Alumni Affairs Co-Directors Appointed In October 2019, Drs. Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde, Fred Tejada and
advisors for several student organizations over the years. Dr. Jackson-
Hoai-An Truong were appointed as the School of Pharmacy’s Alumni
Ayotunde has been the UMES PSGA faculty advisor since 2011, Dr. Tejada
Affairs Co-Directors. As Co-Directors, they will be responsible for
has served as the faculty advisor for Phi Delta Chi professional fraternity
developing and implementing a comprehensive alumni engagement
since 2011, and Dr. Truong has served as the founding advisor and
program for the UMES School of Pharmacy. Their passion for working
worked on the charter of the UMES Delta Nu chapter of the Phi Lambda
with and supporting students as well as their collective experiences with
Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society in 2013-2014 as well as a co-advisor
student engagement over the past many years have prepared them for
of the APhA-ASP in 2017-2018. Collectively, they have interacted, worked
this position. Specifically, they have served as Faculty Advisors for the
closely and still remain in contact with many pharmacy graduates among
graduating classes of 2013 (Dr. Jackson-Ayotunde), 2014 (Dr. Tejada),
seven graduating classes from 2013 to 2019. As founding faculty members,
and 2019 (Dr. Truong). In addition, they served as faculty advisors/
they have the desire to increase alumni engagement and support to build
mentors for small group of students for many classes and as faculty
a stronger relationship with our graduates and the School of Pharmacy. Rx TIMES > UMES
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