Bruce Besley speaking at the dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Victorian College of Optometry
 Catalogue Number: 1250 Bruce Besley speaking at the dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary 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 Publisher/Manufacturer: Norman Wodetzki Description Of Item: Joined pair of colour photographs each 10.1 x 10.2 cm of Mr Bruce Besley President of the College speaking at the 50th anniversary dinner of the Victorian College of Optometry. Stamp for the photographer on the back with code numbers for the photographs Historical Significance: The College was founded on December 29 1939 when its Memorandum and Articles of Association were signed by the founding members and its certificate of incorporation was signed on February 5 1940. Its 50th anniversary was celebrated by a gala dinner held in the Melbourne Conference Centre on May 23 1990. See report in the VCO annual report for 1990. The speakers included one graduate from each decade of the 50 years as well as the President. Bruce Besley is a Melbourne optometrist who was very active in professional affairs. He was Victorian State President of the Optometrists Assocation 1961-62 and National President of the Association 1970-73. He was very much involved in the acceptance of optometry into the Australian goverment national medical insurance scheme, then called Medibank. He was on the College Council from 1957 to 1991 and was President of the College from 1978 to 1991 during which time the College undertook major re-building. He was elected an honorary life member of the College in 1976. How Acquired: Record of VCO Condition: Good Location: Archive office. South wall. Cube 5 Album 2 |