Second VCU RDD Peter R. Byron Graduate Student Award recipient named
Cordula Weiss, a graduate student at the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland, is the second recipient of the VCU RDD Peter R. Byron Graduate Student Award. Weiss received the award during RDD (Respiratory Drug Delivery) Europe 2017 in Antibes, France. The award was established in honor of Byron’s career and influence on respiratory […]
SOP Summer Research Fellows will present throughout July
VCU School of Pharmacy launched its 2017 Summer Research Pizza Lunch series July 7 with … what else? … a pizza social! As is tradition, Pharm.D. students — who applied and were accepted to conduct summer research projects – will present the results of their research throughout the month. Everyone is invited to attend the […]
Advice to class of ’17: “You have the tools to succeed!”
“Wherever you go, you will be part of the School of Pharmacy family.” With those words, Dean Joseph T. DiPiro congratulated Pharm.D. and graduate degree candidates assembled for the 2017 Hooding and Diploma Ceremony. He noted that the Class of ’17 can boast high achievers, accomplished leaders, students who have maintained high levels of […]
In memoriam: Marie Mehfound Suyes, class of 1961
Rose Marie “Sitti” Mehfoud Suyes, a member of the MCV School of Pharmacy class of 1961, died in January at age 78. She was part of an extensive university legacy family, including her husband, David R. “Jerry” Suyes Jr. (D.D.S. ’63); daughter Jere Kitchen (B.S. nursing ’87); son-in-law Cary Kitchen (B.S. business ’86); daughter […]
School of Pharmacy to graduate more than 140 students in May
More than 140 Pharm.D. and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) students will graduate from VCU School of Pharmacy in May. Congratulations to one and all! Celebrations and observances include the following events, all in Richmond: May 12 Pharm.D. and graduate class of 2017 Hooding and Diploma Ceremony, with guest speaker Marcia Buck of the SOP’s U.Va. Division, 2 p.m., […]
Mission of Mercy benefits volunteers, patients
Fifteen Pharm.D. students, two faculty members and a resident made the trek to Yorktown, Virginia, for the School of Pharmacy’s first domestic outreach trip of the year. Pharmacy students have participated in Mission of Mercy events for several years. MOM, sponsored by the Virginia Dental Association Foundation, provides oral health assistance to underserved, […]
2017 student teams undertake MOM and RAM medical missions
VCU School of Pharmacy third-year Pharm.D. student Chelsey Llayton reports that 64 students applied to participate in the three domestic outreach events taking place this year. That includes a brand-new opportunity: A Remote Area Medical mission will take place for the first time in Emporia, Va., while the Wise County, Va., RAM moves into its 11th year. […]
Alumnus spotlight: Bruce Large, SOP class of ‘57
Large is one of several SOP alums to celebrate their 60th reunion this year At age 82 – and looking forward to his 60th college reunion in April – Bruce Large (B.S.’57) isn’t letting any grass grow under his feet. As March begins, he has just returned home to Johnson City, Tenn., from the Virginia Pharmacists […]
SOP alumna Snead to receive APhA Foundation’s Jacob W. Miller Award
VCU School of Pharmacy alumna Rebecca Snead (B.S. ’85) has been named the 2017 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association Foundation’s Jacob W. Miller Award. Snead, who is executive vice president and CEO of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, will be honored at the APhA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco. […]
Slattum to receive ASCPT’s Mentor Award for years of successful student guidance
VCU School of Pharmacy professor and alumna Patty Slattum will receive ASCPT’s 2017 Mentor Award at the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Annual Meeting, the theme of which is “Advancing Patient Care Through Precision and Translational Medicine.” “This is an incredible honor for Dr. Slattum,” said Don Brophy, chairman of the School of Pharmacy’s […]