The following members of SUNY Optometry’s Class of 2019 will be honored for academic, service and professional excellence during the annual Graduation Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 23 at 10 a.m. in the Schwarz Theater.
Congratulations!
Academic and Clinical Awards
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
Kyra Dorgeloh
Beta Sigma Kappa Award for Academic Excellence
Jacqueline Benoit
Dr. Frederick W. Brock Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance in Vision Training
Elkie Fung
College of Optometrists in Vision Development Award for Excellence in Vision Training
Brandon Michael Harnos
Tara M. Mahvelati
Columbia Class of 1936 Award for Academic and Clinical Achievement in Ocular Disease
Kyra Dorgeloh
Class of 1991 Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Primary Care
Brenda Tan
Dr. Stanley Eisenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Practice Development and Administration
Jason J. Grygier
Dr. William Feinbloom Memorial Award for Outstanding Clinical Proficiency in Low Vision
Kristen Eve Stuart
Ira Goldfarb Memorial Award for Excellence in Low Vision
John Pagano
Dr. Louis Herrmann Memorial Award for Outstanding Compassion in Patient Care
Maryam Ahmed Nizami
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Unger Award for Excellence in Optometry
Kyra Dorgeloh
Josh Wallman, PhD Memorial Research Award
Tatsiana Palavets
Esther J. Werner Memorial Award for Academic Excellence
Mark Ossi
Service Awards
Dr. Max Cohen Memorial Award for Commitment to Community Service
Jason Jihad Gebran
Dr. Benjamin Freed Memorial Award for Community Service sponsored by Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation
Yohanna Emun
Morton L. Kimmelman Memorial Award for Student Leadership in Organized Optometry
Brandon Michael Harnos
Billie M. Lyons Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to the College Community
Joseph Isik
Nicole Poon
Nicholas Ernest Sostilio
New York State Optometric Association Auxiliary Award for Outstanding Service to the Class of 2019
Jason J. Grygier
Abram A. Hubal, OD Student Service Award sponsored by the New York State Optometric Association
Mariel Sara Messilaty
Professional Distinction Awards
Alcon Award for Outstanding Case Report on the Use of an Alcon Product
Vanessa J. Wang
GP Lens Institute Clinical Excellence Award for Outstanding Clinical Proficiency in Contact Lenses
Jacqueline Benoit
Dr. William M. Eisenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Ocular Disease sponsored by Alcon
Jacqueline Benoit
Good-Lite Pediatric Award for Excellence in Pediatric Optometry
Yohanna Emun
Eschenbach Award for Excellence in Low Vision
Jessa M. VanKleeck
Johnson & Johnson Award for Excellence in Clinical Contact Lens Patient Care
Nicole Poon
Marchon Award for Excellence in Practice Management
Hannah Canuto
Mira-Med 20/20 Vision Award for Excellence in Optometry
Brenda Tan
Optelec Award for Excellence in Low Vision
Christopher Theodore Pereira
Residency Award
Dr. Martin H. Birnbaum Memorial Award for a Vision Therapy Resident
Dr. Jesse Willingham
Beta Sigma Kappa
Jacqueline Benoit
Kyra Dorgeloh
Yohanna Emun
Nathaniel A. Foster
Jason J. Grygier
Priscilla Kuo
Wendy Lin
Nancy Liu
Mark Ossi
Tatsiana Palavets
Nicole Poon
Daniel Rafaelov
Lauren Rosato
Sohail Sakkari
Brenda Tan
Jana Widell
Gold Key
Christienne Aure
Elkie Fung
Jason J. Grygier
Brandon Michael Harnos
Joseph Isik
Tara M. Mahvelati
Alexis Pelowski
Nicole Poon
Brenda Tan