The Pharmacist / Spring 2022 / Volume 44 / Issue 2

ALUMNI NEWS
DIPA (SHAH) DENOUDEN,
PharmD ’14, and husband Christian
welcomed their third child; daughter
Lainey Hope was born on December
7, 2021. She joins big sister Lyla
and big brother Leo.
Elliott Ruth Muran
CASSIE (STROMAYER) MURAN,
PharmD ’14, and Adam welcomed
their first child; daughter Elliott Ruth
was born September 23, 2021, at
1:04 a.m. weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz. and
measuring 18” long.
Alfa Asfaw
Charlie James Deng
Kai James Wojtanowski
Juliana Rose Acosta
KAITLYN (KALATA) ACOSTA,
PharmD ’15, and husband Jason
welcomed their first child; daughter
Juliana Rose was born on October
6, 2021.
HANEEN AMMAR, PharmD ’15,
and Shady Yassin welcomed their
third child; daughter Huda Yassin
was born on September 24, 2021.
Huda joins big sister Sereen and big
brother Noah.
ALEMSEGED AYELE ASFAW,
PhD ’20, and wife Fanus welcomed
a baby boy, Alfa, on September 7,
2021.
SEAN CHANTARAPANONT,
PharmD ’11, and Amanda Seddon,
PharmD ’12, welcomed their second
child, daughter Sophie May, on
November 22, 2021. She joins big
brother Oliver (18 months).
CASSANDRA (CLEMENT)
DAVIS, PharmD ’12, and husband
McKenney “Mac” welcomed their
second child; son Richie was born
December 12, 2021, at 5:17 a.m. He
joins big brother Kenney (2).
MORGAN (MICHALEK) DENG,
PharmD ’14, and husband James
welcomed a son, Charlie James
Deng, on August 5, 2021, weighing
7 lbs. 1 oz. and measuring 19” long.
CAROLYN DEWART, PharmD ’15,
and husband Mike Wojtanowski
welcomed their first child; son Kai
James Wojtanowski was born on
September 24, 2021, weighing 9 lbs.
3 oz. and measuring 20.75” long.
BRUCE and LINDA GRIDER, BS
’74 and BS ’75, respectively, became
grandparents for the third time;
granddaughter Eleanor Marie Sheble
was born on December 19, 2021,
weighing 8lbs. 3 oz. and measuring
20.5” long. Eleanor joins her big
cousins Henry (6) and Oliver (3).
YASH JALUNDHWALA, PhD ’16,
MS ’10, and DIMPLE MODI, PhD
’16, welcomed a baby girl, Jiya
Jalundhwala, on January 4, 2022.
Yash Jalundhwala
NICOLE (SINSABAUGH) JOYCE,
PharmD ’14, and husband Joshua
welcomed their second child; son
Arlo James was born on November 3,
2021. He joins big brother Isley (4).
BRITTANY (LEE) KARAS,
PharmD ’17, and husband Andrew
welcomed their first child; daughter
Blakely Drew Karas was born on
November 4, 2021, weighing 7 lbs.
6 oz. and measuring 19.25” long.
TATYANA (LAWRECKI) LAURETO,
PharmD ’10, and husband Thomas
welcomed their second child;
daughter Olivia Rose Laureto was
born December 10, 2021, at 1:30
p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. and
measuring 20” long. She joins big
brother Anthony (2).
David Dean Dolejs
VICTORIA RAMOS, PharmD ’19,
and husband Moshe Dolejsi
welcomed their first child; son David
Dean Dolejsi was born on August
24, 2021.
HASAN SIDDIQUI, PharmD ’17,
and Shyema welcomed their first
child; son Ezan Jamal Siddiqui was
born on November 19, 2021.
LAUREN (STAMBOLIC)
TRAJKOV, PharmD ’19, and
husband Dejan welcomed their
first child; son Jason Daniel Trajkov
arrived on December 14, 2021,
weighing 5 lbs. 7 oz. and measuring
19” long.
ELLEN UPPULURI, PharmD,
RES ’16, and her family welcomed
two new additions on Sunday,
September 26, 2021. Neil Rao
Uppuluri, weighing 5 lbs. 11 oz. and
measuring 18.5” long, and Aiden
Johnny Uppuluri, weighing 5 lbs.
10 oz. and measuring 19” long.
Neil Rao and Aiden
Johnny Uppuluri
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