The State University of New York College of Optometry (SUNY) reports that the number of scholarships given to its students has steadily increased in recent years. A recent scholarship event at the College provided a unique opportunity for many of the creators and donors of the scholarships to meet the 2015-2016 student recipients.
Thirty-six students, a record number, received one of the following scholarships:
• Milton Scholarships
• Alumni Scholarships
• Alumni Memorial Scholarship
• New York State Optometric Association Dr. Alden Haffner Scholarships
• Dr. Mark S. Feder Scholarship for Clinical Excellence in Primary Care
• Dr. Mark S. Feder Scholarship for Excellence in Compassionate Patient Care and Communication
• NJOA Scholarship
• Dr. Nathan and Laura Millman Scholarships
• Dr. Jerome Weiss Scholarship
• Mary and Samuel Gurkin Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. James F. Kelly Scholarship
• Dr. Harold Solan Scholarship
• Harold M. Spielman Scholarship
• Barbara Saltzman Scholarship
• Dennis and Lesley Gehr Scholarship
• Gregory Hess Scholarship
• Fred Friedfeld Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Sanford and Claire Levy Scholarships
• Jeff White Memorial Scholarship
• Scott Tasker Folsom Scholarships