May 1, 2012
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its 2012 Awards Ceremony on April 29 at the Rizzo Center. The complete list of award recipients follows the slideshow below. Click on one of the links to jump to a specific section.
Academic and Professional Awards
TEVA Outstanding Student Award
Jane Yen Revollo
This award, sponsored by TEVA Pharmaceuticals, is given to the graduating student who has excelled in the study of pharmacy.
T. R. Burgiss Family Award
Juliana Maykish Kyle
This award is based on a student’s personal involvement in an intervention case that best illustrates the profession of pharmacy in action. Candidates submit a paper describing their professional involvement with a patient in the area of health promotion and disease prevention. Funding for this award is provided by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and given in memory of T. Roy Burgiss, BSPhar ’25, by family members Patsy Burgiss Sanders, BSPhar ’48, and Thomas Reeves Burgiss, BSPhar ’53.
Ralph P. Rogers Sr. Award
Amanda Katherine Gates
This award is given each year to a third- or fourth- professional-year student who has expressed a keen interest in a career in community pharmacy and has performed well in relevant classes. Candidates are judged on an essay they prepare, as well as relevant coursework. Funding for this award is provided by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and is given in honor of Ralph P. Rogers Sr., BSPhar ’13, a prominent Durham area pharmacist, and is given by his family.
Ballenger-Smith Award For Excellence in the Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory
Peter Pappas Graham
This award is presented for outstanding performance by a first-, second-, or third-year student in the Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory who demonstrates excellence in professionalism, written and verbal communications, pharmaceutical compounding, medication administration, and patient care. This award is funded by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and is given by E. Scott Ballenger, BSPhar ’91, and Jennifer Smith Ballenger, AB ’87, to honor William L. Ballenger’s twenty-three years of mathematics teaching at NCSU and Robert L. Smith’s twenty-six years as a lab instructor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Molecular Pharmaceutics Award
Jane Yen Revollo
The Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics selects a graduating student whose overall performance in the divisional course sequence is judged to be superior.
Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education Award
Juliana Maykish Kyle
The Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education recognizes a graduating student who demonstrates the highest level of professionalism while providing exemplary patient care during his or her pharmacy practice clerkships.
Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Award
Suzan Nadimi Kalantar
The Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy selects a graduating student whose overall performance in relevant coursework, research, and other activities related to pharmaceutical outcomes is judged to be superior.
Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics Award
Elizabeth Lynn Alford
The Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics selects a graduating student who has demonstrated a high degree of professional motivation and concern about the role of the pharmacist in the delivery of health care.
Jacobs Award in Medicinal Chemistry
Xuefang Bai
The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry selects a graduating pharmacy student who achieved excellence in medicinal chemistry coursework and research. This award is funded by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and is named in honor of M. L. Jacobs, a medicinal chemist who was dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy from 1946 to 1950.
F. O. Bowman Award
Thomas P. Winkler
The award is presented to a student in the Honors Program in recognition of the best honors paper. Funding for this award is provided by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and is given by Fred O. Bowman Jr., MD ’50, in honor of his father, who served as general counsel to the NCPhA and the N.C. Board of Pharmacy.
Activities and Service Awards
Kappa Epsilon Award
Amanda M. Woods
The Lambda Chapter of Kappa Epsilon recognizes a student who has demonstrated qualities of leadership, character, service, and scholarship.
Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Award
David Robert Steeb
The Epsilon Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma recognizes a student who has most noticeably developed and exercised effective leadership skills within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy by creating positive change, developing relationships, and empowering others.
Boka Hadzija Student Excellence Award
Sarah Ashley Johannes
The student body presents this award as peer recognition for all-around service and dedication to the profession of pharmacy. The award was established in 1998 by the Student Senate and named in honor of Boka W. Hadzija, PhD, a retired pharmacy faculty member, in recognition of her many contributions to the students and educational programs of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The award is funded by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina.
The Dorothy Virginia Stroud Memorial Award
Jesse M. Fletcher
This award is given in memory of Ginny Stroud, Class of 2001, to a second-year pharmacy student who exhibits the qualities that were representative of Stroud’s character. The selected recipient must be well-rounded, trustworthy, caring, and genuine; exhibit concern for others over themselves; and demonstrate genuine concern for patients and their well-being. Funding is provided by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina.
George H. Cocolas Pharmacy Student Body Award
Jeremy Dale Moretz
The student body recognizes a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated the highest qualities of character, deportment, scholarship, participation in extracurricular activities, and promise of future distinction in the profession of pharmacy. This award is given by the Student Senate and is in honor of George H. Cocolas, PhD ’56, retired associate dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Buxton Williams Hunter Award
Divya Vinod Chandiramani
This award was established in 1937 and continued by David R. Davis, BSPhar ’58, of New Bern, in honor of his great-uncle, a well-known pharmacist of New Bern. The funding is provided by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and is awarded annually to a student who excels in campus citizenship and scholarship.
USPHS Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award
Jenna Marie Siskey
This award is given to a student who has demonstrated the development and implementation of programs that advance the goals stated in “Healthy People 2010” and who participates in programs that support the philosophy and goals of the U.S. Public Health Service.
The Kristen Carol Burke Memorial Award
Lindsey Victoria Green
This award is given in memory of Kristen Carol Burke, Class of 2012, to a third-year pharmacy student who exhibits the qualities that were representative of Burke’s character — integrity, compassion, perseverance, caring, and leadership. The recipient shares concern for others over themselves while inspiring others to do their best. Funding is provided by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina.
Teaching Awards
PY1 Instructor of the Year
Russell Mumper, PhD, John McNeill Distinguished Professor and Vice Dean, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics
The PY1 Class recognizes a faculty member who teaches coursework in the first year of the professional curriculum in recognition of high qualities of instructional ability and interest in the students and the educational programs of the School.
PY2 Instructor of the Year
Dennis Williams, PharmD, Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
The PY2 Class recognizes a faculty member who teaches coursework in the second year of the professional curriculum in recognition of high qualities of instructional ability and interest in the students and the educational programs of the School.
PY3 Instructor of the Year
Jay Campbell, JD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
The PY3 Class recognizes a faculty member who teaches coursework in the third year of the professional curriculum in recognition of high qualities of instructional ability and interest in the students and the educational programs of the School.
PY4 Overall Instructor of the Year
Dennis Williams, PharmD, Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
The graduating class recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated the highest qualities of instructional ability and interest in the students throughout the four years of the professional program.
Experiential Faculty Instructor of the Year
Ralph Raasch, PharmD, Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education
The graduating class recognizes an experiential faculty member for outstanding contributions to the educational development of future pharmacists. This individual has demonstrated high standards of professionalism, leadership, ethics, and clinical practice.
Preceptor of the Year
Kamakshi Rao, PharmD, UNC Hospitals
Monique Alford, PharmD, AccessCare of Robeson County/Community Care of North Carolina
The graduating class recognizes a preceptor for outstanding contributions to the educational development of future pharmacists. This individual has demonstrated high standards of professionalism, ethics, and clinical practice.
Special Recognition
Samuel Burrus Award for Community Service
Jody L. Church, 2014 PharmD Candidate
Don Heaton ‘75, BS Phar
This award is presented to members of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy family who exhibit outstanding and unselfish civic, community, or church volunteer service provided outside the scope of regular pharmacy practice. One award is presented to a student currently enrolled in the School. The second is awarded to an alumnus of the School or to a husband-and-wife team, at least one of whom is an alumnus. This award is funded by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina and is given by the Burrus family in memory of Samuel B. Burrus, who graduated in 1915 from the Southern College of Pharmacy in Atlanta.
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Distinguished Service Award
Keith Krumpe, PhD
This award is given to an individual whose accomplishments and contributions have enhanced the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as well as the profession of pharmacy at the local, state, national, or international level. In particular, the recipient has provided distinguished service to the School and is therefore considered an exceptional supporter of the School’s service and outreach initiatives.
Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
The goal of Phi Lambda Sigma is to recognize outstanding leaders in the profession of pharmacy. Phi Lambda Sigma members are expected to uphold the high standards of the society and of the profession and to dedicate themselves to further the advancement of pharmacy through exemplary leadership, character, and achievement.
Class of 2012
Elizabeth Lynn Alford
Ryan Jeffery Caruso
Divya Vinod Chandiramani
Sarah Ashley Johannes
Cameron Leigh Jordan
Anand Bipinrai Khandoobhai
Jeremy Dale Moretz
Danya Garrett Roshdy
Jenna Marie Siskey
Kathleen Anne Touloupas
Hitesh Dharmu Vashani
Jay Vora
Keith Ryan Warshany
Class of 2013
Patrick Martin Brown
Leah Bethany Edenfield
Caitlin Mae Frese
Nicholas William Fritz
Peter Pappas Graham
Jonathan Craig Hale
Sharon Elizabeth Martin
Mollie Wren Sheron
David Robert Steeb
Maya Chen Wai
Amanda Michelle Woods
Christopher John Woodward
Class of 2014
Justin Robert Arnall
Whitney Lee Davis
Brian Nutt Decker
Jesse Mitchell Fletcher
Todd Knepper
Anne Mesame Kome
Laura Ann Meleis
Allison Ann Presnell
Jacqueline Michelle Zeeman
Rho Chi National Honor Society
Rho Chi’s fundamental objective is to stimulate and recogize academic excellence. Those elected to membership have displayed a capacity for achievement in the science and art of pharmacy and the allied sciences and a strength of character, personality, and leadership.
Class of 2012
Elizabeth Lynn Alford
Janet Arrazcaeta
Xuefang Bai
Robert Michael Bero II
Divya Vinod Chandiramani
Ryon A. Chao
Anne Elizabeth Eudy
Stelios Lambros Galantis
Amanda Gerdts Hollar
Timothy Craig Harmon
Megan Elizabeth Hartranft
J. Nate Hedrick
Vinh Xuan Hoang
Valerie H. Huh
Melissa Ruth Hunter
Sarah Ashley Johannes
Jessica Allegra Johnston
Suzan Nadimi Kalantar
Anand Bipinrai Khandoobhai
Rich Chwiwon Lee
Meghan N. McComb
Hoa Nguyen
Kelsie Paige Ormsby
Kynlon Elaine Phillips
Jane Yen Revollo
Morgan Brittany Smith
Kathleen Anne Touloupas
Adam Jacob Vanderman
Keith Ryan Warshany
Peter Thomas Zolas
Class of 2013
Emily Jane Ashjian
Jessie Zepeda Casberg
Wenyang Chen
Ashley E. Chiasson
Melissa Cotterman
Leah B. Edenfield
Lauren Michelle Ferrand
Caitlin Mae Frese
Nicholas William Fritz
Lindsey Victoria Green
Bethany Dawn Lazear
Chun-ying Kinny Lin
Shuyu Lin
Sharon Elizabeth Martin
Bonnie Fallon Merrell
Kimberly N. Muehlbauer
Christina M. Paniccia
Jennifer Petschauer
Katherine Lynn Sandison
Jamielynn Caroline Sebaaly
Brant M. Segura
Mollie Sheron
Rachel D. Smith
David Robert Steeb
George William Taylor
Courtney Louise Turner
Maya Chen Wai
Chan Myae Win
Lucas Wind
Paul Wong
Andrea Ngoi-Yin Yuen
Class of 2014
Michelle Catherine Adams
Benjamin W. Ahlers
Oyshik Banerjee
Samantha Helen Bochenek
Bryan Carl Casciere
Jon W. Collins
Sarah Jane Cox
Whitney Lee Davis
Logan Blair Dawson
Brianna E. Glynn
Jessica Michelle Greene
Jenelle M. Hall
Lauren A. Hamm
Kayla Dawn Huneycutt
Peter Hur
Lauren Elizabeth Kane
Jay Hyuk Kim
Ming Li
Laura H. Long
Brittany Michele Loy
James S. Mangum
Joseph Moore
Hanna Park
Emily Dare Peedin
Miriam Jensen Pulsipher
Danielle Schlafer
Katie Lynn Traylor
Robin E. Trew
Nicholas Bradford Watts
Anna Katherine Weaver
Michael D. Wolcott
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