Career Day 2004 Generates Lots of Interest
areer Day always brings out the best in all concerned. HSOP students arrive attired in their business best. The vendors always have a welcoming smile, an extended hand and a table
full of small, often intriguing, gifts to give away. This year the event was held on Nov 1st and 2nd and once again was hosted by the AU Hotel and Conference Center. The first day led off with the various representatives manning their display areas, which were positioned side-by-side with each other along the Conference Center's main hallway, trying to attract as many students as possible. Streams of students slowly made the rounds, stopping at whatever displays interested them. The second day was filled with interviews. Of the 92 students scheduled to graduate from Harrison School of Pharmacy in May 2005, 68 of them interviewed with 24 vendors during 2004 Career Day. Don't miss the slide show (In Left hand column).
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Just as they did last year, the Hotel and Conference Center catered a box lunch for participants in one
of their private rooms. This lunch-time amenity got good feedback from the vendors. They said they were thankful they didn't have to fight traffic during the lunch break as they once had. Most were glad to get off their feet for a few minutes in a quiet room away from the hustle and bustle of the hallways and replenish their energy before the afternoon interviews. Another comment expressed appreciation for the students' wearing of name badges with easily seen names and class years and the fact that the students were dressed professionally. Apparently these things set the Auburn experience apart from some other places the vendors visit. Brinda Lisano, Executive Assistant to the Dean, and Laurie Smith, Academic Advisor, plan these events each year. They always work hard to make Career Day a good experience for the students and vendors. They deserve credit for noticing and making these kinds of changes over the past few years. These impromptu comments speak to what a good job they are doing.
Thanks to all the vendors and representatives who participated in 2004 Career Day:
Accredo Novafactor, a biotech staff co. from the Memphis/Charlotte area
Lauren Vannucci
Alabama Independent Drugstore Association, an independent pharmacy
Sharon Taylor, Bob Taylor, Chuck Smith
Albertson's, a nationwide chain
Steve Keen
American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc., a nationwide community pharmacy
Kenny Sanders, Sherri Forest
Brookwood Medical Center Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Ed Whitfield, David Pryor
Bruno's, a Southeast chain
Mark Tow, Tammy Rogers, Bill Whitmer
Cardinal Health, a nationwide nuclear pharmacy
Shemica Cunningham, Deborah Brown
Caremark, a mail order pharmacy, Birmingham, AL
Stephen Noemon, Sam Seif
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Alissa Grzybowski
CVS/pharmacy, a nationwide chain
Walt Rogers, Todd Howell, Cody Berguson, Steve Frawley, Donna Yeatman, Von Burchfield, Dale Bazelton, Scang Foo, Sharon Miller
Gadsden Regional Medical Ctn. Hospital, Gadsden, AL
Lori Chance
Greenville Hospital System Hospital, Greenville, SC
Renee Bacon
Kmart, a nationwide chain
Kerrin Levine, Teri Tankard, Chad Frost, Jerry Osmundson
Northeast Georgia Healthsystem, Gainsville, GA
Lee Alexander
PharMerica, a Southeast consulting pharmacy
Bob Ketchum, Alana Ray, Robin Hatcher
Publix Super Markets, Inc., a Southeast chain
Mike King, James Duke, Jim Kercher
RiteAid, a nationwide chain
JT Leatherwood, Brett Enabit, Jeff Church, Diahann Broughton, Stacey Ramirez
Safeway, Inc., a nationwide chain
Eric Congdon
Senior Care Pharmacy, a long term care business in Tuscaloosa, AL
Terry Stanley
Target, a nationwide chain
Shital Patel
Walgreens, a nationwide chain
Dianne Watson, Melissa Cochran, Ralph Garcia, TBA
Walmart , a nationwide chain
Angie Veal, Clay Cook, Kelly Dodson, Chad Bradston, Neil Wohlford
Winn-Dixie Chain Southeast
Greg Crane and Steve Milstead
York Drug Independent York, AL
Carrie Thornton Webb