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Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

ACOE Membership



The ACOE membership includes 11 members:

  • 9 AOA members
    • 3 optometric practitioners nominated by AOA
    • 2 optometrists who are state board members nominated by the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO)
    • 3 optometrists affiliated with an optometric education institution nominated by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) (1 of these members must be residency trained or be a faculty member or administrator in an accredited residency)
    • 1 optometric technician representative
  • 2 public members

The term of appointment for an ACOE member is three years, and an individual may serve a maximum of three terms.

ACOE Members

The following individuals serve as members of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education in the 2007-2008 year:

Council Member Type of ACOE Member Current Term Expires
Larry Stoppel, O.D., F.A.A.O., Chair ARBO nominee 2009
Roger Boltz, O.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair ASCO nominee 2008
John O. Geiger, Ph.D. Public member 2009
William F. Hefner, O.D., M.Ed., F.A.A.O. AOA member at large 2009
Gregory Hicks, O.D. AOA member at large 2010
Lynn Konkel, M.S., CPOT Optometric technician 2009
John Nishimoto, O.D., M.B.A. ASCO nominee/residency 2009
Robert Nyre, O.D. ARBO nominee 2008
Terry Roark, Ph.D. Public member 2010
Janice Scharre, O.D., M.A. ASCO nominee 2010
Stacia Yaniglos, O.D. AOA member at large 2008