Commencement Awards

Welcome

Guilherme F. C. Albieri, PhD Vice President for Student Affairs

David A. Heath, OD, EdM President

Acknowledgement of The Class of 2023

David Troilo, PhD Vice President for Academic Affairs

Special Recognition SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence Tiffany Ying-Hsuan Chen Eden Nourmand

Academic and Clinical Awards Beta Sigma Kappa Award for Academic Excellence Diana Geraghty Dr. Frederick W. Brock Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance in Vision Training Eden Nourmand College of Optometrists in Vision Development Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy Rebecca Hung Columbia Class of 1936 Award for Academic and Clinical Achievement in Ocular Disease Tiffany Chen

Class of 1991 Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Primary Care Behrad Garmsiri

Dr. Stanley Eisenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Practice Development

And Administration Maria Jose Bustamante

Dr. William Feinbloom Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Proficiency in Low Vision Amanda Fitzpatrick

Ira Goldfarb Memorial Award for Excellence in Low Vision Marin Nagelberg

Dr. Louis Herrmann Memorial Award for Outstanding Compassion in Patient Care Amanda Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Irving Unger Award for Excellence in Optometry Karen Mathew

Josh Wallman, PhD Memorial Research Award Zachary Ross Zlatin

Esther J. Werner Memorial Award for Academic Excellence Diana Geraghty

Service Awards

Dr. Max Cohen Memorial Award for Commitment to Community Service Maria Jose Bustamante Sophia Johnson Ewa Maria Kowalczyk Travis Michael Pfeifer Dr. Benjamin Freed Memorial Award for Community Service created by Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Behrad Garmsiri Morton L. Kimmelman Memorial Award for Student Leadership in Organized Optometry Hira Alam Billie M. Lyons Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to the College Community Gulnoza Azieva Rachel Young Kim Avalena Abigail Linsky New York State Optometric Association Auxiliary Award for Outstanding Service to the Class Of 2023 Lindsey C. Boody Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award Veena Madhuri Bokka Sophia Johnson Sharnell Cori Robinson Abram A. Hubal, OD Student Service Award Sponsored by The New York State Optometric Association Jacob Samuel Rosenberg

Professional Distinction Awards

Alcon Award for the Outstanding Case Report on the Use of an Alcon Product Sponsored By Alcon Tyler D’Agostino

GP Lens Institute Clinical Excellence Award for Outstanding Clinical Proficiency

in Contact Lenses Marin Nagelberg

Dr. William M. Eisenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Ocular Disease Amanda Fitzpatrick Good-Lite Pediatric Award for Excellence in Pediatric Optometry Veena Madhuri Bokka

Eschenbach Award for Excellence in Low Vision Diana Geraghty

Johnson And Johnson Excellence Award for Excellence in Clinical Contact Lens Patient Care Travis Michael Pfeifer

Optelec Low Vision Award for Excellence in Low Vision Gulnoza Azieva Residency Award Dr. Martin H. Birnbaum Memorial Award for a Vision Therapy Resident Dr. Rachel Velez

Beta Sigma Kappa

Hira Alam Courtney Elizabeth Allen* Eman Al-Yousefy* Gabrielah Baruch* Erin Nicole Berube Mary Chrissen Loy Blackman Veena Madhuri Bokka* Maria Jose Bustamante Brandyn Jin-Fuei Chen* Jane Chen* Tiffany Ying-Hsuan Chen*

Zachary William Graham* William Albert Huang* Rebecca Hung* Sarah Song Lee* Avalena Abigail Linsky* Ashley Marshall Walker* Jeney B. Mathew Jasmine F. Nouravi* Eden Nourmand* Wanyi Pan* Travis Michael Pfeifer* Jacob Samuel Rosenburg* Agatha Sleboda* Nazia Tahia Max Malcolm Williger* Joanna Tao Wong* Ramal Yaqoob

Kelly Christianson* Leandra Rene Debono Amanda Fitzpatrick* Brendan Michael Fu

Diana Geraghty* Imrin K. Goraya*

* 4 - year member

Gold Key

Hira Alam Gulnoza Azieva Lindsey C. Boody Tiffany Ying-Hsuan Chen Behrad Garmsiri

Rachel Young Kim Jasmine F. Nouravi Eden Nourmand Travis Michael Pfeifer Agatha Sleboda

Congratulations

Class of 2023 !!!