Stephanie Emmert of Sweet Home has been awarded the $3,000 Dean’s Endowed Scholarship to attend Southern College of Optometry (SCO) in Memphis, Tenn.
She is one of 123 first-year students at SCO, which offers a four-year doctor of optometry degree program.
A graduate of East Linn Christian Academy, Emmert earned a bachelor’s degree in general science from Oregon State University in Corvallis. She is the daughter of Cathy and Arlen Emmert, also of Sweet Home.