GRADUATION RECEPTION

DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYCLASS OF 2020

MAY 8, 20204:00 p.m.

GRADUATION PROGRAM

Welcome and Opening Comments Dr. Joseph A. Bonanno, Dean Dr. Tyler Kerr, IUOSA President Toast to Family, Friends & Students Dr. Tyler Kerr

Toast to Students Dr. Don Lyon, Director of Residencies

Award and Honors Recognition Dr. Nikole Himebaugh, Chair Awards and Honor Committee Remarks and Graduate Recognition Dr. Kim Kohne, Associate Dean of Students Optometric Oath Dr. Joseph A. Bonanno

Closing Remarks Dr. Tyler Kerr

AWARDSAaron Wernimont Memorial Scholarship Nominated by classmates and based on merit—Dr. Arlette Marrero-Abreu

Alcon Scholarship National Award Best Case report incorporation use of an Alcon product—Dr. Luke Hubert

Alice Bennett Scholarship Awarded to a third year student who is an Indiana Resident—Dr. Brittany Olsen

Andrya Lowther Scholarship Recognition of academic excellence involved in community service and

volunteering—Dr. Meret Thomas-Huebner

AOF Vistakon Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Sponsored by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson. Given in

recognition to an outstanding fourth year student during their education —Dr. Tyler Kerr

Barbara (Bobbi) Abrams Scholarship in Optometry Awarded based on exceptional academic performance—Dr. Luke Hubert

Beta Sigma Kappa Silver Medal Award Graduating BSK member with the highest GPA—Dr. Mary Marte

Brett Swanda, O.D. Scholarship Awarded to a third year student with the attitude and work ethic of Brett

Swanda—Dr. Sinead Flood

COVD Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy Demonstrated a strong interest and clinical skills in the area of vision

therapy—Dr. Hannah Hughes

David H. Kolack, O.D. Award Top-ranked student in graduating class at the end of seven semesters —Dr. Mary Marte

Designs for Vision William Feinbloom Low Vision Award Outstanding Low Vision Case Report—Dr. Grace Amsler

Dr. Charles Shick Contact Lens Award Awarded to a third year student interested in Contact Lens —Dr. Kelsey Binggeli

Dr. Henry Hofstetter Scholarship Award Outstanding leadership and service to the class—Dr. Nicole Schmiedt

Dr. James D. Hurt Scholarship Award Demonstrated interest in ocular disease and service to the underprivileged —Dr. Tyler Kerr

Dr. James O. Hormuth Scholarship Academic excellence and interest in ocular disease—Dr. Mary Marte

Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Scott Scholarship Given in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and

commitment to professional ethics in optometry—Dr. Mary Marte

Dr. Victor and Janice Malinovsky Scholarship Awarded to the student with the highest grade in Ocular Disease I: Anterior Segment— Dr. Connor Blake

E. F. Wildermuth Foundation Harriet Slaughter Scholarship Recognition of academic achievement—Dr. Connor Blake, Dr. Erin Drees,

Dr. Luke Hubert, Dr. Mary Marte, and Dr. Nicole Schmiedt

Gas Permeable Contact Lens Clinical Excellence Award StudentwhohasdemonstratedexcellenceinfittingGPlenses —Dr. Joselyn Dlouhy

Good-Lite Pediatric Equipment Award Student selected by clinical faculty based on interest and skill in Binocular

Vision/Pediatrics—Dr. Brandee Nelson IU School of Optometry Alumni Class of 1959 Awarded to the top student recruit for each incoming class, renewable for

all four years—Dr. Luke Hubert and Dr. Kelly Lindgren

J. Patrick Cummings Fellowship Recognizesoutstandingthird-yearclinicianwhobestexemplifiesand

enhances patient loyalty through establishing the important link between eye health and overall health—Dr. Meret Thomas-Huebner

Jack Bennett Endowed Scholarship Given in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and

commitment to professional ethics in optometry—Dr. Arlette Marrero-Abreu

AWARDSJack Bennett Humanitarian Award Commitment to community and leadership in service to the profession of

optometry—Dr. Meret Thomas-Huebner

James L. Short, O.D. & Patricia L. Short Award Awarded to a 4th year student who plans to enter private practice —Dr. Sinead Flood

Jane Hofstetter AFVA Scholarship First year Indiana student based on merit—Dr. Mary Marte

John Hitchcock Memorial Scholarship Outstanding performance and aptitude in diagnostic courses—Dr. Mary Marte

Joseph Elmer Sidwell & Trula Sidwell Hardy Scholarship Given in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and

commitment to professional ethics in optometry—Dr. Erin Drees

Kentucky Optometric Foundation Scholarship Given to a Kentucky student based on academic excellence

—Dr. Micah Seilheimer

Optelec Excellence in Low Vision Award Given in recognition of outstanding performance and aptitude in Low

Vision—Dr. Nicole Schmiedt

Paul Pietsch Scholarship Awarded to the student with the highest grade in Ocular Biology —Dr. Arlette Marrero-Abreu

Robert W. Bumbleberg Scholarship Given in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and

commitment to professional ethics in optometry—Dr. Nicole Schmiedt

Vision Service Plan Scholarship Students demonstrating excellence in Primary Care, nominated by clinical

faculty—Dr. Kalyn Kordes and Dr. Mary Marte

AWARDS

CLASS OF 2020

Katie Adams**

Ira Gail Ngileb Altaras Drakulich

Grace Amsler

Matthew Anderson

Hannah Barker

Samuel Beers

Kelsey Binggeli

Connor Blake**

Brittney Blazek

David Blessington

Jessica Bloom

Kelsey Bradford

Hailey Castro

Jayla Chamberlain*

Monica Chan

Colin Claerbout

Leah Cyrus

Flynt Davies

Joselyn Dlouhy

Lauren Dobson

Erin Drees**

Michael Engelman

Sinead Flood**

Jessica Fowler

Celina Fraire

Caitlin Gaughan

Cody Good

Luke Hubert**

Hannah Hughes

Leenu Jacob

Vibhuti Prian Jani

Palakpreet Kaur

Rajbir Kaur

Tyler Kerr

Kalyn Kordes*

Som I Kwon

DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY

Graduated with HonorsGraduated with High HonorsGraduated with Highest Honors

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Levi Ridgeway

Andrea Rozbacher

Nicole Schmiedt***

Micah Seilheimer

Abby Small**

Emerald Smith

Jenna Stoffel*

Elise Svennevik

Nazret Tecle*

Meret Thomas-Huebner

Stephanie Uggen

Ethan Walburn

Lauren Yovich

Marzia Zamani

Nadine Laila*

Ashley Le

Linda Le

Zachary Leach

Courtney Lewis*

Kelly Lindgren

Arlette Marrero-Abreu*

Mary Marte***

Emily McKinney

Jordan Morgeson

Evan Murray

Brandon Myers

Brandee Nelson*

Kristen Nordby

Brittany Olson**

Amy Patel

Jennifer Peterson

Taylor Renz

OPTOMETRIC OATH

With full deliberation I freely and solemnly pledge that:

I will practice the art and science of optometry faithfully and conscientiously, and to the fullest scope of my competence.

I will uphold and honorably promote by example and action the highest standards, ethics and ideals of my chosen profession and the honor of the degree, Doctor of Optometry, which has been granted me.

I will provide professional care for those who seek my services, with concern, with compassion and with due regard for their human rights and dignity.

I will place the treatment of those who seek my care above personal gain and strive to see that none shall lack for proper care.

I will hold as privileged and inviolable all information entrusted to me in confidence by my patients.

I will advise my patients fully and honestly of all which may serve to restore, maintain or enhance their vision and general health.

I will strive continuously to broaden my knowledge and skills so that my patients may benefit from all new and efficacious means to enhance the care of human vision.

As adopted by the American Optometric Association and theAssociation of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

I will share information cordially and unselfishly with my fellow optometrists and other professionals for the benefit of patients and the advancement of human knowledge and welfare.

I will do my utmost to serve my community, my country and humankind as a citizen as well as an optometrist.

I hereby commit myself to be steadfast in the performance of this my solemn oath and obligation.

In 1951, the General Assembly of the State of Indiana established a programinoptometryatIndianaUniversity.Thefirstyearofpreoptometrycourseswasofferedbeginninginthefallsemesterof1951–52,thefirstprofessionalcourseswereofferedin1953–54,andthefirstMasterofOptometry(M.Opt.)degreeswereawardedin1956.Inrecognitionofthevital role of vision research, the graduate degree programs in physiological opticswereearlypriorities(M.S.,1953;Ph.D.,1955).

The program in optometry operated as a division of the university, with its degrees granted by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School,untilthe1975–76schoolyear,atwhichtimeitbecameadegree-granting school of the university.

A continuous fund was created to support the establishment of the optometry program by adding a special fee to the annual license renewal fee of each practicing optometrist in Indiana. Additional funds and gifts, including a substantial collection of library books, were contributed through the auspices of the Indiana Optometric Association. As a permanent endowment program, the Optometry School Trust Fund was created as a division of the Indiana University Foundation for the general purpose of receiving and accepting gifts, bequests, pledges of money, etc., for the benefitoftheoptometricworktobecarriedonatIndianaUniversity.

The building for the Division of Optometry and the Program in PhysiologicalOpticswascompletedin1967.Thissix-story,limestone-faced building is located on East Atwater Avenue and provides space for classrooms,laboratories,offices,studentresourcecenter,andsupportingresearchanddevelopmentactivities.In1992,theSchoolofOptometryopenedtheIndianapolisEyeCareCenter(IECC)inanewlyconstructedbuildingat501IndianaAvenueinIndianapolis.Offeringanexpandedscope of patient care services, the IECC is located near the campus of IndianaUniversity–PurdueUniversityIndianapolis.Fourth-yearoptometrystudents receive additional clinical training through external rotations at locations such as Veterans Administration facilities, Indian Health Service clinics, military hospitals, and referral centers.

In 1995, a portion of the clinic in the Optometry Building was dedicated as the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research. The center’s mission is to abet and develop clinical and applied research support and to facilitate investigations in visual disorders, ocular pathologies, and systemic diseases thataffecttheeyeanditsadnexa.TheBorishCenterprovidesanarenaforthe development of clinical researchers in vision and for the training of graduate students, residents, and fellows.

HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY A SPECIAL THANKS

As we graduate, the IU School of Optometry Class of 2020 would like to thank the faculty and staff for their academic teachings, clinical instruction, patience and support over the past four years.

Our sincere thanks to our family and friends who have supported us during our journey through optometry school.

We appreciate your love and support!

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