NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2010

Visionaries the VISIONARY • Summer/Fall 2010 23 In the fall 2009 issue of The Visionary , I invited you to make a contribution to the College of Optometry Scholarship Fund. As I explained at that time, the fund will be used to provide scholarships to entering stu- dents so we can remain competitive in attracting the best and brightest future optometrists to our program and place ourselves on a level playing field with other schools and colleges of optom- etry in our recruiting efforts. And, not surprisingly, a number of you came through and contributed to the fund. On behalf of the College of Optometry, I thank you for your generosity. The College of Optometry Scholarship Fund is growing, but in order to begin awarding scholarships to entering students, the en- dowment fund needs to grow to $150,000. That amount will pro- vide the capital to produce the earnings required to award a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving student, and as long as the stu- dent remains in good standing, the scholarship will be renewed each year for three additional years – for a total of $20,000. I would not ask you to consider giving to this very worthwhile fund unless I was willing to step up to the plate myself: Therefore, I have pledged $1,000 to the scholarship fund and will renew my pledge each year. The payments for my pledge are made through payroll deduction in the amount of $38.46 every two weeks―less than the cost of a latte each day. This type of payment plan can be arranged through your bank. We are looking to you―alumni and friends of the college―to help us achieve our goal of raising $150,000 for the College of Op- tometry Scholarship Fund. So become a visionary by making a contribution today. For information about how you can contribute to the success of the College of Optometry, please contact me on my cell phone at (954) 661-6550 or by email at Scott.Gorman@nova.edu . (Please keep in mind that your gift is tax deductible.) a Become Visionary Visionaries Mrs. Elena Barnabei on behalf of the Stefano LaSala Foundation College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Gita Dangodara (’98) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Barry Frauens (’96) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Mr. Adam Goldberg, J.D. College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. N. Scott Gorman* College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Walter Guerard (’95) Lester E. Janoff Scholar Award Fund Dr. Carrie Heller (’03) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Cristina Llerena (’06) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Mark Marciano (’98) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Aaron Sako (’00) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Ann-Kay Tenn (’06) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Sam Villella (’01) College of Optometry Annual Fund Dr. Lori Vollmer (’02) Lester E. Janoff Scholar Fund Dr. David Warshaw (’06) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Dr. Joni Scott-Weideman (’03) College of Optometry Scholarship Fund Best regards, Dr. N. Scott Gorman Director of Development and Alumni Relations * Member of the President’s Associates