2024 Annual Report

COMMUNITY FOCUS

SUNY Optometry Welcomes Five New Clinical Faculty Members

Students and Faculty Achieve National/International Recognition

Kendra Kim, ‘25, was one of three third-year students nationwide to receive the 2024 Best Practices Award from CooperVision.

Dr. Joy Harewood, R ‘12, Director of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging, was named the 2024 National Optometric Association (NOA) Optometrist of the Year.

Dr. Gulnoza Azieva, ’23, R’24 – Clinical Instructor

Dr. Beth Katz, Clinical Instructor

Dr. Travis Pfeifer, ’23, R’24 – Clinical Instructor

Dr. Emily Selenow, ’18, R’19 – Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Nazia Tahia, ’23, R’24 – Clinical Instructor

Mark Rosenfield, PhD, Professor of Biological and Vision Sciences, was appointed for a six-year term as a visiting professor at West China School of Medicine / West China Hospital, Sichuan University.

William Doan Nguyen, ‘25, received the 2024 OCULUS

New Director of Clinical Vision Research Center

Optometry Student Scholarship, which included a cash award and an OCULUS Easyfield®, donated to SUNY Optometry.

L. Wayne Spencer, CCRC, BA, was named Director of the Clinical Vision Research Center (CVRC) in September.

President’s Award For Years Of Service

35 Years of Service Dr. Steven Larson 30 Years of Service Aubry Assim

25 Years of Service Patricia Chavez Dr. Mitchell Dul Dr. Richard Madonna Dr. Tam Ngo

20 Years of Service Dr. Margarita Bauman Sidney Contreras Tsz Ng Jacqueline Sanchez

Dr. Miduturu Srinivas Betshally Torres

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