Congratulations to the members of the Doctor of Optometry Class of 2025, particularly those who received awards at the recent graduation celebration!
The University of Waterloo Doctor of Optometry Class of 2025 has convocated and is set to make a difference in eye care. Congratulations to every graduate on your many achievements!
Kudos to those who received awards at the recent graduation celebration. Many thanks to the donors who made these awards possible as well as to the dignitaries who took the time to present them and/or speak at the ceremony.
Awardees are as follows:
- College of Optometrists of Ontario General Proficiency Award: Erica Chow
- J.C. Thompson Memorial Prize for Optometry: Laura Appleby
- Canadian Association of Optometrists Leadership Award: Supriya Aryal
- Ontario Association of Optometrists Award for Excellence in Patient Management: Sohajdeep Sidhu
- Alcon Case Report Award: Manpreet Sahota
- AAOF Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care: Gurkamal Grewal
- Dr. Irving Baker Excellence in Clinical Optometry Scholarship: Connor Jinks
- A.W. Cole Award for Clinical Excellence: Wyllie Brisbourne
- CooperVision Contact Lens Innovation Award: Ashley Lorne Chea
- CooperVision Myopia Management Award: Lydia Lau
- COVD Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy: Michelle Zhang
- Ida Fisher Award for Clinical Excellence in Low Vision: Nicole Wang
- Eschenbach Low Vision Student Award: Katie Zuccato
- William Feinbloom Low Vision Award: Emilie Parolin
- Dr. John G. Flanagan Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence in Glaucoma: Juliann Rados
- FYidoctors Clinical Leadership Award: Benhur Amare
- Faculty of Science Foundation Senior Undergraduate Science Research Award: Sarah Long
- Good-Lite Pediatric Optometry Award: Cassidy Roberts
- Dr. Robert B. Mandell GP Clinical Excellence Award: Wendy Zhai
- Dr. Michael Gutwein Memorial Award: Jonathan Wong
- Dr. Margaret Hansen des Groseilliers Award: Cassidy Roberts
- Vinko and Iva Juricic Award for Perseverance: Sharon Ling
- OSI - Vision Entrepreneur Award: Erin Yvette Poirier
- Prize for Academic Excellence in Ocular Pharmacology: Kalin Chai
- Rachel Anne Cecilia Higgins Memorial Award: Adam Goodman
- Dr. Karen Tompa Nowy Memorial Award: Nina Yan
- Dr. Stelios Nikolakakis Award for Clinical Excellence in Vision Therapy: Navneet Kaur Sidhu
We'd also like to take this opportunity to congratulate recent Vision Science master's graduate Navid Shahsavari on winning a Dean of Science Award.
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