The Scholarship and Awards Committee has announced the recipients for the Professional Student Support Fund (PSSFs) awards. This year, 152 PSSF scholarships were awarded totaling $182,400 in scholarships which will be used to assist students with their tuition and fees.
Over $150,000 is awarded annually through PSSF scholarships. 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 donated to these scholarship funds.
Congratulations everyone! See the full list of awardees below.
2023–2024 Professional Student Support Fund Awards
| First Name | Last Name | Class | PSSF Award Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Ahmadzada | 2024 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Charles | Ang | 2024 | Morton D. and Donald S. Sarver |
| Audrey | Carmona | 2024 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Amy | Chen | 2024 | Michael G. Harris Professional Student |
| Jun Wing | Chen | 2024 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Maranda | Decierdo | 2024 | Class of 2010 |
| Natalie | Fetchen | 2024 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Daniel | Golden | 2024 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Shireen | Haghshenas | 2024 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Ashley | Han | 2024 | Curtis W. Keswick VA Res LV |
| Rebecca | Harbert | 2024 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Michelle | Hoang | 2024 | ACCCOS |
| Zhilin | Huang | 2024 | Curtis W. Keswick VA Res LV |
| Sean | Kao | 2024 | Class of 2011 |
| Isabel | Kazour | 2024 | Class of 1986 |
| Yvette | Lakkis | 2024 | UC Opt Alumni Ocular Disease |
| Jennifer | Lam | 2024 | Class of 2009 |
| Tyler | Lebel | 2024 | George Lee - Ophthalmic Optics |
| Diane | Lee | 2024 | Class of 2011 |
| Sara | Leung | 2024 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Savanah | Litton | 2024 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Fay | Liu | 2024 | Class of 1971 |
| Haomin | Mai | 2024 | Elizabeth Grenier Smider Memorial |
| Alexis | Meyer | 2024 | Bernhardt N. / Lawrence S. Thal |
| Loganne | Mikkelsen | 2024 | Class of 2013 |
| Alejandra | Morales | 2024 | Class of 2008 |
| Vanessa | Morales | 2024 | Robert and Jeanene Greer |
| Eloisa | Morfin | 2024 | Tony and Elna Adams |
| Vivian | Nguyen | 2024 | Class of 2011 |
| Geneva | Nguyen | 2024 | Class of 1983 |
| Vivian | Pham | 2024 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Melissa | Rezk | 2024 | Class of 2013 |
| Esther | Sherbak | 2024 | Contact Lens Clinic Faculty |
| Helen | Tasho | 2024 | Class of 2013 |
| Tina | Tran | 2024 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Minette | Tsang | 2024 | Cheslyn Gan and Linda Cushing |
| Aimee | Vo | 2024 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| BaoChau | Vu | 2024 | Karen Walker-Brandreth Excellence in Optometry |
| Sheng | Yeh | 2024 | Dr. Robert W. Lester |
| Chloe | Yeung | 2024 | Carl Moore Contact Lens |
| Hana | Alsoudi | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Simra | Anwar | 2025 | Berkeley Class of 2015 |
| Julien | Belen | 2025 | Greenwood Family |
| Serena | Bhadsavle | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Emily | Bui | 2025 | Drs. Stephen R. and Doris S. Chun |
| Allissa | Chang | 2025 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Liliana | Chavez | 2025 | Jorge Cuadros Community Opt |
| Athena | Chen | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Nicole | Cho | 2025 | Prof Fatt Grad student Support |
| Gonzalo | Chocano | 2025 | Class of 2012 |
| Annie | Duong | 2025 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Shaila | Emani | 2025 | Class of 2012 |
| Kadeija | Frelix | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Camilo | Garcia Jr. | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Isabel | Groth | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Austin | Hirmiz | 2025 | Class of 1999 |
| Jennifer | Hwang | 2025 | Pamela Fong and Family Support Fund |
| Jordan | Kennedy | 2025 | Class of 2012 |
| Vivian | Kim | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Lauren | King | 2025 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Bhavna | Kodira | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Jamie | Lam | 2025 | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| Tiffany | Lau | 2025 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Denise | Lemke | 2025 | Class of 2012 |
| Jennifer | Liang | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Hannah | Liu | 2025 | Berkeley Class of 2015 |
| Landen | Longson | 2025 | Dennis and Marilyn Levi |
| Joanna | Lopez | 2025 | Jeffrey and Cynthia Ko Family |
| Kyrolose | Metreus | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Chiara Mia | Miranda | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Alisa | Molina | 2025 | Prof Fatt Grad student Support |
| Bhavjot | Nanda | 2025 | Class of 2012 |
| Adrienne | Ngo | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Sidney | Nguyen | 2025 | Ko Clinic/UC Optometry Alumni |
| Tanya | Nguyen | 2025 | Prof Fatt Grad student Support |
| Michael | Nguyen | 2025 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| ThuVan | Nguyen | 2025 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Svetlana | Nunez Flores | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Evan | Oberster | 2025 | Pamela Fong and Family Support Fund |
| Nathan | Okano | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Isela | Orozco | 2025 | Myrna, Maricela and Javier Flores |
| Navjot | Pannu | 2025 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Cecilia | Perlas Hu | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Megan | Sajer | 2025 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Drew | Salmon | 2025 | Bernhardt N. / Lawrence S. Thal |
| Simran | Sarai | 2025 | Michael G. Harris - Leadership |
| Keerit | Sekhon | 2025 | Class of 2012 |
| Joanna | Sugimoto | 2025 | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| Isabella | Terry | 2025 | Class of 1975 |
| Jason | Thai | 2025 | Berkeley Class of 2016 |
| Cindy | Tieu | 2025 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Baldemar | Torres | 2025 | Keith Young Memorial Award |
| Evan | Toy | 2025 | Dr. Joseph Singer '38 Memorial |
| Erica | Tsung | 2025 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Keith | Uyemura | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Steve | Van Grouw | 2025 | George L. Schneider Memorial |
| Tenia (Clara) | Wang | 2025 | Dennis and Marilyn Levi |
| Ina | Wang | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Jessica | Wang | 2025 | A. Lee Scaief/UC Opt Alumni |
| Farayha | Zaidi | 2025 | Ming Pow Low |
| Fabiola | Zaragoza | 2025 | Ming Pow Low |
| Jessica | Zhang | 2025 | Jimmy and Lillian Low |
| Amy | Zheng | 2025 | Michael G. Harris Family |
| Amy | Ahn | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Ana | Alcaraz | 2026 | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| Victor-Michael | Cairel | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Joselyne | Calvillo | 2026 | Dr. Raymond L. Eng Family |
| Emma | Chu | 2026 | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| Katherine | Crawford | 2026 | Peng Family/UCBSO Alumni Assoc |
| Anqi | Deng | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Raveena | Dhiman | 2026 | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| Jeremiah Seth | Evasco | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Peter | Hanna | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Trang | Hoang | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Michael | Huang | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Grace | Huh | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Samantha | Ito | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Loren | Iwasaki | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Taea | Jackson | 2026 | Berkeley Class of 2014 |
| Ashley | Kawakubo | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Ami | Kshatriya | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Vickie | Kuo | 2026 | William J Burlington Memorial Scholarship |
| Catrina | Lam | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Anderson | Lao | 2026 | Dennis, Marilyn and Roni Levi Family Award |
| Hana | Le | 2026 | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed |
| Kaitlyn | Lee | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Nastasya | Liem | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Natasha | Martinez | 2026 | Meredith Whiteside / Van Sluyters |
| Deepali | Mittal | 2026 | Dr. Raymond L. Eng Family |
| Hye Kyung | Moon | 2026 | Pamela Fong and Family Support Fund |
| Alexia | Movsessian | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Muhammad | Muhanna | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Peter | Namgoong | 2026 | Pamela Fong and Family Support Fund |
| Mai | Nguyen | 2026 | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| Tracy | Nguyen | 2026 | Rupert E. Flower Scholarship |
| Janvi | Patel | 2026 | Kung Family |
| Iman | Rodriguez-Verdel | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Kimia | Safavi Naini | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Lindsey | Sano | 2026 | Dorothy Bates Searls Endowed PSSF |
| Nour | Sarsangi | 2026 | Berkeley Class of 2014 |
| Danielle | Smerdon | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Ziwei (Kitty) | Sun | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |
| Erwin | Sunga | 2026 | Teresa Wu and Family |
| Susanna | Tan | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Lisa | Tang | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Alin | Torosian | 2026 | Teresa Wu and Family |
| Jocelyn | Tzeng | 2026 | Teresa Wu and Family |
| Molly | Vang | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Alix | Westgaard | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Briana | Yik | 2026 | Prof Fatt Grad Student Support |
| Catherine | Yin | 2026 | Winston Neilson Scholarship |
| Rachel | Yoo | 2026 | Dr. John R. and Norma M. Austin |