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Clinic History
Drs. David and DeAnne Witherspoon returned to Arkansas after their military careers in the United States Air Force. They joined an ophthalmology clinic in Mountain Home, AR, and then Ft. Smith, AR, before coming to NWA in 1990. They have established their practice of optometry in Rogers for the last 20 years. They consider their practice to be service oriented. They meet the individual needs of their patients while adhering to strict standard of care practiced in today's world of advancing and ever-changing medical technology. Drs. Witherspoon received the July 2007 Small Business of the Month from the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
Drs. David and DeAnne are the only doctors in Arkansas to attain the Optometric Recognition Award for nearly 20 consecutive years. The ORA award is given to those doctors of optometry who reach the highest level of continuing education among their peers.
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David E. Witherspoon, O.D.
Dr. David Witherspoon graduated from high school in Memphis, Tennessee and received a BS in Business from Lambuth College in Jackson, Tennessee in 1970. He served in the US Naval Reserves and the United States Air Force as a hospital administrator with the AirEvac System. He returned to Memphis and the Southern College of Optometry in 1978 and graduated in 1982. He served as class secretary in his 4th year. He attended SCO on a United States Air Force Health Professions Scholarship and became active duty AF after graduation. After four more years of active duty and 15 more years of reserve time as an optometrist, Dr. David Witherspoon retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2000. He has 32 total years of service. His most recent active duty was during Operation Desert Storm.
His interests in the optometric world include contact lenses, pathology, and anything related to the computer technology changes in medical care. He supports national, regional and local community service groups including the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, Optimists, the American Optometric Association, The Arkansas Optometric Association and the Armed Forces Optometric Association.
His hobbies for fun, when he can squeeze them in, are golf, travel, and computer Photoshop photography. He enjoys time with his family and their activities and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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DeAnne F. Witherspoon, O.D.
Dr. DeAnne Witherspoon was raised just an hour north of Rogers and attended College at Kansas State University, graduating with a BS in Physical Science in 1978. She then attended Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN, on a Health Professional Scholarship for the United States Air Force. She served her fellow fourth-year students as their student government representative. After spending 4 years on active duty and 6 years in the reserves, she was discharged after attaining the rank of Major in 1991. She has practiced optometry in Rogers with her husband, David, since 1990.
Her primary optometric interests are family practice and contact lens. She is active with local community service groups such as: Main Street Rogers, Altrusa and Rotary and Single Parent Scholarship Program and has served on the boards of St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, NWACC Foundation, NWA Community Foundation, the Crisis Intervention Center, the Adult Development Center, and First Western Bank. She has served as Chairman of the Board for the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce (2001) and was the first female president in the 99-year history of the Arkansas Optometric Association (2003-2004). She is presently serving on the Southwest Council of Optometry—a six state regional board.
Dr. Witherspoon has received the Pride of Rogers award for her volunteerism and was awarded the NWA Business Women's Conference 2002 Woman of the Year.
She enjoys travel, tennis, beading and stamping along with activities with her two daughters.
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Aurora
Aurora is our office/business manager. She handles insurance filing, orders supplies, and accounts payable. She has been with our office for 13years, and she is a life long resident of Rogers.
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Chanelle
Chanelle is our lead technician and has been a part of our team since December 2000. She is responsible for contact lens inventory and ordering with handling patient billing. She is a life long resident of Rogers and enjoys spending time with her friiends and family. |
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Amy S.
Amy is our optical manager and has been with Drs. Witherspoon since 2004. She is responible for all optical inventory and posting insurance payments as well as training staff in our office. She is currently aattending NWACC and will be attending nursing school soon. |
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Amy W.
Amy is a student at the U of A and works with Drs. Witherspoon part-time during the school year and full time during breaks. She is a technician on the clinic side and works part time in optical. She is also reponsible for all the scanning of patient documents, records and letters. She has been responsible for the recall system since 2009.
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Frankie
Frankie has been with us since September of 2006 and is a part-time technician. She is responsible for all of our pharmaceticals. Frankie has a strong background in human reasources and management and we are glad to have her expertise and her felexiblity. |
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Lindsay
Lindsay is a part-time techinician and has been with us scince 2008. She started with us as a work study student while attending Rogers High School. Lindsay currently atttends U of A and is majoring in English. |
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Deb
Deb is our most experinced optican and brings over 20 years in frame and len selection and adjustment. We are very grateful to have her experince in the practice. She joined us in January 2010. Deb is a life long resident of Rogers and lives with her daughter and granddaughter.
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Jaclyn
Jaclyn is a technician learning patient care in all aspects of the practice. She is responsible form updating the website. Jaclyn became a part of our team in January 2010, bringing her perky personality and has been a positive addition to the group. She lives is Bella Vista with her husband and daughter. |
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Sara
Sara is our social media queen, updating our e-mail list, FaceBook postings, etc. She is a part-time employee and has been with Drs. Witherspoon since spring of 2006. |
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