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Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony Program

Friday, July 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Pacific

Herbst Theatre

Program	Student Processional Welcome Distinguished Speaker’s Remarks Presentation of Students On Becoming a Pharmacist: Student Reflections Oath of a Pharmacist Closing Remarks Recessional
Student Processional	Students enter the theatre.
Welcome	Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH Executive Vice Dean and Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Class of 1985 Matthew Bryant, PharmD President, Pharmacy Alumni Association Board of Governors Class of 2002
Distinguished Speaker Remarks	Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Presentation of Students	Tram Cat, PharmD Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Coaters Kirsten Balano, PharmD, Class of 1991 Matthew D. Bryant, PharmD, Class of 2002 Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS, Class of 2001 Thomas Kearney, PharmD, Class of 1980 Michael L. Lim, PharmD, MBA, Class of 1999 Maria Lopez, PharmD, Class of 2001 Lucy Saldaña, PharmD, Class of 1984 Iris Tam, PharmD, Class of 1991 Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD Tina Zolfaghari, PharmD, Class of 2022 The Class of 2028 Halena Ahmad Julie Mackey Ahsan Kei Justin Aihara Anahid Aivazian Idara Akpan Sarah Alami Natalie Alaniz Patricia Gail Alonzo Estelle Moscosa Anquilero Danielle Mei Cabradilla Avelino Karla Avina Iannah Ysabelle Baure Chimi Bista Taylor Ayu Caron Arielle Chang Hakim Chaoui Diana Chea Emily Chen Yujing Chen Aiden Cheung Kristy Chung Dhara Dave Vy Thuy Dinh Gwyneth Do Christie Dong Aaron Dulai Sean Rodrick Sansano Estabillo Amy Geng Kimaya Goomer Angela Louise Grino Jayd Hanna Yui Hashiyada Sindy He Analise Victoria Hernandez Martin Hernandez Sofia Hernandez Ashleigh Higgins Benjamin J. Holdbrook-Smith Kiley Hooker Jessie J. Huang Lisa Hugh Megan Huynh Aimen Jamshed Ashley Jung Katie Joy Kim Kaitlyn Klotz Anne Koutures Julian Kwon Man Yi Lee Alyssa Kiana Leogrande Joseph Arcelius Leynes Frank Lin Kristina Lin Matthew Loalbo Leanne Lui Kelly Lumaquin Shannon Ly Riley Maddex James Michael Mallari Magadia Leeah Maldonado Leanne Gail Mancira Gursangpreet Mann Kyle Matsuo Milo Rae Michels Kaeli Miller Jackie Milter Xingyue Ming Yuki Mo Negeen Mostarshed Ayaka Nakashima Kaitlyn Ng Mikayla Ng Dion Liem Ngo Kevin Nguyen Niloufar Nikfarjam Juliana Maria Orellana Chinonye Osuji Samira Pal Nicholas Patton Jolie Pham Jennifer Phunmongkol Joel D. Ponce Anqi Qian Rajendran Kishan Julianna Rae Damasco Rana Peter Reist Ashanti M. Salazar Alneeda San Gurleen Kaur Sandhu Adrianna Clair Saoud Kaitlyn Marie Schreiter Sharon (Tzu-Hsuan) Shang Akash Jatashankar Sharma Nathan Shyu Wictoria Silvestre Jacqueline E Sun Joyce Sung Cassandra Taylor Nhi Nu Thao Tong Amy Tuyet Tran Annabelle Tú Nghi Tran Christina Tran Anh Trinh Carly Trinh Katelyn Tseng Dania Tuekieh Derrick Duy Vu Mia T. Vuong Lili Wan Jenica Wang Jasmine Patrice Watkins-Griffin Emily Wen Alice Wong Laura Wong Abel Wu Chunying Wu Xie Zhongyang Bryant Xu Richard Yan Ezekiel Yang Alanna Yee Kristine Yoon Mary Younan Sherry Yuan Kyla Yumang Zirun (Johnson) Zhang Ashley Zhuang
On Becoming a Pharmacist: Student Reflections	Joanna Feng Student Pharmacist Class of 2026
Oath of a Pharmacist	Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Class of 2001 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	Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH Executive Vice Dean and Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Class of 1985
Recessional	Students leave the theatre.