EMSOP Alumni Association

Mission Statement

To foster community between alumni, students, and faculty. We do this by hosting events, promoting networking, raising funds, granting scholarships, and recognizing achievements.

Alumni Association Officers 2025-2026

President: Lisa Pilla ’85
First Vice-President: Shivani Gupta ’20
Second Vice-President: Natasha Advani ’10
Treasurer: Steven Gooen ’75
Secretary: Alison Quinn ’94

Members at Large

Timothy Amin ’15
Jaanai Babb ’16
Anjali Belani ’09
John Berg ’92, ’00
Joe Cruz ’12
Amishi Desai ’15
Cheryl Hsu ’09
Lauren Igneri ’10
Stephen Imperato ’05
Calvin Kwon ’14
Bernard Lee ’04
Ibis Lopez ’03
Marcelo Omelczuk ’87
Sanam Patel ’08
Virginia Plaza ’80
Karen Puleo ’95
Ripal Shah ’07
Kate Van Why ’90
Eric Wang ’12
Monica Werkheiser ’08

Honorary Members

Daniel Buchner ’71
Claire Caruana ’80
Linda Gooen ’74
Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis ’91
Richard Meadows ’70
Tyler Redelico ’15
Kristen Scarpa ’02
Scott Van Orden ’79
Susan Wei ’93

Student Representatives

Nitya Angadala ’29
Mazia Ashan ’28
Melissa Kudlak ’26

Alumni of the Year Award

Our alumni community is filled with individuals whose achievements, leadership, and dedication deserve to be celebrated. We invite you to help recognize these exceptional graduates by submitting a nomination for our Alumni of the Year and Rising Star awards. Whether honoring a seasoned alumnus whose career reflects sustained excellence or a newer graduate making an early and meaningful impact, your nomination plays an important role in celebrating the pride, inspiration, and lasting influence of our alumni community.

Alumni of the Year

Honors outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (and its predecessor schools); the profession of pharmacy, pharmacy related professional, educational or charitable organizations; or civic or charitable organizations via their role in pharmacy (store owner, pharmaceutical executive, etc.) and is a graduate of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy/Rutgers College of Pharmacy.

Rising Star

Will have graduated in last 15 years; shown dedication, innovation, and leadership in their careers or is pioneering new practices or making noteworthy advancements in their practice setting.

You may nominate more than one individual for each award. The awards will be presented at our Annual Alumni Association meeting in the fall. Nominations close on July 31, 2026.

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Pharmacy Governing Council

The Rutgers Pharmacy Governing Council provides resources to students and pharmacy organizations interested in being actively involved participants in the EMSOP community! Visit the website at https://sites.rutgers.edu/pgc/.

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