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Congratulations, Scholarship Recipients
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017 On Friday, Sept. 8, the College hosted its annual Scholarship Awards program celebrating undergraduate and graduate students who were fortunate to receive such support for the upcoming academic year. Made possible from the generosity of donors, this year the College handed out a record 50 scholarship awards.
Delivering a very inspiring message was the program’s keynote speaker and OSC alumnus (M.S., 2015) Sean J. McCafferty, MD, FACS Ophthalmology and President/CEO of Intuor Technologies. In the Tucson community, Sean is widely known for his highly successful private practice in ophthalmology. Yet, there are many more people worldwide suffering from serious eye diseases, who are also benefiting from Sean's relentless drive to improve ophthalmic health with innovations in optics, mechanics and medicine.
View Sean’s presentation at the Awards program on OSC's YouTube Channel. Download the official Scholarship Awards program booklet (PDF), and don't forget to view the photos from the event in our photo gallery.
FoTO Graduate Student Scholarships
FoTO (Friends of Tucson Optics) endowments at the College of Optical Sciences hold a minimum $500,000 balance, and their scholarships are awarded to first-year optical sciences graduate students. The payout provides — in perpetuity — stipend support at about $20,000 annually, and the awards include tuition and fees.
- Roger Angel Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Benjamin Chrysler)
- Harrison H. Barrett Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences and Medical Imaging (Garrett Hinton)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Yi Xia)
- Boye Family Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Ryker Eads)
- Professor Michel Cagnet Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Jieun Ryu)
- Arthur G. (Jerry) and Beatrice DeBell Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Zuzana Calbo)
- DeMund Foundation Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical and Medical Sciences (Nachiket Kulkarni)
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Jack D. Gaskill Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Farhad Akhoundi)
- Joseph W. Goodman Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Kwan Kit Lee)
- John B. Hayes and Jane C. Quale Graduate Student Endowed Scholarships in Optical Sciences 1 & 2 (Sawyer Miller & Nathaniel Birrer)
- Lawrence A. Johnson Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Alexander Hedglen)
- Willis E. Lamb Jr. Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences 1 & 2 (Eric Reichel & Seth Erickson)
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James Mayo Family Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Christopher Nguyen)
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Kenneth E. and Michele L. Moore Graduate Student Endowed Scholarships in Optical Sciences 1 & 2 (Joseph Cox & Page King)
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Optical Data Storage Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship (Abhinav Nishant)
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SPIE Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Charlotte Guthery)
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James C. Wyant Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Kyle Van Gorkom)
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John M. and Sophie Zavada Memorial Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Michael Hastings)
Graduate Student Fellowships
The Dean's Fund for Excellence scholarships are made possible by the generous annual donations offered by the College of Optical Sciences alumni and friends. Awards are made to both undergraduate and graduate students, and selections are made by a committee designated by the Dean. In addition to academic excellence, the committee also considers commitment to the scholarship, involvement in extracurricular activities and interests beyond science and technology. The Dean gives final approval of the selected award recipient in accordance with the defined eligibility criteria.
- Guanghao Chen
- Weiyu Chen
- Seyed Hosseini
- Micah Mann
- Khalid Omer
- Lennon Reinhart
- Lauren Schatz
- Adriana Stohn
- Karen Ward
- Mary Jo Lake Memorial Fellowship in Optical Sciences (Lauren Schatz)
- Kenneth E. and Michele L. Moore Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Justin Knight)
- Romeo I. and Erlinda Mercado Graduate Student Fellowship in Optical Design (Yufeng Yan)
- Philip N. and Joan A. Slater Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Edward LaVilla)
Undergraduate Student Scholarships
An undergraduate scholarship in Optical Sciences is awarded to exceptional students to further their education. Scholarships are awarded based upon the criteria that reflects the values and purposes of the donors who have established the award.
- David H. Cushing Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Phillip McCann)
- Eustace L. Dereniak Family and Friends Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Jilian Nguyen & Anthony Smith)
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Norman W. Edmund Merit Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Adriana Mitchell)
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Jack D. Gaskill Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Jilian Nguyen & Lennon Reinhart)
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John E. Tipton Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Joshua Paul McDonald)
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Marathay Family Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Ridley Gatlin)
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James M. Palmer Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences (Karen Ward)
Undergraduate Research Award
This award recognizes a University of Arizona optics undergraduate student whose research achievements demonstrate promise in advancing innovative applications of optics that improve quality of life or address societal challenges. The metrics for the award are Innovation, Exceptional Quality and External Validation.
- Undergraduate Research Award (Nikolas Christian Syson)
University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Recruiting Scholarship
This scholarship was established to aid the recruiting of an exceptionally talented undergraduate or M.S. student selected from a pool of local, national and international student applicants. The recipient must be a first-time student at the College of Optical Sciences and successfully meet all academic requirements to pursue a degree in optics.
- University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Recruiting Scholarship (Chao-Hsiung Tseng)
Congratulations to all of the recipients and a heartfelt "thank you" to all of our donors, who make this possible.