Class of 2025 Commencement Program

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 10 a.m. Pacific time

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Program

Processional

Dean’s Welcome and Comments

Kathleen M. Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean and Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Student Reflections
  • Celeste Noelle Bustria
  • Amy Xiao

Joseph & Vera Long Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching

Didactic Instruction Teachers of the Year

2022-2023: Marieke Kruidering, PhD

2023-2024: Rupa Tuan, PhD

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Preceptors of the Year

2022-2023 Community Pharmacy: Kimberley Yeung, PharmD

2023-2024 Health Systems Pharmacy: Elise Wozniak, PharmD, and Catherine Yen, PhramD 

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Preceptors of the Year
2023-2024

  • Kallie Amer, PharmD
  • Victoria Dudas, PharmD
  • Harlan Husted, PharmD
  • Michael Majeski, PharmD
  • Tiffany Pon, PharmD

Commencement Address

Joselyn Raymundo, PharmD

Entrepreneur | Founder-CEO | Investor

Class of 1998

Bowl of Hygeia Award

Lucy Saldaña, PharmD

President, Pharmacy Alumni Association Board of Governors, Class of 1992

Nominees

  • Valerie Htun

  • Timothy Kein

  • Anthony Lam

  • Jeanne Le

  • Immanuel Tjahjadi 

Details and past recipients

Bowl of Hygeia Award

Conferring of Degree Doctor of Pharmacy

Sam Hawgood, MBBS

Chancellor

Hooding of Graduates

Kathleen M. Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean and Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sam Hawgood, MBBS

Chancellor

Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Executive Vice Dean and Professor, Distinguished Alumnus, Class of 1985

The Class of 2024

Lana Moutaz Alamamreh

Nagat Alrubati

Mahnoor Azfar

Kathy Qian Bian

Sierra Brandt-Gray

Veronica Ayn Bundang

Celeste Noelle Bustria*

Xinyi Cai

Joshua Calangian

Sanam Chalan

Shannon Tse Chan

Alejandro Chavez

Elizabeth Cheung*

Jordan Chin

Hsiang-Lin Chiu

Christine Lydia Chon

Keo Zoe Chui

Elizabeth Youngsong Chung*

Veronica Craik

Alice Dang*

Jeanne David

Jakob Decano

Imad Din

Sado Essa

Jared Fong

Laura Kathleen Formosa

Marina Gad

Katherine Michelle Gee*

Yourong Zoe Geng

Belanna Geniza

Lolita Ghadimian

Catherine Ong Gonzales

Deanna Guan

Sandhyarani Gullapalli*

Christian Hailozian

Saya Hayashi*

Grace Herron*

Kiana Hocutt

Valerie Htun*

Elizabeth Mary Gang Hu

Jenny Hu

Sharon Huang

Zunaira Iftikhar

Jerril Cherian Jacob*

Shiva Jafaripour

Maxim Johnson

Biruk Gebreselassie Kassa

Timothy Kein*

Kim Hong Keu

Lubna Shamila Khan

Jeannie Kim

Alexa Kouvelis

Kaitlyn Kui

Anthony Christopher Lam

Melisa Lanzar

Jeanne Thao Vi Le

Tina Le*

Shu Yi Lee

Trevor Lee

Kathryn Gail LeMoine

Ashley Nicole Leong*

Colleen Leung

Irene Liu

Ivy Lu*

Samantha Maina

Jose Maldonado

Jaqueline McPherson Marquez

Kayla Mowery

Narjes Nadimzadeh

Winnie Ng

Brittney Nguyen

Cindy Duy Nguyen

Duyen Q. Nguyen

Jennifer Nguyen

Quynh (Lynn) Nguyen*

Kayla Nokelby

Fatemeh Novin*

Mary Simisola Ogunmeru

Michael Wan Hua Ouyang

Keya Patel*

Marshall Perfetti

Jazlyn Alyssa Quintana*

Jonathan Ramos

Keanna Rasekhi*

Magdiel Rivera

Saveena Sandhu

Emily Rebecca Schwab

Sarah Shapiro

Chelsey Ann Souza

Brandon Junhao Tan

Mable Truong Thai

Manreet Kaur Thind

Immanuel Tjahjadi

Wilson Tong

Celine Tran*

Emil Tran*

Jenny Tran

Karen Mailinh Tran*

Desmond Trieu

Kayla Mari Baquiran Vale Cruz

Noelle Trinity Vo*

Maria Vodovoz

Isabel Willner

Kamila Monika Wrobel

Grace Wu*

Hanting Wu

Wilson Wu

Amy Xiao

Menghan (Iris) Xu

Finan Yohannes

Anne Moris Zakhrious

Carly Zako

Angela Zhao

* Phi Lambda Sigma member

Oath of a Pharmacist

Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Executive Vice Dean and Professor, Distinguished Alumnus, Class of 1985

I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow:

  • I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.
  • I will promote inclusion, embrace diversity, and advocate for justice to advance health equity.
  • I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for all patients.
  • I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.
  • I will accept the responsibility to improve my professional knowledge, expertise, and self-awareness.
  • I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical and legal conduct.
  • I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.
  • I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

Closing Remarks

Recessional
Special Recognition

Student Officers

2024-2025

  • Catherine Gonzales, President
  • Emil Tran, Vice President
  • Veronica Bundang, Secretary
  • Jenny Tran, Treasurer

2023-2024

  • Catherine Gonzales, President
  • Emil Tran, Vice President
  • Jenny Tran, Secretary
  • Veronica Bundang, Treasurer

2022-2023

  • Fe Novin, President
  • Sarah Shapiro, Vice President
  • Lynn Nguyen, Secretary
  • Catherine Gonzales, Treasurer

PGY1 Residents

Janneca Ames, PharmD

Linda Cheng, PharmD

Clever Chiu, PharmD

Ryan Du, PharmD

Joanne Guan, PharmD

Mackenzie Holden, PharmD

Karissa Lapuz, PharmD

Selena Li, PharmD

Lizbeth Martinez, PharmD

Rinoj Mathew, PharmD

Danielle Munoz, PharmD

Ashley Sayyae, PharmD

Dan Surdilla, PharmD

Charisus Tay, PharmD

Anthony Wong, PharmD

Ingrid Zhou, PharmD

PGY1 Community Residents

Michelle Carriedo, PharmD

Eileen Tran Nguyen, PharmD

PGY2 Residents

Jiyong Ahn, PharmD

Joshua Chin, PharmD

Cally Chung, PharmD

Ashley Hua, PharmD

Emily Leon, PharmD

Emily Lim, PharmD

Aileen Lu, PharmD

Angie Mercado, PharmD

Emily Sabour, PharmD

Maya Yu, PharmD

Justin Yur, PharmD