Pharmacists Increase Access to Care
In this issueTeaching Students the Art of Activism
Alumni Advocates
Our Cultureof Advocacy
University of Maryland School of PharmacyMagazine for Alumni and Friends
Summer 2013Capsule
At the University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy, advocacy is more than just a word.
It is part of the Schoolβs culture. Advocacy is
woven throughout our Doctor of Pharmacy
curriculum, itβs incorporated into our jobs,
and many of us also embrace it through our
volunteer work.
Each year, our students, faculty, and staff
travel to the Maryland General Assembly in
Annapolis to meet with legislators to inform
them of the important work pharmacists do
and to discuss with them issues of impor-
tance to both the profession and the School. But our advocacy efforts arenβt
limited to just one day in Annapolis.
Year-round, you can find us taking every opportunity to inform decision-
makers of how pharmacists are a vital part of the health care team. We testify
at the state and federal level in front of legislative panels considering mea-
sures that could impact pharmacy; we teach our students, from their very first
semester, that they have a responsibility as members of the pharmacy profes-
sion to work hard to best represent the profession; and we work with patients
to help them achieve the best outcomes possible with their medications.
Over the years, as a founding member of the Maryland Pharmacy
Coalition, the Schoolβs advocacy has helped lead to the following in the state:
the establishment and ultimate expansion of immunization authority for
pharmacists, the creation and growth of collaborative drug therapy manage-
ment programs, and registration requirements for pharmacy technicians. And
the efforts of our faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends directly led to the
allocation of funding for Pharmacy Hall Addition, which opened in 2010.
This issue of Capsule is dedicated to advocacy and starts off with an article
on the pressing need to establish provider status for all pharmacists. Next, we
profile several alumni and students either working or volunteering in a legis-
lative capacity.
When you, our alumni, think about the School of Pharmacy, I hope
you know how much we care about the pharmacy profession and take seri-
ously our responsibility to work tirelessly to help all pharmacists receive the
acknowledgment and compensation they deserve.
In the spirit of expertise, influence, and impact,
Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP
Dean and Professor
DEANβS MESSAGE
MISSIONThe University of Maryland School of Pharmacy leads pharmacy education, scientific discovery, patient care, and community engagement in the state of Maryland and beyond.
VISIONWe will achieve our mission by: β’ inspiringexcellenceinourstudents through a contemporary curriculum, innovativeeducationalexperiences,and strategic professional relationships.
β’advancingscientificknowledgeacross the spectrum of drug discovery, health services, and practice-based and translational research with significant focus on collaborative partnerships.
β’expandingtheimpactofthepharmacistβs role on direct patient care and health outcomes.
β’buildingandnurturingrelationshipswith all members of our community.
β’capitalizingonourentrepreneurialspiritto improve pharmaceutical research, practice, and education in Maryland and throughout the world.
PLEDGEWeareproudtobecriticalthinkers,life-long learners, and leaders who are sought forourexpertise.Weearnourreputationwiththe highest standards of personal ethics and professional conduct. Students and education are central to everything we do. We engage the community; together, we contribute to the improved health of society. We celebrate the distinctive talents of our faculty, staff, and students. We honor our tra-ditions and advocate for dynamic changes in pharmacy practice, education, and research. We create the future of pharmacy.
Photograph by Tracey Brown
2 SCHOOL NEWS
8 UTILIZING PHARMACISTS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE BY NATALIE D. EDDINGTON, PHD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP
11 ALUMNI ADVOCATE IN A BIG WAY BY CHRISTIANNA MCCAUSLAND
14 AN EDUCATION ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY, IN, OUT OF CLASSROOM BY ELIZABETH HEUBECK
17 MAINSTAYS
20 STUDENT NEWS
24 PRECEPTOR PROFILE
25 DONOR PROFILE
26 ALUMNI NEWS
31 ANNUAL REPORT
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The Doctor of Pharmacy program at the School of Pharmacy has been issued an eight-year accreditation term by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) following the successful completion of a thorough self-study report and comprehensive on-site visit. βReaccreditation means that prospective and current stu-dents can be assured that our Doctor of Pharmacy program is compliant with the standards of quality set forth by ACPE and that it provides a comprehensive pharmacy education, prepar-ing them for a position in a dynamic pharmacy profession,β says Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professor. βThroughout their visit, the team heard from a broad range of perspectives by meeting with internal and external stakeholders including standing committees, individual faculty, students, alumni, and preceptors. We are so grateful for the engagement and enthusiasm of all members of our School community in this important visit and delighted that ACPE vali-dated our self-assessment of our program.β Preparation for reaccreditation began in 2010 with the formation of a Self-Study Committee, led by the Office of Academic Affairs. All full-time faculty, as well as key staff and students, were organized into six subcommittees that cor-responded to each area of the self-study: Mission, Planning, and Evaluation; Organization and Administration; Curriculum; Students; Faculty and Staff; and Facilities and Resources. Approximately half of the members from each subcommit-tee were charged with reviewing accreditation standards and data and drafting an initial report that provided an honest, criti-cal assessment of the Schoolβs strengths and weaknesses in its assigned area. The remaining members served as reviewers who evaluated the initial report and offered suggestions. This process was important to make sure the self-study reflected the general perceptions of the School community. The reports prepared by each subcommittee were merged into one document and shared with all faculty at a retreat in May 2012 where the document was discussed and refined. Participants were oriented on the major findings in preparation for a vote by the Schoolβs Faculty Assembly to accept the report
in June. The final report was submitted to ACPE in October 2012. βThe most gratifying aspect of this process was its ability to update faculty, staff, students, preceptors, alumni, and Board of Visitors members on all of the excellent educational opportuni-ties currently available in the School,β says Richard Dalby, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs. βMany people who partici-pated in this process, including me, were amazed to discover that there was so much happening in the School.β To complete the reaccreditation process, a site evaluation team visited the School of Pharmacy in late November. This teamβcomposed of peers from other schools of pharmacy across the country, a peer school dean, and an ACPE profes-sional staff memberβconducted an on-site evaluation of the Schoolβs Doctor of Pharmacy program, visiting the Schoolβs campuses in Baltimore and Shady Grove and speaking with a number of faculty, students, alumni, and preceptors. Since its last on-site evaluation in 2006, the School has seen significant changes in each area addressed by the ACPE accreditation standards. Members of the site evaluation team took note of these changes, which included the appointment of a new dean, development of a new strategic plan, revitaliza-tion of the curriculum, launch of a distance-learning Doctor of Pharmacy program at the Universities at Shady Grove, a 30 per-cent increase in faculty, and completion of a $62 million build-ing addition. βThe purpose of the site visit was to assure that the note-worthy items and areas for improvement identified in the report were truly reflective of the current state of the program,β says Lisa Lebovitz, JD, assistant dean for academic affairs. βI think the evaluation team was particularly impressed with the collegi-ality of the faculty, the transparency of our processes and data, the robust infrastructure at our Baltimore and Shady Grove campuses, and our commitment to students.β Following the site visit, the evaluation teamβs report was reviewed by the ACPE board. Upon discussion of the program, the board decided that accreditation of the Doctor of Pharmacy program be continued for the full eight-year cycle, which ends June 30, 2021. b
ACPE Reaccredits Doctor of Pharmacy Program
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Last fall, the School of Pharmacy held a reception to honor the retirement of Alfred βFredβ Abramson, BSP β56, RPh, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS), and his many years of service to the School and the pharmacy profession. Abramson began his academic career in 1982, when he joined the School of Pharmacy after a successful career as an independent community pharmacist in Baltimore. Since joining the faculty 30 years ago, Abramson has taught more than 4,000 first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year pharmacy students the intricacies of pharmacy practice. βAs a teacher who is dedicated to his studentsβ professional growth, Fred delights in watching them move on to successful careers,β remarked Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professor of the School. βStudents, in turn, have benefited from Fredβs extensive knowledge and basked in his admiration and his esteem. Each and every student is special to Fred, and I know that he is very special to all of them.β During the reception, several colleagues and friends deliv-ered heartfelt congratulations and remarks about their special relationships with the esteemed professor. βSince my early days as a student, and later as a faculty member, I have shared a very special bond with Fred,β said Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD β83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA, professor and PPS chair. βI have had the honor to work with Fred for many courses and committees, and have learned to appreciate his devotion not only to community pharmacy, but to his students and his School.β As a faculty member, Abramson has made significant con-tributions to the School. He raised funds to establish and equip
the original pharmacy practice lab, now affectionately known as the βFred Lab,β which opened in 2001 and featured sophis-ticated dispensing systems and software. He was also instru-mental in moving the lab to the new Pharmacy Hall in 2010. βNever did I imagine that, when I walked into the Fred Lab for the first time, I would eventually be able to share the lab with him as a teacher,β said Cherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD β00, CGP, BCACP, FAPhA, associate professor in PPS and assis-tant dean for experiential learning and one of Abramsonβs for-mer students. βItβs an honor, and I believe that I have been one of the luckiest faculty members to have that privilege.β In addition to teaching, Abramson has devoted time to many pharmacy professional associations, including the Maryland Pharmacists Association (MPhA), the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the Maryland Alumni Association. He also served as class advisor for the Schoolβs student chapters of NCPA and Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS), and was presented with a number of awards during his time at the School, including Faculty Member of the Year, Preceptor of the Year, Best Class Advisor, Teacher of the Year, PLS National Advisor of the Year, the MPhA Seidman Distinguished Achievement Award, and the first Mentor of the Year award. At the reception, faculty, staff, and students presented him with a number of gifts, including a framed portrait and a rock-ing chair emblazoned with the Schoolβs logo. A plaque featuring βFredβs Top 10 Sayingsβ is now on display inside the pharmacy practice lab to motivate and encourage future generations of pharmacy students. b
Beloved Professor and Mentor Retires
Fred with his family (from left): wife Jeanette, daughter Lisa, granddaughters Allison and Joanna, and son-in-law, Peter.
Fred with current and former students and faculty member Tim Rocafort, PharmD, assistant professor of PPS (center front in black tie).
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Augsburger Receives Top Industry Award
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Larry Augsburger, PhD, professor emeritus, received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), one of the highest honors bestowed by the group of 12,000 members in more than 70 countries. Augsburger is internationally recognized for his research and mentoring in pharmaceutics, drug process engineering, and in dietary supplements. He has been a leader in original research that has enabled modernizing some key U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies. One of his achievements was directing University of Maryland-FDA collaborative research programs that supported the development of the critically important FDA guidances on scale-up and post-approval changes (SUPAC) for drugs in the market. Augsburger and his team showed that certain formulation and process changes in drug preparations such as tablets and capsules result in significant differences in how a drug is absorbed and becomes available to the human body in order to exert its therapeu-tic effect, while others do not. This research has led to FDA policies that provided relief from certain regulatory testing and other requirements in the areas of drug product development, pharmaceutical processing, generic drugs, and bioavailability/bioequivalence outcomes. Also, industry sources credit SUPAC with reducing expenditures by hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single drug post-approval change sub-mission. At the University of Maryland, Augsburger served as the School of Pharmacyβs Shangraw Professor of Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics, chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics, and director of pharmaceutics graduate programs. He established the Drug Development Facility in the School, which later became UPM Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a University-affiliated for-profit firm for devel-oping drugs and manufacturing clinical supplies founded in 1997. Before joining the School faculty in 1969, he was a senior research scientist for Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. of New Brunswick, N.J. βDr. Augsburger has been a trailblazer in ensuring that the
science of industrial pharmaceutics is integral to the drug development process,β says Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professor at the School of Pharmacy. βHe is a pioneer in fostering science-based decisions as the underpinning of regulatory guid-ance. His leadership in developing the scientific framework for FDA guidances [SUPAC-IR, SUPAC-MR, and IVIVC] has helped to for-ward the tenets of the FDAβs Critical Path Initiative. βThe entire School of Pharmacy is very proud of Dr. Augsburgerβs accomplishments and the work that he has done to ensure excellence in industrial pharmaceutics,β she says. Augsburger served as an executive officer of AAPS from 1999 to 2002 and as the groupβs president in 1999. As president, Augsburger put a plan in place to help assure there would be ade-quate pharmacy education and a steady supply of qualified pharma-ceutical scientists for the future. At AAPS, Augsburger also focused on a national issue at that time concerning the quality of dietary supplements, also known as nutraceuticals, and the development of suitable standards and tests by which to demonstrate quality. Now retired from the Schoolβs faculty, Augsburger continues to write and consult and observe the drug development industry. Augsburgerβs research has been supported by more than $13 million in grants and contracts. He has published 116 origi-nal manuscripts, five books, 24 book chapters and monographs, acquired four patents (plus several provisional patents filed), and given 191 invited presentations to national and international audi-ences. Among his awards are the International Pharmaceutical Federation Industrial Pharmacy medal, the FDA Commissionerβs Special Citation, the AAPS Research Achievement Award, the AAPS Outstanding Educator Award, and the AAPS Dale E. Wurster Research Award in Pharmaceutics. In 2001, he was selected the University of Maryland Researcher of the Year, the highest research award of the Baltimore campus. b
Kaloyan βKalβ Bikov, information systems engineer in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the School of Pharmacy, was named the recipient of this yearβs Community Service Award during the Universityβs Employee Service Recognition Awards Luncheon on April 18. The award is presented to employees who have distinguished themselves through dedicated service and volunteerism in their communities. Bikov is a volunteer with the Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County, the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, and St. Vincentβs Villa. He is shown on the right with Dean Eddington and University President Jay A. Perman, MD. b
Community Service Award
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Augsburger Receives Top Industry AwardAn alumna of the School of Pharmacy and a talented entrepreneur, Sally Van Doren died Dec. 19, 2012, dur-ing a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru. Van Doren was born in Baltimore, and received her PharmD from the School in 1985. She later moved to California, where she completed a residency in clinical pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. βSally was a beloved and dedicated member of the School of Pharmacy
community,β says Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professor. βShe not only gave of her time as a member of our Board of Visitors, traveling from San Francisco twice a year to attend our meetings, but she was also a generous donor both personally and through her company. She could be counted on for thoughtful advice and guidance and truly wanted the best for her alma mater, our School of Pharmacy.β Van Doren began her pharmacy career at Syntex Corp. in Palo Alto, Calif., where she accepted a position in medical affairs and pharmacovigilance. However, eager to travel the world, she left Syntex Corp. to accept a three-year assignment at a major medi-cal center in Saudi Arabia, where she led development of phar-macy protocols and teaching. Following the end of her assign-
ment, Van Doren returned to California and accepted a position at Gilead Sciences, Inc. In 2007, Van Doren established a small consulting business that later evolved into BioSoteria, Inc., a drug safety and risk management organization dedicated to helping pharmaceuti-cal companies maximize their productsβ benefit-risk profiles. As president and chief executive officer, Van Doren helped the company establish its reputation as an exceptional source for the reporting of safety and adverse events in large and small com-panies, both national and international. In 2011, BioSoteria, Inc. was acquired by the Dohmen Co. Throughout her career, Van Doren remained committed to giving back to her community. In addition to serving as a mem-ber of the Board of Visitors for the School of Pharmacy, she was a community advisory board member on the Alliance Health Project in San Francisco, and recently established a foundation dedicated to support at-risk teens. Van Doren also established the Doris Nuessle McCaig Scholarship Endowment at the School of Pharmacy in memory of her aunt to provide scholarship support for students who have financial need. Her family has asked that donations in Van Dorenβs memory be made to this scholarship fund. For information on making a memorial donation, please contact the Schoolβs Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at 410-706-5893. b
School Mourns Alumna, BOV Member Van Doren
The School of Pharmacy has joined the Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats (MCART) Consortium, a large, federally funded, multi-institutional program established to develop medical countermeasures against the lethal exposure to ionizing radiation. MCART also strives to work toward under-standing the mechanisms of radiation damage and ways to esti-mate individual radiation exposure using biodosimetric methods. The Mass Spectrometry Facility in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC) will use its state-of-the-art instru-mentation and expertise to lead the groupβs investigation to iden-tify and characterize new biomarkers of early radiation damage. βWith radiation damage, the extent of the injury is not always obvious,β says Maureen Kane, PhD, co-director of the Mass Spectrometry Facility and assistant professor in PSC. βAs a member of this consortium, we will use our Mass Spectrometry Facility to look for biomarkers of radiation damage, image tissue, and characterize what happens during the damage phase. If we
understand that initial phase better, we can potentially target the damage with a drug.β Through its involvement in the MCART Consortium, the Mass Spectrometry Facility hopes to identify and validate several new biomarkers of radiation injury, recovery, and intervention in the hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, and lung systems. The consor-tiumβs tissue imaging core group will be led by Kane and Robert Ernst, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis in the Universityβs School of Dentistry. βThis consortium is an outstanding example of collaborative research among the schools on our campus, where Dr. Kaneβs expertise in mass spectrometry has significantly advanced this critical issue in public health,β says Andrew Coop, PhD, professor and PSC chair. The MCART Consortium is funded by a contract with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which spans drug development efforts from early development
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Nancy Bowers, director of
administration and finance, has
been elected co-secretary of the
University System of Marylandβs
Council of University System Staff.
Nicole Brandt, PharmD β97,
BCPP, CGP, received the W.
Arthur Purdum Award from the
Maryland Society of Health-System
Pharmacists (MSHP) and has been
named an editor for the Journal of
Gerontological Nursingβs column
on geropharmacology.
Bethany DiPaula, PharmD β95,
BCPP, has been appointed to the
American Society of Health-System
Pharmacistsβ (ASHP) Section
Advisory Group on Preceptor Skills
Development.
Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89,
BSP, FAAPS, FCP, has been named
chair of the board of the National
Institute for Pharmaceutical
Technology and Education.
Joga Gobburu, PhD, MBA,
FCP, has been named director
of the Department of Pharmacy
Practice and Scienceβs Clinical
Pharmacology Unit.
Lauren Hynicka, PharmD, has
been named the Schoolβs alter-
nate delegate to the American
Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy (AACP).
Amy Ives, PharmD β93, has
been accepted into the MedStar
Health Teaching Scholars Medical
Education Research Certificate
program.
Kathryn Kiser, PharmD, BCPS,
has been named treasurer of
the American College of Clinical
Pharmacyβs (ACCP) Ambulatory Care
Practice and Research Network.
Raymond Love, PharmD β77,
BCPP, FASHP, has been elected
to the board of the College of
Psychiatric and Neurologic
Pharmacists.
Alexander MacKerell Jr., PhD,
received a U.S. patent for βSmall
Molecule Inhibitors of BCL6.β
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD
β86, BCPS, CPE, has been reap-
pointed by Governor Martin
OβMalley to the State Council for
End of Life Care.
Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, has
been named chair of the AACPβs
Special Interest Group on Student
Services.
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner,
PharmD β83, BCPS, CDE,
FAPhA, has been appointed to
the International Pharmaceutical
Federationβs Academic Pharmacy
Section Advisory Council.
Paul Shapiro, PhD, has been
appointed chair of the National
Institutes of Health Study Section
on Cancer Therapeutics AREA
Grant Applications.
Fadia Shaya, PhD, MPH, has been
named director of research and
outreach for the Schoolβs Center
for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions.
In addition, she has been named a
standing member of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Qualityβs
Healthcare Systems and Value
Research study section, and was
elected to the Board of Directors of
the Quality Health Foundation.
Toyin Tofade, PharmD, has
been appointed co-leader of the
continuing education/continuing
professional development team of
the International Pharmaceutical
Federationβs Education Section.
Deanna Tran, PharmD β11, was
named co-chair of the Maryland
Pharmacists Associationβs
New Practitioners Network
and was appointed chair of the
Communications Committee of the
District of Columbia Chapter
of the ACCP.
James Trovato, PharmD, MBA,
BCOP, has been named chair of
the ASHPβs House of Delegates.
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCPS,
has been named to the MSHP
board.
Bruce Yu, PhD, received a U.S.
patent for βHighly Fluorinated Oils
and Surfactants and Methods of
Making and Using Same.β
Laurels
through approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) using the FDA Animal Rule. It is composed of 15 research, develop-ment, regulatory, and administrative entities from the United States, Canada, and England. Working together as a drug research and development team, the consortium evaluates the potential efficacy of drugs and biolog-ics that can be used to treat acute radiation syndrome(s), as well as the delayed effects of acute radiation exposure. The consortium is directed by Thomas MacVittie, PhD, MS, professor of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. βThis is a terrific collaboration that combines the consortiumβs existing expertise in radiation effects in multiple organ systems with the expertise offered by Dr. Kane and her colleagues through the School of Pharmacyβs Mass Spectrometry Facility,β says MacVittie.
βThe Mass Spectrometry Facility will be the foundation of the tissue imaging core within the consortium and will interact with all other research teams. It will provide us with the ability to use direct spa-tial visualization of relevant molecules as potential biomarkers for radiation damage and treatment in an unbiased manner.β In November 2012, the MCART Consortium held its annual meeting to discuss current efforts to develop and characterize new models of radiation damage in addition to new avenues of inves-tigation, including pharmacological interventions and the mecha-nisms of radiation damage and recovery. The second session of this two-day meeting was hosted in Pharmacy Hall and featured a presentation by members of the Mass Spectrometry Facility about new approaches to identify mechanisms of action and biomarkers of radiation damage. b
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Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD β83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, received one of the highest honors of the American Pharmacists Associationβs (APhA) Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Managementβthe Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award. The award, which Rodriguez de Bittner received at the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Los Angeles in March, cites her significant contributions to advance patient care services within community and ambulatory pharmacy. βDr. Rodriguez de Bittner is a thought leader on innovation in community pharmacy practice,β says Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professor of the School of Pharmacy. βThrough the numerous programs she has imple-mented, she has revolutionized patient care in Maryland at the community pharmacy level. The entire School of Pharmacy is proud of her efforts.β Rodriguez de Bittner also is executive director of the Schoolβs Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions and director of the Maryland Patients, Pharmacists, Partnerships (P3) Program of specially trained pharmacist coaches who help reduce employer and employee health care costs while eliminating obstacles to chronic disease care for employees and their families, and improving health care outcomes. She also serves as a clinical pharmacist at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Her practice interest areas are in the ambulatory care and com-munity pharmacy practice sites, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative practice models in these settings. The award nomination states, βDr. Rodriguez de Bittnerβs career is a model of innovation. She has established cutting-edge practices in anticoagulation, diabetes, and general pharmaco-therapy/medication therapy management. βShe developed the first diabetes center in a chain phar-macy to achieve provider-status recognition from the American Diabetes Association and gain a Medicare provider number.
She led the effort in Maryland as a participant in the APhA Foundationβs Diabetes Ten City Challenges, or Marylandβs P3 (Patients, Pharmacists, Partnerships) Program, which has touched the lives of many families and caregivers, pharmacists, and other health care providers.β Says Rodriguez de Bittner: βI am so proud that we have imple-mented innovative programs that are unique and have advanced the profession of pharmacy by bringing together all the key stake-holders including government agencies, legislative bodies, univer-sities, businesses, and pharmacy organizations.β Rodriguez de Bittner earned her Bachelor of Science pharmacy degree at the University of Puerto Rico and her PharmD at the University of Maryland. She is past president and past chair of the board of the Maryland Pharmacists Association and past presi-dent of the APhA Foundation. She has earned numerous honors, including the 2010 Pinnacle Award from the APhA Foundation, the 2008 Distinguished Practitioner Award from the National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy, the 2007 APhA Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting Award, and the 2005 Bowl of Hygeia from the Maryland Pharmacists Association. Daniel B. Smith was the first president of APhA, a professional group founded in 1852 and now representing more than 62,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student phar-macists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advanc-ing the profession. The Smith award recognizes a pharmacy prac-titioner, in any practice setting, who has distinguished himself/herself and the profession through outstanding performance and achievements. But Rodriguez de Bittner says the effort is ultimately all about the patientsβ health. βI love the opportunity we have as pharma-cists to impact the lives of our patients, often right in their neigh-borhoods,β she says. βMedications are critical in health care and we have the knowledge and skills to help our patients achieve the best outcomes of medication therapy, as well as prevent so many side effects and unnecessary deaths.β b
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Utilizing Pharmacists to Increase Access to Care
As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), approximately 30 million more Americans will be eligible for health insurance starting in 2014. And those 30 million will be seeking access to health care. It is unclear, however, how the health care delivery system will cope with the demands of the newly insured. Research indicates that health care reform will place higher skill demands on all members of the health care workforce. The countryβs current shortage of primary care physicians will be exacerbated, as the current population of elderly people is living longer. By 2030, almost half of all Americans will have one or more chronic conditions that require medication. Fortunately, the ACA aims to change how care is delivered by providing incentives for expanded and improved primary care and by creating interprofessional team-based models of service delivery. Pharmacists have demonstrated that they can play a major role in optimizing patient care and reducing health care dollars in these new models of care.
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For example, in large health care organizations such as the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System, evidence already exists to document the value of pharmacistsβ medication therapy management expertise to optimize patient care and reduce health care costs. Within the VA model, the pharmacist is able to implement medication and dosage changes. This model has been shown to improve patient safety, quality of life, and economic outcomes1. In fact, in one study, pharmacistsβ recommendations across all VA settings reduced the cost of therapy by 20 percent. The overall mean cost avoidance was $700, with cost avoidance per recommendation in the outpatient setting at $425, and $1,057 cost avoidance observed for the inpatient population2. In community settings, the Asheville Project, an effort began in 1996 by a self-insured employer in North Carolina to provide education and personal oversight for employees with chronic health problems, demonstrated how pharmacists can contribute to improved patient outcomes, lower total health care costs, reduce the usage of sick days, and increase satisfaction with pharmacist services. While the results showed cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (CV collectively) medication use increased threefold, CV-related medical costs decreased by 46.5 percent, and there was a 53 percent decrease in the risk of a CV event. There was also a greater than 50 percent decrease in risk of a CV-related emergency department/hospital visit3. At the local level, students and faculty from our School of Pharmacy, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy, ALFA Specialty Pharmacy of Columbia, Md., the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, and Mercy Health Clinic have been collaborating to provide medication therapy management (MTM) in an interprofessional model under a program from the Health Resources and Services Administrationβs (HRSA) Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative (PSPC).
Patients with or at risk for developing multiple chronic conditions and on multiple medications are referred to pharmacists for MTM services. The team includes three pharmacists, two physicians, two nurses, two pharmacy residents, and three pharmacy students, and when needed, language interpreters, nutritionists, and social workers. In the first nine months of the program, 78 percent of the diabetic patients saw a reduction in their A1c, or blood sugar control. During the course of the collaboration, they also identified and addressed 514 medication-related problems. For its work, the team was presented with the American Diabetes Associationβs Promising Practice Award of
Excellence. The team also was awarded the PSPC Life Saving Patient Safety Award, given to teams that established systems and processes for detecting, identifying, and preventing adverse drug events and who have saved at least one patientβs life by detecting and preventing a life-threatening adverse drug event, and PSPCβs Performance Award, presented to teams that documented performance and results that demonstrated increased clinical pharmacy services,
improved health outcomes, and systematic identification and prevention of adverse drug events. The team has been invited to speak at a national HRSA PSPC meeting about its success. On the federal level, Congress has considered bills three times in the last nine years to recognize pharmacists as providers and allow them to bill Medicare Part B for clinical pharmacy services; thus far, all bills have died in committee. In the absence of provider status at the federal level, pharmacists have and can make inroads on the state level. Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, and Virginia have implemented MTM programs and pharmacy-assisted disease management programs for Medicaid beneficiaries, which may eventually lead to universal provider recognition.
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In Missouriβs Pharmacy-Assisted Collaborative Disease Management Program, primary care providers have worked collaboratively with pharmacists to reduce unnecessary health care utilization for eligible Medicaid recipients. In this model, the state allows pharmacists to bill Medicaid for cognitive services. Results included: β’ Annualsavingsof$6,804perenrollee β’ 12percentfewerhospitalizationsrelativeto the prior year β’ 25percentreductioninemergencydepartmentvisits4
Since its inception in 2006, the Maryland P3 Program (Patients, Pharmacists, Partnerships), a partnership of our School of Pharmacy, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), and the Maryland Pharmacists Association, has reduced direct health care costs between $498 to $3,281 for each participant per year. Seeking to scale up the results and offer patients access to evidence-based programs, DHMHβs Office of Chronic Disease Prevention is funding a pilot for 5,000 state of Maryland employees to receive medication therapy management services through the Maryland P3 Program. The 14-month project is being conducted at the State Center Complex in Baltimore. Research on the economic benefits of clinical pharmacy services has been positive, with findings of cost savings and better health outcomes. Results from the aforementioned
Asheville Project with a diabetic patient population serve as an example of the economic benefits. Medical costs decreased by $1,200 per patient per year. Usage of sick time decreased every year, with an increase in productivity estimated at $18,000 annually. So those are the facts. And now here is what I think about the issue: Patients deserve access to high-quality primary care offered by a range of safe, efficient, and regulated providers. As dean of the School of Pharmacy, it should be no surprise that I support efforts to permit pharmacists and other providers to practice to the full extent of their education and training in order to expand access for the newly insured. Until pharmacists are designated as providers and can be compensated for the services they provide, expansion of MTM services will be limited. I hope you will join me and others in educating our executive and legislative officials on the importance of pharmacists as part of a patient-centered, team-based model of care. To get involved, I encourage you, our alumni and friends, to: β’ Meetfacetofacewithpersonnelatfederalagencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as they draft regulations and solicit public comment to implement health care reform β’ Workwithprofessionalorganizations,federal agencies, and insurers to position pharmacists as an essential component of health care reform β’ Reachouttostakeholdersandorganizations interested in testing new delivery models to explain the pharmacistβs capabilities β’ Conductresearchondeliverysystemreforms β’ SpeakoutaboutthevalueofMTMandotherclinical pharmacist services and how such services improve quality and create cost savings Clinical pharmacists can contribute meaningfully to βthe triple aimβ of health care reform: achieving better population health, improving individual health, and reducing health care costs. Activism and commitment of individual pharmacists will determine the outcome of success. I invite you to join me in advocating for our profession. b
1http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3555022 2http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/124347193http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18192127 4http://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/Advocacy/GAD/GetInvolved/MedicaidPrograms.aspx
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Alumni AdvocateIn A Big Way
At a Walgreens pharmacy in Washington, D.C., patients get a glimpse of what a pharmacy could be: the pharmacist is out from behind the counter so he or she can provide more counseling to patients, offer clinical services, and answer questions. Technicians handle routine dispensing, freeing the pharmacist to work with patients, conducting other health care services such as medication therapy management. Walgreens calls this new store format the βWell Experience.β Steve Bouyoukas, PharmD β00, explains that the store plays an important role as a case study for those legislating for pharmacists to practice to the top of their licenseβand get reimbursed for their efforts. βWe are one of the most under-utilized resources in health care,β says Bouyoukas, who is Walgreens pharmacy supervisor for the Baltimore area and oversees the pilot store. βWe need policymakers to know that we do make a difference in patient lives, and showing them how we do it is very important going forward.β The legislative advocacy efforts of School of Pharmacy alumni illustrate the many ways pharmacists can speak out on behalf of the field. Whether alumni are on Capitol Hill petitioning for provider status or, like Bouyoukas, building evidence-based,
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βSteve Bouyoukas
real-time examples of how pharmacy can contribute to improved patient outcomes while cutting costs, graduates from the School are actively involved in shaping the future of pharmacy. Bouyoukas credits his time at the School with giving him a fundamental understanding of the practice issues facing pharmacy. His participation in a business management pathway while in School has been invaluable as his current position relies heavily on business acumen in addition to knowledge of pharmacy practice. Although the Walgreens Well Experience pilot has expanded to more than 400 of its stores across the country, Bouyoukas knows thereβs still more ground to be covered. In Baltimore, for example, there are five new Well Experience stores planned, but theyβre currently on hold due to laws and regulations of the Maryland Board of Pharmacy that Bouyoukas and his team are working to change. He notes that thereβs value any time a pharmacist can articulate his or her experience impacting patient outcomes in a conversation with a local lawmaker. βWe want to be able to show lawmakers we make a difference when we are allowed to practice at the top of our license, when weβre allowed to sit down with patients and play an important role in their health careβpracticing as part of a team with other health care professionals,β he says. βAny time we have a chance to do that we have to seize it.β Lynette Bradley-Baker, PhD β99, BSP β92, director of professional alliance development at the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), comes to advocacy from a different angle. She works on issues at the intersection of professional practice and pharmacy academia. As part of the external affairs division of AACP under William Lang, MPH, the organizationβs vice president of policy and advocacy, βMy efforts are focused on working with other pharmacy practice organizations to build evidence for what pharmacists are trained to and can do to improve their patient outcomes,β she says. According to Bradley-Baker, her current work was informed by her previous position at the School, where she was on the faculty for two years before joining AACP. Her work with students and faculty along with her own research enriched and expanded her understanding of the contributions that can be made by pharmacists. It also gave her a broad perspective of the challenges and concerns of those in the field. βWhile Iβm not on Capitol Hill testifying, advocacy really is broader than that,β she continues. βI ensure our schools and colleges of pharmacy are highlighted and that we are showcasing what pharmacists can do and what some of our faculty are doing at their practice sites. This really builds the case for the expansion of the pharmacistβs role and for pharmacists to be recognized as providers by the Department of Health and Human Services.β The βScript Your Futureβ campaign, of which AACP is a sponsor, exemplifies this case-building. The national campaign challenges schools of pharmacy to educate both the general
βWe need policymakers to know that we do
make a difference in patient lives, and
showing them how we do it is very important
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As these alumni demonstrate, involvement in advocacy takes many forms. Perhaps the first and easiest step is to join oneβs state pharmacy organization or get involved in a state or national pharmacy legislative day. Bradley-Baker encourages alumni to find what they are passionate about and then locate a group that can help advance that enthusiasm. The organization may not be pharmacy-practice specificβit could be in the field of gerontology or clinical pharmacyβbut these groups often need members who can be a voice for pharmacy as they advance their own legislative agenda. βYou donβt need to testify at your state legislature,β says Bradley-Baker. βYou can write a letter or email your representative stating that you see the need for a potential change in a state law. Every little bit helps.β b
public and the health care communities on the importance of medication adherence. (Itβs worth noting that in 2012 University of Maryland School of Pharmacy students received one of the national Script Your Future challenge awards.) Like the innovations at Walgreens pharmacy, the outcome results from the campaign build valuable evidence for AACPβs national advocacy efforts. These are just the sort of examples that people like Kristen Holt, PharmD β05, MPH, are looking for to show the value of pharmacy to policymakers. Holt is currently the assistant director of quality improvement and regulatory affairs at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Pharmacy. She was active in pressing for legislation in the Maryland General Assembly in support of collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) contracts through volunteering with the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP). But she traces her introduction into the Maryland state legislative process further back, to her time at the School of Pharmacy. βMy initial exposure was through an internship in the Universityβs Government Affairs Office, which oriented me to Annapolis,β she recalls. βDuring my rotation, I participated in the research process facilitating proposals for when the General Assembly convened, listened to hearings, and spoke with representatives on Pharmacy Legislative Day.β That experience gave her knowledge of the legislative process and piqued her passion for advocacy. She joined the legislative committee of MSHP at a time when a sundown provision was about to reverse gains made on CDTM contracts. As MSHPβs volunteer coordinator within the Maryland Pharmacy Coalition, Holt joined a group of like-minded advocates whose work helped extend the contracts. Having taken a leadership class while at the School that taught the history of the original CDTM contracts bill put forward in the early 2000s, Holt was already well-versed in the importance of the issue. βIt was exciting to find something early in my career where I could contribute and potentially make a difference,β she says. βAnd it was motivating to discover many others who thought that this was an important issue and joined the effort. Together this diverse coalition of pharmacists determined a united conversation piece to engage the legislators.β Holt still volunteers with MSHP βbecause I see what can happen when weβre not active. β¦ There will be policies made that donβt reflect the value brought [by pharmacists] to the detriment of our patientsβ health.β
βI ensure our schools and colleges
of pharmacy are highlighted and
that we are showcasing what
pharmacists can do and what
some of our faculty are doing at
their practice sites.β
βLynette Bradley-Baker
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Andrew Haines, a fourth-year pharmacy student, has his sights set on becoming a hospital pharmacist. Third-year pharmacy student Jamie Elsner is looking forward to her residency, which will introduce her to various aspects of the pharmacy profession and help her narrow her professional interest. Bonnie Li, also in her third year of pharmacy school, is contemplating a career that focuses on geriatrics. Though the career paths of these three students are likely to diverge widely, each will share a powerful influence that they nurtured at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy: A keen understanding of the process of government and the ability of individualsβboth students and pharmacistsβto be a part of this important entity that shapes and informs the profession. Driving this understanding are impressive internships, informative courses, and active engagement in student groups.
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An Education on Legislative Activity, In and Out of the Classroom
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the opportunity to address bills under consideration regarding the pharmacy profession. Though rubbing shoulders with policymakers may seem irrelevant to the future careers of most pharmacy students, Haines explains why the opposite is true. βNow I know that I have a voice. As a future leader in pharmacy, I think that will give me confidence to talk to legislators to tell them about how I can do my job best and how they can help me. I feel confident that if I tell a legislator my opinion, he or she will respect that,β Haines says.
Jamie Elsner: Supporting Student Leadership While Hainesβ legislative-related experiences in pharmacy school have taught him how to become an advocate for his profession, Jamie Elsnerβs have taught her how to support fellow students in their quest to take on leadership roles. As 2011-2012 president of the School of Pharmacyβs chapter of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), Elsner
has a big job to do. In addition to overseeing an executive board comprised of 32 student members, she has two primary roles: ensuring that the Schoolβs chapter of the association aligns with its national vision and considering the future of the organization as a whole. But Elsnerβs favorite part of her role involves boosting individual members of her chapter. βI want to be able to provide students the opportunity to grow while theyβre in school, to have opportunities for leadership, policy, and advocacy,β she says. Clearly, Elsner finds inspiration in inspiring others. She describes a situation whereby the association was holding elections and a student who had run for a given position didnβt get it. βShe approached me and said she still wanted to be involved,β recalls Elsner, who readily supported the studentβs goal to launch a pre-pharmacy mentorship program with University of Maryland, College Park pre-pharmacy undergraduate students. βShe came to me with the idea, I helped her with logistics, and she ran with it,β Elsner says. βIt was beyond rewarding.β In addition to inspiring fellow students, Elsner has done some pretty inspiring work herself. She was selected as one of only four student pharmacists to serve on the APhA-ASP Awards Standing Committee, a national appointment with an array of responsibilities. In addition to evaluating each chapterβs performance and presenting them with feedback and
Andrew Haines: Finding his Voice Among the Policymakers Andrew Haines has learned a valuable lesson as a student, one that often takes pharmacy professionals years to internalize. Haines understands that pharmacists have a voice before their legislators. In fact, he believes government representatives are eager to hear from their constituents. Itβs because of opportunities at the
School of Pharmacy that Haines has reached these mature conclusions. Since he began pharmacy school, Haines has been exposed to the legislative process. The Schoolβs Leadership in Advocacy and Pharmacy course set in motion Hainesβ understanding of the legislative process. βIt taught me the importance of grass-roots initiatives and forming long-lasting relationships with elected officials,β he says. In addition to raising Hainesβ awareness of the importance of advocacy in the pharmacy profession, the course served as the perfect precursor to his more in-depth legislative involvement. That came this year, as Haines chose to do one of his required practical rotations with the Universityβs Office of Government and Community Affairs in Annapolis during the 2013 legislative session. As Marylandβs legislators would rise early to make their way to the State House in Annapolis each weekday morning beginning in January, so too would Haines. He and other fellow pharmacy students/interns carpooled to the state capital, Monday through Friday, and took their place among the policymakers. One of Hainesβ roles during the rotation was to sit in on committee meetings, where legislators would discuss bills under considerationβfrom broad-based budget bills to those specific to pharmacy, such as the possibility of expanding the role of pharmacists in delivering vaccinations. Another aspect of Hainesβ rotation involved engaging other students in the legislative process. He and other interns helped to plan the Schoolβs annual Legislative Advocacy Day, a student-run event that connects pharmacy students to legislators. βOther interns and I contacted legislators of whom the students were constituents, requesting shadowing opportunities,β Haines explains. Like it sounds, this shadowing experience involves following legislators to committee meetings and spending time with them in their offices, with
recommendations for improvement, Elsner and fellow committee members identified recipients for APhA-ASP awards, which were presented at the 2013 APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition this March in Los Angeles. While the experience of serving on a national committee expanded Elsnerβs horizons, it ultimately circled back to guiding others. βIt was an honor to serve on this committee,β she says. βThe experience helped me understand the importance of mentorship in shaping the future leaders in pharmacy.β
Bonnie Li: Uniting Students and Legislators Despite being a student, Bonnie Li already knows what itβs like to promote pharmacy issues with the Maryland General Assembly. Thatβs the primary role of the Maryland Pharmacy Coalition (MPC), an organization composed of pharmacy students and professionals that Li co-chairs. Her ascent to this heady position originated in her first year at the School,
when Li demonstrated an interest in student government by attending Legislative Advocacy Day. In her second year as a pharmacy student, Li became a student representative for the MPC. This gave her an up-close look at the role of the coalition, and she learned how the MPC organized its Legislative Day. As co-chair of the MPC, Li reflects on her legislative learning odyssey. βI had never spoken with legislators before [coming to pharmacy school],β she says. This year, she made that opportunity happen for other students. The MPCβs Legislative Day brings together students and legislators to address issues of significance to the pharmacy profession. This year 360 attendees, including pharmacy students and pharmacists from all over Maryland, convened for the event on Feb. 14, 2013, at the state capital. Every participant had appointments scheduled with legislators to discuss bills under consideration. This year, of great interest to the pharmacy representatives in attendance was a bill that would broaden pharmacistsβ ability to administer vaccines. βEvery year, the issues are different. You never know whatβs coming up,β Li says. The preparation leading up to Legislative Day is almost as momentous as the event itself. βIt was a huge effort; a ton of students were involved in making these appointments [with legislators]. We go over all the statements. The MPC members
vote and educate students who attend on what to say to officials,β Li explains. Though the preparations were laborious, Li knows the effort was worth it. βWe can have a unifying voice for all pharmacists in Maryland,β she says.
A Tradition of Legislative Responsibility From the time students enter the School of Pharmacy, theyβre exposed to their legislative role as future pharmacists. βEarly on, the faculty talk to students about their responsibility of being part of the profession, of advocating for the profession,β says Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, associate dean for Student Affairs. βI think it [the focus on legislation] has always been a part of student life at the School of Pharmacy.β The Schoolβs emphasis on pharmacy in the broader context of legislative affairs has far-reaching implications. Morgan suggests that more students at the University of Maryland enroll in the Schoolβs dual law-pharmacy program than would otherwise. She also notices that, most years, some of the pharmacists in attendance at Legislative Day are recent graduates of the School of Pharmacy. That strong attendance of pharmacists at Legislative Day hasnβt gone unnoticed by Li. βI think itβs really important when pharmacists attend. It shows students that you can advocate for your profession,β she says. As pharmacists have acted as government-savvy role models for Li, she hopes to follow in their footsteps. βI really want to stay involved and attend Legislative Day every year I can,β Li says. b
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Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, turns pain into smiles. As a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS) and its vice chair for academic affairs, McPherson does this for students, patients, and faculty colleagues. An international expert in the field of palliative care and pain management, McPherson, the University of Marylandβs 2012 Founders Week Teacher of the Year and recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacyβs 2013 Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award, has developed courses and clinical experiences in end-of-life care management that students enter with anxiety and trepidation. But they donβt stay that way for long, says McPhersonβs 20-year pharmacy colleague David Roffman, PharmD, BCPS/Cardiology. βDr. McPherson has the ability to quickly put them at ease,β says Roffman, βand demonstrate the skills that will ultimately allow students to perform their tasks objectively and with empathy.β Patients, whom she sees as director of pharmacotherapy services at UniversityCare Heritage Crossing, and families coping with end-of-life issues, who see McPherson at her many speaking engagements, also leave her with their spirits lifted. Faculty and research partners across several disciplines also appreciate her counsel. βDr. McPherson is the embodiment of interprofessional collaboration,β says Sandra McLeskey, RN, PhD, professor at the School of Nursing. Along with co-director Sharon Gordon, DDS, MPH, PhD, director of graduate research education at the School of Dentistry, McPherson was recently awarded a Center of Excellence in Pain Education grant from the National Institutes of Health. She developed the first nationally recognized Palliative Care Residency by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. βI think the part of hospice and palliative care that touches me most is that this field is the model for interprofessional collaboration,β says McPherson. βEveryone on the team [which includes the patient and family] is important and we all have
a common goal. I tell my hospice nurses they are 10 percent pharmacist after I get done with them!β Regardless of the discipline, McPherson brings enthusiasm to the task. βDr. McPherson meets with faculty members in our department to review their course evaluations at the end of each semester,β says Kristin Watson, PharmD, associate professor in PPS. βAfter each meeting with Dr. McPherson, I have left her office excited and eager to integrate her suggestions into my teaching.β McPherson says itβs the other way around. The younger faculty and students energize her. βThey inspire me!β McPherson says. βI am so proud of the students from our School of Pharmacyβthey really are the best in the world.β The students and residents feel that way about McPherson. One course evaluation said, βDr. McPherson should teach ALL the courses.β According to School of Pharmacy Dean Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, McPherson βhas had a sustained positive impact on her students, residents, and colleagues.β When Nikunj Patel, PharmD β12, confronted the death of a 9-year-old nephew, he remembered McPhersonβs Care of the Terminally Ill class. βHer teaching proved to be a constant source of guidance during such a tough time,β Patel says. McPherson does this by using anecdotes from her 20 years of teaching and four years of hospice work before that. She easily shifts from one teaching methodology to another. McPherson says: βI think active learning is the best way to help students apply and retain information. If we can have fun while enhancing learningβitβs a win/win all around.β Such an approach also has endeared her to groups such as the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, where McPhersonβs presentations attract comments like βbest speaker ever.β βShe has touched the lives of most of the pharmacists in the state,β says Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD β83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA, chair of PPS. b
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McPherson Eases the Pain
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MacKerell is More Than a ResearcherBY CHRIS ZANG
Alexander MacKerell Jr., PhD, the Grollman-Glick Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy, is known to thousands of scientists around the world as the man who built his research program in force field development to an elite level. But to assistant professor Steven Fletcher, PhD, MacKerell is a mentor β¦ and a driving instructor. Such is the wonderful dichotomy of MacKerell, director of the Schoolβs Center for Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) and the University of Marylandβs 2012 Founders Week Researcher of the Year. He is a world-renowned researcher with the funding and patents to prove it, yet he is also a giving interdisciplinary colleague. βHe is not one who focuses solely on his own research but is also highly engaged in collaborating with biomedical scientists who may benefit from a computational chemistry component to their research,β says James Polli, PhD, the Schoolβs Ralph F. Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics. βHe takes a genuine interest in the science and always gets back to you. In short, he is a fabulous collaborator.β MacKerell also is invaluable to the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows he mentors. Olgun Guvench, MD, PhD, vice chair of pharmaceutical science at the University of New England, says he wouldnβt be there if not for MacKerell. βIn addition to ensuring that I was a productive member of his laboratory [as a 2005-2009 postdoctoral fellow], Professor MacKerell took the time to review and comment on the research proposal I prepared for my faculty position applications,β says Guvench. Fletcher says in addition to the driving lessons, heβs grateful to MacKerell for being βincredibly honest and highly critical of my grant writing. This constructive criticism leads to the proposal being greatly improved and into the funding zone.β MacKerellβs fondness for higher education and mentoring others comes naturally. His grandfather, Joseph Storlazzi, taught at what is now Widener University. His father, Don MacKerell, was among the original faculty at Gloucester County (N.J.) College. βIn an academic institution, doing research goes hand-in-
hand with training postdoctoral fellows and graduate students,β the junior MacKerell says. βIt is the trainees who do a large part of the hands-on research. My commitment to my trainees has allowed my own research program to grow.β Yes, but driving lessons? βSteve is a friend as well as a colleague; accordingly giving him driving lessons was not a problem,β MacKerell says with a smile. βIn general, I consider many of my colleagues and collaborators friends.β And they return the sentiment. βHeβs a consummate team player who advocates for the School, UMB, and its faculty. I personally could not wish for a better colleague,β says Angela Wilks, PhD, the departmentβs vice chair of research. At the Schoolβs CADD Center, MacKerell has used his improved computational models of chemicals to facilitate the identification of novel compounds for development into therapeutic agents for the treatment of pain, cancer, and bacterial infections. His work has been cited by fellow researchers 13,000 times. In her Researcher of the Year nomination, Dean Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, lauds MacKerellβs βextensive contributions in the area of scholarly activity, his outstanding scientific accomplishments, and the significant impact of his research endeavors.β For instance, MacKerell and Andrew Coop, PhD, chair of the Schoolβs Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, announced their discovery of a small molecule that decouples proteins that contribute to a form of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Cancer Cell published the findings in 2010, adding to MacKerellβs more than 200 publications. βIβm reasonably confident that the discovery will lead to novel therapeutics for the treatment of DLBCL,β he says. b
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MacKerell is More Than a Researcher
Reflecting on Gwendolyn βGwenβ Simmonsβ career at the School of Pharmacy, it seems improbable that it almost started by chance. βWhen I originally came to the School, I was only looking for temporary work,β says Simmons, who began as a clerk typ-ist for David A. Knapp, PhD, former dean. βAlthough I knew this place had wonderful possibilities, I never really gave much thought that this would be the place I would retire from.β Thirty-eight years later, she sits at her desk in the Office of Student Affairs consoling colleagues and students as she pre-pares to begin the βnext chapterβ of her life. βGwen has always seemed to be veiled in an aura that pulls people to her like a magnet,β says Ann Bonaparte, office man-ager in the Office of Student Affairs and one of Simmonsβ closest friends. βI have seen several of her friends at the School come to tears after finding out she is retiring.β Though Simmons began as a temporary employee in 1975, she went on to hold a number of essential positions. Initially, she worked as a floater in an Overload Office to help lessen the workload of overwhelmed administrative assistants. Then she accepted an administrative assistant position with Anthony Tommasello, BSP β73, MS β82, PhD, who was director of the Office of Substance Abuse Studies (OSAS) in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR). Simmons found the work challenging, but enjoyable. βStudents in the OSAS were required to give presentations on drug abuse at other schools,β she recalls. βI remember one instance in which there were 10 students traveling at the same time, and I had to make all the arrangements. I liked coordinat-ing that because it was a challenge to see if I could make it all work, while also managing the rest of the office.β After more than 30 years with Tommasello, Simmons pro-vided administrative support to several PHSR faculty members when OSAS was disbanded. In 2009, she moved to the Office of Student Affairs. βOne of the main reasons I stayed with the School of
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Unlikely Chapter Ends with Smiles, Tears
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Gwen Simmons
Pharmacy is because I appreciate how it has always been dedicated to its students,β remarks Simmons. βEach faculty and staff member plays a very important role in helping to ensure our studentsβ success. We all work together to graduate the best pharmacists we can.β As the face of the Office of Student Affairs, Simmonsβ warm smile and calm demeanor have helped reassure countless students. βI have always interacted with the stu-dents, and I like that,β says Simmons. βIβm good at it.β And the students agree. βMs. Simmons has been a mentor, source of encourage-ment, and a second mother to not just me, but to other stu-dents as well,β says Adenike Atanda, a third-year student. βHer never-ending dedication, encouragement, and love for us have made her an invaluable asset.β It seems appropriate that the students are what Simmons will miss most. βWorking in the Office of Student Affairs, I have been able to help assuage studentsβ fears and put them at ease when they look confused, and I will miss those interac-tions,β says Simmons, whose official last day at the School was Jan. 31. βI have watched them from the time they first arrived at the School, through their transition during the first year, and their growth as they continued with their education. A couple of students have told me I helped them out a lot, which makes me feel good.β b
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Abdalla Aly, a graduate stu-
dent in the Department of
Pharmaceutical Health Services
Research (PHSR), has been
selected as one of President
Permanβs fellows for the 2012-
2013 academic year. Aly joins
nine other fellows to promote
interdisciplinary education and
civility on campus.
Adenike Atanda, a third-year
PharmD student, and Saul
Krosnick, a second-year PharmD
student, have been named
School student ambassadors to
assist with the student recruit-
ment process.
Lina Bjerke and Amber Streifel,
both fourth-year PharmD stu-
dents, won the American Society
of Health-System Pharmacistsβ
Local Clinical Skills Competition.
Michelle Campbell, a graduate
student in PHSR, received the
departmentβs Donald O. Fedder
Award for the training and devel-
opment of graduate students
working in social justice, phar-
macy advocacy, or public health.
Sarah Dutcher, a graduate
student in PHSR, received
the departmentβs Dr. Arthur
Schwartz Memorial Scholarship
Award.
Jamie Elsner, a third-year
PharmD student; David
Goffman, a third-year PharmD
student; Virginia Nguyen, a
second-year PharmD student;
and Stephanie Walters, a third-
year PharmD student, were
named Albert Schweitzer fellows
for the 2012-2013 academic
year for their project titled βThe
Intergenerational Connection.β
Shamia Faison, a graduate
student in the Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC),
received a travel award from
the National Institute on Drug
Abuse to attend its conven-
tion, βFrontiers in Addiction
Research.β
Yevgeniya Kalinina, a PharmD/
JD student, has been selected
to receive an Express Scripts
Foundation scholarship from
the American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy.
The Schoolβs Lambda Kappa
Sigma (LKS) Professional
Pharmacy Fraternity has been
named the 2012 Outstanding
Collegiate Chapter of the Year
and the 2012 Outstanding
Alumni Chapter of the Year by
the LKS national association.
Diwura Owolabi, a fourth-year
PharmD student, has been
named a member-at-large on
the 2012-2013 American College
of Clinical Pharmacyβs StuNet
Advisory Committee.
Keely Pierzchalski, a gradu-
ate student in PSC, received a
Science Research Conference
Travel Award from the
Federation of American Societies
for Experimental Biology and
a Graduate Student Poster
Competition Award from the
American Society for Clinical
Laboratory Science.
Ting Wang, a graduate
student in PSC, received a
research fellowship from U.S.
Pharmacopeia.
Jeremy Yap, a graduate student
in PSC, received a predoctoral
fellowship award from the
American Chemical Societyβs
Division of Medicinal Chemistry.
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SGA Fall Picnic In October, students, faculty, and staff gathered at Centennial Park in Ellicott City to enjoy a barbecued lunch, games, and a nice fall afternoon at the first Student Government Association (SGA) picnic of the academic year. b
Abdulafeez Oluyadi of the Class of 2016 and Eric Kim of the Class of 2015 enjoy the sunshine and camaraderie.
Caroline Kim (middle) and Vitaliy Klimov of the Class of 2016 grab some food with a friend, also named Caroline Kim.
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White Coat Ceremony Family and friends joined faculty, staff, and alumni at the School of Pharmacy in September to watch as the 158 students of the Class of 2016 excitedly approached the stage to don a pharmacistβs white coat for the first time. The Schoolβs traditional White Coat Ceremony, which includes an official signing of the Schoolβs honor code, marks the studentsβ entry into the profession as student pharmacists. In addition to their white coats, the students received words of encouragement and motivation from Bonnie Levin, PharmD β78, MBA, corporate assistant vice president of pharmacy services for MedStar Health. b
The Class of 2016 with Dean Eddington (front) and Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, associate dean for student affairs (left in floral jacket).
From left from the Class of 2016: Sinthi Acey, Christine Meaux, and Dianna Campbell.
Dean Eddington congratulates student Steven Sligh on receiving his white coat.
Alumni Association Executive Committee member Matthew Shimoda, PharmD β84, helps new student Mary Li with her white coat.
Student Opeoluwa Fagbemi signs the Schoolβs honor code after receiving his white coat.
Bonnie Levin speaks to the students.
NCPA Six students from the School of Pharmacy attended the 114th Annual National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Convention and Trade Exposition in October 2012 in San Diego, Calif., where they were exposed to hours of continuing education, student and practitioner net-working, poster presentations, and other programming. b
From left: Linda Lu, Class of 2015, and Joseph Diblasi, Helen Wu, Godwin Kam, and Teresa Chang, all Class of 2014.
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Can Castle Competition The Student Government Association each year hosts a Can Castle Competition to encourage donations of canned goods for local food banks and charities. The 2012 competition saw the Class of 2015 come out on top. The prize money awarded to the winners will be used for the Class of 2015 third-year class trip. b
Members of the winning Can Castle team from left: Annette Piotrowski, Stephanie Shulder, Simon Bae, and Jane Kalinina.
USG Community DayThe Universities at Shady Grove (USG) hosted a Community Day in September 2012 at which students, their families, and the local commu-nity were invited
to campus for food, games, health information, and the opportunity to learn about the academic programs offered at USG. The School of Pharmacyβs Operation Immunization, a part of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists, staffed a table with information on the importance of influenza vaccines and offered handouts to people to promote awareness for getting a flu shot. b
Pictured above, from left: Lashawn Dianat and Saul Krosnick from the Class of 2015, David Cannon, PharmD, staff member in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Sherry Hou, Class of 2015, and Yuna Bae, Class of 2014.
Rho Chi Book AwardsEach year, the Schoolβs Rho Chi Honor Society presents the 4.0 Book Award to second-year students who achieved a 4.0 during their first year in school. This year, Rho Chi awarded six students with The Pharmacotherapy Handbook in recogni-tion of their academic achievement. b
From left: Sherry Chen, Ellen Huang, Samuel Huber, Arlene Gao, and Stephanie Shulder, all from the Class of 2015. Not pictured is Andrew Lothrop.
Research DayMore than 70 student pharmacists, pharmacy residents, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows participated in the Schoolβs annual Research Day on April 12, which highlighted the breadth and depth of research among the Schoolβs students and trainees. βResearch Day gives students, postdocs, residents, and faculty a chance to share their research studies and learn about research going on in other departments,β says Peter Swaan, PhD, associate dean for research and graduate education. βWe hope that this venue will stimulate new collaborations across the School and within its variety of disciplines.β b
Keely Pierzchalski (left), a graduate student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC), and Maureen Kane, PhD, an assistant professor in PSC.
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PLSThe Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) Leadership Society at the School of Pharmacy outdid itself this year in developing a mentorship series. Students from all years of the PharmD pro-gram were given several opportunities to meet with pharmacists practicing in clinical, teach-ing, and retail settings. Student-pharmacist pairings were then made to establish a men-toring relationship. b
Participants in the PLS mentorship series, both students and practicing pharmacists, gather in Pharmacy Hall for a get-together.
Million Hearts Week To help raise awareness about the prevalence of and ways to prevent heart disease, members of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists Operation Heart held a weeklong campaign in February to educate students and the public about the βABCsβ of heart disease and prevention during National American Heart Month. Million Hearts Week began with National Wear Red Day on Feb. 1, and culminated with the Charm of Million Hearts health fair at Lexington Market in Baltimore. b
Faculty, staff, and students pose in Pharmacy Hall Atrium for a Wear Red Day photo to promote the start of Million Hearts Week. The photo shows a mix of red and Baltimore Ravens purple as the photo was taken the Friday before the Ravens won the Super Bowl.
A Heart Healthy Cook-off was held in Pharmacy Hall to encourage a healthy diet. Chefs (back, from left) Dianna Staves, Class of 2015, Hanna Lee, Class of 2014, Carly Fisher, Class of 2016, and Sara Ly, Class of 2015, with faculty judges (front, from left) Tim Rocafort, PharmD, and Nicholas Fusco, PharmD, BCPS, assistant professors in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.
An Evening with IndustryOn March 4, students from the School of Pharmacy hosted an βEvening with Industryβ at the Universities at Shady Grove. The event was designed to provide student pharmacists at Shady Grove with an opportunity to network with pharmacists who work or have worked in an industry setting. Muhammad Sheheryar, Naim Haque, and Mary Li, first-year students from the Schoolβs Shady Grove campus, worked together to plan and organize the event, which was attended by six speakers from the pharmaceutical industry, including: Shailaja Somaraju, PhD β99, director of the pulmonary division at Next Breath, LLC; and Ryan Criste, PhD, Jacob Wesley, PharmD β11, MS, Iliana Cheng, PharmD β11, MPH, and Fatemeh Tavakkoli, PharmD β12, all from MedImmune. Richard Dalby, PhD, FAAPS, the Schoolβs associate dean for academic affairs and a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, also participated. b
Muhammad Sheheryar, Mary Li, Richard Dalby, and Naim Haque
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Morrell Delcher, BSP β69, knew at a young age he wanted to touch the lives of people in his neighborhood. He admired the work of his older sistersβ friend who was a pharmacist at Howard & Morris Pharmacists in Catonsville, Md., where he grew up. βThey [pharmacists] could meet people and were respected in the neighborhood. They were the person to go to,β recalls Delcher. More than 40 years after pharmacy school, he is vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, a notable accomplishment stemming from a high school boyβs simple admiration of the pharmacy profession. While working 12-hour shifts Monday through Friday, Delcher still conjures up the energy and passion to precept pharmacy students from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. The students work with Delcher in three- to five-week rotations in what is known as Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) in the pharmacy at Mercy. βExperiential learning makes up more than 30 percent of the Schoolβs Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum,β says Toyin Tofade, PharmD, associate director of experiential learning at the School. βDuring IPPE and APPE rotations, pharmacy students observe the pharmacist in actionβdispensing, counseling patients, interacting with other health care professionals and insurance companiesβin a variety of practice settings. Rotations put the theories our students learn in the classroom setting into practice.β Delcher began precepting in the early 1980s while a clinical pharmacist in neurosurgery and thoracic satellite pharmacy at
the University of Maryland Medical Center. His motivation? He wanted the opportunity to teach pharmacy students not just how to be a pharmacist but also a leader. Educating students on how to interact with peers from all departments of an institution is one of the cornerstones of his precepting role. βOnce you provide that value to the institution, you become an important and necessary member and you can achieve more for the institution,β says Delcher. He teaches students leadership qualities by taking them to interdepartmental and hospitalwide meetings. βPharmacy must cooperate with all hospital departments for proper patient medication management,β says Delcher. βPharmacy is then viewed as a department that solves problems for the facility.β Delcherβs connections and skill set are what make him useful to all departments of whichever hospital for which he works. βMoe is a leader and someone who cares about this profession a great deal,β says Tofade. The medical staff at Mercy has told Delcher if they have any medication questions, he is the first person they come to. As a versatile asset to the entire medical center, Delcher wants students to follow in his footsteps. βHe was very engaging and optimistic about the pharmacy profession. He provided great insight into my professional goals and told me to contact him if I ever had any questions,β says Kathyrn Finneran, a pharmacy student of Delcherβs in 2011. Aside from teaching leadership, Delcher says precepting is valuable because of the potential to meet students who the institution could hire. βThey may also give you additional perspective about what is going on in the practice and how you could change yourself,β he says. b
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Morrell Delcher
Showing Mercy to Patients, Students
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DONOR PROFILE
Research into excipientsβthe binders, fillers, and other inactive ingredients in pharmaceuticalsβis an area that has not always been a popular field of specialization for pharmacy students, but Robert Pinco, BSP, JD, is trying to change that. In 2012, Pinco, a member of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacyβs Board of Visitors, endowed a scholarship in industrial pharmaceutics for graduate and postdoctoral students working in pharmaceutics and excipient research. Pinco is a pharmacist and attorney with extensive experience in drug development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and regulation. He also has served in government at the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and at the White House as associate general counsel for two presidents. For more than 30 years, he was an adjunct professor at the School of Pharmacy. He was a co-founder in 1991 of the International Pharmaceutical Excipient Council (IPEC), a trade association that promotes advances in excipient development. Excipients play a critical role in the creation of medicines, helping to preserve the efficacy, safety, and stability of active pharmaceutical ingredients and ensuring that they deliver their promised benefits to patients, according to IPEC. Optimal use of excipients can provide pharmaceutical manufacturers with cost savings in drug development, enhanced functionality, and help in drug formulations innovation. Pinco says that as IPEC grew globally to a trade association of more than 300 companies, he sought ways to give back to the profession. He created the IPEC Foundation, which he currently chairs, and through it strives to make excipient development more attractive to students of pharmaceutics. βIβve long wondered why it is so hard to get folks to go into this field. Itβs just not as exciting as working with the active ingredients,β he says. Pinco says he would like to see graduate schools offer degrees in this specialized area. This scholarship is just the beginning of his effort to stimulate interest in research
among graduate students and academics through the IPEC Foundation. Conversations over the years with Stephen Hoag, PhD, a professor in the Schoolβs Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC), and Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89, BSP, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professor at the School, helped crystallize his focus. βWhen Dean Eddington came to me and said, βWould you like to give a large donation?β she caught me at exactly the right moment,β Pinco says. He committed $25,000 to establish the Robert G. Pinco Endowed Scholarship in Industrial Pharmaceutics, an amount that was later doubled by an anonymous donor. The first recipient of the Pinco Scholarship was Diana Vivian, a fourth-year graduate student in PSC. Vivian works in the lab of James Polli, PhD, the Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics, where she focuses on the applications of bile acid transporters in drug delivery and the assessment of recirculation through the liver and other digestive organs. Vivian was chosen based on her academic credentials, a research abstract, and her leadership in the School. She chairs the Schoolβs student chapter of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences and served as graduate vice president of Rho Chi, the School of Pharmacyβs academic honor society. Vivian earned her BS in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. βAs an undergrad, I really enjoyed the health-related applications of chemical engineering,β she says. Vivian also is synthesizing and testing prodrugs that use bile acid moieties to increase the bioavailability of FDA-approved drugs, taking advantage of the high capacity and efficiency of bile acid uptake transporters. βIt has been great to progress as a researcher under the guidance of such a helpful and accomplished mentor as Dr. Polli,β she says. βIβd like to thank Mr. Pinco for creating this scholarship and supporting graduate education and research.β b
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Pinco is Special Supporter of Specialization
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From left, Raymond Bleu, PharmD β09, and Jermaine Smith, RPh, of Rite Aid.
All Alumni Reunion Day In October, the School of Pharmacy hosted its first All Alumni Reunion Day for BSP, PharmD, and PhD graduates. Nearly 100 alumni attended. The day started with continuing education courses, followed by a crab feast and bull roast, childrenβs entertainment, tours of Pharmacy Hall and the Maryland Poison Center, and a PhD poster presentation. PhD alumni finished the day off with a separate reception at M & S Grill. b
Angela Wilks, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (right), welcomes former student Kimberly Burkhard, PhD β08, and her daughter, Addison, back to the School.
From left, Barbara Boggan, PharmD β02, Tali Johnson, PharmD β02, and Lisa Heber, BSP β93.Irvin Jones, BSP β86, Dolores Dixon,
BSP β71, PharmD β98 (seated), and Kimberly Barnett, PharmD β86.
Irene Cochran, BSP β87, and J. Bradley Thomas, BSP β98.
Dean Eddington, middle, with former student Vijay Upreti, PhD β07 (red tie), his wife, Pragya, and current pharmaceutical sciences graduate students Maura OβNeill, Geoffrey Heinzl, and Aaron Smith and his wife, Julie Kovac.
James Polli, PhD, the Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics (middle), with Yale Caplan, BSP β63, PhD β68, and Susan Marston, PhD β98.
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Current students and faculty with Abramson. From left are: Kellie Chew, Class of 2013, Joseph Diblasi, Class of 2014, Abramson, Teresa Chang, Class of 2014, Linda Lu, Class of 2015, Godwin Kam, Class of 2014, Helen Wu, Class of 2014, and Tim Rocafort, PharmD, assistant professor in PPS.
NCPA Alumni and Friends Dinner The School of Pharmacy hosted an alumni and friends dinner at the annual meeting of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) in San Diego, Calif., in October, at which Alfred Abramson, BSP β56, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS), was honored for his retirement from the School after 30 years of service. b
Brian Hose, PharmD β06, Dixie Leikach, BSP β92, and Lynette Bradley-Baker, PhD β99, BSP β92.
AAPS Alumni and Friends ReceptionThe alumni and friends reception at the annual meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) took place in Chicago in October. b
From left, Varsha Chavan, PhD β01, Balvinder Vig, PhD β01, and Murali Vuppala, PhD β98.
Mark Ginski, PhD β99 (left), and Amitava Mitra, PhD β06.
ASHP Mid-Year MeetingFaculty, students, alumni, and current and former residents gathered in Las Vegas in December at the School of Pharmacyβs alumni and friends reception at the mid-year meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). b
Kate (McHenry) Jeffers, PharmD β11, and Bradley Burton, PharmD β08.
From left, Jae Carpenter, Erkan Hassan, BSP β79, PharmD β81, and Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD β83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.
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1972Charles Kelly, BSP, owner of Craigβs Drug Store in Cambridge, received the William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award from the office of Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot.
1973Anthony βTonyβ Tommasello, BSP, MS β82, a longtime anti-abuse drug and alcohol advocate and Maryland Pharmacists Association member, received the National Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award at the American Pharmacists Association Convention held in Los Angeles in early March.
1987Sue Ellen Cherry, BSP, has joined Ridgely Pharmacy in Caroline County, Md. Cherry brings 25 years of compounding experience to Ridgely Pharmacy.
1999Cmdr. Catherine Chew, PharmD, and her husband, LipJen, welcomed a son, Owen, on Jan. 13, 2013, in Bethesda. He weighed 6 pounds,
12 ounces, and measured 21 inches in length.
2005Kristin Parbuoni, PharmD, was installed as president of the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacists in November 2012.
Hoai-An Truong, PharmD, MPH, and his wife, Tanya, welcomed their second daughter, Catalina Thanh-Vi, onDec. 18. She
weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 18 inches in length.
2007Michelle Rager, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, an assistant professor at Shenandoah Universityβs Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, received a Pfizer Medical Education Grant of $411,545 for a 19-month project that will promote and increase pneumococcal vaccinations among adults over the age of 65 and in high-risk patients ages 2 to 64. RealCME, an educational technology company, and RxAlly, an alliance of 22,000 pharmacies nationwide, will partner with Shenandoah University on the project.
2008Praveen Bahadduri, PhD, and his wife, Rashmi, announce
the arrival of their first baby daughter, Saanchi, on Aug. 10, 2012, in Newton, Mass.
2009Adam Bress, PharmD, a pharmacy research fellow at the University of Illinois Health System, was featured in the organizationβs winter 2012 magazine for his work on the pharmacogenetics service team.
Zhanita Perez, PharmD, published βEvaluation of Drug Metabolism in Hispanic Americans with Type 2 Diabetesβ in the Journal of Diabetes Research & Clinical Metabolism. Co-authors on the publication were School of Pharmacy faculty members Thomas Dowling, PharmD, PhD, and Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD β83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA.
2012Taryn Merchant, PharmD, was featured in the Jan. 11 edition of The Press-Enterprise newspaper in an article about her return to her Corona, Calif., hometown to work as a pharmacist at CVS.
Class Notes
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Please let us know by completing the School of Pharmacyβs online Class Notes form at www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/alumni.
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It has been my honor and privilege to serve as president of our Alumni Association during the last two years. As I reflect upon my presidencyβs themes of βattitude of gratitudeβ and βchallenging you to become Advocate and Ambassador [double A] alumni,β I would like to recognize and thank the officers, board members, student representatives, and staff of the Schoolβs Office of Development and Alumni Affairs for their service and support during my term. Personally, I also thank my wife, Diem-Thanh (Tanya), and daughters Angelina
An-Thanh and Catalina Thanh-Vi for their love and support, which has enabled me to serve our Alumni Association. From 2011 to 2013, the Alumni Association Executive Committee worked diligently via multiple standing and special committees to implement our strategic plan. Our mission statement is βto develop and foster a rewarding, lifelong relationship between the School and its alumni.β That mission statement has been the guiding principle for the board and its committees as they set goals and prioritized strategies to reorganize the associationβs structure, establish new initiatives, and enhance relationships with stakeholders. Some of our specific accomplishments include: β’ Reviewing,revising,andapprovingtheassociationβsbylawsforthefirsttimesince1995to include new positions and length of terms in April 2013 β’ HoldingtheinauguralAllAlumniReunionDayinOctober2012 β’ Holdingregionaloutreacheventssuchasaboardmeetinghostedbyalumniworkingatthe Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Md., in February 2012, and the first regional outreach event in Bethany Beach, Del., in January 2013 β’ HavingagreaterpresenceattheSchoolβsWhiteCoatCeremonybyhelpingwiththecoatingof the Class of 2016 β’ HostingtheannualGraduationBanquet,oursignatureevent,thatcelebratesboththe graduating class and the 50th reunion class β’ EstablishinganewawardthatwasgiventoastudentatgraduationinMay2013βTheAlfred Abramson Entrepreneurship Award, which honors Alfred Abramson, BSP β56, past president of the Alumni Association and longtime faculty member who retired at the end of 2012 As I complete my two-year term as president of our Alumni Association, I challenge each of you to continue to be ambassadors for our alma mater by serving as a mentor or preceptor, helping students with resume writing and interviewing skills, donating your gift of time or financial contributions, and attending at least one event annually. As our profession sees expanded roles for pharmacists in immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM), as well as pursues provider status, I challenge each of you to continue to be advocates for pharmacists and the profession. Become certified in immunizations or MTM, attend the annual Advocacy Day to educate legislators, and talk to patients regularly about the pharmacistβs role in improving public health. As I pass the torch to president-elect Brian Hose, PharmD β06, I ask that you step up and volunteer as a committee member. I look forward to seeing you at future meetings and events, as we are all proud members of our Alumni Association. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your president.
Hoai-An Truong, PharmD β05, MPH
President
A Message from the Alumni President
Hoai-An Truong
Please join President Hoai-
An Truong in recognizing the
contributions of the Alumni
Associationβs strategic plan
implementation (SPI) and
standing committees for
2011-2013.
SPI COMMITTEES:
Organizational Restructure
and Bylaws
Brian Hose, PharmD β06, chair
Establishing New Initiatives
Lynette Bradley-Baker, PhD
β99, BSP β92, and Lt. Mathilda
Fienkeng, PharmD β08,
co-chairs
Building Relationships
with Stakeholders
Matthew Shimoda, PharmD β84,
chair
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Nominating and Awards
Brian Hose, PharmD β06, chair
Audit and Finance
Bradley Thomas, BSP β82, and
Michael Steinberg, PharmD β00,
co-chairs
Scholarship
Cmdr. Catherine Chew, PharmD
β99, and Doris Voigt, PharmD
β04, co-chairs
Communications and Outreach
Carol Stevenson, PharmD
β02, and James βChaiβ Wang,
PharmD β11, co-chairs
Graduation Banquet
Rai Cary, PharmD β08, and
Min-li Cary, PharmD β08,
co-chairs
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In MemoriamThis section is dedicated to School of Pharmacy alumni who passed away between June 1, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2012. As the Maryland pharmacy profession is a close-knit community, we are honored to share the names of recently deceased alumni who have in some way impacted the profession and the practice of pharmacy.
If you would like to make a memorial gift, please use the enclosed envelope or call 410-706-5893.
Marvin H. Abrams, BSP β46Louis M. Bickel, BSP β47Kathleen K. Gauthier, BSP β85Catherine E. Kirk, PhG β34
Timothy J. Muth, BSP β88William L. Pearlman, BSP β48Gerald Schonfeld, BSP β51Carole Strausburg, BSP β78
Sally Van Doren, PharmD β85Bernard A. Weisman, BSP β70
OFFICERS
Brian Hose, PharmD β06President
Julian Chun, PharmD β02President-Elect
Bradley Thomas, BSP β82Treasurer
Hoai-An Truong, PharmD β05, MPHPast President
James βChaiβ Wang, PharmD β11Secretary
Mary Kremzner, BSP β87, PharmD β98Honorary President
Brandon KeithStudent Government Association President (Ex-Officio)
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Cynthia Boyle, PharmD β96, FAPhA
Capt. James Bresette, PharmD β97
Min-li Cary, PharmD β08
Rai Cary, PharmD β08
Cmdr. Catherine Chew, PharmD β99
Lt. Matilda Fienkeng, PharmD β08
Mandy Kwong, PharmD β01
Samuel Lichter, BSP β60
Gina McKnight-Smith, PharmD β97, MBA
Sharon Park, PharmD β04
Matthew Shimoda, PharmD β84
Michael Steinberg, PharmD β00
Doris Voigt, PharmD β04
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OFFICERSHoai-An Truong, PharmD β05, MPHPresident
Brian Hose, PharmD β06President-Elect
Mandy Kwong, PharmD β01Vice President
Michael Steinberg, PharmD β00Co-Treasurer
Bradley Thomas, BSP β82Co-Treasurer
Doris Voight, PharmD β04Past President
Capt. James Bresette, PharmD β97Co-Honorary President
Cynthia Boyle, PharmD β96, FAPhACo-Honorary President
MEMBERS AT LARGEMin-li Cary, PharmD β08Co-Chair, Graduation Banquet
Rai Cary, PharmD β08Co-Chair, Graduation Banquet
Lynette Bradley-Baker, PhD β99, BSP β92 Past President
Cmdr. Catherine Chew, PharmD β99
Wayne Dyke, BSP β68
Lt. Mathilda Fienkeng, PharmD β08
Terry Gyi, PharmD β06, BSP β83
Yara Haddad, PharmD β10
Margaret Hayes, MS
Gina McKnight-Smith, PharmD β97, MBA
Sheel Shah, PharmD β10
Matthew Shimoda, PharmD β84
Carol Stevenson, PharmD β02
Dorcas Taylor, PharmD β97, JD
Mahesh Tawney, PharmD β04
James βChaiβ Wang, PharmD β11
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DeanNatalie D. Eddington, PhD, BSP, FAAPS, FCP
Senior Associate Dean for Administration and FinanceWilliam J. Cooper, MBA
Associate Dean for Academic AffairsRichard Dalby, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate EducationPeter Swaan, PhD
Associate Dean for Student AffairsJill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Dean at the Universities at Shady GroveHeather Brennan Congdon, PharmD, CACP, CDE
Assistant Dean for Academic AffairsLisa Lebovitz, JD
Assistant Dean for Experiential LearningCherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD, CGP, BCACP, FAPhA
Assistant Dean for Instructional Design and TechnologyShannon Tucker, MS
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services ResearchIlene Zuckerman, PharmD, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesAndrew Coop, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and ScienceMagaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA
CENTERS
Center for Drug Safety
Center for Innovative Pharmacy SolutionsMagaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA, Director
Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular DeliveryPeter Swaan, PhD, DirectorAnjan Nan, PhD, Co-Director
Center for Translational MedicineJoga Gobburu, PhD, MBA, FCP, Director
Center on Drugs and Public PolicyFrancis B. Palumbo, PhD, JD, Executive Director
Computer-Aided Drug Design CenterAlexander D. MacKerell Jr., PhD, DirectorJana Shen, PhD, Co-Director
Maryland Poison CenterBruce D. Anderson, PharmD, Director
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and AgingBruce C. Stuart, PhD, Executive Director
Pharmaceutical Research Computing centerIlene Zuckerman, PharmD, PhD, Executive Director
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
PHARMD PROGRAM (First-year students)
980 Total applicants
160 Entering class
16% Acceptance rate
86% With undergraduate degree or higher
3.49 Average GPA
79.3% Average PCAT cumulative percentile
640 PharmD program total enrollment
Ethnicity across all four years:
47% Asian
29% Caucasian
14% African-American
2% Hispanic
8% No response
PHD PROGRAMS
77 Total enrollment
Department of Pharmaceutical Health
Services Research
27 Students
63/37% Female/Male
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
50 Students
56/44% Female/Male
ACADEMIC TRAINING
50 Postdoctoral fellows
10 Residents
FACULTY 85 Full-time faculty
11 Part-time faculty
57 Affiliate faculty
753 Preceptor faculty
STAFF 71 Administrative, business, development
and alumni affairs, experiential learning,
human resources, communications
and marketing, student affairs, and
faculty support
203 Technical, research staff, postdoctoral
fellows, and teaching assistants
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY 45 Principal investigators
16 Published books (edited, authored, or co-authored)
283 Refereed works published
(authored or co-authored)
95 Non-refereed works published
(authored or co-authored)
513 Papers presented at professional meetings
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES30 Review panels (off-campus peer review panels and
accreditation and certification teams)
1,922 Manuscripts read/reviewed for professional
journals, conferences, and publishers
72 Editors/associate editors for professional
journals
42 Officeholders of professional associations
327 Departmental, institutional, and University
System of Maryland committees
435 Total days in public service (non-consulting role
with K-12 schools and community colleges, government
agencies, nonprofit organizations, or businesses)
EMPLOYMENT SURVEYSJob Placements for the Class of 2012
51% Community/chain
35% Residency/fellowship
4% Pharmaceutical industry
3% Hospital
2% Community/independent
2% Public health service
2% Other
1% Managed care
KEY FACTS
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SOURCES OF OPERATING REVENUES SUPPORTING THE SCHOOLThis report is an unaudited presentationof revenues supporting the School.
Net General Appropriation and Tuition and Fees$20,322,662
Federal Funds$13,316
Campus-FundedFringe Benefits$3,711,751
Grants and Contract Awards and Designated Research Initiative Funds$17,151,699
Gifts$1,930,600
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Endowments$1,199,979
Auxiliaryand Misc.$3,210,002
FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ENDOWMENTS
$13,947,800
$15,864,254
2010 2011 2012
FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011Total source of funds $47,540,009
$15,309,949
FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012Total source of funds $48,304,968
Net General Appropriation and Tuition and Fees$24,291,469
Federal Funds $413,316
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Endowments$1,184,687
Auxiliaryand Misc.$1,825,238
Grants and Contract Awards and Designated Research Initiative Funds$18,324,917
Gifts$2,265,341
FINANCIALS
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Nicholas Fusco, PharmD, BCPSAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science Fusco received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University at Buffalo (N.Y.)
School of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the Uni-
versity of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), as well as a PGY2 pediatric pharmacy
residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. He worked as a phar-
macy intern with Wegmans in Buffalo and as a pharmacy intern at Kenmore (N.Y.)
Mercy Hospital. Fusco specializes in pediatric pharmacy and practices at UMMC.
Amanda Oglesby-Sherrouse, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesOglesby-Sherrouse obtained her BS and PhD degrees in microbiology from the
University of Texas at Austin and subsequently performed postdoctoral studies at
the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. Her research focuses on
iron regulation in bacterial pathogens, particularly how iron affects cell physiology
and expression of virulence factors. She is the recipient of a very competitive K22
Research Scholar Development Award from the National Institutes of Health titled
βMechanism of heme regulation of a P. aeruginosa non-coding RNA.β
Tim Rocafort, PharmD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and ScienceRocafort received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of
Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He completed a community
pharmacy practice residency at Dominickβs Pharmacy in conjunction with the Univer-
sity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and completed a PGY1 resident teaching certificate
program at UICβs College of Pharmacy. Rocafort worked as a pharmacy intern and
then as a pharmacist at CVS in New Jersey. He practices at Johns Hopkins Outpatient
Pharmacy.
Leah Sera, PharmD β10Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science Sera received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland
School of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Subur-
ban Hospital and a PGY2 pain management and palliative care residency at the Uni-
versity of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Sera completed the School of Pharmacyβs
teaching certificate program and received the American Pharmacists Associationβs
pharmacy-based immunization certification. She specializes in ambulatory care and
practices at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
NEW FACULTY
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Jana Shen, PhDAssociate Professor and Co-Director of the Computer-Aided Drug Design Center, Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesShen received her PhD from the University of Minnesota, followed by postdoctoral train-
ing at The Scripps Research Institute. Before joining the School of Pharmacy, Shen was
an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma, and was subsequently tenured and promoted to associate professor.
Shenβs research area is biophysics and computational chemistry, with an emphasis on
protonation states and protein dynamics. She is principal investigator on a R01 grant
from the National Institutes of Health and a CAREER award from the National Science
Foundation. She also leads collaborative research with industry.
Sarah Tom, PhD, MPH, MAAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services ResearchTom earned her MPH, MA, and PhD degrees in demography and a BA in econom-
ics from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a postdoctoral fellow with the
National Institute on Aging, the Medical Research Council in the United Kingdom, and
the Group Health Research Institute. Before joining the School of Pharmacy, Tom was an
assistant professor and Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Womenβs Health
Scholar in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the Univer-
sity of Texas Medical Branch. Her research focuses on sleep problems both as a health
outcome and risk factor for future health events, frailty, and the menopausal transition.
Deanna Tran, PharmD β11Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and ScienceTran received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School
of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 community pharmacy practice residency at the
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, where she also completed the
practitioner-teacher teaching certificate program. She also has received the American
Pharmacists Associationβs pharmacy-based immunization and medication therapy man-
agement certifications. She previously worked as a pharmacy intern at Kaiser Perman-
ente and Rite Aid Pharmacies in Maryland. Tran specializes in community pharmacy and
practices at Giant Pharmacies.
Connie Yoon, PharmD β10Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and ScienceYoon received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School
of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of
Maryland Medical Center and a PGY2 pharmacotherapy residency at the School of Phar-
macy. She worked as a certified pharmacy technician for Target Pharmacies for eight
years. Yoon specializes in internal medicine and practices at Georgetown University
Hospital.
NEW FACULTY
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William Culpepper II Research Assistant VA Baltimore Intergovernmental Veterans Affairs $80,649 Professor Personnel Act (VA) Headquarters
William Culpepper II Research Assistant VA Kansas Intergovernmental Robert J. Dole VA $18,626 Professor Personnel Act Medical Center
Amy Davidoff Research Associate Supplemental Medical and Drug American Cancer Society $200,995 Professor Insurance and Cancer-Related (National Office) Spending
Amy Davidoff Research Associate Treatment Patterns and Outcomes Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. $160,265 Professor Associated with Infused and Oral Iron Chelation Therapy in Medicare Part D Enrolled Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Amy Davidoff Research Associate Effects of Active Therapy for Celgene Corp. $165,840 Professor Myelodysplastic Syndromes Compared to Supportive Care on Transfusion Dependence, Disease Progression, and Survival
SusandosReis AssociateProfessor ComparativeSafetyofAtypicalAnti- ChildrenβsHospital $19,579 psychoticsinHigh-RiskU.S.Children ofPhiladelphia with ADHD
SusandosReis AssociateProfessor CMSChildrenβsHealthInsurance MarylandDepartmentof $75,260 ProgramReauthorizationActQuality HealthandMentalHygiene Demonstration Grant-Care Management Entities: A Multi-State Collaborative to ImproveChildrenβsMentalHealth
C. Daniel Mullins Professor Do Bayesian Adaptive Trials Offer National Heart, Lung, $483,010 Advantages for Comparative and Blood Institute Effectiveness Research?
C. Daniel Mullins Professor Interpreting Instrumental Variable University of Iowa $72,338 Estimates When Treatment Effects are Heterogeneous Across Patients: ACE/ARBs and Race
C. Daniel Mullins Professor Interviews to Identify Evidence for Patient-Centered $125,000 ElicitingtheHardtoReachPatientβs OutcomesResearch Perspective in Patient-Centered Institute Outcomes Research C. Daniel Mullins Professor Colorectal Cancer Comparative Bayer HealthCare $148,736 Effectiveness Research Pharmaceuticals
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (PHSR)
July 1, 2011 β June 30, 2012
PROJECT INVESTIGATOR RANK/TITLE PROJECT TITLE SPONSOR NAME PROJECT TOTAL
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
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C. Daniel Mullins Professor Heterogeneous Treatment Effect: DNA National Pharmaceutical $123,708 vs. MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) Council
Eberechukwu AssistantProfessor ProstateCancerSEERβMedicare:Health BayerHealthCare $146,742Onukwugha EconomicsandHealthCareResearch Pharmaceuticals
Eberechukwu AssistantProfessor QualityofCare:TheImpactofMulti- ScienceApplications $70,000Onukwugha disciplinaryCareonProcessesand InternationalCorp.- OutcomesofCancerCare Frederick,Inc.
Francoise Pradel Associate Professor Maryland Strategic Prevention Maryland Department of $358,330 Framework(MSPF)Processand HealthandMentalHygiene Outcome Evaluation
Francoise Pradel Associate Professor Label Comprehension Assessment of SNBL Clinical Pharmacology $33,106 an Emergency Use Prototype Household Antibiotic Kit
Gail Rattinger Research Assistant Maryland Health Care Commission HealthCare Resolution $110,950 Professor Services, Inc.
Fadia Shaya Professor Treatment Selection and Comparative Bayer HealthCare $70,691.82 Effectiveness Research of Liver Cancer Pharmaceuticals Treatment
Fadia Shaya Professor Peer to Peer Approach for the Sanofi-Aventis $130,379 Management of Diabetes
JuliaShoemaker GraduateStudent IssuesinMedicarePartDSelection AgencyforHealthcare $41,973 ResearchandQuality Linda Simoni-Wastila Professor Housing First Program Evaluation Baltimore City Health Department $15,631
LindaSimoni-Wastila Professor QualityofMedicationUseinLong- RetirementResearch $131,596 Term Care Facilities Foundation BruceStuart Parke-DavisChair ImpactoftheDoughnutHoleand NovartisPharmaceuticalsCorp. $124,150 of Geriatric Catastrophic Coverage on Pharmacotherapy Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure
BruceStuart Parke-DavisChair NACDSMedicationTherapyManagement NationalAssociationofChain $11,000 of Geriatric and Medication Adherence Drug Stores Pharmacotherapy
BruceStuart Parke-DavisChair ImpactofBenefitDesign,CostSharing, GlaxoSmithKline $36,421 ofGeriatric andUtilizationManagementWithin Pharmacotherapy the Medicare Part D Benefit
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
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Hoai-An Truong Assistant Professor Program Planning, Implementation, Maryland Department of $29,569 and Evaluation for Various Alcohol Health and Mental Hygiene and Drug Abuse Administration Initiatives
Sheila Weiss Smith Professor Predoctoral Fellowship in DrugLogic $30,095 Pharmacovigilance
IleneZuckerman ProfessorandChair NovartisPostdoctoralFellowship NovartisPharmaceuticalsCorp. $91,000
IleneZuckerman ProfessorandChair ImpactofICUBestPracticeson PhilipsHealthcare,Patient $260,000 Mortality & Length of Stay; Effect of Monitoring and Informatics Etomidate on ICU Mortality in Sepsis
Total PHSR $3,365,639.82
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE AND SCIENCE (PPS)PROJECT INVESTIGATOR RANK/TITLE PROJECT TITLE SPONSOR NAME PROJECT TOTAL
BruceAnderson AssociateProfessor Real-TimeToxicosurveillancevia MarylandDepartmentof $35,000 Analysis of Poison Center Calls Health and Mental Hygiene
Bruce Anderson Associate Professor Medicaid-Maryland Poison Maryland Department of $345,549 Center Contract Health and Mental Hygiene Bruce Anderson Associate Professor Surveillance of the RADARS Denver Health and $27,799 Systems by Poison Control Centers: Hospital Authority A Pilot Program
BruceAnderson AssociateProfessor BaxterHealthCareAgreement BaxterHealthCareCorp. $9,000
BruceAnderson AssociateProfessor PoisonControlStabilizationand HealthResourcesand $252,855 Enhancement Program Services Administration
BruceAnderson AssociateProfessor AvonProductsβMarylandPoison AvonProducts,Inc. $24,085 Center Renewal
BruceAnderson AssociateProfessor CooperativeExchangeofData MarylandDepartmentof $67,838 Between the Maryland Poison Health and Mental Hygiene Center and the Office of the Chief MedicalExaminer
Bruce Anderson Associate Professor Combe After-Hours Support Combe, Inc. $44,409
KennethBauerJr. AssociateProfessor TsumuraDaikenchutoExtract SNBLClinicalPharmacology $16,832 Granules (TU-100) Center, Inc.
KennethBauerJr. AssociateProfessor PharmacokineticAnalysisofMK-462 SNBLClinicalPharmacology $14,595 in Healthy Volunteers Center, Inc.
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
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KennethBauerJr. AssociateProfessor PharmacokineticAnalysisof ProvonixInc. $2,011 Mapracorat 0.1% Ointment
Nicole Brandt Associate Professor Medication Therapy Management Econometrica, Inc. $47,324 Program Improvements BethanyDiPaula AssociateProfessor SpringfieldHospitalCenterβ MarylandDepartmentof $1,380,268 Pharmacy Services Health and Mental Hygiene
ThomasDowling AssociateProfessor BosentanPharmacokinetics MylanPharmaceuticalsInc. $944,869 in Healthy Subjects
JogaGobburu Professor ModelingofDiseaseMarkersOver GlaxoSmithKline $54,339.11 Time in Patients with Hyperhidrosis
CherokeeLayson-Wolf AssociateProfessor CatonsvillePharmacyResidentTraining CatonsvillePharmacy $38,109 and Assistant Dean Program for PGY1 Community Pharmacy Practice Residency
Raymond Love Professor Spring Grove Hospital Center - Maryland Department of $1,502,990 Pharmacy Services Health and Mental Hygiene
Raymond Love Professor Thomas B. Finan Center - Maryland Department of $304,983 Pharmacy Services Health and Mental Hygiene
RaymondLove Professor MHA-CentralizedAdministration MarylandDepartmentof $502,733 of Pharmacy Services Health and Mental Hygiene
Raymond Love Professor Eastern Shore Hospital Center and Maryland Department of $468,968 Upper Shore Community Mental Health and Mental Hygiene Health Center - Pharmacy Services
RaymondLove Professor CliftonT.PerkinsHospitalCenter- MarylandDepartmentof $523,869 Improvement of Pharmacy Services Health and Mental Hygiene
Raymond Love Professor Peer Review for Mental Health Maryland Department of $429,962 Drugs Program Health and Mental Hygiene
Charmaine Rochester Associate Professor Pharmacist Intervention in Bay Sanofi-Aventis $147,743 West Endocrinology Clinic
MagalyRodriguez ProfessorandChair ClinicalPharmacyServices MarylandDepartmentof $143,733de Bittner Health and Mental Hygiene
MagalyRodriguez ProfessorandChair MarylandP3 Diabetes Management Maryland Department of $250,000de Bittner Program Health and Mental Hygiene
MagalyRodriguez ProfessorandChair IntergovernmentalPersonnel BaltimoreVAMedicalCenter $46,613de Bittner Act Agreement
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
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Meghan Sullivan Assistant Professor Safeway Wellness Program Safeway, Inc $56,880
MonaTsoukleris AssociateProfessor PediatricAsthmaFeedback JohnsHopkinsUniversity $11,951 and Alert System School of Medicine
MonaTsoukleris AssociateProfessor AsthmaFriendlyPharmacy- MarylandDepartmentof $60,000 Training Plans for Maryland Health and Mental Hygiene Pharmacists
KathrynWalker AssistantProfessor UnionMemorialHospital UnionMemorialHospital $82,491 Training Agreement
Total PPS $7,837,798.11
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (PSC) PROJECT INVESTIGATOR RANK/TITLE PROJECT TITLE SPONSOR NAME PROJECT TOTAL
Brittany Avaritt Graduate Student AFPE Predoctoral Fellowship American Foundation for $6,500 Pharmaceutical Education
Angelique Besold Graduate Student Zinc Finger Proteins Involved in National Institute of Neurological $28,361 NeuronalDevelopment DisordersandStroke
Andrew Coop Professor and Chair Opiods with Delta Antagonist and National Institute on $255,064 Mu Agonist Activity Drug Abuse
RichardDalby Professorand Spacer&NebulizerDevelopment PhilipsHomeHealthcare $80,000 Associate Dean Solutions
Stephen Hoag Professor Spray Coating of Aquacoat ECD: FMC Corp. $16,000 TheApplicationofQbD(Qualityby Design) Principles Stephen Hoag Professor Real-Time Release Testing Food and Drug Administration $167,879
StephenHoag Professor QuantitativeDetectionofColdFlow NationalInstituteofPharma- $89,999.75 in Transdermal Systems ceutical Technology and Education
Stephen Hoag Professor Development of a Spectral Database U.S. Pharmacopeia $143,923 forExcipients,DrugSubstances,and Drug Products
Maureen Kane Assistant Professor Role of Retinoic Acid in HIV Intestinal Ragon Institute of Massachusetts $28,750 Mucosal Immunity General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
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AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick DiscoveryofNovelMacrolideAntibiotics TempleUniversity $68,302 Professor AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick PolarizableForceFieldforProteins UniversityofChicago $151,349 Professor and Lipids
AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick ProgramforTherapeuticTargeting Joan&SanfordI.WeillMedical $50,000 Professor of Transcriptional Repression College of Cornell University
AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick RestorationofTumorSuppression NationalCancerInstitute $221,602 Professor Activity in Malignant Melanoma AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick ExtensibleCyberenvironmentsfor NationalScienceFoundation $140,816 Professor Empirical and Semiempirical Hamiltonian ParameterOptimizationandDissemination
AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick EnergeticsofOligonucleotide NationalInstituteofGeneral $266,667 Professor Conformational Heterogeneity Medical Sciences AlexanderMacKerellJr. Grollman-Glick CarbohydrateForceFieldsfor NationalInstituteofGeneral $298,842 Professor Structure, Dynamics, and Molecular Medical Sciences Recognition
Amanda Oglesby- Assistant Professor Mechanism of Heme Regulation of a National Institute of Allergy $159,064Sherrouse P. aeruginosa Non-Coding RNA and Infectious Diseases
JamesPolli Shangraw/Noxell DevelopmentofBiorelevantSystem AstraZenecaLP $50,000 Endowed Chair for In Vivo Prediction
JamesPolli Shangraw/Noxell PharmacokineticStudiesofEpileptic FoodandDrugAdministration $402,314 Endowed Chair Drugs: Evaluation of Brand and Generic Antiepileptic Drug Products in Patients
JamesPolli Shangraw/Noxell UniversityofMarylandCenterofExcellence UniversityofMaryland, $533,729 EndowedChair inRegulatoryScienceandInnovation CollegePark
Gerald Rosen Isaac E. Emerson Very Low Frequency EPR Imaging University of Chicago $134,502 Professor for In Vivo Physiology
Gerald Rosen Isaac E. Emerson Arginase Inhibition in Control of Maryland Industrial $68,631 Professor Bacillus Anthracis Partnerships
Ramin Samadani Graduate Student Overcoming Drug-Induced Resistance National Institute of General $26,885 in BRaf Mutated Melanoma Cells Medical Sciences
Wanli Smith Assistant Professor Synphilin-1 and Obesity National Institute of Diabetes and $319,642 Digestive and Kidney Diseases
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
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GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
Peter Swaan Professor and Structural Biology of the Apical National Institute of Diabetes and $312,407 Associate Dean Bile Acid Transporter Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Peter Swaan Professor and MRP4 Substrate/Inhibitor Structural University of North Carolina, $61,878 Associate Dean Features and Polymorphisms in Chapel Hill Drug-Induced Liver Injury
PeterSwaan Professorand MolecularOrganizationoftheOrganic UniversityofArizona $28,125 AssociateDean Cation-ProtonExchanger,MATE1
Sudha Veeraraghavan Associate Professor Structural Biology of Gaseous National Institute of General $284,956 Messenger Signaling Medical Sciences
Hongbing Wang Associate Professor Regulation of CYP2B6 in Human Liver National Institute of Diabetes and $717,613 Digestive and Kidney Diseases
JiaBeiWang Professor ExploringtheRoleofHINT1Proteinin NationalInstituteof $225,000 Neuronal Function Mental Health
Jia Bei Wang Professor Development of I-THP as New National Institute on $727,500 Medication for Drug Addiction Drug Abuse
Ting Wang Graduate Student Developing the Scientific Basis for the U.S. Pharmacopeia $25,000 Application of Spectroscopic and ChemometricMethodstoExcipient Identification and Adulteration Detection
AngelaWilks Professor Structure-FunctionoftheShigella NationalInstituteofAllergy $371,250 DysenteriaeHemeUptakeOperon(shu) andInfectiousDiseases
PatrickWintrode AssociateProfessor TheMolecularBasisofSerpinFunction NationalHeart,Lung,and $300,000 and Dysfunction Blood Institute
Fengtian Xue Assistant Professor Institutional Research Grant American Cancer Society $30,000 (National Office)
Bruce Yu Associate Professor Engineering Fluorinated Paramagnetic University of Maryland, $12,762 ComplexesforMultichromic19FMRI CollegePark
BruceYu AssociateProfessor NovelFluorophoresforMolecular UniversityofTexasHealth $65,226 and Cellular Imaging Science Center - Dallas
Total PSC $6,870,538.75 Total PHSR $3,365,639.82 Total PPS $7,837,798.11 Total PSC $6,870,538.75 GRAND TOTAL $18,073,976.68
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LEGACY COUNCILThe Legacy Council of the University of Maryland acknowledges those who have made generous contributions to the School of Pharmacy through their estate plans.
Anyone who has made such a gift is eligible for membership in the Legacy Council. To qualify, simply provide the School of Pharmacyβs Office of Development and Alumni Affairs with documentation of the gift or a copy of the relevant document in which the School is named as a beneficiary (www.umaryland.edu/plannedgiving). For additional information about membership in the Legacy Council and estate planning, please contact Janice Batzold, MS, acting executive director of development and alumni affairs, at 410-706-1711 or at [email protected].
Members of the Legacy Council are:
Loyal donors provide the foundation for the School of Pharmacyβs success.Thank you to everyoneβour alumni, faculty, staff, and friendsβwho has
invested in the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
DAVID STEWART ASSOCIATES In the mid-1980s, several dedicated alumni and friends established a premier giving society, the David Stewart Associates (DSA), to fund Schoolwide initiatives that would propel the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy nationally as a leader in pharmacy education. This leadership giving society honors David Stewart, Americaβs first professor of pharmacy and a founder of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, who symbolized a passion for excellence and commitment to pharmacy education.
The founding members of the DSA are:Leon R. Catlett, BSP β65 Leon Jablon= Thomas S. Petr, BSP β74Melvin S. Cohen William J. Kinnard Jr. Stephen J. Provenza, PhG β29=James P. Cragg Jr., BSP β43 Dorothy Levi, BSP β70 Lawrence R. RachubaLeonard J. DeMino= Mark A. Levi, PD, BSP β70 Gerald M. Rosen, PhD, JDDonald Fedder, BSP β50= Samuel Lichter, BSP β65, PD David M. Russo, BSP β79Michaeline R. Fedder Martin B. Mintz, BSP β65, PD Ralph A. Small Jr., BSP β74Robert Foer, BSP β51= Benjamin S. Mulitz Bernard A. Weisman, BSP β70Mayer Handelman, BSP β54 Elizabeth Newcomb, BSP β68 Kenneth P. Whittemore Jr., BSP β76William M. Heller, MS β51 John R. Newcomb Jr., BSP β65 Leonard Winkleman PhD β55, DSC β87 David Pearlman, BSP β52H. Elinor Hens William L. Pearlman, BSP β48 = Signifies Deceased
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
This core group of philanthropists has inspired other donors to follow their lead. Today DSA membership has grown to create a solid base of private support for the Schoolβs efforts to advance pharmaceutical education, practice, and science. To join this prestigious group of alumni and friends, or for more information on giving to the School, please contact Janice Batzold, MS, acting executive director of development and alumni affairs, at 410-706-1711 or at [email protected].
July 1, 2011 β June 30, 2012
John H. Balch, BSP β68Estate of Evelyn Grollman GlickGwynne L. HorwitsLeonard Horwits, BSP β60Bernard LamyGregory Lukaszczyk, BSP β84
Estate of Bertha J. MancheyEstate of Helen MendelsohnDavid G. Miller, BSP β85Joseph H. Morton, BSP β60Paul Pumpian, BSP β50 Chris A. Rodowskas, PhG β29
Estate of Lillian K. SlamaJames M. Trattner, PhD β28Clayton L. Warrington, BSP β58Elizabeth Warrington
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GIVING BY INDIVIDUALS
David Stewart Associates$100,000+AnonymousWillard HackermanMorton D. Kramer, BSP β50Ellen H. Yankellow, BSP β73, PharmD β96*
$25,000-$99,999Kristine W. Ellinger, BSP β77Mark A. Levi, BSP β70+
$10,000-$24,999Natalie D. Eddington, PhD β89Sophia Kallelis
$2,000-$9,999Robert S. Beardsley~Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD β96~Albert W. Brzeczko, PhD β90~Yale H. Caplan, BSP β63, PhD β68*Andrew Coop~William J. Cooper~Conrad P. Dorn Jr., BSP β58, MS β61, PhD β63~Susan C. dosReis, PhD β99Donna Handelman~Mayer Handelman, BSP β54~+Brian M. Hose, PharmD β06~David H. Jones, BSP β70~David A. Knapp* Deanne E. Knapp* Samuel Lichter, BSP β60*+ Alexander D. MacKerell Jr.~Martin B. Mintz, BSP β65~+Jill Molofsky, BSP β81~Sidney D. MolofskyHyung NaPaul J. Na, BSP β90Thomas S. Petr, BSP β74+
James E. Polli~Theodore L. Raschka, BSP β60John A. Scigliano, MS β44, PhD β50*Frances Spaven, PhD β86~Kerry SpavenEdward A. Taylor, PharmD β06Angelo C. Voxakis, BSP β71~George C. Voxakis, BSP β58, PharmD β96*Clayton L. Warrington, BSP β58~Elizabeth Warrington~Ilene H. Zuckerman, BSP β81, PharmD β83~
$1,000-$1,999Bruce Anderson~Janice BatzoldKenneth S. Bauer Jr., BSP β89David L. Booze, BSP β81Lisa L. Booze, BSP β79, PharmD β00Lynette R. Bradley-Baker, BSP β92, PhD β99Jennifer L. BrandtThomas S. Brenner, BSP β72*Jay R. Brinsfield, BSP β58Harold Chappelear, DSC β98Betty W. Cohen, BSP β49~Gerald I. Cohen, BSP β58Donna DancerNipun Davar, PhD β96 W. Thomas Dolan, BSP β74*J. Philip Fink, BSP β79*Mark G. Fletcher, BSP β78, MS β81, PhD β83~Barry D. Hecht, BSP β73William M. Heller, MS β51, PhD β55, DSC β87+Robert W. Henderson, BSP β63~Alice H. Hill, PharmD β93*Angela Lamy~Anne B. Leavitt*=DeAnna D. Leikach, BSP β92~ Neil B. Leikach, BSP β92~
Kimberley A. Lentz, PhD β01Raymond C. Love, PharmD β77* Michael Luzuriaga, BSP β70~Denis Lynch~Ann M. MacLaren, BSP β87David D. MacLaren, BSP β83, PhD β88~Daniel Z. Mansour, PharmD β06Jill A. MorganJoseph H. Morton, BSP β60John M. Motsko Jr., BSP β69 C. Daniel MullinsLarry H. Pozanek, BSP β59Bruce D. Roffe, MS β78David M. Russo, BSP β79*+ Jerome Schwartz, BSP β49Marilyn Shangraw~Jeffrey B. Sherr, BSP β78Joanne H. Sherr, BSP β78Matthew G. Shimoda, PharmD β84George W. Swope Jr., BSP β70~Candra TaylorJames P. Tristani, BSP β73Hoai-An Truong, PharmD β05~Gerolyn A. Whittemore~Kenneth P. Whittemore Jr., BSP β76~+Angela Wilks~Carol A. WilliamsThomas G. Williams Jr., PharmD β06~Wanda Williams
Deanβs Club$500-$999William P. Beierschmitt, PhD β86~Sherry N. Berlin, BSP β74~Stephen B. Bierer, BSP β72*Laci L. Brown, PharmD β01~Francis J. Bublavek, BSP β81Michelle M. Ceng, PharmD β98~Nicholas Cornias, BSP β92~Kathleen Gondek, MS β88, PhD β93Stuart T. Haines~
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy appreciates the financial support of the following individuals and organizations during the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012:
* Signifies donor for 15+ consecutive years~ Signifies donor for 5-14 consecutive years
+ Signifies David Stewart Associates Founding Member= Signifies Deceased
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Ann R. Hallock, BSP β80Walter J. Hryszko, BSP β74~Susan Hu, PhD β01Keely IrelandLisa T. Kloch, BSP β80~Jonathan N. Latham, PharmD β98~Joseph Libercci, BSP β72Kristin A. Lynch, PharmD β97~Lisa M. Matson, BSP β88~Gaytrice K. Rucker, BSP β83Cathie L. Schumaker, BSP β77Louis Silverstein, BSP β76Linda Simoni-Wastila~Nina H. Spiller, PharmD β88~John F. Van Wie, BSP β84Loreen A. Wutoh, BSP β86
Apothecary Club$250-$499AnonymousWalter H. Abel, BSP β63Janet D. AllanMarsha E. Alvarez, BSP β71, PharmD β96*Richard P. BarthJeffrey D. Beck, BSP β89Brett M. Behounek, BSP β84~Phyllis A. Bernard, BSP β88~Howard K. Besner, BSP β78, PharmD β02~Franklin W. Blatt, BSP β77, PharmD β00Ruth S. Blatt, BSP β79Charles R. Bonapace, PharmD β97Barry M. Bress, BSP β79G. Delane Buff, BSP β91Nicole M. Cammarata, PharmD β09Rebecca J. Ceraul Terry L. Davis, BSP β83, PharmD β98*Jean M. Dinwiddie, PharmD β93~Catherine G. Dormarunno, PharmD β00Walter L. Fava, BSP β89Michael J. Fossler Jr., PharmD β92, PhD β95Julian M. Friedman, BSP β56*Jack Frieman, BSP β56Mary A. GeorgeSteven P. George, BSP β82Forest S. Howell, BSP β87Gayle C. Howell, BSP β91Karen M. Kabat, MS β83
Charise S. Kasser, BSP β83Thomas H. Keller Jr., BSP β63Wendy Klein-Schwartz, PharmD β77Freda L. Krosnick~Jay E. Krosnick, BSP β85~Nicole LandisEdwin M. Lewis, MS β84Frederick J. Mack, BSP β79~Kevin F. McCarthy, BSP β80Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD β86~Deborah M. Mulhearn, PharmD β95Sandra J. MullenEberechukwu OnukwughaKimberly M. Palasik, BSP β88Raymond A. Palasik, BSP β88Robin L. Paluskievicz, PharmD β98Anthony J. Petralia Sr., BSP β52~Carolyn Petralia, PharmD β03~Thomas J. Pfaff, BSP β85~Bonnie L. Pitt, BSP β74Barry W. Poole, BSP β71~=James R. Salmons, BSP β89, PharmD β00~Tsion H. Tesfayohannes, PharmD β04Francis J. Tinney, PhD β66*Sudha VeeraraghavanJia Bei Wang, PhD β92 Andrea B. Weiss, BSP β89Fred M. Weiss, BSP β70Stephen M. Wienner, BSP β91*Terry F. Wills, PharmD β00~Irene L. Winters, BSP β54~Barbara D. Wirth, BSP β72, MS β76Gary J. Wirth, BSP β79Bay-Mao B. Wu, PharmD β01Richard L. Wynn, BSP β64, PhD β70William Yeboah, PharmD β00Cleveland K. Yee, BSP β75
Century Club$100-$249Prince A. Adekoya, PharmD β06Robert T. Adkins, BSP β52*Stephen J. Allen, MS β78Stephanie N. AlvarezClarence L. Anstine, BSP β58Michael J. Appel, BSP β69John J. Ayd, BSP β51
Anand R. Baichwal, PhD β85*Deborah E. Bair, PharmD β98Kelli J. Bankard, PharmD β05Dov E. BanksFreddy E. Banks, BSP β92Marshal BanksRochelle BanksIngrid R. Baramki, MS β63Christopher E. Barnes, PharmD β12Jerome A. Berger, BSP β60Ashley A. Bivins, PharmD β10David A. Blake, BSP β63Barry L. Bloom, BSP β66~ Barbara Miller Blue, BSP β55~Karen H. Bohan, PharmD β88Thomas V. Bolling, BSP β69Renan A. Bonnel, PharmD β83John E. Braaten, BSP β79Nicole J. Brandt, PharmD β97 Barbara L. Brannan, BSP β94, PharmD β01James L. Bresette, PharmD β97~Thomas L. Brew, PharmD β10Elaine L. Brogan, BSP β78~Robert Brundelre, BSP β65 Gerald N. Brunson, BSP β57A. Kevin Callahan, BSP β76, PharmD β78~Stewart W. Carter, BSP β76, PharmD β05~Min-li Cary, PharmD β08Raimon B. Cary, PharmD β08Marian L. Cascio, BSP β77~Jason F. Chancey, PharmD β00~Randy S. Chiat, BSP β90Fred Choy, MS β81Catherine L. Cioffi, PhD β88Francis I. Codd, BSP β41David R. Cowden, BSP β80*Bonnie O. CusterDavid A. Custer, BSP β73Hedy J. Cylus-Gleiman, BSP β73Amy J. Davidoff~Colleen Day~James E. Dipaula, BSP β71~David T. Diwa, PharmD β97Charles R. Downs, BSP β73, PharmD β99*Janet Dudley, PharmD β11Ann O. Dukes, BSP β93Wayne A. Dyke, BSP β68
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Michelle L. Eby, PharmD β99~Nancy A. Edgeworth, PharmD β96Felicia U. Edoga, PharmD β05Robert I. Ellin, PhD β50Bob Elliott Donald B. Elliott Jr., BSP β57W. Robert Elliott, BSP β65Lily Chua Eng, BSP β76~Simon S. Eng, BSP β76~Michael J. Evanko Jr., BSP β73*Jennifer L. Evans, PharmD β00Theodore J. Evans, BSP β83~Thomas P. Evans, BSP β83Fran Favin-Weiskopf, PharmD β88*Madeline V. Feinberg, BSP β79, PharmD β93Dennis E. Ferguson, BSP β79* Jill R. Fetter, BSP β93Faith A. Fisk, BSP β92Kathleen D. Flannery, PharmD β00William T. Foley Jr., BSP β58Paul Freiman, BSP β53Phyllis FreimanPankaj B. Gala, PhD β90Christine E. Garnett, PharmD β99Florence F. K. Gee, BSP β74Fortin S. Georges, PharmD β02Brian J. Gilligan, BSP β75, PharmD β03Suzanna S. Gim, PharmD β04Timothy D. Gladwell, PharmD β96~Russel A. Gobeille, BSP β74Brian J. Goetz, PharmD β94~Steven D. GoreAmelia B. Gorsuch, BSP β91Jennifer K. Grier, BSP β86Pauline L. Guthrie, PharmD β96Allen Hanenbaum, BSP β59Diana P. Henzel, BSP β93~Daniel R. HewinsMary-Therese Hewins, BSP β81, MS β84~Renee M. Hilliard, PharmD β01Anh D. Hoang, PharmD β11Marta Hoffman, BSP β60~Grace Hong, PharmD β05Ronald M. Hopkins, BSP β63Helen Hsiao, PharmD β06~Jacqueline J. Huber, PharmD β08Naissan Hussainzada, PhD β09
Phu M. Huynh, PharmD β00Dolores A. Ichniowski, MS β50Lionel H. Jacobs, BSP β68*Martin Jagers, BSP β85Cindy Q. Jiang, BSP β90Hao JiangJulie S. Johnson, BSP β94Belafanti D. Jones, PharmD β07 Louis M. Jones, PharmD β09Michael E. Jones, BSP β72* Ameet C. Joshi, PharmD β10Vicki M. Joshua, BSP β87Theresa K. F. Justice, BSP β82Aaron C. Kadish, BSP β63Angela M. Kaitis, BSP β75, PharmD β06Patrick Y. Kamara, PharmD β98Nancy N. Kang, BSP β70Ina Kaplan, PharmD β99Diane L. Kaufman~Douglas L. Keene, BSP β80, PharmD β01Jerold A. Kempler, BSP β62Lauretta A. Kerr, BSP β86~Laura Y. Kim, BSP β85Shin W. Kim, PharmD β03Barbara KleinLinda C. Klein, BSP β72George A. Kostas, BSP β52Lawrence J. Kotey, PharmD β03~Julie A. Kreyenbuhl, PhD β99Edmond J. Kucharski, BSP β84Kathrin C. Kucharski, PharmD β87~Marcus J. LaChapelle, PharmD β07Cynthia L. Lacivita, PharmD β87Richard C. K. Lam, BSP β78Ronald E. Lay, BSP β78*Lisa LebovitzPauline P. LeeLisa C. LeGette, BSP β92~Norman L. Levin, BSP β57Julie E. Limric, BSP β69~Grace R. Lin, PharmD β05Pattianne LozanoDenise Lupo Lutz, BSP β77*Walter P. Mackay, BSP β62*Harry E. Macks, BSP β59Christopher M. Maltese, PharmD β11Antonia Mattia, PhD β85, BSP β88*
Edward T. McCagh Jr., BSP β75Madeline McCarren, PhD β83Lisa McDaniel, BSP β84Mark P. McDougall, BSP β85Mark R. McDowell, BSP β92 Meghan P. McHenry, PharmD β11Harry J. McKenny, BSP β58Michael F. McMahon, BSP β80*Janelle N. Meads, PharmD β05Lori A. Mears, BSP β82Alfreda T. Melson, PharmD β97Howard B. Meyer, BSP β66Hugh E. MightyJanet W. Mighty, BSP β82Steven J. Miller, MS β87Bipinchandra M. Mistry, PhD β99Carrie S. MolesaYvonne K. Molotsi, PharmD β02~Vikas Moolchandani, PhD β10Halla G. Moussa, BSP β88Maura P. Murphy, PhD β99Peter F. MurphyArnold Neuburger, BSP β59* Elke NeuburgerHuong T. Nguyen, PharmD β11Gloria J. Nichols-English, PhD β95Jason M. NoelIrvin Noveck, BSP β41Rosevelyn Nsiah-Ababio, PharmD β09Joseph Pariser, BSP β63* Angela M. Parker, BSP β95Leonard N. Patras, BSP β74~Keith E. Patterson, BSP β79Martin T. Paul, BSP β71Harry Payne, BSP β50Doris M. Peng, MS β78Philip M. Perry, BSP β74*Kathleen M. Phelan, BSP β93Lisa N. Pitt, PharmD β98Marvin S. Platt, BSP β51Keith S. Pozanek, BSP β86Raghu R. PrabhuJoyce B. Prince, BSP β85Megan T. Pulleyn, PharmD β10Florence E. Raimondi, BSP β53Budne C. Reinke, BSP β63~James W. Rhodes, BSP β77
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James R. Ritchie, BSP β63~Kimberly Z. Robbins, BSP β90Michael B. Rodell, BSP β58~Melvin N. Rubin, BSP β55Phyllis S. RubinMichael RubinoPatrice A. Russell, BSP β80Noha N. Salama, PhD β04Charlene S. Sampson, BSP β82Laura E. Sampson, BSP β87~Christy A. Sasiela, PhD β02Howard R. Schiff, BSP β56~Michael J. Schmorr, PharmD β05Mark J. Schocken, BSP β71, PhD β82Amy L. Schroeder, BSP β95Brian L. Schumer, BSP β81~Ruth H. Scroggs, PharmD β01Nazim S. Shahzad, PhD β01Christopher L. Shawyer, BSP β76~Thomas S. Shelor, BSP β74~Emil N. Sidawy, PharmD β03Gisele M. Sidbury, PharmD β97~Harriet SilversteinMorton I. Silverstein, BSP β54Suzanne K. Simala, BSP β84*John C. Smith, BSP β76Judith W. Smith, BSP β77Larry A. Snyder, BSP β60*Molrat Sripinyo, BSP β83Charles H. Steg Jr., BSP β78, PharmD β00~Carol E. Stevenson, PharmD β02~Todd E. StevensonAlan R. Stoff, BSP β70Anna Summerfield~Marc R. Summerfield, MS β76~Stephen E. Sussman, PharmD β00Craig K. Svensson, BSP β81Mary T. Tavakoli, PharmD β05Nancy L. Taylor, BSP β62*Sheryl E. Thedford, PharmD β11 Bridgette A. Thomas, PharmD β00J. Bradley Thomas, BSP β82Margaret M. Thomas, PharmD β03Cecelia H. Tillman, BSP β78~Terry B. Tran, PharmD β02Mona L. Tsoukleris, PharmD β87Anthony O. Uwadia, PharmD β11
Donna E. VanWie, BSP β87Wayne D. VanWie, BSP β88James B. Walter Jr., BSP β51~James T. Walter, BSP β81, PhD β86J. Ken Walters Jr., BSP β71, PharmD β74James C. Wang, PharmD β11Katie R. Watson, PharmD β12Robert J. Weinberg, BSP β80Hal J. Weinstock, BSP β74*Mark S. Wienecke, BSP β77*Douglas D. Wright, BSP β81Anthony K. Wutoh, BSP β90, PhD β96David M. Yoder, PharmD β98John C. Yorkilous, BSP β69Maria V. Zarrelli-Maletta, BSP β88Reid A. Zimmer, BSP β63*Paul Zucker, BSP β58
$1-$99Marwa A. Aboukhatwa, PhD β10Janet M. Abramowitz, BSP β81Lawrence M. Abrams, BSP β55Dennis M. Ackerman, BSP β70Arthur Allen, BSP β88Ali A. Amir, BSP β88James AnthonyCaroline T. Bader, BSP β81~Joan E. Baird, PharmD β06Michael J. Barton, BSP β95Kathy S. Baruch, BSP β88Harry Bass, BSP β58John H. Beam, BSP β52Justine C. Beck, PharmD β12Vahram Bedrossian, BSP β79~Michael T. Benson, BSP β63Kaloyan A. BikovAmy M. Blachere, PharmD β02Alvin M. Blitz, BSP β67Eileen Bloom-Prinkey, BSP β94~Curtis A. Bowen, BSP β56Karen R. Bradley, BSP β80Brenda M. Brandon, BSP β72Jeffrey M. Brewer, PharmD β98Sarah J. Brody, PharmD β08Stephen G. BrodyNatalie A. Brown, BSP β75Marshall P. Brownstein, BSP β63
Marian C. BruceDebra G. Bryan, BSP β78Sydney L. Burgee Jr., BSP β55~Alvin H. Burwell, PharmD β99Robert M. Caplan, BSP β50*John CardMary A. Card, BSP β77George Y. Chang, BSP β83Amy C. Chase, PharmD β12Iliana Cheng, PharmD β11Marvin J. Chertkoff, BSP β51, MS β54~Julian A. Ng Chun, PharmD β02Terri F. Clayman, BSP β77, PharmD β98*Michael J. Cohen, BSP β66*Susan Cohen-Pessah, BSP β78Paul J. Crist, BSP β74~C. Richard Crooks, BSP β69James E. Crouse, BSP β59Christina J. Dang, PharmD β11Wayne C. Daughtrey, MS β77Vivek S. Dave, PhD β09Miriam DavisHope S. DeCederfelt, BSP β82Nancy A. Dravis, BSP β81, MS β95Norman DuBois, BSP β53* Leroy K. Dunkley, PharmD β01Meryl L. K. EddyDeborah J. Ehart, PharmD β00~Herbert Ehudin, BSP β43Meera R. Embran, PharmD β09Frederick Eng, BSP β66Neil E. Esterson, BSP β51~Susan M. Evans, BSP β91Ruth E. Farrell, BSP β77Kimberly A. Feese, BSP β92Josephine L. Feng, PharmD β12Jennifer L. Fitch, PharmD β09Leslye K. Fitterman, MS β90, PhD β95Pamela S. Ford, PharmD β02Merle S. Fossen, PharmD β93Nicholas A. FrankosStephanie GatesHarry B. Gendason, BSP β38*Herbert Gendason, BSP β71Bernardine S. Ginsberg, BSP β54T. Sue GladhillHerman Glassband, BSP β57
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Kristin D. Glassman, PharmD β97Donald J. Glenn, BSP β83Margie M. Goldberg-Okun. BSP β81, PharmD β02Rebecca Grauel-JonesAaron Grebow, BSP β55Martin D. Grebow, BSP β60*Tricia B. GreenElliott Greenblatt, BSP β61William J. Grimm Jr., BSP β78Sam H. Haidar, BSP β91, PhD β97Stephanie Hale, PharmD β08Monica Healy, PharmD β08Lisa V. Heber, BSP β93Gerald J. Heilman, BSP β55*Steven J. Hess, BSP β77Bernard P. Heyman, BSP β57Yvonne A. HodgesMary P. HoffmanRobert W. Hoffman, BSP β65Monika A. Houstoun, PharmD β03April L. Hudson, BSP β90Trang H. Huynh, BSP β91~Robert R. Imbierowicz Sr., BSP β55~Nigel R. Isaacs, PharmD β93Mary J. IvinsJeanine E. Jackson, PharmD β05Morgan R. JavinsThomas E. Johnson Jr., BSP β81Bruce E. Jones, PhD β92Carl Kaiser, MS β52, BSP β53, PhD β55*MinHee Kang, PharmD β11Kathleen S. Kastama, BSP β81Jason P. Katcoff, PharmD β08Robin E. Katcoff, PharmD β03Timothy T. Kefauver, BSP β78Robert L. Kestler, BSP β69*Sonia S. Kim, PharmD β99Sung K. Kim, BSP β94~Yongson Kim, BSP β89Stonewall C. King Jr., MS β60Judith L. Kistler, MS β59Stephen B. Kistler, MS β59Kathleen Klemm, PharmD β08Charles J. Kokoski, BSP β51, MS β53, PhD β56*Lana Konigsberg, PharmD β03
Albert W. Kossler, MS β53*Christopher G. Kruft, BSP β84Diana B. Ku, PharmD β03William M. Lagna, PharmD β85Thomas P. LaMartina, BSP β87~Theresa M. Langeheine, PharmD β01Stephen L. Lauer, BSP β62*Jung E. Lee, BSP β93Colleen C. Lehmann, BSP β78Melvin Lessing, BSP β66*Bonnie Levin, BSP β78Richard S. Lipov, BSP β69~Elena E. Mason, PharmD β10LeeAnn McCaffrey, PharmD β98Donald E. McDonald, MS β66Matthew E. McGovern, BSP β91Michael V. McSwiggin, PharmD β97 Stanley J. Merwitz, BSP β54Danielle M. MetzAlbert T. Meyers, BSP β51~Harris L. Miller, BSP β65*Philip B. Miller, BSP β71Sheila K. Miller, PharmD β02Tewodros K. Molla, PharmD β05Thomas L. Morgan, BSP β93~Kathleen M. Morneau, PharmD β11Chad MorrisRegina M. Morris, PharmD β04Marisa B. Neaman, PharmD β12Deborah NeelsAndrew NewmanCindy NewmanSai C. Nimmagadda, PharmD β12Jean NodineTeresa A. Okala, PharmD β98Ifedinma N. Okonkwo, PharmD β06Marc OkunJames B. Ortt, BSP β55*Sue J. Pak, PharmD β11Anna Palka, BSP β92Sophia J. Park, PharmD β10Clyde S. Perry, PharmD β07Jon PessahNick PetersDominique N. Phelps, BSP β86E. Madelon PialaJoseph J. Piala, PhD β51
Cristina V. Platon, BSP β83~Richard D. Plotkin, BSP β56Albert Prostic, BSP β53Stanley E. Protokowicz, BSP β58Gloria F. PruceJoseph M. Ras, BSP β73Guy M. Reeser III, BSP β76Luann O. Reno, BSP β89Jeong Y. Rhie, PharmD β03Jesus C. S. Ricasa, PharmD β12Christine L. Riddle, BSP β92Gertrude M. RobinsonMary J. Robl, BSP β52Lauren M. Robust, PharmD β11Paul E. Rodgers, PharmD β01Leon Rosen, BSP β62John G. Roth, BSP β78Robert F. Royce, BSP β51Lisa C. Ruppel, PharmD β90Mojdeh Saba, PharmD β08Soumi Saha, PharmD β07Mary S. Schnapp, BSP β78Eric R. Schuetz, BSP β86~Morton J. Sclar, BSP β60David J. Seff, BSP β55Brian T. Sevier, BSP β94Tecoya N. Shannon, PharmD β02Lionel M. Shapiro, BSP β52~Parastoo Shariat, PharmD β12Liza N. Sharma, PharmD β97Fadia T. ShayaPeichang ShiStacy L. Shord, PharmD β97Sagar J. Shukla, PharmD β11Lawrence P. Siegel, PharmD β02~Mona Singh, PharmD β99Kara J. Sink, BSP β92GraceMarie Smith, BSP β89Ronald J. Smith, BSP β71Kyle T. Snyder, PharmD β11Paula SoberAddishiwot Solomon, PharmD β11Abiodun Somide, PharmD β98Caroline Song, PharmD β11Allen Spak, BSP β63~Ellen L. SpakRonald J. Spector, BSP β71*
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+ Signifies David Stewart Associates Founding Member= Signifies Deceased
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Mark E. Sporre, BSP β84~Joanne P. Stakias, BSP β92Charlotte R. Stombler, BSP β49Ronald E. Sweeney, BSP β88Rebecca SwisdakRachel SylvanFatemeh Tavakkoli, PharmD β12Charles D. Taylor Jr., BSP β67, PharmD β00Donald W. Taylor, BSP β69Jennifer M. Thompson, PharmD β06John P. Timoney, PharmD β99Milton F. Toelle, BSP β55Elliot S. Tokar, BSP β60Charles H. Tregoe, BSP β59~Kenneth C. Ullman, BSP β63Neelesh K. Vaidya, BSP β88, PharmD β05Anhtu A. Vu, BSP β94Pearl C. Walsh, BSP β58Anna Marie H. Weikel, BSP β82Laura D. Weiss, BSP β93Brenda K. Weller, BSP β92~Shauna K. White, PharmD β07Irvin Yospa, BSP β61Donald R. Young, BSP β57*Lane P. Zangwill, BSP β78*William V. Zappa, BSP β74Vera Zejmis, PharmD β02Harry Zemel
DONORS BY CLASS YEAR
Class of 1938Harry B. Gendason, BSP
Class of 1941Francis I. Codd, BSPIrvin Noveck, BSP
Class of 1943Herbert Ehudin, BSP
Class of 1949Betty W. Cohen, BSPJerome Schwartz, BSPCharlotte R. Stombler, BSP
Class of 1950Robert M. Caplan, BSPRobert I. Ellin, PhDDolores A. Ichniowski, MSMorton D. Kramer, BSPHarry Payne, BSPJohn A. Scigliano, PhD
Class of 1951John J. Ayd, BSPNeil E. Esterson, BSPWilliam M. Heller, MSCharles J. Kokoski, BSPAlbert T. Meyers, BSPJoseph J. Piala, PhDMarvin S. Platt, BSPRobert F. Royce, BSPJames B. Walter Jr., BSP
Class of 1952Robert T. Adkins, BSPJohn H. Beam, BSPCarl Kaiser, MSGeorge A. Kostas, BSPAnthony J. Petralia Sr., BSPMary J. Robl, BSPLionel M. Shapiro, BSP
Class of 1953Norman DuBois, BSPPaul Freiman, BSPAlbert W. Kossler, MSAlbert Prostic, BSPFlorence E. Raimondi, BSP
Class of 1954Marvin J. Chertkoff, MSBernardine S. Ginsberg, BSPMayer Handelman, BSPStanley J. Merwitz, BSPMorton I. Silverstein, BSPIrene L. Winters, BSP
Class of 1955Lawrence M. Abrams, BSPBarbara Miller Blue, BSPSydney L. Burgee Jr., BSP
Aaron Grebow, BSPGerald J. Heilman, BSPWilliam M. Heller, PhDRobert R. Imbierowicz Sr., BSPCarl Kaiser, PhDJames B. Ortt, BSPMelvin N. Rubin, BSPDavid J. Seff, BSPMilton F. Toelle, BSP
Class of 1956Curtis A. Bowen, BSPJulian M. Friedman, BSPJack Frieman, BSPCharles J. Kokoski, PhDRichard D. Plotkin, BSPHoward R. Schiff, BSP
Class of 1957Gerald N. Brunson, BSPDonald B. Elliott Jr., BSPHerman Glassband, BSPBernard P. Heyman, BSPNorman L. Levin, BSPDonald R. Young, BSP
Class of 1958Clarence L. Anstine, BSPHarry Bass, BSPJay R. Brinsfield, BSPGerald I. Cohen, BSPConrad P. Dorn Jr., BSPWilliam T. Foley Jr., BSPHarry J. McKenny, BSPStanley E. Protokowicz, BSPMichael B. Rodell, BSPGeorge C. Voxakis, BSPPearl C. Walsh, BSPClayton L. Warrington, BSPPaul Zucker, BSP
Class of 1959James E. Crouse, BSPAllen Hanenbaum, BSPJudith L. Kistler, MSStephen B. Kistler, MSHarry E. Macks, BSP
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Arnold Neuburger, BSPLarry H. Pozanek, BSPCharles H. Tregoe, BSP
Class of 1960Jerome A. Berger, BSPMartin D. Grebow, BSPMarta Hoffman, BSPStonewall C. King Jr., MSSamuel Lichter, BSPJoseph H. Morton, BSPTheodore L. Raschka, BSPMorton J. Sclar, BSPLarry A. Snyder, BSPElliot S. Tokar, BSP
Class of 1961Conrad P. Dorn Jr., MSElliott Greenblatt, BSPIrvin Yospa, BSP
Class of 1962Jerold A. Kempler, BSPStephen L. Lauer, BSPWalter P. Mackay, BSPLeon Rosen, BSPNancy L. Taylor, BSP
Class of 1963Walter H. Abel, BSPIngrid R. Baramki, MSMichael T. Benson, BSPDavid A. Blake, BSPMarshall P. Brownstein, BSPYale H. Caplan, BSPConrad P. Dorn Jr., PhDRobert W. Henderson, BSPRonald M. Hopkins, BSPAaron C. Kadish, BSPThomas H. Keller Jr., BSPJoseph Pariser, BSPBudne C. Reinke, BSPJames R. Ritchie, BSPAllen Spak, BSPKenneth C. Ullman, BSPReid A. Zimmer, BSP
Class of 1965Robert Brundelre, BSPW. Robert Elliott, BSPRobert W. Hoffman, BSPHarris L. Miller, BSPMartin B. Mintz, BSP
Class of 1966Barry L. Bloom, BSPMichael J. Cohen, BSPFrederick Eng, BSPMelvin Lessing, BSPDonald E. McDonald, MSHoward B. Meyer, BSPFrancis J. Tinney, PhD
Class of 1967Alvin M. Blitz, BSPCharles D. Taylor Jr., BSP
Class of 1968Yale H. Caplan, PhDWayne A. Dyke, BSPLionel H. Jacobs, BSP
Class of 1969Michael J. Appel, BSPThomas V. Bolling, BSPC. Richard Crooks, BSPRobert L. Kestler, BSPJulie E. Limric, BSPRichard S. Lipov, BSPJohn M. Motsko Jr., BSPDonald W. Taylor, BSPJohn C. Yorkilous, BSP
Class of 1970Dennis M. Ackerman, BSPDavid H. Jones, BSPNancy N. Kang, BSPMark A. Levi, BSPMichael Luzuriaga, BSPAlan R. Stoff, BSPGeorge W. Swope Jr., BSPFred M. Weiss, BSPRichard L. Wynn, PhD
Class of 1971Marsha E. Alvarez, BSPJames E. Dipaula, BSPHerbert Gendason, BSPPhilip B. Miller, BSPMartin T. Paul, BSPBarry W. Poole, BSPMark J. Shocken, BSPRonald J. Smith, BSPRonald J. Spector, BSPAngelo C. Voxakis, BSPJ. Ken Walters Jr, BSP
Class of 1972Stephen B. Bierer, BSPBrenda M. Brandon, BSPThomas S. Brenner, BSPMichael E. Jones, BSPLinda C. Klein, BSPJoseph Libercci, BSPBarbara D. Wirth, BSP
Class of 1973David A. Custer, BSPHedy J. Cylus-Gleiman, BSPCharles R. Downs, BSPMichael J. Evanko Jr., BSPBarry D. Hecht, BSPJoseph M. Ras, BSPJames P. Tristani, BSPEllen H. Yankellow, BSP
Class of 1974Sherry N. Berlin, BSPPaul J. Crist, BSPW. Thomas Dolan, BSPFlorence F. K. Gee, BSPRussel A. Gobeille, BSPWalter J. Hryszko, BSPLeonard N. Patras, BSPPhilip M. Perry, BSPThomas S. Petr, BSPBonnie L. Pitt, BSPThomas S. Shelor, BSPJ. Ken Walters Jr., PharmDHal J. Weinstock, BSPWilliam V. Zappa, BSP
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Class of 1975Natalie A. Brown, BSPBrian J. Gilligan, BSPAngela M. Kaitis, BSPEdward T. McCagh Jr., BSPCleveland K. Yee, BSP
Class of 1976Kevin Callahan, BSPLily Chua Eng, BSPSimon S. Eng, BSPGuy M. Reeser III, BSPChristopher L. Shawyer, BSPLouis Silverstein, BSPJohn C. Smith, BSPMarc R. Summerfield, MSKenneth P. Whittemore Jr., BSPBarbara D. Wirth, MS
Class of 1977Franklin W. Blatt, BSP Mary A. Card, BSPMarian L. Cascio, BSPTerri F. Clayman, BSP Wayne C. Daughtrey, MSKristine W. Ellinger, BSPRuth E. Farrell, BSPSteven J. Hess, BSPWendy Klein-Schwartz, PharmDRaymond C. Love, PharmDDenise L. Lutz, BSPJames W. Rhodes, BSPCathie L. Schumaker, BSPJudith W. Smith, BSPMark S. Wienecke, BSP
Class of 1978Stephen J. Allen, MSHoward K. Besner, BSPElaine L. Brogan, BSPDebra G. Bryan, BSPA. Kevin Callahan, PharmDSusan Cohen-Pessah, BSPMark G. Fletcher, BSPWilliam J. Grimm Jr., BSPTimothy T. Kefauver, BSPRichard C. K. Lam, BSP
Ronald E. Lay, BSPColleen C. Lehmann, BSPBonnie Levin, BSPDoris M. Peng, MSBruce D. Roffe, MSJohn G. Roth, BSPMary S. Schnapp, BSPJeffrey B. Sherr, BSPJoanne H. Sherr, BSPCharles H. Steg Jr., BSPCecelia H. Tillman, BSPLane P. Zangwill, BSP
Class of 1979Vahram Bedrossian, BSPRuth S. Blatt, BSPLisa L. Booze, BSPJohn E. Braaten, BSPBarry M. Bress, BSPMadeline V. Feinberg, BSPDennis E. Ferguson, BSPJ. Philip Fink, BSPFrederick J. Mack, BSPKeith E. Patterson, BSPDavid M. Russo, BSPGary J. Wirth, BSP
Class of 1980Karen R. Bradley, BSPDavid R. Cowden, BSPAnn R. Hallock, BSPDouglas L. Keene, BSPLisa T. Kloch, BSPKevin F. McCarthy, BSPMichael F. McMahon, BSPPatrice A. Russell, BSPRobert J. Weinberg, BSP
Class of 1981Janet M. Abramowitz, BSPCaroline T. Bader, BSPDavid L. Booze, BSPFrancis J. Bublavek, BSPFred Choy, MSNancy A. Dravis, BSPMark G. Fletcher, MS Margie Mae Goldberg-Okun, BSP
Mary-Therese Hewins, BSPThomas E. Johnson Jr., BSPKathleen S. Kastama, BSPJill Molofsky, BSPBrian L. Schumer, BSPCraig K. Svensson, BSPJames T. Walter, BSPDouglas D. Wright, BSPIlene H. Zuckerman, BSP
Class of 1982Hope S. DeCederfelt, BSPSteven P. George, BSPTheresa K. F. Justice, BSPLori A. Mears, BSPJanet W. Mighty, BSPCharlene S. Sampson, BSPMark J. Schocken, PhDJ. Bradley Thomas, BSPAnna Marie H. Weikel, BSP
Class of 1983Renan A. Bonnel, PharmDGeorge Y. Chang, BSPTerry L. Davis, BSPTheodore J. Evans, BSPThomas P. Evans, BSPMark G. Fletcher, PhDDonald J. Glenn, BSPKaren M. Kabat, MSCharise S. Kasser, BSPDavid D. MacLaren, BSPMadeline McCarren, PhDCristina V. Platon, BSPGaytrice K. Rucker, BSPMolrat Sripinyo, BSPIlene H. Zuckerman, PharmD
Class of 1984Brett M. Behounek, BSPMary-Therese Hewins, MSChristopher G. Kruft, BSPEdmond J. Kucharski, BSPEdwin M. Lewis, MSLisa McDaniel, BSPMatthew G. Shimoda, PharmDSuzanne K. Simala, BSPMark E. Sporre, BSPJohn F. Van Wie, BSP
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Class of 1985Anand R. Baichwal, PhDMartin Jagers, BSPLaura Y. Kim, BSPJay E. Krosnick, BSPWilliam M. Lagna, PharmDAntonia Mattia, PhD Mark P. McDougall, BSPThomas J. Pfaff, BSPJoyce B. Prince, BSP
Class of 1986William P. Beierschmitt, PhDJennifer K. Grier, BSPLauretta A. Kerr, BSPMary Lynn McPherson, PharmDDominique N. Phelps, BSPKeith S. Pozanek, BSPEric R. Schuetz, BSPFrances Spaven, PhDJames T. Walter, PhDLoreen A. Wutoh, BSP
Class of 1987William M. Heller, DScForest S. Howell, BSPVicki M. Joshua, BSPKathrin C. Kucharski, PharmDCynthia L. Lacivita, PharmDThomas P. LaMartina, BSPAnn M. MacLaren, BSPSteven J. Miller, MSLaura E. Sampson, BSPMona L. Tsoukleris, PharmDDonna E. VanWie, BSP
Class of 1988Arthur Allen, BSPAli A. Amir, BSPKathy S. Baruch, BSPPhyllis A. Bernard, BSPKaren H. Bohan, PharmDCatherine L. Cioffi, PhDFran Favin-Weiskopf, PharmDKathleen Gondek, MSDavid D. MacLaren, PhDLisa M. Matson, BSPAntonia Mattia, BSP
Halla G. Moussa, BSPKimberly M. Palasik, BSPRaymond A. Palasik, BSPNina H. Spiller, PharmDRonald E. Sweeney, BSPNeelesh K. Vaidya, BSPWayne D. VanWie, BSPMaria V. Zarrelli-Maletta, BSP
Class of 1989Kenneth S. Bauer Jr., BSPJeffrey D. Beck, BSPNatalie D. Eddington, PhDWalter L. Fava, BSPYongson Kim, BSPLuann O. Reno, BSPJames R. Salmons, BSPGraceMarie Smith, BSPAndrea B. Weiss, BSP
Class of 1990Albert W. Brzeczko, PhDRandy S. Chiat, BSPLeslye K. Fitterman, MSPankaj B. Gala, PhDApril L. Hudson, BSPCindy Q. Jiang, BSPPaul J. Na, BSPKimberly Z. Robbins, BSPLisa C. Ruppel, PharmDAnthony K. Wutoh, BSP
Class of 1991G. Delane Buff, BSPSusan M. Evans, BSPAmelia B. Gorsuch, BSPSam H. Haidar, BSPGayle C. Howell, BSPTrang H. Huynh, BSPMatthew E. McGovern, BSPStephen M. Wienner, BSP
Class of 1992Freddy E. Banks, BSPLynette R. Bradley-Baker, BSPNicholas Cornias, BSPKimberly A. Feese, BSPFaith A. Fisk, BSP
Michael J. Fossler Jr., PharmDBruce E. Jones, PhDLisa C. LeGette, BSPDeAnna D. Leikach, BSPNeil B. Leikach, BSPMark R. McDowell, BSPAnna Palka, BSPChristine L. Riddle, BSPKara J. Sink, BSPJoanne P. Stakias, BSPJia Bei Wang, PhDBrenda K. Weller, BSP
Class of 1993Jean M. Dinwiddie, PharmDAnn O. Dukes, BSPMadeline V. Feinberg, PharmDJill R. Fetter, BSPMerle S. Fossen, PharmDKathleen Gondek, PhDLisa V. Heber, BSPDiana P. Henzel, BSPAlice H. Hill, PharmDNigel R. Isaacs, PharmDJung E. Lee, BSPThomas L. Morgan, BSPKathleen M. Phelan, BSPLaura D. Weiss, BSP
Class of 1994Eileen Bloom-Prinkey, BSPBarbara L. Brannan, BSPBrian J. Goetz, PharmDJulie S. Johnson, BSPSung K. Kim, BSPBrian T. Sevier, BSPAnhtu A. Vu, BSP
Class of 1995Michael J. Barton, BSPNancy A. Dravis, MSLeslye K. Fitterman, PhDMichael J. Fossler Jr., PhDDeborah M. Mulhearn, PharmDGloria J. Nichols-English, PhDAngela M. Parker, BSPAmy L. Schroeder, BSP
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Class of 1996Marsha E. Alvarez, PharmDCynthia J. Boyle, PharmDNipun Davar, PhDNancy A. Edgeworth, PharmDTimothy D. Gladwell, PharmDPauline L. Guthrie, PharmDGeorge C. Voxakis, PharmDAnthony K. Wutoh, PhDEllen H. Yankellow, PharmD
Class of 1997Charles R. Bonapace, PharmDNicole J. Brandt, PharmDJames L. Bresette, PharmDDavid T. Diwa, PharmDKristin D. Glassman, PharmDSam H. Haidar, PhDKristin A. Lynch, PharmDMichael V. McSwiggin, PharmDAlfreda T. Melson, PharmDLiza N. Sharma, PharmDStacy L. Shord, PharmDGisele M. Sidbury, PharmD
Class of 1998Deborah E. Bair, PharmDJeffrey M. Brewer, PharmDMichelle M. Ceng, PharmDHarold Chappelear, DScTerri F. Clayman, PharmDTerry L. Davis, PharmDPatrick Y. Kamara, PharmDJonathan N. Latham, PharmDLeeAnn McCaffrey, PharmDTeresa A. Okala, PharmDRobin L. Paluskievicz, PharmDLisa N. Pitt, PharmDAbiodun Somide, PharmDDavid M. Yoder, PharmD
Class of 1999Lynette R. Bradley-Baker, PhDAlvin H. Burwell, PharmDSusan C. dosReis, PhDCharles R. Downs, PharmDMichelle L. Eby, PharmD
Christine E. Garnett, PharmDIna Kaplan, PharmDSonia S. Kim, PharmDJulie A. Kreyenbuhl, PhDBipinchandra M. Mistry, PhDMaura P. Murphy, PhDMona Singh, PharmDJohn P. Timoney, PharmD
Class of 2000Franklin W. Blatt, PharmDLisa L. Booze, PharmDJason F. Chancey, PharmDCatherine G. Dormarunno, PharmDDeborah J. Ehart, PharmDJennifer L. Evans, PharmDKathleen D. Flannery, PharmDPhu M. Huynh, PharmDJames R. Salmons, PharmDCharles H. Steg Jr., PharmDStephen E. Sussman, PharmDCharles D. Taylor Jr., PharmDBridgette A. Thomas, PharmDTerry F. Wills, PharmDWilliam Yeboah, PharmD
Class of 2001Barbara L. Brannan, PharmDLaci L. Brown, PharmDLeroy K. Dunkley, PharmDRenee M. Hilliard, PharmDSusan Hu, PhDDouglas L. Keene, PharmDTheresa M. Langeheine, PharmDKimberley A. Lentz, PhDPaul E. Rodgers, PharmDRuth H. Scroggs, PharmDNazim S. Shahzad, PhDBay-Mao B. Wu, PharmD
Class of 2002Howard K. Besner, PharmDAmy M. Blachere, PharmDJulian A. Ng Chun, PharmDPamela S. Ford, PharmDFortin S. Georges, PharmDMargie M. Goldberg-Okun, PharmD
Sheila K. Miller, PharmDYvonne K. Molotsi, PharmDChristy A. Sasiela, PhDTecoya N. Shannon, PharmDLawrence P. Siegel, PharmDCarol E. Stevenson, PharmDTerry B. Tran, PharmDVera Zejmis, PharmD
Class of 2003Brian J. Gilligan, PharmDMonika A. Houstoun, PharmDRobin E. Katcoff, PharmDShin W. Kim, PharmDLana Konigsberg, PharmDLawrence J. Kotey, PharmDDiana B. Ku, PharmDCarolyn Petralia, PharmDJeong Y. Rhie, PharmDEmil N. Sidawy, PharmDMargaret M. Thomas, PharmD
Class of 2004Suzanna S. Gim, PharmDRegina M. Morris, PharmDNoha N. Salama, PhDTsion H. Tesfayohannes, PharmD
Class of 2005Kelli J. Bankard, PharmDStewart W. Carter, PharmDFelicia U. Edoga, PharmDGrace Hong, PharmDJeanine E. Jackson, PharmDGrace R. Lin, PharmDJanelle N. Meads, PharmDTewodros K. Molla, PharmDMichael J. Schmorr, PharmDMary T. Tavakoli, PharmDHoai-An Truong, PharmDNeelesh K. Vaidya, PharmD
Class of 2006Prince A. Adekoya, PharmDJoan E. Baird, PharmDBrian M. Hose, PharmDHelen Hsiao, PharmD
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Angela M. Kaitis, PharmDDaniel Z. Mansour, PharmDIfedinma N. Okonkwo, PharmDEdward A. Taylor, PharmDJennifer M. Thompson, PharmDThomas G. Williams Jr., PharmD
Class of 2007Belafanti D. Jones, PharmDMarcus J. LaChapelle, PharmDClyde S. Perry, PharmDSoumi Saha, PharmDShauna K. White, PharmD
Class of 2008Sarah J. Brody, PharmDMin-li Cary, PharmDRaimon B. Cary, PharmDStephanie Hale, PharmDMonica Healy, PharmDJacqueline J. Huber, PharmDJason P. Katcoff, PharmDKathleen Klemm, PharmDMojdeh Saba, PharmD
Class of 2009Nicole M. Cammarata, PharmDVivek S. Dave, PhDMeera R. Embran, PharmDJennifer L. Fitch, PharmDNaissan Hussainzada, PhDLouis M. Jones, PharmDRosevelyn Nsiah-Ababio, PharmD
Class of 2010Marwa A. Aboukhatwa, PhDAshley A. Bivins, PharmDThomas L. Brew, PharmDAmeet C. Joshi, PharmDElena E. Mason, PharmDVikas Moolchandani, PhDSophia J. Park, PharmDMegan T. Pulleyn, PharmD
Class of 2011Iliana Cheng, PharmD
Christina J. Dang, PharmDJanet Dudley, PharmDAnh D. Hoang, PharmDMinHee Kang, PharmDChristopher M. Maltese, PharmDMeghan P. McHenry, PharmDKathleen M. Morneau, PharmDHuong T. Nguyen, PharmDSue J. Pak, PharmDLauren M. Robust, PharmDSagar J. Shukla, PharmDKyle T. Snyder, PharmDAddishiwot Solomon, PharmDCaroline Song, PharmDSheryl E. Thedford, PharmDAnthony O. Uwadia, PharmDJames C. Wang, PharmD
Class of 2012Christopher E. Barnes, PharmDJustine C. Beck, PharmDAmy C. Chase, PharmDJosephine L. Feng, PharmDMarisa B. Neaman, PharmDSai C. Nimmagadda, PharmDJesus C. S. Ricasa, PharmDParastoo Shariat, PharmDFatemeh Tavakkoli, PharmDKatie R. Watson, PharmD
GIVING BY CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
Patrons$100,000+AnonymousAmerican Cancer SocietyBeacon Charitable FoundationCertaraDrugLogic Inc. Fisher ScientificRetirement Research FoundationShire Pharmaceuticals ManufacturingThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Benefactors$50,000-$99,999Aventine Co. Joan & Sanford Weill Medical CollegeProcter & GambleSpringer Science+Business Media LLC-N.J.
Associates$25,000-$49,999Abbott LaboratoriesAvon Products Inc.U.S. PharmacopeiaVarian Medical Systems
Affiliate$10,000-$24,999Walgreens Co.
Sponsors$1,000-$9,999American Foundation for Pharmaceutical EducationAmerican Society of Consultant PharmacistsColumbia Hickory PharmacyConnect for Education, Inc.CVS Caremark Corp. Finkβs PharmacyFinksburg Pharmacy, Inc.Lambda Kappa SigmaMaryland Pain InitiativeMaryland Pharmacists AssociationNational Community Pharmacists AssociationNorthern Pharmacy & Medical EquipmentPharmaCare Discount PharmacyPharmCon, Inc.Philips HealthcareRite Aid Corp. Russoβs RxSchool of Pharmacy Class of 2011School of Pharmacy Class of 2012Sharpsburg PharmacySuperValu
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Contributors Up To $999Ahold Financial ServicesThe Annapolitan Shop, Inc.AstraZenecaAZO Fraternity Kappa ChapterBIL Inc. Beward PharmacyBristol-Myers Squibb FoundationBroadneck Pharmacy, Inc.Burgess Information Systems, Inc.Catonsville Pharmacy, LLCCNA FoundationCorrect Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc.DAB Consulting LLCDental Health Care Eli Lilly and Co. FoundationEPIC Pharmacies, Inc.FLAVORxGE FoundationGeorgeβs Creek Pharmacy, Inc.Harris Teeter, Inc.IMS Government SolutionsJohnson Family Pharmacy LLCKaiser Permanente Medical GroupKleinβs Supermarkets, Inc. of MarylandLambda Kappa Sigma Lambda Kappa Sigma Alpha Iota
Lambda Kappa Sigma-Alpha ChapterLambda Kappa Sigma-Alpha Chi ChapterMaryland Charity Campaign 2010Maryland Charity Campaign 2011Merck Partnership for GivingNovartis Matching Gift CenterParadise Professional Pharmacy Park Avenue PharmacyPerry Hall Childrenβs Center, Inc.Pfizer Foundation, Inc.Pharmacia & Upjohn FoundationPreston Pharmacy Inc. Professional PharmacyRainbowβs End Learning Center, Inc. Reeserβs Pharmacy, Inc.Robert Brundelre, DDS, PAShady Grove PharmacySunset Diabetes Resources, Inc.The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
STUDENT ORGANIZATION SPONSORSHIPThe University of Maryland School of Pharmacy thanks the corporations, foundations, organizations, and private sponsors who, throughout the year, have so generously contributed directly
to student organizations to enrich the student experience and enhance ongoing professional development.
Catonsville Pharmacy, LLCCVS Caremark Corp. Jayβs CateringMedStar HealthOmnicareShoppers PharmacyWalgreens Co.Wedgewood Club
IN MEMORYIrvin M. Pruce, BSP β49Thomas G. Williams Sr., BSP β80, PharmD β99Evelyn L. Yevzeroff, BSP β43
IN HONORMelissa Kim, PharmD β12David A. Knapp
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This is a listing of gifts received from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. We have made every effort to provide a complete and accurate listing of donors and gifts. If we have made an error or omission, please accept our sincere apology and contact Janice Batzold, MS, acting executive director of development and alumni affairs, at 410-706-1711 or [email protected] so that we may correct our records.
John H. Balch, BSP β68, RPhPresident, PharmaCare of Cumberland, Option Care of Cumberland
Michael Beatrice, PhD β01Corporate Vice President, Regulatory and Quality Science, Abbott Laboratories
David Blake, PhD β66President, DAB Consulting, LLC
Albert Brzeczko, PhD β90Vice President, Technical Affairs,Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Harold E. Chappelear, DSC β98, RPh, LLD (Hon.)Principal, InternaSource, LLC
Felix Gyi, PharmD, MBA, BSP β83, CIP, RAC CEO, Chesapeake Research Review
Mark A. Levi, BSP β70, PDPrincipal, Levi LLC
Gina McKnight-Smith, PharmD β97, MBA, CGP, BCPSClinical Coordinator, Maryland Provider Synergies
David G. Miller, BSP β85, RPhExecutive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
Robert G. Pinco, BSP, JDSenior Counsel, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C.
Hon. David D. Rudolph, EdD, MEdMaryland House of Delegates
Jermaine Smith, RPhDirector, College Relations and Professional Recruitment, Rite Aid Pharmacy
Alex Taylor, BSP β76Chief, Division of Clinical Services, Maryland Medicaid
Sally Van Doren, PharmD β85*President & CEO, BioSoteria, Inc.
George C. Voxakis, BSP β58, PharmD β96President, American Liberty Financial Services, Inc.
Ellen H. Yankellow, BSP β73, PharmD β96, ChairPresident and CEO, Correct Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc.
*Passed away on Dec. 19, 2012
BOARD OF VISITORS
One of the most challenging tasks at the School of Pharmacy is maintaining accurate contact information
for our very mobile alumni. For those who receive Capsule magazine and other printed and mailed
communications from the School, we have your mailing address and we thank you for that. But there is
so much more that we would like to know about you, specifically your email address and employment
information.
Technology is only as good as the data inputted in our system. The more updated the information we
have about you, the better we can serve you. Announcements about networking and mentoring
opportunities, invitations to be a guest lecturer or student applicant interviewer, announcements about
alumni reunions, receptions, continuing education courses, seminars and lectureships, as well as news from the dean and department
chairs, are communicated electronically via email.
Of our more than 5,000 alumni, only 1,200 of you have provided us with a viable email address. Yet, as the School recognizes the
considerable costs associated with printing and postage, the trend has been to turn more to electronic communication for quick updates
and βbreaking newsβ items. We want you to hear about all of the exciting opportunities and initiatives taking place at the School every day.
Updated email and mailing addresses are only the tip of the proverbial information iceberg. We also want to know where you work and
the type of work you do. A more targeted approach to communication will allow us to send fewer but more pertinent messages. Updated
professional information also is vital in our efforts to invite alumni to collaborate on practice and research projects with our faculty or to
attend a symposium. Our reasons for wanting to keep in touch with you are varied but important.
Please help us in our efforts by completing and returning the alumni update form at the bottom of this page or by visiting
www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/alumni/contactinfo.html.
As always, I enjoy hearing from alumni, so please let me know if you plan to be in the Baltimore area as I would love to give you
a tour of the School.
Warm regards,
Janice T. Batzold, MS
Acting Executive Director
Office of Development and Alumni Affairs
Janice Batzold
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