1. Southern College of Optometry
August 30, Honor Code & White Coat Ceremony

2. Ceremony Detail

3. Scholarship recipients
Students with endowed scholarship awards should have received an about an early arrival time.
Plan to arrive outside the bookstore at 3:15pm for a group photo on the Grand Staircase.
Representatives from the Communications Department will be onsite to coordinate the photo and direct you back for the processional line up.

4. Instructions for Students
Students must arrive to Labs 144 and 146 no later than 4:00pm to line up for the processional.
Please review the processional detail and ceremony diagrams to determine your place in the line up and assigned seat.
Clinic attire (TEC) is required dress for the ceremony and will include the addition of ties for male students.
The clinic dress code can be found at the following link (page 17 of the Clinical Protocol Manual): ocol%20Manual/Clinical%20Protocol%20Manual.pdf

5. PROCESSIONAL LINE UP – ROW LEADERS
South Classroom
North Classroom
Weston Acosta
Jacqueline Malish
Samantha Blanke
Caitlin Millsaps
Hsuan Chao
Gillian Norris
Sara Eveler
Sakshi Sata
Hun Ki Hong
Mary Theresa Taormina

6. PROCESSIONAL LINE UP – south CLASSROOM
Acosta
Weston S2
Alaimo
Michelle S3
Allan
Jacob S4
Anderson
Anna S5
Angell
Madison S6
Antic
Andrea S7
Baggett
Nathan S8
Bergstrom
Linsey S9
Bible
Kylie
S10
Blanke
Samantha
S11
Boober
Karli
S12
Bray
Jacob
S13
Britt
Anna
S14
Brown
Lane
S15
Bryant
Celeste
S16
Buoch
Justin
S17
Byrd
Mary
S18
Carter
Kimberly
S19
Cason
Elizabeth
S20
Chao
Hsuan
S21
Chen
Yuan
S22
Cornwell-Young
Makayla
S23
Cox
Alayna
S24
Amy
S25
Crockett
Gabrielle
S26
Dang
Angelina
S27
Jacqueline
S28
Darby
Charla
S29
Davis
Taylor
S30
Daya
Radhi
S31
Dietz
Aleece
S32
Eidom
Matthew
S33
Eveler
Sara
S34
Fairchild
Hannah
S35
Fincher
Apryl
S36
Fleischman
Katelyn
S37
Fordyce
Jessica
S38
Frampton
Christopher
S39
Fry
Meredith
S40
Gandhi
Shalin
S41
Gerstein
Ethan
S42
Geyer
Erin
S43
Gilchrist
Emme
S44
Gynnild
Kaitlyn
S45
Hanson
Alice
S46
Harrison
Russell
S47
Heskett
Laurel
S48
Hodne
Kimberlie
S49
Hong
Hun Ki
S50
Hughes
Brie
S51
Jabbar
Maha
S52
Jacob
Jessica
S53
Jarvis
Landon
S54
Jones
Mary Beth
S55
Seth
S56
Judd
Edgar
S57
Kalac
Melisa
S58
Kampwerth
JonErik
S59
Kang
Chloe
S60
Kao
Jamie
S61
Kim
Chan Yoon
S62
Kreuser
Will
S63
LaFont
Tanner
S64
Layton
Maria
S65
Lipsey
Phaedra
S66
Locke
Madyson
S67 Lu
Terry

7. PROCESSIONAL LINE UP – NORTH CLASSROOM
Malish
Jacqueline N2
Marsid
Amira N3
Mathis
Morgan N4
McNally
Molly N5
Medeiros
Lucas N6
Meek
Tyler N7
Melton
Jacquelyn N8
Miller
Kristin N9
Millien
Coralis
N10
Millsaps
Caitlin
N11
Mokry
Cailey
N12
Morrison
Michelle
N13
Murphy
Andrew
N14
Nelson
Jadyn
N15
Nestrud
Carlee
N16
Ngo
Cam
N17
Nha
N18
Nguyen
Joanne
N19
Nicholson
Noam
N20
Norris
Gillian
N21
Olmstead
Lauren
N22
Parnell
Lindsey
N23
Pratt
Emily
N24
Quintanilla
Heather
N25
Rahhal
Jeelan
N26
Raths
Kendra
N27
Reichert
Adam
N28
Reitz
Joelle
N29
Renfrow
Tyler
N30
Ressler
Rachel
Richardson
Haven
N32
Safi
Adiba
N33
Sata
Sakshi
N34
Schroeder
Matthew
N35
Schumm
Nathaniel
N36
Scott
Kylie
N37
McKenna
N38
Sestak
Karrie
N39
Sewell
Julia
N40
Shaikh
Farhin
N41
Shannon
Ashley
N42
Sharp
Nathan
N43
Shumway
Maverik
N44
Stacy
Daniel
N45
Steflik
Cameron
N46
Sutton
Caroline
N47
Swearingen
Rachel
N48
Talley
Shane
N49
Taormina
Mary Theresa
N50
Tarzi
Rim
N51
Tatham
Thomas
N52
Terryberry
Natalie
N53
Thompson
Kalen
N54
Thrower
Sarah
N55
Tillery
Lindsey
N56
Tran
Carolyn
N57
Diana
N58
Khoathu
N59
Trevino
Adam
N60 Vu
Ashley
N61
Walters
Chad
N62
Wang
Tianyu
N63
Werth
Braiden
N64
Wetzel
Jonathan
N65
Whitlock
Courtney
N66
Wohlfort
Nicole
N67
Yahr
Preston
N68
Yan
Michelle

8. Processional instructions
Students will process down the center aisle into the Academic Complex paired in North and South order.
Students will divide at the at their respective row and proceed to their corresponding side for seating. (see diagram)
Remain standing until all students are assembled and the platform party is in place.
Dr. Reich will take the podium and all may be seated.

9. PROCESSIONAL Instructions
S1 - N1
S67
N68
S48
N48
S32
N32
S19
N19 S9 N9
S10
N10 S1 N1
S49
S33
S20
N20
N33
N49

10. CEREMONY instructions (see diagram)
Students will be called in alphabetical order to receive their white coats and sign the honor code.
Weston Acosta will begin the coating ceremony. He will lead the row for the line-up and subsequent lines will fall in as the ceremony progresses.
Jacequeline Malish will lead the second half of the class seated in the North Classroom.
Students will proceed to receive their white coat.
They will then turn back to sign the honor code directly in front of the center podium and be directed to the photo mark to receive an individual copy of the oath.
Students will return to their row by walking behind the podium and will be seated in reverse order.

11. CEREMONY Instructions - SOUTH
X – coating
– honor code signing
X – photo X S1
Weston Acosta X

12. CEREMONY Instructions - NORTH
X – coating
– honor code signing
X – photo X N1
Jacequeline Malish X

13. recessional instructions
Students will rise as a class when the music starts.
Weston Acosta (S1) and Jacqueline Malish (N1) will lead the recessional.
Students will meet at the first row of desks at the front of the room and recess down the center aisle out of the Academic Complex paired by North and South order.

14. recessional Instructions
S1 – N1
S1 – N1

15. INSTRUCTIONS FOR GUESTS
Guests should plan to arrive to campus no earlier than 3:45pm.
Enter through the 1245 Madison (Tower) entrance.
Registration tables with BBQ wristband pick up will be set up in the first floor lobby.
Parking will be designated by “Event Parking” signs. SCO security officers will be onsite to assist visitors.

16. GUEST PARKING

17. Post-ceremony Celebration
Class of 2023 and guests are invited to attend a Memphis-style BBQ in the south lot immediately following the ceremony.
Students and guests must register to receive their wristbands for admittance into the post-ceremony BBQ event.

18. Questions? https://www.sco.edu/white-coat-ceremony
Contact the Offices of
Institutional advancement or
Student Services