FULLERTON, Calif.--Kevin Alexander, OD, current president of the American Optometric Association, will take over as president of the Southern California College of Optometry, based here, on July 1, the day after his term as AOA president ends.

Alexander--currently dean of the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State Univeristy--will succeed Lesley Wells, OD, MD, who is retiring after 11 years as SCCO head. An announcement by the college said Alexander will be its seventh president.

Before taking on his current position in July 2000, Alexander practiced optometry in private and group settings and was on the faculty of the Ohio State University College of Optometry; he earned four degrees, including his OD and Ph.D., from Ohio State.

Alexander was elected AOA president last June during the annual Optometry’s Meeting; he is expected to be succeeded by current president-elect Peter Kehoe, OD, at this year’s meeting in Seattle. ■