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2011 AACP Walmart Scholars AACP is pleased to announce the 75 student/faculty recipients for the 2011 AACP Walmart Scholars Program. AACP and Walmart share the commitment to help colleges and schools of pharmacy ensure there is an adequate number of well-prepared individuals who aspire to join the faculties of our expanding programs across the country. Sixty-seven of these scholarships are supported by Walmart and eight are supported by AACP. The goal of this scholarship program is to strengthen the recipient’s skills and commitment to a career in academic pharmacy through participation in programming and activities at the 2011 AACP Annual Meeting. The program provides $1,000 travel scholarships to 75 student/faculty pairs from AACP member institutions to attend the AACP Annual Meeting and the AACP Teachers Seminar in San Antonio, Texas, July 9–13, 2011. This momentous program continues to grow each year, thanks to Walmart’s support and dedication. The 2011 AACP Walmart Scholars Program recipients are: Simore E. Afamefuna, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy – Georgia Campus Faculty Mentor: Deirdre B. Fanning
Adriane J. Brackett, Wingate University Faculty Mentor: Jacqueline L. Olin Michelle C. Brandon, The University of Arizona Faculty Mentor: Jeannie K. Lee
Elizabeth L. Alford, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Faculty Mentor: Melissa M. Dinkins
Christine Chim, St. John’s University Faculty Mentor: Vibhuti Arya
Megan G. Andrews, The University of Oklahoma Faculty Mentor: Michelle E. Condre
Aileen Chu, University of Southern California Faculty Mentor: Michael Z. Wincor
Jill M. Augustine, Mercer University Faculty Mentor: Lisa M. Lundquist
Katherine E. Cich, Butler University Faculty Mentor: Nandita G. Das
Hibah O. Awwad, The University of Oklahoma Faculty Mentor: Kelly M. Standifer
Michael P. Conley, Northeastern University Faculty Mentor: Jenny A. Van Amburgh
Laura B. Behm, University of Minnesota Faculty Mentor: Jeannine M. Conway
Katherine Crabb, The University of Mississippi Faculty Mentor: Katie S. McClendon
MaryAnn E. Birch, Auburn University Faculty Mentor: Raymond A. Lorenz
Rachel D. Crouch, Lipscomb University Faculty Mentor: Susan L. Mercer
Anneliese M. Bodding-Long, University of Washington Faculty Mentor: Dana P. Hammer
Brandon M. Dyson, Howard University Faculty Mentor: Salome Weaver
Rebecca Bollinger, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy Faculty Mentor: Rachel R. Ogden
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Özlem Ersin, University of Minnesota Faculty Mentor: Jon C. Schommer Afomia A. Feleke, Purdue University Faculty Mentor: Jane E. Krause
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Tara Lee Fogleman, The University of Georgia Faculty Mentor: Henry H. Cobb III Stephanie L. Freed, Ferris State University Faculty Mentor: Kierstan M. Hanson Rosemary Garbowski, St. John Fisher College Faculty Mentor: Jennifer L. Mathews Oscar W. Garza Jr., The University of Iowa Faculty Mentor: Hazel H. Seaba Lindsey E. Gunter, The University of Mississippi Faculty Mentor: Laurie E. Warrington Shanna N. Harris, Belmont University Faculty Mentor: Marilyn E. Thompson Odom Megan E. Hartranft, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Faculty Mentor: Kelly Scolaro Megan K. Heim, University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Mentor: Andrea Porter Melissa E. Heim, University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Mentor: Karen Kopacek