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Congratulating 兔子先生
Students, Preceptors, Sites and Faculty Members Honored for Excellence at Graduation Awards Reception
May 12 鈥 Two dozen 兔子先生 College of Pharmacy students were recognized for demonstrating excellence across various aspects of academic, clinical, service and leadership activities at the Class of 2025 Graduation Awards & Reception May 7 at the Hilton UH Hotel. In addition, UHCOP faculty members, pharmacy practitioners and experiential sites were honored for leadership or outstanding preceptorship.
The awards and graduating student recipients were:
- The Viatris Pharmaceutical Excellence in Pharmacy Award 鈥 Bethany Bluitt
- Merck Manual Award 鈥 Paige Smith, Brooke Landreneau and Valerie Nguyen
- Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication Sponsored by Facts & Comparisons庐 and Lexicomp庐 brands of Wolters Kluwer Health 鈥 Ashlyn Pulliam
- ASHP Health System Pharmacy Award 鈥 Kevin Huynh
- APhA-ASP Service Recognition Award 鈥 Tyler Trinh
- UHCOP Phi Lambda Sigma Student Leadership Award 鈥 Hunter Adam
- UHCOP Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills 鈥 Hunter Adam and Julia Wheat
- UHCOP RX Cougar Leadership Award 鈥 Whitney Dike and Emmanuel Iruru
- UHCOP Legislative and Policy Award 鈥 Tyler Trinh
- UHCOP Most Spirited Volunteer and Leadership Award 鈥 Tammie Lam, Madison Pereida and Josiah Willingham
- UHCOP Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Excellence Award 鈥 Yongqi Xiao and Anahita Haghparast
- UHCOP Communication and Counseling Award 鈥 Hunter Adam
- UHCOP Award of Excellence in Non-Prescription Medications and Self Care 鈥 Sally Pena
- UHCOP Hospital Pharmacy Internship Award 鈥 Serena Draper
- UHCOP Institutional Patient Care Award 鈥 Kotoko Ai and Ashlyn Pulliam
- UHCOP Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Award 鈥 Renata Sanchez
- UHCOP James McCarty Community Pharmacy Internship Award 鈥 Trisha Otwell
- UHCOP Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy (PHOP) Graduate Student Excellence Award 鈥 Olajumoke Olateju
- U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award 鈥 Mattie Sullivan
Additionally, two UHCOP faculty members were recognized:
- UHCOP Faculty Preceptor of the Year Award 鈥 Jeff Sherer, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS, CGP
- UHCOP Phi Lambda Sigma Faculty Leadership Award 鈥 Divya Varkey, Pharm.D., M.S.