Nearly 40 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students were inducted into the Rho Chi Honor Society and the Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society at the April 14 ceremony held in the Albert M. White Gymnasium on the ACPHS campus. The ceremony honors are bestowed upon graduate and professional pharmacy students who distinguish themselves by their academic, professional and leadership achievements.
Both incoming and current chapter officers attended in support of the new inductees as well as RhoChi and Phi Lambda faculty advisors, Associate Professor, Alexandra Watson, Pharm.D., BCACP, and Associate Professor, Jacqueline Cleary, Pharm.D., BCACP, and Associate Professor, Nick O’Donnell, Pharm.D., BCPS, M.Sc., and Assistant Professor Yi Zhou, Pharm.D., BCPS, respectively.
RhoChi Academic Honor Society
The mission of Rho Chi, the Academic Honor Society in pharmacy, is to encourage and recognize excellence in intellectual achievement, and to advocate critical inquiry in all aspects of pharmacy. The following ACPHS students were inducted into the society:
Rho Chi Class of 2025:
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Rafael Diaz Melendez
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Sean Kujas
Rho Chi Class of 2026:
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Nana Akua Adonu
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Seorim Choi
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Kate Dushane
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Elise Eras
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Trenton Jackson
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Daniel Le
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Madison Phillips
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Ashley Powell
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Najma Richards
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Matthew Romack
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Alyssa Stevens
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Shirley Tang
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Alexander Tow
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Julia Zaniewski
RhoChi Academic Honor Society Inductees
Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society
Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) is a national pharmacy leadership society dedicated to the recognition of contributions that our pharmacy students make to the College, the community, and the health care profession. Members are selected by peer recognition. The following ACPHS students were inducted into the society:
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Jolie Bishara
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Kirstin Buenviaje
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Julia Clarke
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Kezia Eapen
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Morgan Gerber
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Catherine Hankins
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Zachary Hevelow
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Zhenzi Hong
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Carter Huntley
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Jilu Jacob
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Christina Jung
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Emma Kuska
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Nico Lee
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Veronica Manolian
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Andrew Marsden
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Atalya Morgan
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Ty Rheaume
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Matthew Romack
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Heba Salama
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Navasha Turner
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Scott Wood
Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society Inductees
About Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Founded in 1881, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is a private, independent college dedicated to educating the next generation of leaders to improve the health of society. The College offers 14 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including the only Masters of Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing degree in the state. Students have myriad opportunities to extend what they are learning in the classroom through experiential learning opportunities such as in our Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET) as well as at student-supported pharmacies in underserved communities and a public health Collaboratory, designed to alleviate community health disparities. ACPHS ranks #1 in New York State for best return on investment according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce and was graded an A+ for value by Niche. For more information, visit www.acphs.edu.