The Scholarship and Awards Committee has announced the recipients for the Professional Student Support Fund (PSSF) awards for the 2025-2026 academic year – 148 students received a $1,200 award for their spring tuition and fees! In total, we were able to award $177,600.
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.
Congratulations everyone! See the full list of awardees below.
| Class Year | First name | Last name | PSSF Award Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Amy | Ahn | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Ana | Alcaraz | Dennis, Marilyn and Roni Levi Family |
| 2026 | Victor-Michael | Cairel | Robert and Jeanene Greer |
| 2026 | Joselyne | Calvillo | Contact Lens Clinic Faculty |
| 2026 | Emma | Chu | UC Opt Alumni Ocular Disease |
| 2026 | Emily | Dang | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Hajar | Darwish | Myrna, Maricela and Javier Flores |
| 2026 | Anqi (Angela) | Deng | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Raveena | Dhiman | Jeffrey and Cynthia Ko Family |
| 2026 | Daisy | Dominquez | Carl Moore Contact Lens |
| 2026 | Jeremiah Seth | Evasco | Cheslyn Gan and Linda Cushing |
| 2026 | Peter | Hanna | Class of 2013 |
| 2026 | Trang | Hoang | Class of 1986 |
| 2026 | Michael | Huang | Curtis W. Keswick VA Residency LV |
| 2026 | Grace | Huh | Tony and Elna Adams |
| 2026 | Samantha | Ito | Pamela Fong and Family Support Fund |
| 2026 | Ashley | Kawakubo | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Ami | Kshatriya | Class of 2013 |
| 2026 | Vickie | Kuo | Curtis W. Keswick VA Residency LV |
| 2026 | Catrina | Lam | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2026 | Anderson | Lao | Berkeley Class of 2014 |
| 2026 | Hana | Le | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2026 | Kaitlyn | Lee | Michael G. Harris Professional Student |
| 2026 | Nastasya | Liem | Class of 1971 |
| 2026 | Vy Vy | Lu | Class of 2011 |
| 2026 | Aroma | Malik | Tony and Elna Adams |
| 2026 | Karina | Martinez | Class of 1971 |
| 2026 | Natasha | Martinez | Karen Walker-Brandreth Excellence in Optometry |
| 2026 | Deepali | Mittal | Class of 1975 |
| 2026 | Hye Kyung | Moon | Michael G. Harris - Leadership |
| 2026 | Alexia | Movsessian | Class of 2011 |
| 2026 | Muhammad | Muhanna | Dennis and Marilyn Levi |
| 2026 | Peter | Namgoong | Elizabeth Grenier Smider Memorial |
| 2026 | Mai | Nguyen | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Tracy | Nguyen | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2026 | Janvi | Patel | Class of 2011 |
| 2026 | Priyatharshini | Ramesh | Berkeley Class of 2016 |
| 2026 | Iman | Rodriguez-Verdel | Meredith Whiteside / Van Sluyters |
| 2026 | Nour | Sarsangi | Jorge Cuadros Community Optometry |
| 2026 | Haya Adil | Sheikh | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2026 | Danielle | Smerdon | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| 2026 | Ziwei (Kitty) | Sun | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| 2026 | Erwin | Sunga | Teresa Wu and Family |
| 2026 | Susanna | Tan | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2026 | Lisa | Tang | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2026 | Jocelyn | Tzeng | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2026 | Molly | Vang | Class of 2008 |
| 2026 | Alix | Westgaard-Daly | Berkeley Class of 2015 |
| 2026 | Briana | Yik | Class of 2009 |
| 2026 | Catherine | Yin | Drs. Stephen R. and Doris S. Chun |
| 2026 | Rachel | Yoo | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Linda | Asamoah | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2027 | Eliana | Asfini | Class of 2010 |
| 2027 | Kathlyn | Bako | Ming Pow Low |
| 2027 | Christine | Bonilla | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2027 | Thomas | Chan | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2027 | Sophia | Chan | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Daniel | Chao | Bernhardt N. / Lawrence S. Thal |
| 2027 | Allison | Cheng | ACCCOS |
| 2027 | Kennedy | Cofield | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2027 | Nha | Dang | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2027 | Monica Thu | Do | Ming Pow Low |
| 2027 | Jacqueline | Drazner | Ko Clinic/UC Optometry Alumni |
| 2027 | Aryam | Embaye | Berkeley Class of 2015 |
| 2027 | Jillian | Fahey | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Shaina | Goel | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2027 | Javeria | Idris | A. Lee Scaief/UC Opt Alumni |
| 2027 | Loren | Iwasaki | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| 2027 | D'Angelo | James | Keith Young Memorial Award |
| 2027 | Ashley | Jian | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2027 | Jai Jot | Kaur | Class of 1983 |
| 2027 | Allison | Knight | Bernhardt N. / Lawrence S. Thal |
| 2027 | Tsaiwei (Kaleigh) | Lin | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2027 | Iris | Lu | Dr. Robert W. Lester |
| 2027 | YuYi | Lu | George Lee - Ophthalmic Optics |
| 2027 | Sarkis | Margaryan | Class of 1999 |
| 2027 | Anh | Nguyen | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2027 | Baoviet | Nguyen | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Amelia | Peterson | Dr. Raymond L. Eng Family |
| 2027 | Huda | Rahhal | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Helene | Ren | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2027 | Morgan | Schetter | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2027 | Chenglei (Vera) | Shan | Michael G. Harris Family |
| 2027 | Ty | Shikashio | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Heather | Stead | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Ivy | Ta | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Sima | Tahmouresie | Dennis and Marilyn Levi |
| 2027 | Brandon | Tso | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| 2027 | Selina | Tung | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Bettyza Davina | Velasco Araujo | Greenwood Family |
| 2027 | Adam | Ventura | Class of 2012 |
| 2027 | Kaya | Wang | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Anita | Wang | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2027 | Adeeba | Wasey | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| 2027 | Matthew | Wong | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2027 | Reanna | Wong | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| 2027 | Abigail | Yun | Class of 2012 |
| 2027 | Zuhra | Zaman | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| 2027 | Katherine | Zhang | Class of 2012 |
| 2027 | Huan (Annie) | Zhou | Morton D. and Donald S. Sarver |
| 2028 | Saboura | Ahmadzadeh Seddeighi | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Daniela | Arzate | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2028 | Adelaide | Bao | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2028 | Bereket | Berhanu | Dr. Raymond L. Eng Family |
| 2028 | Natalie | Boland | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| 2028 | Hawi | Breathwaite | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2028 | Hedy | Chang | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Christine | Chang | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2028 | Angelina | Chen | Teresa Wu and family |
| 2028 | Allison | Christian | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2028 | Alexandra | Evrard | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2028 | Maxwell | Folkers | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Amanda | Fung | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2028 | Mariane | Hamor | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| 2028 | Michelle | Hoang | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2028 | Lucy | Huang | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2028 | Sarah | Huh | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Asha | Hurreh | Professor Fatt Grad Support Fund |
| 2028 | Morgan | Joe | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Robenson | Joseph | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| 2028 | Avineet | Kaur | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Bhupinder | Kaur | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Gurneet | Kaur | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Jessie | Lei | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| 2028 | Sophia | Liu | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2028 | Venus | Lord | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2028 | Tyler | Lue | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Alicia | Ly | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Alexandra | Nesrallah | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2028 | Joann | Nguyen | Teresa Wu and family |
| 2028 | Kim | Nguyen | Teresa Wu and family |
| 2028 | Nga | Nguyen | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| 2028 | Victoria | Nguyen | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2028 | Margaret | Park | Peng Family/UCBSO Alumni Assoc |
| 2028 | Michelle | Pham | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Ana | Sanchez Gutierrez | Berkeley Class of 2016 |
| 2028 | Jazmine | Shepard | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2028 | Xinghao (Steven) | Shuai | Berkeley Class of 2014 |
| 2028 | Jazmine | Solorzano | Berkeley Class of 2016 |
| 2028 | Mikayla | Wong | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| 2028 | Sean | Wu | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| 2028 | Shanrong (Helen) | Wu | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2028 | Jennifer | Yang | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2028 | Megan | Yip | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| 2028 | Tiffany | Yuan | Pamela Fong and Family Support fund |
| 2028 | Katherine | Zhao | Kung Family |
| 2028 | Meixuan | Zhu | Winston Neilson scholarship |
| 2028 | Benjamin | Zietz | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |