Announcements

Following her 2025 State of the College Address on May 23, Dean Deanna Kroetz proudly presented the annual College of Pharmacy Staff Awards. The ceremony recognized the outstanding dedication, innovation, and service of staff members who have made exceptional contributions to the college community over the past year.

Sarah Leupold, Kristy Jackson, Junan Li, David E. Matthews

Ligang Liu, PharmD; Jiayu Cui, PharmD; Marjorie V. Neidecker, PhD, MEng, RN, CCRP; Milap C. Nahata, PharmD, MS

Michelle L. Payne, Keaton S. Smetana, Casey C. May

This prestigious honor recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health.

Graduates of the MS and PhD programs gathered with faculty and staff at the Kathleen Brooks Graduate Student Reception on April 29 in the Riffe Classroom.

Zhifen Cui, Furong Huang, Kun Fang, Jingyue Yan, Yuebao Zhang, Diana D Kang, Yufan Zhou, Yue Zhao, Jeffrey I Everitt, William Hankey, Andrew J Armstrong, Jiaoti Huang, Hongyan Wang, Victor X Jin, Yizhou Dong, Qianben Wang

Jen Rodis, PharmD, FAPhA, associate dean for outreach and engagement at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, has been awarded a 2025–26 University Outreach and Engagement Documenting Impact Grant.

Molly Downing, PhD, assistant professor of practice; Jen Plahovinsak, MS, director of the MS Translational Pharmacology Program; and Steven Nagel, MS, director of learning design and multimedia, presented the College of Pharmacy's interactive eLearning module on responsible and ethical AI use at the 2025 Academy of Teaching conference on May 5.

On Friday, May 2, graduating P4 students gathered in the Riffe Classroom for a special awards luncheon recognizing their achievements.