from the email today

so they sent us all this format for announcing our graduation in our hometown newspapers...
not bad- but a little too much in those last 2 paragraphs- might have to fix that

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact:

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Communications and Marketing

Sheila Champlin – (901) 448-4957

_____Name____ Graduates with Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Memphis, Tenn. – On Friday, May 30, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) graduated 535 students. (Name) , of (Hometown) , was one of 121 graduates receiving the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree. The U.S. News & World Report 2008 listing of America’s Best Graduate Schools ranks the UTHSC College of Pharmacy 16^th in the country.

(Short bio sketch of graduate) .

Hershel P. Wall, MD, chancellor of the UT Health Science Center, presided over the ceremony. David E. Millhorn, PhD, executive vice president of the University of Tennessee conferred the degrees. Robert Waller, MD, a UTHSC alumnus and president emeritus of the Mayo Clinic, gave the commencement address to graduates and their families.

The 535 graduates are from all six UTHSC colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.

As the flagship statewide academic health system, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is focused on a four-tier mission of education, research, clinical care, and public service, all in support of a single goal: to improve the health of Tennesseans. Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main campus is located in Memphis. UTHSC has additional College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine campuses in Knoxville, and a College of Medicine campus in Chattanooga. For more information, visit www.utmem.edu.

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