Alumnus of the Year Recipients

One of the highest honors given to an alumnus by the college, Alumnus of the Year recognizes a graduate who has had a distinguished career, exhibits leadership, and has contributed significantly to the pharmacy profession.

2022      Donald L. Raineri, PharmD ’86

2019      Gary Frisch, RPh ’74, MBA

2018       S. Albert Edwards, BS ’69

2017       Bob Heyman, BS ’52

2016       John Plachetka, BS ’76

2015       James Dorociak, BS ’81, PharmD ’83

2014       Dennis Bryan, BS ‘74

2013       Linda Grider, BS ’75

2012      Garry Zage, BS ’77

2011       Tony Burda, BS ’78

2010       Michael Fotis, BS ’75

2009       Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios, BS ’79

2008      Mark Munger, PharmD ’86

2007       Sheila Liberman, MS ’66, BS ’76

2006       Mary Moody, BS ’79

2005       George Patterson, BS ’65

2004       Robert W. Piepho, BS ’65,

2003       Mark A. Pilkington, BS ’84, MS ’88

2002       Edward S. Cohen, BS ’75

2001       Bruce Carlstedt, BS ’66, PhD ’71

2000       Carl Skrabacz, BS ’65

1999       Julius Magill, BS ’57

1998       Tom Temple, BS ’75

1997       Carmen Catizone, Bs ’83, MS ’87

1996       Scott Meyers, BS ’76

1995       Dan Nona, BS ’58, MS ’63, PhD ’67

1994       Bob Kamm, BS ’63

1993       Duane Tackitt, BS ’63

1992       Kenneth King, BS ’66, PhD ’71

1991       Nick Popovich, BS ’68, MS ’71, PhD ’73

1990       Ronald Kluza, BS ’65, MS ’68, PhD ’71

1989       Linda Esposito, BS ’85, PharmD ’02

1988       James Gearien, BS ’41, MS, PhD

1987       Bernard Brody, PHG ’30, PHC ’39

1986       George Harris, BS ’47

1985       Edward Ksiazek, BS ’49

1984       Arlene Metcalf, BS ’69

1983       Henri Manasse Jr., BS ’68, MA, PhD

1982       Thaddeus Wesolowski, BS ’62

1981       Ronald Betz, BS ’55

1980       Diane Fisher, BS ’74

1979       Norman Garfinkel, BS ’46

1978       Jack Stites, BS ’52

1977       Donald R. Gronewold, BS ’55

1976       Donald Baugher, BS ’61

1975       Marvin Graber, BS ’48, MS ’53

1974       Fred James, BS ’33

1973       Tom Gulick, BS ’51

1972       Ernst Kirch, PHC ’28

1971       Philip Sacks, BS ’40

1970       George Scharringhausen, PHC ’28

1969       Jack Keefer, BS ’39

1968       Harold Shinnick, PHC ’28

1967       George Webster, PHG ’22

1966       Herbert Emig, MS ’31

1959       Samuel Shkolnik, PHG ’25, JD