UNE College of Pharmacy Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPHA) Chapter recognized for multiple awards at 2012 SNPHA National Meeting

In addition to receiving the honor of Chapter of the Year for Mid-Sized Chapters at the recent 2012 Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPHA) National Meeting, which took place July 20-23 in Las Vegas, UNE’s College of Pharmacy SNPHA Chapter was awarded National Chapter of the Year Award, which recognizes the most outstanding chapter in the nation regardless of chapter size.  The chapter received $5,000.

Also receiving recognition at the national meeting were Pharmacy students Clara Ofodile (’13) and Cindy Lee (’13, both finalists for the Rite Aid Community Leader Award, making UNE the only chapter in the nation with two finalists for this honor.

Assistant Clinical Professor Emily Dornblaser, Pharm. D., serves as the chapter’s faculty advisor.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.