NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2017

14 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Forty NSUCO students completed the requirements to become student fellows in the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). This impressive number of fellows represents an extensive commitment by the distinguished students listed below. The honorees, who received student fellow lapel pins and commemorative certificates, will also have their candidacy for fellowship application dues waived during their graduation year. The AAO launched this program in 2011 to inspire improved integration of all the opportunities offered at the academy meeting, encourage future involvement, and persuade students to become fellows upon graduation. The AAO Student Fellowship Program is a great opportunity for students to engage in cutting-edge knowledge and technology through lectures, workshops, posters, and much more. The program is geared to guide students to develop their skills as optometric or vision science professionals. c Russul Abbas Poonam Agrawal Kristin Barnes Laurie Bateh Reema Bhagat Ellen Butts Pamella Chang Joanna Cotter Kinza Dada Samantha Fernandez Salman Ghanchi Emily Hall Mahdi Hedayat Melanie Hong Thien Huynh Tiffani Jackson Prajakta Joshi Rachel Luke Brandon Luu Jade McLachlin Shundale Thomas Mixon Candice Moses Hieu Nguyen Ashley Noble Jeremy Outinen Nageena Parasher Bhoomi Patel Heather Purman Michelle Quach Sara Rasekhi Sarah Regal Jessica Siu Christina Spelich Jasmine Thompson Sara Toomey Christopher Tran Ryan-Quang Van Amy Hope Vinogradov Linda Yan Melissa Zaleski Student Segment Celebrating NSUCO’s Student Fellows