Commencement Awards 2022

Welcome

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

David A. Heath, OD, EdM President

Acknowledgment of The Class of 2022

David Troilo, PhD Vice President for Academic Affairs

Special Recognition SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence Julie FeiFei Song Stephanie Alison Schwartz

Academic and Clinical Awards Beta Sigma Kappa Award for Academic Excellence Jared Rahn Dr. Frederick W. Brock Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance in Vision Training Julie FeiFei Song College of Optometrists in Vision Development Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy Aileen M. Lee Columbia Class of 1936 Award for Academic and Clinical Achievement in Ocular Disease Andrew Charles Rouse

Class of 1991 Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Primary Care Jared Rahn

Dr. Stanley Eisenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Practice Development

And Administration Ridwan Carim-Sanni

Dr. William Feinbloom Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Proficiency

in Low Vision Marlin John

Ira Goldfarb Memorial Award for Excellence in Low Vision Julie FeiFei Song

Dr. Louis Herrmann Memorial Award for Outstanding Compassion in Patient Care Min Kyung Kim Mr. and Mrs. Irving Unger Award for Excellence in Optometry Andrew Charles Rouse

Josh Wallman, PhD Memorial Research Award for Excellence in Research Crystal Guo

Esther J. Werner Memorial Award for Academic Excellence Stephanie Alison Schwartz

Service Awards

Dr. Max Cohen Memorial Award for Commitment to Community Service Omar Perdomo Ridwan Carim-Sanni Dr. Benjamin Freed Memorial Award for Community Service sponsored by Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Breanna Maria Tran Morton L. Kimmelman Memorial Award for Student Leadership in Organized Optometry Ashka Patel Billie M. Lyons Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to the College Community Constantinos John Bacas New York State Optometric Association Auxiliary Award for Outstanding Service to the Class Of 2022 Julie FeiFei Song Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award Jennifer Jing Liu Bernard Stephen Murray II Abram A. Hubal, OD Student Service Award Sponsored by The New York State Optometric Association Brigette Roman

Professional Distinction Awards

Alcon Award for the Outstanding Case Report on the Use of an Alcon Product Melody Kordnaij

GP Lens Institute Clinical Excellence Award for Outstanding Clinical Proficiency in Contact Lenses Julie Lin Dr. William M. Eisenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Ocular Disease Sponsored by Alcon Julie Lin Good-Lite Pediatric Award for Excellence in Pediatric Optometry Rebecca Chan Min

Eschenbach Award for Excellence in Low Vision Kaitlyn Martina Rooney

Johnson And JohnsonExcellence Award for Excellence in Clinical Contact Lens Patient Care Julie FeiFei Song

Optelec Low Vision Award for Excellence in Low Vision Melody Kordnaij Residency Award

Dr. Martin H. Birnbaum Memorial Award for a Vision Therapy Resident Dr. Marianna Butera

Beta Sigma Kappa

Kelly Armstrong Calvin Chan* H a eun C hung* Crystal Guo*

Jared Rahn* Elise Marie Regina*

Sofia De Souza Ribolla* Andrew Charles Rouse* Oleksandra Savchuk* Stephanie Sayegh* Stephanie Alison Schwartz* Aviela Segev* Julie FeiFei Song* Breanna Maria Tran Kirsten Sylvain Winter Carlos Fernando Woc* Stephanie Jindee Yu*

Sharon Itzhakov Melody Kordnaij Aileen M. Lee* Stephanie Liang * Julie Lin * Michael Benjamin Marton-Rollins* Erica Meltzer * Alfredo Lorenzo Mazzuca Monica Papinski*

* 4 - year member

Gold Key

Constantinos John Bacas Rebecca Chan Min Melody Kordnaij Aileen M. Lee Alfredo Lorenzo Mazzuca

Ashka Patel Andrew Charles Rouse Julie FeiFei Song Breanna Maria Tran Carlos Fernando Woc

Congratulations

Class of 2022 !!!