Alumni Affairs Co-Directors Appointed

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