Smythe first woman to serve on ASCO exec committee
August 10, 2010Jennifer Smythe, O.D. and dean of Pacific University’s College of Optometry, has been named to the executive committee of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).
Dr. Smythe is the first woman to be elected to the committee and will serve as an at-large member.
A Pacific alumna who has served as dean since 2008, Dr. Smythe earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and optometry doctorate at the university.
Prior to serving as dean, Dr. Smythe served as a professor, chief of contact lens services and associate dean for academic programs. She spent 12 years in private practice and has written extensively on vision care.
Founded in 1941, ASCO represents the interests of the schools and colleges of optometry in the United States and Puerto Rico.
