New UAB Optometry Scholarship Made Possible by Professional Council

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System has accepted an endowed scholarship for students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry. The endowment is made possible by a $25,000 gift from the Atlanta-based Southern Council of Optometrists and its affiliate SECO International.

April 21, 2009

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System has accepted an endowed scholarship for students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry. The endowment is made possible by a $25,000 gift from the Atlanta-based Southern Council of Optometrists and its affiliate SECO International.

The council includes a dozen member states - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia - and represents more than 6,000 optometrists.

About UAB

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry is recognized nationally for its significant contributions to eye and vision care knowledge and vision science. Founded in 1969, the school is the only institution in Alabama to offer the four-year doctor of optometry degree.