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2007-2008 STANDING COMMITTEES

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CLINICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE RESIDENCY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
 

AD HOC COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES

AUDIT COMMITTEE CULTURAL COMPETENCY GUILDLINES TASK FORCE
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE FUTURES COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION TASK FORCE OPTOMETRY DIVERSITY TASK FORCE

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Curriculum, faculty, teaching methods, research and evaluation
Committee Members :
Dr. Tom Lewis – PCO, Chair
Dr. Mark Bullimore – OSU
Dr. Rod Fullard - UAB
Dr. Dick Phillips - SCO
Dr. Gunilla Haegerstrom-Portnoy – UCB
Dr. Jim Sheedy - PUCO
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Janice Scharre – ICO, Liaison, Summer Institute for Faculty Development
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff

CLINICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: clinical education, clinical administration, clinical services, externship programs, clinical research and program development
Committee Members:
Dr. Earl Smith - UH, Chair
Dr. James Burke – SCO
Dr. Michael Chaglasian – ICO
Dr. Tiffenie Harris - IU
Dr. Susan Oleszewski - PCO
Dr. Richard Soden - SUNY
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Les Caplan - CD/A SIG
Dr. Anastas Pass - HIPPA Advisor
Ms. Paige Pence- ASCO Staff

FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas/Charge: fiscal policies of the association, including budget and investments
Committee Members:
Dr. Melvin Shipp - OSU, Chair
Dr. Morris Berman - SCCO
Mr. John Budzynski - ICO
Ms. Elizabeth Chen – NECO
Dr. David Heath - SUNY
Dr. Earl Smith - UH
 
ExOfficio Member:
Dr. Jerry Lowther, IU, President Elect
 
Staff Liaison:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Legislative and governmental aspects of optometric education
Committee Members:
Dr. Arol Augsburger - ICO, Chair
Dr. Kevin Alexander - MCO
Dr. Barry Barresi - NECO
Dr. Larry Davis - UMSL
Dr. David Heath - SUNY
Dr. Tom Lewis - PCO
 
Liaisons:
Mr. David Danielson - AOA
Dr. John Townsend - VA
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: identification of individuals to serve in the elected positions of ASCO
Committee Members:
Dr. Hector Santiago - IAUPR, Chair
Dr. Arol Augsburger - ICO
Dr. Larry Davis - UMSL
Dr. George Foster - NSUCO
Dr. Tom Lewis - PCO
Dr. David Loshin - NSU
 
Liaison:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff

RESIDENCY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Residency training, program development, data collection and information resource, and liaison to the Department of Veterans Affairs for residency programs and other entities
Committee Members:
Dr. Larry Davis - UMSL, Chair
Dr. Diane Adamczyk - SUNY
Dr. Juan Galarza - IAUPR
Dr. Stephanie Messner – ICO
Dr. Lisa Schifanella - UAB
Dr. Christina Wilmer - UCB
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Amy Grimes - VA
Dr. Chuck Haine - ORMS
Dr. Doug Hoffman - Residency Educators SIG
Dr. John Nishimoto - ACOE
Ms. Paige Pence - ASCO Staff

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Career promotion, financial aid, student services, and policies
Committee Members:
Dr. Dennis Levi - UCB, Chair
Ms. Natalie Batt - NSUOK
Dr. Jane Ann Munroe – SCCO
Dr. Terrence Neylon – NECO
Dr. Lewis Reich - NSU/OAT Liaison
Ms. Cindy Vance - IU
 
Liaisons:
Ms. Kristin Bowles - AOSA (UAB)
Ms. Tami Sato - SCCO, Financial Aid Advisor
Mr. Paul Todd - OSU, Financial Aid Advisor
Dr. Lorraine Voorhees – SCCO, Committee Historian
Ms. Paige Pence – ASCO Staff

AD HOC COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES
2007-2008

AUDIT COMMITTEE
General Program Responsibilities: Proactive oversight of the Association’s financial and compliance reporting process, the external audit process, and financial controls
Committee Members:
Dr. David Loshin - NSU, Chair
Dr. Larry Davis – UMSL
Dr. George Foster - NSUCO
 
Liaison:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff

CULTURAL COMPETENCY GUILDLINES TASK FORCE
General Program Responsibilities: Develop cultural competence curriculum guidelines
Task Force Members:
Dr. Ed Marshall - IU, Chair
Dr. Hector Santiago - IAUPR
Dr. Yi Pang - ICO
Dr. Barbara Fink - OSU
 
Liaison:
Vacant - ASCO Staff

OPTOMETRY DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
Task Force Members:
Dr. Ed Marshall - IU, NOA, Chair
Dr. Cynthia Heard - Academy
Mr. Robert Horne – PCO
Ms. Teisha Johnson – ICO
Ms. Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez – SUNY
Dr. Renee Mika - AOA
Dr. Sam Quintero - UH
Dr. Gerald Simon - UAB
Dr. Jeff Walline - OSU
Vacant: AOSA, NOSA
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Hector Santiago - Executive Committee, IAUPR
Ms. Paige Pence - ASCO Staff
 

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
General Program Responsibilities: Draft and propose Resolutions recognizing and honoring outstanding individuals and organizations in optometric education and those from the profession and outside the profession who have contributed significantly to the optometric education enterprise
Committee Members:
Dr. George Foster - NSUCO, Chair
Dr. Larry Davis - UMSL
 
Liaison:
LaShawn Sidbury - ASCO Staff

FUTURES COMMITTEE
General Program Responsibilities: Monitor trends that might require changes in both the pre-and post-doctoral curricula, to periodically report to the Board on those trends, and to provide a voice for optometric education in influencing the future of the profession.
Committee Members:
ASCO Executive Committee
 
Liaisons:
Marty Wall - ASCO Staff

INTERNATIONAL OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Task Force Members:
Dr. Jim Sheedy - PUCO, (Chair)
Dr. David Heath - NECO
Dr. David Loshin - NSU
Dr. Yi Pang - ICO
Dr. Bina Patel - NECO
 
Staff Liaison:
LaShawn Sidbury - ASCO Staff
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