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College of Optometry Hosts American Optometric Association Official and Student Bowl
2014 Student Bowl judges pose with this year’s champion. Blake Dornstauder, 2013 National Student Bowl champion; Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., M.S., FAAO, assistant dean for student affairs, NSU College of Optometry; Attila Tamas, 2014 NSU Student Bowl champion; Ron Hopping, O.D., M.P.H., immediate past president of the American Optometric Association; and Desiree Hopping, O.D.
NSU’s College of Optometry recently hosted Ron Hopping, O.D., M.P.H., immediate past president of the American Optometric Association and his wife and optometry practice partner Desiree Hopping, O.D. After a day full of meetings with student leaders, faculty and administration, the Hoppings’ acted as celebrity judges for the college’s Student Bowl, a Jeopardy-style game that is conducted at optometry schools throughout the nation. NSU’s Student Bowl was organized by optometry student Micaela Crowley. The winners of the individual school competitions represent their schools at Optometry’s Meeting(r) this summer. NSU is the current co-national champion of Optometry’s national Student Bowl.