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Hosts Alumni & Friends Reception
at TPA July 12 UH
College of Pharmacy Dean
Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D.,
will host a reception for UH
alumni and friends from 6-7
p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention
Center. The reception
will be held in conjunction
with the Texas Pharmacy Association's
2007 Annual Meeting & Expo
in Grapevine, Texas. For
more information about the reception,
please contact LaVanda Donahue
at 713-743-7027 or lkdonahue@uh.edu.
For more information about the
Gaylord, call 866-782-7897 or
visit the Gaylord
Texan Web Site.
College Thanks
2007 Golf Tournament Sponsors
Although
net proceeds from the 28th Annual
Scholarship Golf Tournament
still are being tallied, financial
support for the 2007 event likely
will help push the total monies
raised since its inception to
more than $250,000. The College
of Pharmacy would like to thank
the sponsors of this year's
event: Walgreens,
McClaugherty Consulting
Services, McKesson
Pharmaceuticals & Healthmart
Pharmacies, Pharmworks
LLC, Randalls,
Kip Lackey,
UH Alumni at Walgreens,
Jennifer Lechler,
Shane Lechler
and LLW Consulting.
In-kind donations and other
gifts were provided by Campbell's
Compounding, Pfizer,
Sterling McCall Lexus,
Shara Zatopek &
Porter Everts, Debbi
& Fred Emmite and
Julianna Szilagyi.
Second
UH Student in National Scholars
Program
Elaine
DePrang has become
the second student from the
UH College of Pharmacy to be
selected for a national scholars
program aimed at encouraging
multidisciplinary public health
initiatives. The Paul A. Ambrose
Scholars Program, named in memory
of a physician and public health
advocate who perished in the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,
sponsored a two-day symposium
in Washington, D.C., in late
June for students in a variety
of medical and health professions
to learn tools and strategies
for mounting collaborative community
health projects. May 2007 UHCOP
graduate Briget Martinez,
Pharm.D., developed a diabetes
management program for the Hispanic
community in southwest Houston
after participating in the program
last year.
UH
Student Appointed to ASHP Committee
UH pharmacy student Andrew
"Andy" Laegeler
has been appointed to the ASHP
Student Forum Executive Committee.
The five-member committee is
responsible for directing the
activities and programs of the
Forum and advising ASHP staff
members on ways to better meet
the needs of ASHP’s 10,000-plus
student members.
Alumni Association
to Elect Officers, Welcome Members
on July 31
New and longtime College of Pharmacy alumni are
invited to show their Cougar
Pride and join the Houston Alumni
Organization. Annual dues are
only $45, and you automatically
become a member of the Pharmacy
Alumni Association (visit www.mycougarconnection.com
to sign up). The Pharmacy Alumni
Association will hold elections
for several 2007-08 board positions,
including Directors and Secretary,
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31,
in the UH Alumni Center, Room
206. No experience is necessary,
only the UH spirit and willingness
to participate in monthly meetings
and social activities. For more
information, please contact
Robert Scholz at robertscholz@entouch.net.
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