BUDGET MINDED: - Illinois College of Optometry

CLASS NOTES
1978
Tom Doyle has recently completed his 4th
Lions/VOSH eyecare mission to Valmiera,
Latvia. He helped head the 22 person trip
which saw 1000 patients in 5.5 days.
He writes, “Please extend my best wishes to
all of the Class of 1978. I look back fondly on
those years and cannot believe that it has
been 30 years.”
1980
Peter Agnone of Grand Blanc has been
appointed by the Governor of Michigan to
represent optometrists on the Michigan
Board of Optometry. His term expires June
30, 2012.
1981
Robert Blumthal of Springfield, Ill., was
elected President of the Illinois Optometric
Association during the IOA Convention in
September 2008.
1982
Thomas Bobst of North Olmsted, Ohio, was
elected President of the Ohio Optometric
Association during the OOA Congress in
October 2008.
1987
Trustee Millicent Knight
and her husband, Harvey
Echols, welcomed
Matthew Lewis Knight
Echols in August.
1989
Louise Sclafani of Chicago, Ill., was selected
as OD of the Year by the Illinois Optometric
Association during its September convention.
Dr. Sclafani noted that exactly 10 years ago
she received the Young OD award.
1990
Vince Brandys of Streamwood, Ill., was chosen
as Keyperson of the Year by the Illinois
Optometric Association during its convention
in September.
Lori L. Grover was elected Chair of the
AOA Low Vision Rehabilitation Section.
1995
Kristin K. Anderson of Memphis, Tenn., an
associate professor at Southern College of
Optometry, was recently named Vice
President for Institutional Advancement. Dr.
Anderson previously served as Director of
Continuing Education as well as Chief of the
Low Vision and Rehabilitation Services at
SCO.
2000
Mamie Chan and her husband, Gordon
Cottrill, welcomed Sabina Mei-Oi Cottrill on
October 16, 2008. Mamie writes that,
“Everything is great!”
2003
Raman Gill and Sukh Takher (’04) are proud
to announce the arrival of a beautiful baby
girl, Samiya K. Takher, this August.
2004
Diane Nhan has opened a branch of Texas
State Optical. A therapeutic optometrist, she
and her family escaped communist Vietnam
when she was in seventh grade.
2005
Deana LaBrosse of Evanston, Ill., was chosen
as Young OD of the Year by the Illinois
Optometric Association during its convention
in September 2008.
OBITUARIES
1937
Richard Steffeck (NICO) of Skokie, Ill.,
passed away on October 2, 2007.
1938
Zangwill H. Freed (NICO) of Peoria, Ill.,
died March 26, 2008.
1939
Leonard Crane (NICO) from West
Bloomfield, Mich., and Boca Raton, Fla.,
died July 29, 2008.
Paul W. Thomas (MCO) of Decatur, Ill.,
died on August 13, 2007.
1940
Leo A. Bush (NICO) of Casper, Wyo., died
June 5, 2008.
John G. White (NICO) of Clare, Wis., died
June 15, 2008.
1943
Robert B. Savin (NICO) died November 7,
2006.
1945
Alfred Pedi (NICO)
CLASS NOTES/OBITS
1947
James H. Johnson (NICO) of Homewood,
Ill., passed away in July 2007.
Sidney R. Nelson (NICO) of Milwaukee,
Wis., died May 28, 2008.
1948
Medford D. Bair (NICO) of Sun City
Center, Fla., died December 21, 2007.
Robert “Doc” D. Lindell (NICO) of Grand
Rapids, Minn., passed away on September 9,
2008.
1949
Herbert Acker (NICO) of Laguna Hills,
Calif., died March 7, 2008.
William R. Fugate (CCO) of Springfield,
Mo., died on February 28, 2008.
John M. Kidd (NICO), of Petersburg, Ind.,
passed away in July 2008.
Joseph LoCicero, Jr. (NICO) from Mobile,
Ala., died January 28, 2008.
Joseph Tague (CCO) died on July 6, 2008.
1950
Alvin E. Housenga (CCO), of Fulton, Ill.,
passed away on March 1, 2008.
Rubin I. Jaffe (NICO) of Pawlet, Vt., died
July 31, 2008. He practiced in Portsmouth
from 1950 until his retirement in 1987.
1952
Paul H. Jacobsen (CCO) of East Moline, Ill.,
died May 27, 2008.
1953
Kenneth Kleman (NICO)
John Pinard (CCO) of De Witt, Neb., died
April 14, 2008.
1955
Patrick H. Crotty (NICO) of Auburn, Neb.,
died on March 3, 2008.
1960
Louis Brilliant of Delray Beach, Fla., died
on Aug. 5, 2008.
1964
Michael H. Melcher, age 66, passed away at
his home in Wisconsin on Aug. 18, 2008.
1968
Robert G. Misener, of Northbrook, Ill.,
passed away November 12, 2008.
ICO MATTERS FALL 2008
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