Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) recently recognized 20 students for academic excellence at its Fall 2022 Honors Ceremony. The semi-annual event, held at the Gozzo Student Center on campus, included faculty, staff and family members.
Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D., Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Shawn Phillips, presided over the event.
Students are nominated for these awards by faculty, staff, administrators or preceptors. A committee comprising three faculty members and three staff members review and choose the recipients based on the nominations received.
Fall 2022 awardees include:
First-Year GPA, highest:
- First place: Zainab Ahmed
- Second place: Kelly Sullivan
Second-Year GPA, highest:
- First place: Ariana Barlas
- Second place: Madison Garcia
Third-Year GPA, highest among all bachelor’s programs:
- First place: Keven Hughes
- Second place: Landon Thompson
- Third place: Alima Ahmed
P1 Professional GPA, highest:
- First place: Kayleigh Early
- Second place: Alexis Gregoire
P2 Professional GPA, highest:
- First place: Charles Middleton
- Second place: Rachel Leffler
Highest Standing in Math, End of 1st Year:
- Renee Smith
Dr. Lawrence H. MacDonald - Given by the American Chemical Society to a student with the highest standing in Freshman Chemistry:
- Manjot Deol
Lucy M. Manvel Award - Given by the Northeastern New York Society of Hospital Pharmacists to students who are employed by a hospital pharmacy in the Northeast and have demonstrated commitment to the profession:
- Sara Kehn
General Excellence in the bachelor’s program:
- First Place: Erica Scholl
- Second Place: LaDanielle McNeil
- Third Place: Ariana Katz
Be the Change Award - Given by the Class of 2011 to a student(s) in the professional pharmacy program on the Albany Campus who demonstrates professionalism, leadership, service, encourages others to be better, and exudes an aura of friendliness.
- Tomasello Riccio and Nathaniel Lee
Legends Never Die: Given by the ACPHS Class of 2013 to recognize a Vermont student who displays leadershi and enthusiasm, as well as promotes pharmacy through advocacy.
- Jason Fine
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. ACPHS offers 17 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs including online Master of Biomedical Sciences and Master of Biotechnology programs. Students have myriad opportunities to extend what they are learning in the classroom at The Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET), at student-supported pharmacies in underserved communities, and at The Collaboratory, a public health resource designed to alleviate community health disparities in Albany’s South End neighborhood. ACPHS ranks #1 in New York State for best return on investment by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce and was graded an A+ for value by Niche.