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Pharmacy School honors students, faculty, staff and alumni in annual award ceremony

Almost 150 awards handed out at end-of-year event to those making a difference inside and outside of the school

Antonietta Macri (left) and Zoey Zagoria (Right) join Amanda Padwa (Center), the Administrative Coordinator of Student Affairs at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, after receiving the SOPPS Top Tutor Award Antonietta Macri (left) and Zoey Zagoria (Right) join Amanda Padwa (Center), the Administrative Coordinator of Student Affairs at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, after receiving the SOPPS Top Tutor Award
Antonietta Macri (left) and Zoey Zagoria (Right) join Amanda Padwa (Center), the Administrative Coordinator of Student Affairs at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, after receiving the SOPPS Top Tutor Award Image Credit: Scott Sasina.
By Scott Sasina
May 20, 2024

​Binghamton University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held its annual award banquet and alumni reception on Wednesday, May 8, in downtown Binghamton. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and alumni filled the banquet hall at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel to celebrate the accomplishments of their peers and colleagues.

Academic Awards

Zachary Abe Dean’s List
Nana Yaa Afreh Dean’s List
Nana Agyemang Dean’s List
Onyinyechi Akataobi Dean’s List
Chiamaka Anedu Dean’s List
Haytham Avdel Dean’s List
Iryna But Dean’s List
Danielle Dattler Dean’s List
Madison DeStefano Dean’s List
Emma Draper Dean’s List
Abigail Durand Dean’s List
Shannon Gallo Dean’s List
Meghan Gray Dean’s List
Dana Guccione Dean’s List
Kayla Helfeld Dean’s List
Bryce Heller Dean’s List
Gordon Huang Dean’s List
Karyssa Hurd Dean’s List
Eshraq Islam Dean’s List
Adam Kasper Dean’s List
Jasmeen Kaur Dean’s List
Melinda Lee Dean’s List
Mei Li Dean’s List
Antonietta Macri Dean’s List
Luis Midence Dean’s List
Jang-Soo Misevis Dean’s List
Nicole Moravec Dean’s List
Alexandria Ocker Dean’s List
Edisson Ospina Sanchez Dean’s List
Sophie Portnoy Dean’s List
Paul Puccio Dean’s List
Brendyn Savage Dean’s List
Ciara Sherling Dean’s List
Eric Smith Dean’s List
Charles Tate Dean’s List
Grace Vaca Dean’s List
Alison Van Dyke Dean’s List
Diana Vega Dean’s List
Sophia Ventrano Dean’s List
Jordin Watson Dean’s List
Brady Wisniewski Dean’s List
Samantha Woods Dean’s List
Natalie Young Dean’s List
Zoey Zagoria Dean’s List
Haytham Avdel Top 20% Merit
Madison DeStefano Top 20% Merit
Shannon Gallo Top 20% Merit
Bryce Heller Top 20% Merit
Jasmeen Kaur Top 20% Merit
Antonietta Macri Top 20% Merit
Jang-Soo Misevis Top 20% Merit
Edisson Ospina Sanchez Top 20% Merit
Sophie Portnoy Top 20% Merit
Brendyn Savage Top 20% Merit
Ciara Sherling Top 20% Merit
Eric Smith Top 20% Merit
Charles Tate Top 20% Merit
Grace Vaca Top 20% Merit
Brady Wisniewski Top 20% Merit
Zoey Zagoria Top 20% Merit
Shannon Gallo Academic Excellence
Eric Smith Academic Excellence
Brady Wisniewski Academic Excellence


External Awards

Alison Van Dyke APhA Senior Recognition
Paul Puccio PLS Chapter Member
Natalie Young Merck Manual
Zoey Zagoria Merck Manual
Grace Vaca Viatris Excellence
Shravani Vanapalli Wolters Kluwer
Eric Smith PSSNY 5 Year
Sophia Ventrano SMSA Industry Scholarship
Antonietta Macri SMSA Industry Scholarship
Zara Ali Dean’s Advisory Council


Internal Awards

Zoey Zagoria SOPPS Tutor (2022-2023)
Antonietta Macri SOPPS Tutor (2022-2023)
Zoey Zagoria SOPPS Tutor (2023-2024)
Paul Puccio SOPPS Tutor (2023-2024)
Matthew Nunez SOPPS Bearcat
Ahmer Riaz SOPPS Bearcat
Melinda Lee SOPPS Bearcat
Shannon Gallo SOPPS Leaders
Antonietta Macri SOPPS Leaders
Eshraq Islam SOPPS Professionalism
Brendyn Savage SOPPS Professionalism
Zachary Abe School Service
Danielle Dattler School Service
Paul Puccio SA Unsung Hero
Brendyn Savage SA Unsung Hero
Sophie Portnoy SA Unsung Hero


Research Awards

Meghan Gray Research Track
Eshraq Islam Research Track
Mei Li Research Track
Luis Midence Research Track
Edisson Ospina Sanchez Research Track
Sophia Ventrano Research Track
Jordin Watson Research Track
Edisson Ospina Sanchez Excellence in Research Track
Jang-Soo Misevis Capstone Gold
Parisha Rashid Capstone Gold
Madison DeStefano Capstone Gold
Bryce Heller Capstone Gold
Melinda Lee Capstone Gold
Brady Wisniewski Capstone Silver
Eric Smith Capstone Silver
Jasmeen Kaur Capstone Silver
Ciara Sherling Capstone Silver
Shravani Vanapalli Capstone Silver


TRUST Awards

Onyinyechi Akataobi TRUST Recognition
Zara Ali TRUST Recognition
Jasmeen Kaur TRUST Recognition
Saiyara Mumin TRUST Recognition
Alexandria Ocker TRUST Recognition
Ciara Sherling TRUST Recognition
Eric Smith TRUST Recognition
Shravani Vanapalli TRUST Recognition
Diana Vega TRUST Recognition
Brady Wisnieski TRUST Recognition


Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) Awards

Nana Agyemang APPE Ambulatory
Nicole Moravec APPE Community
Shannon Gallo APPE Institutional
Grace Vaca APPE General Med
Diana Vega APPE Direct Patient Care
Alison Van Dyke APPE Non-Direct Pt Care
Mitchell Miller Preceptor-Ambulatory
Nicholas Stevens Preceptor-Community
Mohammad Ali Preceptor-Capstone
Keri Dwyer Preceptor-Faculty
Kelly Wurzler Preceptor-Institutional
Karen Williams Preceptor-In-Patient


Alumni Awards

Stephanie Kovnat Exceptional Alumni
Romina Javadi (2021) PGY2 Recognition
David Fama (2022) PGY2 Recognition
Mahvish Hoda (2022) PGY2 Recognition
Brian Kam (2022) PGY2 Recognition
Diana Kwiatkowski (2022) PGY2 Recognition
Corrine Stahura (2022) PGY2 Recognition
Timothy Stock (2022) PGY2 Recognition
Celina Chow (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Jeffrey Cole (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Joseph D’Antonio (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Yingsi Fang (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Deanna Forella (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Dominick Patafio (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Patricia Lorquet (2023) PGY2 Recognition
Nikil Patel (2023) PGY2 Recognition


Faculty/Staff Awards

Kenneth McCall Teacher-Pharm Practice
Aaron Beedle Teacher-Pharm Sci
Amanda Padwa Staff