The UMSL College of Optometry was host to 56 contact lens educators from all of the Colleges in North America as well as 23 representatives from contact lens industry sponsors as host of the 34th Annual Association of Optometric Contact Lens Educators(AOCLE) Annual Educational Workshop, held June 1 – 3. The theme of the meeting was ““Scleral Lenses: The Good, The Bad, The Technology.” Guest lecturers included renown scleral lens innovators Drs. Christine Sindt and Jason Jedlicka. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in workshops pertaining to scleral lens evaluation and fitting. A highlight of the workshop was a tour of the new UMSL Patient Care Center. The organizing committee consisted of Drs. Julie DeKinder, Vinita Henry, Ed Bennett, and Beth Henderson with Dr. DeKinder doing a wonderful job as Chair of the committee. And she was very pleased to have this opportunity as she relates: “It was an honor to host the AOCLE at UMSL. Having the opportunity to
Dr. Howard McAlister, Emeritus Associate Professor, recently received the Robert A. Koetting Memorial Award from the Saint Louis Optometric Society (SLOS) in recognition of his service to optometry and achievements over his optometric career spanning nearly 40 years. During the award presentation, Dr. Jeffrey Weaver stated “…I believe Howard’s career was defined by service”. Recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) Dr McAlister continues to serve during his retirement. Congratulations Howard!