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Farah Towfic (11PharmD) has helped fast-track global health care advances, using her leadership skills, determination, and practical experience to develop critical standards for administering COVID-19 vaccines. As director of chief executive officer operations for United States Pharmacopeia, the independent organization that sets medication quality standards, Towfic has proven her capacity to lead and serve.
About Farah: foriowa.org/daa/daa-profile.php?namer=true&profileid=598
About the University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Awards: Since 1963, the University of Iowa has annually recognized accomplished alumni and friends with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Awards are presented in seven categories: Achievement, Service, Hickerson Recognition, Faculty, Staff, Recent Graduate, and Friend of the University. See a full list of past recipients and learn more about the awards: foriowa.org/daa
Farah Towfic (11PharmD) has helped fast-track global health care advances, using her leadership skills, determination, and practical experience to develop critical standards for administering COVID-19 vaccines. As director of chief executive officer operations for United States Pharmacopeia, the independent organization that sets medication quality standards, Towfic has proven her capacity to lead and serve.
About Farah: foriowa.org/daa/daa-profile.php?namer=true&profileid=598
About the University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Awards: Since 1963, the University of Iowa has annually recognized accomplished alumni and friends with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Awards are presented in seven categories: Achievement, Service, Hickerson Recognition, Faculty, Staff, Recent Graduate, and Friend of the University. See a full list of past recipients and learn more about the awards: foriowa.org/daa










