School of Pharmacy to Celebrate Graduates

The School of Pharmacy will honor its 2021 graduates during its annual spring commencement ceremony this weekend.

President Ken Gormley will confer the degrees upon 150 graduates at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

The celebration will be livestreamed online and will honor students receiving their Pharm.D., master’s and doctoral degrees.

Dr. Lemrey “Al” Carter, executive director and secretary of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, will deliver the commencement address.

In addition, Dr. Doug Bricker, a long-time dean of the pharmacy school and member of the faculty since 1985, is retiring and will be recognized during the ceremony.

Commencement offers the opportunity to honor students who have expanded their educational horizons and are now prepared for the next chapter in their careers.