St. John’s alumna awarded achievement medal from alma mater

BALTIMORE, Md. St. John’s University alumna Anne Y.F. Lin was selected as beneficiary of the university’s Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal.

The medal is rewarded to an alumni member whose hard work and successes over the years have won them recognition for their outstanding professional achievement.

Lin graduated from the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions at St. John’s with her doctor of pharmacy degree and bachelor of science in pharmacy. She currently serves as founding dean of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Over the years she has been an active member of many committees and the recipient of other several other awards acknowledging her achievements within the pharmaceutical field.

“Lin is admired and respected by her colleagues worldwide for her knowledge, integrity and gentle humor. The honor from St. John’s is well deserved,” said Mary Pat Seurkamp, Ph.D., president of College of Notre Dame.

The award was presented by Rev. Donald J. Harrington, CM, president of St. John’s University, at a convocation ceremony at the college's athletic center, the Taffner Field House.