The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Vision announce the 2019 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. Two of the recipients are from University of Montréal and University of Waterloo.
The 2019 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship recipients are:
| Connor Robbs | llinois College of Optometry |
| Mattie Monroe | Indiana University School of Optometry |
| Joel Muñoz | Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry |
| Vincent Thoren | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University School of Optometry |
| Kaitlyn Arnold | Michigan College of Optometry |
| Eric Yoshinaga | Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry |
| Katie Li | New England College of Optometry |
| Trenton Kellog | Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry |
| Joshua Black | Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry |
| Nicholas Grant | Pacific University College of Optometry |
| Laura Gutsin | Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University |
| Rachel Warner | Rosenberg School of Optometry |
| Courtney Park | Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University |
| Lauren Watson | Southern College of Optometry |
| Kevin Singh | State University of New York College of Optometry |
| Lindsey Hutchinson | The Ohio State University College of Optometry |
| Dana Shannon | University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry |
| Jacqueline Nguyen | University of California Berkeley School of Optometry |
| Selena Aloisio | University of Houston College of Optometry |
| Meagan Anderson | University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry |
| Anabel Cormier | University of Montreal School of Optometry |
| Breck Dakin | University of Pikeville Kentucky School of Optometry |
| Song Kim | University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science |
| Aruj Ali | Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry |
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