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BENJAMIN FREED MEMORIAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE SPONSORED BY THE READER’S DIGEST PARTNERS FOR SIGHT FOUNDATION From organizing events and fundraisers as class representative and vice president to coordinating vision screenings as president of ACE (The Health Practitioners’ Society), California-native Jeremy Du placed service to peers, patients and communities in need at the center […]

May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: STEPHEN DELLOSTRITTO

WILLIAM M. EISENBERG MEMORIAL AWARD (SPONSORED BY ALCON) EXCELLENCE IN OCULAR DISEASE New SUNY Optometry alum Stephen Dellostritto is a believer in pushing beyond your boundaries for personal growth and success. “I love to travel and put myself in uncomfortable situations because I was such a shy, reserved child. I needed to break that.” Starting […]

May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: XIAO JING XU

ALCON AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING CASE REPORT ON THE USE OF AN ALCON PRODUCT Before entering optometry school, Xiao Jing Xu said that she wasn’t aware of the extent to which doctors in the optometric profession can change lives. “Throughout my time at the College, I realized how important vision is and how often […]

May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: SHUYI (SUZY) CHEN

GP LENS INSTITUTE CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD OUTSTANDING CLINICAL PROFICIENCY IN CONTACT LENSES Family and function paved the road to becoming an optometrist for Suzy Chen. “My mom is an ophthalmologist, so I was exposed to the eye care field at a young age,” she said. “My time working as a tech for a busy dry […]

May 17, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: CASSIDY MARIE SAUER

CLASS OF 1991 PACE SETTER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY CARE After exploring many career options in healthcare, Cassidy Sauer decided to follow the path forged by family. She credits her big sister, a SUNY Optometry graduate, for providing direction to her chosen profession. “I knew after shadowing her that optometry was the path […]

May 17, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: ROCHELLE EMANUELLA FLEISHER

IRA GOLDFARB MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LOW VISION Rochelle Fleisher grew up listening to her mom, a nurse practitioner, tell exciting stories of her time as a nurse in the ICU. “She taught me how the human body works and that every organ system is interconnected,” said Fleisher. “I’ve always admired her passion […]

May 17, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: KEYING YAN

THE JOSH WALLMAN, PHD MEMORIAL RESEARCH AWARD Keying Yan was 12 years old when she journeyed from China to the United States with her mother, who was working on her post-doctorate at Southwest Medical Center in Texas. What was to be just a year-long visit turned into a new place to call home. “I […]

May 17, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: KEVIN ANESH SINGH

MR. AND MRS. IRVING UNGER AWARD EXCELLENCE IN OPTOMETRY A first-generation college student, Kevin Singh set a goal to work hard to achieve his doctor of optometry degree so that he would be able to serve communities where access to healthcare is limited. “I have grown up hearing the struggles of friends and family […]

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