Current Pre-Optometry Clubs
Nationwide
Black EyeCare Perspective
Club Name: Black EyeCare Perspective
Pre-Optometry School
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Drs. Jacobi Cleaver and
Essence Johnson
Alabama
Auburn University
Club Name: Alpha Epsilon Delta
Email
Troy University
Club Name: Alpha Epsilon Delta
Advisor Contact: Janet Gaston
University of Alabama
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Chris Hutt
(205-348-5902)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Keely Stewart
Alaska (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Arizona
Arizona State University
Club Name: ASU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of Arizona
Club Name: Omega Delta Pre-Optometry Club
University of Northern Arizona
Club Name: Eyes of Northern Arizona
Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Arkansas
Harding University
Club Name: Harding University Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Laurie Walker
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Shane Barker
University of Central Arkansas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kari Naylor
California
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Club Name: CPP Pre-Optometry
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Laurie Starkey
California State Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo
Club Name: Caly Poly Pre-Optometry Club
Email
California State University-Bakersfield
Club Name: CSUB Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Paul Smith
California State University-Channel Islands
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Lorna Profant
California State University-East Bay
Advisor Contact: Professor Oscar Wambuguh (510-885-2366)
California State University-Fresno
Club Name: Fresno State Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Daqing Zhang
California State University-Fullerton
Club Name: tEYEtans Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Michele Mouttapa
California State University-Long Beach
Club Name: M.A.P.S. Pre-Optometry Committee
Email
California State University-Los Angeles
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Carlos Gutierrez
California State University-Northridge
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
California State University-Stanislaus
Advisor Contact: Dr. Grobner
Chapman University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Advisor Contact: Payton Kim
Cosumnes River College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Michael Carney
Loyola Marymount University
Club Name: Alpha Epsilon Delta – Pre-Health Honors Society
Saddleback College
Club Name: Saddleback Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Anthony Huntley
San Diego State University
Club Name: FOCUS
Email
San Francisco State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Advisor Contact: Barry Rothman
San Jose State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometric Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Brandon White
University of California-Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Irene Hwang
University of California-Davis
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of California-Irvine
Club Name: U See Eyes
Website
University of California-Los Angeles
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at UCLA
Email
University of California-Merced
Club Name: iSight Pre-Optometry and Vision Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Kristin Hlubik
University of California-Riverside
Club Name: Precision for Vision
Email • Website
University of California-San Diego
Club Name: Insight Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Claude A. Valenti, O.D., FCOVD
University of California-Santa Barbara
Club Name: Envision
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Steven Fisher
University of California-Santa Cruz
Club Name: iSEE Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of the Pacific
Club Name: Pacific Pre-Optometry
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Jianhua Ren
University of San Diego
Club Name: Health Careers Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of San Francisco
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Bryan Whaley
University of Southern California
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at USC
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kent Nguyen
Colorado
Colorado State University
Club Name: CSU Pre-Optometry Club
Website
University of Colorado
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
Connecticut
University of Connecticut
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club, UConn
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Krista Rogers
Delaware (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
District of Columbia
Howard University
Club Name: Health Professions Society (HPS)
Email
Florida
Florida Atlantic University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Email
Florida International University
Club Name: Future Optometry Students of America
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: John Landrum
Florida State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Nova Southeastern University
Club Name: NSU Pre-Optometry Club
University of Central Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Susie Yantz
(407-823-2670)
University of Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Pupils
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Elaine Turner
University of Miami
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
(305-284-5176)
Email
University of South Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Georgia
Georgia State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Amy Reber
Kennesaw State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at Kennesaw State University
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tabitha Robinson
Mercer University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
University of Georgia
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Guam
University of Guam
Club Name: University of Guam
Pre-Optometry Professional Society
(UOG POPS)
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Adam Diego Perez
Hawaii
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Gailyn Bopp
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Jonathan Awaya
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Kiana Shiroma
Idaho
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Advisor Contact: Todd Kelson
Illinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Website
Advisor Contact: Kathryn Spink
Illinois Wesleyan University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Loni Walker
Loyola University Chicago
Club Name: Insight Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contacts: Andrea Beaumont
Quincy University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kimberly Hale
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Morris University Center, Box 1168,
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Email
Advisor Contact: Amanda Truong
University of Chicago
Club Name: Pre-Medical Student Association
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana
Club Name: U of Eye Illini Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Illinois-Chicago
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Indiana
Indiana University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
Purdue University
Club Name: Purdue Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Amy Terstriep
Iowa
Iowa State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Jennifer Owens
University of Iowa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Ginger Russell
University of Northern Iowa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. David Saunders
Kansas
Kansas State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
Western Kentucky University
Club Name: Unite for Sight
Advisor Contact: Dr. Wieb Vandermeer
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Advisor Contact: Robby Bowen
Maine (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Maryland
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
University of Maryland-College Park
Club Name: UMCP Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Wendy Loughlin
Massachusetts
MCPHS University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Michigan
Central Michigan University
Club Name: CMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Peter Kourtev
Ferris State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Michigan State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Special Interest Group
Website
Advisor Contact: Terry Cregg
Oakland University
Club Name: Oakland University Pre-Optometry Club (OUPOC)
Website
Advisor Contact: Dao-Qi Zhang
University of Michigan
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Margaret Burton
Wayne State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Helen Wilson
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Club Name: University of Minnesota Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Club Name: UMD Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Advisor Contact: Ellen Brisch
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Murphy Conrad
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Club Name: Ole Miss Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Solvent Taylor
Missouri
Drury University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Scott Petrich
Missouri State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Colette Witkowski
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Advisor Contact: Claire Ruhlman
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Website
Advisor Contact: Linda Stein
Montana (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Nebraska
Creighton University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Mike Nichols
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Club Name: Pre-Health Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Cindy Marolf
University of Nebraska-Kearny
Advisor Contact: Peggy Abels
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jaci Gustafson
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Nevada
University of Nevada-Reno
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Jamie Benedict
New Hampshire (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
New Jersey
Rutgers University
Club Name: Rutgers Pre-Optometry Professions Society
Advisor Contact: Elizabeth Vogel
New Mexico (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
New York
Brooklyn College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
CUNY Hunter College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society of Hunter College
Email
Advisor Contact: Steven Silbering
State University of New York-Albany
Club Name: UA Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Kimberly Kerker
State University of New York-Binghamton
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Abraham Alboher
State University of New York-Farmingdale
Club Name: FSC Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Website: Facebook under FSC Optometry
State University of New York-Oswego
Club Name: SUNY Oswego Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Kristin Gublo
Stern College for Women
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Stony Brook University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: John Peter Gergen
North Carolina
East Carolina University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Organization
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Club Name: Aggies in Vision
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Catherine White
North Carolina State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Club Name: Carolina Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Corey Johnson
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Club Name: Spartans Pursuing Eye Care Science
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Nicholas H. Oberlies
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Club Name: UNCW Association of Pre-Optometry Students
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Robert Currin
North Dakota
University of North Dakota
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Evelyn Boss
Ohio
Case Western Reserve University
Club Name: Case Optometry Club
Miami University of Ohio
Club Name: Miami University Pre-Optometry and Visual Sciences Club
Email
Ohio University
Club Name: OU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Ann Lacomb
The Ohio State University
Club Name: The Pre-Optometry Club at Ohio State
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of Toledo
Club Name: Optometry Club for UT Students
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Deborah Hendricks
Wright State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Allen Nagy
Oklahoma
Northeastern State University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Craig Clifford
Website
University of Oklahoma
Club Name: OU Pre-Optometry Club
Oregon
Pacific University
Club Name: Pacific University Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Lisa Sardinia
Portland State University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Laura Marsh
Southern Oregon University
Advisor Contact: Roger Christianson
University of Oregon
Email • Website
Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Club Name: Penn State Pre-Optometry Society
Website
Saint Joseph’s University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Brianna Metzger
University of Pennsylvania
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of the Sciences
Club Name: Usciences Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: TBD
Villanova University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Louise Russo
Rhode Island
Providence College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Group
Advisor Contact: Carol Crafts
South Carolina
Clemson University
Club Name: Clemson Pre-Optometry Group
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Harolynn Williams
University of South Carolina
Club Name: Epsilon Psi Epsilon
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Kara Montgomery
South Dakota (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Tennessee
East Tennessee State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Organization
Advisor Contact: TBD
Middle Tennessee State University
Club Name: Optometry Club Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kiel Ormerod
Texas
Baylor University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Richard Sanker
Prairie View A&M University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Quincy Moore
Sam Houston State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Texas A&M International University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society at TAMU
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Karla Linero-Reyes
Texas A&M University
Club Name: Aggie Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Anne Blum
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Advisor Contact: (361-593-3803)
Texas Southern University
Club Name: TSU P.O.P.S
Advisor Contact: Dr. Ayodotun Sodipe
(713-313-7329)
Texas State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Texas Tech University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Andrew Vanderpool
University of Houston
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Lyle Tate
University of the Incarnate Word
Club Name: UIW Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of North Texas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
University of Texas-Arlington
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Gregory Hale
University of Texas-Dallas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Website
Advisor Contact: Doyen Rainey
University of Texas-El Paso
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
University of Texas-San Antonio
Club Name: UTSA Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Website: Facebook under UTSA POPS
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at UTRGV
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Matthew Terry
Utah
Brigham Young University
Club Name: Allied Health Club
Email • Website
University of Utah
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
Utah Valley University
Name: Pre-Optometry Club at UVU
Email
Weber State University
Club Name: Envision Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Barb Trask
Vermont (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Virginia
George Mason University
Club Name: GMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
James Madison University
Club Name: JMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jeffrey Andre
Virginia Commonwealth University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at VCU
Website
Advisor Contact: Current President
Virginia Tech University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jack Evans
University of Virginia
Club Name: UVA Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Website: UVA Pre-Optometry Club on Facebook
Washington
Central Washington University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Linda Raubeson
Seattle University
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Washington
Club Name: VISIONEYES Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Washington State University-Pullman
Club Name: Optometric Physicians of Tomorrow (O.P. Tom)
Email
Advisor Contact: Tina Kraus
Western Washington University
Club Name: Optometry and Ophthalmology Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Anna Tognazzini
West Virginia
Marshall University
Club Name: Marshall University Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Rosalynn Quinones
West Virginia University
Club Name: WVU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Goellner
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Daniel Janik and Dr. Julie Anderson
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Michael Abler
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Arthur Polans
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Advisor Contact: Craig Vaske
Canada
Grant MacEwan University
Club Name: Grant MacEwan Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Sara Davies
McMaster University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Website: Facebook under McMaster’s Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Constance Ratelle and Lauren Hsia A
Simon Fraser University
Club Name: SFU’s Pre-Optometry Club
Website
University of Alberta
Club Name: University of Alberta Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Abdu Alazeez Abougoush
University of Manitoba
Club Name: University of Manitoba’s Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Trisha Biswas
University of Waterloo
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
University of Western Ontario
Club Name: UWO Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Winnipeg
Club Name: University of Winnipeg Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Rachna Menonr
York University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at York University