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    Students who earn a degree in chemistry from Goucher College are extremely well prepared for advanced study and employment. By perusing the list below, you can get a sense of the schools from which our graduates receive advanced degrees, and the range of activities that they are engaged in. We are very proud of all of our graduates!

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors Graduation 2015

    • Congratulations to the chemistry and biochemistry majors who received awards at Convocation 2013! Back Row: David Spivey '14, Phelan Shea '13, Rachel Mann '14, Eliza Stever '14, Kat Flanagan '13, William Schiff '13 Front Row: Amber DiLoreto '14; Qingyao Li '14, Jeff Bessen '13

    • Chemistry Department Class of 2012 and Faculty: Seated: Pam Douglass, Abby Bickford, Amanda Lee, Randi Turner, Noah Robinson, Kirkbride Loya Standing: Stephanie Fussell, Esther Gibbs, Ruquia Ahmed-Schofield, Scott Sibley, Judy Levine, Lisa Taylor, Liz vonEnde, Phuong Tran-Nguyen, Becca Smith, Kyle Williams, George Greco, Kevin Schultz

    Attention Alumni: If you don't see yourself on the list below and you would like to be included, please e-mail an update to George Greco (ggreco@dos5.net)

    Medical Doctors

    Janice Gabrilove '73
    M.D. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

    James F. Holland
    Professor of Medicine and Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

    Annette Perez-Delboy '91
    M.D. Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine Bayamon, PR
    Assistant Clinical Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center

    Amanda King Mason '01
    M.D/Ph.D. 2008 University of Maryland

    Chris Deibert, '03
    M.D. 2010, University of Pittsburgh
    Neurosurgery Resident, University of Pittsburgh

    Elizabeth Lechner '04
    M.D. 2008, University of Maryland
    Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

    Josh Grant '05
    D.O. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Internal Medicine Resident, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia PA

    Marisa Long Gossweiler '07
    D.O. 2011, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Physician, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

    Daniel Stein '07
    M.D. 2012, University of Minnesota
    Resident, Providence St. Peter Family Medicine, Olympia, WA

    Sarah Haque, '08
    D.O. 2012, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Resident, Ohio State University

    Jared Dropkin '09
    D.O. 2014, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Resident, Family Medicine/NMM, Southampton Hospital, NY

    Dentists

    Linda Himmelberger '74
    D.M.D Universty of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
    Dentist, Devon Dental Services, Devon PA

    Judy Yu '93
    D.M.D. Temple University School of Dentistry
    Dentist, Dental FX, Pasadena, MD

    Pharmacists

    Kevin Brady '05
    Pharm.D, 2009, University of Maryland,
    Clinical Pharmacist, University of Southern California Medical Center

    Justin Bakhshai '07
    PharmD., MBA, 2011, University of Maryland
    Medical Liaison, US Managed Markets at Novo Nordisk

    Christopher Blair '09
    Pharm.D., 2013, The Ohio State University
    Clinical Pharmacist, Express Scripts (Columbus, OH)

    Mikel Holley '09
    Pharm.D. 2014, University of Maryland
    Walgreens Pharmacy

    Chemistry Alumni earning a Ph.D.

    Judy Britz '72
    Ph.D. 1979, Immunology and Microbiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Executive Director, Biotechnology at Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

    Ruquia Ahmed-Schofield '81
    Ph.D. 1986, University of Maryland
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Goucher College

    Edward "Teddy" Zartler '92
    Ph.D. 1998, University of Pennsylvania
    President and CSO at Quantum Tessera Consulting (formerly at Eli Lilly and Merck)

    Ivan Baxter '96
    Ph.D. 2000, The Scripps Research Institute
    Systems/Computational Biologist at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center St. Louis MO

    Oskar Vafek '97
    Ph.D. in Physics, 2003, Johns Hopkins University
    Associate Professor of Physics, Florida State University

    Michael Leonard '98
    Ph.D. 2003, University of Pennsylvania
    Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Washington and Jefferson College

    David St. Jean '99
    Ph.D. 2004, University of Pennsylvania
    Principal Scientist, Amgen Pharmaceuticals

    Michael Hyland '00
    Ph.D. 2012, University of Connecticut
    Major, United States Air Force
    Deputy Chief, Energetic Materials Branch Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) Eglin AFB, FL.

    Pam Crum Douglass '01
    Ph.D. 2006, University of Virginia
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Goucher College

    Kristin Mutolo Martinez '02
    Ph.D. 2008, University of Southern California
    Engineer - Intel - Phoenix, AZ

    Jessica Parr '02 
    Ph.D. 2007, University of Southern California
    Teaching Assistant Professor, USC Chemistry

    Jennifer McCulley '03
    Ph.D. 2010, Duke University School of Medicine
    Senior Science Writer, The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.Gaithersburg, MD

    Rajan Pragani '03
    Ph.D. 2008 University of Michigan/Scripps Florida
    Staff Scientist
    NIH Center for Translational Therapeutics, Rockville, MD

    Jason Hill '03
    Ph.D. 2011, University of Massachusetts
    Advanced Biosystems Specialist at Nikon Instruments Inc.

    Sara Quaytman Machleder '04
    Ph.D. 2010, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Teacher, Bard High School Early College, Queens NY

    Kat Dawson '05
    Ph.D. 2011, Geosciences and Biogeochemistry, Penn State
    PSARC postdoctoral researcher (PSU/Caltech/UCLA)

    Lauren Woodard '05
    Ph.D. 2010, The Johns Hopkins University
    Chemist, Food and Drug Administration

    Robyn Eisert '06
    Ph.D. 2011, University of North Carolina
    Scientist II, Neon Therapeutics, Cambridge MA

    Lisa Gulian '07
    Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Mellon Fellow in Museum Conservation Science
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

    Amanda Worthy Dombrowski '07
    Ph.D. 2012, Boston College
    Senior Scientist, AbbVie

    Chris Eginton '07
    Ph.D., 2015, University of Maryland College Park
    Education & Medical Research Sales Representative at VWR International

    Martha Beckwith '08
    Ph.D. 2013, Cornell University
    Postdoc, Shock Physics Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

    Geraldine Echebiri '08
    Ph.D. 2014, Physical Chemistry, University of Maryland College Park
    Lecturer in Chemistry, Wellesley College

    Ben Spangler '11
    Ph.D., 2015, University of California, San Francisco
    Postdoc, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research

    Amanda Lee '12
    Ph.D., 2016, University of Maryland, College Park
    Postdoc, University of Illinois at Chicago

    Chemistry Alumni who are Secondary School Teachers

    Tom Kozikowski '01
    Physics and Environmental Science Teacher
    Mountain Ridge High School, Frostburg, MD

    Jennie Towner '04

    Kristina Hadlich Gillmeister '05
    Glen Burnie High School, Glen Burnie MD
    Project Director, Connect4Learning, Early Childhood Math Lab, State University of New York at Buffalo
    Advanced Studies and Programs Special Assistant, Anne Arundel County Public Schools

    Mark Renehan '12
    Long Reach High School, Howard County, MD

    Becca Smith '12
    Chantilly High School, Fairfax VA

    Kat Flanagan '13 (Biochemistry)
    English Teacher, Gunma, Japan

    Anneke Ossorio '15
    Chemistry Teacher, Fort Worth TX

    Chemistry Alumni Employed in Industry

    Jordan Muenchow Sworen '05, DuPont, Wilminton DE

    Caroline Burmester '06, Cambridge Isotope Labs, Andover, MA

    Katrina Sosinsky '06, Sr. Chemist, Reagent Production and Supply, Quest Diagnostics, Chantilly, VA

    Hillary Merrill '11, DuPont

    Kyle Williams '12, Engineering Program Manager, Box

    Phuong Tran-Nguyen '12, BioReliance, Rockville, MD

    Ben Udelson '12, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA

    Chemistry Alumni Employed in Government Labs

    Hilary Griffiths '04, Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab

    Jeffrey Lamb '07, Drug Enforcement Administration, Mid Atlantic Lab, Largo, MD

    Lisa Hollander Darby '07, NIST (Health, Safety and Environmental group)

    Research Technicians in Academic/Biomedical Labs

    Aaron Daniel Pinnola '04
    Epigenetics and Progenitor Cells Program Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

    Candace Crasto '08
    Johns Hopkins Eye Institute

    Eliza Stever '13
    Research Technologist, Center for Inherited Disease Research
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

    Other Careers

    Shane Riley '01, Attorney

    Saira Haider, '05
    Attorney (Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation)
    Axinn, Veltrop, Harkrider LLP, New York, NY

    Brittany Gleason '05
    Sales Coordinator at Numira, Salt Lake City, UT

    Liseda Felau, '07
    Research Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Anna Pagonakis, '07
    Patent Examiner, US Patent and Trademark Office

    Margaret Egiziaco '08
    Program Specialist, Environmental Facilities
    Westchester County, NY Government

    Mary Cadwallendar, '11
    Peace Corps, Senegal - Sustainable Agriculture Volunteer

    Sarah Pardus '14
    Campaign Manager, DataXu

    Alycia Johnston '15
    Residence Hall Director, Quinnipiac University

    Chemistry Alumni Currently Enrolled in Graduate or Professional School

    Kristina Hadlich Gillmeister '05
    Science Education Ph.D. Program
    State University of New York at Buffalo

    Matt Kier '06
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    Dartmouth College

    Anna Leychenko '08
    Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry
    University of Hawaii

    Michael Rauch '09
    Dental Student
    Tufts University School of Dentistry

    Julian Rees '09
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    University of Washington

    Evan Collins '10
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    The Johns Hopkins University

    Amanda LeSueur '10
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    Indiana University

    Ann Ploskonka '11
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    University of Delaware

    Dien Nguyen '11
    Medical Student
    Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Noah Robinson, '12
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County

    Randi Turner '12
    Ph.D. Program in Biology
    University of Maryland, College Park

    Jeff Bessen '13 
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology
    Harvard University

    Melanie Ehudin '13
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    The Johns Hopkins University

    Jaclyn Kellon '13
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    University of Oregon

    Edward Kirkbride Loya '13
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    University of Kentucky

    William Schiff '13
    Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry & Biophysics
    Brandeis University

    Phelan Shea, '13
    Medical Student
    University of Maryland

    Ryan Bram '14
    Medical Student
    Drexel University

    Rachel Mann '14
    Medical Student
    University of Michigan

    Qingyao Li '14 (Biochemistry)
    M.S. program in Biostatistics
    Harvard School of Public Health

    Marie McConville '15
    Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
    Tulane University

    Devon Tate '15
    Masters program in Nutrition Science and Policy
    Tufts University

    Emily Timothy '16
    Ph.D. Program in Physical Chemistry
    New York University

    Carolina Mejia Pena '16
    Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry
    Brown University

    Demie Huffman '16
    Masters Program in Environmental Science and Policy
    The Ohio State University