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 Image Credit: Scott Sasina.
May 20, 2024
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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 |
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