NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2017

12 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Student Segment ∫ Hakkam Alsaidi (’17) was awarded the 2017 Alcon Case Report Award and a $1,000 prize. While he was a fourth-year student, Alsaidi wrote a case report titled “Successful Contact Lens Wear and the Impact of a Healthy Ocular Surface.” B Ann Awadalla (’20) was selected by the NSUCO Alumni Chapter as the 2016 scholarship recipient for outstanding leadership and community service. Pavendeep Korotana (’19), NSUCO American Optometric Student Association trustee, had her article “Insurance Options for the New Grad” published in the spring 2017 issue of Foresight magazine. ∫ Christian J. Meyer (’17) attained the highest score of all the students in his class on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I—Applied Basic Science examination. Ashley Noble (’18) received two awards at the National Optometric Association annual convention. She was honored with the Cave Memorial Award and the Dr. Robert Johnson Pediatric/Vision Therapy Award for demonstrating a commitment to community service related to pediatric conditions, binocular vision, and vision therapy. B Jeremy Outinen (’18) was selected as the 2016 recipient of the J. Pat Cummings Scholarship from the American Optometric Foundation, conferred to students who best demonstrate the ideal eye care standards of practice. To qualify, the recipient must demonstrate achievement in both academic performance and extracurricular activities. The scholarship is generously sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. ∫ Vy Pham (’17) received a national honor in the Essilor of America Varilux Student Grant competi- tion. Pham wrote the winning case and was selected for the top prize due to her innovative thinking, analysis of the case, and dispensing skills used to meet her patient’s needs. She was originally awarded $1,000 for writing the top case for the NSU College of Optometry and will receive an additional $2,500 in prize money for receiving the national award.