On Saturday, September 28, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will honor its 2024 Alumni Award winners. The annual recognition dinner will be held at 5:30 pm at the Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel as part of Reunion 2024 Weekend.
This year’s winners are part of a distinguished global alumni base more than 9,000 strong. The 10 recipients were selected by a peer-nominated review process for their commitment to the fields of pharmacy and health sciences, as well as those who best personified the values most important to ACPHS such as community, collaboration, integrity and student-centeredness.
The honorees include:
Distinguished Alumni Recipients
- David Kile ’74, posthumously
- Martin Irons ’88
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
- Youssef Bessada ’20
- Christina Lombardi ’17
Collaboration and Community Values Award
- Heather Bartle-Ferrarese ’96, ’98
Excellence Values Award
- Zarina Jalal ’12
Friend of the College Values Award
- John Denio
Integrity Values Award
- Michael Duteau ’92
Respect Values Award
- Kerry Roarke ’09
Student Centered Values Award
- Jane Boyd ’82
“For more than 50 years, the annual Alumni Awards Dinner has allowed ACPHS an opportunity to honor those who contribute to the mission of the College,” said Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Michael Pasquarella. “We are grateful to our committee of more than 20 dedicated alumni who independently review the nominations and grant alumni awards each year which facilitate this special tribute.”
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