2022-2023 School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Academic Scholarship and Awards

2022-2023

Academic Scholarship and Awards

Honoring the Outstanding Achievements of our Pharmacy Students

Dear Bouvé Community,

We are ecstatic to once again host the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Scholarship and Awards Ceremony.

Today’s ceremony exemplifies the significant impact that scholarships in all forms have on students’ ability to pursue their academic goals. Without support from corporate and individual donors, it would be challenging for all students to have equal access to pursue the education and degrees necessary to enter the workforce, advance their careers, and meaningfully contribute to society. Thus, your support is critical to our mission and the lives of our students.

I’d like to congratulate all of today’s honorees and express my heartfelt appreciation to each donor for their continued support of Bouvé College of Health Sciences and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Additionally, I encourage each student scholar to express gratitude to the business, organization, or individual that contributed to your college education through philanthropic support. Philanthropic supporters, thank you for allowing us to partner with you to advance your legacies and achieve our shared goals. We are honored to be part of your journeys, as well.

Once again, congratulations to everyone!

Sincerely,

Carmen Sceppa, MD, PhD, FGSA

Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences

This ceremony honors and recognizes the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, professionalism, and leadership. Their success exemplifies the very best of what the faculty, preceptors, alumni, and friends of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have to offer to nurture academic and intellectual talents, to inspire future pharmacy leaders in patient-centered care in evolving health care systems.

Please join us in congratulating the 2022-2023 Scholarship and Awards recipients.

Tatiana Bronich, PhD, FAIMBE Associate Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Thank you to all who have made these scholarships and awards possible. To find out more about creating your own legacy in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences or contributing to support of the Future of Pharmacy Scholarship Fund, please contact:

Louis Wright, Assistant Dean, Development, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, (857)-407-9979 or lo.wright@northeastern.edu

Remembering Dr. John L. Neumeyer.

Dr. Neumeyer served as Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy from 1969-1991 and as Director of the Graduate School where he established the Ph.D. program in Pharmaceutical Sciences in the college. In 1981 he was named the first Matthews Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University. He subsequently served as Director of the Medicinal Chemistry Program of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Among numerous awards, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Medicinal Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society and was named the 2012 Outstanding Educator of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

A highly accomplished scientist, he was the author of nearly 400 hundred scientific articles, books, and book chapters, as well as recipient of multiple NIH, NSF, and other research grants and awards. His scientific accomplishments also include development of DATSCAN®, a commercially available radiopharmaceutical imaging agent for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.

An important aspect of his multifaceted career was his role as cofounder of Research Biochemicals International (RBI) in 1980. RBI was the first company to provide the scientific community with probes to study drug receptors, thus setting the foundation for the tremendous ascension of drug discovery and development that occurred in the 1980-90s, the locus of which is now the Boston–Cambridge metro area. RBI, built from the fledgling operation John and his wife Evelyn started in their basement in Wayland, MA is now part of the international MilliporeSigma company.

In addition to being a dedicated family man, Dr. Neumeyer was also a beloved teacher and mentor, with a generosity of spirit, joy and kindness that is unmatched. He and Evelyn remained connected with and highly dedicated to Northeastern for more than 50 years, supporting students and faculty in their pursuit of excellence in education and science. The Neumeyers generously established two scholarships at Bouvé College of Health Sciences as well as a research achievement award that is awarded annually to a graduate student in the pharmaceutical sciences. They were honored at the 50th anniversary gala celebration of the Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in 2012.

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2023 Academic Scholarships and Awards

American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Colette Biro

APhA-ASP Senior recognition Award

Seungjeong Yang

Melvin Aronson Family Scholarship

John Pham

Michelle Lam

George and Margo Behrakis Scholarship Award

Meera Ravichandran

Fei Lam Wong

Joseph H. Benjamin Scholarship

Samantha Rosebraugh

Burroughs Welcome Scholarship Award

Elesh Kasana

Co-Operative Education Award

Guinivir Lopez

Gunner Peterson

CVS Health Scholarship

Ashley Figucia

Jasmine Ramirez

Ilianny Grullon

Kathleen Foley Scholarship in Pharmacy Fund

Christina Jacob

John J. Fraga, Jr. Scholarship Award

Young Seo Lee

Gary & Ophelia Frazier Scholarship

Seungjeong Yang

Colette Biro

William A. Gouveia Scholarship for Student Excellence

Courtney Fu

Christy Ilia

Chuman Xie

O. James Inashima Scholarship

Shania Lee

Dean Leroy C. Keagle Scholarship

Maxim Connor

Massachusetts Pharmacists Association Foundation Award

Christy Ilia

Bruno R. And Vivienne L. Mazzotta Scholarship Award

Seo Yeon Kim

Aileen Shin

Dean Constantine N. Meriano Memorial Scholarship Fund

Madison Oppenheim

Constantine & Mary Meriano Scholarship

Minji Kim

The Lo N. Mok and Eva Mok Chau Community Pharmacy Scholarship

Charlene Guo

Michelle Yu

Sam and Anna Maddali Pharmacy Scholarship

Kelly Hong

Muro Pharmaceuticals Scholarship Award

Sarika Satishkumar

Victoria L. Namin Scholarship

Sanam Kolia

The John and Evelyn Neumeyer Scholarship

Sebastien Chenin

Tribute by Professors Jack Reynolds, Raymond Booth, Barbara Waszczak, Mansoor Amiji, and Alexandros Makriyannis

School of Pharmacy Alumni Club Scholarship Award

Karli Kaye

School of Pharmacy Diversity Leadership Scholarship

Amanda Amoh

John S. Sousa, Jr. Scholarship

Daniel O’Connor

Southeastern Mass. Pharmaceutical association James P. Harb Scholarship Award

Gabriella Reardon

Alfred and Joy Viola Scholarship

Hina Patel

Wing Hei Kung

Hannah Venturini

Audrey Murphy

Kenny Nguyen

Maris Podgurski

Walgreen’s Multilingual award

Chan Tae Park

Walgreen’s Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Scholarship

John Kanu

Jacob Wasserman Scholarship

Morgan Loh

Wolters Kluwer Communication Award

Kalina Korzec

Albert B. Young Scholarship

William Wang

Claude R. Young Book Award

Sakura Gandolfo

Distinguished Service Award

Debra Copeland

John R. Reynolds

Teaching Excellence Award

Stephanie Sibicky

Gerald Schumacher Pharmacy Faculty Award

Hideaki Yano

Alumni Achievement Award

Lauretta Okoye

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience/ Cooperative Education (IPPE/Co-op)

Preceptor of the Year

Daniel P. Henderson

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Preceptor of the Year

Eleanor K. Broadbent

Bouvé College of Health Sciences Leadership

Carmen Sceppa, MD, PhD, FGSA

Margarita DiVall, PharmD, MEd, FNAP, BCPS

Tatiana Bronich, PhD, FAIMBE

Karen Stanley, MBA

Allison Belcher

Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Director of Operations, Finance, and Administration, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Administrative Coordinator, Office of the Dean

Members of the School of Pharmacy Scholarship and Awards Committee

Hideaki Yano, PhD

Benita Bamgbade, PharmD, PhD

Nishil Desai, PhD

Carla Bouwmeester, MS

Ralph Loring, PhD

Ning Zhang, PhD

Office of Enrollment Management

Justin Roy

Student Financial Services

Emily Cox

Meredith Kucziks

Committee Chair, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences

Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Science

Assistant Dean, Enrollment Management

Associate Director of Scholarship, Student Financial Services

Director of Customer Experience, Student Financial Services

Bouvé College of Health Sciences Advancement Team

Louis Wright

Emily Murray

Alby Mendez Ramirez

LaTania Milner

Carolyn Stiles

Julia Van

Gina Regonini

Laine Carlucci

Assistant Dean of Development, Bouvé College

Director of Major Gifts

Director of Major Gifts

Senior Development Associate

Associate Director of Gift Planning, Bouvé College

Senior Development Officer, Corporations and Foundations

Relations and Research Advancement, Bouvé College

Director of Educational Initiatives (Alumni Relations)

Senior Associate Director, Donor Relations

Special thanks to the internal staff members across Northeastern University who help make the administration of these scholarships possible.