usp celebrates its 185th anniversary

a magazine for alumni and friends of university of the sciences in philadelphia spring 2006, volume 95 no. 4

keeping a finger on the pulseA New Horizon for USP

first personAn Alternative Spring Break in Mississippi

culture of discoveryUSP Alumni Apply Themselves to the Patent Process

from the president

Paging through this issue of The Bulletin, I

feel both proud and humbled: Proud of our

alumni who continue to forge new paths

in their chosen professions and whose pio-

neering work is recognized by the awarding

of patents. Humbled by the responsibility

of ensuring future generations of students

receive the quality of education, the in-

spiration and support, and the leadership

skills that allow them to continue this great

tradition. Celebrating 185 years of history

reinforces this responsibility even as we

recognize the impact our graduates have

made on our world.

The successful implementation of our

strategic planning is critical to our ability

to foster future generations of innovators

and leaders. Our obligation is to provide

students with the opportunity to realize

their potential, and students expect nothing

less. Our commitment is to create an envi-

ronment in which ideas and talents flourish

among a community of students, faculty,

staff, and alumni who exemplify the values

of a USP education.

But we do not exist in an insular world. Ex-

ternal forces exert their own pressures, and

each day we face the challenges of attract-

ing the best and the brightest students and

faculty, of remaining in the forefront of

scientific and educational technologies.

Because of the growing opportunities

for graduates in the health sciences, new

programs are being developed quickly at

competitive institutions. Over the next two

years, it is likely that two local universities

will launch their own pharmacy programs.

Mindful of our unique position as the first

college of pharmacy in the nation, and

realizing the importance of building aware-

ness with prospective students and their

families, we are undertaking an initiative

to reinforce the stature of Philadelphia Col-

lege of Pharmacy. Beginning in July, we will

launch a major marketing and advertising

campaign featuring students, faculty, and

alumni of PCP and their accomplishments.

Through this effort, we will enhance the vis-

ibility of PCP and the individuals who shape

the reputation of USP’s flagship college.

USP has been fortunate to have attracted

some outstanding academic leaders

throughout its history, and I place a great

deal of emphasis on carefully planning when

a transition in leadership is anticipated. As

many of you know, Dr. Barbara Byrne, vice

president for academic affairs for the last

nine years, has announced her impending

retirement, effective June 30, 2007. Barb

has brought an extraordinary level of com-

mitment and dedication to her role, and she

had led USP to new standards of academic

excellence. The search for a new chief aca-

demic officer—a provost—is underway, and

you will hear more about that in the coming

months. Another key administrative leader-

ship position that has been established is

a senior vice president for marketing and

development. A search is underway for that

position also, and I anticipate announcing an

appointment by the fall.

Once again, let me thank all of you for your

ongoing support, manifest in so many ways,

for the students and faculty of USP. I hope

that many of you will be in attendance on

September 14 as we dedicate the new Sci-

ence and Technology Center, and I look

forward to expressing my gratitude person-

ally on that happy occasion.

With warm regards,

philip p. gerbino P’69, PharmD’70President

cover story

Culture of Discovery USP Alumni Apply Themselves to the Patent ProcessPage 3

Alumni who have earned patents tell their stories.

features

USP Celebrates 185 Years on Founder’s DayPage 6

A photo essay of USP’s 185th anniversary.

Keeping a Finger on the Pulse A New Horizon for USPPage 8

USP puts a new vision of the future into focus.

First Person: An Alternative Spring Break in MississippiPage 12

Students and administrators volunteer to clean up damage from Hurricane Katrina.

departments

Alumni FocusPage 14

Student FocusPage 16

Sports in ShortPage 17

Bulletin BoardPage 18

Alumni EventsPage 21

Scholarly ActivityPage 23

Class NotesPage 28

a magazine for alumni and friends of university of the sciences in philadelphia

spring 2006, volume 95 no. 4

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In 1421, Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi created a method of transport-ing marble more cheaply via a paddleboat. His idea earned him the right to burn any ship borrowing his design for three years. Perhaps this was the first patent. Encouraging scientific discovery by providing patent protection has been part of United States history since the birth of the nation—Samuel Hopkins of Philadel-phia received the first federal patent in 1790, at the cost of $4, for a new method of “making pot and pearl ashes,” used to make soap and gunpowder. Encouraging scientific discovery has been part of USP since its inception as well. And our alumni have the patents to prove it. Currently, more than 600 patents for new drugs, delivery processes, and medical equipment are held by USP alumni. Ac-cording to patent holders, that spirit of discovery was fostered in the classrooms and culture of USP.

Providing the Right Motivation“USP gave me the firm scientific foundation in biology, chemistry, and the scientific method. It was a very rigorous

undergraduate school. You had to work hard to do well. Every one of the professors was outstanding and giving to the students. This combination of rigor and compassion was very motivating,” says LEONARD JACOB BI’70, MD, PhD, chairman of Life Science Advisors. Dr. Jacob was a collaborator on six patents, some related to an anti-infective class of drugs used to treat eye infections, sexually transmitted diseases, and wounds. “One of the big questions in the pharma-ceutical field is, how do you convert bench science to the bedside, to pharmaceutical products,” says Dr. Jacob. “Patents provide proprietary ownership for the company, offering an incentive to develop products that impact human health.” One of Dr. Jacob’s patents that is impacting human health supported the commercialization of Visicol, prescribed to prepare a patient for a colonoscopy so the doctor can visualize the colon, aiding in cancer prevention.

Prepared for Discovery The multidisciplinary study encouraged at USP trains students to look at problems from different angles. “Being a chemistry major at a school of pharmacy made me very interested in drugs and how they work,” says Harvard associate

professor MICHAEL S. WOLFE C’84, MS, PhD. “I took physiology

and pharmacology courses in addition to the required

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produce the amyloid peptide. “In retrospect, we now believe that the molecules covered by these particular patents are not likely to become useful drugs of themselves, because they completely block the protease, which has important normal functions in the body,” he says. “So the protease should ideally be tweaked to lower the amyloid peptide while not blocking the essential pathway. We have recently identified molecules that do just that, and our new Alzheimer therapeutics lab is working hard to modify these compounds to make them optimally active in mouse models of the disease.”

Equipped to Be a LeaderMAXWELL GORDON C’41 (PhD, Univer-sity of Pennsylvania) holds close to 200 patents amassed over a 50-year career in the

pharmaceutical industry with Squibb, Smith Kline and French, Bristol Laboratories, and Ajinomoto. His patents are in areas as diverse as animal feeds, contraceptives, and analgetic abuse. “My foundation in chemistry and biology from USP was very important. That type of cross training is not common at the undergraduate level.” Retirement hasn’t brought Dr. Gordon’s discovery days to a halt. He filed two new patents in 2004. The first builds on his 1973 patent on adding denaturants to narcotics to prevent the potential for abuse. Mor-phine, codeine, and oxycodone have been widely abused, in the case of oxycodone by dissolving an oral tablet in water to prepare an injectable form. Dr. Gordon’s newest invention adds a gum substance to the mix that thickens into a gelatin when in contact with water, so the opiate cannot be sepa-rated from the denaturant, adding a double deterrent for abuse. “The FDA couldn’t defractionate this dosage form,” says Dr. Gordon. He expects the patent to be ap-proved this year. Dr. Gordon’s second new patent applica-tion is for the use of curdlan sulfate to inhibit HIV. “No drugs have succeeded in curing HIV; this holds out the prospect of a cure,” he says. The HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy) treatment for HIV reduces viral load below detectable levels, but the virus is hiding somewhere not accessible to the drugs. Curdlan sulfate flushes out the T-cells harboring the virus so that HAART can attack the remnants of the virus. Both of Dr. Gordon’s current patents are for discoveries in areas his former companies worked in but then closed down. “It proves the need to have more scientists pursuing careers in the leadership of the industry. Some of the work I am most proud of was outside the bench, working in licensing and directing the cancer program at Bristol.”

Trained to Think DifferentlyNot all USP alumni patents are for drug discovery. AMANY MANSOUR-AWAD P’92, founder of Red Fox Validation, created and patented a software program that helps pharmaceutical companies test their facilities for FDA approval. “Validat-ing a new facility and its equipment to prove they are capable of producing a consistent product takes, on average, one

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to two years,” says Mansour-Awad, “and accounts for, on average, ten percent of a new building’s engineering cost.” The labor-intensive process first involves writing protocols and then testing and documenting the equipment. To validate a facility takes 12,000 to 24,000 man-hours. Mansour-Awad’s product, ValCreate, cuts the time needed to create protocols by about 40 percent, providing more consistency and uniformity with FDA standards. Three types of protocols are involved: Installation Qualification (IQ) ensures the equipment is installed correctly. Operational Qualifica-tion (OQ) proves the equipment operates according to the manufacturer’s specifica-tions. And Performance Qualification (PQ) verifies that the equipment all works cor-rectly together to manufacture the product. The software program also reduces the review cycle by near 30 percent by organiz-ing the documentation and review process. Mansour-Awad’s knowledge of the validation process was learned working for a start-up firm as well as in the innova-tion-driven pharmaceutical industry in Japan for several years. The idea for the new software process was formulated while attending business school, and she formed her own company to launch it.

Equipped to ServeAnd a USP education can even prepare those helping others submit patents or working to approve patents. MICHAEL N. MERCANTI P’84 (JD’89 Case Western Reserve Univer-sity) uses his pharmacy background to help clients of his firm, Lucas and Mercanti, LLP, prepare and prosecute patent applications, especially in pharmaceutical, chemical, biochemical, and biotechnology areas. His clients include large pharmaceutical companies such as Schering-Plough, emerg-ing biotechnology companies such as Enzon Pharmaceuticals and Imclone, excipient manufacturers such as Colorcon, and inter-national pharma companies based in South Korea and Italy. “I represent a number of companies that do research in many differ-ent scientific fields,” says Mercanti. “PCP&S provided me with a broad founda-tion in the pharmaceutical and life sciences from which to draw upon. My undergradu-ate education is an integral element of the intellectual property law which I practice.” While DONNA DRAGON JAGOE P’80, RPh, was working at a retail pharmacy in

Alexandria, Virginia, an examiner from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) came into the pharmacy for a prescription. “He happened to be a phar-macist as well and proceeded to tell me about his job while I filled his prescription. I was interested and went to the USPTO website and researched the patent examiner position. I applied online and submitted my transcript. After an interview, I had the job.” Jagoe now examines patents in the areas of chemistry and pharmacology composi-tions and methods. Fellow USP grad PHYLLIS SPIVACK P’78 also works at the USPTO, and her area of expertise is medicinal chemistry. “A good chemistry and biology background, combined with a knowledge of pharmaceutics and anato-my, is a perfect background for my job here at the patent office,” Jagoe says. “I get applications for pharmaceutical agents, method of using pharmaceutical agents, and significant dosage forms, and many of them are improvements over the medica-ments that I have learned and dispensed in the past. My Remington and my Facts and Comparisons sit on my desk at all times and are constantly in use.”

Encouraged in CreativityAs a hospital pharmacist, RICHARD D. PAOLETTI P’95 knows certain look-alike, sound-alike medications can be easily confused to disastrous results. So he developed a creative solution: the patented ShrinkSafe ID Band, which covers an existing medicine bottle to distinguish a high-risk medication from others and require an additional step before dosing. The first will be used on neuro-muscular blocking agents. MICHELLE FONTANA MPT’90 developed and patented the ROMNEE machine to help her physical therapy patients regain range of motion as quickly as possible. President and CEO of the biotechnology startup Aptagen, LLC, GAETANO THOMAS CALTAGIRONE BC’93 (PhD, Drexel University College of Medicine) holds a patent for human mannose-binding protein production in methylotrophic yeast. JILL E. PINKETT PharmD’94 holds two patents for dosage delivery systems from her work at Shire Labs.

USP alumni have also patented some rather unusual items. LUANNE ZABYTKO P’77, an AstraZeneca employee, holds the patent on the Silk Touch golf putter she invented to improve her game. JOHN JOSEPH PharmD’00, a pharmacy manager at Praxair Healthcare Services, patented an automatic sprinkler garden edging system that waters the lawn while serving as a border. Components of rechargeable batteries were coinvented by PAUL J. NIGREY C’70, PhD, a senior member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratory. GEORGE N. PAJOVICH PharmD’93, employed by Wyeth-Ayerst Research, holds the patent for a mini garlic slicer. USP continues to encourage the spirit of discovery in its students. And we expect our alumni will be creating things that impact the world for generations to come.

chemistry curriculum. The next logical step was a degree in medicinal chemistry. My USP experience was a critical part of matur-ing into an interdisciplinary scientist.” Dr. Wolfe has two patents and has established a new lab at Harvard specifically dedicated to discovering and developing drug candidates for Alzheimer’s disease. He first became interested in Alzheimer’s disease when, at a meeting during his post-doc days, a clinical scientist told him about the amyloid peptide found deposited in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. “I wondered if I could approach the problem of amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease as a chemist and offer a different perspective.” Both of Dr. Wolfe’s patents are for molecules or processes that work to block g-secretase, one of two proteases that

Abu S. Alam, PhD, P’67Thomas F. August P’76 Joseph V. Bondi, PhD, P’72Martin Buchalter P’55Joseph P. Burns C’42Gaetano T. Caltagirone BC’92Robert J. Capetola, PhD, BI’71Vincent J. Cease P’56Elizabeth T. Corsi, PharmD’81Robert E. Dempski, PhD, P’56H. M. Neale Dickinson P’44Agustin D. Escobar, PhD, PCEU’77Charles A. Fenstermacher, PhD, P’50Melvin C. Firman BAC’40Jon R. Fisher, Jr., TX’84Michelle A. Fontana MPT’90David A. Freas P’73Robert Goldman C’39Maxwell Gordon, PhD, C’41Wayne M. Grim, PhD, PhC’52William E. Hanford, PhD, HonDSc’56Richard J. Harwood, PhD, P’65 Glenn A. Herskowitz P’83Joel W. Hockensmith, PhD, P’77Edward A. Hotko P’51Mary S. Howett, PhD, BI’69Michael R. Hoy, PhD, P’81Leonard S. Jacob, MD, PhD, BI’70David B. Jaspan P’79John S. Joseph, PharmD’00Frank A. Kapral, PhD, BI’52Laurence B. Katz, PhD, P’59Martin Katz, PhD, P’54 Arnold Koff C’35Marvin L. Lewbart, MD, P’51

Charles A. Lung C’61Elizabeth L. MacNamara, PhD, C’49Gerhard Maerker, PhD, C’51Amany Mansour-Awad P’92Keith Marmer MPT ’89, DPT ’04Clayton E. Matthews BAC’40Gunvant N. Mehta P’62Allen Misher, PhD, HonDSc’59Paul J. Nigrey, PhD, C’70Joseph L. O’Neill P’55George N. Pajovich, Jr., PharmD’93Richard D. Paoletti, Jr., P’95Jill E. Pinkett PCEU’94Robert L. Pollack, PhD, C/BAC’48Gerald P. Polli, PhD, P’56William J. Reilly, Jr., P’85Glenn F. Reynolds OrgC’67Marvin E. Rosenthale, PhD, P/PCOG’56Edward J. Saggese C’49Stanley Scheindlin, DSc, PhC’47Clyde E. Shoop P’51Leonard S. Silbert, PhD, C’43William E. Smith, PhD, P’52Robert D. Spiers, DSc, C’36Irach B. Taraporewala MedC’81Sameeh S. Toukan, PhD, P’51Manuel Tubis, PhD, C’31R. Richard Unangst P’58Walter J. Valentine P’93Robert A. Volz C’54Donald Waber P’43Thomas A. Wheatley P’57Brian Williams P’84Michael S. Wolfe, PhD, C’84Luanne Zabytko P’77

usp’s honor roll of patent holdersAlumni from as far back as 1930 (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy) and as recent as 2004 collectively hold more than 600 patents:

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On February 23, USP celebrated its anniversary of the day the University was first founded as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP) 185 years ago—February 23, 1821. The annual event, known as Founder’s Day, commemorates the legacy of PCP and the growth of what was once a small college into what is now a vibrant university.

The practice of pharmacy in the nineteenth century still relied heavily on centuries-old folk wisdom passed down from apothecary to apothecary. In 1821, 68 prominent Philadelphia apothecaries met in Carpenters’ Hall to establish improved scientific stan-dards and train more competent apprentices and students. They pledged “to invite a spirit of pharmaceutical investigation” and to guard the public from “the introduction of spurious, adulterated, deteriorated, or otherwise mischievous articles.” One year later, they organized and incorporated the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy—the first college of pharmacy in North America. The group ushered in a new era in the practice of pharmacy—the identification, selection, compounding, and analysis of drugs—and laid the foundation for a legacy of future advances and discoveries. Many revolutionary discoveries contrib-uting to today’s practice of pharmacy were made by PCP graduates. More recent graduates of USP have continued this legacy and are founders of their own pharmaceuti-cal companies or companies serving the pharmaceutical industry.

The day-long celebration commenced at noon with birthday cake in the cafeteria. President Gerbino joined students, faculty, and staff for a slice of the birthday cake. A disc jockey and birthday decorations created a festive mood. Later that day, the 185th birthday celebration continued with a reception in the ARC. More than 150 students and staff gathered in the Mercadante Atrium for a

birthday party featuring “mocktails,” sandwiches, snacks, and fun. USP’s own mascot, Drake even made an appearance. A dance party followed the reception in the gymnasium featuring Jason Douglas’ Danceadelphia. USP’s 185th birthday party was an event to remember!

President Gerbino gets into the spirit of the celebration.

Keeping a Finger on the PulseA New Horizon for USP

by kimberly iapalucci

“We have an obligation to live up to our legacy,” says PRESIDENT GERBINO P’69, PharmD’70. “What better time than our 185-year celebration to work together in fostering new research and educational innovations sustaining University of the Sciences in Philadelphia’s reputation and niche as a leader in educat-ing tomorrow’s scientists and health care professionals.” The mammoth legacies of graduates such as ELI LILLY ’07, ROBERT MCNEIL ’38, JOHN WYETH ’54, and SILAS M. BURROUGHS 1877 are well-known within the USP community. They are joined by recent alumni who concur that they learned valuable leadership skills at USP. Rapid advances in the health and science marketplace, a change in the way higher education operates, and increasing competi-tion creates new challenges for USP. Policy makers are demanding more accountability from higher education. Colleges and univer-sities across the nation are using more contemporary business principles rather than traditional academic models. To retain our culture and philosophy, faculty and

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administrators need to be equally flexible to meet the needs of tomorrow. President Gerbino and his team recognize that not only does USP have a remarkable legacy but the institution’s growth continues to parallel the rapid growth of the region’s science, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. The Greater Philadelphia region was recently ranked fifth nationally for strength in the life sciences industry. A recent Brookings Institution study named Philadelphia second only to the New York metropolitan area as a center for pharma-ceutical research with firms like GlaxoSmith-Kline and Merck that each have a significant research and manufacturing presence in the region. In our 185th year, USP still has its finger on the pulse of these industries. Our students remain some of the most marketable, and remarkable, graduates in Philadelphia. “Our future students need to be the best,” says President Gerbino. “We want them to excel during their college career at USP and evolve into the innovators and leaders our alumni have been and continue to be.” To ensure USP keeps pace with the dynamic marketplace that encompasses the

pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and health care industries, President Gerbino took the lead in building upon the University’s existing strategic plans. “My executive management committee (EMC) joined me for a series of brainstorm-ing sessions to try to articulate the concepts that we need to address as we plan and strategize for a competitive and rapidly changing environment,” he says. “My role was largely conceptual—I aimed to just keep everyone focused on what USP should aspire toward, ideologically, and within the context of our mission.” With these issues at the forefront, Presi-dent Gerbino and the EMC collaborated and crafted eight concepts, or Vision State-ments (see sidebar) that would be critical to enhancing the value of USP. A statement of focus or goal for each of the areas was crafted. The Vision Statements build upon the framework of Vision 2010 and provide a springboard to the future. To ensure that the process benefited from expert guidance and support, President Gerbino engaged Goldstein & Associates, a consulting group with extensive experience developing strategic planning for higher education. The group consulted with the EMC in developing the planning process itself and in developing the vision statements into more fully articulated charges for the working committees. SARA GALLAGHER, assistant vice president & executive assistant to the president, who is a member of the EMC, is working closely with Goldstein & Associates in managing the process.

vision statementsCommunity Involvement: The University participates as a positive influence and partner in the community.

Culture of Community: Foster a culture of community where respect, civility, collegiality, collaboration, and creativity are practiced and valued.

Education at USP: USP students will become professionals distinguished by leadership, innovation, and excellence in a dynamic and diverse global society.

Marketing and Branding: Create a culture of brand behavior and integrated marketing throughout the University.

Market Responsiveness: Develop market-responsive curricula, programs, collaborations and partnerships, and centers of excellence that enhance the University’s mission, vision, and social benefit and become sources of rev-enue. Be prepared to identify and react to opportunities resulting from changes in the structure and environment of higher education, such as the consolidation of institutions and programs.

Philanthropy: Have the community realize that philanthropy is relationship building and is everyone’s responsibility. We must create a culture of philan-thropy within the University community, its students, parents, alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations.

Research: Create a nucleus or core research environment that inspires students and faculty toward research and scholarship, brings in extramural funding, and develops intellectual property that provides or enhances social benefit.

Stewardship and Effectiveness: Continue to create the University of the future. This includes its physical nature and incorporates the concepts of stewardship of our resources, efficiency, effectiveness, quality, value, and cost of all aspects of our operations.

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strategic planning committees envision usp’s futureThe successful development and implementation of the new vision involves more than 70 individuals representing many disciplines, skills, and backgrounds.

It became clear to the team, as they weighed the issues surrounding today’s USP, that what will attract tomorrow’s students to the University over competitors will be our continued promise of value and quality of education, proven by the success of our alumni and students. They will see our graduates willingly take the lead to advance the practice of pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, research, and health policy and in all areas of the life and health sciences, filling a growing need in these industries where job opportunities outnum-ber qualified applicants.

“We need to continue to deliver value,” notes President Gerbino. “There is a ‘flight toward quality’ among today’s students. They are discriminating consumers making decisions about their future. Value is what convinces them—not merely market-ing messages.” The University has already been taking some steps toward addressing marketplace needs and preparing our students to contrib-ute to their chosen professions. The new fitness and health management program (see page 20) was developed in response to national trends in health promotion

and wellness. A bachelor of science degree in pharmaceutical marketing and manage-ment was recently created as well to prepare our students for employment in the thriving biotechnology and pharmaceutical indus-tries. The program is unique in that it gives students a foundation in science education combined with essential business courses. Other new programs that address the changing needs of incoming students include a bachelor of science degree in humanities and sciences and a master of public health. The successful development and imple-mentation of the new vision requires

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involvement from many constituencies across the University community. Seventy-four individuals representing many disci-plines, skills, and backgrounds were selected to serve on the eight committees to analyze the vision statements and develop strategies to bring them to their full realization. Once those strategies are articulated, the next phase of the process will involve setting priorities and developing tactical plans, resource needs, and a timeline for implementation. By early summer, the committees will propose strategies that will be considered

over the upcoming year. During the one-year period, the strategies will be prioritized, and by May 2007, the tactical plans will be in place. Other members of the USP com-munity will be engaged in future phases of this process. Keeping our energies focused on the mission, vision, strategies, and tactics will ensure that University of the Sciences in Philadelphia continues to be a dynamic and thriving institution of higher learning. “Working together as a community—integrated and striving toward a common

Community Involvement“Good community relationships are more than just a good idea—they’re

an obligation for any university in an urban setting. We will take that philosophy a step further, focusing in a very active way on expanding our definition of ‘community’ to include not only our neighbors and community organizations but also public health centers and local schools, promoting even greater interaction between the University and the community.”mary kate mcgintyCommittee Chair, Associate Vice President, Community and Government Relations

MembersCarolyn Blackwell, University City District, Director of Neighborhood InitiativesBob Boughner, Chair, HumanitiesLeslie Bowman, Coordinator, Instructional Services, Associate Professor, Information Science

Stan Crommarty, Director, Public Safety & SecurityLen Farber, Director, Student Life and Leadership DevelopmentBarry Grossbach, Board of Trustees, Chair of Zoning Committee, Spruce Hill Community Association

Bob Jones, Director, FacilitiesClaudia Parvanta, Chair, Social SciencesJoe Ruane, Vice Chair, Social SciencesVP Liaison: Liz Bressi-Stoppe, Vice President, Marketing & Public Affairs

Culture of Community“We are developing ways to build positive relationships across campus

for a stronger USP. Our focus has been to identify systemic issues that we can address that will enable us to move forward on all fronts. Key constituencies, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni, are helping to foster a positive community environment on campus.”b. j. cunninghamCommittee Chair, Assistant Dean, Student Development

MembersMignon Adams, Chair, Information ScienceMarty Beckerman, Director, Student Accounting ServicesJoe Canaday, Professional Academic Advisor

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Education“Our committee is focused on identifying strategic initiatives to ensure

that USP attracts highly motivated and engaged students, that our educa-tional programs are rigorous and relevant, and that our students graduate not just with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their careers but also with the skills necessary to be leaders and innovators.”peter millerCommittee Chair, Director, Academic Assessment

MembersAminta Breaux, Dean of StudentsBarbara Little, Assistant Dean of StudentsHarvey Maldow, AstraZeneca, Director, Professional RelationsSuzanne Murphy, Associate Dean, Misher College of Arts and SciencesBruce Rosenthal, Assistant Director, Pharmaceutical BusinessShanaz Tejani-Butt, Associate Dean and Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSuzanne Trump, Assistant Dean, Academic Advising and RetentionAndrew Ward, Student, Biology and Doctor of PharmacyVP Liaison: Barbara Byrne, Vice President, Academic Affairs

Marketing and Branding“In order to remain competitive, USP will need to distinguish itself with

a strong brand identity that everyone in the University understands, embraces, and lives every day. USP’s brand must be a promise of value and a quality education.”carolyn vivaldiCommittee Chair, Associate Vice President, Strategic Marketing Communications

MembersStephanie Bean, AlumnaMichael Brody, Director and Curator, Museum

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Dianna Collins, Director, Enrollment CommunicationBuzz Kerr, Associate Dean, Philadelphia College of PharmacyPat Peterson, Director, Career ServicesGlenn Rosenthal, Chair, Pharmaceutical Marketing & Health Care BusinessKatherine Wright, Assistant Director, Human ResourcesVP Liaison: Liz Bressi-Stoppe, Vice President, Marketing & Public Affairs

Market Responsiveness“We will identify strategies to help the University benefit from changes in

the higher education landscape. Opportunities may include new programs, strategic partnerships, academic partnerships, or centers of excellence.”andrew petersonCommittee Chair, Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Administration

MembersSusan Barrett, Assistant Vice President, Corporate, Foundation and Alumni Relations

John Connors, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies, Director, Flexible Option

Shawn Curtin, Executive Director, Finance and OperationsMargaret Kasschau, Associate Vice President, Academic AffairsLarry Poli, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical BusinessRichard Stefanacci, Executive Director, Health Policy InstituteVP Liaison: Gary F. Raisl, Vice President, Finance & Administration

Philanthropy“A common misconception of philanthropy is that it is solely financial

giving. True philanthropy is much more. It is the giving of self. Creating a culture of philanthropy for our University is the responsibility of every member of the USP community, past, present, and future.”george downsCommittee Chair, Director, Annual Fund

MembersAmy Bryant, Senior Director, Data & StewardshipChris Gradel, Assistant Director, Human ResourcesKen Leibowitz, Assistant Professor, CommunicationsWalter Perry, Associate Dean/Director, Multicultural Affairs Harry Siegel, Associate Dean, Enrollment ServicesStudent Government RepresentativesVP Liaison: Kenneth J. D. Boyden, Vice President, Institutional Advancement

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Research“Although people clearly recognize the fact that USP has a long tradition as

an educational institution, it is less well known that we have been a leader in research, as well. Our committee will be devising strategies that will enable the University to continue to be a leader in the area of research and scholarly activity.”russell digateCommittee Chair, Dean, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

MembersTilman Baumstark, Assistant Professor, BiologyAnil D’mello, Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesShawn Farrell, Director, Corporate & Foundation RelationsRobert Field, Director, Health Policy ProgramBrigid Isackman, Associate ControllerRuth Schemm, Dean, College of Health SciencesReynold Verret, Dean, Misher College of Arts and SciencesRod Wigent, Dean, College of Graduate StudiesVP Liaison: Barbara Byrne, Vice President, Academic Affairs

Stewardship and Effectiveness“Safeguarding all assets that have been entrusted with us has been our

goal. Good stewardship means protecting and treasuring our community (students, alumni, staff, and the neighborhood), endowment, facilities, branding strategy, legacy reputation, and traditions. If we aim to manage these resources and continue to fulfill USP’s mission in the most produc-tive and customer-centered manner possible, then our committee will have met its goal.” joe trainorCommittee Chair, Controller, Associate Vice President, Finance

MembersRuss Hart, Capitol Program Manager, FacilitiesPat Lepore, CIO & Associate Vice President, Information TechnologyEileen McGovern, Assistant Vice President, Administrative ServicesTom Moiani, Manager, University PurchasingPreston Moore, Associate Professor, ChemistrySteve Sheaffer, Vice Chair, Experiential LearningAlan Sims, RegistrarRod Wigent, Dean, College of Graduate StudiesVP Liaison: Gary F. Raisl, Vice President, Finance & Administration

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goal—is an essential element in our vision for our future,” says President Gerbino. “The conclusions and recommendations emerging from these working groups will not be the end of the process but the begin-ning of a strategic journey that will take USP well into the future.”

drive and energy of nearly 700 college students in March 2006 alone is incredibly daunting, but it didn’t seem to faze him and his staff very much. “We know how to place people where they are needed the most and how to get the most value out of every volunteer hour,” said Boisvert. For our part, we went wherever we were assigned and gave every last ounce of our effort.

As hurricane relief volunteers, we worked in Waveland for seven days. During that time, I worked alongside some of the most dedicated, civic-minded students I’ve ever encountered. Over the course of the week, our students worked together with nearly 80 students from five or six different univer-sities, including groups from University of Maine, University of South Dakota, and Loyola College in Maryland. Each day, we were directed to another site. Some days it was a long stretch of sand strewn with the swollen artifacts of count-less homes, chunks of memories returned to the land after churning in the sea that stole it. Other days, the site was nothing more than the tattered remains of a home, or a home demolished, or a home to be demol-ished. In a sense, it didn’t matter where we were sent, the work was nearly always the same: attempt to create order from chaos. The jobs were varied and plentiful. One day might be spent dragging bits of water-

logged debris, some as large and as heavy as a refrigerator, to a pile at the side of the road. The next day you might find yourself gutting a home while the owner paced the yard frantically, wracked with anguish and grief, unable to watch the demolition. Other days might be spent in an elementary school working with children while the few remaining teachers caught up on their paperwork or even processing volunteer

work orders or coordi-nating intake for volunteer lawyers. Sharing the tragedy and hope of the resi-dents’ lives was half of our volunteer experi-ence. After a few days, the stories I collected began to stack up in my mind like little

mountains of narrative rubble. Like the piles of debris that dotted the landscape through-out Waveland, the stories were eerily similar in scope and inspiration. They are familiar to anyone who cared to watch the devasta-tion unfold on CNN. The stories matched the images of so many news reports during the storms: elderly women clinging to trees, people stranded on roofs, parents desper-ately seeking a lost child, someone reaching out across raging flood waters to save a complete stranger. When a person from Waveland shares his or her story with you directly, however similar it may be to others you’ve heard, it anchors you to the people and to the place. It seemed as though the stories were the only way we, as volunteers, could hope to unite the tragedy with the aftermath. It was

also the most direct way for the survivors and the volunteers to disengage from the damage that surrounded them and to connect with the hope and inspiration that welled within them. One USP student, who hails from New York, confided to me that her experience came into focus while clearing debris from the home of a local firefighter. Among the many belongings she retrieved from the wreckage was a ball cap embroidered with “FDNY.” Later, she learned that the fire-fighter had volunteered at Ground Zero after September 11. “At that moment, I felt a connection,” she said, “and I under-stood exactly what we were doing and what it meant.” For me, it came after a day full of slog-ging debris across 25 yards of sandy beach to piles at the edge of a road. It was a simple “thank you” offered by an old timer in a

front loader. He lived in one of the houses on the other side of the road, and for a time at least, he could sit atop his hulking ma-chinery and look past the mountains of garbage to a clear beach and a calm sea. It was enough to be thankful for. And for me, being thanked was enough too. For me, those two simple, kind words passed from a local to a volunteer, barely audible over the din of a rumbling front loader, became the sound of progress and hope in Waveland.

“Sometimes what’s most profound is how a place feels, how it squirms into your consciousness, how it changes your life. Those kinds of places cannot be described—they can only be experienced.”

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ANGELA YU PharmD’08 (left) and LING YANG PharmD’11 (right) put their hearts, souls, and a lot of muscle into their volunteer efforts.

Instead of going to Cancun or South Padre Island, 16 USP students chose to spend their spring break doing volunteer hurricane relief in Waveland, Mississippi. Organized by the University’s Center for Community Connections, the weeklong volunteer effort was billed as an “Alternative Spring Break.” I chaperoned on the humanitarian mission with ELIZA-BETH GABLE, director of USP’s Center for Community Connections, and PATTY O’HAGAN, administrator for student activities. While other college students across the country dedicated themselves to advancing the more debauched aspects of a traditional spring break, these students committed themselves to a week of intense

volunteerism in some of the worst conditions in the country. Few of us were prepared for the experience. Before I left for Waveland, I had a long conversation with my younger sister, Julie, who works for the Red Cross in our home-town, Fort Worth, Texas. After spending months working with evacuees, she was sent to New Orleans for a week to help with the volunteer efforts organized for Mardi Gras. As she was leaving the Gulf Coast, I was arriving. “New Orleans is bad, but you’re going to the hardest hit area,” she said. I could tell she was working up to a warning. New Orleans may have flooded, but Waveland was nearly swept off the map. Seventy-five-foot waves and winds topping

NASCAR speeds ripped through this Gulf Coast community of working- and middle-class Mississippians, leaving complete destruction and vulnerability in its wake. “When we were there we saw dead animals rotting in trees, cars on top of houses, houses on top of cars…” her voice trailed off. She wanted to tell me what to expect. She wanted me to be prepared. She wanted me to be able to prepare the students for what they might encounter. But she couldn’t. After my week “on the ground,” I under-stood. Sometimes, words and pictures just don’t cut it. Sometimes what’s most pro-found is how a place feels, how it squirms into your consciousness, how it changes

your life. Those kinds of places cannot be described—they can only be experienced. Realizing the silence, Julie abruptly asked where I was staying. “We’re at a volunteer base camp called the I Care Village. The Morrell Foundation runs it. I’m told we’ll be eating camp food and sleeping in tents.” “Well, if you’re in tents, you’ll fit right in. There are a lot of folks around there who don’t qualify for trailers. They’ve been in tents since September,” she said. During our trip, Steve Boisvert, the executive director of Community Collabora-tions International (CCI), straightforwardly expressed the collective attitude among the residents of Waveland trying to rebuild. “We’re the only ones,” he said. “We’re the only people who can show up at someone’s door today, ask them what they need help with, and return tomorrow to get that job done.” He has been directing the volunteer efforts of college students in Waveland since the storm passed in September. CCI was responsible for coordinating all our volunteer activities and providing our accommodations. Working with a consor-tium of relief providers, CCI is targeting their efforts toward serving Waveland’s most vulnerable residents. Coordinating the

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First PersonAn Alternative Spring Break in Mississippi

by shawn j. farrell

Sixteen USP students and three administrators traveled to Waveland, MS, during spring break to assist with the clean-up effort following Hurricane Katrina. Pictured in the first row, from left, are: Jeena Joseph PharmD’08; Dipti Mirchandani BI’06; Diana Samuel PMM’08; Sapana Amin PharmD’08; Courtney Cavelieri PharmD’11; Cari Kerby HPsy’09; Xy Ling Yang PharmD’11; Brandi Garbutt PharmD’09; Mary Geiser PA’08; and Nisha Patel PharmD’08. Second row, from left: Jonathan Hanna C’06; Yin Chieh (Angela) Yu PharmD’08; Shawn Farrell, director of corporate and foundation relations; Patricia O’Hagan, administrator for student activities; Elizabeth Gable, director of the Center for Community Connections; Elise Autenrieth C’06; Lauren Cowley PharmD’10; Sibyounthanh Lam PharmD’10; and Adam Haydt C’09.

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When KEITH MARMER MPT ’89, DPT ’04 was attending classes at USP becoming an inventor was the last thing on his mind. How did this former PT in sports medicine become one of the Philadel-phia Magazine “100 People to Watch” in 1996? He quips, “It all just came my way and started steamrolling.” Marmer invented DV2-FCE technology. While functional capac-ity evaluation (FCE) was already in use in the physical therapy industry as a method of measuring movement, Marmer improved the technique by inventing and patenting a computerized video motion analysis system to measure FCE. He formed his company, PhysioMetrics, Inc., to deliver this revolutionary computer system. The system employs videotapes of individuals in motion and mea-sures human function through virtual reality. Soon after the idea for videotaping human movement came to Marmer, he realized he needed to make the system mobile so he could sell it. “One day I decided to take a room full of the equip-ment down to my basement and rebuild it to fit into the trunk of my car,” recalls Marmer. His efforts earned him three patents: one for the computerized system and two others for making the system mobile. When PhysioMetrics was founded it was the first health

care services company to provide mobile physical analysis testing services and consulting. It was at this point that Marmer authored the technology’s clinical training manual and created a certification in PhysioMetrics Functional Capacity Evaluation. “PhysioMetrics has conducted extensive research,” says Marmer. “The analysis of human movements by way of algorithms determines both functional capacity and level of effort. Our results are based solely on objective, factual data.” The data evaluates an individual’s functional level of work and ability to complete daily activities. The system caught on quickly in the insurance industry. “Insur-ance companies have found that they can determine the validity of worker’s compensation claims with DV2,” says Marmer. “Con-versely, those who are injured and cannot work might use the technology to support their claims.”

Marmer served as CEO of his company from 1996 to 2003 and as chief clinical operations officer through 2005. As CEO, he achieved significant annual increases in revenue for several consecu-tive years and secured three rounds of venture capital funding for execution of a national expansion strategy. He forged a major partnership with Deloitte Consulting and implemented comprehen-sive HIPAA policies and procedures. “I think the reason the company took off so quickly is simply because I loved what I was doing.” Today, PhysioMetrics has evolved into an entity that trains other physical therapists to use DV2 technology and has employees and licensees in 19 states. Current clients include WalMart, UPS, CVS, AIG, and Liberty Mutual. Marmer’s role as founder of the company has afforded him the opportunity to step back from daily operations and consult with other health care businesses. He is currently focusing on business development consulting for Specialty Diets in

Malvern, Pennsylvania. This newly formed company is benefiting from Marmer’s vision and strategic plan for entering its target markets through a world-class sales and marketing campaign. At 40, he is devising some ideas for his future. He’s been an adjunct professor of physical and occupational therapy at the University since 1999 and plans to continue in that role. “I enjoy the class-room time but also the course curriculum development and administrative roles,” Marmer

says. He is even taking on USP interns. “I just gave an internship to a pharmaceutical marketing and management student. I think she’ll be terrific.” He also plans to continue to lecture nationally. He will be presenting his most recent research, titled Differences in Reliability between Generally Accepted Measures of Effort in Functional Capacity Evaluations, at the American Physical Therapy Associa-tion Annual Conference this summer. Publication of the research is pending. He also noted that he is excited about the prospect of helping to attract more research and corporate activity to USP. “The personal-ized attention and the chance to network during my years as a student helped me develop strategic thinking and enhance my best skills. I am very motivated to help USP maintain its role of produc-ing movers and shakers in the health care industry.”

“I think the reason the company took off so quickly is simply because I loved what I was doing.”

keith marmer mpt’89, dpt’04

From PT to Inventor: Alumnus Carves His Own Niche Each day became more difficult, as the thinning air caused physical and mental fatigue. The guides warned him about the final day. “They said it would be the longest day of my life. To think that all my preparation and training came down to this one day.” He would sleep for only two hours out of 24 that day. The final ascent began at 10 p.m. and continued until they all reached the summit at 8 a.m. They spent little time basking in their achievement. “You are mentally and physically exhausted. Your mind plays tricks because of the altitude. It is hard to think and reason,” Buck said. The group stayed on the summit for 40 minutes before turning around to begin their descent. Buck encountered headaches and some nausea along the way but

did not suffer from more severe forms of altitude sickness. Despite the “long, painful” trek down the mountain, Buck and his comrades greeted everyone coming up the mountain, something they vowed to do when they began their journey and no one spoke to them. They called out greetings of “jambo” or “karibu,” which mean hello and welcome in Swahili.

Upon completion of the climb, Buck thought about the many Boy Scouts who would be able to go to camp from the $2,600 he raised by soliciting donations before the trip. “This is my way of giving back to the Boy Scouts, thanking them for the time and energy of my leaders, as well as current and future leaders,” Buck said of his decision to link his climb with a fund-raising effort. The climb is something Buck will never forget. “Would I climb Mount Kilimanjaro again? You betcha.”

L.H. BUCK HEADINGS, JR., P’69 is no ordinary person, and he does many extraordinary, some would say, unbelievable, things. The pharmacist and admitted adventure travel junkie outdid all of his past exploits when he summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain. It was a personal odyssey for Buck. He did it for himself, to prove he had the grit and determination it took to scale a 19,340-foot mountain. He also did it as an Eagle Scout, to raise money for boy scouting programs in his hometown of Lewistown, Pennsylva-nia, as well as for his late father and another late longtime friend. “No matter how old you are, with a little training and prepara-tion, you can do almost anything,” he said. “You need the will to make life happen.” It was a will that would be sorely tested at times during the climb, even for a man who has made it his personal mission to accomplish all of the adventures listed on the Travel Channel’s “101 Things You Should Do Before You Die” list. “Climbing Kilimanjaro is like hiking from the equator to the north pole in five days. You go through five ecosystems,” Buck explained. The adventure nearly became a solitary one for Buck. The two British men who were to join him on the trip had been delayed on arriving in Tanzania. “The guides picked me up at the hotel and said I would be on my own,” he remem-bers. “At the last minute, we stopped at the airport on the way to the mountain and picked up the others.” As soon as the trio began their quest, they sensed the climb may be a bit more arduous than they first imagined. “The journey went from Serengeti heat to Arctic cold,” Buck said of the wild fluctuation in temperature. The men took the Marangu Route, an eastern trail up the moun-tain. It added an extra day to the trip but was worth it because the path is more gradual and gives climbers more time to acclimate to the high altitude. Although the group climbed 12 to 20 miles each day, they were reminded repeatedly to “pole, pole,” which is Swahili means “go slowly.” By the end of the climb, that was the only speed Buck could go. Days began early, around 5:30 a.m. After breakfast, the men would hike until stopping for a packed lunch. They would reach the next base camp by about 5 p.m. and have dinner. After dinner, there was time for a few photos and then it was off to set up the water and gear for the next day. Usually, everyone was asleep by 7 p.m.

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BUCK HEADINGS, P’69 (left) with Mount Kilimanjaro guide Ian Minjas at the summit of the mountain, October 6, 2005.

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“Climbing Kilimanjaro is like hiking from the equator to the north pole in five days. You go through five ecosystems.”

l.h. buck headings, jr., p’69

Climbing to Extraordinary Heights

Women’s Air Rifle Captures MAC TitleThe women’s varsity air rifle team captured the Pro Marksmanship division title at the Mid-Atlantic Air Rifle Championships hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard, defeat-ing Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s women’s air rifle team, 1355-1302.

Cross Country Teams Named All-AcademicThe men’s and women’s cross country teams have been selected by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as All-Academic Teams for the 2005 season. To qualify, a team must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Athletes must have competed in at least 50 percent of their team’s cross country competitions and appear on the National Collegiate Athlet-ics Association eligibility form.

The women’s team was one of just two Central Atlantic Colle-giate Conference (CACC) teams selected and one of 85 teams nationally to earn this honor. The men’s cross country team is the sole CACC representative among the 60 schools nationally selected.

JOY AIFUWA Pharm’10 was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. To qualify for this team one must finish among the top 30 percent of the runners at the NCAA regionals, compete in 50 percent of the team’s total meets, and have at least a 3.25 grade point average.

Women’s Basketball Awards

LEAH SHUMOSKI Pharm’07 and SHELBY RANCE Pharm’09 were named to Daktronics Division II Women’s Basketball All-Northeast Region Team as a First Team selection. They also were named Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Basketball Performers of the Year and were Second Team selections for the ECAC Division II Women’s Basketball All-Star Team.

Women’s Rifle AwardsMICHELLE BAUER Pharm’10 was named as the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Performer of the Year. She was also named First Team All-MAC in smallbore and Second Team All-MAC in air rifle for ’05–’06 season.

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The USP women’s cross country team, from left: Bob Heller, head coach of the women’s cross country team; Jean Dugan PharmD’10, Kristine Ziemba PharmD’09, Maureen McNally PharmD’11, Joy Aifuwa PharmD’10, Amanda Reed PharmD’09, Dana Lulias PT’09. Not pictured: Shelby Rance PharmD’09 and Hayley Lentz PMM’08.

The USP women’s tennis team, kneeling from left: Anna Garber PMM’08, Christina Sebastiani PharmD’11, Anne Olaya PharmD’11, Amanda Bedway PharmD’10, and Gabrielle Exler BI’09. Standing: Liz Ryan PharmD’10; Tara Torrone PharmD’09; Michelle Inzillo PharmD’08; Stephanie Gabel PT’09; Julian Snow, professor of chemistry and head coach of the women’s tennis team; Rachel Salahub PharmD’09; Sarah Leonard MT’09; and Christine Walsh PMM’08.

Women’s Sports Teams Honored with Banners in ARCOn February 23, USP celebrated recent champion-ships won by the women’s tennis and cross country teams. Banners in honor of the championships were revealed at a pep rally in the Bobby Morgan Arena. Over 100 students and staff joined president gerbino and bob heller, assistant director of athletics, for a fun-filled evening of cheering on the teams followed by a reception in the atrium of the ARC.

The USP women’s tennis team captured the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) championship by defeating Georgian Court University, 6-3, to earn the conference’s first-ever women’s tennis automatic bid to the NCAA championships.

The USP women’s cross country team outscored the nine other CACC schools competing at the champion-ship meet, winning the title by two points over Felician College and three over Georgian Court University. USP competed in the NCAA East Regionals for the third consecutive year, finishing 16th overall, their best finish ever in the event and the best finish ever by a CACC school.

This was the first CACC Championship won by either team.

Scholar-Athlete Soars On and Off the CourtWhen LEAH SHUMOSKI PharmD’07 was five, she told her mother she wanted to trade in her dance shoes for a softball glove. Nearly twenty years later, the scholar, athlete, and future pharma-cist is an honor student at USP, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Basketball co-Player of the Year, and the first player in the CACC to earn four Player of the Week awards. A high energy level, combined with a competitive spirit that would dazzle even a pro athlete, gives her the ambition to succeed. “I manage to do all the things I love to do because I know I may not have a second chance,” says Shumoski. “This is it; I’ll only be in college once.” She admits that being in competitive situations drives her to succeed like nothing else. As a senior forward on the USP women’s basketball team, she is the first Division II women’s player to amass 1,800 career points, 900 rebounds, 250 assists, 250 steals, and 100 blocked shots. Additionally, she is the first player in USP history (male or female) to record to 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. She helped lead the Devils to a 23-8 record. She also helped lead USP to its second CACC championship in three years and to earn a place in the NCAA Division II national championships. With two older brothers who were sport enthusiasts, Shumoski grew up a tomboy. Athleticism runs in her family, but so does an affinity for science. Her father, a chemistry and physics teacher, encouraged her from an early age to excel in science. Her oldest brother, Zach, who earned a degree in biology, returned to college at USP to pursue a second degree in pharmacy. They often attend classes together and push each other to keep going. “My brother is my role model,” she says. “Family ties keep me going. I really don’t want to disappoint my parents.” Gifted physically, she demonstrates her love of the game by keeping fit and healthy and being prepared for practices. “As a leader on the team, I encourage my teammates to come to practice ready to work hard but also have fun.” She noted that while college life should be fun, dedication to the game of basketball and aca-demic achievement need to come first. “You may let yourself down, but also you let the whole team down when you’re not at your best.” She keeps in mind that there is always someone better, and she reminds her team to stay humble. Shumoski advocates a balance in life among sports, academics, and a social life. She learned a valuable lesson when a knee injury during her senior year of high school kept her off the basketball courts for several months. “I realized that there needed to be some-thing else in life if basketball somehow wasn’t possible,” she says. She encourages her teammates to have fun and relax in between practices, classroom time, and exams. “I like to de-stress by spend-

ing time with my niece,” she says. “It helps me realize what is really important.” The scholar-athlete also volunteers to help the senior citizens who are members of her church. “Sometimes they just need help with everyday tasks.” Shumoski recognizes how her focus on teamwork and her drive to serve others will benefit her in the pharmacy profession. “I can imagine how being part of a team of doctors and nurses in a hospi-tal setting would require an understanding of collaborating with others toward a common goal—in this case helping the patient.” She believes her ability to communicate well and motivate others will be put to good use in her future profession. Shumoski will graduate in May of 2007 and looks forward to a fulfilling career as a practicing pharmacist. If her will to succeed at USP is any indication of her future, she will surely become a leader in the industry.

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mary kate mcginty, P’83 associate vice president for community and government relations, president gerbino and delbert s. payne, Board of Trustees Chairman, presented judge marjorie o. rendell HonDSc’05, First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-nia, with the collected works of her grandfather, otto w. osterlund, a 1899 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and former USP President (1921). Judge Rendell, accepted the collection on behalf of the Osterlund family. The presen-tation was part of USP’s Founder’s Day activities, which celebrated the University’s 185th anniversary on February 23, 2006.

A Special Legacy with Judge Midge Rendell

On February 23, 2006, Sylvester James Gates, Jr., PhD, delivered a talk titled, “Einstein’s Third Millennium Question: ‘Is Cosmic Concordance in Concomitance with Superstring/M-theory?’” as part of the University’s World Year of Physics lecture series. Gates presented an introduction to superstring/M-theory through the use of representative imagery. He also discussed cosmic concordance, including dark matter, dark energy, the CMB, and bayon asymmetry. A reception followed the lecture, giving all the attendees the opportunity to meet Gates and discuss physics. A special group of advanced placement high school students (pictured) traveled from Central Pennsylvania to attend the lecture, see the campus, and talk with faculty and Gates about career options.

Renowned Physicist Speaks on Campus

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Twenty physical therapy students celebrated a milestone in their careers on February 14 at the Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony. The students donned white coats and recited the Oath of a Health Professional, a gesture to reinforce their com-mitment to working with patients compas-sionately and to enhanc-ing their health and well-being. The ceremony

also marks a transition into the students’ final clinical rotations prior to their May 2006 graduation. With a shortage of physical therapists on the horizon, the stu-dents will be filling a growing need in their profession. Currently, the number of jobs exceeds the number of qualified professionals in the field. Future job opportunities include private practice and positions in doctor’s offices and fitness facilities. The aging popula-tion will create an increasingly strong demand for therapy in hospi-tals, rehabilitation settings, and home health care. Additionally, a trend toward wellness and prevention will spur a demand for physical therapists in organizational/corporate settings. Many compa-nies utilize physical therapists to develop on-site fitness programs or teach safe work habits to reduce workplace injuries. Physical therapists will notice a trend toward continuing education to keep stride with new advances and technologies.

Many states already require continuing education credits to remain licensed. Upon graduation, the twenty students who donned their white coats this February will take their licensure exam and be prepared to practice physical therapy. RUTH SCHEMM, EdD, dean of the College of Health Sciences, joined the students for their ceremony. “The Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony was a moving experience because students are given a symbol that signifies the responsibility of entering clinical practice,” she said. “This is a mantle of responsibility. Students realize the significance of this event and the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they bring to their future patients. The high number of faculty participants emphasizes the awesome responsibil-ity of preparing the new clinical leaders of tomorrow.”

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Fifth-year physical therapy students recite The Oath of the Health Professional at the

Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony.

Barbara Bourbon, PhD, PT, was keynote speaker at the ceremony. Bourbon, a former physical therapy professor at the University, gave valuable career advice to the new professionals.

One Step Closer to a Growing Profession

JAKARA WOODS PT ’06 dons her white coat with the help of PETER MILLER, PhD, physical therapy professor and director of academic assessment.

Oath of a Health ProfessionalAt this time, I vow to devote my professional life to the service of all humankind through my chosen health profession.

I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of human suffering my primary concerns.

I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal therapeutic outcomes for the individuals I serve.

I will keep abreast of developments and maintain professional competency.

I will embrace and advocate for positive changes in health service delivery systems.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

alumni events “If we want our alumni to remain involved in the life of the university, we need to remain involved in, and relevant to, the lives of our alumni.”

stacy m. rosemarin p’83

President Gerbino pictured with

Jerry Mazzucca P’67.

A group of students congratulate President Gerbino on his PLS

Leadership Award in San Francisco.

Graduates met at one of Philadelphia’s trendiest restaurants, Buddakan,

on Feb. 19 for the Target Alumni Dinner.

On Feb. 25, alumni met at the ARC for a basketball double header. The Devils played Holy Family University.

From left, first row: Chauntrelle Clayton PMM’03; Matt Crawford

PMM’03; Andrew Kennedy P’00; Jay Wood PharmD ’03; Melissa

Bradford Wood MPT’01. Row 2: Mark Tacelosky P’97, PharmD’98;

Steve Murray P’98, PharmD’99; Len Rosenberg P’80. Row 3: Mike

Wood MPT’01; Anthony Tassone PMM’03; Tony Carney P’80;

and Chris Bratelli PMM’05.

President Gerbino received the PLS Leadership Award at the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society Awards Dinner in San Francisco on March 18.

Humanities and ScienceThe interaction between courses such as biology and chemistry and courses in history, literature, and other humanities is the basis for this new major at USP. The program was created to provide a strong foundation in the natural sciences combined with in-depth study in the various disciplines of the humanities. The program is housed in the Misher College of Arts and Sci-ences. Graduates will have knowledge and awareness of issues prevalent in medicine, law, pharmacy practice, and other health and science fields. Students will complete 32 credits in natural sciences and a minimum of 42 credits in humanities. “What is unique about this curriculum is the amount of science required alongside a full liberal arts course load,” says C. REYNOLD VERRET, PhD, dean of the Misher College. “Broadening a student’s exposure to literature, languages, philosophy, and the arts combined with a substantial science background makes them more marketable to businesses and better pre-pared for a wide range of graduate options.” Students have an option to customize a major based upon a topic or theme of their choice. “Our students typi-cally have a strong sense of purpose coming to USP and are knowledgeable about issues in their area of inter-est,” says Dr. Verret. He also noted that since a large percentage of USP graduates pursue advanced degrees, the major will prove to be a popular background for medical, dental, or veterinary school as well as law school, library science, or other master’s and doctoral programs. During the course of study, every gradu-ate will complete the necessary requirements for application to medical school and various other graduate programs.

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New Majors Expand Career and Education OptionsUSP recently introduced two new bachelor of science degrees designed to give students more options as they choose careers or continue their education. For fall 2006, students can choose fitness and health management or humanities and science. Both programs reflect the University’s focus on preparing its students to gain employment or for entry into graduate programs.

“If the natural sciences can be successfully united with the social sciences and the humanities, the liberal arts in higher education will be revitalized…”

e. o. wilson, consilience: the unity of knowledge

Fitness and Health ManagementHoused in the College of Health Sciences, the program provides a foundation for graduate degrees or careers in athletic training, sports administration, fitness/wellness, health education, and other related fields that combine health sciences with exercise physiology, kinesiology, and sports psychology. Rather than focusing on illness and pathology, the curriculum focuses on the prevention of health problems. “Many incoming students have expressed interest in a pro-gram that integrates their interest in sports, recreation activities, sports management, health, and wellness,” says RUTH L. SCHEMM, EdD, dean of the College of Health Sciences at USP. “The program is unique in that it features two semesters of supervised fieldwork experience and a capstone course designed to integrate all aspects of the major.” Program requirements include courses in occupational thera-py, social sciences, pharmacy marketing and management, and biology. Many of the fitness major courses will be open to the USP student body as electives. Additionally, service learning and civic engagement will be important in the curriculum. An intern-ship requirement will feature active, student-centered learning so program requirements are integrated into real-world experiences. Employment opportunities for athletic trainers, health educa-tors, and fitness and wellness experts are expected to grow faster

than average through 2014. Job growth will be concentrated in health care industry settings such as ambula-tory health care services

and hospitals. Dramatic growth in all areas of health care, but especially the preventative areas, is the result of advances in technology, an increasing emphasis on preventative care, and an increasing number of older people who are more likely to need medical care. Additionally, employers are realizing the benefits of providing preventative health care to employees and are anticipated to offer more in-house fitness programs well into the future. “Recent articles on the growing numbers of aging adults, obese children, and people with chronic health needs all serve as indicators that the growth in fitness and wellness programs will expand in the future,” says Dr. Schemm.

Job growth will be concentrated in health care industry settings such as ambulatory health care services and hospitals.

scholarly activity

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Presentationsrichard stefanacciF• “Assisted Living Facilities:

Innovative Models of Care,” “Management of Polyphar-macy Issues in the Care of the Elderly,” and “Medicare Part D: Impact on LTC” at the American Medical Directors Association Annual Conference in Dallas, TX, March 15–19.

• “Medicare Part D: Impact on New Jersey LTC Facilities” at the New Jersey LTC Administrators Conference in Atlantic City, NJ, on March 21.

Publicationsrichard stefanacciF, et al.•“A Real Y2K for Medicaid P&T

Committees,” P&T Journal, 30(11):670–672, 2005, www.ptcommunity.com/ ptJournal/fulltext/30/11/PTJ3011670.pdf.

• “The Medicare Modernization Act and Its Implications for Pharmaceutical Marketing,” Product Management Today, 17(2):14–21, 2006.

• “A Primer for Medicare Part D Plan P&T Committees,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(1):31–37, 2006.

richard stefanacciF• “Medicare Part D: The Danger

of Being a Deer Caught in the Headlights,” Clinical Geriatrics, 14(3):11–12, 2006.

• “Alleviating Confusion and Pre-venting Fraud in the Medicare Part D Program,” P&T Journal, 31(3):2–4, 2006.

• “Implementation of the Medi-care Prescription Drug Program: Issues & Answers,” Clinical Geriatrics, 14(2):6–8, 2006.

• “Medicare Part D: 10 Most Asked Questions about the Medicare Prescription Drug Program,” Clinical Geriatrics, 13(12):12–15, 2005, www.hmpcommunica-tions.com/cg/displayArticle.cfm?articleID=article5094.

• “Are You Health Insurance Literate? A Question for Physicians,” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(1):166–168, 2006.

• “The Cost of Being Excluded: Impact of excluded medications under Medicare Part D on the dually eligible nursing home residents,” Journal of the Ameri-can Medical Directors Association, 6(6):415–420, 2005.

• “Medicare Part D and Your Patient,” Pennsylvania Medical Society Counter Details, February 2006.

• “Disparity in Assisted Living: An Honest Self-Assessment,” Assisted Living Consult, 2(1):14–17, 2006.

• “Clinical Marketing,” Assisted Living Consult, 2(1):6–7, 2006.

• “The Real 800-Pound Gorilla,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(1):5–6, 2006.

• “Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage—What It Means for Today and Tomorrow,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(1):7–12, 2006.

• “Ethical Dilemmas—Caring to Know” (physician attitude about Medicare Part D), Caring for the Ages, 6(12):26, 2005.

• “Healthcare Tipping Points,” Assisted Living Consult, 1(6):6–7, 2005.

• “Managing Parkinson’s Disease: The impact of Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit,” Schwarz Pharma Parkinson’s Report, winter:4–6, 2005.

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Grantsmichelle cohenF, annette iglarshF received $2,000 support to faculty to teach sur-vival skills and ethics, Subaward 104409-2, under the NIH Prime Award 5 R25 NS39805-05 to Uni-versity of Pittsburgh, September 1, 2005–July 1, 2006.

Poster Presentationsmichele mulhallF, “Students as Agents of Change: Using Triple-Entry Journals in Clinical Education” at the Combined Sections Meeting sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association in San Diego, CA, on February 1.

michele mulhallF, et al., “Evaluation and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers” at the Combined Sections Meeting sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association in San Diego, CA, on February 1.

Presentationspaula kramerF, michelle cohenF, anthony calcatera], “Enhancing Well-ness in Seniors in Independent and Assisted Living Through Exercise, Education and Life-Style Redesign” at the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging Joint Conference in Anaheim, CA, on March 16.

Publicationsmichelle cohenF, ruth schemmF, “Client-Centered Occupational Therapy for Indi-viduals with Spinal Cord Injury,” Occupational Therapy in Health Care, November 2005.

lora packelF, et al., “Cancer-Related Fatigue,” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilita-tion, Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages 91–93.

ruth schemmF, michelle cohenF, “Using the Teaching/Learning Process to Understand Perceptions of a Client-Centered Intervention,” Occupational Therapy in Health Care, February 2006.

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Presentationssuzanne trumpF, “Teaching Change on Your Campus” at the National Academic Advising Association Region 2 Conference in Lancaster, PA, on March 23.

The PCP Alumni Association hosted a “Taste of Philly” reception on March 20 in San Francisco.

Attendees enjoyed Philly favorites including cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, and Tastykakes (photos below).

Megan Carrigan PharmD’04 (left)

reminisced about her PCP days with

Kristen Sylvester PharmD’04.

Joe Fink P’70 (left) and Arthur Jacknowitz PharmD’74.

Bob Kayden P’78 and Coleen O. Kayden P’78.

Seated are Pat and Dan Pagano P’70. Standing are

David Schwed P’70 and Mimi Hill Shannahan P’71.

Tom Croce P’87 (left) and Pete Van Pelt P’97.

From left: Violette J. Geza P’02;

President Gerbino P’69, PharmD’70;

Hiral M. Patel P’95, BI’02;

Sue F. Hussar P’67; Bill Ellis P’85;

and Lisa Lee PharmD’02.

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Publicationstilman baumstarkF, anna georgeM, et al., “Conformational Changes Involved in Initiation of Minus-Strand Synthesis of a Virus-Associated RNA,” RNA, 12:147–162, January.

ara dermarderosianF

• “Bananas Fight Depression, Heartburn and More,” Bottom Line/Health, April 12, 2006.

• The Review of Natural Products, coeditor, Facts and Compari-sons, 2005.

• “Supplements and Herbs,” chapter in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults: A Guide to Holistic Ap-proaches to Healthy Aging, p. 31.

robert fieldF, “Pharmacists Set to Become More Active Clinicians in Pennsylvania,” P&T Journal, 31(2):100–105, February 2006.

philip gehrmanF, et al., “Ac-tigraphy Scoring Reliability in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures,” SLEEP, 28 (12):1599–1603.

gina kaiserF, book review of My Father Is a Book: A Memoir of Bernard Malamud by Janna Mal-amud in Library Journal, 131(5):74, March 15.

joel m. kauffmanF

• “New Vaccine for Shingles: Is Prevention Really Better than Treatment?” Journal of Ameri-can Physicians and Surgeons, 10(4),117.

• Malignant Medical Myths, Infinity Publ., West Conshohocken, PA, 2006.

anatoly kurkovskyF, “Formal Architectural Analysis of Complex Computer Systems,” Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, pp. 56–60, 2006.

guillermo moynaF, et al., “Use of Ionic Liquids in the Study of Fruit Ripening by High Resolution 13C NMR Spectroscopy: ‘Green’ Solvents Meet Green Ba-nanas,” Chemical Communications, 714–716, 2006. Two “news-type” notes showcased this article: Chemical and Engineering News from ACS and Chemical Science from RSC. Also, the paper was selected as a “Hot Article” by the RSC editorial staff, and it was the fourth-most-accessed Chemical Communications article in the month of January.

vojislava pophristicF, et al.• “Controlling the Shape and

Flexibility of Arylamides: A Combined Ab initio, Ab initio Molecular Dynamics and Classi-cal Molecular Dynamics Study,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110, 3517, 2006.

• “Characterization of Non-Bio-logical Antimicrobial Polymers in Aqueous Solution and at Water-Lipid Interfaces from All Atom Molecular Dynamics,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128, 1778, 2006.

• “Ab initio Calculations of Intra-Molecular Parameters for a Class of Arylamide Polymers,” Journal of Computational Chemistry, 27, 693, 2006.

• “Interaction of Arylamide Polymers with Heparin and Lipid Bilayers,” Biophysical Journal, 235A, 2005.

william reinsmithF, “The Forest, Not the Tree(s): The Plight of the Generalist,” Liberal Education, Vol. 92, No. 1, 56–60, Winter 2006.

joseph ruaneF, book review of Good Catholic Girls: How Women are Leading the Fight to Change the Church by Angela Bonavoglia in Equal wRites, vol. XIII No. 4, p. 14.

david traxelF gave talks on the historical period covered by his book Crusader Nation: The United States in Peace and the Great War, 1898–1920, in both Washington, DC, and Richmond, VA. He was also interviewed on radio stations in both cities.

murray zangerF, james mckeeF, et al., “Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzazepinesulfon-amides and Their Rearrangement to Diarylsulfones,” Synthetic Com-munications, 36, 355–363, 2006.

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Abstractsjoan tarloffF, et al. • “Instability of Lactate Dehydro-

genase Activity in the Presence of Chemicals,” Toxicological Sciences, 90:487, 2006.

• “Correlation of Reactive Oxygen Species and Menadione- or Para-Aminophenol-Induced Cytotoxicity in LLC-PK1 Cells,” Toxicological Sciences, 90:485, 2006.

• Abstracts presented at the 2006 Society of Toxicology meeting in San Diego, CA.

eric wittbrodtF, “Comparison of Selected Utilization Variables in Critically Ill Patients with Anemia Who Received Weekly Recom-binant Human Erythropoietin (rHuEPO) or no rHuEPO,” Phar-macotherapy, 25:1447, 2005.

Grants

adeboye adejareF • $250,000 Keystone Innovation

Starter Kit from the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania for the “Development of an In Vivo Im-aging Facility and New Faculty Recruitment.”

• $222,150 from the National In-stitutes of Health for “Non-Pep-tide Amyloid Plaque Formation Inhibitors.”

bin chenF, $316,440 from the Department of Defense for “En-hancing Tumor Drug Delivery by Laser-Activated Vascular Barrier Disruption.”

Poster CompetitionStudents and faculty participated in the poster competition at the recent Mid-Year Conference of the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Atlantic City, NJ. Overall, USP was responsible for submitting a total of eight posters for the competi-tion in which six received awards in their respective categories.

Student Category First Place: lindsey poteM, john dangM, daniele geloneF, “A Single Center, Retrospective Study Evaluating 5-Year Clinical Outcomes in Hepatitis C versus Non-Hepatitis C Renal Transplant Recipients.”

Second Place:• melissa chungM, kim

phanM, corrine youngM, lauren finocchiM, amber kingM, jean scholtzF, “Pilot Study Using Pharmacy Students to Perform Medication Reconciliation.”

department of institutional advancement

Publicationsgeorge downsF, “The Phar-macist as Physician Extender in Family Medicine Office Practice,” Journal of the American Pharma-cists Association, 46:77–83, 2006.

department of student affairs

Presentationslen farberF, ross radishF, “Cross Campus Collaboration” at the 2006 Delaware Valley Student Affairs Conference in Lafayette Hill, PA, on February 17.

patricia petersonF, et al., “Diversity in the Career Counseling Field—Thirty-Five Years—How Far Have We Come” at the Thirty-Fifth Year Anniver-sary Conference of Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association in Lancaster, PA.

ross radishF, “Our Campuses to Our Communities—A Metro-politan Experience” at the ACPA Annual Convention in Indianapolis, IN, on March 21.

rachel yudellF recently host-ed an Eastern Association for Col-leges and Employers workshop, entitled “Generating Revenue for Career Services Centers.” Yudell was part of a three-member team who organized, planned, and implemented this event, which brought 42 representatives from other college and university Career Services Centers in the Mid-Atlantic Region to the USP campus.

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Awardsvojislava pophristicF received an award from Colgate-Palmolive Company for “Structure and Dynamics of Zr(IV) Ion and Zr(IV) Clusters in Solution: A Com-putational Study.”

jacquie smithF was awarded the “President’s Special Recogni-tion Award” by the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Com-munications & Technology, for outstanding service in the field of instructional technology initiatives for the Commonwealth.

Grantszhijun liF received a two-year grant for $60,000 from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Poster Presentations kate beishlineM, john nikellyF, “Improving the Gas Chromatographic Method for Blood Alcohol Analysis: Deter-mination of Optimum Retention Gap Length, Temperature, and Pressure Settings” at the annual meeting of the American Asso-ciation for the Advancement of Science in St. Louis, MO, February 16–19. Research was supported by a Merck/AAAS grant.

peter janisM, stephen moelterF, et al., “Measuring Communication Disturbances in Schizophrenia” at the Greater Philadelphia Area Research Day, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, on March 16.

himien d. jonesM, james r. mckeeF, michael f. bruistF, “Looking For DNA-Binding Pro-teins that Hydrolyze ATP” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in St. Louis, MO, Febru-ary 16–19. Research was support-ed by a Merck/AAAS grant.

stephen moelterF, et al.• “Effect of Thought Disorder on

Frontotemporal fMRI Activation During Overt Word Production in Patients with Schizophrenia” at the annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, on May 18. [Abstract, Biological Psychiatry.]

• “Formal Thought Disorder and N400 Repetition Effects During List-Learning in Schizophrenia” at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychologi-cal Society in Boston, MA, on February 4.

stephen moelterF, eric golubM, et al., “Development of a Semantic Context Process-ing Test: The Category CPT” at the Greater Philadelphia Area Research Day, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, on March 16.

jessica n. nixonM, jamie k. da silvaM, elisabetta fasellaF, “Synthesis of Mono-meric and Dimeric Chalcones” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in St. Louis, MO, February 16–19. Research was supported by a Merck/AAAS grant.

adam wenocur]M, james pierceF, et al., “Analysis of 16S Bacterial Identification Microar-rays using Phylogenetic Simula-tion” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Ad-vancement of Science in St. Louis, MO, February 16–19. Research was supported by a Merck/AAAS grant.

Presentationssalar alsardaryF, “Some Results on Triangle Neighborhood Graphs” at the Thirty-Seventh Southeastern International Con-ference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, March 6–10.

anatoly kurkovskyF, “Formal Architectural Analysis of Complex Computer Systems” at the 38th IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory in Cookeville, TN, March 5–7.

Professional Activitywarren hopeF was appointed to the newly formed Editorial Advisory Board of Greenwich Exchange, a British publisher of educational study materials in literature. Greenwich Exchange publishes five of Dr. Hope’s books. He attended the first meeting of the board over spring break in London.

kim robsonF

• Finished work on an inde-pendent adventure short film Forgive Us Our Debts in January.

• Performed at the Adrienne Theater’s Playground in the Brick Playhouse production of Night of a Thousand Plays, an evening of original, new short plays in February.

• Performed in Belles of Dublin at the Society Hill Playhouse in March.

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Publicationsbin chenF, et al., “Tumor Vascular Permeabilization by Vascular-Targeting Photosensiti-zation: Effects, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications,” Clinical Cancer Research, 12:917–23, 2006.

anil p. d’melloF, ying liuM, “Effects of Maternal Immobi-lization Stress on Birth Weight and Glucose Homeostasis in the Offspring,” Psychoneuroendocri-nology, Vol. 31 (3), pp. 395–406, 2006.

daniel hussar]F

• “New Drugs: Ramelteon, Tipranavir, Nepafenac, and Deferasirox,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Associa-tion, 46:107–111, January/ February 2006.

• “New Drugs: Abatacept, Sorafenib, and Nelarabine,” Journal of the American Pharma-cists Association, 46:300–303, March/April 2006.

• “New Drugs of 2005,” The Drug Advisor, 5:1–8, January 2006.

• “New Drugs of 2005, Part 1,” The Drug Advisor, 5:1–12, February 2006.

• “New Drugs of 2005, Part 2,” The Drug Advisor, 5:1–20, March 2006.

• “The Sleeping Giant” (editorial), The Pharmacist Activist, 1:1–2, January 2006.

• “New Drug Review: Pregabalin,” The Pharmacist Activist, 1:3–4, January 2006.

• “The Medicare Prescription Benefit?” (editorial) The Phar-macist Activist, 1:1–4, February 2006.

• “New Drug Review: Eszopi-clone,” The Pharmacist Activist, 1:5–6, February 2006.

sriramakamal jonnalagaddaF, et al. • “Predictors of Glass Transition in

the Biodegradable Poly-Lactide and Poly-Lactide-co-Glycolide Polymers,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 100(3), 1983–87, 2006.

• “The Effect of Coencapsulation of Bovine Insulin with Cyclodex-trins in Ethylcellulose Microcap-sules. Journal of Microencapsula-tion, 22(6), 661–670, 2005.

clyde ofnerF, karen picaM, bill j. bowmanM, chao-sheng chenM, “Growth Inhibi-tion, Drug Load, and Degradation Studies of Gelatin/Methotrexate Conjugates,” International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Vol. 308, pp. 90–99, 2006.

sarah spinlerF, et al., “Acute coronary syndromes,” chapter in Pharmacotherapy 6th Edition, DiPiro JT, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, editors; .Mc-Graw-Hill, New York; 2005, pp. 291–320.

sarah spinlerF, “New Concepts in Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocyto-penia,” Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 21(1):17–21, 2006.

eric wittbrodtF, “The Impact of Postoperative Ileus and Emerg-ing Therapies,” P&T Journal, 31:39–43, 46–47, 59, 2006.

registrar

Professional Activityalan simsF was elected to a two-year term as vice president for registration and records management of the Middle States Association of Collegiate Regis-trars and Officers of Admission (MSACROA) at the 75th annual meeting held in Philadelphia, PA, November 28–December 1, 2005. He also serves on the program committee for the annual meeting.

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• john dangM, lindsey poteM, daniele geloneF, “A 5-year, Single-Center, Retrospective Analysis of Renal Transplantations in African American versus Non African American Patients Receiving Contemporary Immunosuppression.”

• amber kingM, jean scholtzF, “Assessment of Medication Reconciliation in a Community Teaching Hospital.”

Resident Category First Place:jean scholtzF, “Effectiveness of Sliding Scale Insulin on Glyce-mic Control and Patient Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit.”

Pharmacist Category First Place:jean scholtzF, “A Pharmacy-Based Immunization Program in a Community Hospital.”

Poster Presentationschristine crincoliM, niti patel*, ruy tchaoF, peter harvisonF, “Comparative Hep-atotoxicity of 3-(3,5-dichlorophe-nyl)-2,4-thiazolidinedione (DCPT) in Male and Female Fischer 344 (F344) Rats” at the 2006 Society of Toxicology meeting in San Diego, CA, March 4–9.

niti patelM, christine crin-coliM, ruy tchaoF, peter harvisonF, “Effect of Aromatic Substituents on 3-(3,5-dichlo-rophenyl)-2,4-thiazolidinedione (DCPT)-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats” at the 2006 Society of Toxicology meeting in San Diego, CA, March 4–9.

Presentationsbin chenF, et al., “Tumor Vascu-lar Permeabilization by Vascular-Targeting Photosensitization” at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Anti-angiogenesis and Drug Delivery to Tumors: Bench to Bedside and Back in Boston, MA, November 9–13, 2005.

anil p. d’melloF, “Transport-ers and Metabolizing Enzymes—Implications for IVIVC and Biowaivers Based on the Biophar-maceutic Classification Scheme” at the Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia, PA, at a conference titled Dis-solution—Moving Beyond Quality Control, organized by the Institute for International Research on January 27.

daniel hussar]F

• “New Drug Update” at the Colo-rado Pharmacists Association mid-year meeting in Snowmass, CO, on January 8; Delaware County Pharmacists Association in Drexel Hill, PA, on January 18; and Lancaster General Hospital Medical grand rounds, Lancast-er, PA, on February 21.

• “New Drugs of 2005” at the Iowa Pharmacy Association Expo in Des Moines, IA, on Janu-ary 29; Connecticut Pharmacists Association mid-year meeting in Southington, CT, on February 9; California Pharmacists Associa-tion Outlook Conference in Palm Springs, CA, February 18–19; Massachusetts Pharmacists Association mid-year meeting in Westborough, MA, on March 2; PCP/USP Advances in Pharmacy Practice Symposium in Plains, PA, on March 5; Pennsylva-nia Society of Health-System Pharmacists mid-year meeting in Atlantic City, NJ, on March 8; Rhode Island Pharmacists Association in Newport, RI, on March 10; PCP/USP Advances in Pharmacy Practice Symposium

in Philadelphia, PA, on March 12; and American Pharmacists Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 17 and 20.

jean scholtzF, organizer and moderator of a three-hour session “Understanding Drug Dosing In Special Populations” at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, December 2005.

sarah spinlerF• “Therapeutic Dilemmas with

Clopidogrel” at the 20th Annual Pharmacists Invitational Confer-ence on Antithrombotic Therapy (PICAT), University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Program, in Las Vegas, NV, on December 3, 2005.

• “Renal Considerations in Dosing Low-Molecular-Weight Hepa-rins” at the University Pharma-cotherapy Association, Satellite Symposium to the American So-ciety of Health-System Pharma-cists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, on December 4, 2005.

• “From Clinical Trial to Prac-tice: Management of Patients Undergoing Elective PCI” at the Satellite Symposium to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting, in Las Vegas, NV, on December 5, 2005.

• “Medical Therapy in Acute Coro-nary Syndromes. The Future of Medical Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndromes: Implica-tions for Clinical Practice” at the Exhibitor’s Theater at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting, in Las Vegas, NV, December 5–6, 2005.

• “Contemporary Challenges in Cardiovascular Emergen-cies. ST-segment Elevation MI Guidelines and Real-World Challenges” at the Satellite Sym-posium to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting, in Las Vegas, NV, on December 6, 2005.

• “Update on LMWHs in VTE: Challenging the Heparin Paradigm” at the University of Pharmacotherapy Associates Accredited Continuing Educa-tion Program in Bristol, VA, on February 9.

• “Transfusion Rates Associated with Excess Dosing of Antiplate-let and Antithrombin Agents in Patients with Non-ST-seg-ment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes” at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy An-nual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, on October 26, 2005.

• “Predictors of Discharge Lipid-Lowering Therapy Prescription for Patients Hospitalized with Non-ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Results from the CRUSADE Reg-istry” at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, on, December 8, 2005.

Professional Activitydaniel hussar]F • Interviewed by KYW-1060 radio

regarding warnings for medica-tions used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactiv-ity Disorder (ADHD). Aired on March 23.

• Quoted in the 2006 Edition of U.S. News & World Report’s pub-lication, America’s Best Graduate Schools.

1992andrea (lazowick) feldman P’92 (PharmD’94, Nova Southeast-ern University) was appointed to the position of national director of psychiatry scientific affairs liaisons at Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs on January 16, 2006. She lives in Miami with her husband Mark and sons Chase and Cameron.

1993tiffany (mcmillan) lightner P’93 and her husband Harold welcomed the birth of daughter Ciara Brynne on August 16, 2005. They regretfully announced

her sudden death on December 3, 2005, at Her-shey Medical Center. She

is survived by her parents and her siblings Brock, Adina, and Linnea.

margaret (arnold) shepherd P’93 and her husband Joseph announced the birth of son Joseph Kenneth, Jr., on September 7, 2005. Margaret is currently a clini-cal pharmacist at Keystone Mercy Health Plan. She and her family live in Marlton, NJ.

frank j. vernusky MPT’93 was recently promoted to one of two clinical specialist positions in the outpatient physical therapy department at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, where he has been employed for seven years.

mary (spencer) wilson P’93 and her husband Rufus welcomed the birth of daughter Madisyn Avery on December 21, 2004. She joins big

sister Abigail (3). Mary is a floater pharmacist for CVS in the Scranton, PA, area.

class notes

1936earl m. chamberlin C’36 (MA’37, Boston University; MA’44, PhD’46, Harvard University) retired as senior director of process research at Merck & Company in Rahway, NJ, in 1980. Since then he has taught chemistry to aspiring nurses at Union County College and volunteered at his local hospital for 23 years. In 2002, he and his wife sold their home of 58 years and now live in an apartment in Westfield, NJ.

1956jack i. boyland P’56 (MBA’65, Fairleigh Dickinson University) is retiring after more than four years of volunteer service in the northwest New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team. He is a senior medical information specialist with Norvatis and lives in Morristown, NJ.

1964joel s. steinberg BI’64 (MS’68, Hahnemann University; PhD’73, Medical College of Pennsylvania; MD’76, Temple University) has coauthored a book on Guillain-Barre syndrome and variants for the American Academy of Neurology. Publication is expected in the spring of 2006.

1965richard kostrzewa C’65, MS’67 (PhD’71, University of Pennsylvania) was appointed doctor

honoris causa by the Medical University of Silesia in Poland in June 2005. He is

currently a professor of pharmacol-ogy at Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN.

1967gerald a. “jerry” mazzuccca P’67 (JD’76, Lincoln University) was installed as the 2006 president-elect of the California Pharmacists Association during its Synergy 2005 Annual Conference.

1974arthur i. jacknowitz PharmD’74 was named Most Loyal Faculty Mountaineer, an honor West Virginia University reserves for those who exemplify faithfulness to the ideals and goals of the university and exhibit support for its activities and operations through leadership and service. Art has served as a faculty member at WVU since 1974. He and his wife Linda reside in Morgantown, WV.

1975patricia (rhoads) klishevich P’75 announces the engagement of her son zachary a. klishevich to liliam m. spieker, both PharmD’05. Zachary and Liliam, who met during their first year at USP, have been together for six years. Zachary asked Liliam for her hand in marriage on November 19, 2005. No date has been set, but they are con-templating a spring 2007 wedding. The mother of the groom-to-be wishes them the best of luck.

1979nancy (franchak) gilbert P’79 was recently promoted to exec-utive sales representative at Eli Lilly & Company. She has been employed by Eli Lilly for 22 years. She was also awarded the Becoming Elite Award for the third quarter of 2005 by the Neuroscience Division of Eli Lilly.

1981marcia d. wolf C’81 (MD’85, Medical College of Maryland) was elected president of the Maryland Physical Medicine & Rehabilita-tion Society. She is the president of the Maryland Pain Special Interest Group. Marcia is board certified in physiatry and pain medicine. She is in private practice in Baltimore as the medical director of the Mid- Atlantic Pain Medicine Center.

1983lane m. freeman P’83 is celebrating his tenth anniversary as owner and chief pharmacist at South Mountain Pharmacy in Allen-town, PA. The pharmacy specializes in home health care and assisted living homes as well as retail phar-macy. Lane lives in New Tripoli, PA.

1984jeanette (pascuzzi) heacock P’84 (MBA’88, Drexel University) has been named as an ASQ-Certi-fied Six Sigma Black Belt. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt demonstrates team leadership and managed team dynamics in all aspects of the DMAIC model (define, measure, analyze, improve, control.) She is currently the director of policy compliance and procedures for Wyeth Pharma-ceuticals.

john k. shaffer P’84 (JD’93, Rutgers University) has been named managing attorney for the Bucks County, PA, office of Snyder & Shaffer. The office provides in-house defense representation for Nation-wide Insurance Company throughout Pennsylvania.

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in memoriam

Fortiesirwin bromberg P’42 died on February 22, 2005. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Regina Bromberg P’44, and their children Michael and Roberta.

james g. hamlin C’43, P’49 passed away on October 29, 2005. He is survived by his wife Dorothea.

george f. hoffnagle P’43, MS’48 died on December 17, 2005. He was predeceased by his wife and is survived by his four children.

Fiftiesrichard p. gillespie P’56 passed away on February 12, 2005. He is survived by his children and his brother william g. gillespie P’50.

1994david s. dessender P’94 and his wife Kristen announced the birth of son Dean Wallace on February 20,

2006. Dean joins big sister Kayley. David is the pharma-cist-in-charge at Cigna Tel-

Drug in Horsham, PA. He resides in Ardmore, PA, with his family.

1995soo jin (ahn) han P’95 and her husband Joshua announced the birth of son Caleb Chong Myung on October 2, 2005. Soo is a floater pharmacist for Giant Pharmacy. Joshua is a computer programmer for Toll Brothers. They live in Lansdale, PA.

1996lisa cohen P’96 married Rick Shapiro on September 17, 2005. Lisa is a pharmacy manager and consultant for Senior Care Pharma-cy, and Rick is vice president of Energy Mizer. The couple lives in Charlotte, NC.

1997jennifer (vassie) weissmann P’97 gave birth to daughter Alyson Suzanne on August 17, 2005. She joins big brothers Nicholas and Braden. The family resides in Hammonton, NJ.

1998jill m. gonzalo P’98 and Rajesh Reddy were married at Church of the Holy Angels in Kulpmont, PA, on May 14, 2005. Jill is a pharmacy manager at Genuardi’s Markets in Conshohocken, PA. Raj is a second-year resident at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, PA.

1999heather (grove) gronholm P’99 and her husband Lars announced the birth of daughter Ava Julia on September 12, 2005. Heather is a pharmacist with CVS in Indiana, and Lars is a pilot with AirTran Airways. They live in Westfield, IN.

paragi s. patel P’99 and her hus-band Neel Patel welcomed son Jayen Neel on November 8, 2005, at Over-look Hospital in Summit, NJ. The family lives in Hoboken, NJ, where

Paragi works in the drug information department of Schering Plough.

susan (lichtenberg) wnorowski P’99, PharmD’00 and her husband Alex welcomed son Benjamin Alexander on November 11, 2005. He joins big sister Sarah (2). The family lives in Hillsborough, NJ.

2000claire (doyle) fishman MPT’00 has started A to Z Pediatric Wellness, a company that aims to develop and improve the quality of children’s lives through move-ment, play, and structured social interaction. The company is located in Brick, NJ. View the company’s website at www.atozpediatricwell-ness.com.

heather t. janik BC’00 and her partner Sonia Vazquez are celebrat-

ing the birth of their daughter Isabella Sol.

sonya scott P’00, PharmD’01 and Christopher Yohn were married on October 22, 2005, in Sellersville, PA. In attendance were deborah l. deeugenio P’00, PharmD’01; rosamaria (lamonica) karetsky MPT’00; amy (wolfgang) calcagno P’00, PharmD’01; christopher j. calcagno P’00, PharmD’01; aimee (trinidad) naumovitz P’99, PharmD’01; timothy s. naumovitz MB’98; suzette (bergmark) habtemicael PharmD’03; michael e. castagna P’00; and james r. anderson P’00. Sonya is a drug supply manager for Wyeth in Collegeville, PA, and Christopher is a civil engineer for Momenee & Associates in Exton, PA. The couple lives in Phoenixville, PA.

2002anil d. datwani PharmD’02 acquired Ar-Ex Pharmacy in July 2005. Ar-Ex Pharmacy is an independent retail pharmacy located in Fords, NJ.

2003swati k. patel PharmD’03 and her husband Jay welcomed the birth of daughter Jiya Patel on June 25, 2005. Swati is a staff pharmacist at Harris Teeter in Greensboro, NC, where she and her family live. Jay is a medical resident specializing in internal medicine at Moses Cone Hospital, also in Greensboro.

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IN OUR NEXT ISSUE...

• USP’s 185th Commencement highlights.

• USP’s Fourth Annual Scholarly Day gives students a chance to showcase their research.

• Race for Humanity raises money for the Red Cross Measles Initiative. Students take the lead as organizers.

MISSION OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

To engage the graduates of University

of the Sciences in Philadelphia in

promoting the goals and objectives of

the Association and the Institution.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Louis J. Lupo P’76, PharmD’01

President-Elect

Tiziana Palatucci Fox P’84,

PharmD’02

Vice President

Mary K. Maguire P’83, PharmD’01

Treasurer

Richard M. Hall MT’83

Secretary

Lorri Kanig Halberstadt P’83

Past President

Janice A. Gaska P’79, PharmD’82

Director at Large

Robin S. Keyack P’81

DIRECTORS

Term expires 2008

Jennifer Borowski PharmD’05

William M. Deptula P’56

Siobhan Duffy P’84

Rosemarie O’Malley Halt P’89

Vincent Madaline PharmD’05

S. Roger Wetherill P’68

Term Expires 2007

Melissa Derr MPT’04

Chetna Kabaria PharmD’04

Wayne R. Marquardt P’82

Mary Kate McGinty P’84, BW’04

Elleni Pippis P’94, PharmD’96

Robert Spera P’88

Term Expires 2006

Vincent A. DePaul P’51

Victoria Rehill Elliott P’87

Donna M. Feudo P’89

Elizabeth A. Fusco P’63

Andrea Gampel PMM’03

Rosemary C. McFall B’63

Carrie Singelton PMM’03

DEGREE/PROGRAM ABBREVIATIONS

BAC Bacteriology

BC Biochemistry

BI Biology

BInf Bioinformatics

BW Biomedical Writing

C Chemistry

CS Computer Science

ES Environmental Science

HonDSc Honorary Degree (Science)

HPsy Health Psychology

HS Health Science

IndP Industrial Pharmacy

MB Microbiology

MedC Medicinal Chemistry

MOT Master of Occupational Therapy

MPT Master of Physical Therapy

MS Master of Science

MT Medical Technology

OrgC Organic Chemistry

P Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

PA Physician Assistant

PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy

PhC Pharmaceutical Chemistry

PhD Doctor of Philosophy

PhG Graduate in Pharmacy (equivalent to P that is used today)

PhTech Pharmaceutical Technology

PH/TX Pharmacology and Toxicology

PMM Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management

Psy Psychology

PT Physical Therapy

STC Certificate in Science Teaching

TX Toxicology

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES

Annual Giving Advisory

Michael Castagna P’00, Chair

Ruth A. Brown P’71

George E. Downs PharmD’72

Victoria R Elliott P’87

Rosemary C. McFall B’63

Audit

Tiziana P. Fox P’84, PharmD’02, Chair

Lorri K. Halberstadt P’83

Richard M. Hall MT’83

Mary K. Maguire P’83, PharmD’01

Awards

Robin S. Keyack P’81, Chair

Jennifer M. Belavic PharmD’03

Seldia Z. Blatman P’37

William M. Deptula P’56

Teresa P. Dowling P’72, PharmD’74

Susanne H. Dudash P’89

Tiziana P. Fox P’84, PharmD’02

Daniel A. Hussar P’62, MS’64, PhD’67

Mary K. Maguire P’83, PharmD’01

Gerald Meyer P’73, PharmD’74

Elleni Pippis P’94, PharmD’96

Bylaws

Rosemary O’Malley Halt P’89, Chair

Malvin Aaronson P’44

Shawn Boyle PharmD’01

Gerhard Maerker C’51

Finance

Richard M. Hall MT’83, Chair

Harold L. Brog P’55

Tiziana P. Fox P’84, PharmD’02

Dan Halberstadt P’83

Lorri K. Halberstadt P’83

Louis J. Lupo P’76, PharmD’01

Mary K. Maguire P’83, PharmD’01

Dominic A. Marasco P’96

Growth and Development

Tiziana P. Fox P’84, PharmD’02, Chair

Stephanie K. Bean MPT’89

Amitt Bhatt PharmD’03

Michael Castagna P’00

Lynn K. Eagle PharmD’92

Victoria R. Elliott P’87

Michele Gerbino P’75

Divyesh Khetia PharmD’02

Dominic A. Marasco P’96

Sarah Michlin HPsy’04

Nominations

S. Roger Wetherill P’68, Chair

Robert Bell P’63

David Bergman P’51

Lorri K. Halberstadt P’83

Robin S. Keyack P’81

Marlene Mentzer P’81

Reunion

Wayne R. Marquardt P’82, Chair

Arthur M. Blatman P’69

Ruth A. Brown P’71

William M. Deptula P’56

Melissa Derr MPT’04

Michael Ermilio P’47

Elizabeth A. Fusco P’63

Arlene Kessler

S. Roger Wetherill P’68

Student/Alumni

Donna M. Feudo P’89, Chair

Alan S. Aronovitz P’82

Jennifer M. Belavic PharmD’03

Karen S. Bliss P’89

Shawn Boyle PharmD’01

Victoria R. Elliott P’87

Christine S. Jump P’74

Mary Kate McGinty P’84, BW’04

Student Recruitment/Placement

Robert Spera P’88, Chair

Karen S. Bliss P’89

Chris Cella P’85

Deidre C. Craig P’00

Rina Kelley P’78

Raenne Napoleon C’05

Gay K. Owens PharmD’96

Jun 20 Drug Information Association Alumni Reception, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Jun 28 New Jersey Pharmacist Association Alumni Breakfast, Atlantic City, NJ

Jul 29 Summer Happy Hour, Avalon, NJ

Aug 25 Convocation

Sep 14 Science and Technology Center Dedication and Lecture

Sep 21 Patricia Leahy Memorial Lecture and Reception

Sep 29 President’s Dinner, Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

Oct 21 Fall Fest, USP Campus

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