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Scholastic Honors
At the end of each semester, the dean's office publishes a list of those students in each class whose cumulative grade point average and last semester grade point average are each 3.50 or above.
Students who earn a grade point average of between 3.75 and 4.00 for all college work attempted are eligible to graduate summa cum laude. Those who earn a cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 3.74 are eligible to graduate magna cum laude.
Each year the college awards honors based on excellence in various aspects of academic performance or patient care. Awards currently presented include the
following:
Alcon Laboratories Excellence Award
American Foundation for Vision Awareness
American Optometric Association Student Leadership Award
Bausch and Lomb Practice Initiation Award
Drs. Ian Berger and Larry Spitzberg Service Award
Beta Sigma Kappa Silver Medal Award
CIBA Vision Contact Lens Achievement Award
Clinical Excellence Specialty Awards in Low Vision, Optics, Pediatric Optometry, and Cornea and Contact Lenses
Corning Low Vision Award
COVD Award for Excellence
Designs for Vision Award
Essilor Digital Corneal Pupilometer Award
William Feinbloom Award
Dr. Seymour Galina Grant
Gold Key International Membership
Dr. Deborah Adler Grinberg Award
Kansas Optometric Association Award
Marchon Eyeware Practice Management Award
Excellence in Neuro-Ophthalmology Service Award Ocular Instruments Award of Excellence
Office of Student Affairs Volunteer Service Award
Outstanding Clinical Grand Rounds and New Developments Case Report
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
RGP Lens Institute Clinical Excellence Award
Spalding Low Vision Award
Sunsoft Annual Contact Lens Achievement Award
Varilux Student Grant Award
Vistakon Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care
Wessley Jessen Contact Lens Achievement Award
Dr. William E. White/Class of 1969 Exemplary Clinician Award
Dr. Robert Zipper Memorial Leadership Award
The American Optometric Foundation presents the following awards to eligible students:
J. Harold Bailey Award — A silver medal is presented to each of two graduating students who have submitted exceptional papers on administrative science. The two recipients are selected on a competitive basis from all optometry colleges.
Irvin M. Borish Award — This silver medal is presented to each of two graduating students who have submitted exceptional papers in the field of clinical optometric science. Competition for the award is open to all optometry colleges.
Frederick W. Brock Memorial Award — A silver medal is presented to each of two graduating students who have submitted exceptional papers in the field of vision training. This award is open to all optometry colleges.
The local chapter of Beta Sigma Kappa, the national optometric honor society, offers membership to students who maintained a 3.50 grade point average or better during the first year.
Phi Kappa Phi is a national university honor society that offers membership to students meeting its academic and personal standards.
College of Optometry
Scholastic Honors
At the end of each semester, the dean's office publishes a list of those students in each class whose cumulative grade point average and last semester grade point average are each 3.50 or above.Students who earn a grade point average of between 3.75 and 4.00 for all college work attempted are eligible to graduate summa cum laude. Those who earn a cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 3.74 are eligible to graduate magna cum laude.
Each year the college awards honors based on excellence in various aspects of academic performance or patient care. Awards currently presented include the following:
Alcon Laboratories Excellence Award
American Foundation for Vision Awareness
American Optometric Association Student Leadership Award
Bausch and Lomb Practice Initiation Award
Drs. Ian Berger and Larry Spitzberg Service Award
Beta Sigma Kappa Silver Medal Award
CIBA Vision Contact Lens Achievement Award
Clinical Excellence Specialty Awards in Low Vision, Optics, Pediatric Optometry, and Cornea and Contact Lenses
Corning Low Vision Award
COVD Award for Excellence
Designs for Vision Award
Essilor Digital Corneal Pupilometer Award
William Feinbloom Award
Dr. Seymour Galina Grant
Gold Key International Membership
Dr. Deborah Adler Grinberg Award
Kansas Optometric Association Award
Marchon Eyeware Practice Management Award
Excellence in Neuro-Ophthalmology Service Award Ocular Instruments Award of Excellence
Office of Student Affairs Volunteer Service Award
Outstanding Clinical Grand Rounds and New Developments Case Report
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
RGP Lens Institute Clinical Excellence Award
Spalding Low Vision Award
Sunsoft Annual Contact Lens Achievement Award
Varilux Student Grant Award
Vistakon Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care
Wessley Jessen Contact Lens Achievement Award
Dr. William E. White/Class of 1969 Exemplary Clinician Award
Dr. Robert Zipper Memorial Leadership Award
The American Optometric Foundation presents the following awards to eligible students:
J. Harold Bailey Award — A silver medal is presented to each of two graduating students who have submitted exceptional papers on administrative science. The two recipients are selected on a competitive basis from all optometry colleges.
Irvin M. Borish Award — This silver medal is presented to each of two graduating students who have submitted exceptional papers in the field of clinical optometric science. Competition for the award is open to all optometry colleges.
Frederick W. Brock Memorial Award — A silver medal is presented to each of two graduating students who have submitted exceptional papers in the field of vision training. This award is open to all optometry colleges.
The local chapter of Beta Sigma Kappa, the national optometric honor society, offers membership to students who maintained a 3.50 grade point average or better during the first year.
Phi Kappa Phi is a national university honor society that offers membership to students meeting its academic and personal standards.