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College of Pharmacy bids
farewell to Class of 2006
The Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
honored 54 Doctor of Pharmacy recipients during the May
14 Commencement ceremony as the Class of 2006 joined
the ranks of nearly 3,200 pharmacy alumni.
Four of the PharmD graduates completed their course
of study through the College’s Nontraditional Doctor of
Pharmacy Program.
PharmD graduates Kenneth Stark, Kory VanderSchaff
and David Cheng earned honors, while Darren Chugg,
Robert Grabowski and Troy Zanelli received high honors.
Adeola Bankole earned a master’s degree in
pharmaceutical sciences.
Graduation week festivities included the annual
“Beat the Faculty” golf tournament and end-of-the-year
picnic, where graduates were joined by fellow students,
faculty and staff, family and friends in a celebration of the
completion of another year or milestone in their academic
careers.
The 27 th Annual Pharmacy Banquet, held the evening
before Commencement, included an awards ceremony
honoring student and faculty achievements.
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Kory VanderSchaaf named 2006 Pharmacy
Outstanding Student Achievement recipient
Class of 2006 PharmD graduate, Kory VanderSchaff is
one of eleven Idaho State University students recognized
as a 2006 Outstanding Student Achievement Award
winner from her respective College. The awards are
presented by the ISU Alumni Association and ISU
Ambassadors.
Pharmacy Outstanding Student Award recipient, Kory
VanderSchaff and Pharmacy Proffessional Achievement
Award winner, Col. Garth Homes, ‘60, at ISU Commencement.
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VanderSchaaf has an outstanding record in the
classroom and a long list of memberships in professional
organizations, and has demonstrated leadership in
pharmacy on the local and national level.
The self-described “small town girl” from Salmon
is a member of Rho Chi, the national pharmacy honor
society; Phi Lambda Sigma, the national pharmacy
leadership organization; ISHP (Idaho Society of Health-
Systems Pharmacists); and Idaho State Pharmacy
Association.
VanderSchaaf was also president of the local
chapter of the national pharmacy association,
American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student
Pharmacists. She finished her final three advanced
pharmacy practice experiences in Coeur d’Alene, where
ISU is expanding its final year rotation sites, and has
accepted a position as a primary care specialty resident
with Kaiser Permanente in Denver.
“The fact that Kory is humble in nature, compassionate
to patients, and excels in and out of the classroom
makes her more outstanding than any other student...”
says Dr. David Hachey, clinical assistant professor in the
Kasiska College of Health Professions and the College
of Pharmacy. VanderSchaaf named Hachey as her most
influential professor during her college career.
Aaron Long was honored as the finalist for the
achievement award.