Alverno College Names Jeanie C. Lucy, OD, PhD, MPH, MS, FAAO, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Jeanie C. Lucy, OD, PhD, MPH, MS, FAAO, has been named dean of Alverno College’s School of Arts and Sciences and will assume the role on January 23.

In this role, she will provide leadership to the School of Arts and Sciences and partner with faculty to foster student achievement. The largest of the college’s four schools, the School of Arts and Sciences is comprised of four divisions – Humanities; Arts; Behavioral Sciences; and Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Technology – and offers courses which provide students with a deeper knowledge of the wider world, promoting intellectual and personal development.

Lucy is a highly credentialed, experienced leader in higher education and clinical optometric practice. She comes to Alverno from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Optometry where she served as an assistant professor. She previously served as an adjunct professor for several colleges and universities, and has also held several leadership and administrative roles throughout her career including chair of National Continuing Education for Faculty and Students, Optometry Clinic Council liaison, and president and CEO of Optometric Eyecare Physicians in Chicago. Lucy’s scholarship focuses on best practices in pedagogy, biomedical science, public health, education technology and inter-professional education and collaboration. She has lectured locally, nationally and globally on the success of organizational teams, public health and women entrepreneurs.

Lucy earned her PhD in Values-Driven Leadership at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill., and also holds a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry. She earned two master’s degrees – a Master of Science in Values-Driven Leadership from Benedictine and a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago – and undergraduate degrees in Visual Science from the Illinois College of Optometry and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science Teaching from Chicago State University. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO).