Class Notes Patients and patrons may also visit the store’s museum of antique health devices. Mandel initially planned to study medicine until he was inspired by a pharmacist who assisted in his recovery from a back injury. With a focus on women’s health issues, Mark Drugs also features a mastectomy boutique. 1984 Shirley Felder, bs, of Crystal Lake, is MTM pharmacist at CentegraWoodstock Hospital in Woodstock. 1993 Agnes Rimando, phd, of Oxford, Mississippi, is a research chemist in the Natural Products Utilization Research Unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In June, she presented the Centennial Lecture, “Journey in Pharmacy Research: Challenges & Opportunities,” during the Centennial Week Celebration at the University of the Philippines College of Pharmacy, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. 1996 Shahnam Sharareh, pharmd, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is a partner in the law firm of Fox Rothschild in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and a JD from the University of Baltimore. 1996 Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit, pharmd, of Hilo, Hawaii, is an associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy. 1997 Ned Milenkovich, pharmd, of Chicago, is a drug and pharmacy attorney and member at the legal firm McDoanld Hopkins. He is a member of the Illinois State Pharmacy Board and serves on the College of Pharmacy’s Alumni Board.
1998 Charisse Johnson, pharmd, ms ’03, is an assistant professor and director of experiential education at the Chicago State University College of Pharmacy. Possessing formal teaching experiences in both didactic and experiential arenas with student pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, Johnson has served in various capacities as a guest speaker, course instructor, and graduate teaching assistant lecturing on topics such as regulatory policy, patient safety, and the pharmacist’s role in community health. Prior to joining Chicago State University, she was professional affairs manager at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. She also has practice experience in community and health-systems pharmacies. Johnson has served as a board member for both the National Pharmaceutical Association and Chicago Pharmacists Association. She is also a member of the Rho Chi Honor Society, Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Fraternity, and Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity. She has received a number of awards and accolades, the most recent being the UIC College of Pharmacy Sister Margaret Wright Graduate Award, the UIC College of Pharmacy Urban Health Program Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Young Pharmacists Award from the National Pharmaceutical Association. 1999 Kwong-Wing Chui, pharmd, of Chicago, received the 2010 Foundation Award from former Mayor Richard M. Daley. The award recognized Chui for more than 10 years of outstanding community
service to senior citizens. Chui is a pharmacy manager with Walgreens. 2001 Dina Qato, pharmd, phd ’10 sph, of Mokena, is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. She is also a research associate with the Chicago Core on Biomarkers in Population-based Aging Research with the Center on Aging affiliated with the National Opinion Research Center and University of Chicago. 2005 Marco Barajas, pharmd, of Plainfield. 2005 Gina Lemke, res, of Two Harbors, Minnesota, is director of pharmacy at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, where she oversees the hospital pharmacy, its Wilderness Tele-Pharmacy Services, Northland Pharmacy, and St. Luke’s Infusion Therapy Pharmacy. Earlier this year, she was elected to the Minnesota Society of Health System Pharmacists board of directors. 2006 Ben Blodgett, pharmd, of La Quinta, California, his wife, Karen, and their children, Sahara and Jacob, vacationed in Santa Barbara over the summer.
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