured in our Honor Roll of Donors spread is Alumni Council member Horace Deal, OD ’97, who helped lead his class’s effort to endow the Jimmy Sheridan Memorial Scholarship. After the untimely passing a few years ago of Jimmy Sheridan, OD ’97, Dr. Deal and others in his class sought to remember their classmate with a meaningful gift. In just two short years, the class responded to the challenge, and Dr. Deal presented the first scholarship this year to Georgia student, Keri Cassels, ’14. The students of SCO, the primary stakeholder in our day-today mission, join the entire SCO community in extending our collective appreciation to everyone who has supported the college through the years and particularly during 2012, a momentous year in SCO’s history. Thank you for allowing us to strengthen our academic facilities, scholarship opportunities and patient care exposure for our interns and our community.

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Cumulative Gifts The following have made gifts through June 30, 2012. (*) Deceased donors have been included in this listing as a tribute to their lasting legacy.

$500,000 and Above

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Jerome A. Hayes, III, OD ’73 The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. $250,000-$499,999

Robert L. Henry, OD* and Evelyn M. Henry* Marco Family Foundation Marion Rosemore and Fredric M. Rosemore, OD ’48* Vision Service Plan $100,000-$249,999

Allergan, Inc. Eugene M. Bane, Jr., OD ’65 Robert E. Federhen, OD* Sidney I. Greenberg, OD ’65 William R. Jackson, OD ’52* Lions Club of Memphis Foundation Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74 Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 James D. Sandefur, OD ’65 SECO International, Inc. Sidney J. Stern, OD ’71 Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD ’84 Joseph F. Wiggins, OD ’51* $50,000-$99,999

American Optometric Foundation Kristin K. Anderson, OD and Christopher Lievens, OD, MS Allan Leslie Barker, OD ’75 and Susan S. Barker Charlene Burnett, OD ’83 and Frederick R. Burnett, Jr., OD ’80 Camile L. Chiasson, OD ’81 William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Mrs. Carolyn Cochran CIBA Vision Corporation Ramona P. Clifton, OD ’46 Essilor of America, Inc./Varilux John A. Gazaway, OD ’67 Charles G. Glaser, OD ’74 Richard L. Hopping, OD ’52 Arthur Thomas Hyde, OD ’76 Helen J. King, OD ’83 and Christopher B. King, OD ’83 Laser Diagnostic Technologies, Inc.

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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80 and Billy S. Moscow, OD ’78 Ohio State University Research Foundation Omni Eye Service, Inc. Michael Polakoff, OD ’44* Precision Optical Laboratory, Inc. Stuart R. Tasman, OD ’80 Transitions Optical, Inc. United Way of the Mid South Wesley-Jessen Corp. $25,000-$49,999

Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry Auxiliary to the Arkansas Optometric Association Bausch & Lomb Ronald D. Blum, OD ’72 T. Joel Byars, OD ’63 Freddy W. Chang, OD, PhD Doug Clark, OD Melanie A. Crandall, OD ’77 Eckerd Foundation Grant Program Tressa F. Eubank, OD Glenn I. Goldring, OD ’78 Whitney H. Hauser, OD ’01 and Joseph H. Hauser, MBA Heidelberg Engineering William G. Hendrix, OD ’55 Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Jarrett A. Johnson, OD ’90 Kentucky Optometric Association Kentucky Optometric Foundation Lakeland Lions Foundation John T. Leddy, OD ’56 Robert M. Malatin, OD ’72 Marchon Eyewear, Inc. New Orleans Contact Lens Society David L. Parker, OD ’95 Richard L. Powell, OD ’68 Wayne W. Pyeatt Steven T. Reed, OD ’95 Lewis Reich, OD, PhD W. Jack Runninger, OD ’47 Robert W. Smalling, OD ’74 Southwest Contact Lens Society W. David Sullins, Jr., OD* William D. Sullins, Sr., OD ’39* The BANZAI Consortium The Jelks Family Foundation, Inc. James E. Venable, OD ’89 Wal-Mart Optical Division Barry A. Winston, OD ’74 Harold J. Winston, OD ’41*

First-year scholarship recipients (sitting, L-R): Brennan Berwald, Halie Cottrill, Feyi Aworunse; (standing, L-R): Frank Carusone, Aaron Buchanan, Joseph Brewer, Daniel Brigham, Jaimen Dixon, Hunter Chapman

Jerry M. Winston, OD ’67 Samuel A. Winston, OD ’11 $10,000-$24,999

Abbott Medical Optics, Inc. Donna Abney AEN, Inc. Charles H. Aldridge, Jr., OD ’80 Alston & Bird American Heart Association American Optometric Association America’s Best/National Vision Inc. Daniel S. Anderson Sara R. Andreas* Scott R. Andreas Atlanta Optometric Foundation, Inc. J. Dean Baggett, OD ’83 William H. Ballinger, III, OD ’05 and Erin Ballinger Rick D. Bartlett, OD ’81 James A. Boucher, OD ’61 Amanda Brewer-Lord, OD ’97 and Stephen F. Lord, OD ’89 J. Wayne Buck, OD ’78 Robert L. Burns, OD ’76 Charles A. Callaway, OD ’83 J. Bart Campbell, OD ’87 Phillip L. Carney, Jr., OD ’92 Charles Retina Institute John Edward Christie, OD, ’50* Judith A. Clay, OD ’70 and Edward K. Walker, OD ’49* Cherry B. Cockrell, OD ’81 and David A. Cockrell, OD ’81 Gilan L. Cockrell, OD ’80

Douglas L. Conrath, OD ’66* Dennis L. Cowart, OD ’80 Stanley M. Dickerson, OD ’76 William M. Dickerson, Jr., OD ’79 George W. Ducote, Jr., OD ’40* Howard Dyer, III Sidney M. Edelstein, OD ’55 Gerald A. Eisenstatt, OD ’84 Joe E. Ellis, OD ’86 M. Scott Ensor, OD ’01 Patricia Estes Walker, OD Ann Z. Fields Howard F. Flippin, OD ’59 Larry E. Forth, OD ’77 C. Jeff Foster, OD ’81 Thomas J. Gallaher, OD ’51 Germantown Lions Club Michael D. Gerstner, OD ’97 Lowell H. Gilbert, OD ’65 Grand Encampment Knights Templar Billy C. Greene, OD ’49* Richard D. Gurley, OD ’80 H. W. Durham Foundation Charles L. Haine, OD and Connie Haine I. J. Halpern, OD ’74 Daniel Houghton, Jr., OD* Linda D. Johnson, OD Lois Johnson Charles Lowell Jones, OD ’75 Aaron Kerr, OD ’98 David D. Kirby, OD ’80 Gerald A. Krumbholz, OD ’65

Beau D. Willis Tom A. Wright Sarah Futch Wroten, OD ’03 and Christopher W. Wroten, OD ’02 $5,000-$9,999

First-year scholarship recipients (sitting, L-R): Dani Gretz, Emily Edwards, Leah Lentz, Lauren Lusardi; (standing, L-R): Gabe Fickett, Chris Harlan, Adam Malik, Trent Gaasch, Blake Hayden

Howard B. Levinson, OD ’76 Wilburn Lord, Jr., OD ’77 Luxottica Group Ted A. McElroy, OD ’93 Memphis Family Vision Practice David H. Mills, OD ’78 Mississippi Optometric Association Mississippi Optometric Foundation Darwin L. Mormon, OD Paul D. Mormon, OD ’01 Dale L. Morris, OD ’73 Fred H. Mothershed, OD ’75 Michael Neff, OD ’68 William C. Oliver, OD ’63 Richard C. Orgain, OD ’77 Major Robert E. Parfitt Ralph E. Parkansky, OD Pearle Vision Pilkington Barnes Hind, Inc. Plough Foundation PMC Commercial Trust Geoffrey Ryan H. Powell, OD ’02 J. Martin Regan, Jr. Joseph W. Remke, Jr., OD* Joseph W. Remke, III, OD ’76 Robert D. Remke, OD ’87 Michael S. Rothschild, OD ’97 Mark J. Roy, III, OD ’02 Jack L. Schaeffer, OD ’77 Allan G. Schoen, OD ’72 C. Wayne Shearer, OD ’50 William Y. Shields, OD

Silhouette Optical Ltd. F. Mason Smith, OD ’76 Frank G. Smith, III Rosalind O. Smith, OD ’76 and Theron C. Smith, III, OD ’74 Sylvia E. Sparrow, OD ’98 A.L. Spivey, III, OD ’67 Emily J. Sprague, OD ’04 Jerome Sude, OD ’72 Mrs. W. David Sullins, Jr. J. Craig Swaim, OD ’77 Dean Swick Marc Taub, OD, MS Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians Tennessee Independent Colleges & Universities Association Tammy Pifer Than, OD ’95 and Aung Than, PhD The Egg Factory, LLC Sharon Holden Thomas, OD ’83 and Stuart J. Thomas, OD ’84 Robert H. Thurmond, OD ’50* TLC Management Services, Inc. TLC Vision Corporation Toomey & Baggett Eyecare Clinic, PLLC Jean Ann Toomey, OD ’85 Robert G. Traylor, OD ’63 Gregory S. Usdan, OD ’94 Walman Optical/X-Cel, Inc. Christine M. Weinreich and Scott Gettig West Tennessee Optometric Society David West

Abbott Fund Stephen P. Akre, OD ’75 Timothy P. Allen, OD ’70 Andrew Woodfin Miller Foundation Martha and Nat Baxter James H. Burke, OD ’77 Orman Campbell, OD ’49 Carl Zeiss Vision Inc. Cynthia M. Cato Century Optical, Inc. Emily S. Chambers R. Nash Cochran, OD ’44* Steven L. Compton, OD ’78 Cumberland Optical Company David A. Damari, OD and Mrs. Rita Frumento Damari Howard S. Demps Designs for Vision, Inc. Dickson Eye & Health Clinic Robin J. Drescher, OD, MS Tommy J. Ducklo, OD ’78 East Memphis Lions Club L. Allen Fors, OD ’69, MEd Cecily Freeman Daniel G. Fuller, OD Roy L. Gooch, OD ’61 Heart of America Contact Lens Society Jim Hollifield James B. Jalenak, Esq. Jobson Publishing Co. Dr. Paul Johnson and Mrs. Mary Backlund Brian Jones Eugenia Y. Kao, OD ’01 Keeler Instruments, Inc. Ralph P. Langenfeld, OD ’54 William C. Lofty, OD ’52* Logo of the Americas William J. Luck, OD ’76 Mrs. Carole Lusk Hoskins Irvin Mauldin, OD ’47* Horace L. May, OD ’48 Mentor O & O, Inc. James M. Newman, III, OD ’73, MS Omni Eye Services Alva S. Pack, III, OD ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Parks – Odell Associates Jo Ann Payne, OD ’90 and Gregory W. Payne, OD ’89

Pease & Curren, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Sue T. Prchal, OD ’79 and Gerald J. Prchal, OD ’79 Jennifer Sanderson, OD and Andrew J Rixon, OD Robertson Optical Laboratories, Inc. Richard Savoy, OD Sallye Sawyer Scott, OD ’78 Clifton G. Sites, II, OD ’77 Billie P. Skinner, OD ’76 Charles H. Smart, OD ’61* and Mary K. Smart Sola Optical USA, Inc. Southern Cultural Heritage Corporation Glen T. Steele, OD ’69 and Brenda Steele Kurt T. Steele, OD ’95 Sunsoft Corporation Tennessee Affiliate of AFVA The Bay Point Anterior Segment Symposium, Inc. Cristie Upshaw Travis Howard W. Tucker, Jr., OD ’63 United Methodist Church United Parcel Service Utah Vision Foundation, Inc. Visionworks, Inc. Lori A. Weiss, OD ’85 and Donald L. Weiss, Jr., OD ’86 Welch Allyn, Inc. Al T. Witcher, OD ’45* $1,000-$4,999

2M Eye Stewart L. Abbey, OD ’63 Trey Adams Phillip E. Agee, OD ’72 AGIA Inc. Paul Ajamian, OD Gary M. Akel, OD ’79 David E. Alexander, OD ’80 Michael W. Alexander, OD ’80 Ronald D. Allen, OD ’63 Allied Irish Bank Mark A. Altfillisch, OD ’92 Anthony Alvarez, OD ’54* American Foundation for Vision Awareness R. Keith Amiel, OD ’68 Lisa C. Anderson William J. Anderson, OD ’52 Edwin N. Anguas, OD ’69 Annabel K. Stephens Anonymous Donation Raul E. Arencibia, OD ’88 David A. Arthur, OD ’66

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Erskine E. Ashbee, OD ’49 Justin Ashe Ashland City Lions Club Atlanta Frame Express Atlanta Metro Lions Club Jo-Ann B. Augustine Auxiliary of Tennessee Optometric Association Auxiliary of the Association of Seventh T. R. Averitt, OD ’62 Ashley Baker, OD ’04 Cynthia E. Baker, OD ’83 Donald Lee Baker, OD ’74 Ivan B. Bank, OD ’83 Ron M. Bannister, OD ’77 Earnestine Barge Currie Dean Barker, OD ’58 Bartlett Lions Foundation Marshall H. Bates, OD ’49 Deanna J. Baxter Bayou Ophthalmic Instruments, Inc. Joseph J. Beaman, OD ’68 King S. Beardsley, OD ’67 Michael B. Beckerman, OD ’71 Jason M. Beddingfield, OD, ’06 Kathryn M. Beggs, OD ’85 William S. Benkelman, OD ’67 Emile J. Bernard, Jr., OD ’49* Ray D. Bess, OD ’63 David L. Bettis, OD ’53 Biocompatibles Eye Wear, Inc. Frederick L. Birmingham, OD ’84 T. G. Blackman, OD ’84 Robin S. Blair, OD ’74 Larry W. Bloomingburg, OD ’75 Bloomington Lions Club Blytheville Lions Club Frederick E. Bodenhamer, OD ’75 Thomas H. Boeke, OD ’60 Emily M. Bosley, OD ’95 and William G. Bosley, III, OD ’95 Robert E. Botts, OD ’78 Jennifer Bourn, OD ’02 Randall D. Bowling, OD ’71 Karen A. Bowyer, PhD Dwight D. Boyd, OD ’90 Randy Brafford Delrita Branch Dr. Kenneth B. Brehne and Mrs. Gayle Brehne Brinkley Lions Club Kenneth W. Brooks, OD ’76 William B. Brookshire Mrs. L W. Brown L. Wayne Brown, OD ’63* Larry H. Bryan

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Glen E. Bryant, Sr., OD ’49 Robert J. Bryant, OD ’55 Alan K. Bugg, OD ’82 Roger L. Burch, OD ’72 Tasso S. Butler, Jr., OD ’77 J. Gordon Butterfield, OD ’54 George N. Butterworth, OD ’04 James M. Byrn, OD ’49 Winona M. Caldwell Wayne M. Cannon, OD ’62 Eugene R. Cantwell, OD ’49 Carle Foundation Hospital Auxiliary Dori Carlson Helgeson, OD Carl J. Carnaggio, OD ’72 Nicholas C. Caro, MD Carotek, Inc. Carpenter/Sullivan, LLC Thomas V. Casella, OD ’78 John E. Casto, OD ’60 Center for Keratoconus Joe A. Chambers, OD ’70 Chester County Lions Club Darby Chiasson, OD ’99 Jerry L. Clay William A. Clement, OD ’54* Joseph D. Cloarec* Fred S. Cloninger, OD ’65 Coal Hill VFW Scholarship Fund 1205 Carolina James R. Coats Mark G. Coble, OD ’77 Glenn M. Cochran, OD ’80 W. D. Cochran, OD ’70 Jeffrey H. Cohen, OD ’72 Janet Provencal Collier, OD ’96 Larry Collins Community First National Bank Conforma Contact Lenses Donald W. Connell, OD ’08 Charles G. Connor, Jr., OD Andrew G. Cook, Jr., OD ’81 Mark J. Cook, OD ’78 Michael G. Cook, OD ’78 Corcoran Lions James V. Cornetta, OD ’81 Covington Lions Club Al H. Covington, OD ’78 Donald V. Covington, OD ’82 George B. Coyle, OD ’50* John P. Crawford, OD ’65* William J. Crawford, OD ’82 Robert M. Cress, OD ’75 Gary G. Crook, OD ’72 G. Robert Crosby, OD ’63 Crossett Lions Club Oscar Crow, OD ’49

First-year scholarship recipients (sitting, L-R): Courtney Melchione, Marla McNutt, Darah McDaniel, Devon Morris; (standing, L-R): Robert Phyfer, Brett O’Connor, Taylor Neumann, Monica Perry

William M. Crow, OD ’49 Julian A. Crowder, OD ’78 David H. Curtis, OD ’78 Paul Y. Cuthbertson, OD ’44* Elizabeth Mason Darby, OD ’01 David L. Davidson, OD ’64 Barry J. Davis, OD ’65 Donnie R. Davis, OD ’71 James O. Davis, OD ’86 Marion B. Davis, OD ’47 and Mrs. Mary Davis Norden W. Davis, OD ’61 Horace Deal, OD ’97 William R. Dellinger, OD ’64 Thomas F. Deloatch, OD ’82 Delta Gamma Foundation Charles Denaburg, OD ’62 Thomas D. Dennis, OD ’66 Norman J. Dery, OD ’69 and Bonny Lou Eads, OD ’69 James W. Devine, OD ’83 David Dick, OD ’69 Velma J. Dickson Kennan A. Doan, OD ’80 John D. Dodd, OD ’81 Richard H. Dohrn, OD* Michael T. Dorkowski, OD ’04 Paul K. Douglas, OD ’63 Susan Doyle Drs. Foster and Steele Family Optometry Debarah A. Wallace, OD ’86 and Peter C. Dubin, OD ’86 Michael J. Duffy, OD ’78

Janette D. Dumas, OD Jason D. Duncan, OD ’96 Craig W. Dunlap, OD ’94 Dunlaw Optical Laboratories, Inc. Erin D. Dunphy, OD ’97 Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dupuy Richard D. Durocher, OD ’96 Dyersburg Lions Club Dr. Steven Edelstein William Edmondson, MAT, OD Max Edrington, OD ’72 M. Scott Edwards, OD ’77 Jimmy H. Elam, OD ’72 David C. Eldridge, OD ’78 J. Grady Elliott, Jr., OD ’92 James H. English, OD ’66 Robert M. Epstein, OD ’74 George S. Erlbeck, OD ’49* Cheryl E. Ervin, OD Exxon Company, USA/Volunteer Involvement Fund Eye Care Clinic of West Tennessee Eyecare Associates Of Kentucky Fallbrook Eyecare Center Gregory L. Fanelli, OD ’76 Delton L. Fast, OD ’75 Bradley W. Fielding, OD ’84 Roland Fink, OD ’40* First Tennessee Bank Alan P. Fisher, OD ’75 Elizabeth Fisher David Fisher, Jr., OD ’90 Fisons Pharmaceuticals

First-year scholarship recipients (sitting, L-R): Kay Powell, Rebecca Wenig, Whitney Seltman, Amy Sickman; (standing, L-R): Gerald Stinson, Will Price, Ryan Wilkerson, Preslee Trammell

Robert C. Fitzhugh, OD ’79 and Mrs. Linda S. Fitzhugh Carol A. Fleming Sadie M. Fleming Nathan F. Ford, OD ’50 R. Dianne Foster David L. Foutch, OD ’87 Melvin B. Fox, OD ’54 Michael C. Frier, OD ’75 and Cathy Loper Frier, OD ’77 Future Optics, Inc. G.T. Laboratories, Inc. John Gammon Foundation Stacy L. Gandy, OD ’92 and Jimmy S. Gandy, OD ’92 John M. Garber, OD ’76 James P. Gardner, Jr., OD ’57 Cindy Garner Elizabeth M. Garrett, MS Wesley E. Garton, OD ’80 Herman George Germantown Lions Club Erin R. Nosel, OD ’01, and Hani S. Ghazi-Birry, OD ’01 Frank S. Gibson, OD ’68 Gift of Sight Foundation Herman H. Ginger, OD ’72 Alan L. Ginsburg, OD ’76 W. Carter Glass, OD ’76 The Goldsmith Foundation, Inc. Richard A. Goodson, OD ’66* Rosemary E. Gordon William D. Gordon, OD ’82 Phillip H. Gray, OD ’78

Stuart M. Greenberg, OD ’01 Martha W. Greene, OD ’45* Mark A. Greer, OD ’87 Earl W. Guinn, OD* Thomas H. Gulley, OD ’68 Neil R. Gurwitz, OD ’50 Garry Haas, OD ’67 Tonyatta T. Hairston, OD ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Halsted James C. Hamilton, OD ’65* L. Shepard Hamrick, Jr., OD ’81 Wilburt D. Hanisco Jeffrey S. Hankin, OD ’78 Gene A. Harman, OD ’72 Paul L. Harman, OD ’86 Kathryn A. Harrington Paul Harris, OD Betty J. Harville, OD Richard D. Hazlett, OD, PhD Cynthia Heard, OD Charles B. Heiner, OD ’61 William L. Herbold, OD ’67 Hernando Lions Club Harold C. Herring, Jr., OD ’74 Kent B. Hill, OD ’70 Richard L. Hill, OD ’67 HMI Buying Group Hnedak Bobo Group Arnold F. Hodges, OD ’48 Gary M. Hoffard, OD ’72 Gerald Hoffman, OD ’52 Edward R. Hoge, Jr., OD ’67 William M. Holman, OD ’92

Daniel C. Horton, OD ’01 Stephen M. Houghton, OD ’74 Larry J. Housley, OD ’68 Elizabeth T. Howard, OD ’95 and Andrew W. Howard, OD ’96 Hoya Lens of America Hoya Optical Laboratories Morry W. Hsu, OD ’01 James J. Hulen, OD ’73 Humboldt Lions Club Donald P. Humphrey, OD ’72 Margaret I. Hunnicutt, OD John M. Hunt, OD ’84 Indiana University Foundation Charles Ingram, OD ’67 Inspire Pharamaceuticals, Inc. J.A. Majors Company J.B. Lippincott Co. Jackson Old Hickory Lions Club John Mark Jackson, OD ’99 Jaeb Center for Health Research Paul G. Jahnke, OD ’56* E. D. Jamieson W. Michael Jamison, OD ’82 Donald E. Jenks, OD ’54 Gordon W. Jennings, OD ’81 Harold L. Jennings, OD ’64 Jewish Foundation of Greensboro John-Kenyon American Eye Institute Jolynn and Kenneth Johnson Ray H. Johnson, OD ’68 Warren S. Johnson, OD ’84 Dr. Burnett Joiner Robert B. Jordan, OD ’88 Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 Michael B. Kane, OD ’78 Mark R. Kapperman, OD ’87 Charles V. Kelly, OD ’57* Marie C. Kelly, OD ’85 Charles D. Keylon, OD ’71 Michael D. Kiihnl, OD ’81 Nelson C. Klaus, Jr., OD ’72 J. Keith Kleinert, OD ’86 James M. Kluckman, OD ’74 and Mrs. Tammie Kluckman Robert A. Koetting, OD ’47* Steven R. Koganovsky, OD ’75 Patricia M. Kowalski, OD ’88 Adam B. Krafczek, Jr., Esquire Jodi E. Krahwinkel, OD ’96 Kendall L. Krug, OD ’85 KS Foundation for Vision Awareness, Inc. Lafayette Lions Club Carol P. LaGrange, OD ’55*

Jane Watson Lamb, OD ’69 and Roy D. Lamb, OD ’68 Joseph A. Lamendola, Jr., OD ’62 Lawrence J. LaTour, OD ’80 Charles D. Lawler, OD ’64 Loy D. Lawler, OD ’49* Mike Lawson Louis J. Layton, OD ’67 Thomas Lentz, OD ’76 George A. Lever, OD Jim D. Lewis, OD ’62 Alison L. Lindorfer, OD ’03* John K. Lindsay, OD ’81 Lions Club International Dist. 12-L Treg M. Long, OD ’87 Lookout Valley Lions Club Loudoun Douglas High Alumni Assoc. Inc. Ralph Lovell LWW Vision Care, Publishers of New OD Scott L. Lyon Robert E. MacKey, OD ’62 Maddox Foundation, Inc. Maddox Hockey, Inc. Leroy Magee Maine Optometric Association Willis C. Maples, OD ’68 Diane G. Markee, M.Ed. Thomas J. Marquardt, OD ’74 Marsh Affinity Practice Neill R. Marshall, OD Martin Lions Club Louis and Ellen Martin Erie Mathena Mark E. Mather, OD ’76 Barbara Jennings, OD and Dennis E. Mathews, OD John A. May, OD ’63 James D. Mayes, OD ’79 John A. McCall, Sr., OD ’49 Lenward R. McCalla, OD ’85 George S. McCarter, OD ’76 Charles R. McClintick, OD* Joe O. McClure, OD ’51 Robert W. McCullough, OD ’77 Douglas V. McKillip, OD ’70 Joe N. McKnight Janice McMahon, OD ’98 Charles E. McMasters, OD ’84 Michael S. McQuaig, OD ’77 Gov. Ned R. McWherter* Kathryn G. Melonas Memphis Blind Lions Club Memphis Lens Company, Inc. Memphis Mid-City Lions Club Merck & Co., Inc.

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First-Year Scholarships Awarded Thirty-four students from SCO’s Class of 2016 received first-year scholarships collectively totaling $145,000. Thanks to all our alumni and friends for making these awards possible. Presidential Endowed Scholarship ($10,000)

Courtney Melchione, Lexington, VA Amy Sickman, Parkville, MO

Rebecca Wenig, Cary, IL Ryan Wilkerson, Lebanon, MO

Dean’s Endowed Scholarship ($7,000)

Joseph Brewer, Pinedale, AZ Daniel Brigham, St. Augustine, FL Jaimen Dixon, Boise, ID

Emily Edwards, Cedarcreek, MO Marla McNutt, North Canton, OH

Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship ($5,000)

Frank Carusone, Columbiana, OH Gabriel Fickett, Waynesboro, PA Adam Malik, Madison, AL

Devon Morris, Ocean Springs, MS Brett O’Connor, Jacksonville, FL Kay Powell, Madison, WI

Dr. Robert E. Federhan Scholarship ($5,000)

Will Price, Lakeside, AZ Dr. William R. Jackson Scholarship ($4,000)

Brennan Berwald; Butler, MO Dr. Camile Chiasson Scholarship ($3,000)

Michael Wiles, Norman, OK Dr. Martha Rosemore Morrow Scholarship ($3,000)

Jacob Dufour, Rogers, AR SCO Alumni Endowed Scholarship ($3,000)

Feyi Aworunse, Nashville, TN Dani Gretz, Orange Park, FL Gerald Stinson, Holly Springs, MS Dr. Cheryl Johnson Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)

Taylor Neumann, Council Bluffs, IA Drs. Helen and Christopher King Scholarship ($2,000)

Halie Cottrill, St. Marys, WV Edgar Family Scholarship ($2,000)

Darah McDaniel, Mountain Home, AR New Orleans Contact Lens Society Scholarship ($2,000)

Hunter Chapman, Monroe, LA Omni Eye Services-Memphis Endowed Scholarship ($2,000)

Whitney Seltman, Alpharetta, GA Sullins Family Scholarship ($2,000)

Monica Perry, Kingsport, TN Alston & Bird Endowed Scholarship ($1,000)

Robert Phyfer, West Point, MS Dr. J. Leonard Supman Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

Preslee Trammell, Greenville, MS Dr. Ramona Porter Clifton Scholarship ($1,000)

Blake Hayden, Owensboro, KY Dr. T. Joel Byars Scholarship ($1,000)

Leah Lentz, St. Marys, GA Dr. Thomas Gallaher and Mrs. Elizabeth Gallaher Scholarship ($1,000)

Trent Gaasch, Peoria, IL Dr. Vaughn Parfitt Scholarship ($4,000)

Aaron Buchanan, Morgantown, WV Drs. Charlene and Fred Burnett Scholarship ($1,000)

Chris Harlan, Memphis, TN

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Allyson P. Mertins, OD ’97 Metro Optics, LLC. Mid-South Premier Ophthalmics Terry Milius Sally S. Miller, OD ’80 and Charles David Miller, OD ’78 Millington Lions Club Robert C. Mills, Jr., OD ’89 Minnie Flaura and Roseanna Turner Fund Terry D. Moehnke, OD ’77 John H. Mohr, OD ’61 Tiffany Kay Monahan, OD ’00 Nicole Y. Monroe, OD ’99 Sheri Monroe Montgomery Martin Contractors, LLC Lee R. Moore, Jr., OD ’80 Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. Sandra C. Morgan Harold E. Morrill, Jr., OD ’75 Morris Education Ronald C. Mozingo, OD ’78 Theodore A. Mueller, OD ’77* Kenneth Mulholland, Jr. Joseph W. Myers, OD ’64 Naperville Noon Lions Club Nashville South Lions Club National Academy of Practice in Optometry (NAPO) Nebraska Foundation for Vision Awareness James L. Nedrow, OD ’65 New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, Inc. Nikon, Inc. John S. Niles NoIR Medical Technologies Jefrey C. Northcutt, OD ’88 Northeast Memphis Lions Club Leroy Norton, Jr., OD ’87 Ocular Instruments, Inc. Odyssey Medical, Inc. David Olive, OD ’99 Keith M. Oliver, OD ’79 Ooh La La de Paris Eyewear Optical Dynamics Corporation Optometric Extension Program Foundation, Inc. Optometry’s Charity – The AOA Foundation Optos, Inc. Carol-Lyn G. Ordynsky, OD ’85 and George Ordynsky, OD ’83 Larry Otten, OD ’77 Lyn Brown Oxley, OD ’84 J. Minor Pace, OD ’84 PACO Research Corporation

Paragon Optical Company Paris Lions Club Jerry B. Park, OD ’66 Randall T. Parrish, Jr., OD ’78 Dale E. Patrick, OD ’77 Warren O. Patrick, OD ’49* W. Stan Peacock, OD ’84 Brenda and Greg Pearson John S. Peery, OD ’84 G. Worthy Pegram, Jr., OD ’53 N. Gene Perkins, OD ’57 Walter F. Peterson, OD ’59 Clifford I. Phillips, OD ’78 William A. Pike, OD ’72 Pilkington Barnes Hind USA Austin and Melissa Pittman C. Ellis Potter, OD ’67 James L. Price, Jr., OD ’74 Wayne F. Provines, OD Charles R. Pruden, Jr., OD ’59 R.L. Speck & Associates, Inc. Kenneth W. Rader, OD ’55 Gary E. Radish, OD ’69 Brett K. Radow, OD ’80 Dr. and Mrs. Mohammad Rafieetary Kim C. Raharja, OD ’06 Samuel C. Rainey, OD ’51 Brenda H. Rakestraw Raleigh Lions Club, District 12-L Raleigh Lions Club Rod L. Rallo, OD ’80 J. Gregory Reasons, OD ’87 David J. Reed, OD ’68 Richard A. Reeves, OD ’75 and Debra Lee Reeves Shilpa J. Register, OD Leon A. Renaud, OD ’73 William T. Reynolds, OD ’85 Tonya M. Reynoldson, OD ’01 Virgil L. Rhodes, OD ’50* and Mrs. Peggy Rhodes* J. Scott Richardson, OD ’75 Dr. Joel W. Richardson, Jr. Gary A. Roach, OD ’72 Edward L. Robbins, OD ’51 James C. Robbins, OD ’67* Thomas A. Roberson, OD Bob G. Roberts, OD ’74 Michael N. Robertson S.W. Robertson, OD ’67 Nathaniel D. Robinson, OD ’91 William E. Robinson, Jr., OD ’74 Rochester Optometric Society Richard Rogers, OD ’78 Stuart D. Rogers, OD ’82 W.W. Rogers

Walter S. Rose, OD ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Lance Rosemore Howard K. Ross, OD ’78 Timothy A. Ross, OD ’85 Lawrence A. Routt, OD ’77 Gregory C. Russell, OD ’97 Kay U. Saslawsky Henry V. Sawyer, Jr., OD ’78 Jeffrey Scarpace Charles A. Schaible, OD ’74* David K. Schandler Gary L. Schreiner, OD ’72 Keith A. Schrunk, OD ’03 James R. Schuchert, OD ’72 SCO - Student Government Association Jeremy C. Scoggins, OD ’01 Donald C. Scott, OD ’85 Stephen Selby, OD ’42 E. Michelle Sellers James E. Sellers, OD ’75 Tim Markam Sellers, OD ’98 Diane R. Serex-Dougan, OD ’81 Fred R. Shanks, OD ’74 Denise Q. Shepard, OD ’79 Donise Sheridan, OD ’97 Dean N. Shissias, OD ’82 Steven R. Shum, OD ’71 William D. Simmons, OD ’62 Gary C. Simpson, OD ’64 J. Scott Simpson, OD ’75 Charles M. Smith, OD ’79 Dennis L. Smith, OD ’81 Denson L. Smith, OD ’50 Michael K. Smith, OD ’02 and Kimberly Zimmer Smith, OD ’03 Larry D. Snider, OD ’76 Gary R. Snuffin Larry L. Snyder, OD ’66 Southeast Optometric Vision Forum Southern Optical Company Thomas Soviar, OD ’83 Bernard I. Sparks, III, OD ’77 Spartanburg Lions Club Joel H. Springan, OD ’84 Kenneth N. Springer* Alta I. Spurrier, OD ’68 Rebecca V. St. Jean, OD ’97 Kevin D. Stallard, OD ’96 Thomas J. Stander, OD ’82 Stanfield Baptist Church State of Oklahoma Scott A. Steel, OD Audra D. Steiner, OD ’00 Scott B. Steinman, OD Sandra Stephens Stereo Optical Company, Inc.

William E. Sterling, Jr., OD ’75 Cathy D. Stern, OD Christopher J. Strelioff, OD ’96 Frederick Norman Stringer, OD ’49 Robert G. Stroud, OD ’59* Student Government Assoc. of SCO Student Loan Express (CIT Group Inc.) George Chuck Stumpf, Jr., OD ’82 Harry M. Sulzberger, OD ’63 SunTrust Bank William C. Sutherland, OD ’66 Sandra L. Swaringen, OD ’81 April K. Swim, OD ’00 Terrence M. Swinger, OD ’64 Thomas H. Swords, OD ’73 Sharon E. Tabachnick, PhD David D. Talley, OD Mike Tannehill, OD ’75 James F. Tanner, OD ’64 Lloyd A. Tantum, OD ’78 Wyatt R. Taylor, OD ’64 Randall Teague, OD ’78 Van M. Teague, OD ’81 Jerome M. Tempel, OD ’78 Tex-O-Con, Inc. D. W. Thaxton, III, OD ’66 Charles E. Thomas, OD ’84 Gerald M. Thomas, OD Mary Thornley, EdD Charles P. Tillman, OD ’49* Charlie P. Tillman, Jr., OD ’83 James E. Tillman, OD ’69 Wylie W. Tirey, OD ’67 Shannon Torbett and Matt Torbett Thomas E. Townsend, OD ’75 Lisa C. Tracy John D. Tumblin, OD ’54 Tunica Lions Club John J. Turley, OD ’54* U.S. Vision Union Planters Bank University of Houston Donald G. Upton, OD ’81 Michael D. Usdan, OD ’67* USF&G Corporation Marlon R. Utech, OD ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Van Vance Richard W. Varley, OD ’77 Cary J. Vincent, OD ’78 Mark H. Vinson, OD ’82 Virginia Optometric Association Vision Care Inc. Vision Training Products, Inc. Christina Rae Vogel, OD ’03 Volk Optical, Inc. Mark C. Ward, OD ’86

Garey E. Ware, OD ’66 Terry M. Warren, OD ’79 Morris H. Weaver, OD ’75 Kenneth A. Weinberg, OD ’77 West Memphis Lions Club Jerry D. West, OD ’72 Walter D. West, OD ’75 White Station Lions Club Whitehaven Lions Club James J. Whitelock, OD ’82 Lee Anne Whitworth, OD ’97 and Patrick Whitworth, OD ’97 William K. Wieland, OD ’66 Donna R. Wike, OD ’76 Sidney J. Wiley, Sr., OD ’51* Williams Consulting Group Neika Williams Leslie and Robert Williams Roger C. Wineinger, OD ’76 H. Ralph Winton, OD ’60 Wisconsin Optometric Association Brunswick R. Wong, OD ’76 Frederick J. Wright, OD ’69* James E. Wright, Jr., OD ’50 Joe G. Wright, OD ’63* Wynne Lions Club William T. Yoe, OD ’84 Anton L. Young, OD ’62 Eugene Zuckerman, OD ’47*

Legacy Society Members of the Legacy Society have made provision for Southern College of Optometry as part of their estate planning in the form of a bequest, trust agreement, life insurance or other form of planned gift. Through their foresight and generosity, these donors help preserve the legacy of the college and ensure the future for SCO.

Charlene Burnett, OD ’83 Frederick R. Burnett, OD ’80 George B. Coyle, OD ’50 I.D. Engram, OD ’63 C. Jeff Foster, OD ’81 Sidney I. Greenberg, OD ’65 Ralph P. Langenfeld, OD ’54 Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74 David H. Owen OD ’81 Richard L. Powell, OD ’68 Donald C. Reynolds, MOpt, MPH Mrs. Marion G. Rosemore Frank G. Smith, III, Esq. Mr. Ernie Valamides Lisa R. Wade, OD ’84 Al T. Witcher, OD ’45

Alumni Gifts by Class The following alumni made gifts between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

1946

Ramona P. Clifton, OD 1947

Harold S. Cohen, OD Eugene Zuckerman, OD* 1949

Joyce R. Adema, OD Glen E. Bryant, Sr., OD Orman Campbell, OD Oscar Crow, OD George S. Erlbeck, OD* John A. McCall, Sr., OD 1950

Nathan F. Ford, OD Neil R. Gurwitz, OD C. Wayne Shearer, OD Hal Trimmier, OD 1951

Jack R. Hillard, OD Wilbur C. Treadwell, Jr., OD* 1952

Gerald Hoffman, OD 1953

Norman Krell, OD G. Worthy Pegram, Jr., OD G. Robert Vines, OD 1957

James P. Gardner, Jr., OD Allen E. Westby, OD 1958

Currie Dean Barker, OD George L. Haffner, OD 1959

Howard F. Flippin, OD Charles R. Pruden, Jr., OD 1960

Rufus B. Antley, OD Bernard M. Friedland, OD Franklin D. Martin, OD* J. Robert Mitchem, OD Paul E. Thomas, OD 1961

Roy L. Gooch, OD John H. Mohr, OD Richard E. Morgan, OD Alan E. Pressman, OD Curtis C. Shockley, OD

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1971

Lynn H. Church, OD Joseph A. Lamendola, Jr., OD Jim D. Lewis, OD William D. Simmons, OD Anton L. Young, OD 1963

Ray D. Bess, OD T. Joel Byars, OD Paul Dale Jagers, Jr., OD Howard W. Tucker, Jr., OD 1964

William R. Dellinger, OD Ronald B. Gurin, OD John T. Lee, OD Wyatt R. Taylor, OD 1965

Eugene Miller Bane, Jr., OD Fred S. Cloninger, OD James D. Sandefur, OD 1966

Douglas L. Conrath, OD* Thomas D. Dennis, OD Paul D. Michalove, OD William C. Sutherland, OD Ray D. Williams, OD 1967

Robert O. Black, OD* Richard E. Falls, OD Ronald B. Gantt, OD John A. Gazaway, OD Edward R. Hoge, Jr., OD S.W. Robertson, OD A.L. Spivey, III, OD 1968

R. Keith Amiel, OD Joseph J. Beaman, OD Larry E. Blackmon, OD William E. Cochran, OD Henry J. Decker, III, OD Richard L. Powell, OD Earl H. Rock, OD Alta I. Spurrier, OD 1969

Walter F. Cygan, OD Dean L. McCormack, OD Glen T. Steele, OD Frederick J. Wright, OD* 1970

Timothy P. Allen, OD, MS Joe A. Chambers, OD Paul W. Derrick, OD Douglas V. McKillip, OD

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Randall D. Bowling, OD James H. Minesinger, OD Steven R. Shum, OD 1972

William C. Coffee, OD Jimmy H. Elam, OD Melvin C. Evers, OD Donald P. Humphrey, OD Gary A. Roach, OD Jerry D. West, OD William J. Yearta, OD 1973

Alan L. Blatterman, OD Allen D. Findley, OD James Jay Hulen, OD James M. Newman, III, OD Leon A. Renaud, OD 1974

Donald Lee Baker, OD John D. Bishop, OD Robin S. Blair, OD Richard M. Bossin, OD David H. Dow, OD Robert M. Epstein, OD Thomas J. Garrity, OD Charles G. Glaser, OD Harold C. Herring, Jr., OD Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD Miles W. Rhyne, Jr., OD Bob Gene Roberts, OD Robert W. Smalling, OD John F. Thompson, OD Bruce G. Young, OD 1975

Stephen P. Akre, OD Allan Leslie Barker, OD Larry W. Bloomingburg, OD Robert M. Cress, OD Keydron Dwane DeRosa, OD Alan P. Fisher, OD Harold E. Morrill, Jr., OD Randall S. Ramsey, OD J. Scott Richardson, OD J. Scott Simpson, OD James W. Stuckey, OD 1976

Richard C. Buck, OD Stanley M. Dickerson, OD John M. Garber, OD Alan L. Ginsburg, OD W. Carter Glass, OD Arthur Thomas Hyde, OD Thomas Lentz, OD Howard B. Levinson, OD

Mark E. Mather, OD Joseph W. Remke, III, OD William R. Spooner, OD Donna R. Wike, OD Brunswick R. Wong, OD 1977

Ron M. Bannister, OD Mark G. Coble, OD Cornel H. Leblanc, OD Robert W. McCullough, OD Michael S. McQuaig, OD Henry B. Miller, OD Terry D. Moehnke, OD Richard C. Orgain, OD Larry Otten, OD James L. Parkerson, OD Jack L. Schaeffer, OD Bernard I. Sparks, III, OD J. Craig Swaim, OD Richard W. Varley, OD Kenneth A. Weinberg, OD 1978

Robert E. Botts, OD James S. Campbell, OD Thomas V. Casella, OD Steven L. Compton, OD Al H. Covington, OD David H. Curtis, OD Tommy J. Ducklo, OD Glenn I. Goldring, OD Jeffrey S. Hankin, OD Charles F. Hyman, OD David H. Mills, OD Billy S. Moscow, OD Gary M. Moss, OD Richard W. Phillips, OD Frank A. Romano, OD Henry V. Sawyer, Jr., OD Jerome M. Tempel, OD Marlon R. Utech, OD 1979

Gary M. Akel, OD Gary S. Appel, OD Danny W. Cross, OD William M. Dickerson, Jr., OD Van M. Dunn, OD Robert C. Fitzhugh, OD Kathryn M. McCullough, OD Keith M. Oliver, OD Charles E. Porch, OD Denise Q. Shepard, OD William R. Shumaker, OD Charles M. Smith, OD William L. Turner, OD Terry M. Warren, OD

1980

Michael W. Alexander, OD Frederick R. Burnett, Jr., OD Jay R. Kimberley, OD Lawrence J. LaTour, OD G. Steven Malone, OD Lee R. Moore, Jr., OD Sharon Berger Moscow, OD Rod L. Rallo, OD 1981

Rick D. Bartlett, OD Camile L. Chiasson, OD James V. Cornetta, OD Max M. Downey, OD Alvin Lewis Frey, Jr., OD David E. Hankins, OD Kendall B. Harris, OD John F. Holland, OD Charles T. Inman, OD Roger I. Jones, OD Michael D. Kiihnl, OD Daniel O. Mosser, OD William D. Sizemore, OD Dennis L. Smith, OD Sandra L. Swaringen, OD 1982

Alan K. Bugg, OD James O. Cloepfil, OD Michael J. Coons, OD Thomas F. Deloatch, OD Debra A. Hammerer, OD John R. Hammerer, OD W. Michael Jamison, OD Gary L. Mancil, OD Charles A. Nassauer, OD David H. Ritchie, OD Dean N. Shissias, OD Anthony L. Stubits, OD Bonnie F. Taylor, OD David E. Witherspoon, OD DeAnne F. Witherspoon, OD 1983

Cynthia E. Baker, OD Charlene Burnett, OD Charles A. Callaway, OD Mary Shackleford Carlton, OD James W. Devine, OD Eddie S. Epperson, OD Paul T. Fulghum, OD Thomas K. Gober, OD David N. Hinkley, OD Christopher B. King, OD Helen J. King, OD

1986

Top Classes by Participation

CLASS Year

% Giving by Class

2012 2011 1987 1978 1962 1983 2010 1982 1968 1974 1961 1994 1976 2000 1997 1979 1981 1992 1986 1977 1998 2001 1958 1964 1975 1960

73% 23% 15% 15% 14% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%

Janice A. Barr, OD Alan Fertel, OD Steven Friedman, OD Paul L. Harman, OD Charles R. Hughes, Jr., OD J. Keith Kleinert, OD James H. Sawyer, OD Peter A. Spear, OD Mark C. Ward, OD 1987

J. Bart Campbell, OD William E. Conn, OD David L. Foutch, OD Mark A. Greer, OD Brian A. Kahn, OD Mark R. Kapperman, OD Treg M. Long, OD Charles S. Miles, OD Leroy Norton, Jr., OD Francis L. Pinard, OD J. Gregory Reasons, OD Robert D. Remke, OD James P. Theroux, OD 1988

Raul E. Arencibia, OD Arnold M. Huskins, OD Patricia M. Kowalski, OD Jefrey C. Northcutt, OD 1989

Henry G. McQuirter, OD Mark A. Pulliam, OD Rhett H. Richardson, OD John S. Sharpe, OD Thomas Soviar, OD Sharon Holden Thomas, OD Charlie P. Tillman, Jr., OD 1984

Robert P. Aitken, OD Edward E. Cho, OD Gerald A. Eisenstatt, OD J. Minor Pace, OD John S. Peery, OD Stuart J. Thomas, OD Jon E. Treadway, OD Lisa R. Wade, OD 1985

Kathryn M. Beggs, OD Roger L. Benjamin, OD Russell H. Chambless, OD Marie C. Kelly, OD Lenward R. McCalla, OD Jon O. Olson, OD J. Curtis Taylor, OD

Nancy N. McShan, OD Robert C. Mills, Jr., OD Michael R. Sigmon, OD George Sherman Thurmond, II, OD James E. Venable, OD Dick S. Whitaker, OD 1990

David Fisher, Jr., OD Arthur Andy Haley, OD W. Brent Hall, OD Michael V. Holland, OD Angela C Howell, OD Jarrett Ann Johnson, OD Walter S. Rose, OD 1991

Nathaniel D. Robinson, OD Rhonda Snipes Thurmond, OD 1992

Eric K. Botts, OD J. Grady Elliott, Jr., OD Jimmy S. Gandy, OD Stacy L. Gandy, OD William M. Holman, OD Gary S. Holtzman, OD

James Shawn McBride, OD George W. Pegram, III, OD William L. Yoos, OD 1993

Ted A. McElroy, OD 1994

Craig W. Dunlap, OD Laura L. Flockencier, OD Jay Arthur Kavanagh, OD Terry L. Kirkland, OD M. Elizabeth McIntosh, OD Kay F. Royal, OD Daniel E. Smith, OD Scott L. Spivey, OD 1995

Marilyn S. Burich, OD Tracy Decker Burroughs, OD Pamela L. Finley, OD Elizabeth T. Howard, OD Nadine Maki, OD Philip L. Nicholson, OD David L. Parker, OD Steven T. Reed, OD 1996

Janet Provencal Collier, OD Jason D. Duncan, OD Richard D. Durocher, OD Andrew W. Howard, OD Jodi E. Krahwinkel, OD Jared T. Powelson, OD Kevin D. Stallard, OD 1997

John E. Anderson, OD Terri D. Anderson, OD Leland H. Bowen, OD Amanda Brewer-Lord, OD Horace Deal, OD Tracy L. Fish, OD Michael D. Gerstner, OD Steven E. Goldenberg, OD Michael S. Rothschild, OD Gregory C. Russell, OD Rebecca V. St. Jean, OD William F. Waterbury, OD 1998

Darla Barrow, OD Matthew Casey, OD Aaron Kerr, OD Janusz Luka, OD Mary Lee Pemberton, OD Janice McMahon, OD Dana M. Nolan, OD Tchula Morgison Ripton, OD

April D. Smith, OD Brian D. Smith, OD Sylvia E. Sparrow, OD 1999

Jill C. Browning, OD Darby Chiasson, OD Douglas Michael Christman, OD John Mark Jackson, OD Jonathan Knutson, OD Jennifer M Lesslie, OD Laurel L. Van Horn, OD Abner Velasco, OD 2000

Joseph Kent Douglas, OD Karen Joyner Douglas, OD Benjamin Jordan Franklin, OD Shannon Franklin, OD Courtney G. Hoffman, OD Matthew E. Hoffman, OD Jennifer L. Johnson, OD Lara E. May, OD Lorie Michelle McReynolds, OD Tiffany Monahan, OD Jimmy A. Riffe, OD Audra D. Steiner, OD, FCOVD 2001

Jeffrey M. Anastasio, OD Elizabeth Mason Darby, OD Michael Scott Ensor, OD Stuart M. Greenberg, OD Whitney H. Hauser, OD Max P. Hergott, OD Paul D. Mormon, OD Gordon D. Russell, OD Pamela H. Schnell, OD Aaron G. Thompson, OD Heather H. Walker, OD 2002

Shelly Anastasio, OD Jennifer Bourn, OD Lisa M. Dye, OD James Fleming, OD M. Shay Murphy, OD Geoffrey Ryan H. Powell, OD Mark J. Roy, III, OD Kevin Tran, OD Christopher W. Wroten, OD 2003

Sarah Sutherland Baldwin, OD Margaret Shelton Brya, OD Jeremy Michael Durham, OD Phillip Patrick Fowler, OD Carrie Fortner Irvine, OD

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2011

2004

Ashley B. Baker, OD Michael T. Dorkowski, OD Cory A. Lindenman, OD Adam S. Melton, OD Michael M. Monson, OD Emily J. Sprague, OD Tarra L. Vander Leest, OD 2005

William H. Ballinger, III, OD Pete Wardell, OD 2006

Anonymous Jennifer L. Jones, OD Carrie D. Lebowitz, OD Kristie S. Semrow, OD 2007

Lindsay C. Elkins, OD Austin C. Krohn, OD Kristi L. Liu, OD Haylie Lynne Mulliniks, OD John Michael Neal, OD Katy L. Woodall, OD 2008

Ginny L. Ahrens, OD Andrea D. Beedles, OD Donald W. Connell, OD Jill L. Frier, OD Marc S. Helmy, OD Emily K. Nail, OD Claire S. Schmidt, OD 2009

Amy Elizabeth Coburn, OD Emily R. Conn, OD Rebecca King, OD Joseph Sugg, OD 2010

Michelle Brennan, OD Jeannie Clark, OD Meredith Cole, OD David Daughtry, OD Jessica E. Durham, OD Gary Granger, OD Kinsey Honeyman, OD Felicia Jackson, OD Danielle Jordan, OD Thuy Ngo, OD Nicholas Reid, OD Erik Romsdahl, OD

Mandi Smith, OD Esla Speth, OD Gene Wong, OD

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Jay M. Butler, OD Adam J. Couts, OD Gloria Ding, OD Jessica L. Dinwiddie, OD Kyle D. Dohrman, OD Elissa S. Eblin, OD Doug W. Ellenberger, OD Joy Ellenberger, OD Laura E. England, OD Wendell Fackrell, OD Shane W. Frerichs, OD Allison A. Hoffman, OD Nicole M. Kosciuk, OD Katherine L. Marshall, OD Crystal A. Mirza, OD Katherine A. Paulsen, OD Truc Minh Pham, OD Shira L. Pipkin, OD Nicklaus J. Richmond, OD Brandon K. Ross, OD Blake S. Rust, OD Mark E. Schaeffer, OD Joanne P. Smith, OD Jessica L. Stephenson, OD Anthony K. Sullenger, OD Sarah A. Sweeney, OD Erin R. Swichkow, OD 2012

Jessica A. Allison, OD Krishaan G. Anderson, OD Mary I. Armanious, OD Justin D. Atherton, OD Kacy W. Barker, OD Roderick B. Beazer, OD Lucas J. Bell, OD Morgan A. Berry, OD Andrew J. Brauer, OD Alicia E. Byers, OD Jennifer S. Childers, OD William D. Coleman, OD Marcus H. Cooke, OD Hilary B. Cox, OD Jared C. Cox, OD Stephanie L. Cullinan, OD Kendra R. Dalton, OD Marcie M. Daniel, OD Scott A. DePoe, OD Sejal P. Desai, OD Addison P. DiMartino, OD Dustin J. Dixon, OD Jenny H. Duncan, OD Zachary R. Engle, OD

John W. Erickson, OD Jasmin I. Filpo, OD Heidi L. Fouch, OD Jessalyn E. Halsted, OD Joseph M. Hammond, OD Martin M. Harris, OD Jenessa L. Hartman, OD Lacey D. Hedges, OD Darren W. Heiner, OD Heather L. Hildebrand, OD Carolyn D. Ichter, OD Justin W. Johnson, OD Sara D. Khan, OD Jason Kowallis, OD Timothy J. LaFreniere, OD Raymond J. Lambert, OD Jeffrey J. Lant, OD Levi C. Mansfield, OD Tania Mathai, OD Josh E. McAdams, OD Tiffany L. McElroy, OD Diana Mikhail, OD Brett A. Miller, OD Alyssa A. Milligan, OD Jason M. Minton, OD John P. Nail, Jr., OD Mark W. Nevers, OD Do Nguyen, OD Jessica A. Nisewonger, OD Joseph C. Olson, OD Obie G. Pennington, OD Baley F. Petersen, OD Mai L. Pham, OD Eric B. Pierce, OD Daniel C. Pridemore, OD Christie L. Puglis, OD Jessica K. Putnam, OD Jared P. Quesenberry, OD Malika R. Rajendra, OD Adam J. Ramsey, OD Adam T. Reach, OD Elizabeth A. Reese, OD Jonathan P. Reid, OD Meredith M. Rhodes, OD Courtney D. Robinson, OD Amanda Rogers, OD Corey Z. Rosemore, OD Sarah R. Rosinski, OD Brandi M. Salazar, OD Matthew C. Schwamb, OD Kristina H. Semaan, OD Courtney M. Shay, OD Maya S. Sinulingga, OD Jennifer M. Snyder, OD Leewood B. Still, OD Sarah E. Talley, OD Brent L. Thornton, OD

Truc L. T. Tran, OD Gregory M. Valle, OD Meetal V. Vashi, OD Michael H. Vuong, OD Natalie M. Williams, OD Mary K. Wilson, OD Joshua C. Yoo, OD

Friends, Foundations, Associations and Corporations The following made gifts between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Allergan, Inc. American Optometric Foundation Anonymous Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry Julie Berry Deborah C. Bowles David M. Cale, OD Carl Zeiss Vision Inc. Dori Carlson Helgeson, OD Charles Retina Institute Mr. and Mrs. Michael Crawley Robin J. Drescher, OD Essilor of America, Inc./Varilux Lewis Frey, OD A. Lynn E. Gunn, DDS Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Halsted Brittany Hayes Jobson Publishing Co. John-Kenyon American Eye Institute Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson Kentucky Optometric Foundation Lakeland Lions Foundation Luxottica Retail, a Luxottica Group Company Marchon Eyewear, Inc. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Darwin L. Mormon, OD Ooh La La de Paris Eyewear Optometric Extension Program Foundation, Inc. Precision Optical Laboratory, Inc. Robertson Optical Laboratories, Inc. John D. Robinson, OD Gary W. Rogers Mrs. Marion Rosemore Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roth SECO International, Inc.

Frank G. Smith, III, Esquire Southern Cultural Heritage Corporation Adele Stinson Mrs. W. David Sullins, Jr. David D. Talley, OD Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians Tennessee Independent Colleges & Universities Association The BANZAI Consortium The Jelks Family Foundation, Inc. Mary Thornley, EdD Vision Service Plan Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Wal-Mart Optical Division

Gift-in-Kind Contributions The following made contributions of various items and equipment between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

AcuityPro VisionScience Software Alcon Alden Optical Raul E. Arencibia, OD ’88 Bausch & Lomb CIBA VISION CLMA/GP Lens Institute Designs for Vision, Inc. Eagle Vision, Inc. Eschenbach of America, Inc. Essilor of America, Inc./Varilux Heine USA, Ltd. Keeler Instruments, Inc. Ronnie Kirsch LS&S Group, Inc. Marchon Eyewear, Inc. MidSouth Premier Ophthalmics NoIR Medical Technologies Jefrey C. Northcutt, OD ’88 Ocular Instruments, Inc. Odyssey Medical, Inc. Ooh La La de Paris Eyewear Larry Routt, OD ’77 Southern Optical Stereo Optical Company, Inc. SynergEyes, Inc. Vision Service Plan VisionScience Software, Inc. Vistakon/Johnson & Johnson Walman Optical/X-Cel, Inc. Welch Allyn, Inc.

Board of Trustees, Faculty, and Staff The following current and former Board of Trustees, faculty and staff made gifts between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Anonymous Trey Adams Lanell Alphin Daniel S. Anderson Kristin K. Anderson, OD Lisa C. Anderson Justin Ashe Jo-Ann B. Augustine Paula Baker Eugene Miller Bane, Jr., OD ’65 Owen Bell Fanisha Boyd Randy Brafford Delrita Branch Kim A. Branscomb Jon A. Brethorst William B Brookshire Shontae Brown Sabrina Bryant-Miles Frederick R. Burnett, Jr., OD ’80 T. Joel Byars, OD ’63 Catherine B. Caldwell Winona M. Caldwell David M. Cale, OD J. Bart Campbell, OD ’87 Freddy W. Chang, OD, MS, PhD Camile L. Chiasson, OD ’81 Stacy Childers Patricia Cisarik, OD, PhD Doug Clark, OD Jerry L. Clay Lurley Clifton James R. Coats Ken Coble William E. Cochran, OD ’68 Marvin Collins Charles G. Connor, Jr., MA, PhD, OD David A. Damari, OD Kelley Dasinger, OD Michael Dasinger, OD Tony Deener Eula Dickerson Velma J. Dickson Troy David Dix Michael T. Dorkowski, OD ’04 Susan Doyle Robin J. Drescher, OD, MS Janette D. Dumas, OD Jason D. Duncan, OD ’96

William Edmondson, OD, MAT Gerald A. Eisenstatt, OD ’84 Jimmy H. Elam, OD ’72 Lindsay C Elkins, OD ’07 M. Scott Ensor, OD ’01 Cheryl E. Ervin, OD Patricia Estes Walker, OD Tressa F. Eubank, OD Sunnie Ewing Ann Z. Fields Beth Fisher, MS Carol A. Fleming Sadie M. Fleming Howard F. Flippin, OD ’59 Rebecca Foster Pateaka Franklin Janice Frazier-Scott Cecily Freeman Daniel G. Fuller, OD Cindy Garner John A. Gazaway, OD ’67 Michael D. Gerstner, OD ’97 Chris Geswein Felicia Gladue Glenn I. Goldring, OD ’78 Rosemary E. Gordon Sandra Hall Rodney Hamilton Melissa A. Hansbro Kathryn A. Harrington Paul Harris, OD Betty J. Harville, OD Joseph H. Hauser, MBA Brittany Hayes Cynthia Heard, OD Denise E. Henson Jim Hollifield William Hopper Mona Howard James C. Huff Arthur Thomas Hyde, OD ’76 John Mark Jackson, OD ’99, MS Erin Jaffe James B. Jalenak, Esq. Jarrett Ann Johnson, OD ’90 Linda D. Johnson, OD Andrea Jones Brian Jones Jennifer L. Jones, OD ’06 Aaron Kerr, OD ’98 Gail Killingsworth Jeung Kim, OD, PhD Christopher B. King, OD ’83 William Kress, OD Harold Lashlee Mike Lawson

Carrie D. Lebowitz, OD ’06 So Yeon S. Lee, OD Christopher Lievens, OD, MS Scott L. Lyon Dennis E. Mathews, OD William Maxwell Wilson W. McGriff, OD, MPH Kathryn G. Melonas Terry Milius, MS George Miller Debra Mooradian Debra M. Moore Sandra Morgan Darwin L. Mormon, OD Paul D. Mormon, OD ’01 Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74 Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80 Haylie Lynne Mulliniks, OD ’07 John Michael Neal, OD ’07 Christina Newman, OD James M. Newman, III, OD ’73, MS Zakiya Nicks, OD Leroy Norton, Jr., OD ’87 David Nunley Carla O’Brian Richard C. Orgain, OD ’77 Deborah Pannell Brenda Phelps Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 Guy Pike Jennifer J. Pitts, OD ’03 Geoffrey Ryan H. Powell, OD ’02 Richard L. Powell, OD ’68 Jared T. Powelson, OD ’96 Mary J. Propst Brenda Rakestraw Steven T. Reed, OD ’95 J. Martin Regan, Jr. Lewis Reich, OD, PhD Mary B. Rice Michael Robertson, MEd James D. Sandefur, OD ’65 Carla Sanderson, PhD Jennifer Sanderson, OD Richard Savoy, OD Anna Schlesselman, OD, MS Pamela H. Schnell, OD ’01 E. Michelle Sellers John S. Sharpe, OD ’83 Kristie L. Shepard Kimberly A. Shropshire Christine Simonton Robert W. Smalling, OD ’74 Daniel E. Smith, OD ’94 Frank G. Smith, III, Esq. Joyce Smith

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Lanell Smith Jeanie M. Snider Gary R. Snuffin Mark Sowell Bernard I. Sparks, III, OD ’77, MS Sylvia E. Sparrow, OD ’98 Esla Speth, OD ’10 A.L. Spivey, III, OD ’67 Scott A. Steel, OD Glen T. Steele, OD ’69 Sandra Stephens Karen Stevens Pierre Stinson Jerry Sullivan Tracy Sutton Dean Swick Sharon E. Tabachnick, PhD, MSLS David D. Talley, OD Marc Taub, OD, MS Wanda Taylor Wyatt R. Taylor, OD ’64 Janine Tenorio Pearlie Thomas Mary Thornley, EdD Lisa C. Tracy Cristie Upshaw Travis Monique Trotter Stuart Turner Marlon R. Utech, OD ’78, MS James E. Venable, OD ’89 Penny K. Walker Carolyn J. Warren Christine M. Weinreich, JD David West Lynn White Tiffany Williams Beau Willis Kanneese Woods Bruce G. Young, OD ’74 Melissa Zarn, OD

Brent Dulitz, OD ’77 Harold S. Cohen, OD ’47 John A. Gazaway, OD ’67 Michael Neff, OD ’68 Frank S. Gibson, OD ’68 Michael S. Rothschild, OD ’97 Jessalyn Halsted, OD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Halsted Raymond Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roth Mr. and Mrs. Michael Crawley Helen J. King, OD ’83 Christopher B. King, OD ’83 The Jelks Family Foundation, Inc. Willis C. Maples, OD ’68, MS William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Mrs. Carolyn Cochran J. Robert Mitchem, OD ’60 Paul E. Thomas, OD ’60 Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 Al H. Covington, OD ’78

George S. Erlbeck, OD ’49 Mrs. Georgia Erlbeck Adele Epstein Robert M. Epstein, OD ’74 Sue Gardner Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 John D. Robinson, OD Marvin Gerson Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Leon H. Gresham, OD ’63 T. Joel Byars, OD ’63 Larry Haun Marie C. Kelly, OD ’85 Laura Nell Hill Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80 and Billy S. Moscow, OD ’78 SGT Faith Renee Hinkley David H. Hinkley, OD ’83

Richard F. Jackson, OD ’49 Glen E. Bryant, Sr., OD ’49

JoAnne Sterling Keydron D. DeRosa, OD ’75 and Mrs. DeRosa

Howard Coates Jelks, Jr., OD ’54 Helen J. King, OD ’83 and Christopher B. King, OD ’83 The Jelks Family Foundation, Inc. Cheryl D. Johnson, OD ’82 Tressa F. Eubank, OD Jolynn and Kenneth Johnson Marvin Lefkoff Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn Franklin D. Martin, OD ’60 Miriam H. Martin

Milton Bach Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Inez Midler Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Colonel Edward “Buzz” Bzdula, OD ’81 Timothy P. Allen, OD ’70, MS

Sanford Midler Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Claude and Kathleen Bartlett Rick D. Bartlett, OD ’81

Mr. and Mrs. Lennox Chang Freddy W. Chang, OD, MS, PhD

Morgan Berry, OD ’12 Julie Berry

Jon Paul Chapman, OD ’69 Glen E. Bryant, Sr., OD ’49

William D. Morrison, OD ’76 William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Mrs. Carolyn Cochran

Hayley Bowles, OD ’12 Deborah C. Bowles

Van P. Cuthbertson, OD ’78 J. Keith Kleinert, OD ’86

Yale and Anita Brazel Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Irving L. Dunsky, OD Tressa F. Eubank, OD

Donations received July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

In Honor of

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David P. Sloan, Jr., OD ’48 Orman Campbell, OD ’49

Jack Stauffer Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Robert G. Settimi, OD ’60 Paul E. Thomas, OD ’60

In Memory of

Sidney H. Slavin, OD ’63 Norman Krell, OD ’53

Billy C. Greene, OD ’49 Hal Trimmier, OD ’50

BeBe Holtz Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Gregory Valle, OD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Halsted

Morris Schneider Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

John William Sprinkel, III, OD ’00 Audra D. Steiner, OD ’00

Amanda Rogers, OD ’12 Gary W. Rogers

Gerald M. Thomas, Sr., OD Stuart J. Thomas, OD ’84 and Sharon Holden Thomas, OD ’83

Jason Schneider’s Nephew Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Richard A. Goodson, OD ’66 David M. Cale, OD

Anthony Allen A. Lynn E. Gunn, DDS

Tributes

Linda Brener Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn

Gary W. Owens, OD ’88 Arnold M. Huskins, OD ’88 Wilna M. Potter, RN Jack R. Hillard, OD ’51 Henry V. Sawyer, Sr., OD ’50 Hal Trimmier, OD ’50

Georgia Stephens William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Mrs. Carolyn Cochran Robert D. Sullivan, OD ’48 Edward R. Hoge, Jr., OD ’67 Michael Usdan, OD ’67 Edward R. Hoge, Jr., OD ’67 Margaret Weiller Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn Joseph F. Wiggins, OD ’51 William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Mrs. Carolyn Cochran Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 Allan Leslie Barker, OD ’75 and Susan S. Barker John D. Robinson, OD Sherrie Wildstein’s Mother Brian A. Kahn, OD ’87 and Mrs. Sharla Kahn Harold J. Winston, OD ’41 Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 Whitney H. Hauser, OD ’01 and Joseph H. Hauser, MBA A.L. Spivey, III, OD ’67 William C. Wyatt, OD ’72 Adele Stinson

As with any significant undertaking, our “Envision Our Progress” campaign requires vision and commitment. SCO is grateful to the following individuals and organizations who are leading our progress by supporting the Envision Our Progress campaign at the leadership level of $10,000 or higher. *

$100,000+

The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Marco Family Foundation Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78 and Lucy Phillips Plough Foundation Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD ’84 and Martin Wade $50,000 to $99,999

Anonymous Kristin Anderson, OD and Chris Lievens, OD Eugene M. Bane, Jr., OD ’65 and Becky Bane Cherry B. Cockrell, OD ’81 and David A. Cockrell, OD ’81 Amanda Brewer-Lord, OD ’97 and Stephen F. Lord, OD ’89 Joe E. Ellis, OD ’86 and René Ellis John A. Gazaway, OD ’67 and Suzanne Gazaway William D. Gordon, OD ’82 and Charvie Gordon Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74 Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80 and Billy S. Moscow, OD ’78 James D. Sandefur, OD ’65 and Lana Sandefur Stuart R. Tasman, OD ’80 and Mary Tasman Barry A. Winston, OD ’74 Jerry M. Winston, OD ’67 Samuel A. Winston, OD ’11 $25,000 to $49,999

Edwin F. Adams, III, OD ’76 The Banzai Consortium Doug Clark, OD and Connie Clark

Charles G. Glaser, OD ’74 and Cathy Glaser Glenn I. Goldring, OD ’78 and Jamie Goldring Whitney H. Hauser, OD ’01 and Joseph H. Hauser, MBA Jarrett A. Johnson, OD ’90 and Kevin Berger Helen J. King, OD ’83 and Christopher B. King, OD ’83 David L. Parker, OD ’95 and Ashleigh Parker Steven T. Reed, OD ’95 and Kendra Reed Lewis Reich, OD, PhD and Diane Reich James E. Venable, OD ’89 $10,000 to $24,999

Danny and Jan Anderson Auxiliary to the Arkansas Optometric Association William H. Ballinger, III, OD ’05 and Erin Ballinger Ashley C. Baker, OD ’04 Allan L. Barker, OD ’75 and Susan Barker Alan K. Bugg, OD ’82 J. Bart Campbell, OD, ’87 and Dawn Campbell Ramona P. Clifton, OD ’46 William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Carolyn Cochran Brian E. Colletto, OD ’01 Estate of Douglas Conrath, OD ’66 Horace Deal, OD ’97 and Caroline Deal Scott Ensor, OD ’01 and Lisa Ensor Patricia Estes Walker, OD Tressa F. Eubank, OD

Fred Farias, III, OD ’87 Ann Z. Fields David Fisher, Jr., OD ’90 and Nanette Fisher Michael D. Gerstner, OD ’97 and Jennifer R. Gerstner John F. Holland, OD ’81 Aaron M. Kerr, OD ’98 and James Hutto Howard Levinson, OD ’76 and Barbara Levinson Ted A.McElroy, OD ’93 and Kristin McElroy Michael Neff, OD ’68 and Jane Neff Geoffrey Ryan H. Powell, OD ’02 and Amy Powell Michael S. Rothschild, OD ’97 and Christy Rothschild Mark J. Roy, III, OD ’02 and Theresa Roy Gregory C. Russell, OD ’97 Sallye Sawyer Scott, OD ’78 A.L. Spivey, III, OD ’67 and Vee Spivey Robert W. Smalling, OD ’74 and Jan Smalling Emily J. Sprague, OD ’04 Dean Swick Sharon Holden Thomas, OD ’83 and Stuart J. Thomas, OD ’84 Terry L. Tucker, OD ’84 Vision Service Plan Christine Weinreich and Scott Gettig David and Susan West Sarah Futch Wroten, OD ’03 and Christopher W. Wroten, OD ’02 * Donor list reflects gifts received July 1, 2011 through December 1, 2012.

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SCO HAPPENINGS

SCO Successes Shine at Convocation

Southern College of Optometry held its 27th annual Convocation ceremony in October to honor achievements by SCO’s alumni, students, faculty, and staff. First-year students received their white coats, signed SCO’s academic honor code and recited the optometric oath for students. Scholarships and other honors totaling nearly $100,000 were awarded in recognition of academic excellence, leadership or service. Many student scholarships were made possible through the generous and consistent financial support of SCO alumni to the Annual Fund and the Endowed Scholarship Fund. SCO President Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78, presented two distinguished alumni with awards. Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award was Nathan Ford, OD ’50, an East Tennessee native who became his county’s first fulltime optometrist. A devoted advocate for education, he was elected at age 27 to his local school board, and several years later, he was elected to four terms in the Tennessee legislature. The practice he started in 1950 later recruited SCO graduates from the Classes of 1961, 1981, 1995 and 2010. In 1980, he was named Tennessee’s OD of the Year. Kelly Kerksick, OD ’02, received SCO’s Young Alumni Award. Dr. Kerksick founded Midwest Vision Care in Columbia, Illinois following her graduation. She serves as a Key Opinion Leader for Bausch & Lomb and Vistakon. She serves as chief editor for New O.D., an online optometric publication, as a clinical examiner for the National Board of Optometry, and as a faculty member for The Vision Care Institute. She also serves as Director of Professional Services for Vision Source, a premier organization for ODs in private practice. In recognition of their dedication to SCO, Dr. Phillips presented the President’s Special Recognition Awards to Jennifer Sanderson, OD, faculty, and Ken Coble, staff. John Mark Jackson, OD ’99, received the Burnett Faculty Recognition Award. Faculty of the Year Awards were presented to Scott Ensor, OD ’01 (two awards), William Kress, OD (three awards), John Mark Jackson, OD ’99, Carrie Lebowitz, OD ’06, and Jared Powelson, OD ’96. A Board of Trustees resolution was also presented to Samuel Johnson, ’13, former student representative to the Board. Members of the Class of 1962 reunited in cap and gown during Convocation.

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Appreciation is extended to SCO’s alumni and friends for their generous financial support that allowed the following students to receive scholarships and awards:

Alumni and Friends Rosemore Family Endowed Scholarship

Jennifer Henry ’13 Ashley Gentrup ’13 Stephanie Lew ’14 National Board of Examiners in Optometry Award

Nathan Rock ’13 Robyn Christenson ’13 Mauldin Family Scholarship

Sara Faulkenberry ’13

Class of 1978 Scholarship

Lekha Samuel ’14 Ashley Ballard ’14 Class of 1984 Scholarship

Justin Jackman ’13 Christopher Prough ’14 Class of 1997 Jimmy Sheridan Memorial Scholarship

Keri Cassels ’14 Class of 2001 Scott Whitaker Memorial Scholarship

Adam Young ’14

James and Edna Duncan Award

Kathryn Huebner ’14 Alumni Council Endowed Scholarship

Heather Jones ’13 Dr. Allan and Mrs. Susan Barker Endowed Scholarship

Erinn Tolomei ’14 Dr. Freddy Wilfred Chang Endowed Scholarship

Nathan Rock ’13 W. David Sullins Endowed Scholarship for Leadership

Scott Matthews ’13 Dr. Charles L. Haine Human Physiology Endowed Award

Andrew Brown ’15 Wayne W. Pyeatt Endowed Scholarship

Robyn Christenson ’13 Peggy Remke Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Kyle Kragenbrink ’13 Dr. John A. Gazaway Endowed Scholarship

Samuel Johnson ’13 Kansas Alumni Endowed Scholarship

Brandon Hadel ’14

Class Scholarships Classes of ’54, ’56, ’59 Scholarship

Christina Grosshans ’14 Classes of ’60, ’61, ’63 Scholarship

Aja Kimrey ’15 Classes of ’64, ’65, ’66 Scholarship

Stacey Hoins ’14 Classes of ’67, ’68, ’69 Scholarship

Kaila Egan ’13 Classes of ’70, ’71, ’74 Scholarship

David Hite ’13 Class of 1977 Scholarship

Brittany Radke ’13

Corporate Partners and Ophthalmic Industry OneSight Research Foundation Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship

Ellen Elmore ’13 Janine Henry ’13 Review of Optometry Award

Meaghan Horton ’14 Walman Optical Company Award

Lucas Cook ’14 Heather Jones ’13 Samantha Triplett ’14 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship

Catherine Kerr-Niermann ’13 Vision Service Plan Scholarships

Nora Cothran ’13 Ellen Elmore ’13 UPS Scholarships

Ashley Helton ’13 Wal-Mart Scholarship

Jordan Rothlisberger ’15 Jenna Hall ’14 Landon Brewer ’13 Wal-Mart Project Foresight Team Award

Justin Jackman ’13 Joshua Watt ’13 Precision Optical Laboratories Endowed Scholarships

Janine Henry ’13 Allison Lyerly ’13 Ocular Instruments Award

Elena Lopez ’15 Susan Evans ’14 Megan Johnson ’13 Welch Allyan Co. Award

Emily Evans ’15 Heine USA Award

Sara Myers ’13

Military Services Scholarships

Basic Science and Clinical Science Awards

Air Force

1st Year Basic Science Awards

Megan Kortum ’13 Marc Musto ’15 Army

Derek Black, ’13 Todd Christensen ’14 Amy Combs ’14 Andrew Loudon ’14 Diana Pust ’13 Navy

Katherine Allen ’16 Jordan Paul ’14

State and Professional Associations Kentucky Optometric Association Scholarship

Amanda Phelps ’13 Canaan Montgomery ’14 Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness Scholarship

Heather Jones ’13 Mississippi Optometric Association Scholarship, honoring Dr. William E. Cochran

Aubrey Fulton ’13 Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians Scholarship

Jennifer Elder ’13 The Virginia Lindsey Lions Leadership Award

Ellen Elmore ’13

Alison Bozung Andrew Brown Jacob Dufour Elizabeth Fioravanti Michelle Glass Aja Kimrey Jacob Muller Michael Richardson Scott Ronhovde Jessica Taylor 1st Year Clinical Science Awards

Emily Evans Craig Hossenlopp Barbara Jodoin Aja Kimrey Kaitlin Mayo Jacob Muller Cody Patterson Jessica Taylor Michael Wiles Kaeleen Zink 2nd Year Basic Science Awards

Bret Butterfield Lucas Cook Christina Grosshans Stacey Hoins Micah Juedes Anna Lammers Nathan Stahr Sarah Thompson Erinn Tolomei Douglas Wright 2nd Year Clinical Science Awards

Leah Beckman Robert Botts Andrew Bradbury Savannah Brunt Keri Cassels Ross Chatwin Susan Evans Daniel Foster Erinn Tolomei Ashley Varakalayil 3rd Year Clinical Skills Awards

Jennifer Allee Kathryn Barberic Nora Cothran Ellen Elmore Jessica Elmore Aubrey Fulton Ashley Gentrup Lauren Krawczyk Sara Myers Diana Pust

Keeler Instruments Award

Barbara Jodoin ’15

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SCO HAPPENINGS

Homecoming, Fall CE and 2012 Reunions Thanks go to the hundreds of alumni and guests who made this

help make next’s event an even greater success, so mark your calendars for

fall’s Homecoming and CE Weekend such a success. SCO has worked with

October 3-6, 2013. Reunions will be held for classes ending in a ‘3’ or ‘8,’ so

alumni in recent years to plan reunions, dinners and activities that ap-

whether you’re from the Class of 1963 or the Class of 1988, we hope to see

peal to graduates from all decades. Your enthusiasm and attendance will

you here in Memphis!

Reunion Class of 2007 attendees: (l to R) Drs. Karen Johnson, Shonda Wood, Michael Hausmann, Amanda Higdon, and Steve Kasprzak

Ashley Helton, ’13 and Ashley Baker, OD ’04, Alumni Council member

Jane Compton and Steve Compton, OD ’78

Beau Willis and Curtis Shaffer, OD ’02

Chelsea Spalding, ’14 and Lekha Samuel, ’14

Emmett Smith, OD ’86 and his wife, Leesa Hogg Smith, OD ’87

Alumni Council member Fred Farias, OD ’87

Joseph Lamendola, OD ’62 and T. Ross Averitt, OD ’62

Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78, Larry Young, OD ’62 and his wife, Kathy

Martha Rosemore Morrow, OD ’74 and Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow

Mimi Rust and Blake Rust, OD ’11 and Joyce Smith

Nora Cothran ’13 and Nathan Ford, OD ’50, 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

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Lucy Phillips, Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78, Martha Sams and Robert Sams, OD ’62

Sherry Wei, ’15 and Inna Timshina, ’15

Class of 1962 at their 50-Year Reunion Luncheon

Vee Spivey and Al Spivey, OD ’67, SCO Board of Trustees

William Gordon, OD ’82, Charvie Gordon and James Davis, OD ’86

Reunion Class of 2002

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STUDENT NEWS

The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence is pleased to join SCO in presenting the Graduating Class of 2013. The Hayes Center works with students to find placement opportunities online at sco.edu/placementservice. Alumni are invited to post your practice opportunity information on our site or contact Carla Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brian in The Hayes Center at cobrian@sco.edu. The Class of 2013 looks forward to networking with our alumni and friends as they finalize their post-graduation practice plans.

Matt Aaker

Catherine R. Abbott

Laguna Hills, CA

Salem, VA

VA, TN

Miles Ashley Vicksburg, MS

Southaven, MS

Trenton, TN

Wilson, NC

Jennifer Allee Knoxville, TN

Camille S. Barberic

Mandy Basaly

Sarah Bassett

NC, GA

TN, GA, LA

MI, GA

FL, GA

Greensboro, NC

Memphis, TN

Roswell, GA

Brett Bordner

Mana Boushehri

Tony Brand

Kurt Brawner

GA, TN, NC

GA, SC, AL

VA, MD, PA

NE, TX, MO

Molly Camerer

Michael Case

Kansas City, MO

Tu Bui

Cal Callewaert

MO, KS, IL

CO, OR, KS

Bridgette A. Connorton

Nora Cothran

Daniel E. Creviston

TN, NC

WA, OR, ID

New Orleans, LA

Newport, TN

Jessie Elmore

Sara A. Faulkenberry

NC, SC

Hope Mills, NC

Columbia, SC

Wichita, KS

Branson, MO

Marion, IA

Leigha Davis

Omaha, NE

Memphis, TN

Andrea Chancey

Robyn Christenson

KS, MO, NE

MN, NE, SD

Satanta, KS

Claremont, SD

Adam Beaubien Wartburg, TN

TN, GA, VA

Melissa L. Broaddus Springfield, MO

MO, KY

Joy Chuang Duluth, GA

Greg Eakins

Kaila Egan

Jenny Elder

MS, TN, TX

IA, MN, WI

Aubrey V. Fulton

Elizabeth A. Geary

Ashley Gentrup

Sarah N. Gore

MS, TN

PA, CA, LA

NE, IA, KS

MO, TN, IL

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CN

Chris Fisher

Marion H. Flowers TN, GA, MS

Leland, MS

Benton, KY

Dallas, NC

NC, TN, SC

MB, MN, FL

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Okemos, MI

Wynne, AR

Laura R. Ashe

Janelle S. Driedger

Moses Lake, WA

AZ, TN

Cory Bastin

Landon Brewer

Derek Black

Fresno, CA

Corona, CA

Hopkinsville, KY

OH, KY, IN

Dacula, GA

Alan Arabi

Ocala, FL

Robert Binkley

NC, SC, UT

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Matt Aldrich

VA, TN

Miramar, FL

Sharon Barber

Ellen O. Elmore

Noushin Ahmed

IL, MO, CO

Willowbrook, IL

Boonville, NC

Gleason, TN

Hughson, CA

Utham Balachandran

Kala Brown

Monticello, AR

Jonathan Coble

Brent Adamson

NC, VA, SC

Spencerville, OH

Barrett Brown

Cookeville, TN

Roba Bakir Durham, NC

Andrew Bibo

Anna Ablamowicz

Natchez, MS

Harriston, MS

Boyertown, PA

Waukon, IA

Wayne, NE

Somerville, TN

St. Charles, MO

James K. Grant

Tyler Groce

Stephanie Hahn

SC, TN, FL

NC, VA, TX

NC, SC, GA

Middleburg, FL

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’60s Wayne Cannon, OD ’62, is President-elect of the South Carolina Optometric Association. Ed Hoge, OD ’67, recently retired after practicing 42 years in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

William E. Cochran, OD ’68, President Emeritus, recently welcomed a new granddaughter, Lucia Carolina Cochran, pictured. Parents are Jamie and Valentina Cochran.

’70s Bill Coffee, OD ’72, was recently reappointed to the Arkansas State Board of Optometry by Gov. Mike Beebe. David Curtis, OD ’73, was elected to the State Senate in North Carolina in November. Bob Branch, OD ’78, is serving as Vice President of the South Carolina Optometric Association. Al Covington, OD ’78, was named to the Cole Foundation, a permanent endowment fund of Foundation for the Carolinas.

Joe Rouw, OD ’04, and his wife, Nadira Shadeed, OD ’05, who coordinated the entire day’s event.

Hal Breedlove, OD ’83, and Joseph Droter, OD ’88, were appointed to the Virginia Board of Optometry by Gov. Bob McDonnell. Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD ’84, was recently named to the 2012 Who’s Who Most Influential Citizens list in a northern Mississippi magazine.

’90s Jarrett Johnson, OD ’90, SCO Board of Trustees chair, was this year’s recipient of the Optometry Association of Louisiana’s Public Service Award, given in recognition of extraordinary service to the visual welfare of mankind.

Walter Rose, OD ’90, and his son, Samuel, recently stopped by SCO for a campus visit and a tour of The Eye Center.

Deborah Long, OD ’80, was re-elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives on November 8.

’00s

Sharon Berger Moscow, OD ’80, SCO Board of Trustees member, recently volunteered for the Special Olympics in Georgia. Other alumni participated, including Denise Shepard, OD ’79,

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Two outstanding SCO alumni were inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame this summer. Congratulations to President Emeritus William E. Cochran, OD ’68, and James Boucher, OD ’61, both of whom were inducted at a ceremony during the AOA meeting in Chicago. Dr. Cochran served as SCO’s president from 1984 through his retirement in 2007. During his leadership, The Eye Center at SCO was constructed. Dr. Boucher served on SCO’s Board of Trustees, also during construction of The Eye Center. Drs. Cochran and Boucher are also both recipients of SCO’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by SCO upon its alumni. Younger alumni were also well represented at the AOA. Chris Wroten, OD ’02, was named the AOA’s Young OD of the Year. He received SCO’s Young Alumni Award in 2011. Full photo gallery coverage from SCO’s alumni reception and other AOA events may be found online in the college’s photogalleries at sco.edu.

Cynthia Baker, OD ’83, was interviewed about children’s vision for the America News Now network.

’80s

William Gordon, OD ’82, is serving as president of the Optometry Association of Louisiana.

David Parker, OD ’95, was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in November.

SCO Alumni Honored at AOA

Shannon Franklin, OD ’00, was recently elected president of the Virginia Optometric Association. She owns

Crozet Eye Care, Optometrists, in Western Albemarle, Virginia.

as President of the Southwest Louisiana Optometric Society.

Tonyatta Hairston, OD ’01, owner of EnVision Eye Care, Inc., was recently recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as one of the publication’s top 50 Leading Business Women.

Melissa Repko, OD ’03, and Taylor Repko, OD ’03, were recently profiled in a local newspaper story about their practice, The Repko Family Vision Center, located in Gate City, Viriginia.

CPT (U.S. Army) Terry Ellington, OD ’02, is currently deployed in the Kosovo Theater.

Ambareen Mohamed, OD ’02, and her husband, Lakhvir Singh, OD ’03, welcomed a son, Devin, on May 30. He joins big brother Kadin. Keith Menard, OD ’03, was named the Optometry Association of Louisiana’s Young OD of the Year. He is currently in private practice in Lake Charles at the clinic he founded. He will be serving another two-year term

Paul E. Collins, OD ’04, and his wife, Jessica, welcomed a daughter, Brynna McKinley, on June 7. She is the younger sister to Braydon Tyler, age 3.

Mike Dorkowski, OD ’04, and his wife, Forest, welcomed their second daughter, Riley Merida Dorkowski, born November 8, weighing 8 lbs., 1 oz.

Kevin Ritter, OD ’05, and his wife, Robin, recently welcomed a son, Timothy James Ritter, born August 27, 2012. Melissa Wood, OD ’05, was installed as President of the South Carolina Optometric Association at the organization’s fall meeting.

Jessica Hillner, OD ’06, and her husband, Eric, welcomed a baby boy, Mason Henry, on April 26. He joined big sister Molly. Emily Nail, OD ’08, recently traveled to Africa to perform volunteer work.

Kim Oncavage, OD ’08, and her husband, Chris, welcomed a daughter, Natalie Dianne, born on June 7 in Greenville, North Carolina.

Narges Kasraie, OD ’08, is serving as assistant professor at the University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry. She is the first member of her school’s faculty to be certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. Shannon Shelley, OD ’08, and Amanda Kirk, OD ’10, accompanied a group of SCO

students on a recent RAM trip to Byrdstown, Tennessee. Melinda Williams, OD ’08, married Josh Legg on June 30 in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Alex Bell, OD ’09, and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, Rooney Corrine, born June 19. She is also the granddaughter of Randall Bell, OD ’83.

Angela TeKippe, OD ’09, and her husband, Brian, welcomed a son, Blake Alexander, born May 21 in Des Moines, Iowa. Ben Brenner, OD ’10, SCO resident, recently accompanied SCO students on one of their RAM mission trips to Appalachia. Jessica Ellis Durham, OD ’10, celebrated her husband’s, Jeremy Durham, election to the Tennessee House of Representatives in November. Lauren Goldsmith, OD ’10, was named Tennessee’s Young OD of the Year at the state association’s fall meeting in Gatlinburg. SCO Preceptor, Matt Hughes, OD, was named OD of the Year. New officers were also inducted, including Chris Eiler, OD ’01, adjunct faculty member Dave Talley, OD, Tonya Reynoldson, OD ’01, and Ross Lumpkin, OD ’10.

Erica Musgrove, OD ’10, and her husband, Clint, welcomed a son, James Clayton,

on April 14.

Esla Subashi Speth, OD ’10, recently welcomed a son. Owen Gabriel, was born September 9.

CPT (US Army) Mark Medley, OD ’11, West Point Family Practice Resident, presented a one-hour COPE-approved lecture as part of the SUNY Majors Resident Day CE event. His topic was “PERRLA or Problem: A Pupil Primer.” Ben Taylor, OD ’11, recently joined the Group Eyecare Center staff in Medford, Oregon. Kacy Barker, OD ’12, has accepted a position at Lord Eye Center in Savannah, Georgia.

Dustin Dixon, OD ’12, SCO resident, and his wife, Melinda, welcomed a daughter, Elisa Flora Dixon, on October 17.

Do Nguyen, ’12, recently joined the practice of Warren Johnson, OD ’84, in the Memphis area. He was profiled in an article appearing in the Memphis Business Journal. Sarah Talley, OD ’12, has joined the staff of Ducklo EyeCare, P.C., owned by Tommy Ducklo, OD ’78, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Elizabeth Turnage, OD ’12, married Andrew Reese on May 26 in Memphis, Tennessee.

IN Memoriam 1940 Joe B. Davis, OD, Saint Augustine, FL 1941 Norman Tavss, OD, Danville, VA 1943 Saul B. Chernoff, OD, Waco, TX 1946 Otis “Woody” Pittman, OD, Ahoskie, NC 1947 Harold S. Cohen, OD, Mobile, AL Walker J. Long, OD, Poplar Bluff, MO 1948 Thomas C. Bingham, III, OD, Decatur, AL George R. Carlton, OD, Alexander City, AL 1949 Earl W. Bennett, OD, Baton Rouge, LA Joel S. Levy, OD, Columbia, SC 1951 James E. Rudd, OD, Cassville, MO 1953 Joseph H. Blum, OD, Kenner, LA

Tim LaFreniere, OD ’12, married Courtney Shay, OD ’12, on June 9.

1954 Mitzi M. Robertson, OD, Loganville, GA John Turley, OD, Kansas City, MO

Levi Mansfield, OD ’12, has joined Newberry Eyecare Center in Lone Oak, Kentucky.

1955 Robert T. Dejmek, OD, Appleton, WI James F. Hudson, OD, Harrison, AR

Alumni Among New Fellows of COVD, Academy Several SCO alumni recently became Fellows of COVD of the American Academy of Optometry. Congratulations to the following: — Margaret Brya, OD ’03, Jarrod Davies, OD ’09, and Ashley Schuelke-Reddell, OD ’09, recently attained Fellowship in the COVD. — Jeremy Anderson, OD ’03, Emily Rhetta Conn, OD ’09, Brandon Dahl, OD ’09, Meghan Elkins, OD ’10, Fred Farias III, OD ’87, Joanna Bomkamp Gebhardt, OD ’11, Ragna Godtland, OD ’10, Lauren Goldsmith, OD ’10, Nicole Kosciuk, OD ’11, Hilari McFarland, OD ’10, and Glen Steele, OD ’69, recently attained Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry.

1957 Charles W. Goldsborough, OD, Culpeper, VA 1960 Donald Cobb, OD, Bartlesville, OK John B. Hedman, OD, Pinellas Park, FL 1961 Joseph R. Devine, OD, Orlando, FL Frederick L. Malone, OD, Pensacola, FL 1962 John Laneve, Sr., OD, Lynchburg, VA 1967 Robert O. Black, OD, Knoxville, TN 1968 Robert F. Miller, OD, Duncan, OK 1969 Fredrick J. Wright, OD, Sweetwater, TN 1972 Howard A. Malter, OD, Hollywood, FL 1974 William I. Jenkerson, OD, Panama City, FL 1977 Edwin “Ben” Boyd, OD, Charleston, SC 1981 Dan K. Stamps, OD, Burlington, NC

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Faculty Promoted Two faculty members were recently promoted: William Kress, OD, was promoted from Instructor to Assistant Professor, and Beth Sparrow, OD ’98, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, effective July 1.

New Faculty Welcomed Karen Kehbein, OD, recently joined SCO’s faculty as an instructor. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Optometry, she completed a residency in Pediatric Optometry at SCO in 2010. Joanne Smith, OD ’11, recently joined SCO’s faculty as an instructor. She recently completed her residency at the Memphis VAMC.

Paul Harris, OD, traveled to Greece this summer to present the OEP Clinial Curriculum Course: “VT - General Binocular Dysfunctions.” He presented 35 hours of CE. Dr. Harris also presented “Reading Speed Variations on Paper vs. Computer vs. Kindle” at the Vision Performance Institute - Sixth Annual Research Conference held at Pacific College of Optometry. He also made another presentation to the Joint Conference on Theoretical and Clinical Optometry at Pacific College of Optometry and traveled to Australia to lecture in the fall. Sharon Lee, OD, hosted a meeting of the ASCO Low Vision Educators Special Interest Group on campus this past summer. Chris Lievens, OD, MS, presented a lecture, “Anterior Segment,” at the Fall meeting of the Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians. Pam Schnell, OD ’01, was named Director of SCO’s Continuing Education Program effective August 1. Dr. Schnell was joined by Paul Harris, OD, in making several presentations at the Middle Atlantic Optometric Congress in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Kress

Dr. Sparrow

Dr. Kehbein

Dr. Smith

Faculty Highlights Patricia Cisarik, OD, MS, PhD, Neal Davis, OD ’12, Erin Kindy, ’13, and Bret Butterfield, ’14 recently had a paper published in the journal, Perception, 2012, Vol. 41, no. 6, entitled, “A comparison of self-reported and measured autostereogram skills with clinical indicators of vergence and accommodative function.” David Damari, OD, was re-inaugurated for a second one-year term as president of COVD at the organization’s fall meeting. He also lectured to the third-year class at the University of Houston College of Optometry on starting a private practice with an emphasis on vision therapy and to the second-year class on the practical application of vision science in the classroom. He also lectured at the Mississippi Association’s fall conference. Kelley Dasinger, OD, Michael Dasinger, OD, Janette Dumas, OD, Bill Kress, OD, and Glen Steele, OD ’69, recently attained Fellowship from the American Academy of Optometry at the Academy’s fall meeting. Mike Dorkowski, OD ’04, is the SCO investigator in a multi-site study sponsored by Merck called “A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study to Assess the Development of Ocular Surface Disease in Treatment-Naïve Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Patients vs. Those without Elevated Intra-Ocular Pressure.” Janette Dumas, OD, was named one of this year’s “Top 40 Under 40” by the Memphis Business Journal for being one of the top citizens of Memphis under age 40. She was honored at a luncheon banquet and in a Q&A photo spread feature in the publication. Dan Fuller, OD, helped coordinate the GPLI Cornea and Contact Lens Symposium meeting recently held on campus. Several SCO faculty members and alumni participated. Mike Gerstner, OD ’09, presented a lecture at the SCO Residency Conference in October entitled, “Revisiting Systemic Diabetes and Retinopathy: Past, Present, and Advancements in Treatment.”

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Glen Steele, OD ’69, recently participated in an InfantSEE strategic planning meeting in St. Louis. He also traveled to Puerto Rico and South Carolina to deliver lectures, represented AOA and optometry with a presentation at the National Coordinating Committee on School Health and Safety, attended the Tennessee Public Health Association meeting, and presented a two-day Regional Clinic Seminar on Infant and Toddler Care and Management in Florida. He also presented five courses at the recent East/West Eye Conference and also participated in the President’s Session at the American Public Health Association meeting in California. Sharon Tabachnick, MS, PhD, attended the Association of Vision Science Librarians meeting in Phoenix and made a presentation. Marlon Utech, OD ’78, MS, John Sharpe, OD ’83, and Freddy Chang, OD, MS, PhD, recently delivered CE lectures at the Southern Indiana Pharmacology Seminar in Evansville. James E. Venable, OD ’89, was named a Healthcare Heroes Finalist by the Memphis Business Journal. He was nominated for overseeing SCO’s growing Community Outreach Program.

AOA 2012, Chicago, IL L E C T U RE p r e s e n tat i o n s

Chris Lievens, OD, MS Clinical and Comfort Benefits with a Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution in Two Global Multicenter Studies P o st e r p r e s e n tat i o n s

Mandy Mills Dailey, OD ’11, resident Giant Intracavernous Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Isolated Cranial Sixth Nerve Palsy

Jason Duncan, OD ’96; Scott Moscow, ’13 Previously Diagnosed Central Serous Retinopathy Determined to be Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Jason Duncan, OD ’96; Scott Moscow, ’13 Congenital Rubella Retinopathy Discovered During Care for Anterior Uveitis

William Edmondson, MAT, OD; Stacey Hoins, ’14 MRSA Carriers in Contact Lens Wearers at Southern College of Optometry

Lindsay Elkins, OD ’08; Carrie Lebowitz, OD ’06; James Grant, ’13 Neurological vs. Glaucomatous Defects, Reliability, Repeatability, and Overcoming a Macular Hole: A Case Report in Challenging Perimetry

Sharon Lee, OD; Janna Iyer, OD ’11, resident Ethambutol Optic Neuropathy and the Role of Low Vision

Sharon Lee, OD

Pamela Schnell, OD’ 01; Elena Lopez, ’15 Visual Perceptual Techniques Addressed by Online Games

Pamela Schnell, OD’ 01; Laura Ashe, ’13

Helpful Use of Smartphones for Patients with Low Vision

Zakiya Nicks, OD; Lindsay Elkins, OD ’08 Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment

Beth Sparrow, OD ’98; Jennifer Jones, OD ’06; Mary Kathryn Wilson, OD ’12, resident; Megan M. Petersen, OD ’11, resident Purtscher-like Retinopathy Secondary to Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis

Esla Speth, OD ’10 Diagnosis and Management of a Giant Pituitary Adenoma First Presenting with Visual Symptoms

Photophobia in Generalized Seizure Disorder

Eric Weigel, OD ’12, resident; Annie Yunjie Hao, ’15 Cyclovertical Deviation: A Possible Answer To “Doc, My Glasses Don’t Work”

Tressa Eubank, OD To Cut, Not to Cut, or When to Cut

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COVD 2012, Fort Worth, TX L E C T U RE p r e s e n tat i o n s

Paul Harris, OD The Diagnosis and Treatment of Visual Disorders in a Population of Professional Athletes Post-Concussion

Scott Ensor, OD ’01

Paul Harris, OD The Understanding and Clinical Use of Eye Movement Recording Devices in Optometric Practice

Marc Taub, OD, MS; Tina Schiller, ’14 A Comparison of Accommodation with Multifocal Contact Lens to Plus Lenses in Spectacles P o st e r p r e s e n tat i o n s

Paul Harris, OD; Marc Taub, OD, MS Comparison of Two Tests of Visual Motor Integration

Marc Taub, OD, MS; Cade Kowallis, ’15; Jordan Netzel, ’15 An Evaluation of Visual Fatigue When Playing 3D Gaming Systems: A Pilot Study

Marc Taub, OD, MS; Lekha Samuel, ’14; Susan Evans, ’14 Optometrist Comfort in Discussing Patient Health Issues

Susan Evans, ’14; Lekha Samuel, ’14 Are Doctors Affiliated with OEP More Comfortable in Discussing Patient Health Issues?

Marc Taub, OD, MS; Tina Schiller, ’14 An Evaluation of Anisometropia and Amblyopia Using the Nintendo 3DS

Marc Taub, OD, MS; Lauren Krawczyk, ’13; W.C. Maples, OD ’68 Can Out of Phoropter Binocular Findings be Substituted for Phoropter Findings?

Karen Kehbein, OD Developmental Outcomes of Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Case Report

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Cynthia Heard, OD; Sharon Lee, OD; Anna Schlesselman, OD; Marc Taub, OD, MS Incorporating Low Vision into a Primary Care Practice P o st e r p r e s e n tat i o n s

Sharon Lee, OD; Staci Boon, ’15 Effective Use of Combined Low Vision and Vision Therapy Techniques in the Management of a Congenital Condition

Patricia Cisarik, OD, PhD Complications from Fetal Demise Lead to Maternal Vision Loss

Daniel Fuller, OD; Kristal Jones, ’14; Charles G. Connor, OD, PhD Comfort Questionnaire Comparison of Three Popular Silicone-Hydrogel Soft Contact Lenses

John Mark Jackson, OD ’99, MS Student Perceptions of Team-Based Learning in Geometrical, Visual, and Physical Optics

Jenna M. Liechty, OD, resident; Daniel Smith, OD ’94 Causes of Papilledema and Retinal Hemorrhages in Young Children

Marc B. Taub, OD, MS; Paul Harris, OD A Comparison of Two Tests of Visual-Motor Integration

New Board of Trustees Members Announced At its Fall meeting, SCO’s Board of Trustees named three new members to the board:

Al Spivey III, OD ’67, owner of Spivey Eye Clinic in McKenzie, Tennessee. Also an adjunct faculty member, he is a past president of the Northwest Tennessee Optometric Association, the National Board of Optometry Part III Council and National Board Optometry Clinical Skills Committee. He also has served as a clinical examiner for the National Board. In addition to serving on SCO’s Alumni Council Board, he was a 2011 recipient of SCO’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Ryan Powell, OD ’02, practices in Kansas City, Missouri. Owner of Insight Eyecare Specialties, he is an adjunct faculty member and has been active on SCO’s Alumni Council. He served six years as a trustee for the Northwest Missouri Optometric Society and has served as InfantSEE State Liaison in Missouri since 2005. He served as President of the Missouri Optometric Association in 2009-10. He was named OD of the Year in 2008 by his state association. Leticia W. Towns, FACHE, is Senior Vice President, External Relations, for the Regional Medical Center of Memphis. She has more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors and has served in senior executive roles in community not-for-profit, rural and urban academic delivery settings. Certified in healthcare management, she is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and a member of the AHA Metropolitan Section Governing Council Nominating Committee.

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Healthy Beginnings Start with Healthy Eyes, the event featured a number of

Alumni/Child Admissions Forum Held

participants, including Robin Stevens, a parent who shared how having a son diagnosed with blindness changed the life of her family.

SCO Launches New Event at the Memphis Zoo SCO’s Community Outreach Program recently launched an exciting new event to help share eye and vision health information with local children through a partnership with the Memphis Zoo. Called “Eye Spy: A Day at the Zoo,” the event was developed by Zakiya Nicks, OD, Coordinator of Community Outreach. Different stations were set up around the zoo, with zoo maps that day noting SCO’s locations. Children under 12 were invited to register and visit each location to get “passport” stamps noting their participation. Prizes and special giveaways were provided, and an educational booth was utilized. The event drew nearly 400 participants throughout a Saturday as a steady stream of families learned more about SCO, The Eye Center and eye and vision health. One hundred student, faculty and staff volunteers participated to stage the event.

Sponsored by InfantSEE and SCO, in partnership with the Allergan Foundation, presentations also included Dr. Steele More than a dozen alumni with

and Pam Schnell, OD ’01, Katy Spurlock, Director of Education and Dissemination

children (or grandchildren) interested in

from The Urban Child Institute, and actor

optometry recently attended SCO’s Third

Tom Sullivan, a supporter of SCO and the

Annual Alumni/Child Admissions Forum

InfantSEE program, pictured.

held on campus.

Dr. Steele was interviewed about the

Open to children of alumni who

event on “Eye On Vision,” a local radio

have completed a minimum of their

program, and the program has since been

junior year in high school, the event

offered at several other optometry colleges.

provided participants with admission

Farewell to Familiar Faces

SCO Hosts New Infant Eye Health Program SCO recently bid farewell to two individuals familiar to generations of SCO students and alumni. Jon Brethorst retired after nearly 36 years of service which included leading the optical dispensary for nearly 30 years and serving several years as an adjunct professor. One of SCO’s longer-serving staff members, Brethorst served as Omega Delta Fraternity chapter advisor for many years. Kathy Katz, long-time proprietor of the 20/20 Diner, retired to concentrate more on Glen Steele, OD ’69, chair of the AOA’s InfantSEE program, recently

She has cooked and prepared untold thousands of soups, sandwiches and cookies for

launched a new program for healthcare

nearly 3,000 students and employees since 1988.

providers, students and others interested in infant eye and vision health. Called

her culinary business that has grown popular with local farmers’ markets in recent years.

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Both retirements drew hundreds of comments and memories from alumni on SCO’s Facebook page. SCO wishes them both success and health in their future pursuits.

The Eye Center Celebrates Decade of Success

and application information, academic and clinical observation, a campus tour, pictured, Q&A panels and a reception with faculty, students and President Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78. It’s never too early to plan ahead, so mark the calendar for SCO’s next Alumni/ Child Admissions Forum to be held on Friday, July 19, 2013 on campus. To register or for more information, please contact Joe Hauser or Sunnie Ewing at (901) 722-3228.

SCO Students Serve Others

SCO’s NOSA chapter recently held an optometry-related arts and crafts session for kids at the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis. Participant Virgilio Gozum, ‘15, reports that the event was a great study break before finals and NOSA had fun providing holiday cheer with the kids.

Sports Vision Club Travels to Texas

SCO’s students have been active throughout 2012 serving others in need at home and abroad. SVOSH members traveled earlier this year to seven

Several students from the Sports

international locations to provide free

Vision Club recently attended the Amateur

eye exams and glasses for the residents

Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games in

of Mexico, Belize, Jamaica, Colombia, and

Houston. Athletes, mostly adolescent and

Honduras. The SVOSH team consisted

early teens, came from across the U.S. and

of 101 students and spouses and 13 staff

were joined by teams from Germany and

doctors. In total, SVOSH members saw

Australia.

7,514 patients and gave out 6,298 glasses

Over a three-day period, participant

and 997 sunglasses. Additionally 575

Shawn Joseph, ’14, reports that SCO’s

referrals were made.

students worked with students from other schools to test about 200 patients with a dozen or so techniques. “We performed a couple of the basics as well as a few unfamiliar procedures involving the tachistoscope, Wayne saccidic Fixator,

The Eye Center at Southern College of Optometry celebrated ten years of providing patient care through a top class facility for clinical education to more than 1,000 graduates. Thanks to the foresight of SCO’s Board of Trustees and a group of forward-thinking administrators, construction on the facility began in May 2001 and concluded with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 20, 2002. James E. Venable, OD ’89, Vice President for Clinical Programs, hosted a special ten-year celebration event for local alumni, Memphis community leaders and other invited supporters in November. During his remarks, he saluted the vision of President Emeritus William E. Cochran, OD ’68, Frank Gibson, OD ’68, Jim Burke, OD ’77, Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD ’84, and Gary Snuffin, MBA, for leading the design, construction and fundraising effort that made The Eye Center a reality. During the fall, Dr. Venable wrote several articles about the impact The Eye Center makes in Memphis for a number of local publications. A Sunday edition of the Commercial Appeal newspaper printed a special front page section about The Eye Center’s anniversary and an overview of services provided to patients throughout the region. Thanks to all our alumni and friends for helping make the largest eye health and vision care facility of its kind a great success over the last decade. Your support has enabled The Eye Center to succeed!

and the Howard-Dolman test,” he reports. “Overall it was a great opportunity to SCO’s FCO chapter has also been active on mission trips. Similarly, students,

showcase our proficiencies and pick up a few new techniques along the way.”

faculty and even staff volunteers have also been active throughout the year traveling to a number of Remote Area Medical

L-R: Jarrett Johnson, OD ’90 and Lisa R. Wade, OD ’84

(RAM) trips throughout Appalachia.

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Travel with a Purpose in Honduras by SCO President Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78

Honduras is a beautiful country. It has a rich history that comes alive in the scenery, which includes Mayan ruins, the paintings of Jose Antonio Velásquez and the rolling hills. Although Honduras is a beautiful country, they face a variety of difficult issues that must be overcome in order to help the 50 percent of Hondurans that currently live in poverty. One of these issues is access to clean water. This past summer, I set out on behalf of the Memphis Rotary Club to help them. For more than two years, the Memphis Rotary Club has been developing a program to provide clean, safe drinking water to communities suffering from diseases related to contaminated or inadequately processed water supplies. The club partnered with an organization called Living Waters for the World for training sessions near Oxford, Mississippi. After completing training, Rotary members are able to lead mission trips, install clean water systems and educate Honduran leaders on how, when and why to use clean water. In late July 2012, I had the opportunity to take my first mission trip. I accompanied a team from Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Bellingham, Washington, to El Progreso, Honduras. Working at the Ulua River High School, we installed a clean water system that will benefit nearly 5,000 people. Our first day, we met students, teachers and parents from the school who told us that we were “the answer to their prayers.” Most of the children had lost at least one sibling to complications resulting from drinking contaminated water. We immediately realized the privilege and awesome responsibility that faced us. In addition to installing a clean water system, our approach was to “train the trainers.” This endeavor involved educating them on how to teach their community the importance of when and how to use clean water. Our group talked them through and assisted them in constructing a system that they will be able to maintain after our departure. Most of the equipment and supplies made their way to Honduras in our suitcases. One of the most inspiring things involved the teachers who make $300 a month – when they get paid – who contributed $150 each to build the structure that now houses the clean water system. By the fourth day of the trip, we had the system operating smoothly and had produced nearly 100 five-gallon bottles of clean drinking water. It would be a difficult contest to decide who demonstrated more pride – the Hondurans or the mission team. We formed a bond, working together, that is unlike anything I have experienced before. The dedication service was amazing, featuring speeches by the school’s principal, the town’s mayor and the local contractor who provided much of the assistance on the building, among others. The event also featured a signature beverage – water from our system. It was a tremendous feeling to hear so many comments about how great the water tasted. My layover in the Atlanta airport was very interesting to me. I came face-to-face with a water fountain, just standing there in Terminal E by itself, with no one truly appreciating the miracle of the readily available water supply we enjoy in this country. As I made my way home, I was full of new appreciation for all the blessings in my life. I went to Honduras uncertain that I was really cut out to be able to do such a project, but I left knowing that it will not be my last. Whereas we have, through Rotary efforts, virtually eliminated polio and other life-threatening illnesses, diseases related to drinking contaminated water are the No. 1 reason children are hospitalized throughout the world today. No child should die from the lack of clean drinking water. I encourage others to consider projects to provide clean drinking water. I am exceptionally proud to have been involved in the team, the organization and the process that allows clean water to flow in one public high school in Honduras. I hope to be involved in similar work in the future, ensuring viability of even more beautiful countries.

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SCO Raises Community Awareness in 2012 This past year saw a significant effort by the college to increase its visibility in the Memphis community. From publicizing SCO’s building program to fostering new relationships with community partners, the college made good progress in raising awareness about what an asset SCO is to the local community. At the start of the year, SCO worked to coordinate the announcement about the new academic expansion project and the kick-off of the college’s “Envision Our Progress” campaign. Release of the news was timed to coincide with the formal kick-off announcement at SECO in Atlanta for alumni. Significant publicity followed in the Commercial Appeal newspaper, the Memphis Business Journal, the Memphis Daily News, AOA News and Optometry Times, among others. Procurement of more than half a million in community foundation grants also made headlines this year. News about grants bestowed by the Plough and Assisi Foundations resulted in additional headlines in the local media. In all of the college’s media efforts, key messages are being communicated that align with SCO’s strategic plan. Specifically, opportunities for interviews result in emphasizing the fact that SCO assists more than 80,000 Memphis area residents with eye and vision healthcare each year as well as noting that Memphis benefits by hosting one of the nation’s leading optometry colleges. As a result of SCO’s increasing visibility, the college has begun actively working to partner with other leading community organizations or institutions. SCO partnered with the Memphis Zoo over the summer to host a day-long, interactive information and activity fair for children. The event was so successful that it’s being planned again for 2013. In November, SCO partnered with the Memphis Grizzlies just as the team enjoyed its best start in franchise history and attracted national attention for its winning streak. When the Grizzlies identified a few iconic Memphis landmark buildings, SCO’s distinctive 11-story tower was selected as ideal for displaying large artwork. The Grizzlies’ marketing team approached SCO, the Orpheum Theatre and the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau with the idea of placing larger-than-life images of prominent Grizzlies players on the sides of their buildings. “It’s a positive thing for Memphis when two organizations can work together like this,” said Christine Weinreich, SCO’s Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Grizzlies’ player Tony Allen now adorns the eastern side of SCO’s tower. It’s the largest image placed by the Grizzlies and temporarily will remain there until season’s end. In exchange for hosting the image, SCO already has received positive publicity about the Grizzlies’ marketing approach. Additionally, a 30-second promo spot promoting SCO’s presence in Memphis will play on the giant Jumbotron TV screens at 10 NBA games

in 2013. As the only optometry college in Tennessee, SCO intends to continue its relationship with the state’s only NBA franchise. It’s the kind of awareness-building effort that is seeing results. In December, the Memphis Chamber of Commerce selected Southern College of Optometry as one of its 10 organizations or companies to watch in 2013. The Eye Center and individual faculty members have also been nominated for or received community awards in recent months. “SCO benefits so many people in the local community that we intend to continue spreading the word and looking for new relationships that will benefit our students and patients in 2013,” added Weinreich.

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News to Note in 2013 The New Year brings new events and items of alumni-related news to note: SCO’s Continuing Education program

SCO is committed to interacting with its alumni. We hope to see many of you at:

January 9

will be surveying alumni to gain your

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perspective on some exciting new program initiatives that may be offered to

Febuary 15-17

our graduates and friends. Your input

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is important, so your participation in this survey will be greatly appreciated.

March 1

Spring CE brochures will also mail soon, and the event will be held April 12-14 in Memphis.

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April 12-14

Back by popular demand, SCO is partnering with Harris Connect to publish a new, updated Alumni

Directory. Representatives from Harris will be contacting you to update your practice and other information to share with your fellow graduates. Your information will be used solely to create the new Alumni Directory which will be offered to all SCO graduates later in the year.

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May 17 2013 Commencement Memphis, TN

SECO in Atlanta on February 27-March 3. SCO’s annual reception for alumni and friends will be held the evening of Friday, March 1. Mark the date

June 26-30

for this and other important events using our

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Make plans to join us for

list of upcoming events throughout the year as noted on the right side of this page. It’s never too early to plan to join your alma mater at one of our many events in 2013!

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July 19 October 3-6 Homecoming and Fall CE Memphis, TN