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Alumni Affairs
A lumni regularly contribute their time, expertise and effort in
many ways to support the mission of the College. They serve on
important committees related to the Alumni Governing Board
business, participate in hosting alumni and college-wide events,
interview prospective students and act as recruiters, and serve as
preceptors in our critically important experiential programs. They
are integral to our development efforts as their contributions to
scholarship and research funds are vital to our academic mission.
The OSU College of Pharmacy Alumni Society Annual
Meeting and 22nd Alumni Awards Ceremony was held on May
6, 2005 at the Fawcett Center. This is the culminating event of
the Alumni Society year at which the College and Society honor
outstanding College alumni. The banquet was attended by 109
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alumni, faculty and guests. The Alumni Relations Committee,
Chaired by Professor Marialice Bennett, selected an outstanding
group of honorees. The 23rd Annual Alumni Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting of the Pharmacy
Alumni Society Governing Board was held on May 5, 2006 at the Blackwell Hotel. Over 130 alumni,
faculty, students and their guests attended the awards banquet to help honor the outstanding group of
alumni award recipients.
Distinguished Alumni Award recipients must have a professional degree (BS, MS, PharmD) from the
OSU College of Pharmacy, have made distinguished contributions in the fields of public health and
public service, have performed outstanding activities in the interest of the College and its students, and
have an outstanding record in the profession of pharmacy.
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients:
2005: Kathleen D. Donley, B.S. ’77, M.B.A., 2006: Ashok K. Chawla, B.S., 1981, M.S., 1983
Debra K. Gardner, Pharm.D. ’87, Lemont B. Kier, B.S., 1954, Ph.D.
Mark A. Gerhardt, B.S. ’86, M.D., Ph.D., Frank J. Krivanek, B.S., 1983, M.S., 1985
Julie A. Johnson, B.S. ’85, Pharm.D. Karl S. Pappa, B.S., 1979, Pharm.D.
The Jack L. Beal Postbaccalaureate Alumni Award is named in honor of the late Jack L. Beal, PhD,
1952, Professor Emeritus of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy at The Ohio State University.
The recipient of the Jack Beal Award must have a postbaccalaureate degree (MS, PhD, or PharmD)
from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and shall have contributed significantly to research
and scholarships in the pharmaceutical sciences and/or contributed outstanding service to the
professional practice of pharmacy.
Jack L. Beal Postbaccalaureate Alumni Award Recipients:
2005: David A. Kvancz, M.S. ’81, 2006: Jeffrey J. Ares, Ph.D., 1986
Patrick L. McKercher, Ph.D. ’74, Appavu Chandrasekaran, Ph.D., 1986
David P. Rotella, Ph.D. ’85, Joseph J. Lynch, Ph.D., 1982
Arnold Schwartz, M.Sc. ’57, Ph.D. Jerome F. Pierson, B.S., 1980, Ph.D. 1997
The Josephine Sitterle Failer Alumni Award recipient is named in honor of Josephine Sitterle Failer,
BS, 1939 (d. 1987), a long-time College benefactor who contributed service to the College for nearly
five decades. The award recognizes an alumnus who has received a professional degree from the College
of Pharmacy within the past ten years and has made outstanding contributions to community or
professional service.
Josephine Sitterle Failer Alumni Award Recipients:
2005: Susan Crist Downard, B.S. ’96 2006: Scott M. Mark, Pharm.D., M.S., 1997,
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