Dr. Lorraine Lombardi is Professor Emerita having served the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) and Salus University for 50 years. Throughout her career at PCO she taught and influenced the careers of over 7,000 optometric graduates. As well, she taught hundreds of students in the Salus physician assistant, speech-language-pathology, audiology and occupational therapy programs. She has also taught, since 1992, hundreds of students in Salus international programs. When she retired she held the administrative ranks of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences.