Latest News Hoya Announces the Winners of the 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program By Staff Monday, July 29, 2013 12:24 AM LEWISVILLE, Texas—For the first time Hoya Vision Care’s ePoster contest placed a winner from every optometry school resulting in 20 winners of a $1,000 grant and one grand prize grant scholarship winner of an additional $6,000. The Grant Winners also received an all expense paid trip to the AOA Meeting and an iPad. The awards luncheon was held at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel on June 28 in conjunction with the AOA’s annual meeting. The Scholarship Winner, Dr. James Thirion, graduated in May and is already employed at an NSU clinic that serves the Cherokee Nation and was unable to attend the luncheon. “I continue to be impressed by the young people entering the field of optometry,” stated Barney Dougher, president of Hoya Vision Care, N.A. “Mike Elton, our director of Professional Services, does an incredible job of reaching out to all of the schools and developing programs that excite and inspire students to participate.” “It was an amazing year for this competition,” noted Mike Elton, “This is the first time in seven years of the program that we had a Grant Winner from every school, an all-time high of 75 entries, and three repeat grant winners. I couldn’t be happier with the results and the opportunity to help so many students.” Judging was based on originality, application of technology involved, product knowledge and overall analysis and composition. Scholarship Winner James Thirion, OD Northeastern State University College of Optometry Grant Winners: Robert Kloepfer, OD Illinois College of Optometry Dan Mlnarik Indiana University School of Optometry Sundeep Kaur Inter American University School of Optometry Jamie Leung, OD Michigan College of Optometry Erika Anderson, OD Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry Kelly Keane, O.D. New England College of Optometry Bryan Mirone NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry Kari Ann Smart Pacific University College of Optometry Marshall Walker Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry Julie Phan, OD Southern California College of Optometry Joshua Watt, OD Southern College Of Optometry Matthew Bovenzi SUNY State College of Optometry Kelsey Shiley, OD The Ohio State University College of Optometry Nicholas Norris University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Jennifer Khem University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry Craig Scibal University of Houston College of Optometry Vance Lewis University of Missouri at St. Louis College of Optometry Kumar Patel University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry Nanar Hovasapian Western University College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Robert Kloepfer, OD Illinois College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Dan Mlnarik Indiana University School of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Sundeep Kaur Inter American University School of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Jamie Leung, OD Michigan College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Erika Anderson, OD Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Bryan Mirone NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Kari Ann Smart Pacific University College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Joshua Watt, OD Southern College Of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Matthew Bovenzi SUNY State College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Kelsey Shiley, OD The Ohio State University College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Nicholas Norris University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Jennifer Khem University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Craig Scibal University of Houston College of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Kumar Patel University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry HOYA 2013 Grant and Scholarship Program Winners » Nanar Hovasapian Western University College of Optometry