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2009 Year in Review
Hinel Elected VP of AOSA
Erich Hinel, a third year student in the College of Optometry, was recently elected Vice President of the national American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) Executive Council. The AOSA represents over 5,600 students attending the 19 schools...
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Alumnus Receives Horatio Alger Award
Dr. Robert Wright (OD, 60), Chairman of FE Holdings, Incorporated, was recently awarded an Horatio Alger Award in recognition of his remarkable lifetime achievements accomplished through hard work, self-reliance, and perseverance. Growing up in...
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Kids Who Wear Contact Lenses Like Their Looks Better Than Kids Who Wear Glasses
Children who wear contact lenses feel better about their looks, athletic abilities, and acceptance by their friends more so than children who wear eyeglasses according to a recent study conducted by Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD, assistant professor of optometry...
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2009 Open House & Career Day
The Ohio State University College of Optometry invites everyone who is interested in learning more about the profession of optometry to attend our annual Open House. The program, which is free and open to the public, will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on...
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Dean Melvin Shipp's State of the College Address
Dean Melvin Shipp gave his fifth State of the College Address on April 15, 2009. He provided glimpses into the inner workings of the College classrooms, research labs, clinics, and community services as the faculty and staff strive to fulfill their...
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Convocation 2009
The members of the graduating class, their family and friends were welcomed by Dean Melvin Shipp to the 42nd College of Optometry Convocation. President of The Ohio State University, Dr. E. Gordon Gee, congratulated the students on behalf of the University...
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Back-to-School Eye Exams A Must
Children across the country are gearing up for a new school year. Before heading back to the classroom, the American Optometric Association (AOA) recommends a visit to the optometrist. Healthy vision is an important part to the learning process and...
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College Receives Congressional Glaucoma Grant
The Ohio State University College of Optometry (OSUCO) has been awarded a $20,000 grant by the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Inc. The source of the funding is the Congress of the United States, issued by the Department of Health and Human...
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Students Earn Awards from the American Optometric Foundation
The College proudly announces three student recipients of awards sponsored by the American Optometric Foundation: Bradley Dougherty, OD, MS, PhD student, 2009-2010 Merton C. Flom Ezell Fellowship Eric Ritchey, OD, MS, FAAO, PhD student, 2009-2010...
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Commissioning Ceremony at the College
This summer, Dean Mel Shipp, CAPT USNR (Ret), had the honor of administering the commissioning oath to Bret Lehman (OD/MS,09). Dr Lehman graduated from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in the spring, and the ceremony marked the start...
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Gardner Earns Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award
Dustin J. Gardner was nominated by Dean Melvin D. Shipp to receive The Ohio State University Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award at its September meeting. Dustin is a third-year student in The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Originally...
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Borish to Speak at Inaugural Myers Lecture Series
The Ohio State University College of Optometry proudly announces the inaugural Jeffrey and Joyce Myers Lecture Series to be held October 14, 2009. The inaugural event will feature Irvin M. Borish, OD, LLD, internationally known scholar in the world...
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Dr. Karla Zadnik is Ohio Optometrist of the Year
Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, is the 2009 Ohio Optometrist of the Year. Dr. Zadnik serves as the Associate Dean at The Ohio State University College of Optometry where she...
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Pierce Assumes Presidency of Ohio Optometric Association
Dr. Gilbert Pierce accepts the gavel from Dr. Tom Bobst to become the Ohio Optometric Association President. Gil Pierce, OD, PhD, assumed the office of...
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Eric Hinel Named OOA Outstanding Senior Student
Mr. Eric Hinel accepts the award from Dr. Tom Bobst, outgoing president of the Ohio Optometric Association. Erich Hinel is the 2009 Ohio Optometric Association...
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Dr. Borish Receives the H. Ward Ewalt Medal
Dr. Irvin Borish displays the H. Ward Ewalt Medal (center) with Dr. Greg Good (left), Dr. Karla Zadnik, and Dean Melvin Shipp (right). The H. Ward Ewalt Medal was presented to Dr. Irvin Borish on the occasion of his lecture for the inaugural...
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Jeffrey and Joyce Myers Establish Annual Lecture Series
The Jeffrey and Joyce Myers Lecture Series has been established through a gift from Jeffrey Myers (OD'84)and his wife, Joyce. The purpose of this series is to sponsor one lecture per academic year, typically during autumn quarter. The guest speaker...
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Prevent Blindness Ohio Recognizes Female Scholars in Vision Research
Andrea Crabb (second-year student), Kristina Haworth (post-doctoral fellow), and Kathryn Richdale (post-doctoral fellow) received Prevent Blindness Ohio’s Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars in Vision Research...
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Dr. Kelly Nichols Receives Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish Award
Kelly Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, received the Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish Award at last week's American Academy of Optometry meeting in Orlando. Nichols, an associate professor in The Ohio State University College of Optometry, is one...
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Zadnik Receives Max Schapero Memorial Lecture Award
Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, Glenn A. Fry Professor in Optometry and Physiological Optics and associate dean at The Ohio State University College of Optometry, received the Max Schapero Memorial Lecture Award at the American Academy of Optometry Meeting...
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Dowling Awarded the Fry Medal
Dr. John Dowling (left) receives the Glenn A. Fry Medal from Dean Shipp. The College of Optometry awarded the Glenn A. Fry Medal in Physiological Optics to John E. Dowling, PhD, Gordon and Llura Gund Professor of Neurosciences at Harvard University...
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Dr. Kelly Nichols Talks About Dry Eye
'Tis the season for . . . dry eyes according to Dr. Kelly Nichols. Check out what Dr. Nichols recommends for dry eye irritation by watching her interview on Good Day Columbus, taped on Wednesday, November 25, 2009....
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Optometry Well-Represented at Vision Research Forum
A Vision Research Scientific Forum was held Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at TechColumbus, featuring presentations from winners of Prevent Blindness Ohio’s Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars in Vision Research...
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World Color Names and the Tower of Babel
In a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Delwin Lindsey and Angela Brown, (Optometry) of The Ohio State University studied how people around the world use color names. They found that color names occur together...
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