CooperVision recently recognized the profession's rising stars with Contact Lens Clinical Excellence Awards, which were presented to 22 third-year and 22 fourth-year optometry school students.
In its continued commitment to nurture future leaders in optometry, CooperVision recently awarded scholarships to 22 third-year and 22 fourth-year optometry students. The recipients were selected from each U.S. school and college of optometry. Each recipient was selected for their tremendous growth and interest in contact lens patient care, proactively identifying contact lens candidates, and following through to improve patients’ lives with contact lenses.
2024 CooperVision Contact Lens Clinical Excellence Award recipients include:
Third-year student award recipients:
- Mondo (Bahti) Kazadi - Illinois College of Optometry.
- Logan Oostdyk - Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University.
- Amy Lanzendorf - Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry.
- Abigail Martin - University of Missouri at St. Louis, College of Optometry.
- Meredith Steczkowski - Southern College of Optometry.
- Roman Somogy - Chicago College of Optometry, Midwestern University.
- Amanda Marshall - Indiana University School of Optometry.
- Christina F. Canellos - State University of New York College of Optometry.
- Maggie Rice - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry.
- Kenzie Coyne - The Ohio State University College of Optometry.
- Corey Ryan - Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University.
- Madonna Ghobrial - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry.
- Vanessa Gamez-Luna - Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry.
- Yaseen Morshid - New England College of Optometry.
- Bianca Montalvo - Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry.
- Jacob Keener - University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry.
- Nathaniel Coy - Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University.
- Jessica Yeh - Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry.
- Camila Hachmeister - Pacific University College of Optometry.
- Chris Otto - University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry
- Nicholas Oudompradith - University of Houston College of Optometry.
- Brynn Babey - Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University.
Fourth-year student award recipients:
- Jiani Lin - Illinois College of Optometry.
- Ashley Peters - Michigan College of Optometry.
- Abbigail Goodding - Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry.
- Landon Kraus - University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry.
- Weronika Przepiora - Southern College of Optometry.
- Natasha Bhanot - Chicago College of Optometry.
- Nicholas Bantz - Indiana University School of Optometry.
- Jasmine Jethwa - State University of New York College of Optometry.
- Laura Stambul - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry.
- Hannah Hirsch - Ohio State University College of Optometry.
- Olmedo Restrepo - Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
- Erin McGahey - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry.
- Jin Yang - Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry.
- Anastasia Logotheti - New England College of Optometry.
- Ruth Paat - Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry.
- Hannah Masengale - Kentucky College of Optometry.
- Cayden Carpenter - Arizona College of Optometry.
- Tammy Chong - Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry.
- Ian Cairns - Pacific University College of Optometry.
- Jordan Calayag - University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry.
- Taylor Rains - University of Houston College of Optometry.
- Katherine Do - Southern California College of Optometry.
For more information about CooperVision’s ongoing partnerships with students and educators, visit https://coopervision.com/practitioner/ecp-viewpoints/optometry-students-and-educators. Also, discover additional resources and learnings at CooperVision’s Online Success Center.
