Association of British Dispensing Opticians

Graduation and PrizegivingCeremony 2008

Canterbury Cathedral, Wednesday 26 November 2008

Iwould like to extend a warmwelcome to all those attending

the 2008 Association of BritishDispensing Opticians Graduationand Prizegiving Ceremony.This brochure will not only bedistributed at the event, but willalso be enclosed as a supplementwith the December issue of the

Association’s journal Dispensing Optics. I hope that itwill provide readers with a valuable insight into whathas become a major event in the annual ABDOprogramme of activities. This is a very important andspecial occasion for everyone who attends, as itenables us to congratulate the graduands and otheraward recipients on their achievements.

Graduation is just the starting point in what I trust willprove to be a long and successful career for the 2008graduands in their chosen field. For the dispensingprofession to grow and develop further, it needsdedicated individuals to enable it to move forwardand I am confident that the new graduates will playa vitally important role.

I would like to take this opportunity to extend mysincere congratulations to everyone receiving anaward at this year’s ceremony, and hope thateveryone who attends has an enjoyable andmemorable day in the magnificent splendour ofCanterbury Cathedral.

Mark ChandlerHead of Examinations & Registration

About the AssociationThe ABDO was formed in 1986 when its twopredecessors, The Association of Dispensing Opticiansand the Faculty of Dispensing Opticians, were mergedfollowing the Health and Social Security Act of 1984.The profession of dispensing opticians has beenregulated voluntarily since 1926 and, as a statutoryprofession, by the Opticians Act since 1958. Since suchtime the conduct of Dispensing Opticians has thusbeen regulated partly by legal provisions, by advicegiven by the General Optical Council, and by ABDO’sown Advice to Fellows.

The ABDO currently represents over 5,300 qualifieddispensing opticians in the United Kingdom, 200

overseas, some 2,000 students worldwide, and over400 Associate members.

The objects of the Association are:• To support, protect and advance the character,

status and interests of Dispensing Opticians.

• The advancement, for the benefit of the public, ofthe science and art of dispensing optics andpromotion of research into such science and art,provided that the useful results of any such researchis disseminated for public benefit.

• In furtherance of such objects ABDO has, amongothers, the following powers:

• to promote the better education and training ofDispensing Opticians,

• to encourage the study, and improve thepractice, of dispensing optics

• to encourage suitable standards of education indispensing optics, and to establish, continue andadjudicate a system of qualifying and higherexaminations.

• to enter into any arrangements with any authoritiesthat may seem conducive to the interests of ABDO.

• to disseminate among Members and others,information on all matters affecting dispensingoptics, and publish written material as appropriate.

• to give the legislative, public bodies and others,facilities of conferring with, and ascertaining theviews of, persons engaged in the opticaldispensing profession.

A short history of Canterbury CathedralThe Cathedral, with St Augustine’s Abbey and StMartin’s Church, forms part of the UNESCO worldheritage site. The Cathedral Church was founded in597 AD by St Augustine, the first Archbishop ofCanterbury, whose original cathedral lies beneath thefloor of the nave. The original Saxon church wasdestroyed by fire in 1067 and rebuilt again by theNormans in 1070. Although successive generationshave made additions to the fabric of the building,parts of the quire and some of the ancient stainedglass windows date from the 12th century.The Cathedral became a place of pilgrimage in theMiddle Ages, when Geoffrey Chaucer wrote hisfamous Canterbury Tales, recording the life and times

Association of British Dispensing Opticians

Graduation and Prizegiving Ceremony

Wednesday 26 November 2008 at 7.00pm

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians FinalExamination Prizeawarded for the best mark in the combined FinalExaminations to Sandra Charlesworth

Presented by Siew Kok Ang

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians FinalOverseas Examination Prizeawarded for the best mark in the combined overseasFinal Examinations to Ng Pui Mun

Presented by Barry Duncan FBDO

The British Contact Lens Association Prizeawarded for the best mark in the aftercare section ofthe Practical Examination, Certificate in Contact LensPractice to James Burton

Presented by Keith Cavaye FBDO (Hons) CL FBCLA

The Elsevier Prizeawarded for the highest full pass in the combinedTheory and Practical Examinations, Certificate inContact Lens Practice to Nicholas Sage

Presented by Barry Duncan FBDO

The Hensley Prizeawarded for the highest first attempt mark in theContact Lens Practice Theory Examination toChristopher Earll

Presented by Richard Hensley FADO (Hons) CL FFDOFRSH FBCLA MInstP MRI

The CIBA VISION Prize for Excellenceawarded for the best mark in the PracticalExaminations, Certificate in Contact Lens Practice toNicholas Sage

Presented by Jayne Schofield FBDO (Hons) CL FBCLA

The Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Excellence Awardawarded for the highest aggregate mark in the TheoryExaminations, Certificate in Contact Lens Practice toDawn Pippard

Presented by Barry Duncan FBDO

The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers Prizeawarded for the best mark in Section B of the PracticalExamination, Certificate in Contact Lens Practice toDarshna Bharadwa

Presented by Simon Rodwell BA

The Ted Watts Memorial Prizeawarded for the best mark in the LVA Examinations toDavid Holmes

Presented by Dorothy Watts

The T A Doyle Memorial Prizeawarded for the best mark in an Honours paper toMitchel Reuben

Presented by Alicia Thompson FBDO (Hons) SLDSMC(Tech)

Association of British Dispensing Opticians

Conferral of the Diplomas

Address by the Master of The Worshipful Companyof Spectacle MakersThe Master, John Fried FBDO will give a brief talk onthe history of The Worshipful Company

Address by the President of the ABDOThe President, Barry Duncan FBDO, will address thegraduands and guests

Conferral of AwardsThe Head of Examinations and Registration will callthe names of graduands present, who will goforward to the President in turn. The award isconferred by handshake.

FBDO - Diploma inOphthalmic Dispensing

Lee A’Court

Anisa Ahmed

Maria Akhtar

Sharon Alfred

Claire Allen

Victoria Andrews

Yasmin Andrews

Karen Appleby

Rebecca Appleby

James Baker

Permjiet Kaur Bamrah

Susan Barr

Wayne Barry

Catherine Baxter

Saba Bereketab Zerezghi

Ian Berry

Emma Bessenyei

Shane Bhimani

Nadene Blackmore

Elizabeth Blake

Sandra Braithwaite

Gemma Botterill

Deborah Brown

Nigel Brown

Gemma Buchan

Stuart Buckmaster

Trevor Burgess

Jennifer Burn

Stacey Cady

June Cantwell

Kim Carter

Helen Casey

Andrew Caswell

Lisa Cheetham

Kate Christian

Tess Christie

Natalie Clarke

Bridget Corden

Viktoria Cornes

Julia Costa

Sharon Courtney

Alan Croft

Cymone Dad

Harkirit Singh Daihia

Esther Dainty

Nicole Dart

Mohamedali Datoo

Rebecca Dawson

Jonathan Day

Hannah Dixon

Lisa Don

Emily Doogan

Kayleigh Dunn

Sinead Dunne

Gerardine Dynan

Paul Eagling

Victoria Eaton

Julie Emeny

Hayley Ewins

Sion Fairweather-Low

Emma Fedrick

Kris Fotheringham

Rebecca Fowler

Sarah Freeman

Helen Gibbins

Gerald Golds

Robert Gough

Kathleen Gray

Sally Grenaghan

Lesley Griffiths

Zoe Grimley

Herman Grobler

Amy Gulliford

Lisa Gunning

Bridget Gweshe

Lelani Hattingh

Samantha Hawkes

Emma Haycock

Paula Holifield

Natasha Horlock

Jennifer Hunt

Shabnam Hussain

Danielle Hutchison

Rebecca Inman

Victoria Jansen

Catherine Jefferies

Tania Jenkinson

Richard Kavanagh

Laura Kerr

Louise Ketchin

Mohammed Khan

John King

Rehana Ladak

Kim Lilley

Joan Ludlam

Victoria Luke

Huffsa Mahmood

Razia Mahomed

Gavin Mahoney

Victoria Martin

Christopher Masters

Neil McDonald

Daniel McGhee

Zipporah McPherson

Parminder Mehmi

Duarte Meneses

Ruhina Merali

Elizabeth Milne

Sara Mingotti

Samantha Moore

Anna Morton

Gabrielle Moston

Laura Mulcahy

Belinda Munden

Adam Murray

Amy Naish

Charlotte Newton

Ng Pui Mun

Matthew Orr

Amanda Palmer

Rita Palmer

Jonathan Pitt

Daniel Plant

Bethan Price

Sarah Price

Anita Pryor

Krishna Raghvani

Alana Reid

Kirsty Renwick

Rebecca Ridley

Alison Rix

Laura Robinson

Carolyn Rogerson

Gemma Ronan

Allan Sanders

Elaine Sanderson

Charlotte Scriven

Amy Seaman

Saliha Shaikh

Faisal Shehzad

Saher Shrief

Aisha Siddiqa

Nirosha Sivarajah

Katie Skellon

Christopher Skelton

Christopher Smith

Louise Snow

Dilveer Singh Soor

Peter Spoerer

Caterina Spyropoulou

Paula Stewart

Emma Stiles

Emma Strand

Jennifer Sweeney

Jessica Sweet

Naghilla Tariq

Carol Thomson

Jennifer Treadgold

Avani Vadhia

Nathalie Vanderlinden

Reshma Vara

Billy Walder

Emma Walker

Gillian Walker

Nicholas Warrilow

Allan Watkinson

Sarah Ann Weatherall

Karen Webster

Laura Webster

Lindsey Webster

Tom Wilkinson

Alexandra Wood

Cheryll Woodham

Yeo Chong

FBDO Diploma onOphthalmic Dispensing,with Credit

Kelly Butler

Sandra Charlesworth

FBDO CL Certificate inContact Lens Practice

Catherine Bevis

Darshna Bharadwa

Hazel Brennan

Susan Brown

James Burton

Hatisare Chigubu

Petra Draper

Elizabeth Fowler

Rachael Kadria

Elizabeth Kemp

Iona Lees

Stephen Moore

Jennifer Regan

Desiré Saffier

Nicholas Sage

Deborah Siddons

Nilum Thakkar

Andrew Webb

Susan Whitelock

FBDO (Hons) LVA Diplomain the Assessment andManagement ofLow Vision

David Holmes

Elaine Houghton

Barbara Smee

Association of British Dispensing Opticians

Awarding of Prizes

The ABDO Preliminary Qualification Examination Prizeawarded for the best mark in the combined PQEExaminations to Michael Norman

Presented by Barry Duncan FBDO

The Stepper Awardawarded for the best mark in the Preliminary QualifyingPractical Examination to Philip Wilson

Presented by Richard Crook FBDO

The Essilor Prizeawarded for the best mark with credit in thecombined Final Theory & Practical Examinations toSandra Charlesworth

Presented by Nicholas Hornsby BSc (Hons) FBDO

The J W Grieve Prizeawarded for the best mark in section 2 of the FinalPractical Examination to Emma Haycock

Presented by Barry Duncan FBDO

The Tony Griffiths Prize for Excellenceawarded for the best mark in section 3 of the FinalPractical Examination to Emma Fedrick

Presented by Jennifer Brower FBDO (Hons) LVA Cert Ed

The Carl Zeiss Prizeawarded to the best correspondence coursestudent to Lisa Don

Presented by Barry Duncan FBDO

The Rodenstock Prizeawarded for the best mark in Section 4 of the FinalPractical Examination to Andrew Caswell

Presented by Barry Dibble

The Federation of Ophthalmic & DispensingOpticians Prizeawarded to the best Day Release Course student toKim Lilley

Presented by David Hewlett BA (Hons)

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers’ Prizeawarded for the best mark in the Final PracticalExamination to Mark Tuffin

Presented by John Fried FBDO

The Association of Optometrists Prizeawarded for the best mark in Section 1 of theFinal Practical Examination to David Lipson andJames Stone

Presented by Robert Hughes Hon DSc

of a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine ofArchbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket, who wasmurdered in 1170. The north west transept is the site ofthe martyrdom and here, in 1982, Pope John Paul IIand the Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcieprayed together. A plaque commemorates this historicoccasion.

Originally the tomb of King Henry IV and his wife Joanof Navarre flanked one side of the shrine of St ThomasBecket, while the tomb of Edward, the Black Princeflanked the other. Both these tombs may be seentoday, although the shrine of St Thomas wasdismantled during the reign of King Henry VIII. Behindthis is the corona chapel, which is dedicated tomodern martyrs

Order of proceedingsGuests are requested to take their seats as directedbefore the entry of the Graduands; they should remainseated whilst the Graduands enter, and stand onlywhen the Procession begins.

Preceded by a Marshal, the Graduands will enter theCathedral. (As the students enter they are called“graduands”, since it is not until their award has beenconferred that they become “graduates”). TheGraduands will take their seats before the start of theCeremony, which is heralded by the entry of theProcession.

There will be a welcoming speech, followed by a talkby the Master of the Worshipful Company of SpectacleMakers, and an address by the ABDO President, afterwhich the conferral of awards and prizes willcommence.

The exit of the Procession marks the end of theceremony. Graduates and guests are asked to remainstanding until the Procession has left the Cathedral.Guests are requested to kindly move to the back of theCathedral whilst the Graduates assemble for a groupphotograph.

Please note that the Cathedral’s regulationsspecifically prohibit photography within the building,and the ushers have the authority to request anyoneabout to disregard this to desist.

Entrance of Graduands

Marshal: Rosalind Kirk FBDOABDO President 1989-1992

Procession

Barry Duncan FBDOPresident, ABDO

Jennifer Brower FBDO (Hons) LVA Cert EdVice-President, ABDO

John Fried FBDOMaster, The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

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

Siew Kok AngMalaysian Association of Practising Opticians

Sir Anthony Garrett CBEGeneral Secretary, ABDO

Dorothy WattsHonorary presenter of the Ted Watts Memorial Prize

Nicholas Hornsby BSc (Hons) FBDOEssilor Ltd

Barry DibbleRodenstock (UK) Ltd

Jayne Schofield FBDO (Hons) CL FBCLACIBA Vision UK Ltd

Simon Rodwell BAAssociation of Contact Lens Manufacturers

Keith Cavaye FBDO (Hons) CL FBCLABritish Contact Lens Association

Richard Hensley FADO (Hons) CL FFDO FBCLA FRSH MInstP MRIPrincipal Examiner in Contact Lens Practice, ABDO

David Hewlett BA (Hons)Federation of Ophthalmic & Dispensing Opticians

Robert Hughes Hon DScAssociation of Optometrists

Jo Underwood MSc FBDO (Hons) CL (Hons) SLD PGCEABDO College

Andrew Cripps FBDO (Hons)Anglia Ruskin University

Julie Lees FBDOBradford College

Trevor Hunter FBDO (Hons) CLCity & Islington College

Mark ChandlerHead of Examinations and Registration, ABDO

The Head of Examinations and Registration will introduce themembers of the Procession.

ABDO - London (Registered Office)199, Gloucester TerraceLondon W2 6LDTelephone 020 7298 5100Fax 020 7298 5111Email general@abdolondon.org.ukwebsite www.abdo.org.uk

ABDO - GodmershamGodmersham Park, GodmershamCanterbury, Kent CT4 7DTTelephone 01227 738 829Fax 01227 733 900Email general@abdo.org.ukwebsite www.abdo.org.uk

Ceremony Co-OrdinatorGillian Hensley-Gray FASC MCIPR

Ceremony ManagersCharlene Baker Dip IETLisa Payne

Principal UsherRobert Baxter

Lead UshersRachel BlazycaLorraine ChandlerSharon GarrettDeanne GraySheila HopeSarah JonesHazel Roalf

UshersAchala AbeysekaraFaith AllenAndrew DavisonIpshita GhoseAlex HarveyEmma HubbardTaymour KeenSamantha KemterAdam KingsleyMelissa McDonaldClaire de SouzaRebecca ThorneEero WahlstedRebecca Wootton

OrganistMark Browne BA FRCO

AcknowledgementsThe ABDO thanks the following fortheir valued assistance:

Emma ClarkeChristopher CrooksCanterbury Cathedral

James PerryJoanne ThompsonCanterbury Cathedral Lodge

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