The GPLI Clinical Excellence Awards are given to one 4th year student at each School/College of Optometry.
Candidates are students who exhibit enthusiasm for learning more about GP lens designs and materials, desire to improve their fitting skills, promote GP use as well as recruit patients for this lens modality. The contact lens faculty members at each school determine the award recipients. Each of these winners was awarded a permanent wooden plaque and a GP diagnostic fitting set.
2009 Awards
New England College of Optometry
Anthony Zieja, OD
Sponsored by Corneal Design Corp.
Salus University – Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Ailsa Heather Colbert, OD
Sponsored by Corneal Design Corp.
SUNY
Krishna Morar, OD
Sponsored by Conforma Laboratories
NOVA Southeastern
Jennifer Bauza, OD
Sponsored by Soderberg, X-Cel Contacts
Southern College of Optometry
Lindsay Petrie, OD
Sponsored by Tru-Form Optics
UAB College of Optometry
Amy Diane Huckaby, OD
Sponsored by ABBA Optical
Indiana University School of Optometry
Stephanie Farha, OD
Sponsored by ABBA Optical
Ohio State College of Optometry
Brian Landrum, OD
Sponsored by Luzerne Optical Laboratories
Illinois College of Optometry
Naomi d’Entremont, OD
Sponsored by Lens Dynamics, Inc.
Michigan College of Optometry
Elizabeth L. Lane, OD
Sponsored by Art Optical Contact Lens Co.
UMSL College of Optometry
Stephanie Ann Erker, OD
Sponsored by Firestone Optics
NSU – Oklahoma College of Optometry
Lacy Crissup, OD
Sponsored by Lens Dynamics, Inc.
University of Houston
Stephanie Gould, OD
Sponsored by Tru-Form Optics, Inc.
Southern CA College of Optometry
Christopher A. Gilmartin, OD
Sponsored by Visionary, Inc.
U of CA – Berkeley College of Optometry
Taras Litvin, OD
Sponsored by Valley Contax, Inc.
Pacific College of Optometry
Jill Anita Pownell, OD
Sponsored by Vallen Contax, Inc.
Inter-American College of Optometry
Jenilee Rebarber, OD
Universal Contact Lens of Florida
University of Montreal
Stephane Rivard, OD
Sponsored by Lens Dynamics, Inc.
University of Waterloo
Cynthia Nardone, OD
Sponsored by Tru-Form Optics, Inc.
2007 Awards
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Tara Lynn Mancuso, OD
Southern College of Optometry
Jayme Fose, OD
UAB College of Optometry
Jennifer Dawn Wilbeck Newby, OD
Indiana University College of Optometry
Gregory Hubbard, OD
Illinois College of Optometry
Jill Berends, OD
Michigan College of Optometry
Amy E. Dinardo, OD
UMSL College of Optometry
Jason Todd Riley, OD
NSU – Oklahoma College of Optometry
Lynsey Bigheart, OD
University of Houston
Opal Amin, OD
U of CA – Berkeley College of Optometry
Keri Owyang, OD
Pacific College of Optometry
Van Ly, OD
2006 Awards
New England College of Optometry
William T. Alexander, OD
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Melissa Kuchar Richard, OD
SUNY
Kalindi Mukesh Desai, OD
NOVA Southeastern
Hung Nguyen, OD
Southern College of Optometry
Jennifer Pomeroy, OD
UAB College of Optometry
Jacob Ashton Ivey, OD
Indiana University College of Optometry
Zachary C. Short, OD
Ohio State College of Optometry
Ravaughn Williams, OD
Illinois College of Optometry
Catherine Soriano, OD
Michigan College of Optometry
Ashley Burzynski, OD
UMSL College of Optometry
Traci L. Hahn, OD
NSU College of Optometry
Chad Moore, OD
University of Houston
Brent Mixon, OD
Southern CA College of Optometry
James Yi, OD
U of CA – Berkeley College of Optometry
Julia Dellaria, OD
Pacific College of Optometry
Daniel C. Howells, OD
Inter-American College of Optometry
Anh Q. N. Nguyen, OD
University of Montreal
Marianne Lemay, OD
University of Waterloo
Mandy LaLonde, OD
2005-2006 Awards
New England College of Optometry
*Christopher Clark
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
*Justin William Beamer
Tracey Smith
Southern College of Optometry
*Kevin Mueller
Illinois College of Optometry
*Marcie Mathes
UMSL College of Optometry
*Matt Ruhl
Annette Jackson
Southern California, College of Optometry
*Lee E. Dodge, IV
Ayami Kamura
University of California, Berkeley College of Optometry
*Marilyn Verghese
Nina Tran
Indiana University, College of Optometry
*Kyle Cheatham
Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry
*William D. Gitchell
Matthew Anderson
Oklahoma’s Northeastern State University, College of Optometry
*Joni Russell
Tasha Coulter
University of Houston, College of Optometry
*Angela Morgan
Karen Summers
NOVA Southeastern College of Optometry
*Denise Burns-LeGros
Stephanie Peitz
2003-2004 Awards
New England College of Optometry
*Lia Clarke
Kimberly Feder
Southern College of Optometry
*Maria Dickerson
Ohio State College of Optometry
*Mario Saracino
Pacific College of Optometry
*Jennifer Choo
Karen Chow
Inter-American College of Optometry
*Ketan Kutlerywala
Poneh Alavi
University of Montreal
*Marc Girard
Bernard Martin
University of Waterloo
*Bronwyn Mulherin
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
*Suzanne Jannine Surman
Justin William Beamer
UAB College of Optometry
*Brent Laircey
Lori C. Akridge
Indiana University College of Optometry
*James Stickel
Carol Hickey
Illinois College of Optometry
*Serena Ho
Deanna Labrosse
Michigan College of Optometry
*Joshua T. Lotoczky
Tracy L. Mills
UMSL College of Optometry
*Kimberly Dawn Kohne
Kenyon B. Anderson
Southern CA. College of Optometry
*Dawn Y. S. Lam
U of CA – Berkeley College of Optometry
*Julie Flettner
Valerie Lim
NOVA Southeastern
Stefani Sayers
NSU College of Optometry
*Rebecca Bradford
Trent Pitt
University of Houston
*Lori Michelle Gonzales
Amanda Neal
2002-2003 Awards
Southern College of Optometry
Beth Zingula, OD
Ohio State College of Optometry
*Gail Sanderson
Lindsay Florkey
Inter-American College of Optometry
*Justin Holt
John L. Bradley
University of Waterloo
*Carolyn Fyffe
NSU College of Optometry
*Kacy Huffman
Leigh Cox
University of Houston College of Optometry
*Brandon Dabney
James Arnold Mathis
New England College of Optometry
*Jacob Lang
Melanie MacBeth
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
*Stacey Marie Jesse
NOVA Southeastern
*Michelle Gonzalez
Dana Pham
Southern College of Optometry
*Heather Schrabi
UAB College of Optometry
*Ann Marie Wonderling
Lee Doyle McPherson
Indiana University College of Optometry
*Paul Bertram
Seth Summers
Illinois College of Optometry
*Eugene Ertman
Nathan Crouch
Michigan College of Optometry
*Dean VanNasdale
Ann Bar
UMSL College of Optometry
*Tyler Nicole Kramer
Gina Stokes Johnson
Southern California College of Optometry
*Joseph Maycock
(second award to be presented in September 2003)
University of California – Berkeley College of Optometry
*Charles Dominguez
Melissa Dacumas
Pacific College of Optometry
*Christopher Johnson
David Kading
University of Montreal
*Jahel St-Jacques
2001-2002 Awards
University of Houston College of Optometry
*David Anthony Berntsen
Grant W. Gibson
University of California – School of Optometry, Berkeley
*Mary Anne Murphy
Barnie Lim
UAB – School of Optometry
*Jay D. Crim
Candice Turner
Southern California College of Optometry
*Michelle Lynn Essex
Karin N. King
Southern College of Optometry
*Giovanna Moses
NOVA Southeastern University
*Steven Spear
Cecilia Wong
UMSL College of Optometry
*Nicci Bachand
Allyson Conn
Illinois College of Optometry
*Paul Grenier
Vicky Chiu
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
*Jessica Lynne Tremel
Stacy Jesse
Pacific University College of Optometry
*Elizabeth Shipman
Christopher Johnson
Michigan College of Optometry
*Steven Kamrowski
Philip Roels
New England College of Optometry
*Bonita Wong
Michael Adams
Northeastern State University
*John Volosin
Stephanie Rice
Indiana University
*Todd Niemeier
Kevin Houston
Inter American University of Puerto Rico – School of Optometry
*Quyen Nguyen
Alan Tanaka
University of Waterloo – School of Optometry
*Jolene Decoste
OSU College of Optometry
*Donald Kamer
Andrew Barber