OAA Leadership Conference Student Grant Sponsored by HOYA Vision Winners

In partnership with the Opticians Association of America, The three contest winners listed below will travel to the OAA leadership conference in Orlando, Florida as guests of HOYA Vision. The NFOS wishes to thank Mike Elton,from HOYA Vision, and the OAA for supporting the students.

Kin Moy - Ben Franklin Institute of Technology

Jenny Freytag - Roane State Community College

Erik Meland
J. Sargent Reynolds Community College

The Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA) met this fall in Orlando, FL.  Highlights of the meeting are:

Three programs were granted full 6-year reaccreditations: Erie Community College, Buffalo NY; Hillsborough Community College,Tampa FL; and Indiana University School of Optometry, Optician/Technician Program, Bloomington, IN.

The COA is continually looking for optical professionals who support formal opticianry education as on-site evaluators.  An easy to follow Power Point is on the coaccreditation.com website, and a simple test at the end is all that is required.  For more information contact Debra White at director@coaccreditation.com .

Here is the Fall 2011 NFOS Newsletter

Thank You

The NFOS would like to congratulate the ABO/NCLE for a very successful Educational Conference. Thank you for including the NFOS as your educational partner.

The NFOS would like to thank Essilor and Danne Ventura for sponsoring the college bowl.

Transitions Optical and Cheri Guy for sponsoring the spectacle skills challenge and the Students of Vision Scholarship program.

HOYA  and Mike Elton for sponsoring the student e-poster contest.

The winners of the NFOS- Essilor College Bowl 2011

Terry Bennett - Durham Technical College
Scott Malsin - New York City College of Technology
 
The other contestant included:

Allen Barrso - Erie Community College

Maryann Macchiaverna - Raritan Valley Community College

Ashleigh Baltazar - College of Southern Nevada

James Davidson - Middlesex Community College

Adam Walters – Tri- Service Opticians school

Karin Randall – Hillsborough Community College

Caitlin Loving - Reynolds Community College

Tiffany McDaniel - Roane State College

Ahhyee Ma - Ben Franklin Institue of Technology

Sandford Daugherty - Baker College of Jackson

2011 Transitions Students of Vision Scholarship Top Winners

Scholarship Recipients
Winning Entries
• Activity/Event category winner:
        Yusufali Pirmohamed, Georgian College – Community Outreach Brochure
• Multi-media category winners:
        Avin Kishore, Douglas College – Video
        Jermi Santos, Douglas College – Video
         Natalie Nguyen and Nicole Pogue, University of Missouri - St. Louis – Video

• Other category winners:
         Ryan Nicholas, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry – Interactive Kiosk
         Mariel Ruocco, Camden County College – Scrapbook

Additional Winners
      Cynthia Epstein, Erie Community College
      Ernesto Hernandez, American Career College
      Brianna Hulburd, Erie Community College
      Jessica Kopala, University of Missouri - St. Louis
      Maryann Macchiaverna, Raritan Valley Community College
      Tiffany McDaniel, Roane State
      Zoila Regalado, DeKalb Technical College
      Aaron Shurley, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
      Lydia Wang-De Jesus, Hillsborough Community College