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128th Commencement Celebrates the Class of 2022
New England College of Optometry Celebrated its 128th Commencement at Boston Symphony Hall on May 15, 2022. Watch full video from the day’s event.
Low vision resident, Stephanie Aigbe, OD, recognized by AAOF
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation announced Stephanie Aigbe, OD, as the 2021 recipient of the Alfred A. Rosenbloom, Jr., Low Vision Residency Award. Dr. Aigbe is a graduate and the first Low Vision Rehabilitation resident at the New England College of Optometry.
Sandra Mohr recognized as one of the “Most Influential Women in Optical”
Sandra Mohr, EdD, Dean of Academic Resources and Administration at New England College of Optometry, was recognized as one of Vision Monday’s “Most Influential Women in Optical” for 2021. Dr. Mohr was honored in the Mentors category.
3 faculty named to Newsweek’s Best Optometrists list
Three NECO faculty and attending optometrists were recently named in in Newsweek’s America’s Best Eye Doctors. Newsweek published a list of the top 150 optometrists, as recognized through a survey measuring different attributes including quality of care, continuity of care, and quality of technical equipment used.
Dr. Hoffman receives Lifetime Achievement Award for his role in residency education
Douglas J. Hoffman, OD, FAAO, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 by the Association for Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).
President Purcell named a Game Changer by Eyecare Business Magazine
NECO President and CEO Howard Purcell is among Eyecare Business magazine’s 2020 #EBGameChanger awardees in vision care, honoring men and women who are having a pronounced and positive impact on the optical and vision care industry.