BSPBS Convocation Program 2026

UGA College of Pharmacy Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

CONVOCATION Friday, May 8, 2026 | 2 pm UGA Performing Arts Center

PROGRAM

Academic Processional

(Audience, please stand.)

Faculty Marshals: Michael Bartlett, PhD, Associate Dean Juliana Calil Brondani, PharmD, MSc, PhD ’23, Clinical Assistant Professor Wided Najahi Missaoui, PharmD, PhD ’18, Clinical Assistant Professor

Welcome Yaguang Xi, MD, PhD, MBA, Department Head Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

Keynote Address William T. Beck, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of Illinois-Chicago, Retzky College of Pharmacy

Student Address Katherine Priest, Valedictorian

Presentation of Student Awards Deborah Elder, PharmD ’91, ’07, Assistant Department Head Gurvinder Singh Rekhi, PhD, BSPBS Program Director

Presentation of BSPBS Certificates Gurvinder Singh Rekhi, PhD Kelly Smith, PharmD ’92, ’93, Dean Yaguang Xi, MD, PhD, MBA

Dean’s Remarks Kelly Smith, PharmD ’92, ’93, Dean

Closing Remarks Deborah Elder, PharmD

Academic Recessional (Audience, please stand.)

GRADUATES Elliott Alger Gemma-Nicole Aniezue***Ω Avery Bayes*H Anvitha BommineniΩ Christopher Boykin Zion Brannon**H Kellyn Brisendine*H Caroline BrysonΩ Johnathan Burns*** Jared Campbell Cameron Cha-Choe* Heli Chauhan* Christopher Elder** Jeremy Estes Karah Flowers Wenxin Gao* Grant Gibbs** Octavius Green Meghana Gudi*H My Hoang Anna Johnson Blythe Jones* Reeya KabiraΩ Jacquez KennebrewΩ Kaycee KesslerΩ

Selina Li Emily Luc**Ω Amber Lyons*** Kara Martin*Ω Toni MillerΩ Christina Ngo Audra O'Clair Hawi Olam Olukayode Olaoye Bianca Pascu* Michayla Pickett Emma Pierce**H Katherine Priest***H Eloisa Francheska Racho Nikita Sadhale*H Eli Sims*** Esha SundraniΩ Abel TadesseΩ Huan Truong Phoebe Truong Elijah WaddellΩ Jillian Welch Lauricee White**Ω Xinyu Wu***

LEGEND Latin Honors (Based on Fall 2025 grades) ***Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.0 GPA) **Magna Cum Laude (3.75-3.89 GPA) *Cum Laude (3.60-3.74 GPA)

H Honors Program

Ω BS/PharmD Double Dawgs