2025 AOA Foundation Student Scholarship Winners

2025 Scholarship Awardees

Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship for Education ($2500)
Supported by Optovue

Malia McDowell
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

Seymour Galina Scholarship ($2500)
Supported by a bequest from the Galina Family

Joel Cardenas
Rocky Mountain University College of Optometry

Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship ($5000)
Supported by Pearle Vision

Elizbeth Pham
University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry

Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship ($5000)
Supported by Pearle Vision

Faye Nie
Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University

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