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Congratulating Coogs
Students, Preceptors, Sites and Faculty Members Honored for Excellence at Graduation Awards Reception
May 12 – Two dozen 91破解版 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 Hotel. In addition, COP 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 – Bethany Bluitt
- Merck Manual Award – Paige Smith, Brooke Landreneau and Valerie Nguyen
- Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication Sponsored by Facts & Comparisons® and Lexicomp® brands of Wolters Kluwer Health – Ashlyn Pulliam
- ASHP Health System Pharmacy Award – Kevin Huynh
- APhA-ASP Service Recognition Award – Tyler Trinh
- COP Phi Lambda Sigma Student Leadership Award – Hunter Adam
- COP Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills – Hunter Adam and Julia Wheat
- COP RX Cougar Leadership Award – Whitney Dike and Emmanuel Iruru
- COP Legislative and Policy Award – Tyler Trinh
- COP Most Spirited Volunteer and Leadership Award – Tammie Lam, Madison Pereida and Josiah Willingham
- COP Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Excellence Award – Yongqi Xiao and Anahita Haghparast
- COP Communication and Counseling Award – Hunter Adam
- COP Award of Excellence in Non-Prescription Medications and Self Care – Sally Pena
- COP Hospital Pharmacy Internship Award – Serena Draper
- COP Institutional Patient Care Award – Kotoko Ai and Ashlyn Pulliam
- COP Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Award – Renata Sanchez
- COP James McCarty Community Pharmacy Internship Award – Trisha Otwell
- COP Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy (PHOP) Graduate Student Excellence Award – Olajumoke Olateju
- U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award – Mattie Sullivan
In addition, third-year Pharm.D. student Qamar Dhafer received the Albertsons Community Pharmacy Scholarship Award for a second consecutive year.
Several preceptors and pharmacy sites were honored for excellence in preceptorship:
- COP Health Systems Pharmacy of the Year Award – Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
- COP Outpatient Pharmacy of the Year Award – H-E-B Pharmacy
- COP Hospital Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year Award – Michelle Yazdchi, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, BCSCP, CPHQ, CPPS, HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
- COP Institutional Patient Care Preceptor of the Year Award – Eileen Sullivan, Pharm.D., Houston Methodist Hospital
- COP Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year Award – Jocelyn Thomas, Pharm.D., Harris Health System-Gulfgate Health Center
- COP Community Preceptor Award – Amy Frankum, B.Pharm, H-E-B Pharmacy #713
Additionally, two COP faculty members were recognized:
- COP Faculty Preceptor of the Year Award – Jeff Sherer, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS, CGP
- COP Phi Lambda Sigma Faculty Leadership Award – Divya Varkey, Pharm.D., M.S.