2020-21 Scholarships and Awards
Students in the UF College of Pharmacy received various awards and scholarships throughout 2019–2020.
Scholarships
Ahrano Scholarship
Monique Hook, Richard Lane, Morgan Leavins
Biotechnology Education Scholarship
Ava Yeazel-Hynek
Cardinal Health Community Pharmacy Scholarship
Ryan Brantley, Winny Wong
Cardinal Health Scholarship
Ricki Hemstreet
Charlotte Liberty Scholarship
Jason Acevedo, Yania Aguero-Martinez, Neissa Alabre, Cristina Alberti, Shefa Ali, Vithia An, Ammar Bairagdar, Betty Dheng, Peter Diamond, Alessandra Diioia, Yanique Dobson, Danielle D’Silva, Katarina Eckstein-Schoemann, Christine Ellis, Lauren Finch, Kimberly Germinal, David Gibson, Tara Gilliland, Almina Gomez, Margarita Gonzalez, Ulysses Harris, Matthew Heard, John Heiland, Alyssa Jaiman, Jeremiah Johnson, Solmaz Karimi, Delia Khayat, Daniel Khaytman, Talia LaSpina, Daniela Luzardo, Roslyn Mays, Connor McDonald, Danae Miller, MaKay Miller, Stephanie Mourino, Lisebeth Noel, Marcellus Palacio, Aaliyah Parchment, James Parrish, Kylie Paul, Yiyuan Qu, Rebeca Rivera Rosado, Michael Schaefer, Weston Schrock, Jessica Schwab, Paakhee Shah, Arshad Shauib, Dionna Shine, Thy Tran, Lauren Trummel, Darrian Watson, Jessica Webber, Rachael Weingarten, Ashley Wheeler, Jing Jie Yu
Community Pharmacy Business and Entrepreneurial Endowment
Noel Elomari, Zachary Isler
Crisafi Challenge Admission Scholarship
Farida Djerma, Almina Gomez, Amanda Gore, Macie Hufford, Laura Issel, Andrew Iten, Linwei Jiang, Katherine Kelly, Talia LaSpina, Eisha Ludtke, Connor McDonald, Pedro Molina, Francisco Perez Diaz, Aleah Rogers, Dionna Shine, Ivette Solis Nolasco, Jessica Webber
CVS Health Foundation Scholarship (Spanish Speaking)
Sabrina Gonzalez, Ashmita Jadubans, Samantha Perez, Andrea Tello, Javier Vega Santiago
CVS Health Foundation Standard Scholarship
Nicole Arnold, Nakul Gheewalla, Thomas Liu
Debbie DeSantis Endowment
Austin Burnette, Eda Eken, Dalena Nguyen, Eric Rubido
Debbie Klapp Memorial Scholarship
Wendy Caba Piloto, Paige Dorvè-Lewis
Eckerd Pharmacy Scholarship
Leena Aboueljoud, Lama Albshara, India Auchey, Emily Chen, Caitlyn Cindrich, Kavitha Davis, Amanda DeLuca, Samantha DeMaris, Anna Dostie, Madison Dubil, Lauren Finch, Mackenzie Gaitens, Sophia Galvez, Andrew Garcia, Joshua Godefoy, Almina Gomez, Christopher Guibernau, Richard Hanak, Nicholas Hingle, Joan Hong, Mahnoor Izhar, Katherine Kelly, Tatyana Kornilova, Hedieh Kouchak, Mia Kutanjac, Diane Lalmansing, Morgan LaMarc, Talia LaSpina, Molly Lofy, Martha Lopez, Evangelia Manias, Nicole Maranchick, Connor McDonald, Kimberly Middleton, Raymond Notarantonio, Colin O’Connor, Sierra Parsons, Avi Patel, Yiyuan Qu, Peter Ramdhan, Alexander Rautio, Hannah Reynolds, Hailey Rutledge, Stephanie Scuotto, Paakhee Shah, Arshad Shauib, Lindsey Smith, Evan Stone, Thy Tran, Lauren Trummel, Maria Tsikerdanos, Dalyn Valentin, Jessica Webber, Rachael Weingarten, Briana Williams, Danielle Wilson, Celine Wong
Francene Trainor Memorial Scholarship
William Chmely, Joanna Ma
Gay Harlowe Scholarship
Olga Ivanova
Jack and Betty Jones Scholarship
Michael Benitez
Jared C. Allison Memorial Scholarship
Carlos Diaz
Jeanne Scheibler Scholarship
Savine Hernandez, Shayne McKee, Ivelisse Valdes, Michael Vincent, Natalie Voll
John and Debbie Murphy Scholarship
Dalena Nguyen
Johnston Scholastic Achievement Scholarship
Haylee Hammond
Kazarian Family Scholarship
Tanner Smith
Lamar and Hilda Massey Scholarship
Lauren Dickson
Laura and Philip Dean Scholarship
Blanca Luna
Maria and Maximino Moreno Pharmacy Scholarship
Megan Backus, Sierra Walton
McKesson Ownership and Management Scholarship Endowment
Brandon Del Carpio
Michael & Martha Stamitoles Endowment Scholarship
Jourdan Boyle-Taylor
Morris and William Skor Family Scholarship
Michelle Dillon, Haley Lewis, Christina Nunez, Daniel Valdes
Neal Family Scholarship
Brian Rose
Oscar Araujo Alumni Scholarship
Julie Al-Bahou, Haylee Hammond, Mikyle Kanarev, Savannah Nelson, Moya Reid, Nikita Shahidadpury
Oscar Marina Family Scholarship
Ashley Galbreath
Peter Field Memorial
Christen Langley
Randolph Andrew Cone Memorial Scholarship
William Chmely
Richards Memorial Scholarship
James Eggleston
Robert Littler Scholarship
James Laurin
Russ and Carol Blaser Memorial Scholarship
Thomas Clark, Benjamin Kielbasa, Alexander Litvintchouk, Dustin Maupin
Shands Board of Directors Scholarship
Lydia Fernandez, Emily McElhaney, Cara Nys
Steve Reeder Legacy Scholarship
Emily Perez
Valerie Calkin Griffith Scholarship
Lauren Quiroga
Victor Micolucci Scholarship
Taylor Vandenberg
Vogel Anderson Exceptional Leader Scholarship
Amy Wong
Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship
Leila Becirevic
Walter Van Munster Scholarship
Katherine Wiley
William T. and Jackie C. Reid Scholarship in Pharmacy
Carlos Diaz
Yachbes Family Scholarship
Rohan Johnson
Awards
Clay Fischer Award
Kyle Volland
D.W. Ramsaur Distinguished Scholar Award
Savine Hernandez, Michael Vincent
Elizabeth Eaton Scholarship Award
Ivelisse Valdes
Lilly Medal for Scholastic and Professional Achievement, Leadership and Ethical Conduct
Kimberly Middleton
Lydia Foote Service Award
Dalena Nguyen
Merck Award for Outstanding Research
Tychell Branchcomb, Savine Hernandez, Natalie Hurst, Alexander Litvintchouk, My Tran
Monteen Johnson Gold Merit Award
Ricki Hemstreet
Perry A. Foote Award
Eric Rubido
Townes R. Leigh Award
Riley O’Donnell Turner
Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award
Jahnii Bell
Graduate Fellowships
DuBow Family Graduate Student Education Fellowship Fund
Nicole Smolinski
Robert and Stephany Ruffolo Graduate Education & Research Fellowship
Ariana Brice-Tutt
Ronald J. and Sally G. Brenner Fellowship
Karthik Lingineni
Bonnie Avery Advancing Women in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Endowment Award
Lisa Wilson
Dr. Allen Spiegel Graduate Endowment in Pharmaceutical Research
Brian Cicali