U-M College of Pharmacy Celebrates 2022 Commencement
May 11, 2022
It has been a terrific couple weeks at the College! We celebrated 85 students achieving their PharmD, 10 achieving their PhD, and 38 achieving their BSPS. Eleven students will complete our Master of Science in Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences program this summer. Below are some highlights from the College’s first in person commencement season since 2019.
PHARMD COMMENCEMENT BANQUET
The College celebrated our graduating PharmD students on April 22, 2022. The event acknowledged those who received special recognition at commencement, as part of the College’s Leadership Scholars program, for high scholastic achievement, service to the College, and more. See the full list of student honorees.
Jolene R. Bostwick, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, received the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award at the banquet. This award recognizes exceptional teaching in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s PharmD and PhD programs.
PHARMD COMMENCEMENT
On April 23, we honored our graduating PharmD students at the Rackham Graduate School. View the livestream recording on the College’s YouTube account.
ALUMNI AWARDS
The College honored two outstanding alumni, Peter Labadie, BSPharm’79, MBA, and Lynda S. Welage, BSPharm’81, PharmD, FCCP, who received the Distinguished Alumni Lifetime Achievement Awards at the April 23 commencement ceremony.
BSPS COMMENCEMENT
On April 29, the College celebrated our 2022 BSPS graduates at Palmer Commons. View the livestream recording on the College’s YouTube account.
RACKHAM COMMENCEMENT
Congratulations to our graduate students who earned their degrees in the 2021-2022 academic year. The Rackham Graduate School held commencement exercises on April 29, 2022. You may view a recording of the event on the University of Michigan’s YouTube account.
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