The USC Mann School will honor a group of outstanding leaders at the 2026 Alumni Awards Gala on Sunday, March 15, at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena.
The 2026 honorees, listed here in alphabetical order by award, are:
Community Service Award
Danielle Colayco, PharmD ’10, MS ’10, and Kevin Komoto, PharmD, MBA
Komoto Family Foundation | Komoto Healthcare
Distinguished Alumni Award
Duane Saikami, PharmD ’85, MBA
CEO, DDJK Group LLC
Honorary Alumni Award
Penny Cai
Philanthropist and Founder, Luxtrada Company
The Cai Foundation
Innovation in Regulatory Science Award
Neal Storm, DRSc ’13, MS, MBA, RAC
Director, Global Regulatory Affairs and Strategy, Amgen, Inc.
Innovation in Pharmacoeconomics Award
Vaishali Patel, PharmD ’02, MS ’04
Senior Director, HEOR, AbbVie, Inc.
Research Achievement Award
Vincent Lee, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science (retired)
Young Alumni Award
Heno Yousefi, PharmD ’18, BCPS, APh
Vice President, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, Regal Medical Group