2023 AAO Foundation Student and Resident Travel Fellowship Recipients Announced 

Friday, October 27 2023 | 15 h 21 min | News, Press Release

The American Academy of Optometry and its Foundation announce the recipients of the 2023 Student and Resident Travel Fellowship awards. These $750 travel fellowships supported attendance among student and resident members of the Academy at Academy 2023 New Orleans, October 11-14, 2023.  

The 2023 Resident Travel Fellowship recipients are:  

Allergan Resident Travel Fellowship 

• Jenny Lee, OD, BSc, University of Waterloo 
• Jordan Carrington, OD, University of Alabama at Birmingham 
• Samantha Chan, OD, University of California Berkeley 
• Tiffany Chen, OD, State University of New York 
• Yung Fen Chen, OD, University of California Berkeley 
• Graham Chung, OD, University of California Berkeley 
• Caroline Donato, OD, State University of New York 
• Victoria Duque-Ferreira, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University 
• Angelica Echiverri, OD, University of Houston College of Optometry 
• Meredith Fry, OD, Southern College of Optometry 
• Diana Geraghty, OD, State University of New York 
• Chad Herschberger, OD, Indiana University School of Optometry 
• Elaine Ho, OD, University of California Berkeley 
• Ryan Junidi, OD, Illinois College of Optometry 
• Kevin La, OD, University of California Berkeley  
• Ashley Olson, OD, Midwestern University 
• Riddhi Patel, OD, Illinois College of Optometry 
• Helene Pippin, OD, Ferris State University 
• Bradley Salus, OD, Southern California College of Optometry 
• Samuel Soda, OD, Indiana University School of Optometry 
• Emmy Tian, OD, University of California Berkeley 
• Lindsey Tillery, OD, Southern College of Optometry 
• McKenna Turrill, OD, University of California Berkeley 
• Taylor Vincent, OD, Northeastern State University 
• Alexander Wong, OD, Illinois College of Optometry 
  
• Florida Chapter Resident Travel Fellowship 
• Hsuan Ariel Chao, OD, Nova Southeastern University  
• Alberta Pengo, OD, New England College of Optometry 

Ocutech Resident Travel Fellowship 

• Cade Oost, OD, Southern California College of Optometry 
• Ellen Ren, OD, State University of New York 
• Darian Travis, OD, University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Optometric Residency Matching Service Resident Travel Fellowship 

• Katie Kyles, OD, University of Missouri at St. Louis 
• Jourdan Valkner Krause, OD, Midwestern University 

The 2023 Student Travel Fellowship recipients are: 

 American Academy of Optometry Student Travel Fellowship 

• Cassandra Huynh, University of Waterloo 
• Adam Bayer, The Ohio State University 
• Kelly Bisignano, University of Houston College of Optometry 
• Maddison Fortman, The Ohio State University  
• Jon Kuznia, State University of New York 
• Venessa Machac Sailors, Rosenberg School of Optometry 
• Allison Noe, The Ohio State University 
• Suharsha Paidaimarri, University of Houston College of Optometry 
• Vamsi Parimi, MSc, Indiana University School of Optometry 
• Adam Ross, University of Houston College of Optometry 
• Emilio Saenz, Rosenberg School of Optometry 
• Erica Shelton, OD, MSc, FAAO, The Ohio State University 
• Lien Vu, University of Houston College of Optometry 
• Jesse Wang, State University of New York 
• Jessica Zhang, University of California Berkeley 

Arizona Chapter Student Travel Fellowship 

• Joshua Reese, Midwestern University 

Bence Clinical Student Travel Fellowship 

• Matthew Pham, University of Houston College of Optometry 

Bence Family Leadership Student Travel Fellowship 

• Tyson Montgomery, The Ohio State University 

Beta Sigma Kappa Student Travel Fellowship 

• Brianna Aheimer, Southern College of Optometry 

Brazelton Low Vision Student Travel Fellowship 

• Phillippa Dorling, New England College of Optometry 

David Lewerenz Low Vision Student Travel Fellowship 

• Rebecca Deffler, OD, MS, FAAO, Ohio State University 

Edward I. Goodlaw Student Travel Fellowship 

• Abigail Kuborn, Indiana University School of Optometry 

Elmer H. Eger Student Travel Fellowship 

• Kaylin Maxwell, The Ohio State University 
• Jin Yang, Nova Southeastern University 

Frank W. Weymouth Student Travel Fellowship 

• Chieh-Lin Wu, University of New South Wales 
• Ashwin Irungovel, State University of New York 

Irvin M. Borish Student Travel Fellowship 

• Kristine Ly, Pacific University School of Optometry 
• Jennyffer Smith, OD, FAAO, University of Houston College of Optometry 

Kirschen Family Student Travel Fellowship 

• Brazil Andrews, Rosenberg School of Optometry 

Lois Schoenbrun Student Travel Fellowship 

• Nia Ebrahim, State University of New York 

Luxottica Student Travel Fellowship 

• Ian Binns, The Ohio State University  

Michael G. Harris Student Travel Fellowship 

• Emily Benson, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University 

N. Rex Ghormley Student Travel Fellowship 

• Sampson Abu, OD, FAAO, The Ohio State University 

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