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Alumni, Faculty
and Student Inducted into Mading
Society  A
current UH College of Pharmacy
student and several alumni and
faculty members student were
welcomed into the college's
Mading Society in February.
The 2008 Mading Society inductees
are: alumnus Bruce Biundo
('61) and his wife, Ann
Biundo; pharmacy student
Joseph Furtado;
alumnus Gary K. Rice
('84) and his wife, Linda
Rice; alumnus Robert
L. Scholz ('77, '88);
alumna and faculty member Andrea
L. Smesny ('97); and
alumna and faculty member May
J. Woo ('91). In addition
to their previous gifts to the
college, all of the 2008 inductees
created scholarship endowments
in 2007. The Mading Society
recognizes individuals donors
who have made lifetime gifts
or bequests of $10,000 or more
and corporations or foundations
that have contributed $25,000
or more in cumulative gifts.
Established in 1997, the society
was named in memory of Cora
and Webb Mading, the college's
first major benefactors. The
inductees pictured are, from
left, Andrea Smesny, Robert
Scholz, May Woo and Joseph Furtado.
College Salutes
Outstanding Alumni, Students and
Volunteer  The
College of Pharmacy recently
honored three alumni, two students
and an instructor for distinguished
service to the profession and
public or students, as well
as being outstanding representatives
of the college. The 2008 award
winners are: W. Benjamin
"Ben" Fry ('72) - Dean's
Special Recognition Award; Ed
Horton ('74) - Distinguished
Alumnus; Molly E. Graham
('05) - Outstanding Young Alumna;
Jason Lovero
- Distinguished Student; Andrew
P. "Andy" Laegeler
- Distinguished Student Leader;
and Lena Malacoff
- Volunteer of the Year. Pictured
are, from left, UHCOP Dean Sunny
E. Ohia, Dr. Ekanem Ohia, Ben
Fry, UH President & UH System
Chancellor Renu Khator, Carolyn
Horton and Ed Horton.
Tam Evaluates
New Agent in Battle Against Staph
Infection  UHCOP
assistant professor Vincent
H. Tam, Pharm.D., BCPS,
has received new funding to
support his research into the
application of mathematical
modeling and computer simulation
to battle infectious diseases.
With the $209,000 grant from
AstraZeneca, Tam will investigate
a new antimicrobial agent as
a potential weapon against the
highly aggressive Staphylococcus
aureus bacteria. Using
pharmacodynamic modeling techniques,
the project involves determining
the index most closely associated
with the antimicrobial agent's
optimal killing or resistance
suppression activity and estimating
the probability of hitting the
optimal target with various
dosing regimens.
College Offers
Research Program for Pharmacy
Students
The
College of Pharmacy will launch
a Summer Research Program this
year in an effort to promote
Pharm.D. students' interest
in research. Student researchers
will be paired with a faculty
mentor, conduct laboratory research,
contribute to journal articles
and present research posters
at conferences. The program
offers a $3,000 stipend for
student researchers working
40 hours per week over 10 weeks
from June to August.
Registration
Now Open for Scholarship Golf
Tournament
Registration
is now open for individual players,
teams and sponsors in the 29th
Annual Pharmacy Scholarship
Golf Tournament on Monday, June
2, at Augusta Pines Golf Club
in Spring, Texas. Thanks to
the past support of alumni and
friends, the tournament has
raised more than $250,000 for
student scholarships and annual
awards since its inception in
1979. The entry deadline is
May 26, 2008. To register or
for more information, visit
www.uh.edu/pharmacy/golf.
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