AAOF Announces 2020 Johnson & Johnson Vision J. Pat Cummings Scholarships
Tuesday, October 20 2020 | 15 h 30 min | News
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF), in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Vision, announces the 2020 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship recipients. This award is bestowed annually to a second or third year optometry student who best demonstrates the ideal eye care standards of practice, achievement in both academic performance and extra-curricular activities, and participation with other professional pursuits such as involvement with patients through internships, community service, and other volunteer activities.
The 2020 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship recipients, including from the two Canadian universities, are:
| Marilou Paquet | University of Montreal School of Optometry |
| Cedrick Mah | University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science |
| Emily Ertel | Indiana University School of Optometry |
| Binu Koruthu | Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry |
| Vincent Thoren | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University School of Optometry |
| James Carpenter | Michigan College of Optometry |
| Eric Van Meter | Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry |
| Iva Hoxha | New England College of Optometry |
| Heather Polson | Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry |
| Brianna Marie Herring | Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry |
| Kathleen Thomas | Pacific University College of Optometry |
| Dustin Weidert | Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University |
| Rebecca Phung | Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University |
| Sonali Das | Southern College of Optometry |
| Julie Song | State University of New York College of Optometry |
| Abby Almomar | The Ohio State University College of Optometry |
| Sanjana Sravani Vitta | University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry |
| Madison Sachs | University of California Berkeley School of Optometry |
| Hovhannes Hovhannisyan | University of Houston College of Optometry |
| Sarah D’Amore | University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry |
| Samuel Killion | University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry |
| Brian Helmetag | Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University |
| Cassie Napier | University of Pikeville Kentucky School of Optometry |
| Alexander Wong | Illinois College of Optometry |
| Crystal Sin | Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry |
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