Don Fox was hired by Kearney State Teachers College in 1936. At that time, the department had a very large number of majors as interest in the sciences began growing dramatically. He was a prominent and influential figure in the department; serving as its chair and expressing his interest in science, and in the success of students that were fortunate to call him their instructor. His dedication to the education of students and his development of a solid and vibrant chemistry department continues to live on in the current faculty.
The 45th annual Dr. Donald Fox Distinguished Alumnus award will be presented to Dr. Creston M. Myers, B.S. Chemistry (1999).
Creston Myers, O.D., of Alliance, Nebraska, began his optometry career in 2003 after earning his Doctor of Optometry from the Indiana University School of Optometry. He worked as an independent optometrist with Walmart in Storm Lake, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, for three years before joining a private practice in Alliance in 2006. In 2012, he purchased an existing practice and now serves as the owner and primary doctor at Family Vision Clinic.
Myers has served on the Nebraska Optometric Association Board of Directors and is a member of the Nebraska Optometric Association. He is currently chair of the Nebraska Health and Human Services Board of Optometry. He was recognized as the 2011 Nebraska Optometric Association Young Optometrist of the Year.
An Oshkosh, Nebraska, native and Garden County High School graduate, Myers earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry with a minor in biology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1999.
He will present the Don Fox Memorial Lecture on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. in COPH 131. Refreshments will be provided prior to the lecture.
