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2007-2008
STANDING COMMITTEES |
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AD HOC COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES |
| 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
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Liaisons:
Dr. Janice Scharre – ICO, Liaison, Summer Institute for Faculty Development
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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Liaisons:
Dr. Les Caplan - CD/A SIG
Dr. Anastas Pass - HIPPA Advisor
Ms. Paige Pence- ASCO Staff
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| 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
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ExOfficio Member:
Dr. Jerry Lowther, IU, President Elect |
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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
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Liaisons:
Mr. David Danielson - AOA
Dr. John Townsend - VA
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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Liaison:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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Liaisons:
Dr. Amy Grimes - VA
Dr. Chuck Haine - ORMS
Dr. Doug Hoffman - Residency Educators SIG
Dr. John Nishimoto - ACOE
Ms. Paige Pence - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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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
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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
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Liaison:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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Liaison:
Vacant - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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Liaisons:
Dr. Hector Santiago - Executive Committee, IAUPR
Ms. Paige Pence - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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Liaison:
LaShawn Sidbury - ASCO Staff
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| 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
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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
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Staff Liaison:
LaShawn Sidbury - ASCO Staff |
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