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Grand Guard class of 1954
5Dancing the night away – Manuel and Betty Salazar.
6 (L-R) Back row: Dean Riffee, Bonny Sanchez (’54),
Norma Sanchez. Front row: Pat Moses, Anita Thompson (’54),
Charlie Moses (’54), Betty Salazar, Manuel Salazar (’54).
Not pictured here - Jean Plowden (’54).
4 Charlie Moses proudly displays his Grand Guard medal.
alumni & development news
The class of 1954 celebrated their 50th reunion this past fall with a
weekend that included a tour of the new pharmacy building and its
new museum, an evening of dancing, and tours of the campus. During
a special lunch with Dean Riffee, the alumni shared personal stories of their
careers in pharmacy, which ranged from the retail arena to pharmaceutical
and hospital. Pharmacy classmate Bonny Sanchez defined his career in
pharmacy as a one where “I knew what I did made a difference to people’s
lives.” Third-year pharmacy students Derek Stephens and Janette Garcia
joined the group for lunch and were moved by the passion these alumni
shared for the college and the profession. Afterwards Derek and Janette
gave the group a tour of their new pharmacy building and compared classes
today with classes 50 years ago.
On November 3-5, 2005, we will welcome back this year’s Grand Guard
– the class 1955. Alumni from the Class of 1955 are invited to come back
to campus for a weekend full of events. In addition to the football game and
induction ceremony, the College of Pharmacy will host a special lunch with
Dean Riffee and other faculty members in the new Pharmacy building.
This is a great opportunity to catch up with old classmates and recall
memories of your days in Pharmacy school. A tour of the new building will
cap off your day.
For more information about
Grand Guard, please call Megan
in the Development and Alumni
Affairs office at (352) 265-8034.
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