2023 Annual report

SUNY Optometry Recognized with Prestigious HEED Award

SUNY Optometry was honored with the 2023 Health Professionals Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher

education. This annual and national honor recognizes U.S. health colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. This year marked the first time SUNY Optometry received this distinguished award.

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SUNY Optometry Doctor Honored with Distinguished Professorship Dr. Steven Schwartz was awarded with a Distinguished Professorship, SUNY’s highest academic rank. He joins Elaine Wells and Dr. Stewart Bloomfield along with eleven other of the College’s faculty and staff who have been named to the SUNY Distinguished Academy.

Newsweek Names Top 200 Eye Doctors for 2023 Twenty-three SUNY Optometry alumni, faculty, and staff made this national ranked listing. Among those honored from SUNY Optometry and also placing this year in the Top Twenty: Dr. Viola Kanevsky, ’93, Dr. Richard Madonna, ’85, and Dr. Jerome Sherman.

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Visionary in Eye Care Resident Recognition Award Dr. Julie Song, ’22, R ’23 was honored as the inaugural recipient of the

Visionary in Eye Care Resident Recognition Award for the category of Best in Optometry during the EyeCon 2023 conference and awards ceremony. The program pays tribute to the rising stars in the field of ophthalmology, optometry and retina care, highlighting their exceptional contributions to patient care, research and clinical practice.

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