A publication for the alumni and friends of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry

Fall 2011

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UMSL Wins Spirit Award at Optometry’s Meeting

Greetings Friends and Colleagues,

It is my distinct honor and sincerepleasure to share this Fall 2011edition of the EyeWire. In the following pages are numerousexamples of faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends whoexemplify the College values ofgrowth, responsibility, discoveryand community. We are privilegedto be associated with a group ofdedicated and distinguished individuals who pursue excellencewithin their particular spheres ofinfluence.

I hope that like me, after absorb-ing all that is in these pages, youare left wondering…what's next?In the light of these recent accomplishments the future of ourCollege community looks verygood indeed! Wishing you all thebest for a great fall season!

Best Regards,

Larry J. Davis, O.D.D e a n

Message Fromthe Dean

UMSL students celebrating the Spirit Award

The lifeblood of the UMSL College ofOptometry is it's students. Their ener-gy, enthusiasm, and ability to worktogether for the betterment of theCollege of Optometry is admirable.It is not uncommon for applicants todecide to attend UMSL, instead ofanother College of Optometry, as aresult of the closeness of our studentbody. That was never more apparentthan at Optometry's Meeting, held inJune at Salt Lake City. The UMSLCollege of Optometry had the highestpercentage of students (29%) attendthis meeting of any College ofOptometry in the United States despitethe distant location of the meeting.Furthermore, the UMSL College of

Optometry students were awarded thevery coveted “AOSA OptometryStudent Bowl Spirit Award forOutstanding Creativity andOriginality”.

The leadership exhibited byUMSL trustee Jennifer Sidun (‘13),national AOSA Vice-President AlanWegener (‘12), and UMSL ChapterPresident Kevin Hoang(‘13) was veryinstrumental in this award. JenniferSidun remembers it well: “The studentbowl on Thursday was the most excit-ing time mainly since UMSL won thespirit award! This was the first timeUMSL has ever won anything at thestudent bowl. The main reason we won

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NEWS & NOTES

D r. David Seibel (‘87) was awardedthe Dr. Rodger Kame Award inappreciation for outstanding serviceand dedication to the A O A C o n t a c tLens and Cornea Section.

Melanie Linderer, OD (‘03) was the2 0 11 Young OD of the Year forMissouri. She is currently a trusteeof the MOA Board. She practices inL i b e r t y, MO.

D r. Barbara Brown (‘88), Director,Student Recruitment and A d m i s -sions, received the 2011 “You Makea Difference Award for OutstandingAlumni Volunteer” presented June2nd at the UMSL A l u m n iAssociation Annual Board Meeting.

Assistant Professor Erwin Wong,OD, PhD, and Wesley Kinerk, OD(‘03), a doctorate student at UMSLpresented a poster entitled:“Temporal characteristics ofmonoptic and dichoptic collinearlateral masking of contrast detec-tion” at the annual Vision SciencesSociety Meeting in Naples, FL,May 6 - 11.

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of hard work and planning finally paidoff and the experience was great!!”according to Sidun. “We tried to makeit as reasonable as possible financiallyso that more students could attend. Wedid this by offering as many travelgrants as possible and making the hotelrooms cheaper. Some of the grantswere funded by optical companies andsome by our bake sales here at school.Fortunately flights from St. Louis werereasonable so more students couldattend even if they did not receive agrant.”

Congratulations to the studentsrepresenting the UMSL College ofOptometry for being very deserving ofthis prestigious award. WithOptometry's Meeting in Chicago inJune, 2012, it would not be surprisingto see UMSL have even a greater pres-ence at this meeting.

was because of our sportsmanship. Wewere the only school that was cheeringfor every contestant and every team.Toan was our contestant and heshowed support for everyone as theywere introduced which was great!Our theme gave an 80's/90's neondance vibe. This was mainly chosenbecause it was bright, would stand outand because Toan is a fantastic dancer.It was the best feeling when theyannounced our names as the winners.It really was the only thing that I per-sonally wanted out of optometry'smeeting this year and I think onceeveryone knew how fun and excitingit was, they wanted it too! UMSL willnow be the stars of next year's rulesvideo which is a great honor and willbe a lot of fun!

To have over 50 students in atten-dance was also remarkable. “Months

Alan Wegener (‘12), Jennifer Sidun (‘13), andKevin Hoang (‘13) presenting Dean Larry Daviswith the Spirit Award

Brigette Colley (‘13) and Kevin Hoang (‘13)with newly elected AOA President Dr. DoriCarlson at Optometry's Meeting

UMSL Students WinUnprecedented Number of

Competitive Awards

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The UMSL College of Optometryhas received much national recogni-tion in recent months as a result of aremarkable performance by studentsbeing honored in national competi-tions. In addition to winning the cov-eted “AOSA Optometry Student BowlSpirit Award” the following individu-als have recently been honored.

AOA Dr.Seymour GalinaGrant. On May5th, the AOAannounced therecipients of it'stwo 2011ScholarshipGrant recipients.Dawn Tank (‘12)was selected forone of these twoscholarships, the$2,500 Dr. Seymour Galina Grant.This scholarship gift, one of the earli-est endowed gifts to OptometryCares®, was established through abequest from the late Seymour Galina,OD, a long-time AOA member. Dawnwas awarded this honor by theOptometry Cares® Endowment FundAdvisory Committee over other nomi-nees selected by their respectiveColleges of Optometry.

Vision Monday's 2011 MostInfluentialWomen inOptical. JessicaCarson,O.D.(‘11) was hon-ored as one ofthe 2011 recipi-ents of VisionMonday's 2011Most InfluentialWomen in

Optical in thecategory of

“Optometry Students.” Jessica wasextremely active during her four years

NEWS & NOTESChancellor Thomas F. George andD r. Barbara Harbach hosted a din-ner and reception for friends of theCollege of Optometry on A u g u s t22nd. This was attended by numer-ous campus, optometric, and stu-dent leaders as well as alumni.Steven Ti l l e y, OD (‘98), Speaker ofthe Missouri House ofRepresentatives, as well asChancellor George, Provost Copeand Dean Davis addressed the larg egroup that assembled at theChancellor's residence. Among theattendees were Drs. Glen Cope(Provost & Vice Chancellor), DuaneThompson, OD (President, MissouriOptometric Association), and KarenRosen, OD (President, St. LouisOptometric Society).

Brian Ross, OD (‘03) was named" Young OD of the Year" by theIndiana Optometric Association attheir Annual Spring Convention,held April 17-19 in French Lick, IN.D r. Ross is past president of theWestern Indiana Optometric Societyand is a member of the IOA'sLegislative Committee.

D r. Sabrina Shultz (‘05) announcedthe birth of her son, Henry Scott, onJuly 21st.

D r. Dana Krause (‘06) welcomedtwin girls into world on September5th. They are Adler Reeve andHayden Brooks.

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at UMSL and graduated first in herclass academically,was selected as theStudent Marshalfor the graduationceremony, and waspresident of theBeta Sigma KappaHonor Society.

AOA ContactLens and CorneaSection 2011Student & Resident Essay 1st PlaceTravel Grant Winners. The UMSLCollege of Optometry continued itsstreak of excellence in this nationalcompetition, being awarded one of thefour 1st place travel grants. NicolePogue (‘12) was honored for her paperentitled: “Factors Affecting Comfort inContact Lens Wearers”. What wasmost remarkable about Nicole'saccomplishment was the fact that theother three honorees were all complet-ing a residency in cornea and contactlenses.

AOA Optometry's MeetingPhoto Competition. Another nationalcompetition for which the UMSLCollege of Optometry has achievedsuccess in recent years is the photocontest. UMSL achieved success

Dawn Tank (‘12)

Jessica Carson, O.D. (‘11)

Nicole Pogue (‘12)

Sarah Morris (‘13) award-winning photo

NEWS & NOTESAbigail Sophia Berg was welcomedinto the Berg family by Mom(Sarah), Dad (Parker,‘14) and bigsister Emily (age 3) on August 8,2 0 11.

Jeremey Dohogne (‘14) and wifeMallory welcomed Lisa Brielle intothe world on June 10th.

College of Optometry faculty mem-bers Drs. Pam and Chris Gilmartincelebrated the birth of their daugh-t e r, Anna, on July 16th.

Drs. Neal Eylar (‘07) and his wifeAnn Eylar (‘08) celebrated the birthof their son, Brooks Landon, onJune 15th.

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again this year with a 1st place awardto Sarah Morris (‘13). Sarah's award-winning photo shows her practicingbinocular indirect ophthalmoscopy onclassmate Steve Branstetter.

Transitions Optical 2011“Students of Vision” ScholarshipRecipients. Optometry and opticianrystudents from across North Americasubmitted projects for the 2011Students of Vision Scholarship fromTransitions Optical, Inc. Supported bythe Transitions Healthy Sight for LifeFund,™15 entries demonstrating thisyear's “Multicultural” theme wereselected as scholarship winners,including several from the UMSLCollege of Optometry. NatalieNguyen (‘12) and Nicole Pogue (‘12)won for their video in the category of“Multi-Media.” Jessica Kopala (‘14)was also honored in this competition.

2011 Association of Schools andColleges Envision VideoCompetition. The Association ofSchools and Colleges of Optometry(ASCO) provides three awards tooptometry students nationwide viatheir Envision Video Competition.Members of ASCO's Student AffairsCommittee judged these videos basedupon how effectively they educatedpotential applicants and the generalpublic about the profession of optome-try in addition to its creativity, ingenu-ity, and humor. The third place recipi-ent - with a $1,000 cash award - was

Katie Gettinger (‘15). What is remark-able about this achievement was thefact it was awarded to an incomingoptometry student. You can see Katie'sexceptional award-winning video at:http://youtube.com/watch?v=-gsRHcaRB78

Dr. Stanley Pearle ScholarshipFund. Brigette Colley (‘13) wasawarded one of only two $2,000 Dr.Stanley Pearle Scholarship awardsfrom the OneSight ResearchFoundation. In addition, Brigette withKurt Bennett (‘13) had the opportunityto present their project via the “Wal-Mart Project Foresight NationalScholarship Competition” atOptometry's Meeting in Salt Lake City.

International Vision ExpoTravel Grant. Tuesday Warner (‘12)was one of the recipients of a $1,000travel grant to attend either VisionExpo East 2011(New York City) orVision Expo West 2011 (Las Vegas).

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Brigette Colley (‘13) and Kurt Bennett (‘13)

Abigail

Anna

Brooks

Lisa

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UMSL Hosts “Eyes on Diversity” ProgramThe UMSL College of Optometrywas an active participant in theEyes on Diversity program held atthe College on four Saturdays inMay and June. It was held in thePre-Clinic area and the main lectureroom. Coordinated by Dr. AngelNovel (‘03), the purpose of thisprogram was to expose minorityhigh school juniors and seniors tothe career field of optometry. Thisis in hopes that these students mayconsider the field of optometry as apossible career choice. There werenine participants including sevenwho were entering their senior yearof high school and two who wereentering their freshman year of col-lege. According to NOSA PresidentVanessa Braimah (‘13): “There wasa different educational opportunityeach week. The first week therewas a lecture on the Anatomy of theeye and the students were able to dis-sect a cow eyeball, which the stu-dents particularly enjoyed. Therewere several lectures given on thehistory of Optometry, and basic clini-cal skillssuch as colorvision, stere-opsis, andvisual acuity.Furthermore,there was aninteractivecomponent,in which thestudents wereable to visitour pre-clini-cal area andlearn severalcomponents of an eye exam,such as how to properly take a visualacuity, color vision testing, stereopsis,and eye drop insertion. In addition,there were two guest lecturers whoemphasized leadership and diversitytraining. Another excellent componentof the program is that the students hadthe opportunity to shadow a local

African American optometrist in theSt. Louis area. The final week, the

students presentedan essay writtenabout what theylearned whileshadowing theoptometrist for theday. I am hon-ored that I wasable to partici-pate in thisinaugural pro-gram that Iknow willhave animpact on the

optometry com-munity for many years to come. Ilook forward to subsequent yearshaving a larger participant baseand a longer program. I think it isexcellent that the students had theopportunity to be immersed in realoptometry topics and education-al opportunities. The students werelearning and experiencing many of the

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skills and lectures, including the dis-section procedures that first yearoptometry students are exposed to. Ifyou would like to be more informed,you can "like" our page on Facebook atEyes On Diversity.”

Dr. Angel Novel ('03) instructing a student on dissection

Vanessa Braimah (‘13) helping instruct three participants at one of the clinical stations

The graduates of “Eyes On Diversity” receiving their certificates. Also present are Natassia Small,Director of the Pregraduate Programs at UMSL, Dr. Angel Novel (‘03) Faculty Coordinator ofAdmissions, Dean Larry Davis, and Vanessa Braimah (‘13).

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The UMSL College of Optometry hadthe new student orientation on August18th and 19th and welcomed 46potential optometrists to the program.They were welcomed by Dean LarryDavis, Assistant Dean of StudentServices and Alumni Relations EdBennett, and Faculty Coordinator ofAdmissions Angel Novel. The Classof 2015 is represented with individuals

from 11 states as well as India. Theyhave a wealth of work experience inthe profession in addition to numerousleadership roles in their respective col-leges. Seven members participated incollegiate athletics while nine othershave a music and performing artsbackground. There is a formerHomecoming Queen as well as aHomecoming King candidate in this

class. One member (see awards) washonored by the Association of Schoolsand Colleges of Optometry(ASCO) forher award-winning video while anoth-er Class of 2015 representative was afinalist for Miss Missouri.

The undergraduate institution withthe most representatives in this classwas Truman State University withseven members. This is not by coinci-dence. The Pre-Optometry Club atTruman State University was initiatedby two members of the Class of 2013,Amber Mayberry and Brigette Colley,in the Spring of 2006 when they wereboth freshmen. Their leadership forfour years at Truman State has beeninstrumental in the number and qualityof individuals from Truman State whoare now attending the College ofOptometry.

Class of 2015 Bring Talent and Leadership to the College of Optometry

DR. KYLE DOHM IS AWARDED U.S. NAVYOPTOMETRIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH)Yokosuka announced that branchHealth Clinic(BHC) Atsugi's Lt. KyleDohm(‘06) has been selected toreceive the U.S. Navy 2010 Stanley H.Freed Junior Optometrist of the YearAward. This press release was also thesubject of a profile on Dr. Dohm byRyan Heinz for the “UMSLNewsroom”. Dr. Dohm was officiallynotified of the award in a letter fromthe U.S. Navy's Medical Service CorpsDirector, Rear Admiral EleanorValentin. “This award recognizes theprofessional who exhibits the highestNavy Core Values, professionalism,initiative, leadership, and dedication to

the practice of Optometry,” saidValentin in the letter. “I look forwardto serving with you as we lead NavyMedicine into the future.” Accordingto his award nomination, Dr. Dohmhas been an exceptional optometristand naval officer since receiving hiscommission in 2006. As the onlyAerospace Optometrist on mainlandJapan, he maintains a large practice inAtsugi and routinely travels to branchhealth clinics to provide care. A sub-ject matter expert in his area, he hasauthored multiple professional articlesand routinely lectures on aeromedicinewith a focus on ophthalmology andoptometry matters.

Lt. Kyle Dohm (‘06)

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The UMSL National Optometric Student Association isWell Represented at the National NOA ConventionOne of the most important points

of pride for the UMSL College ofOptometry is the student chapter of theNational Optometric Association. TheUMSL NOSA organization has beenvery involved in community servicefor a number of years under the direc-tion of faculty advisor, Dr. Alex Harris(‘86). President Vanessa Braimah hasperformed her responsibilities verywell and NOSA was well representedat the annual NOA convention in SanDiego, July 28-31. Dr. Harris was pre-sented with a NOSA advisor awardand several UMSL alumni were pre-sent including NOA Executive Boardmembers Dr. Kimberly Mark (‘09) andMeeting Planner, Dr. MelanthaNephew (‘04).

UMSL students and alumni at the NOA Convention(left toright): Dr. Carol Merritt (‘89), Wynter Rice (‘13), Dr.Janette Dumas (‘03), Dr. Melantha Nephew (‘04), Dr. ThebeBagwasi (‘03), My Dinh (‘13), Vanessa Braimah (‘13), AngelHusher (‘13), and Dr. Kimberly Marks (‘09).

UMSL NOSA student members with NOA founderDr. C. Clayton Powell

UMSL NOSA student members with Dr. Alex Harris (‘86) who received an NOSA advisor's award.

Dr. Linda Marks, ClinicalAssistant Professor was featured in avideo presentation on the UM Systemmedia program entitled: “AdvancingMissouri”. The accompanying articleemphasized that the Mobile EyeClinic, which is coordinated by Dr.Marks, represents a collaborativeeffort by the College of Optometry andprovides vision care for many areachildren who might not otherwisereceive the care they need. Sheemphasizes a dual benefit of thismobile eye care program: 1) allowsmany children to be seen and theopportunity to diagnose conditions inwhich parents can then take the childfor further care, and 2) provides goodexposure and experience to optometrystudents while providing them with aunique experience in seeing howimportant it is to be involved in thecommunity.

Delivering Eye Care to Those in Need

Gabe Burton Wins INSPIRE “Mentor of the Year Award”

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The link to this story is: http://umsystem.edu/stories/mobile-eye-care

Gabe Burton (‘12) was awardedthe UrbanFUTURE INSPIRE Mentorof the Year award on May 4th at avery nice ceremony honoring academ-ic excellence of young people, theirteachers, and their mentors. (http://urbanfuturestl.org) This is thehighest award given to a mentor ofmiddle school students. He was rec-ognized for his dedication - wellbeyond the call of duty - in his workas a student mentor. Tim Weiss,UrbanFUTURE DevelopmentManager, commented: “Gabe is trulyan asset as a volunteer forUrbanFUTURE and has shown theutmost dedication as a mentor. Welove recognizing Gabe's tremendouswork and how students from UMSL

can have a positive impact in the St.Louis Community.” While he wasreceiving his award, the inscription onthe wall directly behind him read: “But those who hope in the Lord willrenew their strength. They will soarlike wings on eagles. They will runand not grow weary. They will walkand not be faint. (Isaiah 40:28-31)”For Gabe Burton, no truer words couldbe spoken and in less than one yearthe profession of optometry will gainanother individual sincerely dedicatedto helping others.

D r. Barbara Brown Wins UnprecedentedSecond University Award

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UMSL MOSA Screens Special Olympics Athletes

UMSL optometry and pre-optometry students involved with the Special Olympics Vision Screening.

Dr. Barbara Brown (‘88)

On May 26th, 2011 a group ofthirteen optometry students and fivepre-optometry students had the oppor-tunity to volunteer with the MissouriOptometric Association at the SpecialOlympics Lions Club InternationalOpening Eyes Vision Screening inSpringfield, Missouri. At this event192 athletes were screened with four-teen of them referred for further care.75 of those athletes were providedwith glasses, 36 of which were madeonsite for patients to take home thatday! There were also 21 pairs ofsports/swim goggles that were orderedfor these patients.

According to UMSL MOSAPresident Carrie McDowell (‘13):“This was a wonderful way to giveback to the community and to utilizethe skills we have been studying inclinic. The athletes were extremely

grateful and appreciative. Some trulyamazing people were met that day aspatients, volunteers, and families.”

Dr. Barbara Brown (‘88) wasrecently announced as the 2011 recipi-ent of the Chancellor's Award for StaffExcellence. This is the highest uni-versity award for this category andreflects an unprecedented second timea staff member has received thisaward while serving in the same posi-tion. Dr. Brown will be honored atthe Ritz Carlton Hotel on Thursday,September 15th during the Universityof Missouri-St. Louis Founders Awardceremonies. This second award isespecially meaningful as she wasnominated as a result of being award-ed the UMSL Riverstars Employee ofthe Month Award in November, 2010for “Outstanding Customer Service”.According to Dr. Ed Bennett,

Assistant Dean of Student Servicesand Alumni Relations: “This is suchdeserving recognition to a remarkableindividual. Dr. Brown is so dedicatedto our students. When she was nomi-nated for the Riverstars Award, anonline survey was sent to all of ourcurrent students. She was ranked, onaverage, 4.8 on a 5 scale for customerservice. More remarkable, however,was the fact that we received com-ments from 62 students, all of whichwere complimentary of her abilities.She continues to bring positive recog-nition to the College of Optometrywhile also playing a vital role in ourability to recruit competitive studentsto our program.”

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Dr. Karen Rosen Assumes the Presidency of the St. Louis Optometric Society

In a beautiful ceremony attendedby a very large number of St. LouisOptometric Association members aswell as local ophthalmologists, Dr.Karen Rosen (‘84) was installed asSLOS President on Tuesday evening,June 14th. A long-time supporter ofthe UMSL College of Optometry, Dr.Rosen and her husband, Dr. SteveRosen, are also well known for theirnumerous mission trips to foreigncountries to help those in need of eyecare. It is also notable to mention thatall of the SLOS Officers and awardrecipients were all either UMSL grad-uates or are affiliated with the Collegeof Optometry. The President-Elect is

Dr. Paul Whitten (‘00); the Vice-President is Dr. Erin Sullivan (‘03);the Secretary is Dr. Jason Riley (‘07);the Treasurer is Dr. Kim Layfield(‘07); the Sergeant of Arms is Dr. ErinNiehoff (‘09), and the Immediate PastPresident is Dr. Barb Aalbers (‘03).The Optometrist of the Year Awardwas presented to Dr. Robert Goerss(‘01). The 2011 LifetimeAchievement Award was presented toDr. Gary Bachman, Associate profes-sor of Optometry at the UMSLCollege of Optometry. Dr. BarbAalbers was recognized for outstand-ing service as President of the St.Louis Optometric Society.

Dr. Karen Rosen

Optometrist of the Year, Dr. Robert Goerss withDrs. Scott Tomasino and Erin Niehoff

Outgoing SLOS President Dr. Barb Aalbers is being recognized by incoming President, Dr. Karen Rosen.

Bachman Receives LifetimeAchievement Award from SLOS

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Dr. Gary Bachman

NEWS & NOTES

D r. Stephanie Erker (‘09) andhusband Ryan welcomed the birthof their daughter, Emma Marie,on June 8th.

Dan and Jenna Kryder (‘12) arepleased to announce the birth ofWilliam Daniel Kryder at 12:08am on September 12th. He was 8lbs, 2 oz and 20 inches long.Congratulations to Dan, Jennaand big brother, Keaton!

Emma

William G. “Gary” Bachman, OD,MS, Associate Professor of Optometry,was recently awarded the prestigiousLifetime Achievement Award by theSt. Louis Optometric Society. Hisimpressive journey includes militaryoptometry, aeromedical research,numerous educational roles in a widevariety of settings, contributions to sci-entific literature, community service,and valued participation in local, stateand national professional organizationsthroughout his career(s).

Dr. Bachman received his ODdegree from Southern College ofOptometry and joined our ranks hereat UMSL after having spent twodecades practicing optometry and pro-viding leadership in the US Army,including stints as Chief of OptometryServices in military capacities inGermany and Thailand. While in themilitary, he also earned a Mastersdegree in Physiological Optics fromthe University of Alabama inBirmingham, and served as a researchand flight qualified optometrist withair assault certification at theAeromedical Research lab at FortRucker while also teaching at theSchool of Aviation Medicine.

After retiring from the US Armyin 1988 with the rank of Lt. Colonel,

Dr. Bachman began his second careerhere at the College of Optometry atUMSL, where he has thus far logged23 years. If one were counting, thiswould mean that he has taught morethan 1,000 future optometrists.

Dr. Tim Wingert, Professor, goodfriend and colleague at the College ofOptometry made the formal presenta-tion of the Lifetime AchievementAward at the June 2011 SLOS meet-ing. Wingert summarized Dr.Bachman's many professional contri-butions: “Dr. Bachman is a nativeMissourian who has for many yearsbeen active in the St. Louis OptometricAssociation, the Missouri OptometricAssociation, and served in numerousvolunteer capacities with the AmericanOptometric Association…. He is aFellow of the American Academy ofOptometry and has published numer-ous scientific articles in the optometricliterature as well as in other scientificjournals.” Many of our readers havelikely been members of Dr. Bachman'saudience for one or more of hisnumerous continuing education pre-sentations to the optometric communi-ty over the years.

Dr. Bachman is also a long-timevalued consultant to the MissouriHighway Patrol where he researchesvisual requirements in order to screenand make recommendations foracceptance and retention of troopers.His studies of the visual effects oflaser eye protective devices worn bymilitary aircrew are designed to deter-mine the effects of these absorptiveand holographic devices on colorvision and color adaptation.

Finally, Wingert noted that Dr.Bachman's contributions to the opto-metric community extend well beyondthe classroom with promises of futuredecades of the Bachman influence:“he heads a family where all of hischildren became optometrists.”Congratulations on your achievements,Dr. Bachman!

William

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2011-2012 Optometry Alumni Events

Class reunions! Are you a member of oneof these classes: 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002,or 2007? Look for more plans in a lettercoming early this fall.

Join us on Facebook, LinkedIn or Tw i t t e r !Find us by searching UMSL College ofO p t o m e t r y. Our Facebook page launchedmid-July and already has over 200 fans.Please join in and stay connected!

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October 16, 2011 — MOAConvention, Chateau on the Lake,Branson, MO.(www.moeyecare.org)Join us for breakfast before CE.

February 10, 2012 — HOACLS,Kansas City, MO, Van Horn A&B,Hyatt Regency Crown Center,Alumni and Friends Reception(time TBA). CE is offered at HOA.(www.hoacls.org).

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