Professor Barry L Cole speaking at the 50th anniversary dinner of the Victorian College of Optometry
 Catalogue Number: 1491 Professor Barry L Cole speaking at the 50th anniversary dinner of the Victorian College of Optometry Category: Photographs Sub-Category: Photograph People and events Photographer: Norman Wodetzki Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1990 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Description Of Item: Colour photograph, jpeg electronic fomat only, 1351 x 1798 6.95 Mb, of Barry L Cole, speaking at the 50th anniversary dinner of the Victorian College of Optometry Historical Significance: Professor Barry Cole (1934 - 2021) was appointed the first full time member of the academic staff of the Victorian College of Optometry in 1959 and immediately urged the College to negotiate with the University of Melbourne for the optometry course run by the College to be a degree course of the University. This occurred in December 1960. With John Nathan and Geoff Henry he started the first research program of the College. He became Director of the College in 1964 succeeding John Nathan. He was appointed Head of the Department of Optometry in the University of Melbourne when it was established in 1973 and was appointed the foundation professor of optometry in 1978. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1999. Barry Cole was awarded honorary life membership of the College at the dinner and his speech was in response to that award. Location: Archive computer iPhoto |