Class Notes
2005 Adam Bursua, pharmd, and his wife, Vika Gylys, pharmd ’05, welcomed a daughter, Elia, on September 25.
Ethan, 6 (left) and Everett, 4 (right), welcomed baby brother Jack William Kendall in September.
1999 Amy (Czapka) Kendall, pharmd, of Libertyville, and her husband, Jon, welcomed their third son, Jack William, on September 17. Allison (Einhorn) Schriever, pharmd, of Rockford, returned to UIC in March 2010 as director of experiential education at the UIC College of Pharmacy at Rockford. Her husband, Christopher, pharmd ’99, joined the faculty on that campus as clinical assistant professor. He also works as a clinical pharmacist for Crusader Community Health. The Schrievers, who have four children, welcomed their youngest, Jacob Paul, on November 11, 2009.
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2000 Carrie Sincak, pharmd, of Mokena, is vice chair of the department of family practice at the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. This year, she begins her term as president of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists.
2004
Annette (Pellegrino) Chavez, of Chicago, and Donny Chavez, pharmd ’02, were married June 12, 2010, at Galleria Marchetti in Chicago. The ceremony and reception were followed by an afterparty at Dugan’s on Halsted and a late-night meal at Mr. Greek, where Annette, a former clinical assistant professor at the College, ran into a few former students. Annette holds a position with Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America as a senior medical information and review analyst. Donny is employed as a manager with Walgreens. pharmd,
2006 Connie (Cogan) O’Reel, pharmd, of Mokena, and her husband, Todd, welcomed their son, Deegan Edward, on February 15.
Deegan Edward O’Reel weighed in at 6 lbs., 13 oz. on his birthday in February.
2002 Nancy Harrington, pharmd, of Wheaton, is a pharmacist at Walgreens in Aurora.
2006 Scott Siegert, pharmd, and his wife Sherry, pharmd ’09, welcomed their second child, Layla, on November 10.
2002 Angela Kerins, pharmd, bs ’98 uiuc, of Chicago, is a staff clinical pharmacist at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She began a part-time residency in January. 2003 Stan Reents, res, of Cave Creek, Arizona, is president and CEO of AthleteInMe.com, an online resource for information on exercise and fitness, fitness gear, and sports nutrition. His company’s Exercise Calorie Converter app for iPhone and iPad was approved by Apple in December. This tool allows a user to determine how long he or she would have to exercise to burn off the calories in specific food items.
Elia is the first child for Adam Bursua and Vika Gylys.
On their big day, the Chavezes revisited the spot where it all began: their alma mater.
2004 Mariana (Pazdrij) Ivanylo, pharmd, ’99 las, of Elmwood Park, is a clinical pharmacist with CVS/Caremark Clinical Services in Mount Prospect. She has a twoyear-old daughter, Anastasia Joanna.
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In November, Layla was welcomed into the Siegert clan by parents and older brother Cameron.