Amber M. Hobaugh
Age: 22
Residence: Butler
Family: Parents, Dale and Bev Hobaugh; brother, Aaron, 17
Education: Fifth-year pharmacy student at Duquesne University
Background: Organized Operation Residency, which reaches out to underclassmen to increase their knowledge about how to prepare for and obtain a residency; organized an ask-the-pharmacist event at St. Barnabas Retirement Village, Richland; certified in smoking cessation counseling; has given presentations on drug abuse to local high school students.
Noteworthy: Recipient of this year's Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists Student Award, to be presented during the group's 38th annual assembly, Oct. 11-13.
Quote: "I have a great passion for pharmacy, as well as patient care. My determination has gotten me to where I am today and helped me to make a difference in the field of pharmacy."
