Graduation and Awards - Class of 2015
All awards photos courtesy of Wayne Holmes Photography
On the afternoon of May 15th the Class of 2015 held their Honors & Awards Ceremony. The following students received awards from industry partners and the UUSOP:
APhA-ASP Mortar & Pestle Award
Recipient: Emily Crum
Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy Award
Recipient: John Puryear
Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication
Recipient: Allison Todd
Lilly Achievement Award
Recipient: Jaqueline Majano
Merck Academic Excellence Award
Recipients: Lucas Ragan & Lida Thimothy
Mylan Excellence in Pharmacy Award
Recipient: Rachel O'Leary
Natural Medicines Graduation Award
Recipient: Alesheia Worthy
Pharmacists Mutual Companies Award
Recipient: Courtney Guinn
TEVA Pharmaceuticals Outstanding Student Award
Recipient: Sam Shah
Douglas R. Duncan Community Practice Award
Recipient: Megan Robinson
West Tennessee Pharmacists Association Student Pharmacist Award
Recipient: Tucker Phillips
Academic Excellence Award
Recipient: April Ingason
Pharmaceutical Sciences Award in Drug Design & Synthesis
Recipient: Andrew Castleman
Pharmaceutical Sciences Award in Pharmaceutics
Recipient: Rusty Davis
Pharmacy Practice Award
Recipient: April Ingason
Sheila L. Mitchell Leadership Award
Recipient: Sam Shah
Class of 2015 Outstanding Student Award
Recipient: Sam Shah & Claire Walley
On the Evening of May 16th members of the Class of 2015 received their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees during the Union University Graduation Ceremony.
Family and friends were present to support these students and celebrate the culmination of 4 years of very hard work.
Photography credit: Wayne Holmes Photography
Dedications
Dr. Doug and Karen Duncan have been tremendous supporters of the Union University School of Pharmacy. They are encouragers, prayer warriors, financial supporters, and most importantly, they are parents to Union University alumni, with one of those alumni being a member of our inaugural 2012 class, Dr. Kristen Duncan. In order to provide a tangible way to remind current and future faculty, staff, and students of the generous encouragement and support provided by Doug and Karen Duncan, a bench has been placed outside the entry of Providence Hall in their honor with a sign recognizing them and their significant contribution to the School of Pharmacy. Additionally, Dr. Duncan has been a great contributor to the profession of pharmacy. He has not only impacted the School of Pharmacy; he has impacted the lives of many patients in his community. Doug purchased Gladhill's Pharmacy located in Dyer, TN in March of 1973. Doug was the sole owner of Duncan's Pharmacy from 1973 - 2005. Duncan's Pharmacy provides 24-hour emergency prescription service, medication therapy management, prescription compounding, and free delivery to patients in need. He is known for his contributions in the Dyer community and First Baptist Church. Dr. Duncan's work ethic and customer service has been described as infectious and made everyone want to strive harder to be like him. It is for these reasons that the School of Pharmacy is proud to announce that we will be awarding the Douglas R. Duncan Community Practice Award yearly at graduation, in honor of his significant accomplishments in community pharmacy practice.
University President Dr. Dub Oliver joined faculty, staff, and students from the Class of 2015 as we gathered together on May 15, 2015 for a time of celebration, dedication, and thanksgiving to honor the life and memory of Robin H. Walley, D.M.D. through the dedication and unveiling of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) located in the atrium of Providence Hall. Dr. Walley's daughter, Claire Walley, served as the Class of 2015 President. She and her mother, Ann, and brother, Rich, were present for the dedication. The Walley family donated the AED in honor of Dr. Walley following his unexpected death from a myocardial infarction in May of 2015
The Class of 2015 gifted the School of Pharmacy with a bench placed outside the entry of Providence Hall. The bench is identical to the bench honoring Dr. Doug and Karen Duncan. The School of Pharmacy appreciates the generosity of the Class of 2015 and has placed a plaque nearby with the names of each member of the class.