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VSP Ventures and UC Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science Announce 2025 Dr. Craig Hisaka Memorial Scholarship
VSP® Ventures, in partnership with UC Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, is proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Dr. Craig Hisaka Memorial Scholarship: Monica Thu Do, Class of 2027.
Monica was awarded the scholarship for participating in the VSP Business Management Immersion Program (hosted by UCB) and for demonstrating exemplary leadership, vision, and passion in pursuing private business/practice ownership. Alin received a $2,500 scholarship to be applied toward her tuition.
About the Scholarship
Dr. Craig Hisaka, the founding OD of Brookside Optometric Group, now a VSP Ventures practice, was a strong advocate of private practice and enjoyed mentoring optometry students to help them achieve their goals of becoming practice owners.
In honor of the late Dr. Hisaka, VSP Ventures, in partnership with UC Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, offers this $2,500 award to a 2nd- or 3rd-year UCBSO student who has participated in the VSP Business Management Immersion Program. Applicants must submit an essay detailing their experience in the program.
To date, VSP has awarded $4 million to nearly 1,200 optometry students and will award 70 more scholarships in 2025. To learn more about how VSP supports the future of optometry, visit vspproviderhub.com/scholarships