Summer 2011 - Western University of Health Sciences

THE GIVING CENTERThe California Korean AmericanPharmacists Association Establishes theCollege of Pharmacy’s 7th EndowmentThis March, the California Korean American Pharmacists Association (CKAPhA)established the CKAPhA Scholarship Endowment Fund, a $20,000 pledge to bepaid over the next five years. David Min, PharmD, Associate Professor ofPharmacy Practice and Administration at WesternU College of Pharmacywelcomed Jin-Sung Chang, PharmD, the President of the CKAPhA, and Sang-JuLee, RPh, the Chairman of Scholarship Foundation for the CKAPhA to theWesternU campus to sign the pledge agreement. During the signing ceremony,Dr. Chang presented Dean Daniel Robinson with the first pledge payment of$5,000, therein securing the first student recipient for the new CKAPhAScholarship Endowment Fund. This year’s student recipient is Jinoo Lee, PharmD’13, and she received her scholarship award at Honors Day in April. With thecreation of this endowment, the CKAPhA Scholarship Endowment Fund becomesthe seventh endowed scholarship for the College of Pharmacy, and further securesthe future success of the WesternU College of Pharmacy’s ability to compete forthe best and brightest pharmacy school applicants in the country.Dr. Jin-Sung Chang, President of the CKAPhA (center) hands Dean Daniel Robinson (right) a check for the firstpayment on the $20,000 CKAPhA Scholarship Endowment Fund. Also present for the endowment signing wasSang-Ju Lee, Chairman of Scholarship Foundation for the CKAPhA (left).First RecipientCALIFORNIA KOREAN AMERICANPHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONSCHOLARSHIPPresented by Dr. David Min,Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practiceand Administration.Jinoo Lee, PharmD 201316 | RxBound WesternU, College of Pharmacy