On Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015, students were acknowledged in front of peers and faculty for their hard work over the past academic year at the annual Student Recognition Banquet.
Students provided fantastic entertainment for the evening in the form of a musical group, The Nightshades, and a Chinese Lion Dance set to traditional drums.
Traditional Chinese Lion Dance
During the Recognition Banquet, each class presented videos and slideshows of the 2014-15 academic year. Individuals from each class also submitted videos for a Lip Syncing Competition. Songs included N*SYNC’s “Bye, Bye, Bye” and Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off,” among others. The winning group, P2s Matthew Thomas, Shiela McCollom, and Jack Barker, got the audience laughing with their rendition of Tenacious D’s “Tribute.”
Academic Awards:
P1 (Top 3 all have 4.0)
- Jo-Choi Nurvitadhi – Highest GPA of P1 Class
- Young Yoon Ham – Highest GPA of P1 Class
- Courtney Holmes – Highest GPA of P1 Class
P2
- Alex Boyd – Highest GPA of P2 Class
- Manuela Pop – Highest GPA of P2 Class
- Rupal Patel – 2nd Highest GPA of P2 Class
P3
- Asha Birmingham – Highest GPA of P3 Class
- Laura Davis – Highest GPA of P3 Class
- Amanda Tobias – 2nd Highest GPA of P3 Class
Leadership Awards:
- Student Executive Council President:
- Matt Thomas
- Student Executive Council Secretary:
- Jack Barker
- P1 Class President: Ian Wood
- P2 Class President: Teresa Pham
- P3 Class President:
- Michele Wofford & Eugenia Su
- P4 Class President: Cassandra Dotson
- All-Hill Council – Megan Carroll & Amy Tzou
- APhA Student President: Brian Haggblom
- APhA Student President-elect: Taylor Martin
- OHSP Student President: Ben Vermillion
- OHSP Student President-elect: Shiela McCollam
- NCPA Student President: Kristin Gafner
- NCPA Student President-elect:
- Jason Morris & Gechi Erinne
- SNAPhA President: Laura Davis
- SNAPhA President-elect:
- Jennifer Lee & Carol Ann Shu
- Phi Delta Chi President: Susie Fedler
- Rho Chi President: Amanda Tobias
- Phi Lambda Sigma President: Phi Vu
- Apothecary Ball Coordinator: Vikki Li & Julie Cha
- Student Recognition Banquet Coordinators:
- Vikki Li, Julie Cha
- Emily Hull, & Tina Nguyen
- Ambassadors who have served from 2013-2015
- Kate Unterberger
- Kha Vu
- Christine Doran
- Stephanie Persaud
- Sarah Lindstrom
- Emmalee Thornton
- Jessica Roberts
Entrepreneurial Academy (EA) Awards:
Business Case Competition Teams: Pictured left to right – Katie LaRue (P1), Amber Meier (P1), Gechi Erinne (P2), Blane Yimesgen (P2), Dan Muongpack (P2), Kayla Burnette (P1), Michelle Lei (P2), YoungTae Kim (P2), Victor Tran (P2), and Austin Pliska (P2) in front
- Business Case Competition Awards
- Present Winner: Kayla Burnette, Katie LaRue, Austin Pliska, Victor Tran, and Amber Meier
- Future Winner: Gechi Erinne, YoungTae Kim, Blane Yimesgen, Dan Muongpack,and Michelle Lei
- EA President Leadership Award: Gechi Erinne
- Breaking Down the MU Leadership Award: Gechi Erinne, Susie Fedler, Brittany Louie, and Courtney Louie
Acknowledgement of the Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma Initiates:
- 27 Rho Chi initiates
- 16 Phi Lambda Sigma initiates
Phi Delta Chi Awards:
- Brother of the Year: Julie Cha
- Pledge of the Year:
- Sharon Wu & Kristi Standford
Class Awards:
- P4 Unsung Hero: Lincoln Alexander
- P3 Unsung Hero: Stacy Martini
- P3 Professor of the Year: Dr. Ali Olyaei (’88)
- P2 Unsung Hero: Lynh Pham
- P2 Professor of the Year: Dr. Mark Leid (’90)
- P1 Unsung Hero: Anthony McKenzie
- P1 Professor of the Year: Dr. Oleh Taratula
- Preceptor of the Year: Sarah Deines (’08)
- Outstanding Service Award: Gary Miller
P4 Unsung Hero, Lincoln Alexander (’15) with P4 Class President, Cassandra Dotson (’15) 
P2 Unsung Hero, Lynh Pham (’17) with P2 Class President, Teresa Pham (’17)
P2 Professor of the Year, Dr. Mark Leid (’90)
P1 Unsung Hero, Anthony McKenzie (’18) with P1 Class President, Ian Wood (’18)
P1 Professor of the Year, Dr. Oleh Taratula
Preceptor of the Year, Dr. Sarah Deines (’08) with P4 Class President, Cassandra Dotson (’15)
See upcoming story in BeaveRx Fall 2015 edition
Gary Miller with Vikki Li (P2) and Julie Cha (P2)