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Melissa Poggioli
  • Chestnut, NJ

Union Resident, Melissa Poggioli, Inducted Into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society at University of the Sciences

2010 Apr 21

The following Union resident has been inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) Honor Society at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Invitations to join ALD, a national honor society for first-year students, are based on attaining a first-semester academic average of at least 3.50 and ranking in the top 20 percent of the class. This year's inductees all attained a first-semester academic average above a 3.653.

Melissa Poggioli of Union (07083), a doctor of pharmacy student.

At University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, students embark on a challenging learning experience in a proving ground for successful professionals in the healthcare-related fields. A private, coeducational institution dedicated to education, research, and service, and distinguished as the nation's first college of pharmacy, the University has produced leaders in the healthcare marketplace since its founding in 1821, including founders of six of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. With undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs in such disciplines as pharmacy, bioinformatics, physical therapy, healthcare business, and health policy, the 3,000 students in the University of the Sciences' five colleges learn to excel in scientific analysis and to apply their skills to improving healthcare in their communities and in the lives of people worldwide. For more information about University of the Sciences, visit www.usp.edu.

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