scholarships Over 90 donors and recipients attended the School of Pharmacy’s Annual Scholarship Luncheon, which took place in Centennial Park on April 16. The event provided a unique opportunity for students to connect with the benefactors who have played an important role in making their educations possible.
left: Alumnus Ken Thai, PharmD (’03), meets with Carol Chen, PharmD (’09), the recipient of his scholarship. center: Minh Dang, RPh, manager of professional and college relations at CVS/pharmacy, chats with Edward Ou-Young, PharmD (’09), and Elizabeth Nadukwe, PharmD (’09).
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right: School of Pharmacy Dean Emeritus Timothy Chan, PhD, and Jerry Chang, PharmD (’08), a current PhD candidate in the pharmaceutical economics and policy program.
annual scholarship luncheon Dean R. Pete Vanderveen announced the following
new scholarships
at the event: Comprehensive Pharmacy Services Scholarship Joanne and Scott Evans Endowed Scholarship Barbara Gee Endowed Scholarship Mission Road Pharmacy Scholarship Urmila Patel Endowed Scholarship
Walter Cathey, PharmD (’62), and Mike Quick, vice president sales, West Region, AmerisourceBergen, congratulate the recipients of the GNP/ICP Scholarship (top row) PharmD candidates Kalsang Dorji, Harutyun Kagoyan, Yousuf Rahyab, (bottom row) Linh Le, and Elly Sarabi.
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Mayank and Rebecca Shah Scholarship
left: PharmD/MBA candidate Eddie Wong offered a student’s perspective at the event, “I’ve seen firsthand the enormous support that comes with being part of the Trojan Family.”
Roslyn Ellison Blake Endowed Diversity Scholarship
center: Alumna Danielle Pembroke, PharmD (’97), pharmacy supervisor, Walgreens Pharmacy, (center) lunches with Lynn Shiraishi, PharmD (’09), and PharmD candidate Nadine Ozdemir.
School of Pharmacy Diversity Scholarship with
right: Sisters Bonnie and Susan Brady enjoyed meeting PharmD candidates Kai Young and Stella Amranyan.
support from Target, Cardinal Health and Walgreens
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