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Purdue University' School of Pharmacy held its White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, September 18, 2005 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the North and South Ballrooms of the Purdue Memorial Union. A dessert reception, complete with string quarter accompaniment, opened the ceremonies. At this annual event, established in 2000, each new pharmacy student accepted into the professional program is presented a white lab coat, and recites with his/her classmates the Oath of a Pharmacist.
Steven Keen (BSPHAR '81) Pharmacy Recruiter from event sponsor Albertsons Incorporated assisted Associate Dean Holly Mason with welcoming remarks. Steve noted that the White Coat Ceremony marks a "new beginning" in the life of a pharmacy student. He encouraged each one to make his/her last thought each evening "what have I done to make someone's life better today?"
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Michael B. McMains (BSPHAR '81) said that being a pharmacy student at Purdue right now is like "sitting on the leaf of a tree in a very large forest." "Now is the right time," he said, "and Purdue is the right place." Gallup polls show that when people are asked "who do you trust most?" for thirty years, the pharmacist has been the number one answer. The demand for pharmacists has never been higher, and the rate of health discovery is ready to explode. He recommended that the students set their goals high and strive to achieve happiness in life.
Dr. Mason introduced the Class of 2009, noting that they had the highest GPA of any First Year Pharmacy Class ever admitted: 3.7.
The students then took the Oath of a Pharmacist as a class and adjourned to the congratulations and flashing cameras of their families and friends.
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| The String Quartet from West Lafayette High School provided lovely background music for the 2005 White Coat Ceremony. |
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Joe Dubes, Director of Student Services, School of Pharmacy, (right) reminisces with Cliff Cleveland (BSPHAR '76). |
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| Chris Smith, director of development, listens as Steve Keen, Pharmacy Recruiter for Albertsons, Inc. explains why Albertsons is always happy to sponsor the White Coat event. |
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Nervous White Coat candidates anxiously await their turn to receive their copies of the Oath of a Pharmacist. |
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| Keynote Speaker, Dr. Michael B. McMains and his daughter, Kelly Lynn McMains, Pre pharmacy student, watch proudly as White Coat Students begin their procession. Pleased faculty members look on from their assigned stations around the room. |
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1st Professional year students line up to be recognized as proud families look on. |
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| Laura Rogers returns from the stage, having been inducted into her White Coat. |
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Vivek Sagi looks toward his bright future as a pharmacist. |
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| Dr. Steve Abel, head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, congratulates Patrick Schleck on being inducted as a new White Coat. |
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An impressive group of new White coats recite the Oath of a Pharmacist. |
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| More potential PharmDs take the Pharmacist Oath. |
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A section of the class of 2009 pose for their composite photo. |
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| Additional First Year Professional students are photographed. |
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Another group poses for the class photo. |
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| Multicultural students and their families pose with representatives from Osco/Albertsons, sponsors of the White Coat Ceremony. |
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Osco/Albertsons representatives pose with some of the multicultural students whom they help sponsor through various financial aid packages. |
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