OPT Visionary - Winter/Spring 2015

PAGE 29 JOHN ALBERT KAUDERMAN, JR., O.D. (’14) and ANNA FRANCES JAMES, O.D. (’13) were married on February 23 in St. Augustine, Florida. CRISTINA LLERENA LAW, O.D., FAAO (’06), a full- time faculty member at SUNY State College of Optom- etry, received a five-year National Institutes of Health K23 grant award for mentored patient-oriented re- search career development to study “Visual Neuroplas- ticity in Adult Amblyopia.” She also was named the 2014 Mike Daley William C. Ezell Fellow by the Ameri- can Optometric Foundation and American Academy of Optometry for her work in this area. AMANDA ZELLER MANLEY, O.D., FCOVD (’03), and her husband, Joseph, welcomed a second child on June 19 when their daughter Olivia Claire was born, joining two-year-old son David Bear. DUANE MOHON, O.D. (’98) was featured in Focus magazine as a nominee for the AOA’s 2014 Op- tometrist of the Year. He was also named the Alabama Optometric Association’s Optometrist of the Year. MICHAEL MULL, O.D. (’09) was featured in the Mont- gomery, Alabama, magazine titled RSVP as part of “The LIST,” which honors young professionals and busi- ness leaders who bring culture and energy to the area. JUDY NGUYEN, O.D. (’10) and Daniel Thunnissen, Ph.D., were married on November 8 at Caltech’s fac- ulty club, the Athenaeum, in Pasadena, California. JAKE ROCKMAN, O.D. (’14) was interviewed by D’Latinos , a local Univision news station, regarding di- abetes and vision in a Spanish segment titled “La dia- betes y la vista, entrevista con el Dr. Jake Rockman.” SUSAN LORRAINE TRAN, O.D. (‘10) and Sonny Stu- art Rull III married on December 6 at The Loft on Pine in the heart of downtown Long Beach, California. JENNIE SMITH ZOLMAN, O.D., FCOVD (’06) was elected vice president of the South Carolina Optomet- ric Physicians Association. MICHAEL ZOLMAN, O.D. (’06) was elected to serve as director of the South Carolina Optometric Physi- cians Association and was named the 2014 South Car- olina Young Optometrist of Year. Please share your alumni news with us by emailing your information and photos to Michelle Merida at mm2094@nova.edu. alumni news the KAuDerMAnS LAW MAnLeY nguYen rOCKMAn trAn ZOLMAn ZOLMAn