President's Medal recipients

President's MedalMany people have been part of the proud history of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) and Salus at Drexel University. Current medal recipients will be honored for their outstanding contributions to Salus.

 

CURRENT RECIPIENTS 

2024 Award Recipients
Rita Chaiken, Aud '03
Stephanie Czuhajewski
Paul Freeman, OD '74
Patricia Modica, OD '88
James Saviola, OD '85

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS 

Awarded September 18, 2023
Glenn Corbin, OD ‘82

Henry Greene, OD ‘74, FAAO

Walt Fleming

 
Awarded September 19, 2022
Robert Bittel, OD '83, FAAO
Jacobi Cleaver, OD '11, FAAO (Black Eyecare Perspective)
Michael DePaolis, OD '82, FAAO
Neil Draisin, OD '71, FCOVD
Darryl Glover, OD '11 (Black Eyecare Perspective)
Essence Johnson, OD '10 (Black Eyecare Perspective)
Kovin Naidoo, OD '95
Melissa Padilla, MPH '13
Awarded September 27, 2021
Sarah Appel, OD '79, FAAO
Reade Fahs, MBA
John J. Fitzgerald III, DO, FACOG
Girija Sundar, PhD
Awarded November 13, 2020
Victor Bray, MSc, PhD, FNAP
Andrew Gurwood, OD '89, Resident '90, FAAO
Neal Nyman, OD, BS
Fern Silverman, EdD, OTR/L

 

Awarded April 27, 2019 During the 100th Anniversary - PCO
Diane Adamczyk, OD ’85, FAAO
Derrick Artis, OD ‘89, MBA
Sheree Aston, OD ’82, MA, PhD
Felix M. Barker II, OD, MS, FAAO
G. Richard Bennett, MS, OD ‘79, Resident ’80, FAAO, FNAP
Bernard H. Blaustein, OD ’67, FAAO
Richard L. Brilliant, OD ’76, FAAO
James M. Caldwell, OD ‘89, Resident ‘90, FAAO, EdM
Roger Cummings, OD ’76, FAAO
Edward Deglin, MD
Alexander Dizhoor, PhD
Brien Holden, PhD
Bernard P. Lepri, OD ’79, MS, MEd
Kelly A. Malloy, OD ‘96, Resident ‘97, FAAO
Leonard V. Messner, OD ‘84, Resident ‘85, FAAO
Stephanie S. Messner, OD ‘84, Resident ‘85, FAAO
Marla Moon, OD ’82, Resident ’83, FAAO
Jeffrey Nyman, OD, FAAO
Susan Oleszewski, OD ’76, Resident ’78, MA, FAAO
Carlo Pelino, OD ’94, FAAO
Leonard J. Press, OD ‘77, Resident ‘78, FAAO, FCOVD
Christopher J. Quinn, OD ’85, FAAO
Joseph P. Shovlin, OD ’80, FAAO
Joel Silbert, OD ’73, FAAO
Satya Verma, OD '75, FAAO
 
Awarded April 27, 2019 During the 100th Anniversary - Salus
Pierrette Dayhaw-Barker, PhD
Tomi Browne, AuD ‘04
Anthony F. Di Stefano, OD ‘73, MPH, MEd, FAAO
Gail Gudmundsen, AuD ‘02
Thomas L. Lewis, OD ‘70, PhD, FAAO
Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE
Fabiana Perla, EdD, MS '93, COMS '94
Carl Polsky, JD
Jo Surpin, MA
 
Awarded May 20, 1995 During the 75th Anniversary 
Charles Bayshore, OD '40, DOS (Hon.), FAAO
Irving Bennett, OD '44, FAAO
Leon Candeub, OD '54, PhD
Michael A Carcaise, OD '55
Louis J. Catania, OD '69, FAAO
John D. Costabile, OD '46
George H. Crozier, OD '49, FAAO
Gilda Coppola Crozier, OD '43, FAAO
John E. Crozier, OD, FAAO
John J. Crozier, OD '48, FAAO
Michael Curcio, OD '30, MD
Frank B. Day, OD '59
Anthony F. Di Stefano, OD '73, MEd, MPH, FAAO
Arthur Dorman, OD '53, FAAO
Milton J. Eger, OD '40, FAAO
Don H. Evans, OD '43
H. Ward Ewalt, Jr., OD, DsC (Hon.),'69, FAAO
Ron G. Fair, OD '54, FAAO
William Feinbloom, OD, PhD, LLD (Hon) '80, FAAO
Harold M. Fisher, OD '32, FAAO
Albert Fitch, OD, FAAO
Lawrence Fitch, OD '36, FAAO
Elmer S. Friedberg, OD '38, FAAO
Luis R. Garcia Margarida, OD '50, FAAO 
Donald M. Gleklen, JD
Lawrence Gray, OD '72, FAAO
Alden N. Haffner, OD '52, PhD, DsC (Hon.) '73, FAAO
Martin Hafter, OD '49, LLD (Hon.) '88
Harvey P. Hanlen, OD '74, FAAO
Edward K. Hueber, BA
A. Michael Iatesta, OD '52
Robert J. Johnson, Sr., OD '43, FAAO
Harry Kaplan, OD '49, FAAO
Isador Kaplan, MD
Robert A. Kraskin, OD '50, FAAO
J. Donald Kratz, OD '37, FAAO
Gideon L. Lang Jr., OD '41, FAAO 
The Hon. Kenneth B. Lee, LLB, LLD (Hon.) '89
Alvin Levin, OD '51, FAAO
Lorraine Lombardi, PhD
Thomas P. Lynch, BS
George MacElree, Jr., OD '24
Robert J. Morrison, OD '48, FAAO
Herbert L. Moss, OD '38, FAAO
Charles F. Mullen, OD, FAAO
John C. Neill, OD '22, DSc (Hon.) '71, FAAO
Juluis F. Neumueller, OD '24, DSc (Hon.) '63, FAAO
Jacob Nevyas, PhD, DSc (Hon.) '71
Emanuel C. Nurock, OD '27, FAAO
John D. Perry, Jr., OD '28, FAAO
Algernon A. Phillips, Jr., OD '69, MD
William W. Policoff, VMD, DLL, OD, DSc (Hon.), '94, FAAO
Morey X. Powell, OD '36
Lawrence A. Ragone, OD '53, FAAO
John D. Robinson, OD '54
Onofrey G. Rybachok, MA, DSc (Hon.), FAAO
Freda Sattel, OD '43
R. Lewis Scott, OD '50, FAAO
Arthur Shlaifer, OD '48, PhD, FAAO
Ira Silverman, OD '49
Harold Simmerman, OD '30, DSc (Hon.) '72. FAAO
Frederick W. Sinn, OD '33, FAAO
Audrey J. Smith, OD '36, FAAO  
Martin R. Snook, OD '36
Frederick E. Tanger, EdD
Donald S. Teig, OD '70, FAAO
Joseph C. Toland, OD '54, MD
Norman E. Wallis, OD, PhD, DSc (Hon.) '90, FAAO
William G. Walton, Sr., OD
William G. Walton Jr., OD '40, FAAO
Guy D. Wengert, OD '28 
Theodore J. Wentka, OD '52
Harold Wiener, OD '50, FCOVD
The Hon. Nochem S. Winnet, LLB, LLD (Hon.) '76
Melvin Wolfberg, OD '51, FAAO