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.)
Elliott Alger
GRADUATES
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
LEGEND
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***
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