We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our many supporters. The following list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
Philanthropist's Society
Members of the Philanthropist’s Society are recognized for their cumulative giving to the New England College of Optometry and NECO Center for Eye Care. This distinguished group has demonstrated their exceptional commitment to optometric education by making lifetime gifts of $50,000 or more and we are pleased to express our gratitude for their philanthropic leadership.
$1,000,000+
Estate of Joseph Feldberg, OD ‘52 *
Lester Marcus, OD ‘54 *
$500,000–$999,999
Alcon
Bausch + Lomb
EssilorLuxottica
Warby Parker
$250,000–$499,999
Stella Beider *
Boston Center for Blind Children
CIBA Vision
CooperVision
Lorraine Fedyna, OD ‘84
Kristen Griebel, OD ‘97
Drs. G. Burtt, OD ‘52 & Ruth W. Holmes
Ludcke Foundation
Marco Family Foundation
Meta Plaforms
National Vision, Inc.
Estate of Jean Palomba *
Maurice Saval *
Clinton Wilson, OD ‘43 *
Vistakon
VSP Vision Care
$100,000–$249,999
AbbVie Inc.
Allergan
American Diabetes Association
Estate of Arthur Baker, OD ‘67 *
Bank of America
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
Genentech
Estate of Edith Heymans *
J Vernon Muir Trust
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Donald Korb, OD ‘57 & Joan Exford, OD
Mark Lank
Richard Laudon, OD, ‘75
Carol Maloney, OD ‘81
Steven Manfredi
Massachusetts Society of Optomtery
Polymer Technologies
Clifford Scott, OD ‘68 & Mary Scott, OD ‘68
State Street Foundation
Topcon Healthcare
Whitaker Foundation
$50,000–$99,000
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
B&R Foundation
The Boston Foundation
Elizabeth Chen and Richard Edmiston
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Coca Cola Foundation
Collier Community Foundation
Ronald R. Ferrucci, OD ‘74
American Optometric Association
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children
Gould Family Foundation
Edith Hochstadt *
HOYA Vision Care
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Arnold Katz, OD ‘50 *
Monthe Kofos, OD ‘43 *
OneSight Research Foundation
Howard B. Purcell, OD, FAAO ‘84
Melvin Stack, OD ‘53
William Tolford, OD ‘55 *
Topcon Healthcare
VisionWorks
Zenni Optical
* Deceased
Foster Namias Legacy Society
The Foster Namias Legacy Society is named for 1932 graduate, longtime faculty member and Trustee of the College in recognition of his lasting legacy. The Foster Namias Legacy Society honors individuals who included the New England College of Optometry in their estate plans. We recognize this esteemed group of individuals with deep gratitude for their commitment to the future success of the College.
Arthur W. Baker, OD ‘67 *
Stella Beider *
Larry R. Clausen, OD
Paul A. DeCesare, OD ‘69
Carl E. Doughty, OD ‘69
Joseph Feldberg, OD ‘52 *
Marion and Eugene I. Fischer, OD ‘61 *
Kristen K. Griebel, OD ‘97
David J. Helfman, OD ‘69
Edith Heymans *
Dorothy L. Hitchmoth, OD ‘96
Edith Hochstadt *
Drs. G. Burtt, OD ‘52 and Ruth W. Holmes
Barbara D. Kamens*
Arnold Katz, OD ‘50 *
Benjamin J. Lambert, III, OD ‘62 *
Joan C. and Alton W. Lamont, OD ‘55
Peter G. Lapre, OD ‘88
Wendy J. Leslie, OD ‘74
Carol Maloney, OD ‘81
Lester Marcus, OD ‘54 *
Joseph F. Molinari, OD ‘74
Jean T. and Pasquale L. Palomba, OD ‘38 *
Andrew J. Portoghese, OD ‘60 *
Harvey D. Rappoport, OD ‘75
Maurice Saval *
Norman C. Spector, Esq.
Melvin Stack, OD ‘53
Timothy W. Tolford, OD ‘79
William R. Tolford, OD ‘55 *
Guang-Ji Wang, OD ‘92
Roger J. Wilson, OD ‘80
Pano Yeracaris, MD, MPH
Harry I. Zeltzer, OD ‘52 *
* Deceased
The President's Circle
The President’s Circle recognizes alumni and friends whose gifts in Fiscal Year 2025 totaled $1,000 or more. Members of this group are among the College’s most loyal supporters and are recognized at the following giving levels.
$50,000+
CooperVision
Lorraine Fedyna, OD, ‘84
Kristen Griebel, OD, ‘97
Drs. G. Burtt, OD ‘52 & Ruth W. Holmes
J Vernon Muir Trust
Richard Laudon, OD, ‘75
$25,000–$49,999
Alcon Laboratories
EssilorLuxottica
Padmini Nathan, OD, ‘82
$10,000–$24,999
Bausch & Lomb
Boston Center for Blind Children
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Anne Kavanagh
Specsavers
$5,000–$9,999
AbbVie Inc.
FYidoctors
Janet LaBreck
MyEyeDr.
Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO, ‘84
Valarie Ricciardi, OD ‘88 and
Brian Thamel, OD, ‘88
Christopher Taylor, PhD
VSP Vision
$2,500–$4,999
Gary Chu OD, MPH, FAAO ‘95 and Jocelyn Chu, DSc, MPH
Larry R. Clausen, OD
Ronald Ferrucci, OD, ‘74
Richard Heller
Reginald Jones, OD, ‘81
Allen I. Kaplan, OD ‘67
Keplr Vision
LEA Test Intl, LLC
Walter Potaznick, OD, ‘76
Virginia White
$1,000–$2,499
AEG Vision
Lindsay Allen
American Optometric Association
Linda Bennett, OD ‘80
Barbara Caffery, OD ‘77
Ronald Cedrone, OD ‘78
Terry L.N. Chin, OD ‘76
James Comerford, OD ‘78 and Ellen Gilman, OD ‘78
Lauren Dickerman, OD
Claudia Evans, OD ‘74
Stephen Feltus, OD ‘72
Alan Glazier, OD ‘93
Doug Hoffman, OD ‘80
Marielle Kwon, OD ‘95
Costco
Alan Lewis, OD ‘65
Loretta Li, OD ‘82
Traci Logan
Jonathan Marcus
Massachusetts Society of Optometry
Eileen C. McGill, OD ‘78
Robert Meenan, MD
Frederick Moffa, OD ‘95
Bruce Moore, OD ‘75
Andrew Morgenstern OD, FAAO, FNAP
Rachel Negris, OD ‘84
Khuong An Nguyen, OD ‘03
Thanasis Panorgias PhD, FAAO
Susan Primo, OD ‘85
Susan Rodgin, OD ‘84
Nicole C. Ross, OD ‘11, MSc
Clifford Scott, OD ‘68 and
Mary Scott, OD ‘68
Gerald Selvin, OD ‘73
Neha Shah-Mehta, OD ‘01
Jeffrey Sonsino, OD ‘01
Cathy Stern, OD
Henry W. Stevens, OD ‘74
Erik Weissberg, OD ‘97 and
Kimberley Chan, OD ‘05
Lynn Wittman, OD ‘76
* Deceased
Supporters' Circle
The following group of donors recognizes alumni and friends whose gifts in Fiscal Year 2025 were up to $999. They are recognized at the following giving levels:
$500–$999
American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
Phyllis Andrejko, OD ‘97
Andrew Berger, OD ‘96
David Caban, OD ‘77
Paul Cangiano, OD ‘96
Maureen Cavanagh
Jason Chin, OD ‘04
Laura Dake Roche, OD ‘85
Shivang Dave, PhD
Laura Dickerman, OD ‘00
Barry Fisch, OD ‘71
Howard Fried, OD
Agawam Eye Associates Inc
Jackie Garlich, OD ‘10
William Gleason, OD ‘74
Thomas Gordon, OD ‘89
David L. Guiseley, OD ‘87
Michael Heller
Celia Hinrichs, OD ‘79
Dorothy Hitchmoth, OD ‘96
Chris Karalekas, OD ‘94
Catherine Kennedy, OD ‘78
Steven Koevary, PhD
Neil Kozol, OD ‘81
Michele Ann Lagana, OD ‘92 & Ian G. Cox, OD, PhD
Ha Tien Thi Le, OD ‘12
Alan Leavitt, OD ‘87
Andrew D.L. McLeod, OD ‘06
Jeffrey Meltzer
John Joseph Mertzlufft, OD ‘87
Melvin Ming, CPA
George Montminy, OD ‘69
Milly Mui, OD ‘09
Northeast Congress of Optometry
Eugene ‘Bud’ O’Leary, OD ‘79
Tamara Old, OD ‘98
Robert Parks, OD ‘84
Bina Patel, OD
John Pietrantonio, OD ‘80
Paul Runge
Robert Ryan
Srikanth Sharma, OD ‘90
Faye Siegel, OD ‘87
Christie Simpson, OD ‘14
Kristen Tobin
$25–$499
Acadia Eye Center
Adventure in Colors
Myron Allukian
Gretchyn Bailey
Stacy Bean, OD ‘93
Maine Eye Doctors
Frederick H. Bloom, OD ‘75
Sonali Bloom
Timothy Bossie OD, FAAO, ‘12
Kristen Brown, OD ‘93
Charlene Chateauneuf, OD ‘02
Janis Cotter, OD ‘85
Michael Cozzetta, OD ‘87
Abigail Crosby
Nelson DeMelo
Bruce Dornn, OD ‘97
Nancy Draskovic, OD ‘99
Heather Edmonds
Marc Ferrara
Scott Friedman
Aaron Goffinet
Steven A. Goldstein, OD ‘83
Rick Gonzales
Good-Lite Co.
Diana Green, OD ‘11
In Memory of Carl F. Gruning, OD ‘66*
Eric Gulko
Edmund Hackman, OD ‘76
Steven Hammer, OD ‘75
Maureen Hanley, OD ‘81*
Katherine Harkins, OD ‘14
Beth Harper
David Helfman, OD, FAAO ‘69
Carl Hirsch, OD ‘76
Ryan Hogan
Jeanne Hopkins, OD ‘91
Emil Horowitz, OD ‘77
Arthur V. Horvitz, OD ‘68
Elaine Icban, OD
Andy Kall
Purti Kanodia
William Kirn, OD ‘98
Shaughn Korpalski
Rachel Krug
Cheryl Landry, OD ‘85
Allen Lee, OD ‘12
Laurie Lesser
Li Li, OD ‘15
Cynthia Macdonald
Carla Mack
Peter Maddocks
Marciano Family Optometric
Michael S. McAvoy, OD ‘84
Glen McCormack, OD
John McIntyre, OD ‘84
Michelle Melnyk
Barbara Meltzer
Ashley Mills
John C. Minardi, OD ‘85 and
Sally R. Minardi
John Nguyen
Long Nguyen, OD ‘14
Kay Nottingham Chaplin, EdD
Gege Odion, OD ‘92
OXY USA WTP LP
Eliezer Peli, OD ‘83
Maria Pham, OD ‘11
Kathleen Prucnal, OD
Nicole Quinn, OD ‘01
Galina Rabkin, OD ‘03
Harvey D Rappoport, OD ‘75
Charles Reagan
Camille Ruan
Margot S. Seligman, OD ‘85
Carl Spear
Gayathri Srinivasan, OD ‘11
John Stefanini JD
Norma Swenson, OD ‘88
Noelle Tchang
Patricia Thomas
Denise Thomas-Wilcox, OD ‘85
James Toop, OD ‘84
Cheryl Vescio
Louise Winkler
Frank Winski, OD ‘89
Erin Wooldridge, OD ‘15
Yueran Yan, OD ‘19
Winston W. Yao, OD ‘99
Florencia Yeh, OD ‘13
Yuhui Zhu, OD ‘12
Joseph Zolner, EdD
* Deceased