Digitized bythe Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners andthe Institute of Museum and Library Services http://www.archive.org/details/newenglandcolleg2002newe2 New The England Optometry College of Commencement Exercises 2002 Saturday, The First ofJune John Hancock Hall Boston, Massachusetts Commencement Program Processional Marshalls: Dr. RobertCapone Dr. ThomasFreddo Invocation ReverendColinLeitch CommencementExercises Presiding: Dr. AlanLairdLewis,President Valedictorian MelissaHergan, Valedictorian, Classof2002 PresentationofCandidatesandConferralofDegrees Dr. DavidHeath, VicePresident/DeanofAcademicAffairs HoodingtheCandidates: Dr. BarryBarresi, VicePresidentofClinicalCare Services Dr. RichardLaudon,AssociateProfessor/ChairoftheFaculty' PresentingDiplomas: Dr. AlanLairdLewis, President ConferringofDegrees Dr. AlanLairdLewis,President Pledge Dr. AlanLairdLewiswill leadthegraduatesintheCytometricOath Welcome fromtheAlumniAssociation Dr. PauletteTurco,AlumniAssociationPresident Benediction ReverendColinLeitch Recessional Reception immediatelyfollowingceremonyin theDorothyQuincySuite Doctor of Optometry Degree Recipients RitaAbdul-Massih-QD 0&/0il()2- Roslmdale, Massachusetts CharlieAlfano-ob 06/01/02. StoneyCreek, Ontario, Canada EdliraAlushi-oO Ofe/Ol/Di. Danbury, Connecticut Michael TantocoArgao_oD W»/oi/0i OakForest,Illinois DanielF. Arnoldi -Q£> Ot/Ol/O"*- Shorewood, Illinois AndreaSusanBassi „ot^ <3^/qi/0x Bangor, Maine MaricelaBonilla_-o& ocj/oilo-2- SanFrancisco, California oWoW^ AmyLeighBoyer -ok Clarksville, Tennessee ColinS. Braganza-oft 06>/0i/02- Thornhill, Ontario, Canada MileBrujic -roD (WOi/Ql. Essex,Canada MeganBethBruther-Ob %(&•fol Titusville, NewJersey AnhXuanBui -^b OCe/oi'o7- SanJose, California ivT-RamaRavoorCarson-OD C^/OTlOa. Brighton, Massachusetts TeresaB.Carstensen-OD OWOl/Ol Bryant, SouthDakota LauraAnnCarvalho^«l||^)-60Cfc/Ol1 J- Attleboro,Massachusetts LitaKyungJinChang-ob OCi/Ol101 Douglaston,NewYork CharleneMarieChateauneuf—Ob ok/oi/oi Natick,Massachusetts ?05 -ClaudiaLizetteChavez-ODOi|01|03l Portsmouth,NewHampshire Chen-ObO^/OlM OliverT. Claremont, California P0t> -WeihengChen- Co 01|«/OJ- OklahomaCity, Oklahoma RaymondChew-ObOOlO\'C)l SanFrancisco, California AshishChhitwal-00 'oOlcn/02, Herndon, Virginia 5A»M-SawasChristou-^ 13.I Hlol * Hilton,Kwazulu-Natal, SouthAfrica AnneMarieChu-oa og/oi/oi WestChester, Pennsylvania BarbaraLynnCox _00 66/01/0i- Montclair, Virginia SaundraAnnCrisci -OD c>e>/01/#X Leominster, Massachusetts AmyChristineCroteau-06 06/01faz N. Swanzey,NewHampshire KimberlyJ. Danneil -0t> oc'o1'02- Livermore, California SandraVictorDaoud-OC* oc/oi/o- Somerville, Massachusetts JamesEricDelloRusso-o& t>c/o>/oi Alpine,NewJersey William VincentDerr -Ob l*>/0l/<n. Oakham,Massachusetts ChristineMarieDodge -Ob 0^/qiIo^. Pineville,Louisiana 1X\ -^.oshniJ. Echharam-bb O6/01/01 Durban, SouthAfrica JessicaA. Eick —1& T^g/o1/01- Middleport,NewYork TammerFayikElHabiby-05 06/0l/ai Downey,California LindaFani -Ob 06/oI/(D. Roslyn,NewYork AnnunziatoGarofalo - Qb- 06/01 &2- Boston,Massachusetts 1 EllaGelb-Ob. 06|<>»/«-*• Brooklyn,NewYork JenniferAnnGilman-c» 0^>/o'/0^2- SanDiego, California ChristopherPhilipGlupker- 5 QM0l'0a Boston,Massachusetts DaraAnissaGreenberg—Qb 0^1<N lo^- SpringValley,NewYork ViktoriyaGutkevich •Ob O6./0'/a^- Brooklyn,NewYork BokM. Han-OD OC/oiloa. Tampa, Florida MelissaHergan-W 0^/o\/« Endicott,NewYork RobertWilliamHill, m-00 OC/Oi/O* Rehoboth, Massachusetts ChristineAlisonHing--oD OC/oi/oi RichmondHill, Ontario, Canada StevenDavidHolmstrom-Ob 06/Ol/Oi FountainValley, California NashinaS. Jiwani _DD OG/oi/02- SherwoodPark,Alberta, Canada RebeccaDawnKennedy—OD O&/O1/02. Millbury,Massachusetts FarooqA. Khan -ok Ok/Oi/01 Toronto, Ontario, Canada JungEunKim-o^ oWk/0W1/o*i Roxboro,NorthCarolina KoEunN. Kim-OD Bayside,NewYork ColleenM. King - 0^ Ofe/oi/02. 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WestHartford, Connecticut JenniferMarieNussey-0k o^/l$/ 02.">fc Mallorytown, Ontario, Canada KristinElizabethOrabone—Ob Ofo/oi/o2- Cumberland, RhodeIsland RamanParkash -Ob, 06/0l/0i Yarmouth,NovaScotia, Canada DebraAnnPoulin-Ob Ok/6// 1 Barrington,NewHampshire W ^ )AIWT-KevinDavidRosin • JM|02L Johannesburg, SouthAfrica RostislavRyvkrn—Ob Ot/oi^i Brooklyn,NewYork £|\tf -AdrianaArredondoSanchez-0& Ow)l/02. Cambridge, Massachusetts JanetAnne Schroeder-00 uo/oi/cn Redding,California MarieLaurettaSeide-Justin—00 06/oi/(J2 Orange,NewJersey JohnChristianSellechio_c>b 06/01/dX Warwick, RhodeIsland ManishH. Shah-CD 0&/oifoi NewPhiladelphia, Ohio SandraS. Shina-i)& 06/rjl/Ol- RochesterHills,Michigan SatvinderK. Sodhi-Ob q4/q\/(P- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Inhyang Song~OD 0<Woi/Ol Boston, Massachusetts EricA. Staffier~OC> oc/o\/d2- Medway, Massachusetts FrankJosephSteimmgerm-Ob QCJO\/0?- Carnegie, Pennsylvania MelissaAnneSuckow—00 oUat/ox Boston, Massachusetts AmandaJ. Tarr -Ob oc/ai/o*. Caribou, Maine JulieTonnu—0£> OC/oi/0"2- OrangeCounty, California P°0 -Manqian Tu -CO C'||<H/<P- Birmingham,Alabama SusanKokluyUng~0D Ok/ol/01 Alhambra, California JaimeL. VanFossan—OCi oWd1/01. Warren, Ohio ChadAnthonyVaughn_Ob Ok/otdW- Gloversville,NewYork 5IVNT -Gj-antVorster_OD 0}/l5/aX * Boston, Massachusetts BnanToddWalborn-Qj, OkfoifOi Toledo, Ohio TonyaA. Watson~0b OG/01I01 Tampa, Florida HeatherMarieWilliams—ob Ofc/oi/0x Liverpool, NewYork ShanaLynnWilliams—Ob oCs/ol/02. Queens,NewYork CheliseNicoleWinckler-'3t> OCa/Ol/Oi- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania BLoinnigtTa.PYaennH-mOgbWoonWgo-i•/oObz £>foif02 TVoarnrcaonucvee,r,CaBlriiftoirsnhiaColumbia UvT -Enrique Yepes-Hoyos -0^ Ok/fti/oz Dorchester, Massachusetts The information in thisprogram shouldnot be consideredasverification thata degree wasreceived. Allinquiresshouldbe directedto theRegistrar's Office. Candidates for Residency Certification Cornea andContactLenses SanjayPatel, OD TheNewEnglandCollegeofOptometry VishakhaThakrar, OD TheNewEnglandCollegeofOptometry FamilyPractice Optometry JaeHoonLee,OD DorchesterHouseMulti-ServiceCenter KellyMcDonald, OD DimockCommunityHealthCenter OcularDisease HetalRana, OD KitteryOptometricAssociates PeterHall, DVM, OD Ophthalmic ConsultantsofBoston AndrewNearing, OD D'AmbrosioEyeCare,Inc. Pediatric Optometry NicoleBoisvert, OD TheNewEnglandCollegeofOptometry PrimaryEye Care JoanneGross, OD SouthBostonCommunityHealthCenter ElinaGomanBaskin, OD Brockton/WestRoxburyVAMedical Center KonstantinosBooras, OD Brockton/WestRoxburyVAMedicalCenter AnnaDeNardo, OD BedfordVA/MemorialHospital JenniferR. DeVita,OD Brockton/WestRoxburyVAMedical Center JasonD. Guilford,OD VABoston-JamaicaPlainCampus JessicaD. Katz,OD Brockton/WestRoxburyVAMedical Center NicolasKoshuta, OD VAConnecticut/NewingtonCampus KathyA. Moreira,OD VABoston-JamaicaPlainCampus James Sowinski, OD VAConnecticut/NewingtonCampus AnnaTsolakos, OD ManchesterVA/Medical Center VictoriaShandalovYampolsky, OD Brockton/WestRoxburyVAMedicalCenter PrimaryEye Care -Low Vision Rehabilitation MeganBuliano,OD VAConnecticut-WestHavenCampus MariaDeliaPorta, OD VAConnecticut-WestHavenCampus SusanShin,OD VAConnecticut-WestHavenCampus The Optometric Oath* Withfull deliberationI freelyandsolemnlypledgethat: I will practice the art and science ofoptometry faithfully and conscientiously, andtothe fullest scopeofmycompetence. I will uphold and honorably promote by example and action the highest standard, ethics and ideals ofmychosen profession andthehonorofthe degree, Doctor ofOptometry, whichhasbeengrantedme. I will provide professional care forthose who seekmy services, withconcern, withcompassionandwithdueregardfortheirhumanrightsanddignity. I will place the treatment ofthose who seek my care above personal gain and strivetoseethatnoneshall lackpropercare. I will hold as privileged and inviolable all information entrusted to me in confidencebymypatients. I will advise mypatients fully and honestly ofall which may serve torestore, maintainorenhancetheirvisionandgeneralhealth. I will strive continuously to broaden my knowledge and skills so that my patients may benefit from all new and efficacious means to enhance the care ofhuman vision. I will share information cordially and unselfishly with my fellowoptometrists and other professionals for the benefit of patients and the advancement of human knowledgeandwelfare. Iwilldomyutmostto servemycommunity,mycountryandhumankindasa citizenaswellasanoptometrist. I hereby commit myselfto be steadfast in the performance ofthis my solemn oathandobligation. 'AdoptedbytheAmericanOptometricAssociationandby theAssociationofSchoolsandCollegesofOptometry