NJAAO’s WINNING COMBINATION
Pictured above outside the Shaftsbury clubhouse are some of this year’s attendees. Event organizer Dr. Dennis Lyons ’73, is third from the left in the front row.
The New Jersey American Academy of Optometry offered a four day continuing education and golf combination in early April.
Organized by Dr. Dennis Lyons ’73, the event was held in Myrtle Beach SC from April 2 through April 5. Those who attended received a total of 16 hours of COPE continuing education in three mornings and three afternoons of golf.
Part of the proceeds from this and other events sponsored by the NJAAO help fund the two NJAAO scholarships at the College. The NJ Academy, as it is known, has generously donated $10,000 each year for the past six years.
PROFESSORS OF THE YEAR NAMED
The Executive Council and Student Council have announced this year’s Professor of the Year recipients. The annual awards are voted on by the students from each of the College’s programs.
This year the following faculty have the honor of being named Professor of the Year by their students:
- Audiology Professor of the Year
Dr. Eileen Rall - Graduate Studies Professor of the Year
Dr. Fabiana Perla - Graduate Studies Professor of the Year
Dr. Audrey Smith - Optometry Professor of the Year
Dr. Srihari Narayanan - Optometry Basic Science Professor of the Year
Dr. Carlo Pelino - Optometry Clinical Science Professor of the Year
Dr. Lorraine Lombardi - Physician Assistant Professor of the Year
Michael Huber, M.M.S., PA-C
Dr. Lombardi has been named Professor of the Year more times than any member of the faculty at the College. The awards were presented at the Student Council banquet.
DR. HUEBNER WINS SHOTWELL AWARD
Dr. Kathleen M. Huebner, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies in Vision Impairment and Co-Director, National Center for Leadership in Vision Impairment (NCLVI), will receive the Ambrose M. Shotwell Award at the AER (Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired) annual convention in July.
The award is named for a co-founder of the American Blind Peoples' Higher Improvement Association, founded in 1895, and honors an individual who has made "significant outstanding contributions to the personal adjustment or rehabilitation of adults who are blind or visually impaired... and whose leadership contributions have had an impact on a national or international level.
DR. VERMA GOES TO WASHINGTON
In March, PCO Assistant Professor, Dr. Satya Verma, attended the National Council on Aging's (NCOA) annual conference in Washington DC.
A member of the Board of the NCOA and Chairman of its Public Policy Committee, Dr. Verma met with legislative staff from U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz's (D-PA) offices.
Under discussion was support for two bills: HR-1983, the Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act and HR - 1884, which will end the exclusion of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps.
As part of Capitol Hill Day activities sponsored by the National Council on Aging, Dr. Verma also discussed issues affecting older adults and aging baby boomers, an area in which he has earned a national reputation.
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