A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E

SPRING 2009

F o S t e R I N G a P e R S o N a l c o m m I t m e N t t o S e R v I c e

c o n t e n t1President’s corner

2alumni Focus

6Seco 2009

8State Day

9Philanthropy matters

12class Notes

16News Briefs

18out and about

Visions Alumni Magazine is published

four times yearly 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

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RIcHaRD W. PHIllIPS, oD ’78, FaaoPresident

KRIStIN K. aNDeRSoN, oDVice President for Institutional Advancement

JIm HollIFIelDEditor Director of Communications

SUSaN m. DoYleDesigner

eRIN JaFFePhotographer

eUNIce J. HaRtWriter

t r u s t e e sDonna abney, mBa – chair

Germantown, Tennessee

eugene m. Bane, Jr., oD ’65Salem, Virginia

larry H. BryanMemphis, Tennessee

Howard F. Flippin, oD ’59Searcy, Arkansas

John a. Gazaway, oD ’67Eagle Grove, Iowa

a. thomas Hyde, oD ’76Morristown, Tennessee

James B. Jalenak, esq.Memphis, Tennessee

Jarrett Johnson, oD ’90New Orleans, Louisiana

christopher B. King, oD ’83Englewood, Florida

Sharon Berger moscow, oD ’80Roswell, Georgia

Kenneth l. mulholland, Jr.Germantown, Tennessee

Richard l. Powell, oD ’68Lincoln, Nebraska

Steven Reed, oD ’95Magee, Mississippi

Robert W. Smalling, oD ’74Warren, Arkansas

mary thornley, edDCharleston, South Carolina

J. Bart campbell, oD ’87Faculty Representative Memphis, Tennessee

amanda Nadolski, ’10Student Representative The Woodlands, TX

PR e SIDeN t ’ S » coR NeR Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78, FAAO

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Just about everyone in america has been affected or touched by the economy. Sco is no exception. like you, we’ve seen the value of our investments take a hit from the recession. and like you, we’ve taken a number of proactive, sensible steps to make sure that Sco weathers this storm. I recently addressed a campus-wide meeting of our faculty and staff and outlined the steps we are taking to underscore Sco’s commitment to fiscal responsibility.

During these tough times, we are especially aware of what the support of our alumni and friends has meant to us. Your support prepared us for this day. Because of you, more students than ever before are receiving endowed scholarships, and these scholarships help keep student debt as low as possible. many of our state-dependent schools are seeing significant reductions in funding. at Sco, our quality of education is secure, our tuition remains among the lowest in the country, and we are striving to provide the best education, using the best technology, because it is absolutely that important for the future of our profession.

Yet in the midst of this economic crisis, the faculty and staff have been looking to the future, hard at work on our strategic plan. I am exceptionally pleased with the process. We’ve had a great deal of positive input from our Board and from throughout the college. You’ll be hearing more about our new strategic plan initiatives after final approval from the Board in may.

our strategic plan emphasizes that our students are the primary stakeholder in our mission. We will focus on the quality of the students we recruit and the quality and forward-thinking nature of the education they receive. they will view learning as a life-long process. We want to instill in our students the sense of responsibility to be a participating, giving member of the communities in which they will serve. Service to our profession, to our communities, and to our fellow man is stressed in this plan. as you will read in this issue, Sco’s alumni already are setting a good example for our students as they demonstrate service in a number of capacities. as alumni, you must have the confidence that tomorrow’s student will be prepared to see optometry escalate as a profession into the changing face of 21st century healthcare.

to fulfill our strategic vision, Sco has outstanding faculty, greater in number and more diverse than ever before. Staff members understand that Sco’s mission is shared with the faculty, and that the students are the primary stakeholder in everything we do. We have a strategic plan that is lofty and comprehensive enough to

ensure that we become the best college of optometry in the United States.

When challenged to make Sco the best, 86% of faculty and staff gave to the college last year, and they have requested a goal of 100% participation this year. our faculty and staff have funded scholarships that awarded $12,000 to students this past year. We have received three scholarship pledges from individual faculty members. Faculty and staff have named nine rooms in the eye center and established three awards.

moreover, our new alumni council individually represents six scholarships, nine rooms, and two awards. In their first year, they collectively created the first alumni council Scholarship, and it will be fully funded within this year.

everything we do is focused on the future to be ready to meet any challenge that lies ahead of us. Your financial support is more important than ever. there is no bailout for optometric education; there is no stimulus package for Sco. through the generosity of our alumni and industry, we can be empowered to fund our strategic plan’s vision for the future.

If Sco is to reach its potential – and the evidence shows that the faculty and staff believe it is possible – then it is critical for our alumni to join us in this vision with a financial commitment to naming a scholarship, room or award and providing for Sco’s future through planned giving and estate planning.

We are determined to educate the best possible healthcare providers who are committed to lifelong learning. they will be committed to having the highest professional level of practice. and they will be committed to service to that community in which they practice.

From one Sco graduate to another, I would like to encourage you to consider what you can do for the future of optometric education. together, we can aim for Sco having the highest percentage of alumni participating in giving back to their alma mater. When we do, Sco can, indeed, become the best that there is. thank you for what you have done for Sco, and for what you will do for Sco.

Everything we do is focused on the future to be ready to meet any challenge that lies ahead of us.

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Joe ellis, oD ’86

Service through National leadershipas an Sco student, Joe ellis, oD ’86, could not have

predicted that one day he would be vice president of the american optometric association, let alone preparing for a run at the presidency at the aoa congress this summer.

“I was a married student who played a lot of intramural sports,” he says, “(But) I made friends that I still talk to and see now.”

ellis had played college football at murray State University. He knew he wanted to go into the healthcare industry and optometry was on the list. He found out about Sco through friends who were attending. that’s when he looked more into optometry and became interested.

He counts Jim Newman, oD ’73, Glen Steele, oD ’69, and Bud mormon, oD, among his favorite professors,

role models who inspired him to become involved in leadership roles within the profession.

Dr. ellis, who is in private practice in Benton, Kentucky with laurel van Horn, oD ’99, began his service at the state level. an active member of the Kentucky optometric association (Koa), he served on the Koa board from 1990 to 1996 and as president in the 1994-1995 program year.

at the national aoa level, he has served as a member of the constitution and Bylaws, Finance,

Personnel, and Building committees and as a board liai-son to the communications Group advisory committee,

the contact lens and cornea Section, the accreditation council on optometric education, the advocacy Group,

commission on Paraoptometric certification, and the aoa Sports vision Section.

a big motivation for his service was the recognition that organized optometry could increase patients’ access to

optometric healthcare. Dr. ellis graduated from Sco during the time optometry was just

being added to medicare, after 20 years of existence. He realizes

the ground work for that progress came from opto-

metrists working with legis lators to change the language of medicare laws to include opto-metry.

“People before me had done things so that I could en-joy the benefits of practice,” he

says. “If you don’t have access to patients, all the training isn’t worth anything.”

although he and other members of the Koa worked hard to put legislation together that gave patients greater access to optometric services, they found that national legislation could make their state legislation moot.

even now there are still access issues such as optometry not being included on certain health insurance plans. even though some states have corrected the language, it’s not there on a national level. Dr. ellis feels this demonstrates the need to strengthen pro-optometry legislation.

“optometrists need to be more involved in the state and national political scene,” he says.

Because optometry privileges are legislated, even for the use of new technology, Dr. ellis advocates the need for oDs to play an active role by becoming involved and serving the profession to strengthen the profession.

“We need to be there to ensure we pass the language and legislation to make sure we can use new technology,” he says.

as an aoa leader, he also wants to make sure the aoa is involved on the ground floor of national healthcare reform being proposed by President Barack obama. He wants to guarantee that pro-optometry language is included from the beginning so it won’t have to be corrected 20 years down the road, like medicare.

In addition to his service to the profession at the national level, he also has found time to remain involved in preparing the next generation of optometrists as an Sco preceptor for student externships. as a preceptor, he has seen many changes in optometric education since he graduated.

“I have seen over the years in my dealings with externs where students are a lot more proficient with technology – more technology savvy,” ellis says.

He advises students to get out and make a bigger connection between their education and the profession outside school.

“In my last couple of years, I wished I would have visited more optometry practices,” he says.

as he eyes the aoa presidency, he remembers where it all started as an optometry student in memphis and still professes pride in receiving an Sco education.

“I’m proud to have gone to Sco, proud to see how Sco has grown and gained stature among the colleges of optometry across the country.”

It is a pride he shares with other alumni he frequently meets across the country as he attends state board meetings and serves the profession at one of the highest leadership levels at the aoa.

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For Randy Goodman, oD ’79, optometry

proved to be more than just a healthcare

career. even though he never thought of

the profession as just a career, he never

dreamed optometry would take him where

he is today.

“I thought I would practice until they

had to carry me out,” he says.

at age 56, Dr. Goodman is far from hav-

ing to be carried from his practice. However,

in may 2008, he received his masters of

Divinity degree from asbury theological

Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is now a

minister at First United methodist church in

tullahoma, tennessee.

So how did a successful optometrist

retire from the profession, only to start a new

career as a minister? Dr. Goodman’s journey

began at Sco but continued to progress

into something that he believes was meant

to be from the start.

He counts his membership in SvoSH as

the first step of his interest in serving others.

as an Sco student, he went on a mission to

costa Rica with a group of SvoSH members

and 27,000 pairs of glasses. He says the

mission opened him up to service. His

education and training at Sco steered him

more towards a life of mission and service.

after graduation, Dr. Goodman and

his wife, Betsy Goodman, oD ’79, settled in

middle tennessee and became involved

in their church. over the years, his church

conducted a number of medical mission

trips to mexico where they tended to their

patients’ physical and then spiritual needs.

the same could be said about his

years practicing optometry, where taking

an interest in his patients led to a greater

interest in how he could serve them in

other ways.

“I spent a lot of time with patients, talk-

ing to them about things that were not

optometry related,” he recalls. “We would

sometimes stop and talk things through.”

With his church playing an important

part in his life outside optometry, Dr.

Goodman organized retreats, men’s trips

and even filled in for preachers in their

absence.

He first felt a calling to ministry in 1992

and by a decade later, he knew the ministry

awaited him as the next step in his journey

to serve others.

after receiving an unsolicited letter from

asbury theological Seminary, he enrolled

in a new program that allowed him to

continue practicing optometry and attend

seminary school full-time. He also served as

pastor of a small country church. He says his

family has been fully supportive of him.

“It’s been a challenge, and sacrifice has

been made by me and my family, but the

sacrifice has been well worth it,” he says.

after graduating from seminary school,

Dr. Goodman officially retired from op-

tometry in June 2008; his wife continues to

practice in the community.

“It’s hard to adjust when you’re in your

50s,” he says. “I’ve got patients I started

seeing when they were just babies.”

Dr. Goodman still enjoys hospital

privileges at two area hospitals but he can

now go there as a minister. He finds his

background in optometry helps answer

questions for some patients, like a stroke

patient he ministered to during one visit.

“His doctor came and said the stroke

had affected his vision and left the room,”

he says. “of course the patient had a lot of

questions.”

the mission he set out on 30 years ago

may have evolved in an unexpected way

but in Dr. Goodman’s opinion, it represents a

continuation on a higher level.

“as optometrists, we don’t just care for

people’s eyes; we care for their lives.”

Randy Goodman, oD ’79

ministering to Body and Spirit: SvoSH taught the Importance of Serving others

“As optometrists, we don’t just care for people’s eyes; we care for their lives.”

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Jim Newman, oD ’73

mentor, Professor, Friend: Helping Students Succeed in more Ways than one

Paying it forward is not a foreign

concept to Jim Newman, oD ’73, Professor.

In a way, he’s repaying a debt and paying it

forward at the same time. It all began with

his first pair of glasses.

“In the ninth grade, I was always

complaining to my parents about my

vision,” Dr. Newman said. “I got my first

pair of glasses and I remember being able

to see each individual snow flake.”

at that point in his young life, Dr.

Newman became more interested in

optometry. It wasn’t until he was an

undergraduate student that he made that

final leap and decided to attend Sco.

after his graduation in 1973, he and his wife, carol,

planned to open a practice in Greenwood, mississippi, but,

at the time, the economy was bad. they decided to stay in

memphis, where Dr. Newman joined a practice and began

teaching at Sco.

after four years of practicing and teaching, the practice

was sold and Dr. Newman decided to keep teaching at Sco.

While it wasn’t part of his original plan, things fell into place

for him, especially his current position as Sco’s Director of

academic Support Services. after over 20 years of unofficially

helping students overcome academic and personal obstacles

to success, Sco made the position official six years ago.

Dr. Newman said his role of tutoring and counseling Sco

students began after observing students floundering, not

doing well and just not living up to their full potential.

“If your mother’s in intensive care at home, that’s

going to have an effect,” Newman said. “People come here

with all kinds of trauma in their life; you don’t go to school in

a bubble.”

In the beginning, it was just a matter of stepping up to

serve the students’ needs. Newman said when he attended

Sco, there was no one who did what he does.

“You just had to deal with it,” Newman said of his time as

a student. “the school wasn’t student friendly.”

Dr. Newman says the atmosphere has improved and

today there is a good rapport between students and faculty.

When he first saw students having problems, he began

quietly pulling them aside to get at the root of the issue.

Now, monitoring students is a daily task that comes more

from care and empathy rather than a sense of duty.

“I’m constantly looking at students’ performances,” he

said. “If I see it slipping, I call them in.”

over the 36 years Dr. Newman has spent at Sco, the

students don’t seem to change. they still experience the

same problems and issues. the one constant is Dr. Newman

himself.

“I keep getting old and they keep staying the same age,”

he said. “they used to call me ‘Uncle Jimmy’ and now they

call me ‘Dad’.”

the students’ terms of endearment come from how

seriously Dr. Newman takes them and their issues. He makes

sure all students know they aren’t at Sco alone, starting at

orientation. He uses a couch that belonged to President

emeritus William cochran, oD ’68, and a chair in his outer

office to make it more comfortable. Students frequently come

there to take quick naps or just sit and talk. confidentiality

is important to Dr. Newman and, much like a priest or

counselor, he divulges no details about their private lives.

although Sco also provides access to counseling

services off-campus, Dr. Newman is often a first responder

of sorts. as such, he makes sure the pressure doesn’t wear

him down. as a general rule, he doesn’t take his job home

with him. He has also taken the occasional student’s phone

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call on a Saturday night but has learned to discern between

a real crisis and an overly dramatic student.

He has also learned to take care of himself. Dr. Newman

realizes taking on the stress of others can have an adverse

affect on his own health. “I exercise and I watch what I eat,”

Dr. Newman said. “I’ve learned how to balance it.”

His concern lies in the students’ academic progress as

well. While personal issues can affect academic performance,

so can the lack of necessary study skills. Now, as opposed to

10 or 20 years ago, he spends most of his time helping first-

years. although the application and interview process does

a good job of attracting top students, he still works with a

few “diamonds in the rough” to help them transition to the

rigorous demands of the optometry program.

Dr. Newman says many of today’s students learned in

undergraduate school how to memorize material and repeat

it. He knows from experience that diagnosing a condition

cannot be done by simply memorizing material. He teaches

students how to think and process the information in order

to succeed in their careers. In turn, Sco produces top notch

optometrists.

“I know what they’ve got to know when they get to

clinic; they don’t,” Dr. Newman said. “I have to teach students

how to think and process.”

making sure the students are succeeding academically

involves Dr. Newman’s constant attention and staying at-

tuned to what’s going on in their lives. Serving the students

is what makes Dr. Newman thrive. He further serves the

public’s needs by helping educate optometrists of the best

quality. By his own admission, he wouldn’t be in his position

today if he didn’t enjoy it.

“If I’m going to stay here teaching, I have to enjoy

working with the students,” Dr. Newman added. “If you don’t

enjoy working with students, why are you here?”

Fco Students Spend Spring Break Serving others on mission trip to Nicaragua

Accompanied by Jim Newman, OD ’73, Professor, SCO’s Fellowship of Christian Optometrists (FCO) chapter spent Spring Break 2009 by travelling on a mission trip to help children living in Jinotega, Nicaragua. The group partnered with an established mission to provide optometric services to school children between the ages of 5 and 18 in the mountainous city.

During her undergraduate studies, FCO member Dee Horn, ’10, had worked with the mission on spring break missions to Central America. The organization has built many one-room school houses in the mountains of Nicaragua. After contacting the organization to see if a need still existed in the area, Horn worked with FCO to organize the trip around their class and clinic schedules, and spring break.

Katy Falk, ’10, FCO trip leader, reported that 22 SCO students volunteered their time during spring break to provide eye care for the children in Nicaragua. FCO is an international organization that frequently conducts these types of mission trips all over the world. The FCO chapter at SCO began to venture into mission trips three years ago.

The FCO students worked year-round gathering supplies for their trip. Materials include eyeglasses, antibiotics and other drugs. However, they take more than just supplies for eye care.

Dr. Newman, who serves as FCO faculty advisor, said the very nature of the FCO’s spiritual mission also allows the group to take Spanish Bibles to distribute on these trips. Stations are set up that are half clinic, half church, meaning one station conducts eye exams and other stations lead reading of religious books for children.

Falk said many of the children in the region had never had eye examinations so it proved to be a major experience for them. Seventy were special needs patients, with autism, Down syndrome, deafness and learning disorders. She noted that Nicaraguan children are also more likely to experience malnutrition in early development because of inadequate diet.

“There were some who probably wouldn’t recognize someone across a room,” she said, “so it was a very life-altering experience, and we were happy to serve such an underserved and deserving population.”

SCO’s students also brought toys with them, in addition to books, so they could put the children at ease during their eye examinations. The student group saw 700 children and about 100 adults at two vision screenings at the mission’s church.

“One thing I didn’t expect during the trip was how much the parents

appreciated the screening of the children,” added Falk. “Our visit gave parents

the peace of mind that their child had healthy, properly developing eyes.”

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Sco HAPPEninGs

Seco 2009

SCO alumni could take pride in the significant

accomplishments of a number of their fellow

graduates at this year’s SECO International’s

2009 meeting in Atlanta.

Wilburn Lord, OD ’77, passed

the presidency mantle to

his successor, Jonathan

Shrewsbury, OD ’81, while

Martha Rosemore Greenberg,

OD ’74, was feted as SECO’s

OD of the South and Chevron

Ergle, OD ’04, as SECO’s Young

OD of the South. During his

remarks to the well-attended

Alumni and President’s Receptions, Dr. Phillips

noted the accomplishments of alumni are a

proud reflection upon the graduates’

alma mater.

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the Hayes center for Practice excellence

hosted a Spring Practice Management Sym-

posium in conjunction with the optometry

association of louisiana on march 28 in Bossier

city, louisiana. Featured speaker was practice

management expert and Hayes center founder

Jerry Hayes, oD ’73.

a second Joining the Generations program

event was held for the arkansas optometric

association’s Spring education 2009 meeting

during april 23-25 in little Rock. the course

was designed to be a resource for established

practice owners, mid-career oDs and recent

graduates. the course provided a framework

of financial considerations, common pitfalls to

avoid, and recommendations when entering into

negotiations.

Sponsored in part by vSP, these meet-

ings precede the Hayes center’s third annual

Private Practice Primer, to be held later this year

in memphis. Be sure to visit the Sco website for

more information as the date nears or register

your email address with Sco in order to receive

email updates.

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Sco HAPPEninGs

Sco Hosts First State Dayalumni from recent years may remember optifest, the trade

show that brings vendors and state associations to campus during

Homecoming.

optifest will continue with vendors, but last year the decision

was made to host state associations as a stand-alone event to

facilitate more meaningful interaction between students and

organized optometry.

on Wednesday, april 8, Sco hosted representatives from 12

state associations during the college’s first ever State Day. an aoa

representative also attended to represent national optometry and

states unable to attend the event.

Student response was overwhelming, with standing room

only attendance to hear a moderated morning panel discussion

about current news and initiatives from the state association

level. a second moderated panel was held over lunch for first-

year students. Questions for the state association representatives

were submitted by students in advance, and the faculty strongly

encouraged students to attend.

each state also hosted a booth in the traditional trade show-

style format in Sco’s activity center. the event afforded students

opportunities to network and learn more about practice in states

that interest them.

a number of alumni attended and represented their respective

states, including martha Rosemore Greenberg, oD ’74 (alabama),

annette Webb, oD ’95 (arkansas), Horace Deal, oD ’97 (Georgia),

travis Sharpe, oD ’06 (Kansas), Rod Rallo, oD ’80 and amanda

Higdon, oD ’07 (Kentucky), Keith menard, oD ’03 (louisiana), David

Parker, oD ’95 (mississippi), Hal Herring, oD ’74 (North carolina),

John Smith, oD ’80 (South carolina), chris eiler, oD ’01 and Jeff

Foster, oD ’81 (tennessee), and mark taylor, oD ’97 (Utah).

also in attendance were several state association directors

and representatives, including vicki Farmer, executive Director

of the arkansas optometric association; tom Spetalnick, oD,

from Georgia; michael Horstman, executive Director of the Illinois

optometric association; Robert Blumthal, oD, President of the

Illinois optometric association; Darlene eaken, executive Director

of the Kentucky optometric association; linda Ross aldy, executive

Director of the mississippi optometric association; Bridget Jones,

associate Director of the tennessee optometric association; and

Denise Kincaid from the aoa.

a number of representatives expressed their appreciation

for Sco being the first optometry school to host such an event

along with their hope that the practice catches on at the other

schools and colleges of

optometry.

“State Day brought

us into contact with a

number of students who

were seriously interested

in practicing in our state,”

noted Horace Deal, oD

’97. “all of us have been

impressed and would

like to see this event held

elsewhere.”

Special thanks go to

Welch-allyn for donating a

panoptic valued at $700 as

a student door prize, to vSP

and the Hayes center for

Practice excellence at Sco

for additional support of

this educational program.

Jim Venable, OD ’89, moderating the panel discussion.

AOSA Trustee Matt Willis, ’11, presents Josh Massey, ’12, right, with a panoptic donated by Welch-Allyn.

Panelists Travis Sharpe, OD ’06, and Keith Menard, OD ’03.

Denise Kincaid, left, represents the AOA.

Linda Ross Aldy, right, represents Mississippi.

Alabama Arkansas Georgia Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Utah

states in Attendance

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PHIlaNtHRoPY mAttErs

2008 community Phonathon Raises $38,000 for Sco

community Phonathon recently returned

for its second year, and Sco’s organizations and

student volunteers were up to the challenge

set by the previous year’s success. During

the fall of 2008, Institutional advancement

offered student organizations the opportunity

for their members to volunteer by calling

alumni, updating alumni records and raising

money for Sco.

the results of the 2008 community Phona-

thon surpassed the previous year’s totals.

With a 20% increase in gifts received over the

previous year, 2008 demonstrated the loyalty

and commitment of Sco’s alumni.

During the 15 nights of calling, gifts and

pledges exceeded $38,000. Student organiza-

tions benefitted as each participating student

organization received a part of the $3,000

awarded by Director of Development Brenda

Pearson during February’s Student Government

association (SGa) meeting.

Participating organizations included covD,

Fco, Gamma omicron, lions club, NoSa, oPP,

sstoa, texas Student organization, and SvoSH.

the community Phonathon is truly a win-

win situation as students enjoy the opportunity

to talk with alumni, with each contact benefit-

ing Sco and the student organization.

“the continued success of Phonathon is to-

tally dependent upon the alumni, who, when

called, respond with conversation and a gift.

It has a tremendous impact on the student,

who has a meaningful and insightful conver-

sation with an alumnus practicing optometry,”

com mented Pearson, coordinator of the event.

Please call or email the office of Institut-

ional advancement if you would like more

information about Phonathon at 1-800-238-

0180, ext. 4, or email alumni@sco.edu.

Ronald Blum, oD ’72

Why I GiveHonoring Employee Who Devoted Himself to Serving Others

Mark Murphy seemed to give all he had to so many people. After the death of their son in 1994, he and his wife, Francine, made an endowment to Wilderness Inquiry, an organization which arranges outdoor experiences for both disabled and able-bodied people.

The Murphys supported many other charities. They established The Bliss House in Ontario, to welcome disabled, non-verbal adults and provide a “northern” experience for its visitors.

Murphy’s devotion to others made such an impression on his employer, Ronald Blum, OD ’72, that it was only fit-ting to honor Murphy after his untimely death from cancer on October 24, 2008.

Dr. Blum recently established an endowed scholarship at SCO in Murphy’s name on behalf of The Egg Factory (TEF), the company founded by Blum in 1998.

“Mark was a special person willing to help and mentor people,” says Dr. Blum, President/CEO and Chairman of PixelOptics, a subsidiary of The Egg Factory.

Murphy served as President of Supply Chain Services, a division of Johnson and Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. He also served as President of Johnson and Johnson Hospital Services, Inc., and

worked with Innotech, Dr. Blum’s first company. Founded by Dr. Blum in 1990, Innotech was purchased by Johnson and Johnson in 1997.

“Mark was a very successful businessman and finance man who was instrumental in working on the board of our parent company,” Dr. Blum says.

Murphy was a part of his parent company’s team since its inception by Dr. Blum. The Egg Factory fosters innovation with an emphasis on optics and ophthalmics.

“Mark was involved at the beginning of Egg Factory and did not get to see it to the end because it has been in development for so long,” Blum says, “but, it’s no longer smoke and mirrors.”

Dr. Blum’s company has been working on an Electro-Active Lens Technology that would be used to correct presbyopia and is nearing the end of the development stage. He says Murphy is the only team member who will not get to see the project to fruition.

Dr. Blum says TEF’s mission is to further optometry’s reach.

“We try to come up with innovations that will help mankind,” he says. “We’re helping the profession and helping people see better.”

Dr. Blum became interested in optometry as a child growing up in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he observed the late Leonard Supman, OD ’40.

“Leonard was always someone you admired as you were growing up,” he says. “Through him I became very interested in vision care.”

To honor his role model, Dr. Blum has also annually contributed to the Dr. J. Leonard Supman Memorial Endowed Scholarship at SCO.

After graduating from SCO, Dr. Blum found-ed Drs. Blum, Newman, Blackstock & Associates, Optometrists, P.C., in 1977 in Roanoke, Virginia. He says he grew the practice for 20 years before he decided to become an inventor.

“We’re all blessed with different abilities – basketball, football, – I invent,” Dr. Blum said.

Dr. Blum has spent the last two decades using his abilities to give back to, and further, the science of optometry. With the passing of his friend and associate, Mark Murphy, Dr. Blum is now giving back to SCO to honor his friend and to support optometric education in order for a young person to achieve his or her potential.

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Quarterly Donor Report

Our special thanks to the following donors who made a donation between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

Donna Abney, MBA

Joyce R. Adema, OD ’49

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

David K. Adwan, OD ’80

Robert P. Aitken, OD ’84

Paul Ajamian, OD

Charles H. Aldridge, Jr., OD ’80

Michael W. Alexander, OD ’80

Ronald D. Allen, OD ’63

Timothy P. Allen, OD ’70

American Optometric Foundation

R. Keith Amiel, OD ’68

Shelly Anastasio, OD ’02 and Jeffrey M. Anastasio, OD ’01

Daniel S. Anderson

Kristin K. Anderson, OD and Christopher Lievens, OD, MS

Lisa C. Anderson

Walter C. Angel, OD ’67

Rufus B. Antley, OD ’60

Gary S. Appel, OD ’79

Mark E. Appel, OD ’88

Sara K. Armand, OD ’06

David A. Arthur, OD ’66

William S. Ashley, OD ’80

Jo-Ann B. Augustine

Lady Britton Aycock, OD ’90

Habib Azizi, OD ’02

J. Dean Baggett, OD ’83

Cynthia E. Baker, OD ’83 and Joseph H. Baker, OD ’83

Paula L. Baker

George M. Bakowski, OD ’73

R. Dianne Balazsy

Mary Kay Ball

Ron M. Bannister, OD ’77

Allan Leslie Barker, OD ’75 and Susan S. Barker

Currie Dean Barker, OD ’58

Darla Barrow, OD ’98

Joseph J. Beaman, OD ’68

Kathryn M. Beggs, OD ’85

Roger L. Benjamin, OD ’85

William S. Benkelman, OD ’67

Beth and Brad Besner

Patricia Besner

JoAnne and Stanley Besner

Ray D. Bess, OD ’63

Randy Birt, OD ’02

Larry E. Blackmon, OD ’68

Robin S. Blair, OD ’74

Iola Blake

Alan L. Blatterman, OD ’73

Joseph H. Blum, Jr., OD ’53

Burton P. Bodan, OD ’53

Margo D. Boler, OD ’01

Miguel A. Bosch, Jr., OD ’85

Richard M. Bossin, OD ’74

Eric K. Botts, OD ’92

Randall D. Bowling, OD ’71

Dwight D. Boyd, OD ’90

Brittany B. Boyette, OD ’07

Delrita Branch

Crystal M. Brimer, OD ’00

William B. Brookshire

Glen E. Bryant, Sr., OD ’49

Norman W. Bryant, OD ’82

Christopher T. Bullin, OD ’07

Jennifer K. Bulmann, OD

Roger L. Burch, OD ’72

Dwight M. Burchett, OD ’02

Marilyn S. Burich, OD ’95

James H. Burke, OD ’77

James M. Burns, OD ’75

George N. Butterworth, OD ’04

T. Joel Byars, OD ’63

Alan L. Byrd, OD ’95

Winona M. Caldwell

Charles A. Callaway, OD ’83

Eugene R. Cantwell, OD ’49

Raymond M. Carozza, OD ’06

Robert R. Carper, OD ’50, USA (Ret.)

Thomas V. Casella, OD ’78

Joe A. Chambers, OD ’70

Russell H. Chambless, OD ’85

Donna Chaney-Sayre, OD ’89

Freddy W. Chang, OD, MS, PhD

Camile L. Chiasson, OD ’81

Darby Chiasson, OD ’99

Amy Chiu, OD ’02

Rohit R. Chopra, OD ’01

Dr. Corey Christensen

Lynn H. Church, OD ’62

Beverly Clark

Jerry L. Clay

Lurley C. Clifton

James O. Cloepfil, OD ’82

Fred S. Cloninger, OD ’65

Mark G. Coble, OD ’77

Glenn M. Cochran, OD ’80

William E. Cochran, OD ’68 and Mrs. Carolyn Cochran

Hubert Cockrum, OD ’77

William C. Coffee, OD ’72 and Mrs. Dixie T. Coffee

Harold S. Cohen, OD ’47

Jeffrey H. Cohen, OD ’72

Brandy and Leonard Cohen

Brian E. Colletto, OD ’01

Steven L. Compton, OD ’78

Charles G. Connor, Jr., MA, PhD, OD

Douglas L. Conrath, OD ’66

Mark J. Cook, OD ’78

James T. Cooperwood

James V. Cornetta, OD ’81

Tifton C. Covington, OD ’91

Melanie A. Crandall, OD ’77

Robert M. Cress, OD ’75

G. Robert Crosby, OD ’63

William M. Crow, OD ’49

James P. Crutchfield, OD ’65

Troy L. Currier, OD ’97

Angela L. Dabbs, OD ’06

Robert M. Dacus, OD ’77

David A. Damari, OD and Mrs. Rita Frumento Damari

David L. Davidson, OD ’64

William Herbert Davis, Jr., OD ’63

Horace Deal, OD ’97

William R. Dellinger, OD ’64

Thomas F. Deloatch, OD ’82

Harry R. Denison, OD ’66

Paul W. Derrick, OD ’70

James W. Devine, OD ’83

William M. Dickerson, Jr., OD ’79

Velma J. Dickson

Shawn P. Doherty, OD ’83

Belvin G. Dollins, OD ’51

Heidi B. Doucet, OD ’02

Karen Joyner Douglas, OD ’00 and Joseph Kent Douglas, OD ’00

David H. Dow, OD ’74

Max M. Downey, OD ’81

Susan M. Doyle

Robin J. Drescher, OD, MS

Kelly F. Duke, Jr., OD ’77

Janette D. Dumas, OD

Jason D. Duncan, OD ’96

Craig W. Dunlap, OD ’94

Jeremy Michael Durham, OD ’03

James A. Eaton, OD ’67

Gerald A. Eisenstatt, OD ’84

Lindsay C. Elkins, OD ’07

J. Grady Elliott, Jr., OD ’92

Norman L. Elliott, OD ’65

M. Scott Ensor, OD ’01

Robert M. Epstein, OD ’74

Chevron L. Ergle, OD ’04

Tressa F. Eubank, OD

Sunnie J. Ewing

Richard E. Falls, OD ’67

Curtis L. Farrar, OD ’72

Ann Z. Fields

Tim R. Fields, OD ’83

Pamela L. Finley, OD ’95

Alan P. Fisher, OD ’75

Beth Fisher

David Fisher, Jr., OD ’90

Robert C. Fitzhugh, OD ’79 and Mrs. Linda S. Fitzhugh

Carol A. Fleming

James Fleming, OD

Sadie M. Fleming

Howard F. Flippin, OD ’59

Laura L. Flockencier, OD ’94

L. Allen Fors, OD ’69, MEd

Dr. Jim Fouch

David L. Foutch, OD ’87

Phillip Patrick Fowler, OD ’03

William E. Fox, OD ’80

Pateaka Franklin

Crystal L. Franklin-Truss, OD ’07

Kerri Frazier

Cecily Freeman

Dan E. Freeman, OD ’72

Paul T. Fulghum, OD ’83

Lynn Ray Gabe, OD ’73

Stacy L. Gandy, OD ’92 and Jimmy S. Gandy, OD ’92

Ronald B. Gantt, OD ’67

John M. Garber, OD ’76

Cindy Garner

Thomas J. Garrity, OD ’74

Tammy and Robert Gates

John A. Gazaway, OD ’67

Herman George

Timothy L. Gibbons, OD ’04

Frank S. Gibson, OD ’68

Lowell H. Gilbert, OD ’65

Sue and Joe Gilliland

Alan L. Ginsburg, OD ’76

Mark B. Givens, OD ’71

W. Carter Glass, OD ’76

Thomas K. Gober, OD ’83

Glenn I. Goldring, OD ’78

Larry S. Golson, OD ’02

N. Scott Gorman, OD ’73

Jason A. Gould, OD ’04

Paul A. Granada, OD ’48

Stuart M. Greenberg, OD ’01

Stephen R. Griffin, OD ’83

T. Powers Griffin, Jr., OD ’78

Herman H. Grothe, OD ’69

Neil R. Gurwitz, OD ’50

Garry Haas, OD ’67

George L. Haffner, OD ’58

Arthur Andy Haley, OD ’90

Rebecca Hames

Debra A. Hammerer, OD ’82 and John R. Hammerer, OD ’82

L. Shepard Hamrick, Jr., OD ’81

Dixie Harber

Paul L. Harman, OD ’86

Matthew H. Harpin, OD ’01

Kathryn A. Harrington

Nancy and Tom Harris

Andrew Hartmann

Betty J. Harville, OD

Whitney H. Hauser, OD ’01 and Joseph H. Hauser, MBA

Cynthia Heard, OD

William G. Hendrix, OD ’55

Gary C. Hodges, OD ’64

Courtney G. Hoffman, OD ’00 and Matthew E. Hoffman, OD ’00

Julie Fender Hogan, OD ’02 and Christopher M. Hogan, OD ’01

Litewell B. Holbrook, OD ’63

Michael V. Holland, OD ’90

Jim Hollifield

William M. Holman, OD ’92

Gary S. Holtzman, OD ’92

William Hopper

Richard L. Hopping, OD ’52

Robert D. Houghteling, OD ’95

Mona G. Howard

Benjamin T. Hubbard, Jr., OD ’95

Charles R. Hughes, Jr., OD ’86

Marty L. Hughes, OD ’97

Donald P. Humphrey, OD ’72

Freeman E. Huskey, Jr., OD ’77

Arnold M. Huskins, OD ’88

Arthur Thomas Hyde, OD ’76

John Mark Jackson, OD ’99, MS

Edward T. Jacobs, OD ’01

Allyn H. Jacobson, OD ’72

James B. Jalenak, Esq.

W. Michael Jamison, OD ’82

Jerry D. Jenks, OD ’75

Gordon W. Jennings, OD ’81

John B. Jiu, OD ’77

John-Kenyon American Eye Institute

Jarrett A. Johnson, OD ’90

Jolynn and Kenneth Johnson

Ray H. Johnson, OD ’68

Michael V. Johnston, OD ’89

Jennifer L. Jones, OD ’06

Robert B. Jordan, OD ’88

William H. Kahn, OD ’65

Jay A. Keesling, OD ’76

Marie C. Kelly, OD ’85

Kentucky Optometric Foundation

Aaron Kerr, OD ’98

Amy C. Kimball

Jay R. Kimberley, OD ’80

Helen J. King, OD ’83 and Christopher B. King, OD ’83

Nelson C. Klaus, Jr., OD ’72

J. Keith Kleinert, OD ’86

Amy J. Knickerbocker, OD ’99

Robert A. Koetting, OD ’47

Patricia M. Kowalski, OD ’88

Mildred and Murray Kozinn

Norman Krell, OD ’53

Gerald A. Krumbholz, OD ’65

Paul LaFreniere

Joseph A. Lamendola, Jr., OD ’62

Katherine H. Laney, OD , DO ’99

Harold L. Lashlee

Vicki B. Lauer, OD ’98 and Scott M. Lauer, OD ’98

Charles D. Lawler, OD ’64

Mike Lawson

Steven G. Laymon, OD ’85

Louis J. Layton, OD ’67

Carrie D. Lebowitz, OD ’06

William Lennon

Thomas Lentz, OD ’76

Kevin G. Loesch, OD ’93

Arthur W. H. Loo, OD ’50

Gary B. Lukes, OD ’83

G. Steven Malone, OD ’80

Gary L. Mancil, OD ’82

Willis C. Maples, OD ’68, MS

Marchon Eyewear, Inc.

Franklin D. Martin, OD ’60

Erie Mathena

Mark E. Mather, OD ’76

Sherry D. Mattingly

John A. May, OD ’63

Lara E. May, OD ’00

Jerry W. McBride, OD ’70

Lenward R. McCalla, OD ’85

George S. McCarter, OD ’76

James L. McCord, Jr., OD ’54

Robert W. McCullough, OD ’77

Douglas V. McKillip, OD ’70

David McMindes

Michael S. McQuaig, OD ’77

Lorie M. McReynolds, OD ’00

H. Lowell Meister, Jr., OD ’59

Kathryn G. Melonas

Raymundo G. Mendoza, OD ’84

Allyson P. Mertins, OD ’97

Robert E. Meyer, OD ’53

Paul D. Michalove, OD ’66

Miguel Miciano

Cara Mikelsons

Allison Haddad Miller, OD ’00

Henry B. Miller, OD ’77

Keith L. Miller, OD ’86

David H. Mills, OD ’78

Robert C. Mills, Jr., OD ’89

Robert L. Mills, OD ’67

J. Robert Mitchem, OD ’60

Terry D. Moehnke, OD ’77

Nicole Y. Monroe, OD ’99

Stacie Moore, OD ’00

Richard E. Morgan, OD ’61

Sandra C. Morgan

Paul D. Mormon, OD ’01

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Dale L. Morris, OD ’73

Giovanna Marie Moses, OD ’02

Daniel O. Mosser, OD ’81

Kenneth Mulholland, Jr.

Haylie Lynne Mulliniks, OD ’07

M. Shay Murphy, OD ’02

John C. Myers, OD ’89

Charles A. Nassauer, OD ’82

John Michael Neal, OD ’07

Michael Neff, OD ’68

Maryke Neiberg, OD

Jeff Netzel, OD ’02

James M. Newman, III, OD ’73, MS

Ha Thi Nguyen, OD ’05

Zakiya Nicks, OD

John L. Noe, OD ’64

Dana M. Nolan, OD ’98

Jill O’Brien

Keith M. Oliver, OD ’79

Delma Ortiz

Dr. and Mrs. John Ostrowski

Larry Otten, OD ’77

Lyn Brown Oxley, OD ’84

Terri and Keith Paglusch

Jerry B. Park, OD ’66

Ralph E. Parkansky, OD, MS, MBA

David L. Parker, OD ’95

James L. Parkerson, OD ’77

Randall T. Parrish, Jr., OD ’78

Ralph C. Patterson, OD ’69

W. Stan Peacock, OD ’84

Brenda and Greg Pearson

John S. Peery, OD ’84

George W. Pegram, III, OD ’92

Jane Pemberton-Hansen

Mary Lee Pemberton, OD ’98

Brenda M. Phelps

Clifford I. Phillips, OD ’78

David E. Phillips, OD ’75

Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78

Robert H. Pierce, Jr., OD ’85

Guy R. Pike

PMC Commercial Trust

William Poe

Geoffrey Ryan H. Powell, OD ’02

Richard L. Powell, OD ’68

Tony G. Powers, OD ’87

Sue T. Prchal, OD ’79 and Gerald J. Prchal, OD ’79

Precision Optical Laboratory, Inc.

James L. Price, Jr., OD ’74

Lindsay Prockish

Wayne W. Pyeatt

Douglas E. Radish, OD ’82

Brett K. Radow, OD ’80

Brenda H. Rakestraw

Rod L. Rallo, OD ’80

Kristina L. Ramsey, OD ’07

Linda Rangel

Dewey E. Raynor, OD ’73

J. Eric Raynor, OD ’93

Wallis E. Reagin, OD ’49

J. Gregory Reasons, OD ’87

Douglas V. Reeves, OD ’81

Lewis Reich, OD, PhD

Leon A. Renaud, OD ’73

William T. Reynolds, OD ’85

Phillip D. Rhoads, OD ’89

Miles W. Rhyne, Jr., OD ’74

J. Scott Richardson, OD ’75

Rhett H. Richardson, OD ’83

Tchula M. Ripton, OD ’98

Beth and Phil Rives

Jennifer Sanderson, OD and Andrew J. Rixon, OD

Gary A. Roach, OD ’72

Bob G. Roberts, OD ’74

Michael N. Robertson

Robertson Optical Laboratories, Inc.

William E. Robinson, Jr., OD ’74

Earl H. Rock, OD ’68

Richard L. Roenfeldt, OD ’82

Frank A. Romano, OD ’78

Frank E. Roofe, III, OD ’80

Walter S. Rose, OD ’90

Marion Rosemore

Mark D. Roudebush, OD ’91

Mark J. Roy, III, OD ’02

Milton J. Salomon, OD ’66

James D. Sandefur, OD ’65

Richard Savoy, OD

Henry V. Sawyer, Jr., OD ’78

Charles A. Schaible, OD ’74

Thomas F. Schobelock, OD ’87

Alan D. Scott, OD ’75

Sallye S. Scott, OD ’78

SECO International, Inc.

Valerie B. Seligson, OD ’83

E. Michelle Sellers

Travis K. Sharpe, OD ’06

Andrea E. Shelton, OD ’03

Owen M. Shirts, OD ’84

Curtis C. Shockley, OD ’61

Steven R. Shum, OD ’71

Michael R. Sigmon, OD ’89

William D. Simmons, OD ’62

J. Scott Simpson, OD ’75

Robert W. Smalling, OD ’74

April D. Smith, OD ’98 and Brian D. Smith, OD ’98

Denson L. Smith, OD ’50

F. Mason Smith, OD ’76

Frank G. Smith, III

John W. Smith, OD ’80

Misti R. Smith, OD ’07

Rosalind O. Smith, OD ’76 and Theron C. Smith, III, OD ’74

Larry D. Snider, OD ’76

Gary R. Snuffin

Gary M. Soifer, OD ’80

Hosea J. Soileau, Jr., OD ’79

Thomas Soviar, OD ’83

W. Craig Spangler, OD ’70

Bernard I. Sparks, III, OD ’77, MS

Sylvia E. Sparrow, OD ’98

William R. Spooner, OD ’76

W. David Spruill, OD ’77

Alta I. Spurrier, OD ’68

Kevin D. Stallard, OD ’96

Glen T. Steele, OD ’69 and Brenda Steele

Audra D. Steiner, OD ’00

Sandra Stephens

William E. Sterling, Jr., OD ’75

Sidney J. Stern, OD ’71

Floyd J. Stewart, OD ’04

Anthony L. Stubits, OD ’82

James W. Stuckey, OD ’75

Jerome Sude, OD ’72

Jerry M. Sullivan

Harry M. Sulzberger, OD ’63

William C. Sutherland, OD ’66

J. Craig Swaim, OD ’77

Kimberly A. Swan, OD ’03

Sandra L. Swaringen, OD ’81

Dean Swick, MBA

Sharon E. Tabachnick, PhD

Mike Tannehill, OD ’75

Marc Taub, OD

Daniel A. Taylor, OD ’06, MS

Donald R. Taylor, OD ’69

Mark A. Taylor, OD ’97

Wyatt R. Taylor, OD ’64

David Teed, OD ’02

Jerome M. Tempel, OD ’78

Lisa M. Temple

The Egg Factory, LLC

Thomas E. Theobald, OD ’63

James P. Theroux, OD ’87

Angela M. Thomas, OD ’89

Charles E. Thomas, OD ’84

Chad J. Thompson, OD ’99

Duane Thompson, OD ’99

John F. Thompson, OD ’74

Charlie P. Tillman, Jr., OD ’83

Frederick W. Tillman, OD ’81

Paul C. Tisdal, OD ’81

Jean Ann Toomey, OD ’85

Lisa C. Tracy

Kevin Tran, OD ’02

Marty S. Traylor, OD ’00

Howard W. Tucker, Jr., OD ’63

Terry L. Tucker, OD ’84

Greg Turnage

Judy Turnage

Lisa and Terry Turner

William L. Turner, OD ’79

Laurel L. Van Horn, OD ’99

Tarra L. Vander Leest, OD ’04

Brooke C. Vegas, OD ’07

Abner Velasco, OD ’99

James E. Venable, OD ’89

Bree S. Vickers, OD ’02

Robert R. Vincent, OD ’81

G. Robert Vines, OD ’53

Vision Service Plan

Lisa Rossmeyer Wade, OD ’84

Debarah A. Wallace, OD ’86 and Peter C. Dubin, OD ’86

Penny K. Walker

Mark C. Ward, OD ’86

Pete Wardell, OD ’05

Terry M. Warren, OD ’79

Annette G. Webb, OD ’95

Michael L. Weeden, OD ’92

David West

Jerry D. West, OD ’72

W. Wayne West, OD ’68

Patricia Westfall, OD ’99

Harriet and David Whiting

Stan J. Whitley, OD ’83

Kimberly A. Wilkins

Leonard Wilkins, OD ’68

Carrie Williams, OD ’02

Leslie and Robert Williams

Barry A. Winston, OD ’74

Jerry M. Winston, OD ’67

Neta B. Wood, OD ’77 and Douglas R. Wood, OD ’77

Frederick J. Wright, OD ’69

Harmon E. Wyett, OD ’50

James E. Yarbrough, OD ’72

William J. Yearta, OD ’72

William L. Yoos, OD ’92

Anton L. Young, OD ’62

Bruce G. Young, OD ’74 and Ruth Ann Young

Cynthia Lynn Zara, OD ’03

Leigh P. Ziegler, OD ’92

Eugene Zuckerman, OD ’47

SChOLARShIPS AND NAMED ROOMSThe following have established and/or made a new pledge for a scholarship or named a room in The Eye Center between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

Alumni Council ScholarshipAllan Leslie Barker, OD ’75 and Susan S. BarkerJudith A. Clay, OD ’70 and Edward K. Walker, OD ’49 Steven L. Compton, OD ’78 Lowell H. Gilbert, OD ’65 Stuart M. Greenberg, OD ’01 Howard B. Levinson, OD ’76 Paul D. Mormon, OD ’01 Dale L. Morris, OD ’73 Larry Otten, OD ’77 James D. Sandefur, OD ’65 Henry V. Sawyer, Jr., OD ’78 Sallye S. Scott, OD ’78

Mark J. Murphy ScholarshipThe Egg FactoryRonald D. Blum, OD ’72

TRIbUTESDonations between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

In Memory of…Lynne Amiel

R. Keith Amiel, OD ’68

Lena BlumJoseph H. Blum, Jr., OD ’53

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

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

Norwood G. Davis, OD ’73 Dewey E. Raynor, OD ’73

Jimmy C. Dawson, OD ’72 Curtis L. Farrar, OD ’72

Irving L. DunskyTressa F. Eubank, ODArnold M. Huskins, OD ’88

Richard A. Goodson, OD ’66 Lisa M. Temple

Dr. GreeneKeith L. Miller, OD ’86

Cheryl D. Johnson, OD ’82 Lisa M. TempleTressa F. Eubank, ODJolynn and Kenneth Johnson

Fredric M. Rosemore, OD ’48 Ron M. Bannister, OD ’77 Beth and Brad BesnerJoAnne and Stanley BesnerBrandy and Leonard CohenSue and Joe GillilandWhitney H. Hauser, OD ’01 and Joseph H. Hauser, MBAMildred and Murray KozinnPMC Commercial TrustLisa and Terry TurnerHarriet and David WhitingLeslie and Robert Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Hosea Soileau, Sr.Hosea J. Soileau, Jr., OD ’79

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

Leonard RoveryDaniel A. Taylor, OD ’06, MS

Jack Craig Warren, OD ’77 Terry M. Warren, OD ’79

Charles A. Wood, III, OD ’60 Franklin D. Martin, OD ’60

In Honor of…William E. Cochran, OD ’68

W. Wayne West, OD ’68

David Damari, OD Glen T. Steele, OD ’69

Janette D. Dumas, ODGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

Sally and James DumasJanette D. Dumas, OD

Tressa F. Eubank, ODGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

L. Allen Fors, OD ’69, MEdGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

Martha Rosemore Greenberg, OD ’74 Ron M. Bannister, OD ’77

Willis C. Maples, OD ’68, MSGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

Virgil L. Rhodes, OD ’50 and Mrs. Peggy Rhodes

David L. Foutch, OD ’87 Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78

W. A. Ritchie, OD ’46 Harold S. Cohen, OD ’47

Robyn Russell, OD Glen T. Steele, OD ’69

The Russo FamilyJoyce R. Adema, OD ’49

James D. Sandefur, OD ’65 Cynthia E. Baker, OD ’83 and Joseph H. Baker, OD ’83

Allan G. Schoen, OD ’72, MEdGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

Daniel E. Smith, OD ’94 Glen T. Steele, OD ’69

Glen T. Steele, OD ’69 Michael Neff, OD ’68

Scott B. Steinman, OD, PhDGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

Marc Taub, ODGlen T. Steele, OD ’69

James E. Venable, OD ’89 Glen T. Steele, OD ’69

Every effort has been

made to correctly list the

names of all donors.

If your name is

listed incorrectly or

has been omitted,

please notify the

Office of Institutional

Advancement at

(800) 238-0180, ext. 4.

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’40s

Jack Runninger, OD ’47, married Helen Hayes cobb on November 8, 2008. the Runningers have known each other for 50 years through membership in their church choir. Prior to the deaths of their previous spouses, Dr. Runninger was married 60 years and Helen for 56 years. With a total of 116 years of marriage between them, Dr. Runninger notes that he told the officiating minister not to worry about the couple’s readiness for the responsibilities of marriage.

’60sLeon Gresham, OD ’63, recently authored an article for the (Georgia) Calhoun Times newspaper entitled, “Good eyesight is a quality of life issue as we grow older.” the article gave readers advice on dealing with age-related vision issues.

Terry Swinger, OD ’64, was re-elected in November to the missouri House of Representatives, while James F. Morrison, OD ’67, was re-elected to the Kansas House of Representatives.

George I. Wike, Jr., OD ’67, has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors of cornerstone Bancorp, holding company of cornerstone National Bank in easley, South carolina. Dr. Wike was one of cornerstone’s original organizers and has been a member of the boards of both cornerstone Bancorp and

cornerstone National Bank since their inception in 1999.

Don Williamson, OD ’67, was one of the top six eye care professionals across the nation recently recognized for outstanding performance in the Davis vision provider recognition program. Selections were made through an extensive evaluation process that included patient surveys and peer reviews. Dr. Williamson has practiced in cape coral, Florida since 1973.

’70sGeorge haas, OD ’70, was recently reappointed to serve on the arkansas State Board of optometry.

Terry Moehnke, OD ’77, was named Sertoman of the Year by the Fort Dodge Sertoma club in Iowa.

Lonnie Randolph, OD ’77, recently spoke at a program honoring Dr. martin luther King Jr. at South carolina State University. Dr.

Randolph has served the past five years as president of the South carolina State conference of the NaacP and as president of the columbia chapter of the NaacP. He also serves as chairman of South carolina’s State consumer affairs commission.

Sco President Richard W. Phillips, OD ‘78, reports the birth of a new grandson. logan William Reading was born Sunday,

march 15 to Dr. Phillips’ daughter, melissa Reading, and her husband, Jon Reading. logan weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 ozs., and measured 20.5 inches long. mother and son are doing fine, and Dr. Phillips is planning on logan graduating from Sco around the year 2035.

brian Weber, OD ’78, was recently named Eye Care Professional Magazine’s oD of the month.

Larry Williams, OD ’78, was recently honored with a surprise party to mark his 30th anniversary in practice. Dr. Williams was joined by a large number of West virginia Sco alumni, many for whom he

had served as a preceptor. the group included hank Murray, OD ’79, Phil Wilmoth, OD ’84, Kent hall, OD ’85, Greg Moore, OD ’87, Travis Taylor, OD ’96, Marty Carpenter, OD ’03, and student T.W. Moore, ’10.

’80sCraig M. McCormick, OD ‘81, recently received the Distinguished optometrist of the Year award from the minnesota optometric association.

Carol Scott, OD ’83, was recently elected President of the college of optometrists in vision Development (covD).

Lisa R. Wade, OD ’84, Professor emerita, was recently profiled in the Memphis Business Journal. the article focused on her ownership of Horn lake, mississippi’s Southern thunder Harley Davidson dealership. the publication reported that Dr. Wade is starting construction on a new location for her dealership.

claSS notEs Send us news of your accomplishments along with a photo. Items will appear in the magazine or in our monthly alumni e-newsletter, SCOnline. Send to the office of Institutional advancement, 1245 madison avenue, memphis, tN 38104-2222; fax 901-722-3379 or email alumni@sco.edu.

louisiana oDs Serve each other in time of Needtwo Sco alumni from louisiana — Jack (Jay) Miller, OD ’59 and David Fisher, OD ’90 — were recently

profiled in an AOA News story about a group they founded, along with tim Barry, oD, called acadiana optometric Round table association (aoRta).

members of aoRta fill in for a colleague in the event of long-term illness or untimely death. Group members filled in for Joey Soileau, OD ’79, during his six-week recuperation from quadruple bypass surgery several years ago.

the idea was originally conceived by area oDs who covered for Dr. miller’s father during surgery several decades earlier. members meet several times a year to strengthen ties between oDs who practice along the same practice modalities.

Group members adhere to three tenets: a sharing of ideas and experiences, taking turns sponsoring their gatherings, and covering for any member in time of need of three and a half to four days per week for more than eight weeks. each member fills in a half day every other week to cover the member in need.

In addition to Drs. miller, Fisher, and Soileau, other Sco alumni among aoRta’s membership ranks include Jack Wise, OD ’77, Rick LaCombe, OD ’82, Sara Armand, OD ’06, and Gerald Gerdes, OD ’02.

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’90sStephen Clark, OD ’95, recently participated in Job Shadow Day held for mcminn county, tennessee students. Dr. clark, who practices at Keylon eyecare in athens, was shadowed by high school junior Natalie Bernhard, who told a local newspaper that she found optometry very interesting.

Lee St. Pierre, OD ’97, was recently reappointed to serve on the arkansas Board of Dispensing opticians.

bradley Thompson, OD ’99, was named Young oD of the Year by the mississippi optometric association.

Patricia Westfall, OD ’99, married travis elsberry on December 27, 2008.

’00sEric h. barnes, OD ’00, and his wife, Janine, report the birth of a son, Nathaniel eric Barnes, born February 4, 2009.

Jennifer Floyd, OD ’00, and her husband, Jason, had their third child, cason Jace, born January 11, 2009.

Mark Shirey, OD ’00, was named Young oD of the Year by the alabama optometric association.

Larry Golson, OD ’02, has been elected to serve on the asheville, North carolina area arts council Board of Directors.

Rebecca (Williamson) brown, OD ’03, recently received the Key optometrist of the Year award from the ohio optometric

association. She was also named a “mahoning valley top 40 Under 40” honoree. Dr. Brown is currently serving in her second year on the aoa State Government Relations center committee and in her second year as Northeastern ohio optometric association Governor.

Martin Carpenter, OD ’03, has been appointed to serve on the West virginia optometric association’s executive board.

Chevron Ergle, OD ’04, and his wife, angela, welcomed a baby girl, Hannah Kincade, born march 10, 2008.

Captain Jeffrey A. Newsom, OD ’05, has been named the air Force air mobility command company Grade optometrist of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Sherylan Webb, OD ’06, and her husband, Bill, report the birth of their first child, eva (pronounced ava) marie Webb, born November 21, 2008.

Marc helmy, OD ’08, has joined memphis Family vision Practice’s See main Street downtown location. other alumni partners include Gerald Eisenstatt, OD ’84, Greg Usdan, OD ’94, and Leonard hampton, OD ’83.

Alicia Price, OD ’08, has joined the practice of Wallace eye Surgery in alexandria, louisiana.

bret Wise, OD ’08, was recently profiled by a Kansas newspaper. the story noted that Dr. Wise is keeping busy meeting the demand for an optometrist in the marion area. He also practices in Wichita and emporia.

1939 albert c. Rhodes, oD

chattanooga, tN

1940James F. Samet, oD

mableton, Ga

1941Richard F. Hosaka, oD

Honolulu, HI

1947W.c. “Bill” clark, Jr., oD

Fort Worth, tX

1948Beaucham F. Greene, Jr., oD

Bamberg, Scl. carswell Harpe, Jr., oD

lexington, NcJames N. Rowland, oD

oxford, Nc

1949Wayne Williamson, oD

Decatur, tX

1950Serapio oliveira, oD

el Paso, tXJ. clayton Richardson, oD

Seneca, Sc

1951 W. lindy Benson, oD

amarillo, tXemil G. Wall, oD

montgomery, tXFrank J. Youd, oD

Kirkland, Wa

1952 Samuel F. landreth, oD

marion, va

1953 Dante alexander, oD

Fairfield, NJPhillip m. Hendry, oD

minden, la

1954 anthony alvarez, oD

Sherman, tX

1955 clyde J. campau, oD

appleton, WI

1957 Guy Braswell, oD

Jackson, mSSamuel H. metcalf, oD

Newport News, va

1961 James R. Prater, Jr., oD

Florence, al

1965 Kurt J. Sunner, oD

Spirit lake, Ia

1973 Norwood G. Davis, oD

Jacksonville, NcDavid l. Pesce, oD

W. Simsbury, ctWesley D. Reeves, Sr., oD

Ruston, laRodney D. Stoy, oD

arkansas city, KS

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Edward Millan, Sr., OD ’40, of Norfolk, virginia, died January 26, 2009. one of the longest practicing oDs in virginia, he was the past president of the tidewater optometric Society, the virginia optometric association and the virginia academy of optometry.

D. Lloyd Guerin, Sr., OD ’52, of little Rock, arkansas, died January 26, 2009. Dr. Guerin practiced until his retirement at age 82 in 2004. He was a past president of the arkansas optometric association.

Daniel houghton, Jr., OD ’53, of Baker, Florida, died march 24, 2009. a Korean War graduate, he served as aoa President in 1993-1994 and as president of the Florida optometric association in 1979. In 1992, he received the Doctor of ocular Science degree from Sco.

John V. Sims, OD ’63, of Kingsport, tennessee, passed away January 28, 2009. a past president of the Northeast tennessee optometric association, Dr. Sims is survived by his wife, ellen Sims, oD ’63, and his brothers-in-law, Joe chambers, oD ’70, and John chambers, oD ’77.

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Sco Welcomes New FacultyPatricia (Trish) Estes-Walker, OD has joined the faculty as an assistant Professor. Dr. Walker earned her optometry degree from Northeastern State University, college of optometry in 1996 and completed her residency the following year at the memphis veterans administration medical center. She has

served as center Director for vision america locations in tennessee and alabama and practiced at Southern eye associates in memphis. Dr. Walker will be teaching in adult Primary care and directing Sco’s ce program.

William Kress, OD, has joined the faculty as an instructor. a 2007 graduate of the ohio State University, college of optometry, Dr. Kress earned his undergraduate degree from ohio University. He completed his residency in Primary care/ocular Disease at the veterans affairs medical center in

albuquerque, New mexico.

Faculty Promotions, effective July 1, 2009

Jennifer Sanderson, OD, from Instructor to assistant ProfessorCheryl Ervin, OD, from assistant Professor to associate ProfessorDavid Damari, OD, from associate Professor to ProfessorLewis Reich, OD, PhD, from associate Professor to Professor

J. bart Campbell, OD ’87, Professor, has been named the new chair of Sco’s Department of optometric education, effective July 1. the position includes oversight of both academic and clinical curriculum. Dr. campbell, who joined Sco in 1988, has been serving as Director of Residency Programs and chief of contact lens at the eye center.

Faculty HighlightsJ. bart Campbell, OD ’87, Professor, is the first author of a book chapter

in the Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, third edition. His full citation reads: campbell JB, Henry va, marohn, JW. Soft lens Problem Solving. In: Bennett eS, Henry va, eds. Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, third edition. Philadelphia, Pa: lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009: 291-319.

David Damari, OD, associate Professor, recently presented at the 2008 annual consultants’ meeting at the National Board of medical examiners (NBme) in Philadelphia. His presentation focused on the relationship between convergence insufficiency and aDHD.

Dan Fuller, OD, assistant Professor, authored an article entitled, “a case of macular Pseudohole Secondary to epiretinal membrane” in the march 2009 issue of Clinical and Refractive Optometry.

Cynthia heard, OD, associate Professor, authored an article about diabetes for the February issue of Good Health Magazine, a supplemental publication of the memphis newspaper.

Carrie Lebowitz, OD ’06, Instructor, authored an article about glaucoma for the march issue of Best Times, a senior magazine in the memphis area.

Sharon Lee, OD, Instructor, recently gave a “low vision Rehabilitation Service” presentation and device demonstration to the members of a memphis area lions club.

Christopher Lievens, OD, MS, associate Professor, recently delivered two different two-hour lectures on glaucoma and contact lens solutions

at a meeting of the mississippi optometric association in Jackson, mississippi.

W.C. Maples, OD ’68, Professor, lectured six hours at the Heart of america’s vision therapy congress in November, followed by six hours of lecture at the Southwest congress of optometry in January. His topics included “evidenced-Based optometry”, the “convergence Insufficiency Studies”, and “Quality of life Issues in optometry.”

Maryke N. Neiberg, OD, assistant Professor, is writing a bimonthly, peer reviewed and coPe-approved column on various systemic diseases and their implications for vision and the eye. the columns appear in the Journal Of Ophthalmic Education. Recent articles published in october and December were entitled, “carotid artery Disease and the eye” and “vertebrobasilar artery Disease and the eye.”

Jared Powelson, OD ’96, assistant Professor, recently presented a 90-minute lecture to a first-year class of physical therapy students at the University of tennessee Health Science center. the topic was “the effects of aging on the eye.”

Glen Steele, OD ’69, Professor, presented a paper entitled, “Retinoscopy and the link between Social and emotional, and cognitive mile-stones,” at the Kraskin Invitational Skeffington Symposium in Bethesda, maryland. He led a course on infant examination for the New York State Practitioners association and led another seminar on infant care for the michigan optometric association last fall. Dr. Steele has also been busy actively representing InfantSee® at several meetings, in-cluding the american Public Health association and the association of maternal and child Health Program. He also served on this year’s Seco ce committee and participated in the coordination of the pro-gram as part of a team.

Marc b. Taub, OD, assistant Professor, was the guest editor of the recent traumatic Brain Injury issue of Optometry and Vision Development, the journal of the covD.

Daniel Taylor, OD ’06, MS, Instructor, helped secure a $5,000 grant from the medical education and Research Institute (meRI) in support of anatomical education.

James E. Venable, OD ’89, assistant Professor, was presented with a certificate of merit from the optometric extension Program at the recent conclusion of his year on the editorial Board of the Journal of Behavioral Vision Care.

Seco atlanta, march 2009PostersJanette Dumas, OD, assistant Professor, christina vranich ’09, Ba

Hyperopia Associated with a Head Tilt

Scott Ensor, OD ’01, assistant ProfessorMonitor RPE Detachment Closely for Development of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane

Sharon Lee, OD, InstructorDoc, Can You Get This Gunk out of My Eye?

Zakiya Nicks, OD, Instructor; Kristin Anderson, OD, associate Professor; Jim Williamson OD ’97, assistant ProfessorOcular Complications of Hypertension

Sco FoCUs

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Jennifer Sanderson, OD, InstructorWhen is High Too High?

Janna Smith, OD ’00, assistant ProfessorChoroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome

Optociliary Shunt Vessels: Etiological Considerations

Daniel Taylor, OD ’06, mS, Instructor Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous: A Review of the Literature

Lectures/PanelsChristopher Lievens, OD, MS, associate Professor, melissa Reading, esq., JD

Nuts and Bolts, Part 1

Sco Welcomes New Board membersSharon Moscow berger, OD ’80, and Steven T. Reed, OD ’95, recently were

named to Sco’s Board of trustees for six-year terms.Since her graduation in 1980, Dr. Sharon moscow Berger

has served the profession and her patients in private practice at Roswell eye clinic in Roswell, Georgia.

She has been actively involved in organized optometry, including service as chairperson for children’s vision for the Georgia optometric association (Goa) and as a volunteer and chairperson for InfantSee®.

a Fellow of the college of optometrists in vision Development (covD), Dr. Berger served 15 years as the covD’s State Director in Georgia.

She also is a member of the american optometric association, optometric extension Program, and the Neuro-optometric Rehabilitation association.

at the community level, she is active as a volunteer with the lions club, delivering food through the Second Helpings program at temple Sinai, and with the Roswell High School Softball team, where her daughter has played for three years.

“I am ready to help prepare future generations to not only continue the work I love, but to bring optometry to even a higher level of accomplishments for future generations,” she says.

a 1995 Sco graduate, Dr. Steven t. Reed has spent the last 14 years in private practice in magee, mississippi.

active in organized optometry, he is a past president of the mississippi optometric association (moa) and a past chair of his state’s legislative committee. He also has served as president of the Southwest central Society and on the board of the moa.

Within the american optometric association, he has served as a delegate to the aoa congress House of Delegates since 2003, as aoa Keyperson coordinator, a delegate to optometry 2020, and on the President’s council coordination committee.

a past president and current member of the magee lion’s club, he is a past president and current member of the magee chamber of commerce, a member of the Simpson county economic Development Foundation, and in leadership roles in his church and for the Boy Scouts of america.

“optometry is a dynamic profession that is molded by our involvement and commitment,” he says. “this attitude of service begins in optometry school.”

as an Sco Board member, he hopes to develop policies that would give students a better understanding of their role in the optometric profession now and in the future.

venable, lievens Selected to lead the eye center

After a nationwide search, James Venable, OD ’89, Assistant Professor, has been selected as SCO’s new Executive Director for Clinical Programs, effective July 1.

Dr. Venable will succeed James Burke, OD ’77, Vice President for Clinical Programs. Dr. Burke will retire from the position and remain on the faculty part-time.

“Dr. Venable brings years of experience in private practice, co-management centers and has been actively involved in organized optometry throughout his years of service,” said SCO President Richard W. Phillips, OD ’78. “As he has served for five years as Chief of Staff at The Eye Center, the transition should be a smooth one.”

After his graduation from SCO, Dr. Venable received intern training at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine and the VA Hospital and the Chattanooga Vision and Perception Center. He has served as Director of Special Services, Director of Referral Services and Clinical Director for group private practices and referral centers while concentrating his clinical practice in pediatrics and binocular vision, laser vision correction and glaucoma.

Prior to joining the SCO faculty in 2004, he previously served as Regional Vice President of Operations at Eye Health Partners of Middle Tennessee, Inc. He is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), a past president of the Tennessee Optometric Association (TOA), the Chair of the AOA Pediatrics and Binocular Vision Committee, and he has served on the National Speakers Bureau for Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In 2005, he was named the TOA’s OD of the Year.

Dr. Phillips praised Dr. Burke for his 30 years of service to SCO and said the college is indebted to him for his leadership of The Eye Center, where his accomplishments include increasing the number of patients seen, expanding income and offering an increasing amount of diverse services.

Meanwhile, Chris Lievens, OD, MS, Asso-ciate Professor, was named Interim Chief of Staff, effective July 1, when Dr. Venable leaves the position. He will retain his duties as Chief of Adult Primary Care through the transition.

“Drs. Venable and Lievens should be an outstanding leadership team, and I look forward to working closely with them to evolve our Clinical Programs even more, especially as we continue to develop and finalize our Strategic Plan,” Dr. Phillips added.

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NeWS briEFs Class of 2009 Earns 100%

congratulations to the students in Sco’s class of 2009 for their 100 percent passage rate on Part II of their NBeo exams.

“We want to commend the class for this accomplishment,” said President Richard W. Phillips, oD ’78. “I join Dr. lewis Reich, vice President for academic affairs, in expressing congratulations and appreciation to the faculty who have provided the leadership through their instruction and mentoring that would contribute to such an outstanding result. We have reason to celebrate together.”

Members of COVD’s International Examination and Certification Board lectured and dined with students from SCO’s COVD chapter.

sCo Hosts CoVD Committeethe college recently hosted a select

committee of the International examination and certification Board (IecB) of the covD. the committee worked on writing a new multiple-choice written examination as a component of the covD Fellowship Process.

visitors included leonard Press, oD, celia Hinrichs, oD (chair of the IecB) and from the Sco faculty, David Damari, oD, chair of the committee, and W.c. maples, oD ’68. In addition, Dr. Rochelle mozlin, a professor at SUNY college of optometry, participated in the meeting in preparation for SUNY’s use of that examination as a new part of the certification process for their residents in vision therapy/Rehabilitation.

Foster to receive Honorary DegreeGeorge Foster, oD, recently retired Dean

of the Northeastern State University okla-homa college of optometry, will receive the Doctor of ocular Science (DoS) degree

during Sco’s 2009 commencement cer-emony, to be held Friday, may 1 in memphis. He will also deliver the commencement address.

Dr. Foster served 11 years as Dean of NSUoco and 29 years in private practice in Bristow, oklahoma. His long service to the profession included serving on the oklahoma State Board of examiners in opto-metry and the accreditation council on optometric education. He was named the aoa’s optometrist of the Year in 1989 and Optometric Management named him as one

of the top 10 oDs of the Decade in 1999.Sco President Richard W. Phillips, oD

’78, and W.c. maples, oD ’68, Professor — a former long-time NSUoco faculty member — represented Sco at Dr. Foster’s recent retirement ceremony in oklahoma.

Amo Donates Equipment to the Eye Center

advanced medical optics, Inc. (amo) recently donated its WaveScan WaveFront System for use in the eye center at Sco.

Sco launches online alumni Directory

SCO recently launched its new

online Alumni Directory. While the

college has traditionally assisted

in the production of a printed alumni directory

in book form every five years, the new online version is a

perfect supplement for timely updates about your practice status, additions

to your family, or the opportunity to connect with your classmates by providing up-to-

date information.

Registration is an easy process, and there is no charge to use the service. Membership

is restricted to SCO alumni, and your information will be not be sold or used for outside

marketing purposes.

Alumni who register for the Alumni Directory may also register for a new email address

especially created for SCO’s alumni via Microsoft Hosted Services. This web-based email

account works through Outlook Web Access and includes a number of exciting new features,

including 25GB of storage, social networking and other capabilities.

Existing email accounts will continue to function during this migration to the new

service, and the new email address is optional. After registering, users will receive more

information about this joint collaboration between Institutional Advancement and

SCO’s Information Services teams. To register, please visit www.sco.edu/alumni and click on

the “Alumni Directory” link.

Registering for an email is an excellent

opportunity to join nearly 4,000 other alumni who

are already receiving monthly e-newsletters from

SCO between issues of VISIONS. You may request

to receive these email newsletters by emailing

alumni@sco.edu.

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the Wavescan system leads the industry for acquiring outstanding wavefront data. the equipment will be useful in giving students clinical exposure to measuring aberrations, said Jim Burke, oD ’77, vice President for clinical Programs, following installation of the equipment, valued at $80,000.

marco Provides refraction systemmarco recently installed its total Refrac-

tion System (tRS) in the eye center at Sco to demonstrate the equipment’s cutting edge technology. the tRS assists oDs in determining prescriptions by digitally com- bining data from various optical instru-ments and then electronically recording the information to provide automation of data collection. Demonstrating the equipment are Robert Kalapp, Director of Professional Re-lations, and chris armond, a regional area manager for marco.

to support Career Counseling

Sco recently received a grant from vision Service Plan (vSP) in support of a new career counseling initiative at the college. the offices of Institutional advancement and Student Services are collaborating to encourage career counseling as part of the student’s academic career earlier in his or her student experience. the program emphasizes career exploration and planning. Individual and small group sessions have started the process.

Dr. Phillips speaks to students about Private Practice

President Phillips recently addressed an evening meeting of Sco’s optometric Private Practice club (oPP) about his person-al experiences in optometry and his advice for students interested in private practice. He recalled first-hand the challenges and opportunities he faced as a new oD and outlined different practice opportunities he embraced, including the air Force National Guard, the first oD/ophthalmologist part-nership in tennessee, and his experience directing Refractive Surgical centers. Dr. Phillips encouraged his audience to begin early investigating career alternatives and opportunities to better enable them to be successful in practicing optometry.

optometry ranks Among best Careers

U.S. News & World Report ranked optom-etry among the 30 best careers for 2009. the magazine noted that an aging baby boomer population will only increase the need for vision care, making job prospects strong for oDs. the publication also cited a high career satisfaction rate and the fact that because the profession is so appealing, prospective students must be superior students to land a spot in optometry school.

’79 Grad Visits with Georgia students

Jerry Prchal, oD ’79, a past president of the Georgia optometric association, visited with Sco’s Georgia Students during their first meeting of 2009.

sCo Library installs ComputersSeveral new computers were recently

installed in Sco’s library to assist students for research, assignment purposes or at times when computers are not available in the college’s learning Resource center. Sco’s library also recently joined a “green weeding” program to handle old books no longer needed. these books are first offered to library users; leftovers are then processed by a “green” company that returns a percentage of books sold to the library and donates a portion of proceeds to charity.

International visitors tour campus

SCO recently hosted three

representatives of international

optometry who visited SECO and

then traveled to Memphis to tour

the SCO campus and learn more

about American optometry.

During their visit, (left to right) Scotland’s Mhairi Day, Colombia’s Maria Mantilla, and Wales’

Nick Sheen met with President Phillips and others from SCO’s administration. The group toured

campus, dined with students and faculty, attended classes and followed patients through clinic

rotations as part of their tour. The group also toured Memphis to give them a feel for the region.

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

June 4-7Utah optometric association (midway, Ut)

June 24-28american optometric association (Washington, Dc)

October 1-4Sco Homecoming, Reunion and continuing education Weekend (memphis, tN)

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AoA 2009Make plans to attend SCO’s Alumni Reception this summer when the AOA Congress convenes in Washington D.C. June 24-28, 2009. This year’s meeting will be held at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The Alumni Reception will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26. If you have not already registered your email address by contacting alumni@sco.edu, please sign up to receive updates. Additional information will be added to alumni pages on the SCO website.