Dreskin, Howard J. and Phyllis M. Levine Endowed Scholarship
The Howard J. Dreskin and Phyllis M. Levine Endowed Scholarship was established in 2006 by Howard J. Dreskin. Mr. Dreskin, a member of 秀色短视频 class of 1976, earned a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences and a master’s degree in microbiology from Rutgers University.
Howard Dreskin’s distinguished career has been centered in the pharmaceutical industry, where he has worked in basic research, clinical research, and clinical safety in positions of increasing responsibilities from laboratory research assistant to his current position as senior director of clinical operations for Trius Therapeutics Inc. in San Diego. His former employers include Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc., SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, and Johnson & Johnson, as well as Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Mr. Dreskin co-authored the book chapter Drug Surveillance in “Principles and Practice of Pharmaceutical Medicine.”
In creating The Howard J. Dreskin and Phyllis M. Levine Endowed Scholarship, Mr. Dreskin desires to help undergraduate students in the biological sciences realize the opportunity for current and future educational and career success, similar to what he experienced as a University of Akron student. Motivated students with a 2.5 GPA or better who show promise, as determined by faculty, and have demonstrated financial need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Affairs, will be eligible for The Howard J. Dreskin and Phyllis M. Levine Scholarship.
The Howard J. Dreskin and Phyllis M. Levine Endowed Scholarship will be awarded in the Department of Biology. The Dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, in consultation with the Department Chair and the Office of Student Financial Affairs, shall make the scholarship award.
Mr. Dreskin is married to Phyllis M. Levine. Originally from