Latest News Walman Awards Scholarships to Post-Grad Optometric Students By Staff Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:18 AM MINNEAPOLIS—Walman Optical, based here, recently awarded scholarships totaling $70,000 to 40 post-graduate optometric students under Walman’s ongoing Eyecare Professional Scholarship Program. This scholarship program has awarded over $400,000 in scholarships to almost 300 optometric students since its inception in 2002. “This scholarship program is but one element of our support and responsibility to independent optometry,” Marty Bassett, Walman Optical president and CEO. “We are extremely pleased to be able to recognize tomorrow’s optometric leaders in such a professional fashion.” Walman Optical created the scholarship program to encourage and assist students in academic achievement at schools and colleges of optometry. Scholarships are awarded each year for full-time study at over 19 participating optometric schools located throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The program is fully administered by the non-profit Scholarship Management Services, a nationally recognized educational support organization. Scholarships were awarded to the second or third year post-graduate optometric students. See below for a full list of the students awarded scholarships: Cheryl M. Baker Nova Southeastern University Kristin L. Bertelsen Illinois College of Optometry Tarra J. Boulden New England College of Optometry Steven D. Bowser University of Alabama Amy D. Buchannan Inter American University of Puerto Rico Jennifer K Burke Southern California College of Optometry June W. Cheng Southern California College Lori A. Copilevitz Illinois College of Optometry Natalie C. Crothers University of Missouri Jessica R. Czerny Ferris State University Michelle N. DePeau Indiana University Bloomington Jacoby J. Dewald Northern State University Ruhee Dhalla Illinois College of Optometry Nicole M. Gdowski Ferris State University Nicole A. Henriksen Illinois College of Optometry Brianne N. Hobbs University of Missouri Clark B. Hyde University of Waterloo Jane Kuo Southern California College of Optometry Marc K. Lay State University of New York Laura Ashley E. Lossing Ohio State University Ryan O. McKinnis Pennsylvania College of Optometry Aaron C. McNulty Indiana University Leslie A. Meyer Southern California College of Optometry Rebecca A. Motz Ferris State University Lauren R. Nelson University of Houston Shira L. Pierce Southern College of Optometry Murray S. Pratt Southern College of Optometry Adam M. Preston Pacific University of Optometry Michael Rebarchik Nova Southeastern University Chet A. Schlatter Ferris State University Michael J. Schumacher Pennsylvania College of Optometry Kris K. Sherrill Pacific University School of Optometry Jennifer J. Specht Illinois College of Optometry Nicolas Tea University of Montreal Susan A. Ung Illinois College of Optometry Anthony W. Van Alstine Indiana University Dana R. Webster Pennsylvania College of Optometry Sara L. Weidmayer Ferris State University College of Optometry Helen Zhou University of California, Berkeley Travis R Zigler Ohio State University