College of Pharmacy - University of Iowa

December 2006

	GRADUATE STUDENT RECEIVE AFPE AWARDS
	Ira Buckner aaps fellowship

	Graduate student reception

GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVE AFPE AWARDS
Ira S. Buckner, (Dale E. Wurster, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Molly Martin, (Kevin Rice, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Beth Miskimins, (Robert Kerns, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Joanne Reiland, (Maureen Donovan, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Garrett Rettig, (Kevin Rice, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Matthew D. Schmidt, (Thomas Prisinzano, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Kevin Tidgewell, (Thomas Prisinzano, faculty mentor) has received funding from AFPE for a 2006-07 pre-doctoral fellowship.

Graduate student to receive aaps fellowship
Ira Buckner, a graduate student in the College of Pharmacy, was selected to receive an American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) pre-doctoral fellowship in the pharmaceutical sciences. The award was presented at the AAPS 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition Oct. 29 in San Antonio. This fellowship is given to students who show outstanding promise in a pre-doctoral graduate program. Buckner has been the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the UI College of Pharmacy’s Keith Guillory Pharmaceutics Graduate Fellowship and a UI Presidential Graduate Fellowship.

AAPS is a professional scientific society of 13,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. AAPS offers timely scientific programs, ongoing education, information resources and opportunities for networking and professional development.

Graduate student reception
The College of Pharmacy welcomed new and returning Graduate Students at the graduate student reception on Thursday, August 17th. MS and PhD candidates gathered for good food and conversation as the new students were introduced.