DKICP student awards presented in online ceremony

Faculty and staff of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy gathered virtually with students recently in an online version of the annual end-of-schoolyear awards ceremony. Along with the presentation of many awards and scholarships, everyone enjoyed a slideshow recapping highlights of the many student activities that took place earlier in the year.

“While this has been a challenging spring semester for students, making the transition to all online classes and dealing with the stresses brought on by the pandemic, they have continued to work hard and perform well,” noted Dean Carolyn Ma. “Their achievements in the face of adversity speak well for their potential accomplishments and contributions to the pharmacy profession.”

The following student awards were announced:

• Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment Highest Test Score: Qixin (Sandy) Li
• Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award: Josephine McDonald
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals Excellence in Pharmacy Award: Stacey Nguyen
• American Pharmacists Association Senior Recognition Certificate: Gregg Tam
• NCPA Outstanding Student Member of the Year: Brittany Luna
• Kahele Student Leader of the Year: Clifford Agcaoili
• UH Hilo DKICP Alumni Association Scholarship: Kalen Niimi
• Aloha Shoyu Pharmacy Scholarship: Katrina Jardine and Trisha Nobriga
• CVS Health Foundation Pharmacy School Scholarship: Nina Cardoza, Tran Dinh and Daijiro Oshitari
• Elwin & Valerie Goo Endowed Excellence Scholarship: Yun Soo Park
• Grace Mizuko Miyawaki Pharmacy Scholarship: Travis Hirayama
• Haga Family Endowed Scholarship: Tyler Branco-Hedke
• Hawaiʻi Independent Pharmacies, Inc. Endowed Excellence Scholarship: Roanne Deabler and Cleighton Lagmay
• Edwin and Georgiana Kam Endowed Excellence Scholarship: Ashley Fukuchi
• Molokai Drugs, Inc. Scholarship: Kendrick Justin Dalmacio and Matthew Neumann
• Mr. Nagakatsu Kumao Otsuka and Dr. Raymond Masashi Otsuka Memorial Scholarship: John Jacob and Sasha Nealand
• Albertsons Safeway Pharmacy Scholarship: Alysha Cosier
• Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship: Nadra Nour
• Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship: Danh Ronald Nguyen
• John M. and Mimi F. Pezzuto Excellence Scholarship: Qixin (Sandy) Li, Duy Nguyen and Henry Quach
• DKICP Merit Award recipients included:
  • Class of 2021
    • Sean Domingo
    • Qixin (Sandy) Li
    • Brittany Luna
    • Jaymee-Rae Pang
    • Johnson Siu
    • Donald Waddell
  • Class of 2022
    • Alysha Cosier
    • Tran Dinh
    • Ashley Fukuchi
    • Leia Hasegawa
    • Brian Petrone
    • Donald Sachs
    • Melanie Sacro
  • Class of 2023
    • Selin Cross
    • Jasmine Curiel
    • Emily Tu Le
    • Kalen Niimi
    • Sung Mi Yoon
• Student Organization of the Year: Hawaiʻi Student Society of Health Systems Pharmacy and Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy