The Visionary Fall 2009

The Visionary – Fall 2009 • Page 25 Deborah Amster, O.D., FAAO, FCOVD (Resident ’03) and Mary Bartuccio, O.D., FAAO, FCOVD (’97) became a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development at the organization’s 39 th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, on October 13-17. Eva Duchnowski, O.D. (’08, Resident ’09) was named Preceptor of the Year by the class of 2009. Greg Fecho, O.D. (’01, Resident ’02) was named Teacher of the Year by the class of 2012. Barry J. Frauens, O.D., FAAO (’96) was promoted to associate professor of optometry. Bai Chaun Jiang, Ph.D., FAAO, was appointed to the editorial board of the Clinical Optometry journal. Janet L. Leasher, O.D., M.P.H., FAAO, was promoted to associate professor of optometry. She also was installed for a two-year term as chancellor of the Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK) International Honor Society in June. BSK recognizes optometric honor students maintaining a high grade point average and offers student research grants to further optometric scientific inquiry. Sherrol A. Reynolds, O.D., FAAO (’96, Resident ’97) was promoted to associate professor of optometry. Julie Rodman, O.D., FAAO, was named Preceptor of the Year by the class of 2009. Joseph Sowka, O.D., FAAO (Diplomate) was the keynote speaker at the Tasmania Lifestyle Congress in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, in August. In addition, Dr. Sowka and Nadine Girgis, O.D. , presented a poster at the World Glaucoma Congress in July. Yin Tea, O.D., FAAO, gave birth to a baby boy, David Charles Boeckel, on June 30 at 6:57 p.m. David weighed in at 7 lbs., 3 ½ oz. Julie Tyler, O.D., FAAO (Resident ’97) was named Preceptor of the Year by the class of 2010. Heidi Wagner, O.D., M.P.H., FAAO (Diplomate) was promoted to professor of optometry. Chris Woodruff, O.D., M.B.A., FAAO, was named Teacher of the Year by the class of 2011. Albert D. Woods, M.S., O.D., FAAO, was named Teacher of the Year by the class of 2010. Faculty News By N. Scott Gorman, O.D., M.S., Ed.D., FAAO Professor of Optometry and Director of Development, Alumni Relations, and Continuing Education spotlight on faculty Dr. Duchnowski Dr. Fecho Dr. Amster Dr. Bartuccio Dr. Frauens Dr. Jiang Dr. Leasher Dr. Reynolds Dr. Rodman Dr. Sowka Dr. Tea Dr. Tyler Dr. Wagner Dr. Woodruff Dr. Woods