Pharmacy Women for Purdue - March 5, 2010

The second annual spring Pharmacy Women for Purdue event was conducted on March 5, 2010.  The day-long conference began with registration followed by a panel discussion led by Pharmacy Women for Purdue steering committee members.  Women Pharmacy students had the opportunity to interact with alumnae on a variety of topics including how to select a career focus, how to transition from one area of concentration to another, how to advance in your career, and how to set yourself apart in the pharmaceutical industry. 

The PWFP Luncheon was held in the Anniversary Drawing Room of the Purdue Memorial Union where Dean Craig Svensson presented Jeannie Chaney (BS ‘61) with the School's inaugural Pharmacy Women's Leadership Award.   This award recognizes a woman graduate of the Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences who has:

• made significant contributions to and demonstrated exemplary involvement in the School
• demonstrated significant and sustained volunteer leadership through service to the professional community
• demonstrated engagement in the mentorship of colleagues and students

During the afternoon session, members of Pharmacy Women for Purdue joined alumnae from across the University to hear a presentation from Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, former Assistant Surgeon General, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, and Senior Global and E-Health Advisor.  Her topic was Improving Health for Women, the Nation and the World.  A panel discussion among four Purdue women faculty researchers followed the address. Panelists included: Connie Weaver, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Foods and Nutrition, S. Laurel Weldon, Associate Professor of Political Science, Sophie Lelièvre, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, and Titilayo A. Okoror, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology. 

To close the day's activities, Pharmacy Women for Purdue were treated to an evening reception in the Dauch Alumni Center where there was additional networking and mentoring among both students and alumnae.  

If you are a Pharmacy Alumna and would like more information about Pharmacy Women for Purdue, or if you have suggestions for other possible events or topics of interest for the group, please contact us by email at dev@pharmacy.purdue.edu or call (765) 494-1370. For more information about Pharmacy Women for Purdue, see the PWFP webpage

Women Pharmacy students and alumnae visit prior to the opening panel discussions.		Panelists Jennifer Asay, Mary Baker, and Winnie Landis share some humorous anecdotes with the audience.
Shirley Paddock, Yaman Kaakeh, Jennifer Asay, Mary Baker, Winnie Landis, and Cindy Weil listen to Jeannie Chaney's advice.		Jane Krause (far right) offers her input and the panel smiles in agreement.
PharmD candidates Candice Thorpe and Mina Alsaraf look on as Jill Biss poses her question to the panel.		Women pharmacy students react to comments by the members of PWFP.
Dean Craig Svensson welcomes students and alumni to the PWFP luncheon.		At the luncheon, Dean Svensson presents Jeannie Chaney with the School's inaugural Pharmacy Women's Leadership Award.
What do Cindi Koh-Knox, Patti Darbishire and Yaman Kaakeh have in common? All three are alumnae and faculty of the School.		Liz Topp and Jennifer Asay enjoy lunch together.
At the evening PWFP reception, Jane Gottlieb models her hand-made Purdue Woman Pharmacist sweater.		Pharmacy alumnae and Women students mingle at the reception in the Dauch Alumni Center