September 8, 2010
2010 - 2011 Standing Committees

  
STANDING COMMITTEES

 
 
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Curriculum, faculty, teaching methods, research, and evaluation
Committee Members:
Dr. Linda Casser - PCO, Chair                                    
Dr. Joseph Bonnano - IU                                              
Dr. Mark Bullimore - OSU                                  
Dr. Tom Landgraf - UMSL                                          
Dr. Scott Schatz - AZCOPT
Dr. Elizabeth Steele - UAB
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Charles Haine (SIFD) - WUCO
Dr. Shilpa Register (FFP) - OSU
Dr. David Troilo (FFP) - SUNY
Ms. Carol Brubaker - ASCO Staff 
 
CLINICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Clinical education, clinical administration, clinical services, externship programs, clinical research, and program development
Committee Members:                            
Dr. Richard Phillips - SCO, Chair                                                 
Dr. Douglas Horner - IU
Dr. Catherine Pace - SUNY
Dr. Tammy Than - UAB
Dr. Linda Rouse - NOVA SE
Dr. Cristina Sorenson - AZCOPT
 
Liaisons:
Ms. Carol Brubaker - ASCO Staff 
Dr. Les Caplan - CD/A SIG
 
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Fiscal policies of the association, including budgeting and investments
Committee Members:
Dr. David Heath - SUNY, Chair
Dr. Clifford Scott - NECO                      
Dr. Linda Casser - PCO                          
Dr. Doug Penisten - NSU-OCO                                  
Dr. Elizabeth Hoppe - WUCO
Dr. Jennifer Smythe - PUCO
Liaisons:
Dr. Kevin Alexander - President-Elect
Ms. Susan Hughes, CPA - ASCO Accountant
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. Donald Jarnagin - AZCOPT                                   
Dr. Dennis Mathews - SCO
Dr. Marcus Piccolo - UH
Dr. Jennifer Smythe - PUCO
Dr. Mark Swan - MCO
 
Liaison:
Ms. Lauren Finkelstein - ASCO Staff
 
INTERNATIONAL OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Relationships, projects, and policies related to international education and the global promotion of the profession
Committee Members:
Dr. David Loshin - NSU, Chair                   
Dr. Stephen Chun - UCB
Dr. Susan Cooper - UIWSO                                   
Ms. Melissa Padilla - PCO
Dr. Bina Patel - NECO
Dr. Janice Scharre - PCO
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Yi Pang - ICO
Ms. Joanne Zuckerman - ASCO Staff
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Identification of individuals to serve in the elected positions of ASCO
 
Committee Members:
Dr. Melvin Shipp - OSU, Chair
Dr. Arol Augsburger - ICO                           
Dr. Larry Davis - UMSL
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. Karen Fern - UH
Dr. Bruce Morgan - MCO                               
Dr. Joseph Fleming - UAB                            
Dr. Lori Vollmer - NSU
Dr. Lara McKnight - UIWSO
 
Liaisons:
Dr. Scott Slagle - VA
Dr. Charles Haine - ORMS
Dr. Doug Hoffman - Residency Educators SIG, NECO
Ms. Carol Brubaker - ASCO Staff
 
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
General Program Areas: Career promotion, financial aid, student services, and policies
Committee Members:
Dr. Doug Penisten - NSU-OCO, Chair                    
Dr. Barbara Brown - UMSL
Ms. Ann Ellis - WUCO  
Mr. Joe Hauser - SCO                             
Ms. Janelle Holmboe - PUCO          
Ms. Beth Karmis - ICO                          
                 
Liaisons:
Ms. Amber Hurley - AOSA, UAB
Ms. Tami Sato - SCCO, Financial Aid Advisor
Mr. Paul Todd - OSU, Financial Aid Advisor
Dr. Lorraine Voorhees - SCCO, Committee Historian
Dr. Lewis Reich - SCO, OAT Liaison/OptomCAS Liaison
Ms. Paige Pence - ASCO Staff
 

 

 


 

 
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