UB Pharmacy Students Receive Awards

By Sue Wuetcher

Release Date: May 27, 2005 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Twenty-four graduates of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences received awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.

The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of New York system. The UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is the only pharmacy school in the SUNY system.

The award winners were:

• Barbara Lewinski of Alden, the Robert M. Cooper Memorial Award, the Pharmacists' Society of the State of New York Award, and the Pharmacists' Association of Western New York Award.

• Daniel Giesler of Amherst, the Lilly Achievement Award and the Renee A. Dederich Memorial Award.

• Tak Li of Amherst, the Roger Mantsavinos Award and the Margaret C. Swisher Memorial Award.

• Kathryn Lindsay of Amherst, the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Recognition Award.

• Kari Wilkens of Amherst, the UB Pharmacy Alumni Association Award.

• Jasmina Demirovic of Buffalo, the GlaxoSmithKline Patient Care Award and the Kelli Jordan Memorial Award.

• Susan Dzierzewski of Buffalo, the David E. Guttman Award.

• Rosa Angela Falcone of Buffalo, the Michael E. Crawford Award and the Ambulatory Care Professional Experience Program Award.

• Desiree Tomilo of Buffalo, New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Research Award.

• Louis Bystrak of Cheektowaga, the Academy of Students of Pharmacy National Patient Counseling Award

• Siobhan Foley of Clifton Springs, the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Students of Pharmacy Mortar and Pestle Professionalism Award, sponsored by McNeil Consumer Healthcare; the McKesson Leadership Award; and the Academy of Students of Pharmacy Certificate of Recognition.

• Melinda Williams of Corfu, the National Community Pharmacists Association Outstanding Student Member Award.

• Danny McNatty of Lancaster, the A.B. Lemon Memorial Award.

• Jeremy Partlow of Latham, the Roy M. Barr Award.

• David Adams of Lockport, the Francis P. Taylor Award, the Merck Award, and the Facts and Comparisons Award of Excellence in Clinical Communications.

• Michelle Bricknell-Smith of Lockport, the Lori Esch Memorial Award.

• Kristin Mikolin of Orchard Park, the TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Outstanding Student Award.

• Katherine Juba of Rochester, the Roche Pharmacy Communications Award.

• Katie Morgan of Rochester, the Acute Care Professional Experience Program Award.

• Aria Adamy of Snyder, the Samuel J. Bauda Award and the Perrigo Award of Excellence in Non-Prescription Medication Studies.

• Melannie Cummings of South Byron, the Phi Lambda Sigma Chapter Member of the Year Award.

• Yelizaveta Russ of Webster, the Western New York Society of Health-system Pharmacists Award.

• Mark Wrobel of Williamsville, the Mylan Pharmaceuticals Excellence in Pharmacy Award.

• Amy Yeung of Williamsville, the Eino Nelson Award, the Robert H. Ritz Award and the Merck Award.