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Notable Alumnus Dr. Roger G. Boyd Class of 1952 Roger Boyd came from Cambridge to The Ohio State University after serving in the Pacific Theatre of WWII. During optometry school, he was a captain of Epsilon Psi Epsilons softball team, which was intramural runner-up in 1951. In the final game of the 1952 tournament, Rog contributed by beating out a bunt, stealing secon, and scoring the tie-breaking run as the BuckEYEs won the University Championship! Singing lead in the fraternitys quartet kept his foot in the arts. Roger was eventually president (and later, alumnus chair) of εψε, and yes, he vividly remembers being thrown mid-winter into Mirror Lake! After receiving his degree in 1952, Roger began his private practice in a two-room building in Fairborn, Ohio. He saw patients in the front and lived in the back. A few moves--and years--later, hed created quite a large practice, giving seven optometry graduates their career starts along the way. In 1963, Governor Rhodes appointed Roger to the Ohio State Board of Optometry, where he served two terms and was president for three years. In 1968, he was Ohio Optometrist of the Year and the Ohio State Optometry Alumnus of the Year. Roger was a trustee of the Ohio Optometric Association, board member of the International Association of Optometry, and chairman of the Legal Affairs committee of the American Academy of Optometry. Somehow, Roger managed to raise a family in Fairborn. A daughter and two sons were educated in Buckeye tradition. His granddaughter now has the privilege of being Dr. Michael Earleys patient, and she always finds Papaws picture in the basement of Fry Hall! The Boyd family loves to talk about their annual Canada fishing trips and have hilarious, wonderful memories of being in the boonies! Rogers greatest sporting thrill was catching a 21-pound muskie on an 8-pound test line. In time, he became president of the local chapter of the Ohio State Alumni Association, president of the Fairborn...
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:01:56 +0000

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