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Class of 2025 Top Graduates: South

Women in Optometry and our supporters celebrate the Class of 2025 in the South.

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry

Class of 2025: 43 students (32 women, 11 men)

Herelisse Fernandez Morales, OD, 2025 top graduate from Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry
Dr. Fernandez Morales
Herelisse Fernández Morales, OD, of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, will start a primary eye care residency at IAUPRSO.

IAUPRSO Class of 2025
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry Class of 2025

 

NSU

Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

Class of 2025: 98 students (76 women, 22 men)

Briana Arbelaez, OD, 2025 top graduate from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
Dr. Arbelaez
Briana Arbelaez, OD, of Jacksonville, Florida, will start a residency at the Miami VA.

 

Rosenberg school of optometry

Rosenberg School of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word

Class of 2025: 67 students (51 women, 16 men)

Jenna Kveton, OD, 2025 top graduate from Rosenberg School of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word
Dr. Kveton
Jenna Kveton, OD, of College Station, Texas, will pursue opportunities in ocular disease, with a focus on working with high-risk populations.

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Rosenberg School of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word Class of 2025

 

SCO

Southern College of Optometry

Class of 2025: 129 students (93 women, 36 men)

Grace Owens, OD, 2025 top graduate from Southern College of Optometry
Dr. Owens
Grace Owens, OD, of Decherd, Tennessee, will return to her hometown and join a private practice. She looks forward to caring for patients in her rural community.

Noah Linhart, OD, 2025 top graduate from Southern College of Optometry
Dr. Linhart
Noah Linhart, OD, of Derby, Kansas, will join a private practice in Severna Park, Maryland.

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Southern College of Optometry Class of 2025

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UAB

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

Annalee Isbell, OD, 2025 top graduate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Dr. Isbell
Annalee Isbell, OD, MPH, of Auburn, Alabama, will work in a primary care practice setting in New York City.

 

University of houston college of optometry

University of Houston College of Optometry

Class of 2025: 98 students (56 women, 42 men)

Morgan Gober, OD, 2025 top graduate from University of Houston College of Optometry
Dr. Gober
Morgan Gober, OD, of Graham, Texas, will return to her hometown and join a local private practice as an associate optometrist.

Houston class of 2025
University of Houston College of Optometry Class of 2025

 

University of pikeville

University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry

Class of 2025: 55 students (40 women, 15 men)

Alexus Miller, OD, 2025 top graduate from University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry
Dr. Miller
Alexus Miller, OD, of Honaker, Virginia, will return to Southwest Virginia and join a private practice, where she will provide full-scope optometry in a rural setting.

Pikeville Class of 2025
University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry Class of 2025

 

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry

Class of 2025: 27 students (17 women, 10 men)

Derek Bryant, OD, 2025 top graduate from Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
Dr. Bryant
Derek Bryant, OD, of Winfield, Kansas, will start practicing at Walters Optometry in McPherson, Kansas.

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Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry Class of 2025

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This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.

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