The Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Rho Chi, the national pharmacy honor society at the UNMC College of Pharmacy, initiated 12 new members April 6 at its Annual Initiation Banquet at the Upstream Restaurant in downtown Omaha.
Invitation to membership in Rho Chi is based on the student’s cumulative grade point average and academic standing in the upper 20 percent of their class. Joni Cover, Nebraska Pharmacists Association executive vice president, presented the keynote address. The 2006 initiates were:
P2 students
Andrew Beckman, Pender, NE
Cassandra Christensen, Omaha, NE
Joanne McConkey, Alliance, NE
Emily Persson, Oakland, NE
Aaron Pierce, Lincoln, NE
Anne Marie Reilly, Sioux City, IA
Jenna Scheffert, Lincoln, NE
Kassie Stone, Nehawka, NE
Erin Williams, Holdredge, NE
P3 students
Amy Brandt, Columbus, NE
Eliza Groothuis, Aurora, NE
Joshua Havens, McPherson, KS
Todd Paulsen, Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmacy practice, is the Rho Chi faculty adviser.