Pharmacy School Recognizes Students at Commencement

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The School of Pharmacy recognized 20 students with awards at its recent commencement ceremony.

The recipients and their awards were:

• Karen Lee of Mineola, the Roger Mantsavinos Award, the David E. Guttman Award and the Francis P. Taylor Award

• Joseph Morgante, Jr., of Lancaster, the Robert H. Ritz Award

• Timothy Barnett of Middleport, the Roy M. Barr Award

• Maria Dybala of West Seneca, the Eino Nelson Award and the Margaret C. Swisher Memorial Award

• Kelly Sprandel of North Tonawanda, the APhA McNeil Mortar and Pestle Professionalism Award sponsored by McNeil Consumer Products Company, the Pharmacists' Association of Western New York Student Leadership Award and the Robert M. Cooper Memorial Award

• Jennifer Karpie of Williamsville, the Samuel J. Bauda Award

• Mara Poulakos of Amherst, the A.B. Lemon Memorial Award and the UB Pharmacy Alumni Association Award

• Lynne Tornambe of Depew, the Michael E. Crawford Award

• Tracy Engel of Clarence Center, the Lilly Achievement Award and the McKesson Leadership Award

• Natalya Gryazeva of Rochester, the Merck Award

• Carrie Bartolotta of Saugerties, the Merck Award and the SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Patient Care Award

• Sandra King of Williamsville, the Roche Pharmacy Communications Award

• Kelly Allen of Webster, the Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Outstanding Leader Award and the Western New York Society of Health-System Pharmacists Award

• Judianne Slish of Webster, the Western New York Society of Health-System Pharmacists Award and the Ambulatory Care Professional Experience Program Award

• Laura Hart of Dansville, the Mylan Pharmaceuticals Excellence in Pharmacy Award

• Kevin Livingston of Oakfield, the Facts and Comparisons Award of Excellence in Clinical Communications

• Brian Brady of Snyder, the Pharmacists' Society of the State of New York Award

• Angela Zaccari of Rochester, the Acute Care Professional Experience Program Award

• Stacy Serio-Panaro of Rochester, the Renee A. Dederich Memorial Award

• Sunil Bansal of Buffalo, the John F. Moran Memorial Award.