The Pharmacist - Winter 2018

WINTER 2019 • Volume 41 • Issue 1

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For nearly 40 years, UIC’s WHO Collaborating Centre on Traditional Medicine has promoted natural products and research education.

Happy Accidents The accident that created a decades-long partnership with the World Health Organization.

PhLames Mentorship program strikes the right match.

Retzky Donation The Herb and Carol Retzky Simulation Center will open in the fall of 2019.

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Happy Accidents How traditional medicine lead to a 40 year collaboration with the World Health Organization.

12 Giving Impact Report Your giving is a prescription for change.

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Sparking interest in mentorship.

20 Retzky Donantion

Gift will create the Herb and Carol Retzky Simulation Center.

In September of 1868, our college published the first issue of a trade journal simply named “The Pharmacist.� The magazine you see before you is named in honor of that historic journal.

20 EDITORIAL CREDITS Publisher Glen T. Schumock, PharmD, MBA, PhD Professor and Dean Editors Ben Stickan, MBA, CFRE Assistant Dean of Advancement

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From The Dean

The UIC College of Pharmacy is not just a building.

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College News

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Student News

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Alumni Profile

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Alumni News

Amanda Seddon and Sean Chantarapanont: A sharing of insights.

Scott and Sherry Siegert: Sharing an industry they love.

Chris Gummert Associate Director of Donor Relations Deb Fox, MEd Director of Engagement and Participation Proofreaders Nate Downing Deb Fox Glen Schumock Ben Stickan Contributing Editors Michael Dhar Chris Gummert Daniel P. Smith Photography Barry Donald Designed by Studio V Design, Inc +++ The Pharmacist 833 S. Wood St. (MC 874) Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: (312) 996-7240 E-mail: pharmacy@uic.edu Š2018. All rights reserved.

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FROM THE DEAN

The UIC College of Pharmacy is not just a building

BY DR. GLEN T. SCHUMOCK

It is more than just the world-class researchers and clinicians that make up the faculty, or the staff that work so hard to keep the place going.

It is even more than the hundreds of bright and engaged students, or the network of 10,000 alumni that have passed through our halls and keep giving back in so many ways.

It is synergy that comes from our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners working together toward a common goal of being the best at what we do.

It is unparalleled pharmacy education and training. It is discoveries made by world-class researchers, and lives saved by expert clinicians. It is advances in the profession, leadership, and advocacy. It is a culture of excellence, collaboration, and inclusiveness.

In this issue of The Pharmacist you will read about some of the many great synergies that make the UIC College of Pharmacy what it is. One of the articles describes the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Traditional Medicine – a program that has existed at the College for 40 years and is one of only 21 in the world, and the only one in the Americas. The WHO Centre, together with the NIH Botanical Center and other efforts in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy are part of a long history of collaboration and leadership in natural products research. Because of this, the UIC College of Pharmacy is the top program in the US for graduate education and training in this area.

Another article focuses on our new student mentoring and professional development program – called Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring and Engagement for Students, or PhLAMES. The program pairs a faculty member with a group of students (typically one student from each year) to create a “family.” The program facilitates both peer-peer and faculty-student mentoring and networking. It also involves numerous co-curricular activities. Like the other stories highlighted in this issue, PhLAMES is a great example of the power of collaboration.

Online pharmacy.uic.edu go.uic.edu/PharmFBChicago go.uic.edu/PharmFBRockford go.uic.edu/PharmTwitter go.uic.edu/PharmLinkedIn go.uic.edu/PharmInstagram go.uic.edu/PharmYouTube

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Many times the comradery that develops between classmates in pharmacy school leads to lifelong friendships, or more. A pair of articles in this issue focus on couples that met at UIC, and who went on to create lives together. Amanda Seddon, PharmD ’12, and Sean Chantarapanont, PharmD ’11, and Scott, PharmD ’06, and Sherry Siegert, PharmD ’09, are examples of the many pharmacist couples that met at UIC. As described in the stories, a dual pharmacist household can be both challenging and extremely rewarding. Both couples have found ways to keep their alma mater an important component of their lives together.

Accompanying this issue of The Pharmacist is the annual report of our advancement efforts. Here you will see evidence of the good that is done via the generous support of our alumni, friends and donors.

One of the best examples of the impact of giving is in the generosity of Carol Retzky and her late husband, Herb, ’46.

The Retzky’s established the Herbert and Carol Retzky Deanship in 2016, and they also endowed a student scholarship. Their latest gift of $1 million is to build the Herbert and Carol Retzky Simulation Center. The Center will be in the north wing of the second floor. The state-of-the-art facility will allow students to practice dispensing medications and counseling patients, and also be able to convert into a modern conference space. It will be a wonderful legacy of the Retzky community pharmacies that served patients on the South side of Chicago for so many years.

I hope you enjoy this issue of The Pharmacist, and that you agree with me that what makes the UIC College of Pharmacy so special is the synergy that comes from our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners working together toward a common goal of being the best at what we do. Thank you for your support. 

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RESEARCH DAY

The 10th Annual UIC College of Pharmacy Research Day will be held this February, and we are currently looking for judges. If you are looking for an interesting way to connect to the current crop of UIC research students, RSVP to Lindsey McQuade (lmcquade@uic.edu) by Friday, January 25, 2019.

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APHA ANNUAL MEETING

The APhA Annual Meeting will be held in Seattle, Washington. The UIC College of Pharmacy will have a presence at the meeting. More information to follow.

ARIZONA ALUMNI EVENT

We will once again be holding an alumni event in Arizona. No dates have been secured yet, but plans are in the works. More information to follow.

HONORS CONVOCATION

The evening where we celebrate our students with awards and scholarships.

SNPHA BANQUET

The SNPhA Banquet will be held at the National Hellenic Museum at 333 S. Halsted in Chicago. The banquet will celebrate the 25 years the organization has been active at the UIC College of Pharmacy. More information to follow.

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Got News?

Change jobs? Get a promotion? Publish a paper?

Publish a book? Get married? Have a baby? We want to hear about it all! Now you can send your news directly to the magazine editor.

Simply go to: go.uic.edu/PharmNews We’ll do our best to fit it into our publications and/or social media! If you don’t see it in The Pharmacist please go to go.uic.edu/PharmNews.

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COLLEGE NEWS

UIC lauded with national award for diversity and inclusion The University of Illinois at Chicago has received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

The magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that illustrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

UIC will be featured in the November issue of the magazine along with the 95 other recipients of the 2018 HEED Award. This is the third time UIC has earned this prestigious award.

The university received the award because of its commitment and leadership in regard to diversity on campus, where 60 percent of its students are eligible to receive federal Pell Grants, said Amalia Pallares, associate chancellor and vice provost for diversity at UIC. UIC is one of the very few Research 1 minority-serving institutions, she said. The university is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, or AANAPISI, and it has received designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, by the U.S. Department of Education.

“Underrepresented students attend UIC at all levels — undergraduate, graduate, and professional — and they have many opportunities to do engaged research in Chicago alongside UIC faculty,” Pallares said.

Through its application process, INSIGHT Into Diversity looked at the recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff, and best practices for both as well as continued leadership support for diversity and inclusion.

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“Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being accomplished every day across their campus,” said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

The UIC College of Pharmacy has won individual HEED Awards as well. In 2016 Dr. Judy Bolton was awarded the STEM faculty HEED Award. In 2017, the College of Pharmacy was only one of four colleges of pharmacy in the United States to receive the HEED Award. In 2018, the College received a HEED Award for its Urban Pipeline High School Program that recruits underrepresented minorities into undergraduate programs at UIC with the end goal of having them pursue a PharmD at the UIC College of Pharmacy.

“The College of Pharmacy has a commitment to recruit and retain a diverse student body that is reflective of communities across Chicago. Many of the students go back to practice in medically underserved communities.”

DR. CLARA OKORIE-AWE

UIC College of Pharmacy Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

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UIC Recognized for Work in Urban Health Program The University of Illinois at Chicago Urban Health Program celebrated 40 Years of access to education for underrepresented minority students in their pursuit of health careers in September.

Since its founding in 1978, UIC-UHP has supported over 7,000 health professionals of African American, Latino, and Native American descent in the United States.

Forty alumni of the Urban Health Program were recognized for their contributions to improving health-related fields. The event also spotlights UIC-UHP precursors, accomplishments and the positive impact the program has made on students and health care. Among those recognized that evening included Pharmacy honorees:

• Dr. Francesca Cunningham • Dr. Jenny Colombo, PharmD ’89 • Dr. Stephanie Crawford • Joel Mendez • Dr. Clara Awe • Arlene Crawford • Dr. and Mrs. Horace Smith • Omar Perez • Abe Morgan, BS ’77

 Baby  Clinical Faculty, Drs. Kyle Mork and Amanda Eades, welcomed daughter Evelyn Lenore on July 13, 2018.

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The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy is continually strengthened by the generosity of our dedicated alumni and friends. As you reflect on your own goals, we hope that you’ll also consider a gift in your will that will benefit the college.

A gift in your will to support future students is simple and convenient.

We suggest the following language to include the University of Illinois Foundation for the benefit of the college in your will or living trust: “I give, devise, and bequeath to the University of Illinois Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation (Tax ID 37-6006007) located in the state of Illinois, [dollar amount, percentage, specific asset, or residue] to increase educational opportunities for students and to enhance academic excellence at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.”

The knowledgeable team at the University of Illinois Foundation can also assist you in evaluating the benefits of other options beyond a gift in your will. Whether your assets include bank deposits, securities, real estate, or closely-held stock, a conversation may help you find cheaper, easier, and smarter gift options that also allow you to make a larger impact at the college than you previously thought possible.

To discuss these gift options or any other questions, please contact Director of Gift Planning Jason Shuba, JD, at (312) 413-3394 or shuba@uic.edu.

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COLLEGE NEWS

Dr. Guido Pauli

was awarded the Varro E. Tyler Prize for “outstanding scientific contributions to the broad field of dietary supplements, with special emphasis on botanicals.”

Dr. Jan Engle

was selected as a 20182019 University of Illinois System President’s Executive Leadership Program (PELP) Fellow. PELP is a unique professional development program designed to broaden participants’ understanding of higher education issues and to strengthen their leadership skills related to overseeing a public institution at the university or system level.

Dr. Michelle Martin Drs. Melissa Badowski & Maya Campara

was selected as a 2018 “Guiding the Journey” honoree, by the American Liver Foundation.

were inducted as Fellows in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy in October.

The fellowship recognizes excellence in the practice and science of clinical pharmacy.

Dr. Katie Suda

was presented the AACP Social and Administrative Sciences Section, Best Research Publication award for her paper “Opioid dispensing and overlap in Veterans with non-cancer pain eligible for Medicare Part D.”

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STUDENT NEWS

UIC Hosts ICHP Leadership Retreat The University of Illinois at Chicago proudly hosted the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) student leadership retreat. This event, organized by ICHP Executive Vice President Scott Meyers, featured student representatives from UIC, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Roosevelt, Rosalyn Franklin, Midwestern and Chicago State University in attendance. The event provided student chapter leaders with leadership training and the opportunity to network.

Students Attend Diabetes Educator Conference UIC Pharmacy students Jasmine Sotelo and Aleksandrina Ruseva attended the American Association of Diabetes Educator 2018 Conference. The conference, also attended by advisor Daphne Smith-Marsh, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in August. The pair of students presented a poster on research that was overseen by Dr. Smith-Marsh.

“Over this past year, Dr. Daphne Smith-Marsh advised… (us)…in researching the correlation between the number of visits patients had with a clinical pharmacist and the improvement in A1C at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC),” Sotelo said. “Our retrospective quality improvement study was accepted (to the conference) and we were given the opportunity to present our findings titled ‘A Clinical Pharmacist Diabetes Education Service in an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).”

“It was an amazing experience that allowed me to network with other healthcare professionals from all over the country,” Ruseva noted. “Throughout the different days, I was able to broaden my knowledge of diabetes by attending several lectures by presenters who were experts in diabetes education.”

Sotelo was equally impressed by the conference stating, “This experience reinforced the importance of working together as healthcare providers to provide the best care for our patients and how to be their advocates, especially in underserved communities.”

Student Groups Commemorate National Suicide Prevention Week Event UIC ICHP, KY, and SNPhA commemorated National Suicide Prevention Week with “Don’t Let Your Story End,” an event to remember and learn from those we have lost to suicide. We honored the life of UIC Pharmacy alum Lauren Vitrano by promoting mental health awareness and fundraising for the Out of the Darkness walk. The community walks are an awareness effort sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Remember you are not alone and are so very loved.

Rutgers Fellows Share Their Perspective The student Association of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) group along with the Pharmacy Student Council (PSC) hosted five pharmaceutical fellows from the Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program.

This annual program provides interested students a perspective of the pharmaceutical industry. Each of the fellows shared their perspectives and insights followed by a question and answer session. Fellows encouraged students to “create their future,” through reflection, networking, and development of interpersonal skills.

PSOP Takes Prague The Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy (PSOP) was well represented at the 24th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE) and Therapeutic Risk Management, held in Prague in August. This included four oral presentations and three posters presented by PSOP students and faculty.

Welcome Back The New Student Welcome Picnic was once again part of the Welcome Events for the Class of 2022. This annual event sponsored by Pharmacy Student Council, Offices of Student Affairs and Advancement and Alumni Affairs was held in the Atkins Medicinal Garden on the Chicago campus. This great backdrop provided a special opportunity for new students to meet and network with current student leaders and PSC members. A great way was to ease into the new semester and start the rigors of the Pharmacy program. “Pharmacy school is a journey,” said P2, Sunny Mohammad, PSC Chicago President-Elect and coordinator of the event, “and what better way to start than making new friends, eating delicious food, and having good conversation.”

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To hear Dr. Harry Fong tell it, the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine at the UIC College of Pharmacy nearly 40 years ago was all one beautiful, happy accident.

Over five decades as colleagues, Drs. Farnsworth and Fong fueled UIC’s rise in traditional medicine and natural products.

After Fong and his UIC colleague, the late Dr. Norman Farnsworth, teamed with three colleagues to pen a 1975 paper about the potential of plants to serve as anti-fertility drugs, WHO officials tapped them for additional perspective.

Dr. Norman Farnsworth and Dr. Harry Fong first met as University of Pittsburgh students in 1955.

“ Here was a paper we thought no one would read and, yet, World health Organization wanted to talk to us about it.”

DR. HARRY FONG

The following year, Farnsworth joined a WHO steering committee on natural products and Fong began assisting WHO in identifying international partners to research fertility-regulating natural agents amid rising concern about overpopulation.

Farnsworth and Fong’s early connections to WHO led UIC to become one of the esteemed health organization’s 10 original collaborating centers on traditional medicine in 1981.

And the rest, as the saying goes, is history.

Until Farnsworth’s passing in 2011, the two scholars spent much of their professional careers working side by side, including overseeing the WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine at UIC that debuted in 1981 with Farnsworth as its founding director.

Fong, now 83, calls Farnsworth his “teacher, friend, partner and everything else in between.”

“We even got to the point where we could finish each other’s sentences,” Fong says.

Whereas Farnsworth, an iconic figure in the field of pharmacognosy, boasted an impressive ability to think on his feet and naturally engage others, particularly scientists from diverse academic fields long before the term “interdisciplinary” became commonplace, Fong was more reserved, but no less active. For more than 30 years, Fong traveled the world leading workshops, trainings and consultative meetings on traditional medicine.

Together, Farnsworth and Fong fueled UIC’s efforts in traditional medicine and pushed the College of Pharmacy’s standing as an international leader in pharmacognosy. In a challenging, resource-heavy field of research given the biological and chemical complexity of plants, that’s no small feat, says Dr. Guido Pauli, who arrived at UIC in 2001 and worked with both Farnsworth and Fong.

“We wouldn’t have the status we have in the world today without Drs. Farnsworth and Fong,” says Pauli, the deputy director of UIC’s WHO Centre since October 2017. “They were a synergistic team that was passionate about pharmacognosy research, collaboration, discovery and education, and we are doing our best to maintain and train the future generation of pharmacognosists in this spirit.”

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Multi-layered efforts Successfully reupping its WHO designation every five years thanks to a deep and committed group of College of Pharmacy faculty, postdocs, students and support staff as well as external collaborators, the UIC-based WHO Centre is currently one of only 21 WHO-affiliated centers in the world studying traditional medicine and the only one located in the Americas.

Over the last 37 years, UIC’s WHO Centre has established itself as an internationally respected advocate for traditional medicine research and practice while also serving as a technical and educational resource in support of WHO’s efforts to promote and develop traditional, complimentary and integrative medicines.

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• Actively establishing research relationships with other WHO collaborating centers around the world to study the quality and safety of herbal medicines as well as the rational use of traditional medicines.

Along with its sister centers in Hong Kong and Australia, for example, the UIC Centre has reviewed literature regarding selected herbs of public health significance, launched research projects based on local needs and conducted risk evaluations of herbal products.

• Offering research exchange and training opportunities to scientists and scholars, an effort that emboldens traditional medicine research. In recent years, the Centre has led training in medical botany, medicinal plant chemistry and analysis, biology, pharmacology, toxicology and clinical evaluation as well as research methodologies and administration.

• Maintaining NAPRALERT, the world’s premier database on medicinal plants and natural products. Started by Farnsworth, the UIC-housed database – accessible at www.napralert.org – offers natural products’ literature data and information to researchers, clinicians, policy makers and others. NAPRALERT also informs WHO guidelines related to good herbal processing practices and the safe use of herbal medicines.

• Conducting pharmacological and clinical studies as well as research on natural products’ impact on conditions ranging from cancer and cardiovascular disease to menopause and fertility.

• Supporting WHO in the development of protocols and best practices as well as providing expertise on various issues related to traditional medicine. Past work includes WHO guidelines on quality control of herbal medicines as well as harvesting practices.

• Running consultative meetings in nations around the globe to discuss common issues and, in particular, how fellow WHO collaborating centers might better promote traditional medicine.

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Among the UIC Centre’s most significant contributions are four monographs detailing the globe’s most popular medicinal plants. Published between 1999-2009, the monographs share descriptions of the plants, including botanical, chemical and biological properties as well as applications.

“These monographs are the international standard for understanding these common medicinal plants,” says Fong, who considers the monographs his lasting contribution to the field.

While the conventional medicine system is well standardized, governed by regulations and licenses, traditional medicine has long avoided such oversight, sometimes to the detriment of its credibility and efficacy.

According to Fong, UIC’s work provides valuable balance, promoting quality herbal medicine practice that strengthens the field.

Dr. Guido Pauli Norman R. Farnsworth Professor of Pharmacognosy

“Everything with these plants from the ground to the table,” he says.

Moving into the future While UIC’s WHO Centre has played an undeniable role in shaping WHO’s stance on natural products, it has also propelled the College of Pharmacy and pushed faculty into an accomplished and diverse international network.

Dr. Chun-Tao “CT” Che Harry H.S. Fong Professor of Pharmacognosy

“Our programs at UIC in natural products, botanicals and pharmacognosy are among the best in the world and being aligned with WHO attests to this sustained excellence,” College of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Glen Schumock says, adding that the WHO Centre also creates opportunities for faculty, students and trainees across the College to be involved in a dynamic and active field.

As traditional medicine attracts swelling interest from laymen as well as pharmaceutical and biomedical enterprises, UIC’s WHO Centre is now tasked to keep pace. Without the late Farnsworth and with Fong now retired, leadership of the Centre rests in the hands of Dr. Chun-Tao “CT” Che and Dr. Guido Pauli.

“UIC has been well known for natural products and traditional medicine research and education since the 1970s and our responsibility is to continue this tradition and maintain its perspective,” Che confirms.

With WHO particularly focused on promoting traditional medicine in developing countries, which depend more heavily on natural medicine given their economic realities, UIC’s WHO Centre looks to remain at the forefront of innovative training activities, education and research that advances the field.

“We still don’t know enough about how traditional medicines unfold their therapeutic potential, but we’re well positioned at UIC with our unique technologies and perspective on natural medicines to leverage decades of great work at the WHO Centre and advance science in this complex field,” Pauli says.

Not bad for a happy accident. 

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Giving Impact Report U ED

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THANK YOU. YOUR SUPPORT MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE. The UIC College of Pharmacy relies on your financial support to advance our mission of educating the current and next generation of pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, and pharmacy leaders; to conduct impactful and cutting-edge research; and to provide innovative patient care and serve our local, national, and global communities.

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“ As I look back over the year I reflect on the remarkable generosity of our alumni and friends. I want to personally thank you for your gifts, whether it was a monetary gift or a donation of your time and talent. Please know that all gifts are tremendously useful in driving our mission, supporting our students, and advancing our profession. Thank you.”

YOUR IMPACT VIDEO

DEAN GLEN SCHUMOCK

Thank you – ALUMNI, FRIENDS & DONORS! You are the spark that has kindled student success and fueled faculty growth and research.

$579,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS IN FY 2018

A PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE Endowed funds are the life’s blood of an institution as they generate revenue in perpetuity and ensure the donors’ legacy is felt for generations. We thank the following donors on the next page who have established endowments this year through current use or estate gifts that will provide support for our students, faculty, and practice and research initiatives!

Your Impact • GO.UIC.EDU/IMPACTREPORT |

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Honor Roll of Donors to the UIC College of Pharmacy (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018) Mr. Eric A. Abasolo Abbott Fund AbbVie Inc. Mr. Roy M. Adamski and Mrs. Diane E. Brown-Adamski Mr. Gilbert W. Adelstein and Mrs. Harriet S. Adelstein Dr. Matthew A. Ahuett Dr. Kasem S. Akhras and Mrs. Fatima Akhras Albertsons Mr. Penrod N. Alexander Dr. Sheila M. Allen American Academy of Family Physicians American College of Clinical Pharmacy American Indian Pharmacists Association American Pharmacists Association American Prosperity Bancorp American Society of Pharmacognosy Amgen Foundation Mr. Paul T. Anast Mr. Thomas W. O’Leary and Dr. Cindy K. Angerhofer Mr. Michael H. Anisfeld Mr. Robert J. Anselmo and Ms. Donna R. Kay Dr. Peter Antonopoulos Dr. Michael D. Appell and Mrs. Melissa Appell Mr. Richard Tajak and Dr. Germaine E. Aprill Mr. John E. Archer Dr. Susan P. Arens Mr. William J. Arkins and Mrs. Kaye M. Arkins Asian Pharmacists Association Dr. Obinna Asonye Dr. Robert A. Atkins and Mrs. Constance McGill Atkins Dr. George Aynilian Dr. Mark J. Bachleda and Dr. Joy E. Zarlenga Dr. Gary E. Baker and Mrs. Janet Baker Dr. Roger S. Young and Dr. Sharon L. Ball Dr. Jerry L. Bauman and Mrs. Judith M. Bauman Dr. Robert A. Barish and Mrs. Jenny A. Barish Dr. David W. Bartels and Mrs. Carol J. Bartels Dr. William T. Beck and Mrs. Doreine O. Beck Mrs. Shirley A. Beier Mr. Eugene L. Belczak and Mrs. Charlotte Belczak Benevity Community Impact Fund Dr. Scott T. Benken and Dr. Jamie J. Benken Prof. Leslie Z. Benet and Mrs. Carol A. Benet Dr. Elizabeth D. Bentley Dr. Rakesh Beri Mr. Frank J. Bernstein and Dr. Gail J. Bernstein Dr. Herbert C. Berry and Mrs. Karen Berry Dr. Lina B. Bertuzis Dr. Lisa M. Betts Ms. Caryn M. Bing Dr. Paul C. Blahunka and Dr. Kathleen S. Blahunka

Mr. Donald L. Blank and Mrs. Laureen Blank Mr. Reginald A. Bogusch and Mrs. Linda F. Bogusch Mr. Jeffrey Bohrer and Mrs. Natalie E. Bohrer Dr. Judy L. Bolton Mr. William S. Borys and Mrs. Barbara L. Borys Mr. Thomas A. Braun Mr. Quinn P. Brennan and Dr. Karen M. Brennan Dr. Besime D. Brierton Bristol Myers Squibb Dr. Richard M. Brucks and Mrs. Rose S. Brucks Dr. James L. Brueggeman Mr. Anthony M. Burda and Mrs. Marilynn J. Burda Mr. Richard B. Burns and Mrs. Carol M. Burns The Burroughs Welcome Fund Dr. Adam Bursua and Dr. Vika O. Gylys Mr. Michael R. Burzic and Mrs. Tula Burzic Dr. Robert H. Buyniski and Mrs. Patricia M. Buyniski California Table Grape Commission Dr. Gregory S. Calip Dr. Yolanda R. Calvin Dr. Jeffrey A. Campbell and Mrs. Anita D. Campbell Mr. Charles Cannata Dr. Bradley C. Cannon and Dr. Joan M. Cannon Cardinal Health Foundation Inc. Mr. Barry L. Carter and Mrs. Susan K. Carter Mr. Michael A. Cavataio and Mrs. Michael A. Cavataio Dr. Isaac H. S. Cha Mr. Chun-Wah Chan and Mrs. Heidi K. Chan Mr. Ira L. Chasen and Mrs. Ruth Chasen Mr. Alan Chen and Dr. Grace T. Y. Chen Dr. Leslie K. Cheng and Mrs. Rosita Cheng Mr. Thomas L. Hofbauer and Dr. Greeta A. Cherayil Dr. Norman Cheung Chicago Biomedical Consortium Northwestern University Chinese Pharmaceutical Association Dr. Thomas G. Christensen and Mrs. Judith A. Christensen Mr. Thomas R. Clark and Mrs. Catherine L. Clark Mr. N. D. Clegg and Mrs. Cosette P. Clegg Mr. Larry Coglianese and Mrs. Mary E. Coglianese Dr. Edward S. Cohen Dr. Seymour I. Cohen Dr. John B. Coleman and Mrs. Jill A. Coleman Mr. Joseph L. Coleman and Mrs. Karen M. Coleman Dr. Jenny Colombo Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Ms. Rosalind Cox Mr. Brady M. Crook and Mrs. Melissa Crook Mr. Wallace Cross and Mrs. Nancy Wiles

Mr. Noel Patrick Cusick and Mrs. Kathleen Ann Cusick Mrs. Bernadine E. Cusson and Mr. Gilbert J. Cusson CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, Inc. Dr. Michael J. Cwik Mr. Jefferson Dang Mr. Robert G. Day and Mrs. Joan Hasenohrl Mr. Albert V. Daza and Dr. Marilou V. Daza Mrs. Jeanne T. Dekonnick Mr. Michael A. Detro and Mrs. Sharon M. Detro Dr. Om Dhingra and Mrs. Kanan Dhingra Mr. Daniel L. DiCesare Mr. Glen Dickinson and Dr. Dana Cheveleva-Dickinson Dr. Gregory R. Dill Dr. Stephen G. Dimagno and Dr. Susan Poser Mr. William A. Dittmann and Mrs. Joyce A. Dittmann Mr. Adrian A. Dolinsky and Dr. Larissa A. Dolinsky Mr. Leonard J. Dominguez and Mrs. Patricia C. Dominguez Dr. Andrew J. Donnelly and Dr. Janet P. Engle Mr. Edward B. Donnelly and Mrs. Helen K. Donnelly Mr. Alexander Dorevitch Dr. James V. Dorociak and Mrs. Christine Dorociak The Dow Chemical Company Foundation Mr. Nathaniel J. Downing Dr. Gary L. Drahos and Mrs. Jocelyn F. Drahos Mr. Lawrence J. DuBow and Mrs. Linda J. DuBow DuBow Family Foundation Mr. Jack O. Durley and Mrs. Cynthia C. Durley Mr. Alan F. Edrinn and Mrs. Sharon L. Edrinn Dr. Richard S. Egan The Honorable Robert J. Eggers and Mrs. Donata Eggers Eli Lilly and Company Ms. Annesti F. Elmasri Mr. James A. Elsner and Mrs. Nancy A. Elsner The Estee Lauder Companies Equashield, LLC Dr. James F. Fahey Dr. Peter W. Fan Mr. Bruce D. Farnsworth and Mrs. Donna M. Farnsworth Mr. Harold L. Fath and Mrs. Alyce A. Fath Dr. Michael Federle Dr. Helen Feinstein Mr. Anthony L. Felder and Dr. Shirley A. Felder Dr. James H. Fischer and Mrs. Patricia A. Fischer Dr. William E. Fitzsimmons and Mrs. Denise A. Fitzsimmons Mr. George P. Flaherty and Mrs. Antoinette Flaherty Foglia Family Foundation Mr. Vincent W. Foglia and Mrs. Patricia A. Foglia Dr. Harry H. S. Fong and Mrs. Jane C. Fong Ms. Nina R. Foushi Ms. Deb Fox

Dr. John S. Fox Dr. Eugene M. Frank Mr. Robert B. Freedkin Mr. Roger J. French and Mrs. Frances M. French Frontstream/Cardinal Health Foundation Prof. Michael E. Johnson and Prof. Leslie W. Fung Dr. Kevin M. Furmaga and Dr. Elaine M. Furmaga Mr. Edward Fynn Mr. Keith A. Gaede and Mrs. Jean M. Gaede Dr. Maribel P. Galiano-Goll Ms. Eva J. Galka Dr. Ronak P. Gandhi Dr. Eslyn T. Garb Dr. Libero A. Gardella and Mrs. Eileen M. Gardella Dr. Norman A. Garges Mr. Robert A. Gathercoal Dr. Bruce I. Gaynes Mr. Carl W. Geberbauer and Mrs. Barbara K. Geberbauer GE Foundation Prof. Richard A. Gemeinhart Dr. Odunola A. George Dr. Moira Gibbons Dr. Maria G. Yabes-Gillett Mr. Joseph W. Gloudeman and Mrs. Judith A. Gloudeman Mr. John J. Goliak and Dr. Kristen L. Goliak Mr. Dale Golden and Dr. Debra S. Golden Dr. Lori J. Golterman Mr. Hai S. Gong and Dr. Hai H. Gong Mr. Henry A. Gould Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Dr. Luis S. Gonzalez and Mrs. Stephanie Gonzazlez Mr. Marvin B. Graber and Mrs. Jean Graber Mr. Stuart M. Grauer and Mrs. Diane L. Grauer Dr. Susan Guerrero Gray Mr. Bruce Grider and Mrs. Linda M. Grider Dr. Jianqiao Gu Mr. Phillip L. Guastella and Mrs. Diana Guastella Dr. Juni M. Guerrero Dr. Chunqiang Guo Dr. Chung Y. Ha Dr. Walid Habbal and Dr. Michelle J. Habbal Mr. Bruce J. Hamburger Mr. James E. Hampson Mr. James M. Hancock and Mrs. Paula K. Hancock Dr. Margaret F. Hankett Mr. Michael A. Harris and Mrs. Carol A. Harris Mr. Nabil S. Hatoum and Mrs. Hind T. Hatoum Dr. David J. Hayden and Mrs. Nancy K. Hayden Mr. William P. Hein and Mrs. Janice M. Hein Dr. Arthur J. Helfat and Mrs. Frances Helfat Mr. Calvin C. Helmick and Mrs. Frances E. Helmick Dr. Fred M. Hershenson and Mrs. Joyce W. Hershenson Hills Family Drug Center, Inc. Dr. Lorenz M. Hofmann and Mrs.

Victoria Hofmann Ms. Taylor A. Holder Mr. James P. Honan and Mrs. Lois A. Honan Dr. Floyd D. Horgen and Mrs. Jolene Horgen Horizon Pharma USA, Inc. Dr. Robert H. Hoy and Mrs. Sharon Hoy ICHP IPhA Foundation Dr. Krystal Ioannou Dr. Mariana Ivanylo J & P Pharmacy, Inc. Mr. Omar I. Jaber Mr. Gerald J. Jablonski and Mrs. Joyce Jablonski Ms. Birgit U. Jaki Dr. Yash J. Jalundhwala Mrs. Jennifer B. Jarrett Mrs. Vivian I. Jeras Dr. Kenneth E. Johnson and Dr. Mary K. Johnson Ms. Rachael L. Johnson Mrs. Martha Ann Jones and Mr. Lawrence L. Jones Mr. Rodger D. Judy and Mrs. Jane M. Judy Dr. Marlowe D. Kachlic Dr. Joseph P. Kalvaitis Dr. Nick Karabatsos and Mrs. Shirley Karabatsos Dr. Matthew C. Kelly and Dr. Theresa E. Kelly CDR William E. Kelly Mr. Chip Keys and Dr. Bethany A. Keys Mrs. Ghousia Khan Mr. Thaddeus H. Kielch and Dr. Colleen G. Kielch Dr. Bryan S.H. Kim Dr. Julia M. Kim Dr. Keri Kim Mr. Whan Kim Dr. T. R. R. Kinsella and Mrs. Tracy L. Kinsella Kirby Lester, LLC Mrs. Marcia A. Kizior and Mr. Robert J. Kizior Mr. Leonard Kligman Mr. Frank M. Kmet and Mrs. Patricia Kmet Dr. Richard H. Knop and Mrs. Carol S. Knop Mr. Steven R. Koester and Dr. Nancy A. Koester Dr. William M. Kolling and Mrs. Sarah Kolling Dr. Otilia M. Koo and Dr. Li Zhu Dr. Leonard W. Kosiba Mr. David Holmes and Dr. Despina Kotis Dr. Eva M. Kozlowski Dr. Aleksej Krunic Mr. Jerome L. Krupa and Mrs. Rene L. Krupa Dr. Kevin J. Kuchel Dr. Paul H. Kwok Dr. David P. La Coste and Mrs. Patricia La Coste Mr. Michael S. Lam Dr. Russell Lam Dr. Albert K. Larsen Dr. William R. Larsen and Mrs. Judith I. Larsen Dr. Connie M. Larson Mr. Jeffrey C. Larson Dr. Benjamin N. M. Le Dr. John J. Lee and

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Dr. Esther M. C. Lee Dr. Ji Eun Lee Dr. Glen D. Leesman Mr. Robert B. Levin Mr. Steve F. Levin and Mrs. Sheryl L. Levin Ms. Valerye A. Lewis Dr. Yan Li Lifecycle Compliance Systems LLC Mr. Jack W. Lipscomb and Mrs. Kathleen Lipscomb Mr. Donald W. Little and Mrs. Patricia P. Little Dr. Xiaoqing Liu and Mrs. Ping Cao Mr. Jaron M. Lopez Dr. Matthias C. Lu and Mrs. Mei H. Lu Mr. Alan A. Lukazewski and Mrs. Rona Lukazewski Mr. Jeffrey D. Lundgren and Mrs. Kathy P. Lundgren Dr. Alan R. Mader and Mrs. Yvette R. Mader Dr. Michael S. Maddux and Dr. Susan V. Maddux Mr. James W. Malecha and Dr. Susan E. Baron-Malecha Dr. Johnson K. Mao and Mrs. Margaret L. Mao Dr. Henri R. Manasse Jr. and Mrs. Arlynn Hem Manasse Mr. Robert E. Mandernack and Mrs. Beverly Mandernack Dr. Stephen B. Marcum and Mrs. Marcela Marcum Mr. William S. Marth and Mrs. Judith Marth Dr. Michelle T. Martin Mr. John M. McBride Dr. Patrick L. McCollam and Mrs. Jill S. McCollam Dr. Charles E. McPherson Mr. Richard E. Meese and Mrs. Beth A. Meese Dr. Jane M. Meinhold Merck Mr. Edward R. Meyer and Mrs. Paula J. Meyer Mr. Scott A. Meyers and Mrs. Lana R. Meyers Mr. Neil Michael Mrs. Patricia E. Middleton Mrs. Virginia H. Mihalik Mr. Richard E. Miles and Dr. Roxie J. Miles Mrs. Maureen Mikyska Mr. Nicholas M. Milkovich Jamie M. Miller RPh, DC Mr. Jonathan T. Baer and Dr. Marianne E. Miller Dr. Patrick S. Miller and Mrs. Tricia Miller Dr. Ronald E. Mizer and Mrs. Gloria J. Mizer Mr. Robert M. Mobus Dr. Dimple A. Modi Dr. Rohit A. Moghe and Mrs. Anjali Moghe Ms. Mary L. Moody Dr. Terry Moore Mr. Richard D. Morrison and Mrs. Shari R. Morrison Mr. Alfred F. Moscinski and Mrs. Maryann C. Moscinski Dr. James B. Mowry and Dr. Judith J. Mowry Mr. Hilbert Moy and Mrs. Kit Y. Moy

Mr. Mark A. Mulliner and Mrs. Barbara Mulliner Dr. Mark A. Munger Dr. Jason D. Myers Dr. Jerome A. Nasenbeny and Mrs. Coreen Nasenbeny National Geographic Society Dr. Seetharama C. Navada Mr. Jonathan L. Nazari Dr. Daniel B. Nelson and Mrs. Elizabeth J. Nelson Network for Good Mr. Richard B. Newman and Mrs. Marsha L. Newman Ms. Frances S. Ng Dr. John L. Nitiss and Mrs. Karin C. Nitiss North American Society on Thrombosis and Hemostatis North Suburban Pharmacists of Chicagoland Mr. Ricky Noschese and Dr. Laurie A. Noschese Mr. James P. Novak and Marilyn R. Novak Mr. Michael D. Novario and Mrs. Jackie S. Novario Mr. Gabriel Nutescu and Dr. Edith Nutescu Ms. Katherine E. O’Brien Ms. Margaret R. O’Connor Dr. Kirsten H. Ohler Mrs. Ganiyat Ojo Mr. Martin H. Okner and Mrs. Cynthia G. Okner Dr. Layne Oliff and Mrs. Ann M. Oliff Dr. Sandra L. Olney Mr. Ricky J. Olson Dr. Hayat Onyuksel Mr. Edward A. Wolgemuth and Dr. Diana K. P. Page-Wolgemuth Dr. Anna M. Palafox Mr. Loren Lewis and Dr. Elisa Park Dr. Louise Parent-Stevens Mr. Michael S. Parilla and Mrs. Maureen A. Parilla Dr. Robert B. Parker Mrs. Bijal J. Patel and Dr. Jitesh A. Patel Ms. Divya H. Patel Dr. Daniel H. Patuszynski Dr. Alice K. Pau Mr. Steven W. Bergstedt and Prof. Susan L. Pendland Dr. John J. Perino Dr. Kathleen A. Perez Mr. Perry A. Perez and Mrs. Tracey L. Perez Dr. Jennifer A. Perry Mr. Irwin Peterson and Mrs. Cheryl F. Peterson Mr. Charles F. Pfau and Mrs. Lynn R. Pfau Pfizer Foundation Pharma Foundation Pharmacy Class of 2017 Student Council Pharmtoxprof LLC Phi Delta Chi Fraternity Dr. Bradley G. Phillips and Dr. Elizabeth Phillips PhRMA Foundation Mr. Lysle R. Pietsch and Mrs. Annette Pietsch Dr. Stephen C. Piscitelli and Dr. Deborah A. Piscitelli Dr. Gina M. Pitz

Dr. Dimitrios A. Pliagos Dr. Konstantinos A. Pliagos Dr. Nicholas P. Plotnikoff and Mrs. Carol A. Plotnikoff Dr. Paul L. Pluta Dr. Ky R. Pobanz Polish American Pharmacists Association Dr. Dean G. Pontikes and Dr. Pamala J. Pontikes Dr. Marianne K. Pop Dr. Nicholas G. Popovich and Mrs. Renee M. Popovich Mr. William A. Poska and Mrs. Joyce P. Poska Mr. Roy Xavier and Mrs. Veronica M. Pradelski Dr. Fred C. Prillaman and Mrs. Ewa Prillaman Dr. Theresa R. Prosser Dr. Thomayant Prueksaritanont Dr. Corinne M. Puchalla Dr. Anna G. Purdum Mr. Thomas J. Purtell Mr. William Quinn and Mrs. Christine A. Quinn Mrs. Sharon A. Rajmaira Dr. Michael J. Rajski and Mrs. Rosemary Rajski Regenstein Foundation Mr. Dennis Remblake and Mrs. Therese I. Remblake Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. Mr. Herbert M. Retzky (Deceased) and Mrs. Carol H. Retzky Mrs. Eunice W. Rhee Mr. George J. Riedl and Mrs. Melanie Riedl Mr. Mike Ries and Dr. Amanda M. Ries Rho Pi Phi Pharmacy Fraternity, Inc. Dr. Ernesto J. Rivera and Dr. Nancy B. Rivera Riverpoint Dental Center Mr. Tracy A. Robbins and Mrs. Margaret A. Robbins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Mr. William Robinson Ms. Stephanie M. Rodriguez Mr. Glenn A. Rogers Dr. Carl L. Roland Dr. Darby B. Rosenfeld Dr. Jeffrey S. Rudolph and Mrs. Gail E. Rudolph Dr. Jean Rumsfield Mr. Dale E. Rush and Mrs. Kimberly Rush Dr. Kevin O. Rynn Mr. Daniel J. Salemi and Mrs. Carla M. Salemi Mr. Timothy R. Samet and Dr. Susan E. Samet Mr. Lawrence E. Sampson and Mrs. Joy T. Sampson Mr. Anthony Sandi and Dr. Jennifer L. Sandi Dr. Bernard D. Santarsiero Mr. Edwin Sarabia and Dr. Heather J. Sarabia Dr. Denise Scarpelli Dr. Raymond F. Schlemmer and Mrs. Janet K. Schlemmer Mr. Phillip D. Schliem and Mrs. Lynne E. Schliem

Schlumberger Foundation, Inc. Ms. Cynthia L. Schmitt Dr. Mark E. Schneiderhan and Mrs. Felicia Schneiderhan Dr. Christopher A. Schriever and Dr. Allison E. Schriever Mr. James H. Schuetter and Mrs. Barbara M. Schuetter Mr. Raymond A. Schumacher and Mrs. Margaret A. Schumacher Dr. Glen T. Schumock Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. Ronald M. Seeley and Mrs. Diane E. Seeley Mr. Douglas W. Shafer and Mrs. Charmaine Shafer Dr. Lisa A. Shamon Shanghai South Eagle International Travel Service Company, Ltd. Dr. Li Shen Mr. Christopher J. Shoemaker and Mrs. Lindsay C. Shoemaker Dr. James P. Shoffner and Mrs. Cornelia D. Shoffner Dr. Scott W. Siegert and Dr. Sherry Siegert Mr. Lee S. Simon and Mrs. Shirley G. Simon Mr. Richard Sitt Mr. Carl F. Skrabacz and Mrs. Carol A. Skrabacz Mr. Michael E. Sliwoski Mr. Kenneth Smith Dr. Daphne E. Smith Marsh Mrs. Marlene Smith Swank Ms. Marilyn T. Smrcina Mr. Melvin D. Snyder and Dr. Marsha Snyder Dr. Djaja D. Soejarto and Mrs. Mariela Soejarto Southeast Anesthesia Consultants Dr. Maung Tin-Wa and Dr. Anna Spielvogel Mr. Ralph H. H. Sprandel and Mrs. Sarah S. Sprandel Mr. Avery L. Spunt and Mrs. Janet M. Spunt Dr. Brenda L. Stein Mr. Ben M. Stickan and Mrs. Carrie A. Stickan Dr. William H. Stone and Mrs. Judith P. Stone Dr. Jack W. Strandhoy and Mrs. Victoria W. Strandhoy Dr. Katie Suda Dr. Renata Sutter Dr. Steven M. Swanson and Mrs. Lynette M. Swanson Dr. Rolla T. Sweis Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Mr. Roger L. Taylor and Mrs. Sun Taylor Mr. Brandon J. Tefft and Dr. Brittany J. Tefft Dr. Ching-Ling D. Teng Dr. Eljim P. Tesoro Prof. Gregory R. Thatcher and Dr. Caroline Walkinshaw Dr. Claire M. Thom Mr. Anthony W. Thomas and Dr. Audra R. Thomas Mr. Henry J. Tomecki and Dr. Margaret H. Tomecki Prof. Debra Tonetti

Ms. June M. Totura Mr. Raymond S. Traficante Mr. Ed Tworek and Mrs. Virginia T. Tworek Dr. David S. Ulaszek and Mrs. Ellen E. Ulaszek Mr. Fred Vitalo and Mrs. Donna J. Vitalo Mr. Salvatore A. Vittore and Mrs. Carol R. Vittore Dr. Alan Vuong Mr. Richard Wagner and Mrs. Belinda A. Wagner Walgreens Dr. Donald P. Waller and Mrs. Patricia M. Waller Wal-Mart Foundation Dr. Joannie Wang Dr. Zhican Wang Mr. Richard D. Wartick and Mrs. Mary G. Wartick Mr. Thomas J. Warzecha and Mrs. Laura Z. Warzecha Mr. Stephen Wasniewski and Mrs. MaryLu Wasniewski Mr. Milton Weiner and Mrs. Eleanor A. Weiner Mr. Michael J. Weisman and Mrs. Lee M. Weisman Mr. James A. Wesley and Dr. Linda C. Wesley Mr. Thomas Westerkamp and Mrs. Diane Westerkamp Mr. John J. Weszely and Mrs. Lorraine M. Weszely Mr. James C. White and Mrs. Phyllis J. White Mr. Alan B. White and Mrs. Sylvia F. White Mr. Michael S. Willens and Mrs. Rachel S. Willens Dr. Ashley L. Williams Mr. Michael B. Williams Dr. Sophie L. Wimberley Mr. Brett A. Wilson and Mrs. Jill R. Wilson Dr. Scott M. Wirth and Dr. Priyatma Wirth Dr. Fred M. Wlodarski and Mrs. Teresa K. Wlodarski Mr. Matthew F. Wnek and Mrs. Christine A. Wnek Mr. Krystian J. Wojdyla Dr. Jeffrey S. Wojtowicz and Dr. Patricia Wojtowicz Dr. Amy J. Wong Dr. Candice M. Wong Dr. Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit Mr. Dominic L. Woo and Mrs. Rosemary Woo Mr. William W. Wood and Mrs. Joanne G. Wood Dr. David A. Wyman and Mrs. Diane M. Wyman Dr. Hsuan-Ming Yao Dr. Barbara Yim Mr. Joe Choi and Dr. Ching K. Yip Dr. Daniel J. Yousif and Mrs. Saja Yousif Dr. Shengsheng Yu Mr. Garry J. Zage and Mrs. Deborah Zage Ms. Rawan F. Zayed Dr. Dahua Pan and Dr. Dongwei Zhu

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The spark that lights the flame

Campaign Update

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The Campaign for UIC was launched on October 28, 2017, and has set a daunting and significant fundraising goal of $35M by 2022 for the College.

The college’s future trajectory depends on an ambitious vision combined with the college’s goal in the IGNITE Campaign directed toward priorities that will support: • Our students, by way of expanded scholarship offerings, programmatic and experiential offerings; • Our faculty, through professorships, improved teaching resources and technology, and corporate partnerships; • Our research capabilities and support through new and improved facilities.

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“I loved working alongside students, coaching them and supporting their learning and growth.”

DR. JENNY COLOMBO

BY DANIEL P. SMITH

‘IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS’ Former UIC faculty member and veteran industry executive Dr. Jenny Colombo endows a scholarship to invest in the next generation of pharmacy leaders First as a UIC College of Pharmacy faculty member and then over a 21-year career in industry, Jenny Colombo PharmD ’89 has made a habit of mentoring, coaching and developing others, often joking – albeit with a hefty dose of sincerity – that she doesn’t work in the pharmacy business, but rather the people business.

“It would’ve been nice to have been able to have peeled away some of those financial worries, but I’m fortunate to be in a place today where I can make this investment and help others progress toward their goals,” she says.

“It’s all about the people,” the current Takeda executive says.

A first-generation Puerto Rican born and raised in Chicago, Colombo calls attending UIC “a natural fit” given the College of Pharmacy’s prominent national reputation and geographic location.

Once immersed in the College, however, Colombo says she found much more than rich academic training in her native city.

She discovered mentors and thoughts leaders, exposure to professional opportunities and an intrinsic passion for continuous learning that spurred her professional ascent.

That earnest mindset fed Colombo’s recent decision to endow a scholarship at the College intended to help the next generation of pharmacy leaders pursue their studies with heightened energy and focus.

“I want the scholarship recipients to be able to think more clearly about their education and the future without financial concerns hanging over them,” Colombo says of the Jenny Colombo, PharmD ’89 Student Leadership Scholarship.

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Striking the right match New mentoring program helps students make connections UIC student pharmacists have a wealth of resources for learning outside the classroom, from hundreds of talented peers to a plethora of student groups. Last year, the college launched a long-sought mentoring and professional-development program to ensure students get the most of these opportunities.

Called PhLAMES, the program aims “to help students broaden their horizons and set them up for success,” said Dr. James Lee, faculty coordinator for PhLAMES, which stands for Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring and Engagement for Students.

The program has two main components: network-based mentoring and co-curricular activities. It also encourages written goal-setting and reflections.

Pharmacy’s Sorting Hat PhLAMES’ networking piece starts with pharmacy’s version of Wizarding School. Every student joins a “family” (or “Phamily”) consisting of one student from each year (P1-P4) and a faculty mentor. Families stay together all four years, meeting at least once a year. Placement happens randomly, via “a sort of ‘Harry Potter’ sorting hat, except with a mortar,” Lee said.

That “mortar hat” has already produced some surprisingly close bonding, said mentors Dr. Scott Benken and his wife, Dr. Jamie Benken. “Our students went as far as to make Phamily T-shirts, with nicknames,” Scott Benken said.

“Random placement also helps students meet a variety of peers. With 760 students and 170 faculty between Chicago and Rockford, valuable connections can easily get missed,” Lee said.

“We want them to potentially meet people that are different from them, have different backgrounds and experiences,” Lee said.

PhLAMES also broadens connections through near-peer mentoring within families, pairing P4s with P2s and P3s with P1s. That really helps early career students, Lee said.

“It’s just good to have someone close … to help you through whatever issues you’re having,” said Kavya Vaitla, who met with her P3 family member last year. “They’ve been through it all before, and if they haven’t been through it themselves, they know someone who has.”

The student-to-faculty connections PhLAMES encourages can bring a different set of benefits.

Dr. Ashley Hall, assistant professor of forensic science, brought one of her PhLAMES mentees into her lab to work on DNA profiles.

“It was a good chance for a pharmacy student to see how research, and forensic science, work, and for my students to interact with a Pharm.D. student!” Hall said.

“Without the interaction at family meetings, this wouldn’t have been possible.”

Beyond student opportunities, PhLAMES also helps UIC pharmacy faculty network with one another, Lee said.

Staying active By making student-group and professional-development activities requirements, PhLAMES helps move valuable co-curricular activities up busy students’ to-do lists, Lee said. Activities range from counseling the public at health fairs to attending professional-development seminars.

“These opportunities have always been available,” he said.

“The problem is that … it gets punted down the priority list. So we wanted to create this inducement.”

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Listing activities as PhLAMES requirements has the added benefit of boosting numbers for student organizations, said Magdalena Mastalerz, P3, secretary of Phi Lambda Sigma and president of the Polish American Pharmacist Association (PAPA) at UIC. “People have a lot of incentive to come to these events [now],” Mastalerz said. “Then, they may … decide they want to join the organization. So it’s really boosted the organizational life at UIC.” PhLAMES’ helped PAPA, for example, double attendance at its events over the semester, Mastalerz said.

That increased engagement has already opened students’ eyes, Lee said, helping them put course knowledge to practical use. 

“ It’s one thing when you learn something in the classroom … but it’s another thing when you’re able to practice what you’ve learned and do a blood-glucose screening on someone.”

DR. JAMES LEE

Faculty Coordinator for PhLAMES

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FORM OUR SIMULATION CENTER Carol Retzky and her late husband, Herb Retzky (’46), have shown great generosity to the UIC College of Pharmacy for years. And now, Carol has given the gift of flexibility. Her recent $1 million donation will help transform our present 2 North suite into an adaptable space for training student pharmacists and hosting college events.

(Construction on the Herbert and Carol Retzky Simulation Center will commence after May 2019 graduation and finish by September 2019; stay tuned for future coverage.)

“It’s going to dramatically transform a wing of the college for teaching purposes,” said Ben Stickan, the assistant dean of advancement at the college. “It’s going to give us flexible space for the simulation center that will serve both immediate and yet-envisioned future needs.”

The Center’s big, central space will expand capacity from 120 seats to 172, meaning the Introduction to Pharmacy Practice course can accommodate all incoming P1 students at once. By eliminating one section of the course, the new setup will have a “ripple effect,” freeing up other space in the college for courses and additional uses, said Stickan. The new space will also upgrade the dispensing lab and distance-learning technology.

“This gift will allow us to create a state-of-the-art facility,” said Dr. Glen Schumock, dean of the College of Pharmacy.

“The Simulation Center will allow students to get handson training and experience, but it is also flexible and can be used for other purposes.”

“The movable partitions mean part of the space will turn into simulated pharmacy areas, where students will practice dispensing medications and counseling patients on things like insulin, inhalers and blood-glucose

testing. Consolidating the course and practice spaces, instead of having them on different floors, increases and improves pharmacy-practice opportunities.” said Dr. Marlowe Djuric Kachlic, course coordinator for Introduction to Pharmacy Practice.

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To make an omelet, as the saying goes, you have to break some eggs. Likewise, to create the dispensing center, the college will knock down walls to transform the suite into an innovative active-teaching space. In the new space, first-year students in Introduction to Pharmacy Practice will learn the fundamentals of pharmacy practice in a large classroom that can transition into simulated pharmacy areas.

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“That means P1 students will go on to their later community-pharmacy positions with better skills and greater confidence. They’ll be even more well-prepared when they go out on site, and they’ll really get a lot out of their experiences when they go out into the community,” she said.

The Retzky’s philanthropy at the college goes back years. Their $5 million donation established the Herbert and Carol Retzky Deanship in 2016, and the couple also established a scholarship. The latest gift helps UIC officials complete a renovation they’d been eyeing for years, said Dale Rush, associate dean for administrative affairs and project manager for the renovation.

“It was only through this gift … that we were able to take a step back and envision what would be the optimal space that would benefit the students,” he said. 

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Amanda Seddon and Sean Chantarapanont Trade Insight for Insight For Drs. Amanda Seddon, PharmD ’12, and Sean Chantarapanont, PharmD ’11, married life means, in part, trading oncology insights for management wisdom.

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The UIC College of Pharmacy alumni met on campus and now work in different but complementary areas of the field: oncology-hematology pharmacy and pharmacy management.

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“When I have questions, frustrations, things management-related, I sometimes ask my husband how to handle those interpersonal situations,” Amanda said. “And he usually provides pretty sound advice.”

For his part, Sean appreciates having an expert back home who can illuminate complicated oncology treatments, the couple said.

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“Since he’s in a management position, he has to sometimes approve some of our very expensive medications.

A lot of times, he’ll text me or ask me questions” about patient scenarios and inpatient treatments.

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After a PGY1 at UIC, Amanda got her oncology start in a PGY2 residency at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After returning to Chicago, she worked at Rush University Medical Center as a clinical pharmacist in hematology, oncology and stem-cell transplant. She transitioned to an assistant-professor position at Midwestern University in 2016, while still practicing at Rush and directing its PGY2 oncology residency.

Some of Amanda’s proudest moments, she said, trace back to that New York residency. Experiencing family issues back home while in an unfamiliar city hundreds of miles away, she still managed to finish and get the most out of a challenging residency, she said.

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“Completing my PGY2 at a high-caliber institution [in a city] where I didn’t know anyone” was a big accomplishment, she said. Since then, she’s found new successes, publishing her original research on typhlitis in leukemia patients in Leukemia Research, among other publications, and speaking at pharmacy meetings. That includes the upcoming 2019 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association meeting.

Sean now manages clinical pharmacy at Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, where he also directs the residency program. His working life post-UIC started in a PGY1 pharmacy-practice residency at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, followed by a PGY2 residency there in health-system pharmacy administration.

Launching and leading the residency program in Munster gave Sean the chance to prove his leadership, he said. “Starting a PGY1 residency program from scratch and growing it from the initial class of two residents to the four residents we have today” gave him his proudest professional accomplishment, he said.

As their careers progress, Amanda and Sean continue to gain new perspectives from one another. One big lesson: People come to the pharmacy profession with very different backgrounds and perspectives — even a married couple who share an alma mater.

“The thing I learn most on a day-today basis is everyone has a different background,” depending on residencies and other experiences, Sean said. “Every pharmacist, even though you came from the same school, will be different.”

Attending the same university, though, does make a difference. Sean and Amanda still look back to UIC with fondness, they said. “I think UIC provided us with a really good foundation in education but [also in] forming lasting friendships,” Amanda said.

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Scott and Sherry Siegert Share an Industry — and a UIC Foundation When a household includes two accomplished professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, dinner conversations can get pretty informative.

Drs. Scott, PharmD ’06, and Sherry Siegert, PharmD ’09, who married after meeting at UIC Pharmacy, share a specialty in medical affairs. And they continue to share insights and ideas with one another, the couple said.

“ You’re in the same industry, you understand one another, you’re speaking the same language. It makes your ability to brainstorm that much more effective.”

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In all that he’s done in his career, Scott said, he’s proudest of launching six drugs for various neuroscience indications, like tardive dyskinesia and infantile spasms, that often lacked existing medications.

“These are all areas where patients really suffer, and it’s a rewarding experience to bring them necessary medications to help improve their lives,” he said.

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Over the course of her career, Sherry said, she’s drawn inspiration from great female leaders, starting at UIC with Drs. Mitzi Wasik and Margaret Byun.

Even today, Sherry reports to Dr. Annette Chavez, PharmD ’04 and former faculty member, whom Sherry first knew as a UIC preceptor.

Scott earned his BS from Washington State University and completed a DePaul MBA while working post-UIC. He currently leads Neurocrine Biosciences’ Medical Affairs department, which includes Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Medical Communications, and the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) teams.

Previously, Scott worked as one of the original MSLs at Avanir Pharmaceuticals.

Before the Siegerts’ West Coast move, he created the Medical Information department at Ovation Pharmaceuticals.

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Sherry earned her bachelor’s in biopsychology from UC Santa Barbara, and now directs Medical Strategies and Operations at La Jolla Pharmaceuticals in California, where the Siegerts live. After graduating from UIC, Sherry became the first resident for CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy, when the couple still lived in Illinois. She went on to work in patient education at a new group at GlaxoSmithKline, then medical affairs with Astellas Pharma — remotely, after the couple made their 2010 move to California.

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Partnering with a fellow pharmacy professional can also supercharge your network, Sherry added. “Pharmacy is a small world, but [the network is] very critical. And having your spouse in the same industry really elevates … that network to almost double its size.”

“She’s an amazing leader,” Sherry said. “And now we’re working together thousands of miles away from UIC.”

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But Scott’s first accomplishments in the academic-pharmacy world, he said, came at UIC, where he had jobs all four years, including working on special projects at the Patient Care Center (PCC) pharmacy for Drs. Rashid Mosavin, Sandra Durley, JoAnn Stubbings and his advisor, Dr. Margaret Byun.

UIC Pharmacy set both Siegerts on a solid foundation, Scott said, preparing them for their careers and awarding both scholarships. To give back, the two created the Siegert Family Scholarship, which has been active for six years and now awards two students annually.

The advantages of studying at UIC went well beyond scholarships, of course.

“I’d say the biggest benefit was meeting Sherry in pharmacy school,” Scott said.

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WHITE COAT

White Coat Ceremony 2018 The annual White Coat Ceremony welcoming the Class of 2022 to the college and the profession was held on August 23 on both the Chicago and Rockford campuses. Dean Glen Schumock welcomed the crowd to the ceremony, his first in the role of Dean, and thanked our sponsor, Albertson’s/Jewel-Osco, for making the evening possible. Alumni coaters presented students with the white coats. In Chicago students were coated

by Norm Garges, PharmD ’93; Alvin Godina, PharmD ’16; Michael Haas, PharmD ’15; Annette Hays, PharmD ’16; Bob Heyman, BS ’52; Natasha Patel, PharmD ’16; Avery Spunt, BS ’70; Hardik Thakkar, PharmD ’17; Claire Thom, BS ’77, PharmD ’82; Laya Thomas, PharmD ’16; Rene Williams, PharmD ’17, Gabriela Ziccarelli, PharmD ’12.

The Rockford alumni coaters were: Mark Florzak, PharmD ’17; Kevin Frye, PharmD ’15; and Jami Weiland, PharmD ’18. The class was lead in the Pledge of Professionalism by alumni Rene Williams, PharmD ’17, and pharmacy student council president Neil Miran.

The pledge in Rockford was lead by Jenna Hashimoto. 

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ALUMNI REUNION

Reunion On Friday, November 9, the UIC College of Pharmacy celebrated alumni accomplishments at the 2018 Reunion held at Carlisle Banquets in Lombard, Illinois.

Dean Glen Schumock kicked off the evening with a quick preview of some exciting projects coming to campus, including a Drug Discovery Innovation Pavilion. Jen Samp, PharmD ’11, MS ’12, PhD ’17, received the first award of the evening, the Rising Star Award. The Jesse Stewart Service Award went to Fran Schlemmer, BS ’73, PhD. Al Edwards, BS ’69, PharmD was awarded the Alumnus of the Year, and Ron Koch, BS ’70, PhD ’76, ended the evening with the acceptance of the Legacy Achievement Award for sustained service to the college and profession. A noteworthy group of award recipients and a memorable evening for this gathering of classmates and friends. 

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ALUMNI NEWS

Ask an Alumnus: An Agent of Change Denise Scarpelli, PharmD ’96 Denise is the Executive Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy and Business Development at the University of Chicago. She is responsible for leading all Ambulatory pharmacy services for the University of Chicago.

Scarpelli, a 25-year retail pharmacy veteran, joined Walgreens in 1993. During her tenure at Walgreens, she held various leadership positions, ascending from pharmacist to pharmacy director in Chicago. She was promoted into pharmacy leadership in 2001 and joined the University of Chicago in her current role in 2017.

Scarpelli earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1996.

Scarpelli is a member of Illinois Board of Pharmacy.

Scarpelli is a former member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy and currently a member of the Midwestern College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Board.

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As a pharmacist, how can I best prepare to adapt to the inevitable changes ahead in the next 20 years?

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Healthcare is an ever-changing landscape including Pharmacy. Pharmacy has changed so much over my 25-year career; my best advice is to stay current with all the changes. Embrace the changes and learn how to make the changes relevant to your practice. Be innovative and develop new practice models that support the change. Stay involved in local and national pharmacy organizations and always be the voice for pharmacy.

Depending on your practice area you should subscribe to relevant journals or publications that will help you stay up to date with all the changes.

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What excites you about the profession of pharmacy?

What excites me are all the changes happening in pharmacy from some states changing their practice act to give pharmacists the ability to practice at the top of their license to possible achieving provider status at the federal level. New automation being developed to free up the pharmacist to spend more time with patients and automation and technology helping patients stay adherent to their drug regimen. Also, all the new residency programs being developed to prepare the future pharmacist for either clinical or administration roles.

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What are you working on right now and what have you learned from it?

Currently I am working on remodeling the Outpatient Pharmacy, growing our Specialty Pharmacy, and learning home infusion. What I have learned is to continue to help our patients and stay relevant in the healthcare space; we need to expand our services, improve our automation and technology, and offer more ambulatory services to help keep patients at home. I have also learned that networking within the industry has helped me make informed decisions on which companies and vendors to work with and learn the best practices.

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How does your pharmacy degree inform your leadership style?

When I went to pharmacy school there were not many courses on leadership, however, Pharmacy has taught me to be disciplined, a self-starter, innovator, compassionate, and a teacher. My degree has helped me develop ways to improve patient care and lead a team that is compassionate to our patients. The experiences of my pharmacy career have taught me the leadership skills to be fair and consistent with my team and to help my team through all the changes that have occurred in pharmacy over the last 25 years. My pharmacy degree has taught me we are in a profession that is always learning; so as a leader I stay current learning all the new items hitting healthcare, read a few leadership books a year, and sharing that knowledge with my team.

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What words of wisdom would you share with current students?

My words of wisdom are you are always learning in Pharmacy, stay current and always have continuous learning in mind. Be involved in pharmacy organizations; this is the best way to learn and share best practices across the industry. Read, read, and read! Reading has helped me stay current and on top of the ever-changing healthcare landscape.

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What does it mean to you to be an alumnus of the UIC College of Pharmacy?

I am proud to be an alumnus of UIC College of Pharmacy; we all come from a highly recognized and top college of Pharmacy, this is definitely something to be proud of. I dedicate my time to the college since they have given me great knowledge and an amazing life in the Pharmacy World!

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What motivates you to support the College?

My motivation is that I want to give back to the college and help shape future pharmacists.

“ I am so grateful for all the college has done for me and I want to see more students have the same success.”

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 Babies  Nick Burge, PharmD ’11, and wife Bethany welcomed twin daughters, Evelyn and Blair on May 7.

Flor Cortés, PharmD ’15, and husband Steven Hogan welcomed their second child, daughter Tsïtsïki Nefertari Hogan Cortés, on July 27 at 8:10 a.m. She weighed in at 6 lbs 13 oz and 19” long.

Tsïtsïki joins big sister Xochitl, 2. (NO PHOTO) Beatrice Drambarean, PharmD ’07, and husband Cristian Cioflanc welcomed twins, Beatrice and Bogdan on July 16.

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Mike Gannon, PharmD ’15, and his wife, Amanda, welcomed their first child, daughter Reese Elizabeth, on August 29. Reese weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and measured 20.5” long.

Sarah (Matias) Cullen, PharmD ’12, and her husband Mike welcomed their second child, son Theodore Robert Cullen, on July 24. Theodore weighed 8 lbs 8 oz and measured 20” long. He joins big brother Lucas, 2.

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Nicole (Sinsabaugh) Joyce, PharmD ’14, and husband Josh welcomed their first child, son Isley Doyle, on March 25. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz.

Ann (Opalka) Livorsi, PharmD ’12, and husband Jeff welcomed their first child on August 22.

Daughter Josephine Rose weighed 6 lb 14 oz and measured 19” long.

Avery Spunt, BS ’70, and wife Jan welcomed their third grandchild. Avery and Jan’s daughter Kate and her husband Ryan Franck welcomed son, Riley Louis, on July 5. Riley joins big brother Keegan, age two, and cousin, Mia, who is 11 years old.

Scott Meyers, BS ’76, and his wife Lana became grandparents for the third time on July 27 when daughter Brittany Freiberg and husband Tim welcomed daughter Kensington. Kensington joins cousins Nash, age four, and Mason, who is 14 months old. (NO PHOTO)

Nanette (Gamazon) Masangcay, PharmD ’10, and husband Jeff welcomed their second child, Iverson Rockwell, on June 25. He joins big brother Lincoln, age two.

Gabriela Ziccarelli, PharmD ’12, and her husband Tom Guerrero welcomed their first child, daughter Antonella Guerrero, on July 29.

Antonella weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and measured 20.5” long. (NO PHOTO) Jifang Zhou, PhD candidate, and his wife welcomed a baby girl on August 10.

Manru Iris weighed 6 lbs and 10 oz.

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 Kudos

Brenton Bialik, PharmD ’14, started a new position as Assistant Scientific Director, Medical Affairs Immunology, Cross-Franchise & BioTherapeutics at AbbVie. Wei-Han (Wendy) Cheng, MS ’14, is now Health Economics Manager at Amgen in Thousand Oaks, California.

Stephanie (Williams) Crosby, PharmD ’10, is now an Emergency Department Pharmacist at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Suchi Gandhi, PharmD ’12, started a new position as Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist at Providence St. Joseph Health in Orange, California.

Renee Petzel Gimbar, PharmD ’04, was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor at the UIC College of Pharmacy.

Tom Karagiannis, PharmD ’13, started a new position at AbbVie as Senior Manager – Global Market Access & Pricing.

Colleen Murray, PharmD ’12, is now a Clinical Pharmacist at IlliniHealth

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Emily Kalusetsky, PharmD ’17, married Jacob Schanks on August 11, 2018.

The newlyweds honeymooned in British Columbia.

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Quyen Nguyen, PharmD ’15, and Hien Pham, PharmD ’14, got married on May 5, 2018 in San Jose, California.

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15 Numera Quraishi, PharmD ’16, married Khuram Ali on July 15, 2018. The happy couple honeymooned in London, Paris, Venice and Rome.

Katherine Sencion, PharmD ’17, got engaged to Alexander DeSanctis on August 12. (NO PHOTO)

Brianne Parra, PharmD ’13, is now a Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI and well as at their clinic in Rockford, IL. In addition, Brianne received her board certification in Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP).

Kripa Patel, PharmD ’16, is now a Critical Care Pharmacist at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virgina.

Agnes M. Rimando, PhD ’93, passed away on July 12, 2018. Dr. Rimando worked as a research chemist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service from 1994 until her passing. In 1996, she moved to Oxford and was working with the Natural Products Utilization Research Unit. Dr. Rimando authored nearly 200 scientific papers and served as editor of several books on the chemistry of plants. She was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including: Fellow of the American Chemical Society, Fellow of the Agricultural and Food Division of the American Chemical Society, the Kenneth A. Spencer Award for outstanding achievements in food and agricultural chemistry, the Federal Laboratory Consortium Excellence in Technology Transfer Award, the USDA ARS Mid South Area Technology Award, and the USDA ARS Mid South Area Senior Scientist of the Year award. She was elected to the Philippine American Academy of Science and Engineering. She served as President of the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants.

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Bethany Perez White, PhD ’12, started a new position at Loyola University Chicago as an Adjunct Instructor.

Nishant Thakar, PharmD ’12, started a new position as Assistant Professor at Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy.

Sherry (Maher) Siegert, PharmD ’09, started a new position as Director, Medical Strategies and Operations at La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company.

Yeran Vayvayan, PharmD ’16, started a new position as Medical Affairs Consultant at 1798 Consultants in Woodland Hills, California.

Alexandra Terry, PharmD ’16, started a new position at AbbVie as Associate Safety Data Scientist.

Lillian E. Bruha, PHC ’35, passed away in 2014 at the age of 100.

Charles “Chuck” J. Demory, BS ’63, passed away on March 31, 2017 Raymond Sylva, BS ’72, passed away on May 9, 2018.

Mr. Sylva worked at retail pharmacies and Michael Reese Hospital for 29 years.

Donald J. Lussman, BS ’48, MS ’52, passed away on June 18, 2018. Mr. Lussman worked as a pharmacist for Harris Pharmacy in Arlington Heights for nearly 50 years.

Roy A. Peloquin, BS ’55, passed away on July 24, 2018.

Glenn A. Stangland, BS ’71, passed away on August 21, 2018 Marianne Miller, PharmD ’99, former faculty member, passed away on September 16, 2018.

“ The foundation of my pharmacy education started at the College of Pharmacy. The faculty continue to be role models of excellence in teaching, research and clinical practice. For me, paying the benefits of my education forward means returning to the College to donate time, talents and resources to help ensure the tradition of excellence continues.

Ultimately patients are served by advancing the science of pharmacotherapy and training the best pharmacists in the world.”

It only takes a minute to make the gift that lasts a lifetime. giving.pharmacy.uic.edu

BILL FITZSIMMONS ’83, MS, PHARMD

Executive Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical and Research Quality Assurance, Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

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