Message from the President of the Alumni Society
It is both an honor and a privilege to serve as president of Alumni Society for the 2011-2012 academic year. I am extremely proud to be a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, one of the top pharmacy schools in the country.
On behalf of the Alumni Society, I would like to thank you for your commitment and generosity to the School of Pharmacy. Much of what we have been able to accomplish over the years has been directly impacted by you, our alumni. Many of you have given back to the school by lending your time, talents and resources in teaching, mentoring and precepting the next generation of pharmacists. Your financial contributions have supported scholarships for students to study the profession of pharmacy both at home and abroad. If you want to see firsthand the impact that you are having, I invite you to come witness some of the events that our students participate in during the year such as the Career Expo, Career Roundtables, the White Coat Ceremony and the Scholarship Golf Outing.
The School of Pharmacy continues to be in the top 5 of schools with a strong alumni engagement within the University of Pittsburgh. While this is an impressive statistic I believe that there is so much more that can be done. I would like to extend a personal invitation to each of you to become more involved in the School of Pharmacy Alumni Society and reconnect with your classmates and with School of Pharmacy faculty, staff and administrators. RxTravaganza Gala will be held at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall on June 9, 2012. This event promises to once again be special night, so if you have never attended a gala it is certainly an evening to be enjoyed.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Dean and the members of the Alumni Society Board and special thanks to our Alumni Coordinator Laraine Kuchma for their time, involvement, and dedication to the School of Pharmacy.
Hail to Pitt!
Tanya J. Fabian (PharmD, ’98, PhD, ’03)
