Pharmacy Senior Luncheon - April 25, 2008

The annual Class Gift Luncheon was held in the East and West Faculty Lounges on Friday, April 25, 2008.

The graduating class of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences annually participates in raising awareness of the importance of giving back to the School through the Class Gift Challenge. The goal of the Class Gift Challenge is to instill the idea and impact of philanthropy in the minds of the graduating class, encouraging them to stay connected to the University after graduation. Matching their gifts with the Schools needs emphasizes the significance of giving back, and helps ensure that the same resources and opportunities students enjoyed during their years at Purdue will exist for future generations.

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Graduation candidates line up to sign a thank you poster to be given to Jeff and Janet Hatfield for their generous match of the 2008 Class Gift.		Class Gift Committee Co-Chairs Andy Schmelz and Julie Bleckman encourage their classmates to participate in this year's Class Gift Campaign.


This years Senior Class Gift campaign raised over $23,000 in gifts and pledges, including a generous matching gift from Jeffrey S. (BS 1981) and Janet Hatfield. These funds will be used to fund a Patient Assessment Center within the Pharmacy Practice Laboratory. This center will contain materials and supplies to assist in physical assessment requirements for students to use as they work through their Pharmacy Practice classes.

Students congregating in the hallway before the luncheon.		Dean Craig Svensson regales the audience with tales of his youth.


Each year's graduating class is in competition with the participation rate record of past classes. The Class of 2008 broke the previous record participation rate of 44% set by the Class of 2007 by having a total of 49% of those graduating participate in the campaign. The Class Gift Challenge is a wonderful way for students to leave a legacy to The School of Pharmacy and to keep that legacy going with continued support as alumni. Congratulations to this years Class Gift Challenge Committee: co-chairs Julie M. Bleckman and Andrew N. Schmelz; and committee members Lauren L. Pyszka; Alexandra Oschman; Kelly M. Gregory; Zeina Shtaih; Juliann Gajewski-Bradish; Nicole L. Findlay, Katy E. Trinkley; Amy Thornton; Kanisha Frazier; Lauren M. Bley; Bradley J. Thomas; Jessica E. Smith; and Janice Lynn Hallenbeck, all PharmD graduates of the Class of 2008. And a big thank you to Jeff and Janet Hatfield for their generosity in matching the 2008 Class Gift.

Kirk Cerny, Executive Director of the Purdue Alumni Association, led a rousing rendition of Hail Purdue.		The Senior Gift Committee gave Kirk a chocolate Boilermaker Special to thank him for speaking at the Class Gift Luncheon.



Jeff Hatfield (BS '81) and his wife Janet are matching this year's Class Gift.		Here Jeff proudly displays the plaque he received recognizing this generosity.



The Senior Gift Committee		Students completing Senior Gift pledge forms after the luncheon.



Jackie Jimerson, Director of Multicultural Programs, poses with some of her students.		Members of the Multicultural Program support the 2008 Class Gift.


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