A group of more than 30 alumni, their children and other family members attended SCO’s first ever Alumni/Child Admissions Forum in July.
Hosted by Student Services, the event was designed to provide information about SCO’s admissions process for alumni with prospective students in their family.
Attendees heard about undergrad, GPA and OAT requirements. Two Q&A panels featured [...]

Over the past year, several SCO alumni were named their states’ ODs of the Year, including:

Annette Webb, OD ’95 (Arkansas)
William Earl Malone, OD ’69 (Mississippi)
Brad Altman, OD ’94 (Tennessee) and
James Campbell, OD ’78 (West Virginia).

Young ODs of the Year include:

Meg Brya, OD ’03 (Georgia)
Jeffrey Kempf, OD ’01 (Illinois)
Gerald Gerdes, OD ’02 (Louisiana)
Megan [...]

Shannon Franklin, OD ‘00, owner of Crozet Eye Care, Optometrists in Western Albemarle, Virginia, was elected to serve as Vice President of the Virginia Optometric Association (VOA) at its 108th annual convention in Norfolk last month. As Vice President, Dr. Franklin will lead the Operations Division of VOA, which includes managing the organization’s budget, personnel, [...]

Several SCO alumni were featured prominently in the spotlight at Optometry’s Meeting of the AOA in Orlando.
Congratulations to Joe Ellis, OD ‘86, who becomes the 11th SCO graduate to serve as AOA President. Dr. Ellis spoke at SCO’s Alumni Reception on Friday night. The next day, he officially became AOA President, joined by his family. [...]

SCO was privileged to see a great turnout of alumni when the college hosted an alumni reception during the Arkansas Optometric Association’s recent spring convention in Little Rock. The reception’s attendees included current Arkansas optometry students and recent alumni as well as graduates from as far back as the 1940s.
Several SCO alumni were among those [...]

Outstanding young alumni will be recognized through SCO’s Young Alumni Award, a new honor to be bestowed during this Fall’s Homecoming program.
“The recipient will reflect the college’s mission of fostering a personal commitment to service by making a significant, positive impact on the global or local community,” said Carla O’Brian, SCO’s Director of Alumni Programs.
Recipients [...]

The newspaper in Topeka, Kansas published an article about a long-time private practitioner who is retiring. Lance Eisenbarth, OD ‘09, is taking the reins at the practice. You may read the article here.
If you’re a graduate or friend of the college who sees an article or video profiling SCO alumni, please let us know by [...]

During the House of Delegates meeting at this year’s SECO 2010 meeting in Atlanta, several SCO alumni were honored and recognized:

William Earle Malone, OD ‘69, was named SECO’s Optometrist of the South. Dr. Malone practices in Mississippi, where he was very active in the post-Hurricane Katrina effort to assist patients in need. SCO President Richard [...]

SCO Professor Jim Newman, OD ‘73, reports that he’s enjoyed seeing a steady stream of visitors at the Heart of America Contact Lens Society meeting in Kansas City.
Dr. Newman is hosting SCO’s booth, #620. Traffic is still arriving to the show, so be sure to stop by and visit with Dr. Newman. He says that [...]

Atlanta received nearly four inches of snow Friday afternoon and evening, but it didn’t seem to slow down SCO’s alumni and friends. Several hundred were in attendance at SCO’s Alumni Reception held at the Marriott Marquis this year.
Dr. Stan Dickerson introduced SCO’s President, Dr. Richard W. Phillips. In his remarks, Dr. Phillips encouraged alumni to [...]