In a symposium held on Thursday, October 9, the College of Pharmacy celebrated the recipient of the 2014 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award, Thomas J. Johnsrud.

On Friday, October 10, six of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy’s alumni and friends were honored during the annual recognition dinner.

The Division of Pharmaceutical and Translational Therapeutics would like to recognize students in the graduate program for their participation in internships this summer.

College of Pharmacy student Alyssa Billmeyer was recently installed as president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The 2014 fall semester is officially underway, and the College of Pharmacy has been fortunate to launch the new school year by welcoming its new students in style. On Friday, August 22, the college welcomed 16 new graduate students from around the world and the U.S. On Saturday, August 23, 108 first year Doctor of Pharmacy students were welcomed to the profession of pharmacy.

College of Pharmacy Dean Donald Letendre recently announced the 2014 Alumni Award recipients. Honorees will be recognized during the college’s annual alumni recognition dinner on October 10.

College of Pharmacy alumnus Pat Keefe, ’69 BSPh, and third-year student Jake Meyer recently completed a summer mission trip providing patient care to the community of Kabingo, Uganda.

Diana Karkow, ’12 PharmD, loves to solve puzzles.

Diana Karkow recently began a pharmaceutical fellowship with UI Hospitals and Clinics. The fellowship will focus on the clinical research of infectious disease (ID).