The Scholarship and Awards Committee has announced the recipients for the Professional Student Support Fund (PSSF) awards for the 2024-2025 academic year – 155 students applied, and everyone who applied got a $1,200 award for their spring tuition and fees! In total, we were able to award $186,000.
These awards, available to continuing students, are made possible through the generosity of faculty and alumni of the school. Thank you to the Scholarships and Awards Committee, led by Dr. Vikki Yu, as well as to the donors who contributed to these scholarship funds. See the link below for a list of recipients and award names.
Congratulations everyone! See the full list of awardees below.
| Class | First Name | Last Name | PSSF Award Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrea | Aguirre | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Hana | Alsoudi | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2025 | Simra | Anwar | Class of 2013 |
| 2025 | Julien Cyrill | Belen | Dennis, Marilyn and Roni Levi Family award |
| 2025 | Serena | Bhadsavle | Class of 1983 |
| 2025 | Emily | Bui | Myrna, Maricela and Javier Flores |
| 2025 | Allissa | Chang | Elizabeth Grenier Smider Memorial |
| 2025 | Liliana | Chavez | Kung Family |
| 2025 | Athena | Chen | Class of 2011 |
| 2025 | Nicole | Cho | Class of 2009 |
| 2025 | Gonzalo | Chocano | Dennis and Marilyn Levi |
| 2025 | Annie | Duong | Morton D. and Donald S. Sarver |
| 2025 | Clara | Friedman | Ming Pow Low |
| 2025 | Isabel | Groth | ACCCOS |
| 2025 | Austin | Hirmiz | Class of 2008 |
| 2025 | Jennifer | Hwang | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2025 | Camilo | Garcia Jr. | Class of 2011 |
| 2025 | Jordan | Kennedy | Michael G. Harris - Leadership |
| 2025 | Vivian | Kim | Class of 2013 |
| 2025 | Lauren | King | Peng Family/UCBSO Alumni Assoc |
| 2025 | Bhavna | Kodira | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2025 | Jaime | Lam | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2025 | Tiffany | Lau | Carl Moore Contact Lens |
| 2025 | Jennifer | Liang | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2025 | Hannah | Liu | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2025 | Kyrolose | Metreus | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| 2025 | Chiara | Miranda | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2025 | Alisa | Molina | Robert and Jeanene Greer |
| 2025 | Bhavjot | Nanda | George Lee - Ophthalmic Optics |
| 2025 | Adrienne | Ngo | Tony and Elna Adams |
| 2025 | ThuVan | Nguyen | Curtis W. Keswick VA Res LV |
| 2025 | Cindy | Nguyen | Class of 2011 |
| 2025 | Tanya-Thaovy | Nguyen | Karen Walker-Brandreth Excellence in Optometry |
| 2025 | Michael | Nguyen | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Sidney | Nguyen | Berkeley Class of 2014 |
| 2025 | Nathan | Okano | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Isela | Orozco | Contact Lens Clinic Faculty |
| 2025 | Navjot | Pannu | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Cecilia | Perlas Hu | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2025 | Megan | Sajer | Class of 1971 |
| 2025 | Drew | Salmon | Bernhardt N. / Lawrence S. Thal |
| 2025 | Simran | Sarai | UC Opt Alumni Ocular Disease |
| 2025 | Keerit | Sekhon | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2025 | Joanna | Sugimoto | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Isabella | Terry | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2025 | Jason | Thai | Ko Clinic/UC Optometry Alumni |
| 2025 | Cindy | Tieu | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Baldemar | Torres | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2025 | Evan | Toy | Cheslyn Gan and Linda Cushing |
| 2025 | Erica | Tsung | Berkeley Class of 2014 |
| 2025 | Keith | Uyemura | Michael G. Harris Professional Student |
| 2025 | Steve | Van Grouw | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2025 | Ina | Wang | Elizabeth Grenier Smider Memorial |
| 2025 | Jessica | Wang | Class of 1986 |
| 2025 | Fabiola | Zaragoza | Kung Family |
| 2025 | Jessica | Zhang | Bernhardt N. / Lawrence S. Thal |
| 2025 | Amy | Zheng | Class of 1971 |
| 2026 | Amy | Ahn | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Ana | Alcaraz | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Victor-Michael | Cairel | Greenwood Family |
| 2026 | Joselyne | Calvillo | A. Lee Scaief/UC Opt Alumni |
| 2026 | Emma | Chu | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Katherine | Crawford | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| 2026 | Emily | Dang | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Angela (Anqi) | Deng | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2026 | Raveena | Dhiman | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Daisy | Dominguez | Berkeley Class of 2015 |
| 2026 | Jeremiah Seth | Evasco | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Peter | Hanna | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Trang | Hoang | Jeffrey and Cynthia Ko Family |
| 2026 | Michael | Huang | Class of 2012 |
| 2026 | Grace | Huh | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Samantha | Ito | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2026 | Loren | Iwasaki | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Taea | Jackson | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Ashley | Kawakubo | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2026 | Ami | Kshatriya | Drs. Stephen R. and Doris S. Chun |
| 2026 | Vickie | Kuo | Ming Pow Low |
| 2026 | Catrina | Lam | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Anderson | Lao | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Hana | Le | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2026 | Kaitlyn | Lee | Dennis and Marilyn Levi |
| 2026 | Nastasya | Liem | Class of 2012 |
| 2026 | Natasha | Martinez | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Karina | Martinez | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2026 | Deepali | Mittal | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Hye Kyung | Moon | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Alexia | Movsessian | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Muhammad | Muhanna | Tony and Elna Adams |
| 2026 | Peter | Namgoong | Class of 2010 |
| 2026 | Tracy | Nguyen | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Mai | Nguyen | Michael G. Harris Family |
| 2026 | Janvi | Patel | Berkeley Class of 2015 |
| 2026 | Priyatharshini | Ramesh | Class of 1975 |
| 2026 | Iman | Rodriguez | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Kimia | Safavi Naini | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2026 | Lindsey | Sano | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Nour | Sarsangi | Myrna, Maricela and Javier Flores |
| 2026 | Haya Adil | Sheikh | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Danielle | Smerdon | Berkeley Class of 2016 |
| 2026 | Ziwei (Kitty) | Sun | Class of 1999 |
| 2026 | Irwin | Sunga | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2026 | Susanna | Tan | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2026 | Lisa | Tang | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2026 | Alin | Torosian | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Jocelyn | Tzeng | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Molly | Vang | Tony and Elna Adams |
| 2026 | Alix | Westgaard-Daly | Class of 2012 |
| 2026 | Briana | Yik | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Catherine | Yin | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2026 | Rachel | Yoo | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Linda | Asamoah | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Eliana | Asfini | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Kathlyn (Kat) | Bako | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Christine | Bonilla | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Sophia | Chan | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Thomas | Chan | Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science PSSF |
| 2027 | Daniel | Chao | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2027 | Allison | Cheng | Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science PSSF |
| 2027 | Kimberly | Chun | Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science PSSF |
| 2027 | Nha | Dang | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2027 | Monica Thu | Do | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2027 | Jacqueline | Drazner | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Aryam | Embaye | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Jillian | Fahey | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | Shaina | Goel | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Javeria | Idris | Dr. Raymond L. Eng Family |
| 2027 | D'Angelo | James | Teresa Wu and family |
| 2027 | Ashley | Jian | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Jai Jot | Kaur | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2027 | Allison | Knight | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Kaleigh | Lin | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | Iris | Lu | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | YuYi | Lu | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | Baoviet | Nguyen | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Anh | Nguyen | Teresa Wu and family |
| 2027 | Amelia | Peterson | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Huda | Rahhal | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Ashley | Robinson | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Morgan | Schetter | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2027 | Chenglei (Vera) | Shan | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | Ty | Shikashio | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Heather | Stead | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2027 | Ivy | Ta | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Sima | Tahmouresie | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | Bettyza Davina | Velasco Araujo | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Adam | Ventura | Teresa Wu and family |
| 2027 | Anita | Wang | Dr. Raymond L. Eng Family |
| 2027 | Kaya | Wang | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2027 | Adeeba | Wasey | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2027 | Matthew | Wong | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Reanna | Wong | Meredith Whiteside / Van Sluyters |
| 2027 | Abigail | Yun | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2027 | Zuhra | Zaman | Prof Fatt Grad student support |
| 2027 | Huan Qing | Zhou | Prof Fatt Grad student support |