Carolina Pharmacy Winter 2013

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Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc.Winter 2013 | Volume 30, Number 1

WITH THE BANDWhile at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, these alumni stayed on beat with their coursework and extracurriculars (page 14).

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy occupies 75,000 square feet of laboratory space in the Genetic Medicine Building.

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The cover story for this issue of Carolina Pharmacy talks about just a few of the 100 or so alumni who

played an instrument, carried a flag, or twirled a baton during their time at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (page 14). As an alumnus of this very rigorous and reputable program, I understand the struggle to balance curricular and extracurricular activities, and I enjoyed reading about our colleagues who struck that balance between their class work and, in this case, love for music. Those alumni continue to find poise in their careers, as they become leaders in their profession and communities.

At the School, we are also searching for a balance—an equalization of professional and emotional development. Recent changes within the Office of Student Affairs (page 12) will help us find that equilibrium, while boosting efficiency and streamlining our processes. Despite the last few years of state budget cuts and limited

resources, we continue to improve our students’ learning experiences.

For the School to remain successful, however, we must continue to do more with less. That’s why we are also simplifying procedures within the Office of Advancement. Since 1978, the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association has produced Carolina Pharmacy. With this issue, though, the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. is taking it over. This change allows the UNC PAA to focus its resources on funding events that benefit current and future alumni.

You will likely notice little change to the publication. Instead of receiving three copies a year, you will only receive two—one in January and one in June. But at the same time, the publication quality and the number of pages will increase. We think you will enjoy the change, and we are excited to bring you more great content with each issue.

Thank you for all you do for the School.

WELCOME

The Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. Takes Over Carolina Pharmacy

Finding Balance

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHARMACY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CAROLINA INC.

KEVIN L. ALMOND (’83 BSPharm)President, PFNC

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Advancement Staff

PUBLISHERKevin L. Almond (’83 BSPharm)President, Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc.

EDITOR & ART DIRECTORRandall RobertsDirector of Information and [email protected]

PRODUCTIONJim BennettExecutive [email protected]

Lorna DeWalle, CPADirector of Foundation Accounting [email protected]

Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc.194 Finley Golf Course Road, Suite 106Chapel Hill, NC [email protected]

Published two times a year for alumni and friends of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Carolina Pharmacy is printed with private funds from the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit separate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The views reflected in Carolina Pharmacy are those of the PFNC and PAA and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy or the University.

Special thanks to David Etchison, director of communications for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and John Zhu, assistant director of communications for the School.

On the cover: The UNC basketball pep band holds “700” signs in honor of Coach Dean Smith’s 700th win on January 9, 1991. Photograph by Hugh Morton, copyright 2012 North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina Library at Chapel Hill. ©Copyright 2012 by the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. For reprint information, contact Randall Roberts.

Kevin Almond, president; Randall Roberts, director of information and communications; Lorna DeWalle, director of Foundation accounting; Jim Bennett, executive assistant.

NEW HIRE

Speed Hallman will join the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. in February 2013 as the director of development and alumni affairs. Hallman comes to the Foundation from the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, where he served as the associate dean for development and alumni affairs.

Hallman received his BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and his MA in media production from Appalachian State University in 1991. Hallman has previously worked for the Office of University Development and the Arts and Sciences Foundation at UNC.

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12 Meet the Office of Student AffairsThe Office of Student Affairs recently expanded to better serve both professional and graduate students. Find out what those changes mean for alumni involvement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in this story.

14 Balancing Act These four alumni managed to complete their pharmacy degrees while performing in the University of North Carolina Marching Tar Heels. Discover how they balanced their school work with extracurricular requirements in this article.

20 Where Are They Now? Curious if other alumni are living in your neck of the woods? Check out these maps of the United States and North Carolina to find out.

Welcome 01

Alumni News 04

School News 10

Student News 22

Research News 28

Class Notes 32

Why I Give 36

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ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni Weekend 2012With ideal weather and a Tar Heel victory, the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association dialed up a fantastic Alumni Weekend.

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5Sponsored by Teva Pharmaceuticals

More than 50 golfers showed up at UNC Finley Golf Course to enjoy the beautiful weather and play 18 holes of best ball for the 19th Annual Golf Tournament. Thanks to alumni and donors, the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association raised more than $18,000 to support student activities at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

THE LEADER BOARD

First Place (Score of 49): Wallace Nelson (’77 BSPharm)Bill Oakley (’68 BSPharm)John Stallings (’69 BSPharm)Andy Tingen (’79 BSPharm)

Second Place (Score of 50): Alan Knight (’81 BSPharm)Mike Singletary Russell Smith (’83 BSPharm)Rick Whitesell (’86 BSPharm)

Third Place (Score of 51): Kevin Almond (’83 BSPharm)Bill HodgesJohn Plachetka Chris Woody

Closest to the Pin (Hole 5):John Badgett (’72 BSPharm)

Closest to the Pin (Hole 12):Brad Lynch

Longest Drive: John Stallings (’69 BSPharm)

BELOW: Golfers accept their prizes for first-, second-, and third-place finishes at the UNC Finley Golf Course clubhouse.

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THIRD

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FALL REUNION: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

For the 33rd year, the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association welcomed alumni and friends back to campus for the Fall Reunion. Guests enjoyed Allen & Son Barbecue and camaraderie on the lawn of Beard and Kerr Halls before watching the Tar Heels take on Virginia Tech’s Hokies. The Heels secured the win with a score of 48–34.

TOP: Rebecca Garcia (PY3), Loni Garcia (’78 BSPharm, ’84 MSPharm), John Setzer (’83 BSPharm), and Lori Setzer (’83 BSPharm). MIDDLE: Alumni and friends gather on the lawn of Beard and Kerr Halls for the Fall Reunion.ABOVE: Don Carter (’58 BSPharm) and Jan Carter.

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Board Members

UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc.

President: Gary L. Bowman (’84 BSPharm)

President-elect: Sarah Beale Cobb (’84 BSPharm)

Past-president: Chad L. Terry (’99 PharmD)

Secretary/Treasurer: Dianne Creech Kapherr (’84 BSPharm)

PFNC Representative: Reid S. Saleeby (’86 BSPharm)

PFNC Representative: Aaron C. Wright (’97 BSPharm)

Directors

Susan Alford Allen (’89 BSPharm)

Stephen B. Archbell (’80 BSPharm)

Judy Mabe Atkins (’80 BSPharm, ’91 MSPharm, ’99 PharmD)

Valerie Neal Barlow (’96 BSPharm, ’00 PharmD)

Rob Barrett (’05 PharmD)

Jennifer Askew Buxton (’03 PharmD)

Rachel Leder Couchenour (’94 BSPharm)

Janet Nequelle Edwards (’95 BSPharm)

William Hill (’01 PharmD)

Jenna Minton Huggins (’08 PharmD)

Alexander Jenkins (’08 PharmD, ’10 MSPharm)

Maria Kontoyianni (’92 PhD)

Amy Elizabeth Landers (’97 BSPharm)

Sonya Nance Lawson (’93 BSPharm)

Margaret Daugherty LeDoux (’83 BSPharm)

Nayahmka McGriff-Lee (’99 PharmD)

Jivan Moaddeb (’10 PharmD)

J. Dana Outten (’81 BSPharm)

Richard Owensby (’81 BSPharm)

Margaret Booth Powell (’00 PharmD)

Amy Horn Santaniello (’95 BSPharm, ’97 PharmD)

Christopher J. Sugg (’99 PharmD)

Michael K. Taylor (’76 BSPharm, ’01 PhD)

Mary Ella Brown Teeter (’82 BSPharm)

Donald R. Thrower (’75 BSPharm)

Executive Committee

Chair: Alan W. Knight (’81 BSPharm)

Vice Chair: Tab Lee Waldrop (’84 BSPharm)

Treasurer: Chris L. Woody

Secretary: Ruth Ann Nassif (’69 BSPharm)

Dan Hardy Jr. (’82 BSPharm)

Al Munday (’80 BSPharm)

Gary L. Bowman (’84 BSPharm)

Gary Yingling (’62 BSPharm)

Directors

Del Cranford (’66 BSPharm)

Robert Brown

Joey McLaughlin (’83 BSPharm)

Ronny Buchanan (’62 BSPharm)

Jan Lovelace Burrus (’84 BSPharm)

W. Keith Elmore (’72 BSPharm)

George Abercrombie (’78 BSPharm)

Bill H. Mast (’57 BSPharm)

Nancy McFarlane

Donna Lee Gutterman (’79 BSPharm)

Lori Tutterow Setzer (’83 BSPharm)

Chad L. Terry (’99 PharmD)

Reid S. Saleeby (’86 BSPharm)

Steve McCombs (’74 BSPharm)

Stephen B. Archbell (’80 BSPharm)

Aaron C. Wright (’97 BSPharm)

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UNC and ASHP Launch UNC Pharmacy Grand Rounds

Put Your Name on the Wall NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED

When you become a life member of the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association, your name will appear on our new Life Member Wall in the Mary Lockwood Curry Student Commons (outside the Ferguson Auditorium).

To receive a life membership, visit our website (alumni.pharmacy .unc.edu) and click on “Become a Member” under the Pharmacy Alumni Association tab. Individual memberships are $500, and couple memberships are $800.

This January, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists are starting a new continuing education (CE) series of monthly webcasts. The webcasts will feature nationally recognized leaders in progressive pharmacy practice, education, and research.

Subscriptions to the UNC Pharmacy Grand Rounds are available at both the individual and hospital levels. A one-year subscription provides 12 hours of live CE per learner or current topics. If learners can’t attend the live webcast, archives of broadcasts will be available. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) certificates may be processed online immediately, and CE is reported directly to CPE Monitor.

The 2013 calendar year includes topics such as pharmacogenomics, cardiology, administration, nephrology, psychiatry, women’s health, endocrinology, critical care, geriatrics, and much more.

On July 1, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Office of Advancement unveiled a new website. The new site features easier navigation, a current news section, and an improved store. Visit the site, alumni.pharmacy .unc.edu, and let us know what you think by e-mailing [email protected].

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Annual Foundation Dinner 2012

The Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. invited donors, scholarship recipients, and guests to attend this year’s Annual Foundation Dinner.

Glenn Hutchins—cofounder and managing director of Silver Lake, one the of the world’s largest technology-investment firms—was the keynote speaker. He gave a talk called “Endgame: Can America Compete in a New Global Economy?”

At the dinner, the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association presented Gene Anderson (’68 BSPharm), owner of Anderson Drug Store in Elizabethtown, with the Distinguished Service Award for his dedication to community service both locally and nationally.

BELOW: Pam Upchurch Joyner (’74 BSPharm, ’77 MSPharm), executive associate dean for professional education; Jesse Fletcher (PY3); Katelyn Byers (PY3); and Radha Patel (PY3).

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TOP, LEFT: Gene Anderson (’68 BSPharm) received the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award. TOP, RIGHT: Glenn Hutchins with family and friends during the dinner. MIDDLE, LEFT: Tab Waldrop (’84 BSPharm) enjoys the dinner with his daughter, Sarah Waldrop. MIDDLE, RIGHT: Ronny Buchanan (’62 BSPharm) speaks with Brittany Carver (PY3), a scholarship recipient at the dinner. LEFT: Hutchins walks around the room as he delivers his speech.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Stefanie Ferreri was named executive vice chair and Greene Shepherd was named vice chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE).

As executive vice chair, Ferreri will manage operating budgets; oversee the division’s interaction with the School’s business cluster; and assist the division chair with duties, such as annual reviews and reports and assigning course management and teaching responsibilities.

Shepherd will serve as vice chair for faculty development and mentorship. He will assess faculty development needs in the division, create personal faculty-development plans, and track those plans. He will also create a mentoring program for the division.

“These new positions are critical to the success of PACE and the School as a whole,” says Denise Rhoney, chair of the division. “Stefanie and Greene will be important leaders in our efforts to advance the practice of pharmacy, develop pharmacists, and engage stakeholders in accordance with the School’s Strategic Plan.”

STEFANIE FERRERIFerreri is a clinical associate professor who has served as director of the School’s community pharmacy residency program since 2004. Prior to that, she served as a residency preceptor for the program. Since 2001 she has supervised and mentored more than 60 community pharmacy residents in the program. Her research and practice interests include nonprescription medication therapy, medication therapy management, and advancing clinical practice in the community pharmacy setting.

Ferreri is an associate editor for the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. She has served as course coordinator for self-care and nonprescription medications since 2001 and also offers an elective in self-care therapeutics. She continues to practice in a community pharmacy, providing medication therapy management. She also educates patients about medical conditions such as diabetes and administers immunizations. Her practice site serves as her research laboratory where she tests new services for community pharmacy practice.

On a national level, Ferreri is an active member in the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management. From 2009–2010, she served as chair of the Clinical/Pharmacotherapeutic Section. In 2008, she was awarded fellow status from the

New Division Leadership

APhA, and in 2011, she received the Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting Award. She also serves as a media adviser for this organization. Ferreri is an active member in the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP), having completed a three-year elected term as member-at-large for the board of directors in 2010. In 2007, she received the NCAP Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Award.

GREENE SHEPHERDGreene Shepherd is a clinical professor and director of professional education at the School’s Asheville satellite campus. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Appalachian State University and doctor of pharmacy from Campbell University, and he completed a fellowship in clinical toxicology at the University of Maryland.

Shepherd is a diplomat of the American Board of Applied Toxicology and a fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. He is the author of more than 30 journal articles and more than 25 textbook chapters relating to clinical toxicology, emergency medicine, and disaster preparedness. He has developed special training courses for mass casualty decontamination for healthcare workers and emergency preparedness for pharmacists. In the past, he served as a professor at the University of Georgia, the director of the North Texas Poison Center, and worked as a licensed pharmacist in community and hospital settings.

Stefanie Ferreri (right) and Greene Shepherd (left) were named executive vice chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education.

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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has received a $50,000 grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation to establish a new PGY1 community pharmacy residency site in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The School will use its grant to fund a new residency site at Kroger in Raleigh. The site’s preceptors are Jane DeVries, Ouita Renee Davis (’89 BSPharm), Laura William Cates (’89 BSPharm), and Matt Smith.

The grant comes via the NACDS’s Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project, a $1.5 million program established in 2010 that seeks to create

The Carolina Association of Pharmacy Students (CAPS) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy won the Operation Diabetes Award and the Operation Immunization Award at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Student Pharmacists Region 3 Midyear Regional Meeting on November 10 in Raleigh.

The CAPS patient-care projects for Operation Diabetes and Operation Immunization were selected for the awards from a pool of 25 pharmacy schools. This marks the first time the School has won two awards at the regional meeting. The School also earned two awards at the 2011 APhA-ASP Annual Meeting for Operation Heart and Division A Chapter Achievement.

“These awards are a testament to the innovative work of our student leaders and the CAPS members who led and participated in our events last year,” says Todd Knepper (PY3), chair of CAPS. “I look forward to future student achievements as we continue to offer more unique opportunities for patient-care involvement, professional development, and student leadership to CAPS members.”

PharmD students Ashley Chiasson (PY4) and Whitney Davis (PY3) accepted the Operation Immunization award. CAPS’s efforts for this project included a one-day immunization course aimed at providing student pharmacists with early immunization training. The early immunization training allowed Operation Immunization

Residency Site Created in Raleigh

CAPS Wins Two Awards at APhA-ASP Midyear

30 new, fully accredited PGY1 community pharmacy residencies through grants to nonprofit schools and colleges of pharmacy. This is the second consecutive year the School has received a grant from the project. In 2011, the NACDS awarded a grant to support the School’s residency site in Asheville.

Grant recipients are determined based on the recommendations of an independent-review committee comprised of representatives from the American Association of College of Pharmacy, the American Pharmacists Association, and the NACDS Foundation.

Megan Smith (PY4), Courtney Tate (PY4), Sharon Martin (PY4), Todd Knepper (PY3), clinical associate professor Macary Marciniak, Whitney Davis (PY3), and Justin Arnall (PY3).

volunteers to administer 2,700 flu vaccinations during the 2011 flu season, many of which took place during the North Carolina State Fair and at Campus Health.

The Operation Diabetes award was presented to students Courtney Tate (PY4) and Sharon Martin (PY4) for their work in the community and within the School. Operation Diabetes volunteers provided 871 blood-glucose screenings and diabetes education at various health fairs and community events. Students also created and led an integrative after-school program titled “Get Moving: Taking Steps Toward A Healthier Lifestyle” for middle school students.


MEET THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRSRecent changes within the Office of Student Affairs mean more opportunities for alumni involvement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

As the School’s curriculum continues to evolve, the Office of Student Affairs is also improving the cocurricular activities of enrolled students. “Our goal is student development—to

arm our graduates with a toolbox of skills, abilities, dispositions, and competencies that set them apart from other pharmacists,” says Brad Wingo, director of student affairs at the School.

Last year, the School modified several positions within the Office of Student Affairs—formerly known as the Office of Student Services—to meet growing student needs. “In a nutshell, we wanted to step up our game,” Wingo says. “We brought in student affairs professionals with different skill sets and experiences than we’ve had in the past.”

CREATING A ONE-STOP SHOP Because of the reorganization, connecting with all students—both professional and graduate—is now easier. Previously, student affairs for PharmD students and graduate students were in separate offices. “We brought these two units under one umbrella to provide improved guidance to all students at the School,” Wingo says. He hopes students will no longer have to search for help. “They come straight to our offices, suite 109 in Beard,” he says.

REVAMPING ADMISSIONS The School is also refining recruitment by streamlining the admissions process and boosting events. Throughout this school year, the unit is examining interview and enrollment procedures to better efficiency. New recruitment strategies will connect social media platforms and target top feeder schools.

The group is also going paperless. “Everything is coming through electronically—we’re saving paper, ink, and storage space,” says Katie McInerney, assistant director of admissions for the School.

FOCUSING ON GRADUATE STUDENTS With the reorganization, the School created an assistant director of student affairs position, which is primarily dedicated to graduate-student needs. “In the past, graduate students didn’t feel they had the same level of support and advocacy as PharmD students,” Wingo says. “We wanted to level that playing field.”

Enter: Aaron Todd. “I want to talk to graduate students about what I can do for them,” Todd says. “I want to advocate, console, and encourage them—help them navigate the University to get the most out of their time here.”

To do that, Todd is creating a professional and career development program—taking the student from prematriculation to joining the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association. Though the program is still being formed, it may be part of a class the students have together, a series of workshops, or structured modules.

ENCOURAGING ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT The Office of Student Affairs is asking for more alumni involvement to successfully implement these ideas. “While our students are studying here, we want to make very intentional connections between them and our alumni,” Wingo says.

Alumni can offer their assistance, starting with recruitment. “Alumni can interview students, but the students can also interview alumni,” McInerney says. “The students are interested in alumni experiences here, what the School offered them, and how the program has helped them in their pharmacy careers.”

The School is also piloting an alumni mentoring program this spring. Alumni can connect with current students at professional and career development workshops and provide insights into a career in pharmacy. “Alumni can tell the pharmacy story a lot better than we can,” Wingo says.

If you are interested in participating in recruitment events or becoming a student mentor, please contact the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association at 919.966.1929 or [email protected].

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Wendy Carol Cox (’98 PharmD)Assistant Dean for Professional Education

Andrew ClapperStudent Affairs Specialist

Carolyn JamesAdmissions Specialist

Rosa McDonaldRegistrar

Katie McInerneyAssistant Director of Admissions

Brad WingoDirector of Student Affairs

Aaron ToddAssistant Director of Student Affairs


BALANCING ACT

When their peers were sitting in the bleachers to cheer on the Tar Heels, these dedicated alumni were on the field, marching to the beat of their own drum.

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W hether they’re performing “Here Comes Carolina,” “I’m a Tar Heel Born,” or a new halftime lineup, the University of

North Carolina Marching Tar Heels are known for energizing players and fans alike. It’s a solid reputation that the marching band members have enjoyed for more than a century.

And for those marching band members who were also students of the UNC Eshelman School of

Pharmacy, daily life became a balancing act. On the field, they boosted school spirit for their peers in the stands. Off the field, they hit the books and excelled at their rigorous coursework. And they enjoyed it. “We were loud, we were rowdy, and we did our best to rally the team,” says Tom Thutt (’73 BSPharm).

Here’s how a handful of alumni completed our top-notch pharmacy program while staying dedicated to their extracurriculars.


A nonstop schedule of pharmacy schoolwork and marching band activities did more than supply Tom Thutt (’73 BSPharm) with some of his favorite memories—it helped him hone his time-management skills, which he continues to rely on today.

Thutt, a clarinet player, joined the UNC marching band his freshman year after enjoying it in high school. And right away he learned the importance of sticking to a schedule. The band practiced every day of the week, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and performed on Saturdays.

“As soon as you ate, you went home and studied for exams or did homework,” he says. “You didn’t waste any time. You just did what you had to do.”

Although Thutt was the only pharmacy student in his class participating in marching band, there was one student in the class ahead of him and one in the class behind him. Together, they created a support system. “We all sort of helped each other

Larry Erwin (’72 BSPharm) played the saxophone in the marching and concert bands all five years he was at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. “Marching band took a lot of time for practice—usually two hours each evening,” he says. “It was a lot time I could have used studying, but the time was worth it.”

Being in the band had its perks. In his third year at the School, Erwin played in the pep band for basketball games. Because he was with the band, he saw most of the home games without having to wait in line for tickets. And in 1972, he traveled to Los Angeles for the Final Four, where UNC came in third place.

Erwin still plays the sax in the horn section of The Mixed Emotions, a beach music band. “I was in the original group started in the fall of 1966, while still in high school,” he says.

MAKING TIME FOR MUSICTom Thutt (’73 BSPharm)

STAYING TUNED INLarry Erwin (’72 BSPharm)

figure out what to expect,” he says. “It was just one of those things—you helped each other out.”

And he wouldn’t have it any other way. The friendships he formed during his marching band days made the rigorous schedule more than worth it. “We had a ball—we really did,” he says.

Being in the band had other benefits: “It kept us in very good physical shape,” Thutt says. “We marched miles every day, and it was an enjoyable time.”

Though Thutt has since retired his clarinet, pharmacy is still a major part of his life. He married Katherine Bowen Thutt (’73 BSPharm), one of his pharmacy school classmates, and together they own a pharmacy in Kinston. Thutt also precepts students from the School and teaches a pharmacy law review for all three state schools, prepping students for their board exam.

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Chad Duke (’95 BSPharm) has many memories from band, such as marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and performing as a Blues Brother for an entire basketball season. He also had a lot of late nights catching up with his pharmacy coursework, but he says they were well worth it.

“You make time for what you want to do, and that’s what it was all about for me,” he says. “I enjoyed it and the people I was with, so I made time to make it happen.”

One of those people became his best friend, and they still talk at least every other week. Together the duo did their part to get the crowd fired up at games. One of Duke’s best memories was when they dressed up like the Blues Brothers and danced to “Can’t Turn You Loose” in front of a raucous group of students during basketball games. “It’s the most fun thing I ever did at UNC,” he says. “There would be 21,000 folks in the Dean Dome, and it was such an exhilarating feeling.” He stays in touch with other band mates, who he considers lifelong friends. They all make an effort to attend homecoming to catch up and spend time together.

That’s not to say his schedule was always easy. Traveling, in particular, was tricky, especially when it came to coordinating schedules for retaking missed exams or making up homework. “The 4/5 year was a very difficult year of pharmacy school,” he says. “Both programs were time-consuming, and I think that was my most stressful year.”

Duke, who played the mellophone, didn’t miss a single football game during his band days. “Running onto the field and performing weekly was a rush,” he says. Duke and his band mates also enjoyed traveling to away games, even when the atmosphere wasn’t as inviting. He remembers the first time he marched into Death Valley at Clemson University. “It was a sea of orange, and they definitely did not like us being there,” he says. “But of course we reveled in that.”

In recent years, Duke, now a part-owner and pharmacy manager of Mast Pharmacy in Williamston, has passed his musical talents along to his two daughters. Both sing and play the violin, and one also plays the piano and ukelele. “They’re quite interested in music, and that makes me so happy,” he says.

CREATING LIFELONG MEMORIESChad Duke (’95 BSPharm)

ABOVE: Chad Duke (’95 BSPharm; right) before Senior Day at the football game. BELOW: Duke (left) performs as one of the Blues Brothers at a basketball game.


Like many of his band mates, John Setzer (’83 BSPharm) viewed the marching band as a way to get acquainted with college life and ease the transition from high school to college. But he quickly realized that pairing band with pharmacy classes was a bit overwhelming. “My high school courses were not as demanding as my pharmacy courses, and I could study very little and do very well,” he says. “That wasn’t the case at UNC. I had to figure out how to study and time manage.” So, Setzer did what he knew was right—he put down his trumpet and took a break from the band.

He rejoined the band two years later when he felt he had a good handle on his pharmacy coursework, and he never looked back. “Once I got used to the schedule and got a routine down, I was then able to pick up band without any problems,” he says. Evenings and Sundays became his dedicated study time.

EASING INTO A ROUTINEJohn Setzer (’83 BSPharm)

Reflecting on his own experiences, he offers this advice to current pharmacy students: “Take care of schoolwork, but enjoy the moment.”

Setzer only had three pharmacy school friends who also participated in band and could relate to the demands of both activities—but he didn’t consider that a bad thing. “I was lucky to have two big families: my band family and my pharmacy family,” he says.

Aside from the camaraderie, the best part of being in marching band for Setzer was the pride in representing UNC and the experiences that came with it. “I came from a small town, so coming to this environment, getting to travel to other college towns, was something I’ll never forget,” he says.

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Jialynn Wang (’02 PharmD) started playing the piano at age five and instantly developed an appreciation for music. During her childhood, she also learned how to play the clarinet and trumpet, and her love for music only deepened. That love inspired Wang to join the Marching Tar Heels as a trumpet player during her freshman year at UNC.

Because she had balanced music and school for so much of her life, she was prepared for the time commitment both required. On a week when there was a football game, Wang spent about six hours practicing, then dedicated her Saturday to pregame and postgame activities, in addition to performing during game time. “You knew ahead of time what your commitment was,” she says. “You knew that you had to fulfill your commitments while not neglecting your schoolwork.”

Plus, she adds, participating in the marching band was a form of stress relief for her, allowing her to temporarily escape from the hustle and bustle of coursework. “Getting away from studying and focusing on school was actually relaxing in its own way,” she says. “I looked forward to practicing and performing.”

The friendships she made and the travel she embarked on also added to her satisfaction. “The friendships stay with you forever, and so do the memories,” she says.

Wang played with the Marching Tar Heels for five years. The only year she didn’t play was her final year of pharmacy school because she was out of town for rotations. Since graduation, she’s participated in the UNC alumni band and also, for one year, played with the Baltimore Ravens marching band, the largest musical organization affiliated with the National Football League.

These days, she continues to juggle music and pharmacy. She’s a pharmacist for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS) and plays trumpet in the USPHS music ensemble. “Playing music is kind of like riding a bike—you can always pick it back up,” she says. “It’s a big part of my life, and it always will be.”

ENSURING THE BEAT GOES ONJialynn Wang (’02 PharmD)

ABOVE: Jialynn Wang (’02 PharmD; center) with her fellow band mates before a football game. BELOW: The band poses with the NCAA Championship trophy in March 1999 at the Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament in Greensboro.


WHERE ARE THEY NOW?Alumni of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy live in 49 states and all but two of the 100 North Carolina counties. Check out your state or county to see how many fellow Tar Heels live by you.

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STUDENT NEWS

Orientation

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy welcomed its PharmD Class of 2016 on August 17. Dean Bob Blouin and other members of the faculty and staff greeted the students. Dan Houston, director of sales for Mutual Drug Company, spoke to the students about career planning and job options. Students were also introduced to several of the student organizations at the School. Mutual Drug and the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association sponsored the event.

BELOW: New students gather for orientation in the Ralph P. and Elizabeth Rogers Lobby.

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Family Day The Student Senate and Office of Student Affairs hosted Family Day on October 13 at the School’s Chapel Hill and Elizabeth City campuses. Students had the opportunity to teach their family and friends about the pharmacy profession, the PharmD program, and the School.

Attendees completed hands-on experiences, including School tours, demonstrations of the videoconferencing technology, and compounding activities in the Pharmaceutical Care Lab.

The UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association sponsored the event.

BELOW, LEFT: Tammy Chen (PY3), Prashanth Iyer (PY2), and Ivy Lio (PY1). BELOW, RIGHT: John Toler (PY1) teaches his mother how to check blood pressure. BOTTOM, LEFT: Family members practice compounding. BOTTOM, RIGHT: A participant asks a question about the School’s educational technology.

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Career Day

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its 2012 Career Day on November 12 at the William and Ida Friday Center. Potential employers had the opportunity to meet graduating PharmD candidates at open tables and one-on-one sessions.

The event was open to all fourth-year pharmacy students and pharmacy employers in the area.

BELOW, LEFT: Janan Sarwar (PY4) speaks with a potential employer. BELOW, RIGHT: Maya Wai (PY4) participates in Career Day. BOTTOM, LEFT: Kerr Drug hosts a booth. BOTTOM, RIGHT: Career Day participants discuss prospects.


After a vigorous interview process, the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy select students at the School to receive scholarships each year. The following students deserve recognition for their hard work and dedication to the pursuit of a pharmacy career.

George T. Cornwell ScholarshipBenjamin AhlersMing LiLauren Hamm

David Astor Dowdy ScholarshipAlia AminiMichel Simon

Joe Hollingsworth Memorial ScholarshipTodd KnepperMichael WolcottMichael ChargualafJordan McNairDavid SteebJessie Casberg

Phi Delta Chi ScholarshipShawn Griffin

William J. and Vivian Spradlin Smith ScholarshipJohanna RobertsonCarla Powers

Addie B. Pegram ScholarshipHope Serafin

Al and Betsy Mebane ScholarshipGeorge Taylor IV

Alan and Elizabeth Knight ScholarshipMegan Radigan

Banks Kerr ScholarshipErika Von VajnaCharles Wingerson

Barbara and Ronny Buchanan ScholarshipJessica Nomina

Barney Paul Woodard ScholarshipSarah Peters

Bernard O. Lockhart Memorial ScholarshipTaylor White

Bryant Mangum ScholarshipAnne Carrington

Cassandra Thompson ScholarshipAndrew LucasJenelle Hall

Class of 1960 ScholarshipYee-Ling Chim

Class of 1989 ScholarshipCiel Santos

Class of 2009 Ralph H. Raasch ScholarshipBrittany Carver

CVS Caremark Trust ScholarshipLogan DawsonStephanie Cox

Del Cranford ScholarshipBrittany Loy

Edwin R. and Elaine W. Fuller ScholarshipTegan Magsam

Elizabeth Ann Fuller Memorial ScholarshipKiera Johnson

Eshelman Professional Student ScholarshipAndrea YuenEmily AshjianAshley HedgesMaya WaiAnne Dvorak MisherSusan Woody

Evelyn Blanchard Fowler ScholarshipJia Kim

Fonnie Jackson Andrews ScholarshipNicholas FritzJessica GreeneNastaran GharkholonareheAnne Kome

Frank Wilson Dayvault Scholarship Caroline TeeCarly Boyette

Fred Lockwood ScholarshipCourtney BradleyKimberly MuehlbauerKatherine SandisonMonique AugusteLeah EdenfieldSamantha BochenekKayla HuneycuttMollie Sheron Wenyang ChenRebecca Garcia

George and Erie Cocolas ScholarshipShane Moore

H. Chapman Brown III ScholarshipKeiko Bury

Henry L. and Tracey F. Smith ScholarshipMelanie HurttAshley Campbell

Herman and Ernestine Lynch ScholarshipVon Perez Felder

Howard and Mescal Ferguson ScholarshipCaitlin FreseSavannah FradyMelissa CottermanWhitney DavisEmily PeedinKaren Keating

Hoy A. Moose Memorial ScholarshipRadha Patel

J. Barnwell and Mary Blair Allison ScholarshipCharissa KamVictoria GuidottiBryan GendronApril ByarsStacey KarlBrianna Glynn

Scholarships 2012–2013

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J. Lee and Helen M. Yingling ScholarshipMary McMillan

James C. McAllister III ScholarshipShayna Smith

Jeffrey M. Jordan ScholarshipErin TuringanAlexander Sherman

Joe and Annice Davis ScholarshipJody Church

Josephine Eldridge Butler ScholarshipSarah Timaeus

Judy Ludy Memorial ScholarshipCourtney Tate

Kappa Epsilon-Lambda Chapter ScholarshipMegan Hughes

Kappa Psi Jennifer Gwen Stroud Memorial ScholarshipJamie Basham

L. Balfour Brookshire ScholarshipAmanda Keeler

Lucille F. Rogers ScholarshipJulia Carrington

M. A. Chambers Pharmacy Alumni ScholarshipKatelyn Byers

Mary Lynn McCranie Bell ScholarshipAmy Isaacs

Mescal Ferguson ScholarshipLaura MeleisJuliana JingJesse Fletcher

Mitchell W. Watts ScholarshipRichard TranShannon Wetzel

Miya Pharmacy ScholarshipAmanda NaujelisDaniel FuentesAngela Kim

Myra Kinlaw Memorial ScholarshipBrianna McQuade

National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Pharmacy Partners ScholarshipShawnda Herring

NC Mutual Wholesale Drug ScholarshipAllison Presnell

Neal Fowler ScholarshipJuinting Chiang

Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company ScholarshipAshley Murphy

Pharmacy Alumni Association ScholarshipHugh GiovinazzoJoseph Moore

Pharmacy Foundation of North CarolinaRebecca CallCody Steeves

Pharmacy Network Foundation ScholarshipEmily JohnsonBonnie MerrellJamielynn SebaalyDonald Allen ThompsonLucas HelmsRachel SmithHanna ParkSharon MartinLindsey GreenDanielle SchlaferKatie TraylorLaura Zane

Ralph P. Rogers Jr. Pharmacy ScholarshipCaitlin Moorman

Raymond Blaine Yingling ScholarshipLee DavisAnkit DesaiCassandra BakerMegan Smith

Seymour and Babette Blaug ScholarshipPaul Wong

Stephen Buckley ScholarshipSara Winters

The Gutterman Family ScholarshipKristina Blanquiz

The John C. Hood Sr. ScholarshipJustin Arnall

Thomas and Kathryn Thutt ScholarshipCourtney Guidry

Vivian Smith ScholarshipKelly Mullican

Reid Saleeby ScholarshipAlina Robyn Sayner Corey Ball

W. Keith Elmore ScholarshipPeter Graham

W. S. Wolfe Memorial ScholarshipSheryl PayneMary La

Walmart ScholarshipMargaret MacMillan

Walgreens ScholarshipTaryn Shelley

Whaley Family Foundation Inc. ScholarshipMary ArmstrongLaura Poveromo

William H. Brown Memorial ScholarshipJennifer Petschauer

Williams-Brinkley Memorial ScholarshipHoward Greenwood

SCHOLARSHIP STARTER

When Reid Saleeby (’86 BSPharm) gave the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Inc. $5,000 to form two $2,500 scholarships for this school year, he had one thing in mind: “I want to know there is a good group of students at the School to take my place in the market,” he says.

Saleeby is a partner at Protean Biopharma Consulting in Raleigh. He has sat on the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association’s board of directors since 2010, and he joined the Pharmacy Foundation’s board of directors in 2012.

“I thought since I was involved with the boards, I should take a leadership role with giving,”

Saleeby says. He formed the Reid Saleeby Scholarship, which he plans on funding for the next five years.

“I wanted to make a good short-term commitment and a long-term commitment at the same time,” Saleeby says.

But he doesn’t want to stop with the scholarships. “I’m sure we can take alumni involvement to the next level,” he says.


RESEARCH NEWS

Brewington Award Announced

Frye Receives Eshelman Professorship

James Byrne, a PhD student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is the 2012 recipient of the School’s Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Student Research Award.

The award is given annually to the top student in the School’s PhD program. The winner receives a plaque and a $1,500 research grant that can be used to fund research, travel to another institution to develop new research skills, or attend a national scientific meeting to present his or her dissertation work.

Byrne will use his Brewington grant for device-efficacy studies in a

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has awarded Stephen Frye a $1 million Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professorship.

Frye is the director of the School’s Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery. The center’s teams work with other groups on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus to move potential drug targets through the drug discovery and development process.

“The Eshelman professorships support outstanding scholars and researchers like Dr. Frye who are working at the forefront of the pharmaceutical sciences,” says Bob Blouin, dean of the School and the Vaughn and Nancy Bryson Distinguished Professor. “This award is well-deserved recognition of the impressive contribution he has made to the School, University, and advancement of cancer research here at Carolina.”

The Fred Eshelman Fund for Distinguished Professors was created in 2003 by Fred Eshelman (’72 BSPharm) and the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina. Other holders of $1 million Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professorships are Leaf Huang, Mike Jay, David Lawrence, Howard McLeod, and Xiao Xiao. The professorship provides $50,000 a year to support a professor’s research program.

Frye joined the School’s Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry in 2007 after a 20-year career with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). He is co-inventor of GSK’s Avodart, a drug used to shrink an enlarged prostate gland, which is also under study for prevention of prostate cancer. He also established and led the department at GSK’s Research Triangle Park facility that discovered the compounds used in Tykerb, a breast-cancer drug, and Votrient, a drug used to treat renal cell carcinoma.

Stephen Frye (left) speaks with Fred Eshelman (’72 BSPharm).

James Byrne received the Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Award.

novel mouse model of pancreatic cancer. He is investigating therapeutic systems for oncology under the guidance of Joseph DeSimone, the Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill and the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.

Byrne earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He entered the School’s PhD program in the Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics in fall 2008 and is pursuing a combined MD/PhD.

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Asthmatic children do a better job of taking their medications if they and their parents are included in medication discussions with the doctor, according to a new study conducted at the School.

“Work we’ve done previously showed that physicians rarely ask for input from children or parents when creating an asthma-treatment plan,” says Betsy Sleath, lead author on the study. “We found that less than 10 percent of healthcare providers asked. That’s a missed opportunity.”

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program encourages physicians to discuss medications with patients at every follow-up asthma visit and also emphasizes the importance of jointly determining the goals of treatment with the patient’s family. Sleath’s team wanted to know whether doing so would improve how well children adhere to their treatment regimen.

“It’s about shared decision-making with the patient, physician, and parent or caregiver,” Sleath says. “We’ve seen evidence that it helps adult asthma patients, but no one had examined whether it would help children.”

The researchers recruited 296 children ages eight to sixteen with persistent asthma along with their caregivers at five pediatric practices in nonurban areas of North Carolina. One month after their medical visits, 259 children were interviewed, and both children and caregivers reported the child’s control medication adherence. Generalized estimating equations were used to determine if communication during the medical visit was associated with medication adherence one month later. The findings were published online September 3 in the journal Pediatrics.

There was a strong correlation between shared decision making at the doctor’s office and better adherence, Sleath says. When the physician included the caregiver in creating the treatment plan, the caregivers reported that their children took their medicine as directed 80 percent of the time, compared to only 72 percent in cases where the physician did not include caregiver input.

“Getting caregivers involved in treatment decisions can help their children use their asthma medications more effectively and consistently,” Sleath says.

Sleath is the George H. Cocolas Distinguished Professor and chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the School.

Sleath’s coauthors on the study from the School are research assistant professor Delesha M. Carpenter, graduate student Catherine Slota, and associate professor Dennis Williams. Additional coauthors are Gail Tudor of Husson University, Karin Yeatts of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Stephanie Davis of the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, and Guadalupe X. Ayala of San Diego State University.

Betsy Sleath, the George H. Cocolas Distinguished Professor and chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the School, led a study on asthmatic children and their involvement in a treatment plan with their caregivers.

Help for Kids with Asthma


Kabanov Team Joins the SchoolA group of 20 researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) moved halfway across the country this summer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to join the Center for Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery (CNDD) in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Led by Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, who will direct the center, the group comprises Elena Batrakova and a team of 18 that includes three research faculty, postdoctoral fellows, research managers, and technicians, along with five graduate students who transferred to Carolina to continue their education. Kabanov’s group will receive more than $2.5 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health over the next three years.

“Dr. Kabanov is a world leader in the delivery of pharmaceuticals and other biologically active compounds using polymers and nanomaterials,” says Bob Blouin, dean of the School. “I am very proud that he has chosen to join us here at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.”

SASHA KABANOVKabanov works in the areas of polymer-based drug and gene delivery, as well as biologically active polymers. He established the field of polymer genomics, which studies the effects of polymers and nanomaterials on cellular responses to develop safe and efficient therapeutics. He is a pioneer in the use of nanotechnology to treat cancer and is known for his discovery of a polymer that can make anticancer medications up to 1,000 times more effective against drug-resistant tumors than conventional chemotherapeutic agents. He has also invented technologies that may help treat brain-related diseases such as stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.

“I want to spend the second half of my career putting into practice scientific concepts in nanomedicine that I helped create in the first half,” Kabanov says. “It is essential that our work is translated into commercial products to help people. There is no better place than UNC and Research Triangle Park to achieve that.”

He cofounded and sits on the boards of two companies including Supratek Pharma Inc. The Pluronic-based micellar formulation of Doxorubicin, SP1049C, developed by Supratek, has successfully completed the Phase II clinical trial. It is the first polymeric micelle drug to reach the clinical stage.

After receiving his PhD from Moscow State University, Kabanov joined the UNMC College of Pharmacy in 1994, where he established a research program that grew into a nanomedicine group with more than 30 faculty. He was named the Parke-Davis Professor and director of the UNMC nanomedicine center in 2004. Kabanov is the author of more than 220 peer-reviewed papers and 16 book chapters. He is named an inventor or co-inventor on 26 U.S. patents. In 2010, he became the first chemist awarded a $4.5 million “megagrant” by the Russian government to open the laboratory of Chemical Design of Bionanomaterials at Moscow State.

He joins the School as the Mescal Swaim Distinguished Professor in the Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and is also named a codirector of the Carolina Institute for Nanomedicine in addition to directing the CNDD.

“Collectively we have the best nanomedicine team in the world here at UNC,” Kabanov says. Sasha Kabanov

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Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov (front, right) with Elena Batrakova (front, left) and their team from the University of Nebraska.

ELENA BATRAKOVABatrakova also received her PhD from Moscow State and was one of the first trainees in Kabanov’s UNMC lab in 1995. She was named a research associate professor at Nebraska in 2010. She joins the School as an associate professor in MOPH and a as member of the CNDD.

“It has been less than three months since my lab joined UNC,” she says. “But we are already feeling the strong support from the School and the University. It’s amazing how much time, energy, and effort was dedicated to make our transition smooth and fast. We are fortunate to work at such a wonderful place.”

With NIH support, Batrakova is developing cell-mediated delivery of therapeutic polypeptides to the brain for treatment of Parkinson’s disease using inflammatory-response cells, monocytes, and macrophages as vehicles. She is also devoted to development of a new drug delivery polymer-based system of chemotherapy to treat multidrug-resistant tumors, and central nervous system disorders. Batrakova holds 10 patents and is the author of nearly 80 peer-reviewed publications and six books chapters.

Elena Batrakova


CLASS NOTES

1940sMaryellen Millaway Holt (’48 BSPharm) was featured in Burlington’s Times-News for being the first female pharmacist in Alamance County.

1960s Evelyn Pauline Lloyd (’65 BSPharm) was featured in The Herald-Sun of Durham for her dedication to the community as a pharmacist.

1970sBetty Hill Dennis (’72 BSPharm, ’77 MSPharm, ’84 PharmD) completed 10 years of superlative service to the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Dennis is a specialist at UNC Hospitals.

Carol Yates Day (’77 BSPharm) joined the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Day is the board representative for the northern district and is a pharmacist at Duke University Health System.

Loni Traylor Garcia (’78 BSPharm, ’84 MSPharm) was installed as the 2012–2013 secretary/treasurer of the Tennessee Society of Chain Pharmacists at the 125th Annual Convention of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association. Garcia is a pharmacy manager at Food City.

1980sJulie Lynne Webb (’80 BSPharm) was recently promoted to vice president of resources development for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Cheryl Denise Kendrick (’82 BSPharm, ’98 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Dale Jones Memorial Award for Excellence in Geriatrics at the NCAP Practice Forum Meetings.

Jerry McKee (’83 BSPharm, ’90 MSPharm, ’98 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award at the NCAP Annual Convention.

William Allen “Bill” Mixon (’83 MSPharm) joined the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Mixon is the board representative for the western district and owner of The Compounding Pharmacy in Hickory.

Rebecca Wheeler Chater (’85 BSPharm) completed 10 years of superlative service for the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Chater is president of KDI Health Solutions in Raleigh.

1990sMollie Ashe Scott (’93 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Don Blanton Award at the NCAP Annual Convention.

Huyla Garrett Coker (’94 BSPharm) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Excellence in Innovation Award at the NCAP Annual Convention.

Kimberly Parnell Lafferty (’94 BSPharm, ’96 PharmD) and her husband, Robert Lafferty, welcomed a baby boy, Sawyer Joseph Lafferty, on December 5, 2011.

Mark Moore (’94 BSPharm) and his wife, Amanda Fuller Moore (’03 PharmD), welcomed a son, William Henry Moore, on April 26, 2012.

Valerie Neal Barlow (’96 BSPharm, ’00 PharmD) and her husband, Tim Barlow, welcomed a baby girl, Shelby Ann Barlow, on October 11, 2012.

Stacey Baker Pattie (’99 PharmD) and her husband, Marsh Pattie, welcomed a baby boy, Miles Monroe Pattie, on July 11, 2012.

2000sCraig Lee (’00 PharmD, ’02 Postdoc, ’06 PhD) was promoted to associate professor with tenure in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Mollie Ashe Scott (’93 PharmD)

Valerie Neal Barlow (’96 BSPharm, ’00 PharmD)

Craig Lee (’00 PharmD, ’02 Postdoc, ’06 PhD)

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Olga Michael Klibanov (’01 PharmD) and her husband, Phillip Winther, welcomed a baby girl, Leah Victoria Winther, on July 23, 2012. Klibanov is an associate professor at Wingate University.

Laura Morgan (’01 PharmD) received the 2012 Teaching Excellence Award at Virginia Commonwealth University, where Morgan is an associate professor and director of the Foundations Skills Laboratories.

Amy Davis Timberlake (’01 PharmD) and her husband, Mark Timberlake, welcomed a baby boy, Davis Stephen Timberlake, on June 26, 2012.

Maisha Kelly Freeman (’02 PharmD), associate professor at Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, received an $865,568 federal grant to assist with an initiative to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among Medicare-Medicaid dual enrollees in 23 Alabama nursing homes.

Jennifer Askew Buxton (’03 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists President’s Award at the NCAP Annual Convention.

Rosemary Persaud Cross (’03 PharmD) and her husband, Anthony Cross, welcomed a baby boy, Devin Alexander Cross, on June 24, 2012.

Jessica K. Lee (’03 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Community Care Pharmacist of the Year Award at the NCAP Practice Forum Meetings.

Minal Pravichandra Patel (’05 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Acute Care Pharmacist of the Year Award at the NCAP Annual Convention.

Ben Smith (’06 PharmD) married Bonnie Burns on March 30, 2012, in Tulum, Mexico.

Doug Duda (’06 PharmD) and Jessica Pourier Duda (’06 PharmD) welcomed a baby boy, Luca Duda, on May 31, 2012.

Ted E. Hancock (’07 PharmD) received the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Chronic Care Pharmacist of the Year Award at the NCAP Practice Forum Meetings.

Jennifer Canady Nazarchyk (’07 PharmD) and her husband, Alan Nazarchyk, welcomed a baby boy, Drake Turner Nazarchyk, on September 20, 2012.

Jacob Spangler (’09 PharmD) married Caitlin Michelle Moorman (PY4) on June 16, 2012.

2010sDanny Fu (’11 PharmD) and his wife, Annie Yee Fu, welcomed a daughter, Tess Sing Yi Fu, on June 25, 2012.

The North Carolina Board of Pharmacy has continuously licensed the following alumni for more than 60 years:

John A. McNeill (’40 BSPharm)

Hamilton P. Underwood (’41 BSPharm)

Clarence L. Shields (’43 BSPharm)

Merwin S. Canaday (’44 BSPharm)

Hubert G. Dameron (’45 BSPharm)

Charles J. Beddingfield (’44 BSPharm)

Gerald D. Hege (’44 BSPharm)

Joe E. Hamlet (’41 BSPharm)

Ellerbe W. Griffin (’48 BSPharm)

Maryellen M. Holt (’48 BSPharm)

Leon I. Graham (’48 BSPharm)

Willie C. Rose (’48 BSPharm)

Clifford E. Hemingway (’49 BSPharm)

Windfield S. Gardner (’49 BSPharm)

John M. Rancke (’49 BSPharm)

Ernest J. Rabil (’50 BSPharm)

Charles F. Jones (’50 BSPharm)

William H. Wilson (’50 BSPharm)

John W. Gresham (’51 BSPharm)

Ray T. Hudson (’51 BSPharm)

Olin H. Welsh (’51 BSPharm)

William N. Robertson (’51 BSPharm)

Alec W. Clelland (’52 BSPharm)

Keith N. Fulbright (’52 BSPharm)

Joseph C. Harris (’52 BSPharm)

Loy R. Burris (’52 BSPharm)

Jennifer Askew Buxton (’03 PharmD)


RETIREMENTS

KEN BASTOW

RALPH RAASCH

Arriving in Chapel Hill as a freshly minted PhD from the University of Cambridge, Ken Bastow trained with Yung-Chi Cheng of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology. He later moved to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as a research assistant professor in 1989.

After 10 years and a successful tenure decision, he continued a productive partnership with Kuo-Hsiung Lee that culminated in more than 170 joint publications and 14 U.S.

After arriving at UNC in 1976, Ralph Raasch served as the director of the post-BS PharmD Program from 1981–1998, when the School converted to the entry-level PharmD. During this time, he also helped establish a long-standing commitment to patient care at UNC Hospitals with the Infectious Diseases Consultation Service. At the School, he held several administrative positions, including director of the Office of Curricular Affairs, interim chair of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and

Experimental Therapeutics, and executive vice chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education.

Raasch’s first commitment was always to the clinical education of students and pharmacy residents.

Now in retirement, Raasch will serve on several editorial boards of organizations and journals—and also spend more time with the challenge and sanctuary of the UNC Finley Golf Course.

patents. Bastow’s dedication and skill for teaching led Bill Campbell, former dean of the School, to thank him for “bringing science to our curriculum in a stimulating and enjoyable way.” Bastow has won several teaching awards, including three Best Professor Awards and an Advisor of the Year Award from the School.

During his retirement, Bastow plans to spend more time at his homestead in Chatham county.

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IN MEMORIAM

1940sAlbert Paul Rachide (’47 BSPharm), 87, of Jackonsville; September 20, 2012. He owned and operated New River Pharmacy with his wife, Shirley Johnson, for 26 years.

Peggy Ann Costner Simmons (’49 BSPharm), 84, of Davidson; October 20, 2012. Simmons was the first female pharmacist in Lincoln and Gaston Counties.

J. Carson Southern (’49 BSPharm), 93, of High Point; June 16, 2012. Southern was a registered pharmacist for 43 years and served as vice president of Mann Drug.

1950sEugene McDonald Ussery (’50 BSPharm), 85, of Clayton; May 16, 2012. Ussery retired from Arnold Drugs.

Evan Sylvanus Setzer Jr. (’54 BSPharm), 85, of Kinston; January 15, 2012. Setzer owned and operated Glen Raven Drug in Glen Raven for 20 years and was a pharmacy manager for Kroger Co. He was honored by the NC Pharmaceutical Association for his 50 years as a practicing pharmacist.

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Lionel Parker Perkins Jr. (’56 BSPharm), 78, of South Boston, Virginia; August 7, 2012. Perkins is the former owner of Perkins Drug Store.

Lewis Harold Carter (’57 BSPharm), 85, of Longmont, Colorado; April 23, 2012. Holt was retired from the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Boulder, where he served as a pharmacist

for 30 years.

1960sJasper Alexander “J.A.” Hurt Jr. (’63 BSPharm), 73, of Morganton; August 5, 2012. Hurt and his wife, Carol (’70 BSPharm), owned and operated Pharm-Assist for many years, servicing nursing homes and rest homes.

Barry Vernon Watson (’63 BSPharm), 70, of Lenoir; July 19, 2012.

William Lee “Bill” Foster (’65 BSPharm), 70, of Mocksville; September 25, 2012. Foster owned and operated Foster Drug Co. for 39 years. He served as a Davie County commissioner for 12 years.

1970sLogan Nyal Womble III (’70 BSPharm), 67, of Plymouth; September 30, 2012. He was co-owner of Womble’s Drug Store until his retirement.

Alfred Ray Rogers (’77 BSPharm), 57, of Elkin; October 19, 2012. Rogers was a retail pharmacist.

1980sJohn Leslie Andrews III (’82 BSPharm), 53, of Thomasville; April 16, 2012. Andrews worked as a licensed pharmacist for 30 years, most recently for Walmart. He also was a licensed general contractor and blacksmith.

Ralph Gregory “Greg” Thaxton (’84 BSPharm), 51, of Winston-Salem; September 18, 2012. Thaxton worked as a pharmacist for more than 20 years.


WHY I GIVE

Young Alumni Give Back

Danny Fu (’11 PharmD)

In these difficult economic times,funding has been drastically reduced to many of the School’s programs. Not only do I wish to give back, I also want the students who are coming after me to have the same opportunities I was given—to be educated and trained as a pivotal provider of a healthcare team. UNC brought me to where I am today, and I will do what I can to help maintain that avenue of opportunity to current students and those yet to come.

David (’08 PharmD) and Trisha Weishuhn Goble (’09 PharmD)

We choose to give to the School to help current andfuture students receive the same amazing educational experience we had while at Carolina. We both benefited from the School’s state-of-the-art classrooms, administration support staff, and student activities. We are proud to be Carolina Pharmacy alumni and give each year to ensure future pharmacists have the same great experiences we did.

Jivan Moaddeb (’10 PharmD)

The UNC Eshelman School ofPharmacy is a strong institution that proves itself through excellent faculty, staff, and students. I support the School to keep the UNC name strong and competitive.

George Bliss (’08 PharmD)

As a student, I was fortunateenough to receive the Hollingsworth Memorial Scholarship, which allowed me to pursue specialized training within the School. This experience has proven to be invaluable in my pharmacy career. I contribute so that the tradition of excellence at UNC can continue and future pharmacists can be afforded the same opportunities that have benefited me so greatly.

It doesn’t matter when you graduated from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy—you can always give back. Whether your gift is large or small, it can make a real and lasting difference in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff. But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what some of our more recent graduates had to say about giving to the School.

The Marching Tar Heels take the field in September 1982.

Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

P A I DPermit No. 177

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7360

Pharmacy Foundation of NC Inc.194 Finley Golf Course Rd., Suite 106Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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Carolina Pharmacy Winter 2013