Marty, You’ve given your staff a great picture of what a successful organizer and leader looks like, and you’ve shown what true commitment to an organization is. I will particularly miss your institutional memory and the sound administrative and professional guidance you’ve given so freely during my two tenures at ASCO. You’ve shown that people […]
Marty, It is with very mixed feelings that I learned of your retirement. When I think about friendship and professionalism, your name is at the top of the list for me. I am glad that we have been blessed with you these many years but I know that it will be awhile for me to […]
Dear Marty, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, i.e., you are ASCO Executive Director and you are retiring. I wish you well in this next chapter of your life. We will miss you. Go Caps! Joe Bonanno, OD, PhD, FAAO Professor & Dean, Indiana University School of Optometry ASCO […]
During the last twenty-five years, I have attended ASCO meetings as a representative of three different optometric educational institutions, and during that time you have capably served ASCO as Executive Director with professionalism, integrity, and with great preparation for each meeting. ASCO is in a far better place now than when you arrived. Thank you. […]
Marty: Congratulations on your retirement as Executive Director of ASCO. After a quarter century of handling Deans and Presidents you deserve at least another 25 years of peace and harmony. Please know that you have always had my admiration and respect for your personal and professional abilities. Wishing you all the best, Billy William E. […]
Congratulations, Marty, from your Financial Coordinator, who remembers that you used your fine instincts to decide to hire me and then gave me lots of opportunity to grow professionally. It’s been a great run for you at ASCO. You’ve been there through very interesting times. I wish you a wonderful retirement filled with many happy […]
The Board of Directors of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) added Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Collaborative Practice to its core Strategic Objectives. The action, taken at the Board’s Nov. 11, 2014 meeting in Denver, Colo., formalizes ASCO’s recognition of the importance of educating Doctor of Optometry students in multidisciplinary environments and […]
“Is Optometry for Me?” and “Why Academic Optometry?” are the first two podcasts in a series that ASCO is distributing. The series will cover various topics pertaining to the profession and ASCO member institutions. Each podcast will be available on iTunes as well as on ASCO’s YouTube channel and website. • Dr. Michael Bacigalupi, Assistant […]
Dr. Aurora Denial, Editor of ASCO’s journal Optometric Education and Professor at New England College of Optometry (NECO), is the first person to earn the status of Diplomate for the American Academy of Optometry’s (AAO) Optometric Education Section. She joins a specialized group of 326 AAO Fellows (7%) who have achieved the distinction of Diplomate. […]
Liaison International, a provider of admissions management, CRM and marketing solutions to more than 4,500 higher education programs, recently thanked Paige Pence, ASCO’s Director of Student and Residency Affairs, for her valuable contribution to the new version of OptomCAS, the Liaison software that drives Optometry’s Centralized Application Service. According to Meghan VanSpriell, Vice President of […]
