The UI College of Pharmacy celebrated its PhD graduates during the annual Winter Graduate College Commencement on December 18 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This ceremony was led by John Keller, associate provost for graduate and professional education and Graduate College Dean, and UI President J. Bruce Harreld, who conferred the degrees.

The following students completed their PhDs this December:
Denison Kuruvilla, Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics (Advisor: Peter Veng-Pedersen)
Aashay Shah, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry (Advisor: Zhendong Jin)
Yi Wu, Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics (Advisor: Douglas Flanagan) 
Daniel Schenck, Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics (Advisor: Jennifer Fiegel)
Yang Qiu, Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics (Advisor: Doug Flanagan)
Amaraporn (Kae) Wongrakpanich, Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics (Advisor: Lee Kirsch)
Aaron Miller, Pharmacy Practice & Science (Advisor: Linnea Polgreen)

The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy educates the next generation of leaders in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences through discovery and growth, building excellence, and achieving outcomes that matter.

Congratulations to all graduates!