Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences today officially opened a new 30,000 square foot, $10M academic center at 40 Foster St. in downtown Worcester. On hand at the event were Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Worcester City Manager Michael O’Brien, Worcester Mayor Konstantina Lukes and MCPHS President Charles F. Monahan Jr.
“Much of the College’s future growth is in Worcester, and we appreciate the cooperation from both the local government and business community to help this state-of-the-art facility become a reality,” President Monahan said. “With its top-notch hospitals, clinical sites and higher education institutions, this new facility is just one more reason why Worcester is such an attractive place to live, learn and stay.”
The College purchased the property, formerly known as The Protocol Building, in August 2008. The new facility was dedicated in the name of alumnus Ahmad H. Alhaddad (Class of 1986), who has pledged $1.2 million to support the Worcester Campus. Mr. Alhaddad was employed by chain pharmacies in Watertown, Williamston, and Cambridge, Mass., before moving to Florida in 2004 and acquiring Weaver’s Corner Pharmacy in Fort Myers, Florida. He holds a bachelor of science in pharmacy and minor in nuclear pharmacy from MCPHS, and lives with his wife Sonia and their two boys.
“I have been amazed at the changes at MCPHS since I graduated, and I’m very proud of the direction in which the College is moving,” Mr. Alhaddad said. “It is an absolute thrill to already see so many students in white coats using the facility, and I hope this will have a tangible effect both on the city of Worcester and the region as a whole.”