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Home Publication Information December 2020 Past Issues | Subscribe | Send to a Friend | optometriceducation.org December 2020 Haag-Streit USA: Proud Supporter of ASCO The BI 900 slit lamp combines simplicity and reliability in a modern system which offers integrated digital imaging with the optional Imaging Set. Also equipped with an integrated yellow filter, the BI 900 allows you to experience true agility in the exam room. Learn More Advertisement President's Point of View A Message from ASCO President, Dr. John Flanagan 2020 was the year that promised so much but delivered more of the unexpected and unwanted than we could ever have imagined. We are truly living through historic times. Learn More... ASCO News Record Number of Registrants Attend OCEF 2020 The ASCO Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF), now in its sixth year, took place on November 6 and had its highest registration number to date -- 235 registrants. The first OCEF, held in 2015, had 144 registrants. Learn More... ASCO Committee Appointments Made Open call for nominations results in outpouring of volunteers Learn More... Call for Applications: ASCO Student Award in Clinical Ethics Deadline to submit essays is February 16, 2021 Learn More... Call for Nominations for ASCO Achievement Awards Deadline to submit nominations is January 15, 2021 Learn More... Applicant, Entering Class, Post-Graduate Data Available on ASCO’s Website ASCO’s “Profile of Applicants to OD Degree Programs for Fall 2020 Entering Class” is now available on the Association’s website. Learn More... ASCO and AAO Holds Joint Workshop on Optometric Education Research ASCO’s Research Committee, in collaboration with the Optometric Education Section of the American Academy of Optometry, held the inaugural joint workshop on Optometric Education Research on October 17. Learn More... Optometric Education: Call for Papers - Diversity and Cultural Competence in Optometry Deadline to submit papers: March 30, 2021 Learn More... Corporate Contributor News Alcon News Alcon’s PRECISION1 Helps Patients See What Happens in the U.S. Learn More... Essilor News Essilor Awards Bonus Points Worth More Than $1 Million to Three Thousand ECPS Who Prescribe Best Lens Technologies Learn More... Save the Date: Reshaping the Future of Myopia – A New Management Guide Mark your calendars for January 10 (8 p.m. – 9 p.m. ET) or for January 11 (8 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET). Learn More... More Johnson & Johnson Vision News 2020 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship Recipients Announced Learn More... National Vision News National Vision 2020-2021 Grant Program Challenges Optometry Students to Share Post-Pandemic Projections for Healthcare Practices Learn More... Oculus News OCULUS and Wave have come together to simplify your lens fitting. Learn More... Topcon News Topcon Achieves #1 Market Position in OCT Devices Learn More... Volk News Volk Visionary Campaign Learn More... Member News Dr. Fraser Horn Named Dean of Pacific University College of Optometry Dr. Fraser Horn will become the dean of the Pacific University College of Optometry , effective Jan. 1. Learn More... SCO Scholarship to Honor Dr. C. Clayton Powell At its fall meeting, SCO's Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a $25,000 Dr. C. Clayton Powell Memorial Scholarship in honor of the optometry pioneer who died recently at age 93. Learn More... DOCARE Ernest A. Allaby Founder’s Award Posthumously Honors Dr. Donald Jarnagin The beloved Founding Dean of the Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, Donald E. Jarnagin, OD, has been posthumously recognized for his many years of selfless service to those in need by DOCARE International. Learn More... Rosenberg School of Optometry Dean Named Fulbright Scholar to Poland Dr. Timothy A. Wingert, Dean of the Rosenberg School of Optometry, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to Poland by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board which is overseen by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Learn More... In Memoriam: Dr. Gilda Crozier Gilda Coppola Crozier, OD ‘43, FAAO, a trailblazer, innovator and teacher extraordinaire at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), passed away Friday, Oct. 9 at the age of 99. Learn More... SCO Honors Veterans For Veterans Day this year, Southern College of Optometry assembled a cross section of current students, faculty and staff members to share their military experiences in a video . Learn More... America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Sole Sponsor of PCO/Salus Summer Enrichment Program The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University announces that America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses will be the sole sponsor of PCO’s Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) with its vision to increase underrepresented students of color in the optometric profession. Learn More... Founding President of Women of Vision Has Passed Away On Oct. 3, Rhonda Schuff Robinson, BS/OD’82, passed away. She was the founding president of Women of Vision, a professional organization designed to create opportunities for educating, mentoring, networking and helping female optometrists. Learn More... Midwestern University Announces Diversity Research Grants Recipients Midwestern University is pleased to announce the recipients of the newly established research grant program “Improving Healthcare Delivery and Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Underserved Minority Communities.” Learn More... 2020 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship Recipients Announced On Oct. 20, the American Academy of Optometry Foundation, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Vision, announced third-year student Emily Ertel as the Indiana University School of Optometry’s 2020 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship recipient. Learn More... Kapperman Joins SCO Board Mark Kapperman, OD ’87, recently joined SCO’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Kapperman is the founder of Kapperman, White & McGarvey Eyecare. His practice, now over 30 years old, has grown into one of the largest providers of primary eye care in Chattanooga. Learn More... Salus University Launches Asynchronous Continuing Education Library If there are silver linings to the pandemic, one of those is that Salus has been able to launch its asynchronous continuing education (CE) library. Learn More... Dr. Raymond Applegate Earns AAO’s Koch Memorial Medal In October, Indiana University School of Optometry alumnus Raymond Applegate, OD’75, MS’77, received the Carel C. Koch Memorial Medal Award. Learn More... AZCOPT Named a Recipient of the Healthy Eyes Healthy Children Community Grant Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT) is one of the recipients of the Healthy Eyes Healthy Children (HEHC) Community Grant. This $5,000 grant, sponsored by Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation and Essilor Vision Foundation, is awarded to programs focusing on improving community access to vision services, particularly underserved children in the United States. Learn More... News to Share NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY® October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020 Institutional Yearly Performance Report Learn More... ACOE Amends COVID-related policies At its meeting held October 23 -25, the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) voted to amend its COVID-related temporary policies and advisories in light of the continuing federally declared disaster. Learn More... Summer Health Professions Education Program 2021 Application Now Open The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free six-week summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions; furthermore, participating students will be awarded a stipend. Learn More... The American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces the 2020 VSP Practice Excellence Scholarship Recipients The American Academy of Optometry Foundation, an affiliate of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), and VSP Global® announ...