Monday, November 25, 2024
Outstanding optometry students received awards at the Fall Awards Ceremony on November 22, 2024. Thanks to the donors who made the awards possible. Congratulations to all the following, including those who were unable to attend the ceremony:
- Barbara Sivak Memorial Award: Julia Perfetto and Lucy Dong
- Dr. David Mckenna Memorial Scholarship: Elise Hansen
- Dr. Douglas H. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship: Reagan Myers
- Dr. Karen Tompa Nowy Third-Year Memorial Award: Laura Appleby
- Dr. Reed Dawkins Entrance Award: Saduni Rajapaksa
- Drs. Wensveen and Smith Award in Binocular Vision and Perception: Sabhat Khan
- E.F. Attridge Award for Highest Achievement in Pathology: Angelica Jankovic
- E.J. Chisholm Memorial Scholarship: Erica Chow
- Frederick T. Armstrong Scholarship: Avery Cochrane
- FYidoctors Academic Leadership Award: Sophia Bachetti
- J. Pat Cummings Scholarship: Victoria Cao
- Manitoba Association of Optometrists A.H. Basman O.D Scholarships: Julianna Sowany (Year 2), Emma Mitchell (Year 3)
- Monaghan Memorial Scholarship: Brie Berberich
- New Brunswick Association of Optometrists Scholarship: Julie Hanscomb
- Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists Scholarship: Heidi Allen
- Ottawa Society of Optometrists Scholarship: Shivani Solanki
- Reginald Williams Memorial Scholarship: Phuoc Thinh Nguyen
- Saskatchewan Association of Optometrists Scholarship: Linden Schwab
- Steve de Pinto Awards: Jessica Byers and Sarah Dreidiger
- VSP and AAOF Canadian Practice Excellence Scholarships: Laura Appleby and Michelle Zhang
Congratulations too to the following students, who received summer research awards:
- Bobier/Fisher/Lyle Research Award: Jenny Shen Cao
- Dr. Howard A. Backman Scholarship: Abarnaa Arithas
- H. Stein Summer Research Award: Helena Yeijin Woo
- Optometry Faculty Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Sarah Zitoun