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Association of British Dispensing Opticians

2015 Graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony

Canterbury Cathedral, Wednesday 25 November 2015

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Association of British Dispensing Opticians

2015 Graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony Wednesday 25 November 2015

Welcome to a very special occasion

Welcome to Canterbury Cathedral and the 2015 Association of British DispensingOpticians Graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony. This magnificent Cathedral isalive with history; from its origins as a small church built by St Augustine in the 6thcentury, through 1,400 years of development and change into the beautiful buildingwhich surrounds us today. It is the perfect setting for this important event and I lookforward to the pleasure of conferring graduate status upon our new colleagues.Graduating in such splendid surroundings is a special privilege and I am verypleased to see that we have so many to honour here today.

The following pages contain the list of graduands upon whom the Fellowship of theAssociation of British Dispensing Opticians will be conferred, and also the names ofthose due to receive higher honours and special prizes.

The act of graduation follows a time honoured tradition. The graduands approachthe dais one by one to be congratulated and receive the ceremonial handshake.This official handshake is the key to graduation, because at that moment ourgraduands become graduates and stand on equal terms with their colleagueswithin their chosen profession of dispensing optics.

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Our graduands have worked long and hard towardsthis day and I am sure that their families and friends arevery proud of the achievements which we arecelebrating. I should like to add my personalcongratulations on their successes and I hope thateveryone will remember this very special occasion formany years to come.

Peter Black MBA FBDOPresident

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Doors to the Cathedral will open at 6.30pm and theceremony will commence at approximately 6.45pm

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Association of British Dispensing Opticians

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) was formed in 1986 whenits two predecessors, the Association of Dispensing Opticians and the Faculty ofDispensing Opticians, were merged following the Health and Social Security Actof 1984. The profession of dispensing opticians has been regulated voluntarilysince 1926 and, as a statutory profession, by the 1958 Opticians Act; since whenthe conduct of dispensing opticians has been regulated partly by legalprovisions, by advice given by the General Optical Council and by ABDO’s ownAdvice & Guidelines to Fellows.

ABDO is the only professional body solely dedicated to the interests of dispensingopticians, both individually and collectively, and to the profession of dispensingoptics. Since it was founded the total number of members has more thandoubled. ABDO has also grown internationally and now has members andconducts its activities in over 25 other countries outside the UK.

ABDO currently represents approximately 6,000 qualified dispensing opticians inthe United Kingdom, it also has 600 overseas members, some 2,000 studentmembers worldwide and over 500 Associate members.

About the Association

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The aims and objectives of the Association are:• to encourage the study, and continual improvement of the practice, ofdispensing optics

• to encourage suitable standards of education in dispensing optics, and toestablish, continue and adjudicate a system of qualifying and higherexaminations

• to enter into any arrangements with any authorities that may seemconducive to the interests of the ABDO and its members

• to support, protect and advance the character, status and interests ofdispensing opticians

• the advancement, for the benefit of the public, of the science and art ofdispensing optics and promotion of research into such science and art,provided that the useful results of any such research is disseminated forpublic benefit

• to promote the advantages of better education and training ofdispensing opticians

• to disseminate amongst its members and others information on all mattersaffecting dispensing optics, and publish written material as appropriate

• to provide to legislative, public bodies and others, facilities of conferringwith, and ascertaining the views of, persons engaged in the opticaldispensing profession

• to provide meaningful and relevant methods of CET for its members

ABDO is the professional body for dispensing opticiansin the UK and some of its core activities include:• political and legislative lobbying for the rights andstatus of dispensing opticians

• providing professional advice and guidelines• setting the syllabus for all ophthalmic dispensingexaminations

• acting as an awarding body for ophthalmicdispensing qualifications

• conducting examinations and providing trainedexaminers

• providing extensive CET (Continuing Education andTraining)

• encouraging lifelong learning and the provision ofhigher/honours qualifications

• providing a comprehensive range of membershipbenefits

• working proactively with other optical bodies(ABDO is an active member of the OpticalConfederation, a stakeholder in LOCSU andparticipates in the Careers in Optics working group)

Association activities, aims and objectives

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Canterbury Cathedral is alive withhistory and many fascinating stories. Theinformation below provides a brief insightinto the history of this magnificent building.

St Augustine, the first Archbishop ofCanterbury, arrived on the coast of Kent as amissionary to England in 597 AD. He camefrom Rome, sent by Pope Gregory the Great.Augustine was given a church at Canterbury(St Martin's, after St Martin of Tours, stillstanding today) by the local King, Ethelbertwhose Queen, Bertha, a French Princess, wasalready a Christian. This building had been aplace of worship during the Romanoccupation of Britain and is the oldestchurch in England still in use.

Augustine established his seat within theRoman city walls (the Latin word for a seat iscathedra, from which the word cathedral is

derived) and built the first cathedral there,becoming the first Archbishop of Canterbury.Since that time, there has been a communityaround the Cathedral offering daily prayer toGod; this community is arguably the oldestorganisation in the English speaking world.The Rt Revd Dr Justin Welby, is 105th in theline of succession from Augustine.

Augustine's original building lies beneath thefloor of the nave – it was extensively rebuiltand enlarged by the Saxons, and theCathedral was rebuilt completely by theNormans in 1070 following a major fire. Therehave been many additions to the buildingover the last nine hundred years, but parts ofthe quire and some of the windows and theirstained glass date from the 12th century.The best known event in the Cathedral'shistory was the murder of Archbishop ThomasBecket in 1170. Canterbury, always on the

medieval pilgrim route to Rome, became anend in itself, as thousands came to worship atBecket's tomb, especially after hiscanonisation in 1173. Geoffrey Chaucer'spilgrims in his poem, The Canterbury Tales,were by no means unique. They representedthe hundreds of thousands who travelled tothe Cathedral to pray, repent or be healedat his shrine. (The word canter comes fromthe pace of the pilgrims' horses as they rodeto the Cathedral.) The tradition of pilgrimageis very much alive today, although thejourney is faster and considerably morecomfortable. Thomas' shrine was destroyed in1538 on the orders of King Henry VIII; today, asimple candle marks the place where it oncestood and the pink stone before it bears theimprint of thousands of pilgrims' knees.When Becket was made Archbishop ofCanterbury by King Henry II in 1162, hechanged his total allegiance from the King to

A short history of Canterbury Cathedral

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the Pope and the Church. Henry hadexpected his full support, and there weremany conflicts between them, the final onebeing Thomas' excommunication of theArchbishop of York and the Bishops of Londonand Salisbury for their support for Henry'sattacks on the rights of Thomas asArchbishop; not only had the King’s agentsused Thomas’ property while he was in exile inFrance but, in the summer of 1170, King Henryhad his son crowned as his heir by these andother Bishops, usurping a long standing rightof the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Four Knights overheard the King's rage andtook seriously his shout of "Who will rid me ofthis meddlesome priest?" On 29 December1170 they entered the Archbishop’s lodgingsfrom Palace Street; the monks persuadedThomas to enter the Cathedral from hisPalace through the Cloisters and into the

North West Transept. Vespers was in progresswhen the Knights burst in, and found Thomaskneeling at the altar. According to EdwardGrim, a monk who watched the murder,Thomas refused to absolve the Bishops andtold the Knights that "for the name of Jesusand the protection of the Church, I am readyto embrace death." The Knights wielded theirweapons and administered three mightyblows, the last one breaking off the tip of asword. Three days after his death, therebegan a series of miracles attached to hismartyrdom. These are depicted in the miraclewindows of the Trinity Chapel. In 1173, Becketwas canonised by Pope Alexander III. Pilgrimsbegan to flock to Thomas' shrine in theCathedral; a year later Henry, in sackcloth,walking barefoot, was among them. During the Civil War of the 1640s, theCathedral suffered damage at the hands ofthe Puritans; much of the medieval stained

glass was smashed and horses were stabledin the nave. After the Restoration in 1660,several years were spent in repairing thebuilding.

In the early 19th century, the North West towerwas found to be dangerous, it wasdemolished in the early 1830s and replacedby a copy of the South West tower, thus givinga symmetrical appearance to the west endof the Cathedral.

Since 2004, ABDO has been privileged andproud to be able to use this historic Cathedralas a venue for the Association’s annualgraduation and prize giving ceremony.

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Working with robe markers Ede & Ravenscroft, thought to be the oldestfirm of tailors in the world, ABDO commissioned new academic dress forits Fellows in 2012. Designed by fully acknowledging the traditionalorigination process, the colourful, green and gold hoods are derivedfrom the core colours of the Association crest.

The basic item of academic dress is the gown, which has evolved overthe centuries from clergy robes. The ABDO gowns are plain black andopen fronted and there are two styles, one for those who hold theFBDO, FBDO CL, FBDO R qualifications and one for those who haveacquired FBDO (Hons) CL, FBDO (Hons) LVA, FBDO (Hons) SLD honoursqualifications and Honorary Fellows, HonFBDO. There are also twodifferent versions of the ABDO hood, the honours hood being facedwith green (25mm) on the cape edge.

The headwear for ABDO qualifications is the Mortar Board.

Academic dress

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FBDO / FBDO CL / FBDO R

ABDO gowns artwork © Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd

FBDO (Hons) CL / FBDO (Hons) LVA / FBDO (Hons) SLD / HonFBDO

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4.00 to 5.30pm: RegistrationUpon arrival at the Cathedral allgraduands should report immediately forregistration in the Clagett Auditoriumreception area so that gowns and ticketscan be collected from Ede & Ravenscroftstaff within the Clagett Auditorium. Guestsare not allowed to enter the ClagettAuditorium so graduands should arrangeto meet their guests in another area of theCathedral precincts after they haveregistered. If access or seating for thedisabled is required please make thisknown at the time of registration.

4.00 to 5.45pm: Official photography will beconducted by Ede & Ravenscroft in theInternational Study Centre.

4.00 to 5.45pm: The Celebration Receptionwill be held in the Dean John SimpsonRoom, which is located in the Kentish Barn -please note entry is strictly by ticket only.

6.00pm: All graduands must beassembled in the Clagett Auditorium. Theofficial graduands’ group photographyand procession briefing will take place.

6.30pm: The main Cathedral doors willopen for guests to take their seats.

Guests are requested to take their seats asdirected before the entry of thegraduands; they should remain seatedwhilst the graduands enter, and stand onlywhen the Dignitaries’ Procession begins.

Preceded by the Procession Marshal,James Russell, the graduands will enter theCathedral. (As the students enter they arecalled ‘graduands’, since it is not until theiraward has been conferred that theybecome ‘graduates’.) The graduands willtake their seats before the start of theceremony, which is heralded by the entryof the Dignitaries’ Procession.

There will be a brief introduction by MarkChandler, ABDO’s Head of Examinationsand Registration, followed by a welcomeaddress by Peter Black, the ABDO Presidentand an address by Edward Middleton,Master of the Worshipful Company ofSpectacle Makers, after which theconferral of awards and prizes willcommence.

The exit of the final Dignitaries’Procession marks the end of theceremony. Graduates and guests areasked to remain standing until theDignitaries’ Procession has left theCathedral. At the end of the ceremonygraduates and their guests are kindlyrequested to vacate the Cathedral assoon as possible. Only prize winners arerequested to stay behind and assemblefor a group photograph.

PLEASE NOTE: the Cathedral’s regulationsspecifically prohibit photography and videorecording under any circumstances,including digital mobile phone cameras;photography and filming are therefore notpermitted at any time within the Cathedralduring the ceremony.

If you have a mobile phone, please ensurethat it is switched-off for the duration of theceremony.

Order of proceedingsDoors to the Cathedral will open at 6.30pm and the ceremony will commence at approximately 6.45pm

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Great Cloister

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South West Door

Great West Door

Main Gate

Dean JohnSimpson Room

CelebrationReception

To Canterbury Room

IMPORTANTPlease note that regulations specificallyprohibit photography within the Cathedral.

Cathedral precincts

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Graduands’ ProcessionGuests to remain seated

Procession MarshalJames Russell FBDOABDO Past-President

Following the Procession Marshal, thegraduands will enter the Cathedral andtake their seats.

Dignitaries’ ProcessionGuests to be upstanding

Peter Black MBA FBDOPresident, ABDO

Fiona Anderson BSc(Hons) FBDO R SMC(Tech)Vice President, ABDO

Edward Middleton FCAMaster, The Worshipful Companyof Spectacle Makers

Tai Lee Pin FBDOPresident, Malaysian Association of Practising Opticians

Christine McLaren BSc FCOptomHonorary guest

Krupa Patel BSc MCOptomProfessional Education ManagerAlcon Eyecare UK Ltd

Rosemary Bailey FBDO (Hons) CLHonorary guest

Cheryl Donnelly FBDO CLCEO, British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)

John McGregor FILMChairman, Contamac Ltd

Jo Underwood MSc BSc(Hons) FBDO (Hons) CL (Hons) SLD SMC(Tech) PGCE

Principal, ABDO College

Julie Lees FBDOHead of Department, Bradford College

Mark ChandlerHead of Examinations and Registration, ABDO

Alicia Thompson BSc(Hons) FBDO R (Hons) SLD SMC(Tech) Director of Professional Examinations, ABDO

Sir Anthony Garrett CBE HonFBDOGeneral Secretary, ABDO

Andy Hepworth BSc(Hons) FBDOProfessional Relations Manager, Essilor Ltd

Richard Crook FBDODirector, Stepper (UK) Ltd

Henrietta Alderman MBAChief Executive, Association of Optometrists (AOP)

Ian Harrison FBDOSales Director, Rodenstock (UK) Ltd

Andrew Cripps FBDO (Hons) PG Cert HE FHEAHonorary guest

Phil Mullins FBDODirector of Business Development,National Eyecare Group

Ann BlackmoreHead of Policy, Federation of (Ophthalmic andDispensing) Opticians (FODO)

Entrance of graduands and processions

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Conferral of Awards

Welcome address by the ABDO PresidentThe ABDO President, Peter Black, will address the graduands and guests.

Address by the Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle MakersThe Master of The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, Edward Middleton,will address the graduands and guests.

Conferral of AwardsMark Chandler, ABDO’s Head of Examinations and Registration, will call the names ofgraduands present, who will go forward to the President in turn. The awards areconferred by ceremonial handshake.

The following lists show details of the qualifications awarded by the Association duringthe past 12 months, from November 2014 to October 2015.

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FBDO - Diploma inOphthalmic Dispensing

Thomas Adams

Saiqa Ahmad

Faisal Ahmed

Khalid Ahmed

Talat Ahmed

Ryan Akiens

Aniqah Akram

Evelyne Albert Jeyarajah

Sima Ali

Rebecca Allardyce

Brent Allen

Geraint Allport

Gurnick Aujla

Latifah Ayinde-Usman

Carolyn Bainbridge

Heather Baker

Briony Ball

Jenna Barber

Alice Barnes

Natalie Bate

Hannah Bates

Hannah Bennett-Lightfoot

Matthew Benson

Sohail Bhula

Laura Bishop

Trishna Brandon

Rebecca Broughton

Janice Brown

Heather Buchanan

Heather Buchanan

Richard Caddick

Charlotte Caldwell

Janet Chambers

Chuck Charlesworth

Safa Che Noh

Deividas Chomicius

Tina Clarke

Nia Clough

Bethany Clover

Amy Cook

Chelsie Court

James Creasey

Helen Curran

Khalid Dalal

Katie Davies

Mohammed Dawood

Emma Dean

Liam Dey

Hannah Donnelly

Cosmin Dumitrescu Ionescu

Katie Edwards

Catherine Ellis

Faye Evans

Shabnam Fazl

Danuta Fidyka

Kerry Fisher

Dean Fortey

Christine Foster

Edward Fox

Jason Francis

Andrew Fraser

Faariha Ghari

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Conferral of Awards

FBDO - Diploma inOphthalmic DispensingCONTINUED

Amanda Gordon

Kieran Gounden

Alison Graham

Carl Greatbanks

Marek Grygiel

Lorna Gunn

Bhavna Gupta

Mariam Haling

Michelle Hamilton

Kristine Hammond

Natasha Hannon

Craig Harris

Zara-Jane Henderson

Sabrina Herbert

Gareth Hill

Chau-Lin Ho

Victoria Holt

Jack Hopkins

Toni-Louise Hopkins

Anne-Marie Horsfield

Charlotte Hough

Christine Howell

Paula Howley

Aishling Hughes

Lois Hughes

Aadil Hussain

Mohammed Adeel Hussain

Mohammed Mubashir Hussain

Areeba Hussein

Gemma Hutchings

Asfhan Jamil

Philippa Johnson

Carley Jones

Nazneen Kaduji

Hla Kalaya

Anju Kalsi

Cheher-Bano Kashmiri-Ali

Humera Khan

Andaleeb Khanum

Jasmeen Khera

Prakash Kujur

Akber Lakha

Vandna Lakhanpal

Tracey Lamb

Nicholas Lambert

Alexandra Lancaster-Atkinson

Jessica Lane

Samuel Lee

Emma Lewis

Nicholas Livingston

Vishal Lutchooman

Natalie Lynch

Mubeen Mahmood

Yasmeen Mahmood

Ella Mahrenholz

Iffat Malik

Mohammad Malik

Natasha Markwick

Vincent Mason

Akram Matin

Sabrina Mattison

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Scott McCallum

Jill McNee

Beth McWilliams

Kelly Meadon

Amy Measures

Rishi Mehta

Anisha Mesuria

Alexander Mitchell

Melissa Moreland

Rae Morrison

Jessica Murphy

Jennifer Myler

Samiya Najib

Nikhil Nandeesh

Kinza Naseem

Michelle Newton

Rachael Nicol

Nicola Norbury

Katie Nye

Edward O'Flaherty

Susan Onana

Peter Overton

Nicola Owen

Gareth Parker

Sarah Parrish

Anisha Patel

Hasan Patel

Imdadhussain Patel

Raeesa Patel

Zainab Patel

Beto Paulo De Andrade

Irina Pearce

Nicola Pearson

Kanchana Peiris

Natalie Peltier

Laura Perkin

Kathryn Prentice

Shelly Pugh

James Pye

Gemma Rae

Zoha Rehman

Allison Rhodes

Chantelle Richards

Andrew Roberts

Nikki Robinson

Katie Robson

Jonathan Roebuck

Emma Russell

Sameera Sadiq

Jenny Scott

Lucy Scott

Emily Seton

Niraj Shah

Rashiduddin Shaikh

Misbaah Sharif

Christopher Sharman

Adam Shelley

Devesh Singh

Vita Sivare

Adam Small

Emma Stiles

Renata Swillo

Mahammad Tafadher

Sabrina Tariq

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Conferral of Awards

FBDO - Diploma inOphthalmic DispensingCONTINUED

Adam Taylor

Emma Taylor

Jennifer Taylor

Joanne Taylor

James Templey

Jessica Thompson

Nicole Thompson

Jade Turner

Mubeen Ugharadar

Sheenal Vadher

Nicholas Walker

Rebecca Walker

Michelle Walsh

Melanie Walworth

Adam Ward

Janine Ward

Katie Watts

Jade Westwood

Victoria Wightman

Vesta Wild

Monelle Williams

Kirsty Wilson

Lucy Wilson

Rhianna Wilson

Rosemary Wilson

Rachel Windross

Katarzyna Wnek

Jade Woodhouse

Bibi Yatally

Yiu Kee Yip

FBDO OS - Diploma in Ophthalmic

Dispensing Overseas - Greece

Lito Chatziphilippidou

Georgia Papakonstantinou

FBDO OS - Diploma in OphthalmicDispensing Overseas - India

M Jaikumar Jain

Supraja Kabilan

Gopinath Madheswaran

Nikhil Nandeesh

Rekha Sure

FBDO OS - Diploma in OphthalmicDispensing Overseas - Ireland

Dmitrijs Gavilovskis

Sinead Greene

Jelena Radzeviciene

Elizabeth Walsh

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FBDO OS - Diploma in Ophthalmic

Dispensing Overseas - Malaysia

Alvin Bong Vui Lik

Chan Cay Siang

Chan Jia Qi

Chen Jin Yin

Chen Yong Hou

Chien Tiew Kiong

Chong Kah Wai

Chong Kin Chun

Chong Pei Fen

Chong Pei Ru

Chong Yoke Woon

Chua Wei Quan

Elan Lee

Eng Wei Jian

Fung Shi Hien

Goh I-Vee

Han Yong Guan

Hiew Chee Vui

How Seh Lai

Huang Siew Ting

Kan Wun Geng

Khoo Sook Mun

Kok Yik Thung

Lau Siew Yien

Lee Yin Kuan

Leong Zhi Wei

Lim Chia Huey

Lim Mei Jia

Lim Wen Zhan

Liong Jing Ee

Loh Yoke Mun

Morena Lai Jing Jie

Ng Gun Fill

Ng Li Wen

Ng Pey Ting

Ng Zhi Xin

Ooi Tee Hui

Saw Tze Wei

Tan Geok Ying

Tan Yi Win

Teo Choo Keong

Ting Ming Jie

Ting Zhen Jie

Ting Zong Haw

Too Yee Xuan

Wong Chau Han

Wong Ming Ling

Wong Tze Ying

Wong Yik How

Yap Leong Yee

Yaek Kah Hui

Yong Yit Tung

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Conferral of Awards

FBDO OS - Diploma in OphthalmicDispensing Overseas - NewZealand

Kristine Hammond

Glenys Shotter

FBDO R OS - Refraction DiplomaOverseas

Chong Pei Fen

Chong Pei Ru

Fung Shi Hien

Lim Chia Huey

Ooi Tee Hui

FBDO CL - Certificate inContact Lens Practice

Victoria Adams

Kirendeep Bhogal

Adam Bishop

Peter Brown

Zoe Brundell

Hayley Brunsden

Stuart Buckmaster

Lorna Chambers

Deborah Cowpland

Laura Dayes

Anna Foden

Derek Freeman

Jeannette Harvey

Hayley Jones

Emilia Leah

Clair Ledgerwood

Bhumi Patel

Helen Robertson

Suzanne Rose

Ulfat Salim

Harpreet Sehmi

Daniel Smithard

Amanda-Jayne Tinsley

Claire Westwood

Marija Wilkinson

FBDO (Hons) CL - Diploma inAdvanced Contact Lens Practice

Keith Williams

FBDO (Hons) LVA - Diploma in theAssessment and Management ofLow Vision

Shamiala Chaudhri

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The 2014 graduatesand dignitaries

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The Essilor PrizeAwarded to Hollie McIntyre for the highest mark in thecombined Preliminary Qualifying Examination

Presented by Andy Hepworth BSc(Hons) FBDO

Professional Relations Manager, Essilor Ltd

The Stepper PrizeAwarded to Alexander Howe for the highest mark in thePreliminary Qualifying Practical Examination

Presented by Richard Crook FBDO, Director, Stepper (UK) Ltd

The Carl Zeiss Vision PrizeAwarded to Beth McWilliams as the best student on thedistance learning course

Unfortunately Beth McWilliams is unable to attend theceremony

The Association of Optometrists PrizeAwarded to Nicola Pearson for the highest mark in section Aof the Final Qualifying Practical Examination

Presented by Henrietta Alderman MBA

Chief Executive, Association of Optometrists (AOP)

The Tony Griffiths Prize for ExcellenceAwarded to Alexander Mitchell for the highest mark insection B of the Final Practical Examination

Presented by Fiona Anderson BSc(Hons) FBDO R SMC(Tech)

Vice President, ABDO

The J W Grieve PrizeAwarded to Adam Small for the highest mark in section Cof the Final Qualifying Practical Examination

Unfortunately Adam Small is unable to attend the ceremony

Awarding of Prizes

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The Rodenstock PrizeAwarded to Mubeen Ugharadar for the highest mark insection D of the Final Qualifying Practical Examination

Unfortunately Mubeen Ugharadar is unable to attendthe ceremony

The Sue Southgate PrizeAwarded to Peter Overton for the highest mark insection E of the Final Qualifying Practical Examination

Unfortunately Peter Overton is unable to attend the ceremony

The National Eyecare Group Optinet PrizeAwarded to Sabrina Mattison for the best presentedPre-Qualification Portfolio in the Final Qualifying Examination

Presented by Phil Mullins FBDODirector of Business Development, National Eyecare Group

The Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing) Opticians PrizeAwarded to Janet Chambers for the top day release coursestudent

Presented by Ann BlackmoreHead of Policy, Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing)Opticians (FODO)

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers PrizeAwarded to Peter Overton for the highest mark in theFinal Qualifying Practical Examination

Unfortunately Peter Overton is unable to attend the ceremony

The FMO Derek McLaren Memorial PrizeAwarded to Sabrina Mattison for the highest UK studentmark in the Final Qualifying Examination

Presented by Christine McLaren BSc FCOptomon behalf of The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO)

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The MAPO Malaysian PrizeAwarded to Wong Pui Kheng for the highest internationalstudent mark in the Final Qualifying Examination

Presented by Tai Lee Pin FBDO

President, Malaysian Association of Practising Opticians (MAPO)

The Alcon Prize for ExcellenceAwarded to Suzanne Rose for the highest mark in thePractical Examination, Certificate in Contact Lens Practice

Presented by Krupa Patel BSc MCOptom

Professional Education Manager, Alcon Eyecare UK Ltd

The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers PrizeAwarded to Laura Dayes for the highest mark insections 2, 3 & 4 in the Practical Examination,Certificate in Contact Lens Practice

Unfortunately Laura Dayes is unable to attend the ceremony

The Bailey PrizeAwarded to Suzanne Rose for the highest full pass, at the firstattempt, in the combined Theory and Practical Examinations,Certificate in Contact Lens Practice

Presented by Rosemary Bailey FBDO (Hons) CL

The British Contact Lens Association PrizeAwarded to Anna Foden for the highest mark in theAftercare section of the Practical Examination, Certificate inContact Lens Practice

Unfortunately Anna Foden is unable to attend the ceremony

The Contamac PrizeAwarded to Anne Edwards as the best student on thecontact lens distance learning course

Presented by John McGregor FILM

Chairman, Contamac Ltd

Awarding of Prizes

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The Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Excellence AwardAwarded to Alice Barnes for the highest aggregate mark in theTheory Examination, Certificate in Contact Lens Practice

Unfortunately Alice Barnes is unable to attend the ceremony

The ABDO Advanced Contact Lens Practice PrizeAwarded to Keith Williams for attaining the Diploma inAdvanced Contact Lens Practice

Unfortunately Keith Williams is unable to attend the ceremony

The Ted Watts Memorial PrizeAwarded to Shamiala Chaudhri for the highest mark in the LowVision Practical Examination

Unfortunately Shamiala Chaudhri is unable to attend the ceremony

The Elvin Montlake PrizeAwarded to Helena Griffiths for the highest combined mark inLow Vision Theory Examination

Presented by Alicia Thompson BSc(Hons) FBDO R (Hons) SLD SMC(TechDirector of Professional Examinations, ABDO

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Association of British Dispensing Opticians199 Gloucester Terrace, London W2 6LDTelephone 020 7298 5100 Email [email protected] www.abdo.org.uk

www.twitter.com/MembershipAbdo

Ceremony Project ManagerMichael R Potter FBDO

Head of Marketing andCommunications, ABDO

Ceremony Project AssistantDeanne Gray HonFBDO

Administration Manager, Dispensing Optics

Procession MarshalJames Russell FBDOABDO Past-President

Ceremony adminstration,stewards and ushers

Joanne Abbott BSc(Hons) FBDO SMC(Tech)

Ian Anderson FBDO

Rachel Blazyca-White

Jane Burnand

Carole Desai FBDO

Kim Devlin FBDO (Hons) CL

Barry Duncan FBDO, Head of Policy

and Development, ABDO and ABDO

Past-President

Helen Lilley

Rebecca Lilley

Alison Potter

Emma Pynn SMC(Tech)

Mark Turner FBDO

Organist

Ben Scott

Photography

Ede & Ravenscroft

Terry Oborne

Special acknowledgements

ABDO extends a special thankyou to the following for theirvalued assistance:

Katie Docker

Head of Membership Services, ABDO

Emma Clarke

Events Manager, Canterbury Cathedral

Christopher Crooks

Vesturer (Head Verger), Canterbury Cathedral

Catherine Lucas

Conference and Events Co-ordinator,Canterbury Cathedral Lodge andInternational Study Centre

St John’s Ambulance

Aerial photo of the Cathedral by Alan Duncan Photography

Other images of the cathedralcourtesy of visitkent.co.uk