Class of 2026 Commencement Program

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Pacific time

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Program

Processional

  • Faculty, residents, and special guests
  • Graduates

Dean’s Welcome and Comments

Kathleen M. Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean and Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Student Reflections

  • Balpreet Kaur Badhesha
  • Elizabeth Arden Do Nguyen

Joseph & Vera Long Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching

Didactic Instruction Teachers of the Year

2023-2024: Crystal Zhou, PharmD

2024-2025: Conan MacDougall, PharmD

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Preceptors of the Year

2023-2024 Community Pharmacy: Chelane Au, PharmD

2024-2025 Health Systems Pharmacy: Alan Tan, PharmD, BCPS, and Justin Quintal, PharmD 

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Preceptors of the Year
2025-2026

  • Raymond Ho, PharmD, DABAT
  • Nancy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS
  • Aashu Patel, PharmD
  • Scott Takahashi, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHP
  • Florence Tan, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Commencement Address

J. Robert Powell, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacologist | Pharmacometrics Leader | Former FDA Scientist

Class of 1971

Bowl of Hygeia Award

Matt Bryant, PharmD

President, Pharmacy Alumni Association Board of Governors, Class of 2002

Nominees

  • Joanna Feng
  • Jason Lam
  • Sebastian Lowe
  • Wendy Rivera
  • Vicki Tran 

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 2026

Moujan Allai *

Luis David Alvarez

Balpreet Kaur Badhesha

Dallon Barfield

Griffin Anthony Baskovich

Sophia Chan

Hsin Wen Chang

May Chaw

Joyce Chen

Shipian (Esther) Chen

Joshua Chiang

Christine Angela Lumanga Corpuz

Danika Chambrea Cruz

Bill Deacon

Alinda Deng

Elena Dere

Aneet Dhillon

Jeanell Rose Dimapasoc

Christopher Dimitropoulos

Han Duc Minh Dinh

Jennifer Do

Nhi Do

Erin Ha-Nguyen Doan

Josephine Doan

Alayna Dornton

Anuki Edirimuni

Amal Fuad Egeh

Janiel Elizarraga-Oregel

Francisco Enriquez Jr

Joanna Feng *

Jay-Justin Julio Feria

Trevor Lee Flores *

Brice Gentry

Hannah Nikole Gilleran

Meiyun (Serena) He

Alyssa Hew*

Laura Huang

Ray Huang

Shenghung Huang

Lorraine Ishida

Shahrin Islam

Farnaz Jahani

Antonnette A. Kaguhi

Nareg Yeghia Kalajian

Lida Khoshniat-Rad *

Hannah Kim

Alisa Koay

William La *

Jade Ramos Laguer

Jason Lam

Jennifer Diem Lam

Alexandria Lapan

Vivian Minh Le

Kailey (Ka Yon) Lee*

Mackenzie Chunting Lee *

Madeline T. Lequang

John Li *

Johnny (Guowei) Li

Marsha Y Li

Ivy Liang

Lisseth Liu Li

Isela Lopez

Sebastian Lowe

Ara Mahmoudi

Fiona Mai

Eilee Karolina Mendoza

Jaryn Alyssa Miguel *

Daniel Miranda Juarez

Rhea Ravindra Misra *

Julia Monka

Irena Murray

Lani Nariyoshi *

Andrea Pham Ngoc Khanh Nguyen

Elizabeth Arden Do Nguyen *

Larrisa Nguyen

Michael Nguyen *

Sammy Hoang Khai Binh Nguyen

Simrat Nijjar

Amenmwenghian Best Obanor

Alexa Orosz

Caitlyn Ortiz

Nishka Patel

Kayla Peralta

Lydia Perdigao

Justin Pham

Darlene Lan-Thao Phan

Phuong Phan

Naw Eh Htar Po

Kristine Marie Ramos

Yasmin Ramos

Arnav Shankar Rastogi

Wendy Rivera

Caitlyn Abigail Ryan *

Marcela Salazar

Jeremiah "Jay" Samson *

Sahana Saravanan

Emma Scholes *

Adorina Shahbazi

Serena Siao

Longan Su

Elise Hwajung Sung

Anastasia Tentoglou

Agazit Takele Tesfai

Vy Ton *

Henry Tran

Vicki Tran *

Caitlin Baoyen Ngoc Trinh

Diana Tsang *

Scott Uemura

Pooja Vedam

Isaiah Williams

Wendy Xie

Victoria Yan

Kary Yunling Yang

Janeene Yeh *

Yibing You

Janny Zhang

Alissa Zhao

* Phi Lambda Sigma member

Oath of a Pharmacist

Leslie Benet, PhD

Distinguished Alumnus, Class of 1965

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 and belonging, respect differences in all individuals, and address health disparities to advance health equity for all people.
  • 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

Kathleen M. Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean and Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Recessional

  • Graduates
  • Faculty, residents, and special guests

Special Recognition

Student Officers

2024-2025, 2025-2026

  • Elizabeth Arden Do Nguyen, President
  • Larrisa Nguyen, Vice President
  • Caitlyn Ortiz, Secretary
  • Alayna Dornton, Treasurer

2023-2024

  • Alissa Zhao, President
  • Larrisa Nguyen, Vice President
  • Samantha Lee, Secretary
  • Elizabeth Arden Do Nguyen, Treasurer

PGY1 Residents

Adesuwa Aigbuza

Katherine Gee

Yoonsoo Kim

Sean Martin

Olivia Ojeda

Thu (Ann) Phu

Jonathan Ramos

Keanna Rasekhi

Grace Riggs

Yuka Roxas

Loewen Roy

Nancy Theodor

Immanuel Tjahjadi

Celine Tran

Isabel Willner

Cindy Wu 

PGY1 Community Residents

Judy Rose Barber

PGY2 Residents

Ryan Du

Meagan Funasaki

Mackenzie Holden

Selena Li

Edith Martinez

Rinoj Mathew

Ieeshiah Otarola

Lauren Richey

Ashley Sayyae

Dan Surdilla

Anthony Wong

Alice Yuan