High-achieving students selected for pharmacy societies

On April 3, 2025, the newest initiates of Rho Chi, the pharmacy honor society, and Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS), the pharmacy leadership society, were inducted.

In addition to the new inductees, individual awards were also presented to:

• Kathy Hogan Edwards, Rho Chi Society Alumni Honor Roll Inductee
• Cassidy Cross, Outstanding Supplemental Instruction Award
• Hanie Barakat, PLS Chapter Alumni of the Year
• Janey Cole, PLS Chapter Member of the Year

The Rho Chi Society has its origin in the merger of two movements, both commencing in 1917, to create a national honor society for pharmacy. By, 2018, there were 128 active chapters of Rho Chi, which seeks to advance pharmacy through sustained intellectual leadership.

Phi Lambda Sigma was organized in 1965 and, by 2018, chapters were chartered at 125 of the then-existing 138 U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy. PLS was founded to promote the development of leadership qualities, especially among pharmacy students.

2025 Rho Chi Society Initiates

Fatima Al Doughan
Kristina Calamia
Jake Carson
Scott Causey
Ethan Fannin
Autumn Floyd
Mallory George
Jared Heckman
Grace Haulie Johnson
Shivani Kakadia
Kade Lee
Pierce Morris
Ivy Nguyen
Xiang Ou
Nicole Sanders
Halee Van Poppel

2025 Phi Lambda Sigma Initiates

Tess Bizzoso
Jake Carson
Leah Cobble
Lisa Cordes (alumni)
Gianna DeLuco
Edmund Elder, Jr. (alumni)
Ethan Fannin
Brandi Himes
Laurin Nodine
Halee Van Poppel
Charles Worrall
Chance Yurco