Alumni Reunion 2025
Join us Oct 3-4, 2025 for the return of our Annual University Alumni Reunion in California! It’s a weekend designed for celebration, reconnection, and inspiration—and we want to see alumni from every college represented! Registration required.
From the College of Health Sciences to Optometry, Dental Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatric Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, and Graduate Nursing—this is your moment to come home to WesternU.
Activities and Highlights
- Tickets $65
- Hors d’Oeuvre
- Dinner – Chicken, Filet Mignon, Salmon
- Dessert
- DJ & Dancing
- Photo Booth
- Opportunity Drawings
- Complimentary Beverages (2)
- Cash Bar
- Gift Bags for Major Milestone Anniversary Years (class years ending in 0 and 5): 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020.
Register Today!
Enjoy alumni awards, photo stations, games, giveaways, and exciting opportunity drawings.
Hotel Accommodations
Make your reservation by September 3, 2025, to guarantee a room and the group rate.
Schedule of Events for October 4, 2025
Simulation Lab Tours 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Campus Store 3:00 – 5: 00 PM
Reunion Dinner 5:00 – 8: 00 PM
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Alumni Mixer, Dean’s Suite (HEC 2300)
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reunion Dinner
4:30 pm Physical Therapy Tour (Health Science Center, 1st Floor)
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reunion Dinner
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm College Mixer
Reconnect with your Pharmily before the reunion dinner! Join classmates, faculty, and alumni over appetizers, wine, & conversation.
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reunion Dinner
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Networking & Activity, Simulation Center & Conference Room (Health Science Center Building, 1st Floor)
5:00 pm – 8 p.m. Reunion Dinner
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reunion Dinner
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Registration and Welcome (Health Education Center Building, 1st Floor, Front Desk)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Advances in Digitally Enhanced Orthodontics (1.0 CE), Dr. C. Colby Gage (DMD 2013) (Health Education Center Building Classroom D 1125)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Networking Reception, Sim Clinic Alcove (Health Education Center, outside Room 3208)Guided Tours of Sim Center 1, Sim Center 2, The Dental Center
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Reunion Dinner
3:00 pm – 5: 00 pm Alumni Mixer & Continuing Education (Health Education Center)
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Reunion Dinner
5:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. Reunion Dinner
Outstanding Alumni of the Year
Western University of Health Sciences’ Outstanding Alumni of the Year awards honor graduates who have achieved professional success, contributed to their community and institution, and embody the values of the school.
| College | Name | Degree & Year |
| Dental Medicine | Dr. C. Colby Gage | DMD 2013 |
| Graduate Nursing | Dr. Catherine Azubuike | DNP 2013 |
| Health Sciences | Andrea Quezada | MSHS 2017 |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Lauren Nicho | DPT 2021 |
| Health Sciences | Dr. James Zapata | PA 2018 |
| Health Sciences | Andrew Eusebio, Jr. | MSMS 2022 |
| Osteopathic Medicine | Dr. Afshin Akhaven | DO 1999 |
| Optometry | Dr. Christine Pham | OD 2013 |
| Pharmacy | Dr. Megan Nguyen | PharmD 2000 |
| Podiatric | Dr. Farid Didari | DPM 2013 |