Curriculum Vitae
of
GORDON B. SWAYZE
Green Valley, Arizona 85614
E-Mail: arizonaswayze1942@gmail.com Website: http://www.swayzeart.studio Phone: (520) 979-5605
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PERSONAL: Born in Seattle, Washington on 13 March 1942
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EDUCATION:
Southern California College of Optometry
Therapeutics Management Course 1990
Southern California College of Optometry
Doctorate of Optometry Degree 1982
Southern California College of Optometry
Bachelor of Science Degree 1980
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts Degree 1964
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EXPERIENCE:
Numerous optometry volunteer vision care programs in Panama and Mexico.
Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force (Retired 1 May 1999)
Chief of Aerospace Medicine Optometry Services (1992-1999)
Combat Control Officer – Special Operations (1969-1978)
-HALO Jumpmaster
-SCUBA honor graduate US Naval School for Underwater Swimmers
Staff Plans and Programs Officer (1968-1969)
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Field Test (1968)
Weapons Control Officer (1964-1968)
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Air Commando Association (L-0752)
Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS)
American Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
Arnold Air Society
Combat Control Association
Scabbard and Blade
Tubac Center for the Arts (Life Membership)
Santa Rita Art League (SRAL)
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AWARDS: (Numerous military decorations, ratings, and awards available on request.)
Headquarters Air Combat Command Optometrist of the Year for 1994
First place award in the Santa Rita Art League’s “Fall 2000” juried art show
Second place in the Santa Rita Art League’s “Fall 2001” juried art show
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PUBLICATIONS:
James E. Bailey, Gordon B. Swayze, and John C. Townsend, Sectorial Pigmentary Retinopathy Associated with Head Trauma, American Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics, Vol. 60, No. 2 pp. 146-150, February, 1983.