Pharmacy Students Initiated into Leadership, Academic Honor Societies
Twelve students from the MCW School of Pharmacy classes of 2025 and 2026 were initiated into the pharmacy leadership society Phi Lambda Sigma during a ceremony on November 7, 2024.
- Anastasia Boutris
- Hannah Bush
- Noemi Cervera Evangelista
- Christina Choi
- Bailey Dusso
- Riley Hall
- Elena Hofbauer
- Maura Keenan
- Madelyn Lechmaier
- Kalan Narance
- Sukna Sawah
- Janel Underwood
Members are nominated by peers, faculty and staff for being actively involved in advancing the profession of pharmacy, demonstrating a high degree of professionalism and exhibiting high moral and ethical character.
“Healthcare changes constantly,” said Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, associate professor and faculty advisor for MCW’s Epsilon Rho chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma. “As pharmacy leaders, I encourage you to embrace that reality as you keep up with these lifelong efforts of advocacy through change.”
Keynote speaker Jordan Dow, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE, vice president and chief pharmacy officer for the Froedtert & MCW health network, oversees medication management and pharmacy services across 10 hospitals and 15 outpatient pharmacies. He also holds the position of Assistant Dean at the MCW School of Pharmacy and precepts students.
“View leadership as a lifelong journey and a continuous process improvement,” Dr. Dow told the new inductees. “I challenge you to learn about different leadership styles, to think about what resonates best with you and to reflect on what type of leader you want to be.”
Eleven students from the Class of 2026 were initiated into the Rho Chi Society during a ceremony on November 8, 2024.
- Sejud Assad
- Anastasia Boutris
- Christina Choi
- Allyson Hencke
- Maura Keenan
- Madelyn Lechmaier
- Kaitlyn Martin
- Brendan Ryan
- Sukna Sawah
- Troy Thompsen
- Rickie Yang
Rho Chi is the academic honor society in pharmacy, which recognizes intellectual achievement, stimulates critical inquiry to advance pharmacy practice and fosters collaboration. Newly inducted members received a certificate, honor cords and a key pin.
Troy Thompsen and Allyson Hencke were recognized as president and vice president, respectively, of the Zeta Beta chapter.
“A leader is someone people choose to follow. They’re not obligated to follow them because of their rank or position, but they choose to follow that leader,” said Abir El-Alfy, PhD, assistant dean for student affairs, professor and faculty advisor for MCW’s Zeta Beta chapter of the Rho Chi Society. “To become a good leader, we need to make sure that people know we care about them.”