[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 INVESTITURE OF DR. CLIFFORD SCOTT AS TWELFTH PRESIDENT OF NEW ENGLAND 
                          COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2010

  Mr. CAPUANO. Madam Speaker, on Sunday, September 26, 2010 Dr. 
Clifford Scott will be invested as the Twelfth President of the New 
England College of Optometry, and today I congratulate both Dr. Scott 
and the College. New England College of Optometry, located in Boston, 
has been the educational and intellectual center of optometry in New 
England since 1894. With an enrollment of over 400 students, the 
student body is the most diverse of any optometry college in the world: 
more than 25% of students enrolled in the doctor of optometry program 
received their pre-optometry education outside the United States. The 
College is committed to the advancement of vision care and exemplifies 
the highest standards of training for providers of quality, accessible 
eye care.
  Dr. Clifford Scott's career has been dedicated to the New England 
College of Optometry since he matriculated at the Massachusetts College 
of Optometry, New England College of Optometry's predecessor. He has 
been a New England College of Optometry faculty member since 1970, most 
recently serving as Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs.
  As he and the College enter this next phase in their mutual history, 
I wish them continued success and preeminence in the field of optometry 
education and vision care.

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