left: Professor Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, the Gavin S. Herbert Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, hoods new M.S. graduate Melinda Hom. middle: Staff member Jenik Movssesian celebrated Commencement with her favorite new Pharm.D., daughter Leah. right: Class President Ashley Thompson observed, “We are finished with school and we are now doctors. We have a bright future ahead of us.”
USC SCHOOL OF PHARMACY STUDENT AWARDS
American Pharmacists Association award winners Brandi Chock, Kelly Chang, Tapasaya Desai, Margie Patel, Nicholas Ferrarella and Dong Dao on stage after receiving national recognition. (See article about California Pharmacists Association award winners on page 19.)
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION GATEWAY TO RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP Diana Xuan Cao
CALIFORNIA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION STUDENT OF THE YEAR Danielle Colayco
PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Anna Scott
PROJECT HYPERTENSION AWARD Helen Lee and Christina Qi
AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION– ACADEMY OF STUDENT PHARMACISTS STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD Brandi Chock
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH BEST STUDENT PODIUM PRESENTATION Ning Gu
NATIONAL OPERATION IMMUNIZATION AWARD Dong Dao and Nicholas Ferrarella PROJECT CHANCE AWARD Kelly Chang REGION 8 HEARTBURN AWARENESS CHALLENGE AWARD Christine Tran REGION 8 OPERATION DIABETES AWARD Tapasaya Desai and Margie Patel AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARD Class of 2008: Christina Phan Class of 2009: Todd Okamoto US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AWARD Karine Danskey
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION CHAPTER OF THE YEAR PHARMACY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA FILM FESTIVAL FIRST PLACE Bonnie Hui RHO CHI CHAPTER PROJECT PROPOSAL AWARD “Mental Health and Sleep Disorders” Michelle Carillo USC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Hae Sun Suh USC STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD Danielle Colayco
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