On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Temple School of Pharmacy (TUSP) proudly celebrated the Class of 2025 with a joyous Commencement ceremony. One hundred and fifty nine graduates of TUSP PharmD and graduate programs were honored by faculty, staff, mentors, friends, and family for their achievements at the Temple Performing Arts Center. 

The Class of 2025 included 115 PharmD graduates, seven of whom earned a dual degree; two graduates of the MS in global clinical pharmacovigilance regulations; and 44 graduates of the MS in regulatory affairs and quality assurance program.

A keynote speech was given by Michael D. Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), who shared his three important truths about the pharmacy profession. He also announced that he will be covering the first year’s dues for all graduating pharmacists in the TUSP class of 2025 for membership in APhA. 

Kathryn Fabbri, PharmD, and Sarah Uddin, PharmD, were honored as co-validictorians and shared their gratitude and hope for the future in their addresses. Additional speakers included S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD, MBA, FAPhA, Professor and Dean, TUSP; Silva Libohova, PharmD, President of the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2025; Elizabeth Kukielka, PharmD, MCW, CMPP, President of the TUSP Alumni Association; Michael Mancano, PharmD, Senior Vice Dean, TUSP; and Susan Kent Romann, PharmD, BCGP, Clinical Associate Professor, TUSP and Class Advisor.

Awards were presented to:

• 2024 Alumni Award - Victoria Angelina Caterina, PharmD
• Achievement Award of the Academy of Student Pharmacists of the American Pharmacists Association - Silva Libohova, PharmD
• Andriolas Award - Kathryn Fabbri, PharmD
• Isadore M. Ostrum Award - Kerim Cakir, PharmD
• Magid Abou-Gharbia Valedictorian Awards - Kathryn Fabbri, PharmD and Sarah Uddin, PharmD
• Mel Brodsky Scholarship - Margarita Emma Makarova, PharmD
• Merck & Company Awards - Kathryn Fabbri, PharmD; Elias Nowroozi, PharmD; and Sarah Uddin, PharmD
• Mollie Nichols Ostrow Memorial Award - Sedera Moore, PharmD
• New Jersey Pharmacists Association Award - Baaba Adom Amo-Brown, PharmD
• Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Award - Hanan Faddoul, PharmD
• Pennsylvania Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists Commencement Award - Matthew Joseph Lipka, PharmD
• Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity Alpha Omicron Chapter Awards - Hana Hasan, PharmD; Nhan Hanh Huynh, PharmD; Elias Nowroozi, PharmD; Michelle Ros, PharmD; Mackenzie Tancredi, PharmD; Erin Torrance, PharmD; Sarah Uddin, PharmD; and Stacey Anacleto Velasco, PharmD
• Renzulli Scholar Awards (2024 & 2025) - Kerim Cakir, PharmD (2024); Sarah Uddin, PharmD (2024); and Victoria Angelina Caterina, PharmD (2025)
• 2025 USPHS Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Student Award - Hana Hasan, PharmD
• The Frank L. Law Memorial Pharmaceutical Administration Award - Sarah Uddin, PharmD
• The H. Evert Kendig Memorial Pharmacy Award - Kerim Cakir, PharmD
• The Henry Fisher Memorial Pharmacology Award - Sarah Uddin, PharmD 
• The James C. Attix Memorial Chemistry Award - Sarah Uddin, PharmD
• The Leo G. Penn Memorial Award - Anthony Weber, PharmD
• The Louis R. Stezzi Memorial Biochemistry Award - Sarah Uddin, PharmD
• VIATRIS™ Excellence in Pharmacy Award - Alexandra Lichvar, PharmD
• The Excellence in Clinical Communication Award - Margarita Emma Makarova, PharmD

83% of graduates were offered a job or residency prior to graduation. Congratulations to the Class of 2025.