URI College of Pharmacy Dean Paul Larrat urged graduates to “unfocus and think large” as he congratulated students receiving Masters of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies and Doctor of Philosophy and Pharmaceutical Sciences degrees during the college’s annual “Hooding Ceremony” May 18.
“I urge you to unfocus occasionally; pull back and look at the big picture sometimes,” Dean Larrat said. “Look at the value of your work in a broader context… how is my work going to help human beings live a better life.”
The 2018 Masters graduates include:
- Kebvin Agostinucci
- Aram Babcock
- Allison Leso
- Tasia Liu
- Emily Patry
- Zhen Xu
The 2018 Doctor of Philosophy and Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates include:
- Sravani Adusumalli
- Hilary Aroke
- Rami Beiram
- Abdullatif Bin Muhsinah
- Ang Cai
- Enoch Cobbina
- Kellye Donovan
- Claudia Santos
- Yuanjun Shen
- Ruchi Verma
- Xiadong Wang
During the ceremony, Director of Graduate Programs Angela Slitt presented Excellence Awards for Research to Hilary Aroke and as a teaching assistant to Christopher Via.
Check out a gallery from the ceremony below:
