Scholarship Winners 2022-2021
2022 Scholarship Winners
Bernard Maitenaz Scholarship Winner ($10,000)
Melissa Kalac
Southern College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded by EssilorLuxottica
Dr. Pat & Patrick Cummings Scholarship ($5,000)
Charles Dale
University of Houston College of Optometry
Scholarship generously supported by numerous
individuals and Johnson & Johnson Vision
Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship for Education ($2,500)
Shail Gajjar
University of Houston College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded in part by Optovue
Dr. Seymour Galina Scholarship ($2,500)
Aaron Meyer
Northeastern State University College of Optometry
Scholarship generously supported by a bequest
from Dr. Seymour Galina.
2021 Scholarship Winners
Bernard Maitenaz Scholarship Winner ($10,000)
Ellilta Mezgebu
Southern College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded by EssilorLuxottica
Dr. Pat & Patrick Cummings Scholarship ($5,000)
Emma Flor
NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry
Scholarship is funded by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship for Education ($2,500)
Aaliyah Cole
Southern College of Optometry
Scholarship is generously funded Optovue
Dr. Seymour Galina Scholarship ($2,500)
Dylan Cowan
UAB School of Optometry
Scholarship generously supported by a bequest from Dr. Seymour Galina
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