Professor Barry L Cole giving his last annual report to the Annual Meeting of the Victorian College of Optometry in 1998
 Catalogue Number: 1653 Professor Barry L Cole giving his last annual report to the Annual Meeting of the Victorian College of Optometry in 1998 Category: Photographs Sub-Category: Photograph People and events Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1998 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Description Of Item: Digital colour image of Professor Barry Cole addressing the 1998 Annual meeting of the Victorian College of Optometry held in the Amies Theatre of the College with President Graham Hill in the chair with Ms Gillian Holley, Secretary of the College Historical Significance: Professor Cole was the foundation Professor of Optometry in the University of Melbourne 1978 to 1999 and was the first full time Director of the Victorian College of Optometry 1964 - 1998. He held these posts at a time of great change in the profession of optometry, particularly in the education of optometrists and the emergence of a significant research capability, in which Professor Cole played an important role. He oversaw very significant growth in the size and functions of the College. How Acquired: Record of VCO Date Acquired: Nov 2010 Location: Archive computer iPhoto |