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ALUMNI NEWS Class Notes

1977

Anthony “Tony” Chite, BSP, retired in December 2021 after a career that included employment at Packett’s Lake Pharmacy in Chevy Chase, Md., Knowles Apothecary in Kensington, Md., CVS Pharmacy in Olney, Md., and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Tony has been a notary for over 42 years and volunteers at the Grace House Assisted Living Facility in Silver Spring, Md., as well as a lector at a Catholic Church parish.

1996

Katherine Waltman Johnson, PharmD, has been named vice president and head of U.S. Medical Affairs Oncology at GlaxoSmithKline. Katherine has more than 20 years of pharmaceutical industry leadership experience, including in health economics and outcomes research. She is a seven-year breast cancer survivor and is passionate about making a positive difference for patients and families impacted by cancer.

1997

James Bresette, PharmD, started a new position with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance as a pharmaceutical and medical commodities consultant and public health technical advisor. He also is an associate professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.

2007

Catherine Weishaar, PharmD, has been promoted to regional director of pharmacy at the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health.

2008

Jamie Wilkins, PharmD, has been promoted to senior director and head of the Risk Management Center of Excellence at Pfizer.

2021

Laura Gressler, PhD, joined the Department of Pharmacy Practice as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy.

Marlene Mahipat, MS, was named a Maryland Daily Record 2022 Influential Marylander.

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In Memoriam

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy honors the lives and memories of the following alumni who passed away between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2021. We are grateful to each of these alumni for the lasting impact that they made on the School community and the advances they achieved in pharmacy education, research, or practice.

If you would like to make a memorial gift, please use the enclosed giving envelope or call 410-706-5893.

Charles J. Berger Jr., BSP ’59 John G. Boeren, BSP ’55 Robert B. Gerstein, BSP ’69 Carl Kaiser, MS ’52, BSP ’53, PhD ’55 Joseph A. Kaiser, BSP ’50, PhD ’55 Charles V. Keller Jr., BSP ’56 Ronald E. Mendelsohn, BSP ’45 Melvin N. Rubin, BSP ’55 Benjamin Scheinin, BSP ’43, MS ’73 Jack J. Yarmosky, BSP ’43 Jonas J. Yousem, BSP ’54