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College of Pharmacy Spring 2015


The University of Florida College of Pharmacy

1923-2015

The College was founded with the assistance of

pharmacists in the Florida Pharmacy Association. The

College of Pharmacy enrolled its first class of 43 students

on September 10, 1923. The school was housed in Science

Hall, which is now Flint Hall, and in Peabody Hall. In

1927, the Chemistry-Pharmacy Building, now Leigh Hall,

was occupied by the faculty and students of the College of

Pharmacy. The College of Pharmacy has been a part of

the Health Science Center since the Pharmacy building

was dedicated on April 16, 1962.

Dr. Townes Randolph Leigh, head of the Depart-

ment of Chemistry, was appointed the first Director of the

School of Pharmacy. He later was named the first Dean of

the College of Pharmacy in 1925. Dr. Perry A. Foote

served as Director of the School of Pharmacy from 1939

to 1949 and the second Dean of the College of Pharmacy

from 1949 to 1967. Dr. Kenneth F. Finger was Dean from

1968 to 1978. Dr. Michael A. Schwartz served for eight-

een years as the fifth Dean of the College of Pharmacy. In

June 1996, Dr. Schwartz retired as Dean of the College to

return to teaching as a member of the faculty. Dr. William

H. Riffee became the sixth Dean of the College of Phar-

macy , serving seventeen years since 1996. The College is

proud to have Dr. Julie Johnson named as the seventh

Dean, and the first woman to hold the appointment in the

College’s 90-year history.


The curricula and the degrees offered by the Col-

lege of Pharmacy have changed over the years, demon-

strating the dynamic character of pharmaceutical educa-

tion. Three degrees were offered by the College of Phar-

macy in the early years: the Graduate in Pharmacy

(Ph.G.), the Pharmaceutical Chemist (Ph.C.), and the

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (B.S. in Pharmacy). The

Ph.C. and Ph.G. degrees were discontinued in 1927 and

1933, respectively. Thereafter, the B.S. in Pharmacy de-

gree was the only undergraduate degree granted until

1986 when the first entry-level, four-year Doctor of Phar-

macy (Pharm.D.) degrees were awarded. From 1977 to

1986, Doctor of Pharmacy degrees were granted to stu-

dents who completed a two-calendar year program after

completion of the five-year B.S. in Pharmacy degree.

In the fall semester 2002, the college implemented

a distance education program including campuses in

Jacksonville, Orlando, and St. Petersburg. This technolog-

ically advanced program significantly increased student

pharmacist enrollment. A working professional Doctor of

Pharmacy program and selected graduate programs of-

fered by distance education technology, have established

the college as the leader in quality distance education pro-

grams in pharmacy.

In 1931, the College of Pharmacy awarded the

first Doctor of Philosophy degree. At that time the Col-

lege of Pharmacy was the first in the Southeast and one of

four or five in the United States to offer the Doctor of Phi-

losophy degree in pharmacy.


The College of Pharmacy became the first co-

educational undergraduate college on campus, in 1935,

12 years before the university became co-educational.

Women students in the college have become the majority,

compromising approximately 60 percent of the admitted

classes over many years.

In Fall 2012, UF extended its pharmacy programs

in Orlando as an integral part of the new UF Research

and Education Center as part of the Lake Nona Medical

City.

To meet the growing need of training in pharma-

ceutical and biomedical sciences, the College of Pharma-

cy offers several online M.S. programs to working profes-

sionals across North America. More than 1,000 graduates

have completed our award-winning forensic science,

pharmaceutical chemistry and clinical toxicology pro-

grams. M.S. programs in applied pharmacoeconomics,

pharmacy regulation, medication safety medication thera-

py management and clinical pharmacy are now offered.

The College of Pharmacy has a proud history of

achievement and a distinguished alumni who continue to

demonstrate the high quality of their education and train-

ing


Program

Beverages and Hors d’Oeuvres (3:00-3:30 P.M.)

Master of Ceremonies...........................................Dr. Michael McKenzie

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Recognition of Recipients of

Outstanding Pharmacy Awards

Recognized by Dean Julie Johnson

Distinguished UF Alumnus……………………….……….Debbie DeSantis

Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus Award.............................. Mark Hobbs

Presentation of Awards

Recognized by Dean Julie Johnson

David W. Ramsaur Award

for Distinguished Scholarship.....................................Michael Napoleon

Perry A. Foote Award for Distinguished Scholarship,

Service, and Leadership..................................................Amy Kiskaddon

Presented by Dr. Carol Motycka

Merck Award for Outstanding Research............................Brian Gilbert

Presented by Mr. Derek Harris

Merck Award for Outstanding Research…………………..Brett Fleisher


Presented by Dr. Michael McKenzie, Dr. Carol Motycka, Mr.

Derek Harris, and Dr. Carinda Feild

Gainesville College of Pharmacy Ambassadors…………..……………Kyle Clark

Kevin Davis

Shamara Davis April Downey

Amanda Graham

Stephanie Keo Matthew Luong

Kristin Rieser

Jamie Schuber Lauren Verbosky

Jacksonville College of Pharmacy Ambassadors……………...... Heather Denton

Brian Gilbert Brittany Johnson

Patrick Leffers

Andrew McRae James Morales

Heather Wilson

Orlando College of Pharmacy Ambassadors…..………...………....Adrian Brown

Amanda Correge

Timothy Cruz

Leslee Donilon

Laurie Eng

Jackie He

Emily Hill

Ashley MacWhinnie

Joseph Martingano

Marissa McInnis

Michael Napoleon

Sharon Ramsey

Michael Walsh

Jaclyn Yodice

St. Petersburg College of Pharmacy Ambassadors………. …….Michelle Ensor

Glenn Grantner

Joseph Haley

Aaron Joseph

Albert McKee

Laura Blitch-Ossian

Jigar Patel

Elise Reyes

Ashley Rowand


Presented by Dr. Robin Moorman Li

* * * Best Practices in Professionalism Award * * *

Presented by Dr. Carol Motycka

TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA

Outstanding Senior Student Award.....................................................Heidi Riha

Lilly Medal for Scholastic and Professional Achievement,

Leadership, and Ethical Conduct...................................................Patrick Leffers

Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship……………...Renad Abu-Sawwa

Presented by Dr. Lindsey Childs-Kean

Monteen Johnson Gold Merit Award............................................Abigail Russell

Leigh Medal for Outstanding Leadership........................................Albert McKee

Presented by Dr. Sven Normann

International Pharmacy Service Award....................................Whitney Ruddock

International Pharmacy Leadership Award.................................David Reynaud

International Pharmacy Student Award.......................................Jessica Rodiles

Leonard Deleon

Presented by Mr. Derek Harris

Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion

Excellence Award………………………………….….……….…….Ronchell Drains

James Alcorn

Lacey Charbonneau

Kacie Clark

Cara Iacobellis

James Morales

Brian Morovan

Amit Ranchhod

Heidi Riha

Daniel Yates


Presented by Dr. Reginald Frye

Ronald B. Stewart Award for Excellence

in Clinical Pharmacy.....................................................................Joseph Bratsch

Award for Excellence in Pharmacotherapy................................Arnaldo Delvalle

Facts and Comparisons Award for Excellence

in Professional Communications..............................................Brian Gawronski

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Award for Excellence

in Drug Information Services........................................................John Prybylski

Presented by Dr. Randy Hatton

Elizabeth Eaton Scholarship for Excellence

in Drug Literature Evaluation…………………………………………..Keelin Dahl

Presented by Dr. Kenneth Sloan

Koppaka V. Rao Memorial Merck Award for

Academic Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry............................Meghan Bloxam

Presented by Dr. Bin Liu

Award of Excellence in

Physiological Basis of Disease……........................................................Eric Lee


Presented by Dr. Michael Meldrum

Ralph Dawson, Jr., Memorial Award

for Excellence in Pharmacology.........................................................................Karen Fong

Presented by Dr. Hartmut Derendorf

Federico Vilallonga Memorial Award.....................................................Mohammad Akbar

Merck Award for Academic Excellence

in Pharmaceutics..........................................................................................Bradley Figgins

Natural Standard Integrative

Medicine Award................................................................................................Daniel Roffe

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

Recognition Award...................................................................................Maryam Khazraee

Presented by Dr. Ken Komorny

FSHP Claire Somera Duncan Memorial

Leadership Award........................................................................................Melissa Berman

Presented by Dr. Karen Whalen

Lydia Foote Service Award........................................................................Justin Desiongco

APhA/ASP Senior Recognition Certificate………….....................................Amy Kiskaddon

ACAP Vidal Memorial Award for

Potential Excellence in Pharmacy Practice………….………………….…Whitney Ruddock

Presented by Dr. Michael McKenzie

Florida Pharmacy Foundation– Volusia-Flagler County

Pharmacy Association Scholarship……………..……………………………...Kristine Friedel


Presented by Dr. Karen Sando

USPHS Excellence in Public Health

Pharmacy Practice Award………….…………………………....……………...Jessica Cunio

Presented by Dr. Katie Vogel Anderson

Vogel Anderson Exceptional Leader Scholarship……………..……………...Joshua Welch

Presented by Dr. Denise Klinker

Preceptor of the Year Award,

Inpatient Pharmacy Setting............................................................Dr. Kathryn Hernando


Outpatient Pharmacy Setting…..........................................................Dr. Rebecca Tidwell

Dr. Stephen Tan


Inpatient Setting, Outpatient Setting……………...….……………..…..….Dr. Jessica Jones

Distinguished Preceptor of the Year Award,

Inpatient Setting………………………………………………………….….….…Dr.Scott King

Distinguished Preceptor of the Year Award,

Outpatient Setting……………………..………………………..…………Dr. Norman Tomaka

Presented by Mr. Michael Lucas

Faculty Recognition Award ......................................................Dr. Katie Vogel Anderson

Teaching Assistant Recognition Award...................................................Mohamed Shahin

Faculty Advisor of the Year Award…..……………………..….….Dr. Lindsey Childs-Kean

Recognized by Dr. Karen Whalen

Teacher of the Year Award .....................................................................Dr. Cary Mobley


Scholarships*

Blake and Cassidy Lawrence Scholarship……………….....Kayode Paul

Cardinal Health Scholarship…………………...…………...Esther Garcia

Biotechnology Education Scholarship.…...…………………...Tina Chen

Marc Cruz

College of Pharmacy Charlotte Liberty

Scholarship......................................................................Lauren Alfonso

Susana Alvarez

Saly Azzo

Nora Bairagdar

Laporshia Boother

Francesca Corsini

Kiria Cuevas

Houda Dardari

Sara Fawaz

Evelyn Franco

Yesenia Franco

Farris Hasan

Eldin Kalac

Amy Kernick

Justin Muklewicz

Dan-Tam Nguyen

Tho Nguyen

Stephanie Orlando

Archanakumera Patel

Tiet Tavish

Michelle Weaver

College of Pharmacy Jack Eckerd

Scholarship.........................................................................Danielle Bley

Amber Bradley

Gena Burch


College of Pharmacy Jack Eckerd

Scholarship (continued).................................................Ali Gortemoller

Stephen Hare

Anisel Hernandez

Austin Hewlett

Stephanie Johnson

Heather Langford

Ted Lee

Trevor Nelson

Quynh Nguyen

Elizabeth Powell

Mark Priddy

Taylor Schenley

Jayme-Jo TenBieg

Keon Thomas

Matthew Vickers

Khanh Trang Vo

Tina Wang

Joshua Welch

Robert Wilkinson

Community Pharmacy Business

and Entrepreneurial Scholarship……………….………Elizabeth Powell

Taylor Schenley

Jayme-Jo TenBieg

Debbie DeSantis Scholarship...............................................Jade Hefler

Aklil Hiruy

Francene Trainor Memorial Scholarship……………….Hannah Brown

Jack and Betty Jones Scholarship.....................................Stephen Hare

*These students have been recognized for their outstanding academic performance and/

or exemplary service in extracurricular activities with scholarships from the above

sponsors. Financial need, among other criteria, is considered.


Jeanne Scheibler Scholarship.........................................Kristine Friedel

Lauren Holliday

Sadia Khan

Stanley Luc

Gregory Rodriguez

Johnston Scholastic Achievement Scholarship……...Stephanie Johnson

Kazarian Family Scholarship..............................................Amy Kernick

Lamar and Hilda Massey Scholarship…………….…..……...Ryan Moale

Laura and Philip Dean Scholarship.................................Balarama Rico

Morris and William Skor Scholarship……………………….Paige Bishop

Julia Bosacki

Neal Family Scholarship…………….…………...…………Matthew Cook

Oscar Araujo Alumni Scholarship..................................Meghan Bloxam

Marlo Pagano

Seung Pyo

Kayla Suskauer

Alyssa Webb

Randolph Andrew Cone Memorial Scholarship............Julian Leland


Robert Littler Scholarship………………………….Stefani Raghunandan

Russ and Carol Blaser

Memorial Scholarship….......................................................Judith John

Megan Morgan

Valerie Calkin Griffith Scholarship

honoring Claude and Hazel Calkin..................................Richard Weiss

Victor Micolucci Scholarship…………………………....Elizabeth Torres

Walgreens Diversity & Inclusion

Excellence Scholarship.............................................Renad Abu-Sawwa

Walter Van Munster Scholarship……………………......Nora Bairagdar

Yachbes Family Scholarship...........................................Amber Bradley


Presenters

Dr. Katie Vogel Anderson………………………..…Clinical Assistant Professor,

Department of Pharmacotherapy

& Translational Research

Dr. Lindsey Childs-Kean………………..…..…….…Clinical Assistant Professor



Dr. Hartmut Derendorf………………..……Chair, and Distinguished Professor

Department of Pharmaceutics

Dr. Reginald Frye.............................................................. Chair and Professor



Mr. Derek Harris……………………………….....Coordinator of Student Affairs

Orlando Campus

Dr. Randy Hatton…….…………..…………………………......Clinical Professor,



Dr. Julie Johnson...........................................Dean & Distinguished Professor,

College of Pharmacy

Dr. Denise Klinker................................................................................Director,

Office of Experiential Education

Dr. Ken Komorny………………………….……………….…Assistant Director of

Clinical Pharmacy Services, UF Health

Shands Pharmacy

Mr. Michael Lucas..……………................................President, Student Council

Gainesville Campus


Dr. Robin Moorman Li……………………Clinical Associate Professor

and Assistant Director,

Jacksonville Campus

Dr. Bin Liu.............................................................Associate Professor,

Department of Pharmacodynamics

Dr. Michael McKenzie……………………………………Associate Dean

for Student Affairs

Dr. Michael Meldrum…………...…Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmacodynamics

Dr. Carol Motycka..…………..……….…...Assistant Dean and Director

Jacksonville Campus

Dr. Sven Normann…….…...Assistant Dean for Pharmacist Education,

and International Affairs

Dr. Kenneth Sloan…………………..………….Professor, Department of

Medicinal Chemistry

Dr. Karen Whalen………………Assistant Dean for Clinical Education,

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research

Dr. Carinda Feild…..………………….…...Assistant Dean and Director

St. Petersburg Campus


Residencies and Fellowships

Michelle Andress

Safeway Pharmacy

Denver, Colorado

Ashley Arenson Medstar Washington Hospital Ctr. Washington, DC

Kyle Barron

Orlando VA Medical Ctr.

Orlando, Florida

Brittany Bateh North Florida South Georgia VA Gainesville, Florida

Christina Beatty

Holmes Regional Medical Ctr.

Melbourne, Florida

Cassie Bozeman

Medimix Specialty Pharmacy

Jacksonville, Florida

Joseph Bratsch

Holmes Regional Medical Ctr.

Melbourne, Florida

Bryan Brinda

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr.

Tampa, Florida

William Bryan

North Florida South Georgia VA

Gainesville, Florida

Christian Calderon

Putnam Community Medical Ctr.

Palatka, Florida

Monique Calil

Broward Health Medical Ctr.

Miami, Florida

James Catlin, Jr.

UC Davis Medical Ctr.

Sacramento, California

Sarah Chehab

Orlando Health

Orlando, Florida

Sau-Hyon Cho

Turley Family Health Ctr.

Clearwater, Florida

Nicole Cisler

Florida Hospital-Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Kyle Clark

Auburn University/Adams Drugs

Montgomery, Alabama

Kevin Davis II

Florida Hospital-Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Roman Digilio

West Kendall Baptist

Miami, Florida

Thang Do

Florida Hospital East

Orlando, Florida

April Downey

Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus, Ohio

Lauren Downing

Carolinas Medical Ctr. Northeast

Concord, North Carolina

Christopher Fronczek

Morton Plant Hospital Assoc. Inc.

Clearwater, Florida

Brian Gawronski

St. Joseph’s Hospital

Tampa, Florida

Erika Giblin




Brian Gilbert

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, Florida

Nista Gracien

West Palm Beach VA Med. Ctr.

West Palm Beach, Florida

Glenn Grantner

West Florida Hospital

Pensacola, Florida

Joseph Haley

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida

Somer Harvey

Lakeland Regional Medical Ctr.

Lakeland, Florida

Jay Hazelcorn

Broward Health Medical Ctr.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sarah Hennemann

Florida Hospital

Orlando, Florida

Joel Huffman

Johnson City Medical Ctr.

Johnson City, Tennessee

Lauren Hundley

WJB Dorn VA Medical Ctr.

Columbia, South Carolina

Cara Iacobellis

Baptist Hospital

Pensacola, Florida

Christine Ibarra

Baptist Hospital

Miami, Florida

Brittany Johnson

UF Health Jacksonville


Abbey Johnston



Sarah Jorgensen

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

Tallahassee, Florida

Aaron Joseph

Lee Memorial Hospital

Fort Myers, Florida

Kaylen Keen

Auburn Univ. Pharm. Health Svc.

Auburn, Alabama

Patrick Kiley

Florida Hospital Altamonte

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Amy Kiskaddon

UF Health Shands Hospital


Joseph Ladd Homestead Hospital Homestead, Florida

Christine Lally

Mayo Clinic


Matthew Luong


Lake City, Florida

Brian Maas

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ashley MacWhinnie

Florida Hospital East

Orlando, Florida

Emily McCleary

University of Texas/MD Anderson

Houston, Texas


Albert McKee

Bay Pines VA—Sarasota CBOC

Sarasota, Florida

Andrew McRae

Duke University Hospital

Durham, North Carolina

James Morales



Andrew Mullings

University of Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas

Michael Napoleon, Jr.

Orlando VA Medical Ctr.

Orlando, Florida

Vijay Nayar Memorial Hermann Texas Med. Ctr.

Houston, Texas

Pamela Nguyen James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital Tampa, Florida

Allison Oswalt

VCU Health System

Richmond, Virginia

Puja Padalia

INOVA Alexandria

Washington, DC

Krishna Patel MedStar Washington Hospital Ctr.

Washington, DC

Meagan Paylor

St. Vincent’s Med. Ctr. Riverside


Nicholas Piccicacco

Morton Plant Mease Hospital

Clearwater, Florida

Sasha Premraj

UF Health Shands


Mitchell Purse

Bay Pines VA Medical Ctr.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Caralyn Reyenga

Florida Hospital Orlando

Orlando, Florida

David Reynaud

Miami VA Health System

Miami, Florida

Zachary Rideman

Baptist Medical Ctr.


Kristin Rieser

UF College of Pharmacy


Heidi Riha Methodist Healthcare Univ. Hospital Memphis, Tennessee

Kellie Rodriguez



Whitney Ruddock

Memorial Hospital West

Pembroke Pines, Florida

Abigail Russell

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Ctr.

Houston, Texas

Brendan Ryan

Baptist Medical Ctr.


Mohamed Sarg

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland


Courtney Willis



Cameron Wilson

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan

Mark Wilson

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota, Florida

Gerard Woolyhand



Jaclyn Yodice

Morton Plant Hospital Assoc. Inc.

Clearwater, Florida

Justin Zacharias

Miami Children’s Hospital

Miami, Florida

Jonathan Fannin *

Brandon Huang *

Letha James *

Jacqueline King *

Abbey LeBlanc *

Christer Lundblad *

Cynthia Moreau *

Maida Muratagic *

Ameen Pirasteh *

Evan Telford *

Amy West *

Qian Ya Zeng *

* Residency location unreported

at time of publishing.

Jamie Schuber

West Palm Beach VA Medical Ctr.

West Palm Beach, Florida

Randi Searcy



Julia Smestuen



Shannon Spaulding

Wolfson Children’s Hospital


Michelle Suazo

Miami VA Healthcare System

Miami, Florida

Bibidh Subedi

Columbus Regional Health

Columbus, Georgia

Alyssa Torgerson


Tampa, Florida

Lauren Verbosky


Tampa, Florida

Michael Walsh

Orlando Regional Medical Ctr.

Orlando, Florida

Ryan Walters Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Hollywood, Florida

Jennifer Warzynski



James Watkins III

Malcolm Randall VA Medical Ctr.


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