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im Schmid
has received the 2004-2005 Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Auburn Pharmacy
Alumni Association.
Schmid was selected by the APAA board for
his leadership in the pharmacy profession and his assistance in raising
funds for the HSOP building campaign. He was instrumental in obtaining a
major gift from his employer Walgeens.
Congratulations, Jim. The Harrison School
of Pharmacy very much appreciates your efforts in positively affecting
the education and student life of future Auburn pharmacists.
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ill
Felkey has won the 2004-2005 Outstanding Service Award from the Auburn Pharmacy
Alumni Association.
Bill is working with both state pharmacy
organizations to assist in the offering of Medication Therapy Management
Services and Chronic Care Improvement Programs. His graduate class is
preparing a business plan for addressing this issue as well.
He continues to be in demand all over the
United States as a speaker
on computer issues, especially technology affecting pharmacy.
Congratulations on this well deserved
award, Bill!
he 2nd
edition of Bruce Berger’s book “Communications for Pharmacist” is ready
for distribution.
More Student Pharmacists in the News
on-Traditional
graduates are now becoming a reality. The first person who
graduated from the Non-Traditional program was Minnie Newman. Minnie now
works for Omnicare in Huntsville, AL. The next graduate was
Deborah Mazak Como who is currently a pharmacist at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Incidentally, she is the wife of Dr. Jack
Como, Director of the UAB Drug Info Service and a member of the
Alabama Board of Pharmacy. The most recent graduate is Jeanna Boothe. She was a pharmacist at UAB when she started the program,
but she and her husband have
recently purchased a pharmacy . She
is now the owner of "The Pharmacy Boothe" in Madison AL.
Our congratulations to all these forward
thinking, hard working Pharm.D. graduates. The Non-Traditional program,
for those who don't know, allows a working pharmacist to obtain a
Pharm.D. degree while still actively employed.
If all goes well, The Office of Post
Graduate Education will have 2 more graduates in August: Patricia
Funkhauser, who is a professional representative for Johnson & Johnson
and Jeff Hill who is a pharmacist in Scottsboro Alabama.
harmacal Science graduate student, Thirumalini Vaithianathan, was
selected as one of the top 10 graduate students of Auburn University.
Her doctoral work is focused on “Mechanism of Memory Loss in Type I
Diabetes”.Congratulations to Thiru.
hay
Smith, '05, was recipient of The President's Award. This honor is
given annually to honor the outstanding graduate of each college or
school who exhibits outstanding leadership, citizenship, character and
promise of professional ability.
Shay is past president of the Pharmacy Student Council and has been
very active in all facets of life at HSOP. Congratulations, Shay and
good luck to you and your wife, '05 graduate Tara Smith, in your
new careers. Incidentally, Tara and Shay were the first husband and wife
team to ever serve as President and Vice President of the Student
Council during the same tenure.
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Student Council Officers Elected for 2005-2006. Congratulations to
President, Darrell Childress; Vice President, Erin Bedard;
Senator, Meghan Morgan; Secretary,Joe Ybarra; and
Treasurer, Bridget Geveden.
isa Judd (HSOP 2006) was named College
Volunteer of the Year at Hospice of EAMC because of her dedication
and commitment to their program, as well as to the patients and their
families. Lisa served and cared for EAMC hospice patients as part of
the PPE (Pharmacy Practice Experience) program during the past year.
Her mentors were Drs. Barker, Helms and Passero. Congratulations,
Lisa!