Dr. Nathan Lighthizer was honored by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry at its annual luncheon on June 29.
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Dr. Weberling received the honor at Pacific's spring commencement on May 21.
The grants support a scholarship for undergraduate students, as well as the replacement and expansion of the College of Optometry's mobile eye care unit.
A $50,000 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund will help the Pacific University College of Optometry expand its mobile services with a new EyeVan.
James Ogden '72, OD '73 lent his nickname to a scholarship for Pacific University optometry students. He gives even more, though, as a mentor to the recipients of that scholarship.
A passion for Pacific earns four new members a place in the President's Circle, honoring the university's $100,000 lifetime donors.
At their 30th class reunion in 2003, his classmates honored his efforts by unveiling the Mad Dog Scholarship Fund. The fund reached the endowment level in 2009 and offered its first scholarship to an optometry student in 2010.
Dr. Citek, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, recently earned Diplomate status, a designation only seven percent of all FAAOs have achieved.
The Pacific difference spans generations. Kres Pedersen '79, OD '82 and his daughter Amy Pedersen '08, OD '11 both found personal connections and meaningful careers through Pacific's undergraduate and graduate programs.
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development recently awarded Hannu Laukkanen, Jim Sheedy and Shun-nan Yang a $6,000 award to conduct a study on a promising new therapy to treat binocular vision disorder in children.