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Class Notes 1956
Remo Lotano has retired from his long and productive career as the founder of Piedmont Eye Centers in Lynchburg, Va. He now offers free care at the Free Clinic of Central Virginia where he spent the last year acquiring the donated equipment he would need to care for his patients. Lotano has received numerous donations. He still has a need for additional equipment, especially an indirect ophthalmoscope. Anyone wishing to help can contact the clinic directly at 434-847-5866.
1962
William Hastings recently retired after 53 years. His career included working at Hargraves Pharmacy, Mack Drug, Paul’s Drug, Daw Drug, Kinney Drug, Mercy Hospital, Fay’s Drug, Walton Pharmacy (which he owned), CVS and House Calls Pharmacy. He and his wife Marcia are enjoying their dream retirement cabin in Lake George, NY. “The best to all.” You can contact William at wvhastings@gmail.com.
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of Medicine and clinical pharmacy specialist at The Indiana Heart Hospital/Community Hospitals Network. He has also served as a pharmacist for Walgreens and Kroger. He has co-authored several journal articles for Pharmacotherapy as well as a book chapter in “Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach” (seventh edition). Dr. Amankwa has spoken at various professional meetings including ASHP MCM in 2008, Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana in 2007 and Indiana Pharmacists Alliance Networking Forum 2006.
2002
Anthony Grosso has joined the Fulton Medicine Place of Fulton, NY and The Medicine Place of Phoenix, NY Pharmacies. He previously worked for Kinney Drugs. He resides in Baldwinsville with his wife Karen, and daughters Nina (age 3) and Gwen (age 1).
2009
Planned Giving
2008
Salvatore Bottiglieri is in post graduate year two at the Kentucky Pharmacy Residency Program. He has been elected and installed on the Executive Board of Kappa Epsilon Fraternity as the National Secretary. Kappa Epsilon, Inc. is a national professional pharmacy fraternity whose major projects include breast cancer awareness as well as the pharmacy career opportunity recruitment project, a project developed to instill interest in pharmacy for high school students.
Kwadwo Amankwa has been appointed assistant professor at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Dr. Amankwa was most recently clinical assistant professor in the department of pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences at Purdue University. Additionally, he was an adjunct assistant professor in the department of medicine at Indiana University School
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I feel that I have had a successful career in Pharmacy due to the education and motivation that I received during my undergraduate years at ACPHS. By giving, I believe that I am helping some of the current generation of students to achieve success in their careers.
Marriages
Elizabeth Ireland and Brian Pearsall ‘04 were married on June 5, 2009. The ceremony took place at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Johnstown. The Rev. William Small officiated. The reception followed at the Riverstone Manor, Glenville.
What motivates you to give?
Christen Rymanowski and Gregory Jones ’06 were married on April, 17, 2010.
As a professional pharmacist, I believe it is both an honor and obligation to help advance the profession by aiding in the development of the new practitioners.
Stephanie Harvilla ’08 and Daniel Malone ’08 were married in June, 2010.
Jodie Gewing of Middletown, NY has been promoted to Supervising Pharmacist at Rite Aid Corp. in Montgomery. Gewing is also the Secretary of the Orange County Pharmaceutical Society.
Becky Sue Joedicke and Shawn David Hartwell ’90 were married on Sept. 12, 2009. Kristina Zaccardo and Jeffrey Graves ‘08 were married July 17, 2009.
In Memoriam
1998
Why do you give?
Mervyn H. Ewart, November 28, 2009. Biochemistry Professor at ACPHS from 1954-1987. Dr. Ewart worked as a research chemist for the Canadian Food and Drug Administration from 1951-1954. In 1954, he accepted a position at ACPHS as a professor, where he taught biochemistry until his retirement in 1987. His research was widely publicized and cited. 1930 Florence Miller February 13, 2010
1952 Marc E. Guy February 27, 2010
1959 Carl Chin February 9, 2009
1938 Henry Aumiller July 21, 2009
1953 John J. Kwasnowski August 21, 2009
1969 Ronald L. Draxler November 22, 2009
1950 Richard Miller May 20, 2010
1955 Morris L. Abramson November 26, 2009
1977 Markham Vincent Wood January 9, 2010
1951 Walter Harold Williams January 17, 2010
1957 Stephen B. Kistler II October 6, 2009
2010 Bradley R. LaBombard April 26, 2010
Roxie Miles ‘70
Why ACPHS? I have followed the development of both the programs and the facilities of ACPHS over the years. The college has reached an excellent level in the education of new pharmacy practitioners. As an alum, I would like to see ACPHS remain in the forefront of pharmacy schools. For more information about how you can ensure the future of ACPHS through planned giving opportunities, contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (518) 694-7125.
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