OPT Visionary - Winter/Spring 2015

PAGE 30 Memoriam Dr. Smith (’07) passed away on September 10 at the age of 36 after losing a courageous battle with cancer. Dr. King-Smith received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Alabama and earned her Doctorate in Optometry from NSUCO. She owned and operated Elite Vision in Headland, Alabama, and will be greatly missed by her classmates, colleagues, and patients. She is sur- vived by her husband, Tony E. Smith, and two daughters, Raeleigh and Kelsey. Dr. Foster, who passed away on July 20 at the age of 79, was a true champion for the delivery of health care to the underserved population. Dr. Foster, who served as special assistant to the NSU Health Professions Division (HPD) chancellor, deputy director of the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s AHEC Program, and a member of the HPD Board of Governors, was a highly respected leader in local, state, and national academic and health care policy circles. For over 20 years, she played an instrumental role in the successful development of the NSU Health Profes- sions Division, contributing greatly to the initial establish- ment of several HPD colleges and numerous HPD programs and initiatives. Dr. Foster also played a pivotal role in making the NSU AHEC Program one of the most successful and highly regarded AHECs in the nation. Rosebud Foster, Ed.D. On the 25 th anniversary of the College of Optometry, we would like to honor the memory of our faculty members that are no longer with us. We celebrate the wonderful contributions they made to the college: Manny Bergman, O.D. • Stanley Crossman, O.D. • Bob Gilman, O.D. Bob Hutchinson, O.D. • Terrance Ingraham, O.D. • Lester Janoff, O.D. Raymond Perrie, O.D. • Morton Silverman, O.D. • Jack Wolfe, O.D. Dana King-Smith, O.D.