Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences recently celebrated its inaugural Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony. The two and a half hour event featured new employee recognition, promotion & tenure announcements, Blythe Award recommendations, retirement announcements and milestone celebrations, capped off with lunch, group photos and an ice cream truck campus visit.
"It was truly wonderful to see so many come together in celebration of the incredible people who make this community what it is," said ACPHS Human Resources Director, Heather Erwin. "We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and left feeling inspired, appreciated, and proud to be part of our shared mission."
The various announcements and milestones included:
- Promotion & Tenure Faculty
- Dr. Katie Cardone, Full Professor with Tenure
- Dr. Vir Singh, Associate Professor with Tenure
- Dr. Megan Veselov, Associate Professor
- Ms. Jenna LeBlanc, Assistant Professor
- Blythe Award Chair Recipients
- Dr. Meenakshi Malik, DVM, PhD, Professor of Life Sciences, Dean of Health Sciences - Rudolph and Dorothy Blythe Endowed Research Chair for Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Dr. Thomas P. Lodise, PharmD, PhD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice - Rudolph and Dorothy Blythe Endowed Research Chair for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Employee Milestones
5 Year
- Paul Pagnotta, Mgr Pharmacy Ops & Clinical Services, Pharmacy Practice
- John Felio, VP Student Affairs, Student Affairs
- Karen Barndt, Admin Assistant, Life Sciences
- John Adeseko, Head Coach, Athletics & Recreation
- Samson Dikeman, Head Coach Athletics & Recreation
- Ashley Green, Pharmacy Technician, Student Operated Pharmacy
- Matthew Poole, Pharmacy Technician, Student Operated Pharmacy
- Jennifer Mlyniec, Acting Director Center for Innovative Learning, CIL
- Donald Drewecki, Library Access Services Assistant, Library
- Oumou Diallo, Bioprocess Operations Manager, CBET
- Shirley Stephens, Pharm Tech & Med Driver, Student Operated Pharmacy
- John Croce, Per Diem Pharmacist, Student Operated Pharmacy
- Marcy Stengel, Sr. Dir Institutional Advancement
10 Year
- Timothy Larocca, Associate Professor, Life Sciences
- Nicole Shakerley, Associate Professor, Life Sciences
- Elizabeth Sweet, Mental Health Counselor, Counseling & Wellness
- Gordon Bean, Library Assistant, Library
- Linda Roberts, Academic Class Advisor, Center for Student Success
- Ali Watson, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice 15 Year Milestones
- Teresa Kane, Instructor, Pharmacy Practice
- Michael Racz, Associate Professor, Life Sciences
- Jeff Falkenstein, IT Support Specialist, IT Support Services
- Meenakshi Malik, Dean School Health Sciences, Life Sciences
- Kathleen Carroll, Executive Assistant, Academic Affairs
- Paul Denvir, Associate Professor, Allied Health Sciences
20 Year
- Nicole Lodise, Professor, Pharmacy Practice (22 years)
- Trent Gemmell, Instructor, Life Sciences
- Haian “Andy” Zheng, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Science
- Darb Fitzgerald, Dir Network & Telecomm, Network & Telecommunications
- Kathleen Wantuch, Systems & Metadata Librarian
25 Year
- Sue Iwanowicz, Director Library Services, Library (almost 27 years)
- Darren Grabe, Associate Professor | Associate Dean Strategic Partnerships, Pharmacy Practice
- MaryBeth Frewin, Chemistry Stock Room Tech, Life Sciences
And a very special thank you to our retiring colleagues. ACPHS is deeply appreciative of your service and dedication. Each retiree has left a meaningful legacy and we wish them all the best in their next chapter:
- MaryBeth Frewin – (25 Years) Chemistry Stock Room Tech, Life Sciences
- Teresa Kane – (15 Years) Instructor, Pharmacy Practice
- Karen Barndt – (5 Years) Administrative Assistant, Life Sciences
