Scholarship Winners 2022-2021
2022 Scholarship Winners
Bernard Maitenaz Scholarship Winner ($10,000)
Melissa Kalac
Southern College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded by EssilorLuxottica
Dr. Pat & Patrick Cummings Scholarship ($5,000)
Charles Dale
University of Houston College of Optometry
Scholarship generously supported by numerous
individuals and Johnson & Johnson Vision
Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship for Education ($2,500)
Shail Gajjar
University of Houston College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded in part by Optovue
Dr. Seymour Galina Scholarship ($2,500)
Aaron Meyer
Northeastern State University College of Optometry
Scholarship generously supported by a bequest
from Dr. Seymour Galina.
2021 Scholarship Winners
Bernard Maitenaz Scholarship Winner ($10,000)
Ellilta Mezgebu
Southern College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded by EssilorLuxottica
Dr. Pat & Patrick Cummings Scholarship ($5,000)
Emma Flor
NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry
Scholarship is funded by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship for Education ($2,500)
Aaliyah Cole
Southern College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded Optovue
Dr. Seymour Galina Scholarship ($2,500)
Dylan Cowan
UAB School of Optometry
Scholarship generously supported by a bequest from Dr. Seymour Galina
InfantSEE Heads into 20th Anniversary in 2025
A program of The AOA Foundation, InfantSEE continues to provide essential eye health and vision care for infants
Grants deliver fresh perspectives and enthusiasm
New grant recipients are already embracing optometry and searching for new ways to elevate eye health across America.
Field Notes: Florida doctor recounts hurricanes Helene, Milton
Media reports describe “devastating” winds, rain and flooding as Hurricane Milton makes landfall—how a Tampa Bay area doctor comes to terms with not one but two hurricanes in as many weeks.