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Fall 2011 Pharmacy Events Calendar
Meet Brad Given
DATE
September 7
September 11
September 16
October 7
October 21
October 21
October 22
October 23
November 3
November 4
November 10
November 11
EVENT
Pharmacy First Nighter
White Coat Ceremony
Class of 1961 Reunion Luncheon
Multicultural Programs Celebration Reception and Dinner
Dean’s Advisory Council Meeting
Student and Alumni Chili Supper
Pharmacy Homecoming Tailgate
(Celebrating Pharmacy Classes of 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1986)
Purdue Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Reception,
AAPS Meeting, Washington D.C.
Distinguished Alumni Dinner
Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon
Tyler Lecture Series
Class of 1976 Reunion Reception and Dinner
Brad Given
(PharmD 2007) recently
completed serving two
years as Secretary of
the Purdue Pharmacy
Alumni Association
(PhAA) Board in June
of 2010. This is his fourth
year participating in the
PhAA, having previously
served as co-chair and
chair of the Young Alumni Committee. He is a
pharmacy manager for Walgreens. Brad and his
wife were both out-of-state students and now make
their home in Milwaukee. He jokes that it looks like
their son, Noah, will be an out-of-state Boilermaker
(Class of 2032). “Maybe I can use my connections
through the PhAA to get him in-state tuition…please?!”
November 12
November 19
Class of 1976 Tailgate
Donor Recognition Brunch
For more information regarding these events, please
visit www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/events.php or contact
Dana Neary, Manager of Alumni Relations and Special Events,
at nearyd@purdue.edu or (765) 494-2632.
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Why do you serve on PhAA? On a personal
level, it allows me to stay in contact with friends,
classmates, and professors and gives me a great
excuse to come back to campus several times a
year. On a professional level, serving on the PhAA
allows me to have an impact on the present and
future of the program at Purdue, and in many ways
Pharmacy as a whole. At our meetings, I get to
participate in discussions about the College and
profession with some incredibly successful alumni
in their particular fields.
Why do you think it’s important to become
involved in volunteering for the College of
Pharmacy? Anything that allows those of us
who have benefited from a Purdue Pharmacy
education to give back to the College is a good
thing. Even the smallest act can have a large
impact on the life/career of a student.
What do you hope PhAA will accomplish
over the next year? We are mainly looking to
increase the interaction between current students
and alumni. Some of that is encouraging more
alumni to get involved and reach out to students
through programs like the Alumni Lunches or
events like the BoileRx, but also we would
encourage the students to let us know how
we can help them, as well.
Be sure to check out the Fall/Winter 2011 issue
of The Purdue Pharmacist when we introduce
our new PhAA officers and board members.