2025 AOA Foundation Student Scholarship Winners
2025 Scholarship Awardees
Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship for Education ($2500)
Supported by Optovue
Malia McDowell
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Seymour Galina Scholarship ($2500)
Supported by a bequest from the Galina Family
Joel Cardenas
Rocky Mountain University College of Optometry
Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship ($5000)
Supported by Pearle Vision
Elizbeth Pham
University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry
Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship ($5000)
Supported by Pearle Vision
Faye Nie
Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Grants deliver fresh perspectives and enthusiasm
New grant recipients are already embracing optometry and searching for new ways to elevate eye health across America.
Field Notes: Florida doctor recounts hurricanes Helene, Milton
Media reports describe “devastating” winds, rain and flooding as Hurricane Milton makes landfall—how a Tampa Bay area doctor comes to terms with not one but two hurricanes in as many weeks.
AOA Foundation emergency appeal for Helene-ravaged states
In the devastating path forged by Hurricane Helene, shell-shocked residents & AOA members are putting their lives back together.