Valley Contax Announces 2022 Optometry's Meeting Student Travel Grant Award.

Springfield, OR – Valley Contax, Inc, in partnership with Contamac US, is pleased to announce the winner of their student travel grant. The grant has been awarded to Cory Zwahlen, a second-year student from the Southern College of Optometry. Cory was selected from several applicants, all of whom submitted a short essay describing why they chose Optometry as their career. Cory Zwahlen will be using his travel grant to join fellow optometry students and attendees of this years Optometry’s Meeting in Chicago, IL.

This year’s Optometry’s Meeting Student Travel Grant Award program resulted in some excellent entries, including the winning poem, which can be found featured on the Valley Contax Instagram page. “It’s a great reminder of exactly why many of us have joined the profession and the impact we can make in the lives of others.” said Adeline Bauer, OD, Professional Relations Director.

Stay tuned and follow Valley Contax on Instagram for more information about the next travel grant opportunity to attend the Academy’s Meeting in October 2022 in San Diego.