Pledge of ProfessionalismI believe that my professional development begins with enrollment in this academic community and continues for a lifetime. Therefore, I will strive to uphold this pledge from this day forward. To accomplish my goal of professional development, as a member of The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy community, I pledge to:

ACCEPT responsibility for my education with the goal of becoming an independent and active learner.

DEVELOP a sense of loyalty and duty to the profession by contributing to the well-being of others, and by enthusiastically accepting the responsibility and accountability for membership in the profession.

INTEGRATE professional competency through life-long learning, by striving for high ideals, teamwork, and unity within the profession in order to provide optimal patient care..

SUPPORT my colleagues by actively encouraging personal commitment to the standards as set forth by the profession.

DEDICATE my life and practice towards excellence through the ongoing assessment of personal and professional values.

MAINTAIN the highest ideals and professional attributes to ensure and facilitate the covenant that exists between patient and pharmaceutical caregiver.

I voluntarily make this pledge.

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The University of MississippiSchool of PharmacyWhite Coat CeremonyAugust 11, 20167:00 p.m.

Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts

2016 White Coat Ceremony

Welcome, Introductions and CommentsDr. David D. Allen, II

Dean, School of Pharmacy

Welcoming RemarksMs. Regan N. Tyler

President Elect, School of Pharmacy Student Body

CommentsDr. Morris H. Stocks

ProvostVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Executive Vice Chancellor and Professor of Accountancy

Recitation of the Pledge of Professionalism Dr. Courtney Davis

President, Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Signing of the Pledge of Professionalism and Presentation of the White Coats

Dr. David F. GregoryAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs

assisted by:

Jenni Grantham, PharmDPatient Care Coordinator

Kroger Corporation

Mr. Warren Lewis, R. Ph.Pharmacy District Coordinator, Central/South Mississippi

Kroger Corporation

Dr. Leigh Ann RossAssociate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Concluding RemarksDean Allen

ReceptionFoyer

The School of Pharmacy appreciates the support of the Kroger Corporation in sponsoring this event.

Entering Professional Students

Caroline AdamsMegan AventRiley Baggett

Mary Reagan BaladiRagen BarnesTessa BarronLydia Beard

Jordan BenvenuttiGideon BerdahlMichelle Borg

Kayla BourgeoisDaniel Briner

Michael BullockKajol Ben Champaneri

Mariah ColeJacob CoomesApril Cozart

Alexandra CraigKera Crawford

Sterling CrenshawAnna Crider

Alexandria CurtisSidney D’amicoHayley DavisKailey DennyLauryn Easley

Jeffrey EdmondsAlex Fan

Trevor Farmer

Ruiqi FengBrianca Fizer

Austin FreemanStephen Gieger

Victoria GoodmanEmily GravleeOlivia GriffisWilliam Gust

George HainesMikhayla Harris

Henry HarrisDerrell Hart

Leeanna HodgesErin Hoevelmann

John HowellElena Hubbard

Katherine Jacome-CluffLee Jennings

Raymond JourdanJoel Kennedy

Charles KeverynChristian KirkJessica Lariccia

Steven Le Adele Lee

Matthew LeeMichelle LicciTaylor Long

Amy Catherine Love

Carl Lowe, Jr.Mallory MaierSarah MarleyEric Mayfield

Sarah MedeirosVictoria MillerAshley Miller

Kayla MonsourTaylor Montague

Alecia MurraySucheta NaiduKayla Nguyen

Ian NicholsAlisha NicksTaylor Odom

Britney OwensJinal Patel

Lauren PetersonMoxey Polles

Madison PowersKimberly Pugh

Alyssa ReidAmber RoachAaron Rose

Madeline SandersAmanda SealsJames SharpSally Sikes

Taylor Sivils

Mallory SlayBlake SmithJamie Stone

Corinne SweeneyFredrick Taylor

Lindsay ThompsonAnna Touchstone

Tina TranRoss TrautmanChau Truong

Natalie TruongHunter VanderburgJames Vanderburg

Casey VenableMafie Vickers

Amber Nicole My-Linh VuLewis WaitsEmily Ware

Molly WarrenAndrea WashingtonOlivia WashingtonJoseph Whitfield

Kyle WilsonJoanna WuLana Yates

Yujing ZhangWendy Zheng

The White Coat CeremonyThe white coat is a universal symbol of the health care professions.

It identifies the wearer as a member of a highly trained team of individuals who have devoted themselves to the healing arts. The donning of the white coat

also signifies the acceptance of responsibility for assisting their fellow man in improving and maintaining his or her health status.

The White Coat Ceremony has been instituted at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy as a way of formally initiating students into their professional

academic training. It also is a visible expression of the serious nature of that endeavor as they work toward becoming members of the health care team.