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Alumni and Friends News - December 2007
- New One Grand Club Members – SWOSU Pharmacy Alumni are being challenged to give at least $1,000 to the College of Pharmacy. It’s ONE GRAND CHALLENGE! The reason for the ONE GRAND CHALLENGE is to help reach the $1,000,000 campaign goal. To receive recognition for being a part of this ONE GRAND CHALLENGE, a donation of at least $1,000 is required.
The following pharmacy graduates are the new members of the ‘One Grand’ Club: Lori Allen, Odessa, TX; Robert (Bob) Dishman, Lawton, OK; Keith Dodson, Altus, OK; Kent Hinds, Tuttle, OK; Scott Holuby, Spring Lake, NC; William (Bill) Hunter, III, Old Hickory, TN; Darlene Johnston, Weatherford, OK; Donald Mansfield, Orange Park, FL; Monti Matli, Enid, OK; Bobby Maynard, Great Falls, MT: Randy Meents, Greenfield, MO; Saundra Kay Mouse, Elk City, OK; Vicki K. Nall, El Paso, TX: David Pittman, Sulphur, OK; Bryan Potter, Oklahoma City, OK; Alan Roach, Lewisville, TX; Dawn Roberts, Norman, OK; Gene Savage, College Station, TX; Billie Ruth Pierce Shields, Enid, OK; Dick Winn, Stillwater, OK. (Complete List)
You can make a one-time $1,000 donation or you can commit to a pledge of $1,000 to be paid over the next 2 to 4 years. Maybe an annual donation of $250 for the next 4 years? Maybe an annual donation of $500 for two years? Your tax-deductible donation can be made with a check or with your credit card. To receive recognition for being a part of this ONE GRAND CHALLENGE, a donation of at least $1,000 is required. And don’t forget, if you work for a company that matches donations, please include the company's matching gift form with your donation. (More Information)
- New Pharmacy Alumni Association Lifetime Members – Dusty James Allen, Council Hill, OK; Bret Lee Armstrong, Tulsa, OK; Stephanie Rhea Sears Bailey, Yukon, OK; Craig Allen Bamford, Tulsa, OK; Rebecca Dawn Trisler Bates, Marshall, TX; Deepa Dinker Bhakta, Lubbock, TX; Kartik H. Bhakta, Lubbock, TX; Tejash Thakor Bhakta, Lubbock, TX; Christopher Douglas Brickey, Flower Mound, TX; Kimberly Ann Williams Brickey, Flower Mound, TX; Courtney Elaine Gingerich Bymaster, Collinsville, OK; Tara Elizabeth Beasley Carpenter, Hallsville, MO; Carolyn Sue Rhoades Chalfant, Cheyenne, OK; Melanie K. Wessels Claborn, Little Rock, AR; Stacy Alan Cody, Sulphur Springs, TX; Jennifer Ellen Neuharth Cravens, Edmond, OK; Kevin Lee Culver, Jay, OK; Wendy Dawn Hubbard Davis, Fort Worth, TX; Morris Armon Dean, Wharton, TX; Richard Doyle Demoss, Denton, TX; Kenneth Michael Dollar, Oklahoma City, OK; Richard Eugene Dorl, Glencoe, OK; Dorothy Neal Gourley, Ardmore, OK; Stephen J. Haliburton, Lubbock, TX; Denise Elaine Wilson Haury, Nicoma Park, OK; James P. Hitt, Colorado Springs, CO; Lawrence Dale Hoover, Jr., Amarillo, TX; Michelle Lee Taylor Hunsucker, Edmond, OK; Terry Kent Jones, Grove, OK; Barbara Kay Ralph Kessler, Owasso, OK; Kurt Landon Knop, Sand Springs, OK; Travis L. Lawler, Amarillo, TX; Stephanie Ann Miller Lepard, Edmond, OK; Wanda Elaine Blythe Lust, Omaha, NE; Dorinda L. Hensley Martin, Lakeway, TX; Patricia Gaye Maxey Meier, Burleson, TX; Amanda Crystal Mills, Spring, TX; Michael Wayne Morrison, Dodge City, KS; James Mainord Myatt, Vilonia, AR; David Allen Nall, Justin, TX; Vickie Karen Nall, El Paso, TX; Adrienne Kay Pearce-Lambert, Lubbock, TX; Latayne Lea Deitrick Peirce, Fort Wayne, IN; Jennifer Jill Copus Phillips, Weatherford, OK; Jackie Regina Felts Poirot, Dallas, TX; Elizabeth Anne Poorman, Jenks, OK; Jill Leigh Bristo Ratterman, Yukon, OK; Randy Dean Ratterman, Yukon, OK; Joseph Edward Ray, Knoxville, TN; Kelly Lynn Kirchoff Reed, Rowlett, TX; Dawn Marie Roberts, Norman, OK; Randall Steven Sanders, Winfield, KS; Charles Edward Schilz, El Paso, TX; Jennifer Ann Shaffer, Yukon, OK; Billie Ruth Pierce Shields, Enid, OK; Janet Louise Phillips Stogsdill, Enid, OK; Dana Gayle Walker Strawn, Lawton, OK; George Lee Taulman, Taos, NM; James Best Taylor, Palestine, TX; Paul David Thomas, Tahlequah, OK; Joe Mark Vogler, Amarillo, TX; Harriett Arlene Kelln Wahler, Fort Worth, TX; Terry Tim Wasson, Henderson, TX; Grady Dexter Yoder, Corpus Christi, TX.
Complete List of 2007 Annual and Lifetime Members!
The Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA) exists to support the Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy students, alumni, faculty, and friends. Through annual and lifetime memberships, the SWOSU Pharmacy Alumni Association exists to assist the College of Pharmacy in its efforts to educate pharmacy students, to provide opportunities for interaction with pharmacy alumni, and to recognize the contributions and achievements of pharmacy alumni. Your participation in the Pharmacy Alumni Association is vital to the continued success of the PAA and the College of Pharmacy.
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- SWOSU Homecoming – Southwestern Oklahoma State University will celebrate homecoming activities on Saturday, November 1, 2008, in Weatherford, Oklahoma. More details about all of the SWOSU and College of Pharmacy homecoming activities will be coming soon. The College of Pharmacy will honor the Class of 1958 at the 50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Recognition Ceremony. Special class reunions are encouraged (40-Year, 30-Year, 25-Year, 20-Year and 10-Year). Contact the College of Pharmacy Alumni Office to for class reunion assistance. Please be sure to mark your calendar and make plans to attend SWOSU Homecoming in November.
- Pharmacists and guests attending the Continuing Education Travel Seminar in Charleston in October include Clarence (1964) and Doris Baker, Guthrie, OK; Leonard Brickell, Austin, AR; Terry (1972), Nancy and Catherine Davidson, Altus, OK; Tom (1970 & Speaker) and Mary Davis, Edmond, OK; Brent (1978) and Kathy Dittmeyer, Enid, OK; Don (1956) and Barbara Dowling, Frisco, TX; Dennis DuFour (1979), Tulsa, OK; Beckie Ellis, Bourbonnais, IL; Cindy Fager, St. Paul, KS; Kathy Y. Fewell, Cabot, AR; Dorothy (1967) and Vince Gourley, Ardmore, OK; Rudy (1978) and Leah Johnson, Kimberling, MO; David (1982) and Debbie Lansford, Clovis, NM; Stan (1977) and Jeanne Miller, Guymon, OK; Michael (Speaker) and Lori Nelson and children, Wingate, NC; Jerry (1972) and Debby Pyle, Frisco, OK; Wade (1970) and Bobbie Ralston, Woodward, OK; Chrisa Rouk, Pryor, OK; Gary & Susan Tigert (1969), Ardmore, OK; Virgil (1978 & Speaker) and Susan Van Dusen, Weatherford, OK; Dennis and Lashell Warden, Broken Arrow, OK; Marcie Warren, Fort Smith, AR; Pam (1985) and Nikki Whitsitt, Aurora, CO; Heidi and Jason Wright, Davis, OK.
Continuing Pharmacy Education sessions on “Federal Pharmacy Law Review”, “Women’s Health” and “Drug Interactions” were presented by Dr. Virgil Van Dusen, Dr. Tom Davis and Dr. Michael Nelson, respectively. Southwestern Pharmacy Alumni Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Charleston CE Travel Seminar Group – October, 2007
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Note: The next Continuing Education Travel Seminar is tentatively planned for San Antonio, Texas in October, 2008!
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50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Recognition Ceremony – A 50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Recognition Ceremony was held at 10AM at the College of Pharmacy Open House in conjunction with SWOSU Homecoming activities on November 3, 2007. A special tribute was given to the 1957 class members in attendance: Sam H. Arnold, Jr., Norman, OK; Thomas Fryar, Odessa, TX; Lawrence Dale Hoover, Jr., Amarillo, TX; Virgil Dean Janzen, Oklahoma City, OK; Charles Dean Martin, Fort Worth, TX; Manuel Louis Martinez, Portales, NM; Bryan H. Potter, Elk City, OK; Ellis Butler Sanders, Sallisaw, OK; Phil T. Southall, Fort Worth, TX; Hyland C. Weaver, Wheeler, TX; and William Allen Williams, Lawton, OK.
Pharmacy 50-Year Class Reunion – 2007. Seated L to R: Ellis B. Sanders, M.L."Marty" Martinez, Sam Arnold, William "Bill" Williams, Lawrence Dale Hoover, Jr. Standing L to R: Virgil D. Janzen, Thomas Fryar, Hyland C. Weaver, Phil Southall, Charles D. Martin, Bryan Potter.
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40-Year Class Reunion – The Class of 1967 had a 40-year class reunion in conjunction with SWOSU and College of Pharmacy homecoming activities. Classes of 1966 and 1968 were also invited to join them for the fun. Reunion coordinator, Tom Aday, served as class reunion coordinator.
Class members and their guests attending were Tom Aday, Plainview, TX; Rex and Brooke Akers, Colleyville, TX; Steve Baker, Elk City, OK; John and Alice Boswell, Crowley, TX; Bill and Dolores Duffy, Tulsa, OK; Ken and Sherrie Funburg, Stilwell, OK; Fred Galer, Inez, KY; Dorothy Gourley, Ardmore, OK; Bill Hite, Pampa, TX; Terry and Sudi Jones, Grove, OK; Frances Ann Knight and Gary Jones, Catoosa, OK; David, Connie and Ashleigh Niles, Bowie, TX; Billie Ruth Pierce and Jim Shields, Enid, OK; James Stanley and Judy Alexandra Louther Peterson, Boerne, TX; Robert Schoeder, Dallas, TX; John Wallace, Enterprise, AL; Paul and Judy Wilbanks, Muleshoe, TX; Dick Winn, Stillwater, OK; H. Smith Wycoff and Nita Kelley, Eufaula, OK; and Tom and Mary Ann Hobza, Skiatook, OK.
Pharmacy 40-Year Class Reunion – 2007. L to R: Smith Wycoff, Dorothy Gourley, Billie Ruth Pierce Shields, Robert Schroeder, Ken Funburg, Tom Aday, Terry Jones, John Winston Boswell, David Niles, Dick Winn, John Wallace, Fred Galer, Rex Akers, Paul Wilbanks, Bill Hite, Bill Duffy.
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- Donations Given to Pharmacy Museum – Textbooks from pharmacy classes in the mid 60s were recently donated to the Pharmacy Museum. Judy Ryan Ward McConnell of Conway, Arkansas, also donated a unique WWII wound packet.
Judy graduated in 1966 from SWOSU pharmacy school and later completed her master’s degree in pharmacology at OU. She is currently the Pharmacist-in-Charge at Conway Regional Medical Center’s Physical Rehab Hospital.
- Jerrod Roberts (’91) of Edmond, Oklahoma received the Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award at the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association Convention. This national award, sponsored by Elan Pharmaceuticals, recognizes innovative pharmacy practice resulting in improved patient care. Jerrod is owner/pharmacist for Flourish Integrative Pharmacy. He recently served as the 2007 president for the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists.
- Tom Hobza (’67, B.S.,’04, Pharm.D.) of Skiatook, Oklahoma, received the Bowl of Hygeia Award at the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association Convention. Sponsored by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the Bowl of Hygeia recognizes pharmacists who possess outstanding records of civic leadership in their own communities.
The Bowl of Hygeia symbol derives from Greek mythology and is the most widely recognized international symbol of pharmacy. Hygeia was the daughter and assistant of Aesculapius (sometimes spelled Asklepios), the God of Medicine and Healing. Her classical symbol was a bowl containing a medicinal potion with the serpent of Wisdom (or guardianship) partaking it. This is the same serpent of Wisdom that appears on the caduceus, the staff of Aesculapius, which is the symbol of medicine.
- SWOSU Pharmacy Graduates Serve on OPhA 2007-2008 Executive Council – Numerous SWOSU College of Pharmacy graduates compose the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association 2007-2008 Executive Council. Mike Bugher (’67), Elk City, President; Greg Huenergardt (’94), Laverne, Vice President; David Pittman (’67), Sulphur, Past President; Garrett Huxall (’79), Broken Arrow, District One; Henry Roberts (’72), Ardmore, District Four; Valarie Eck (’92), Waurika, District Six; Eddie Tom Lakey (’69), Sayre, District Seven; and Mark Feightner (’01), Enid, District Eight.
- Gold Certificates Awarded - SWOSU Pharmacy graduates Jerry Ammerman, Amarillo, TX; Sam H. Arnold, Jr., Norman, OK; Richard L. Babb, Tyler, TX; Harlene S. Chastka, Oklahoma City, OK; Oral Dean Copeland, Pampa, TX; Vern A. Harris, Maysville, OK; Robert M. Herod, Canton, OK; L.D. Hoover, Jr., Amarillo, TX; William M. Mashburn, Lakewood, CO; Bryan Potter, Elk City, OK; Ellis B. Sanders, Sallisaw, OK; Donald C. Slack, Edmond, OK; John R. Smotherman, Montgomery, TX; Bobby G. Swayden, Thomas G. Teague, Las Cruces, NM; and William Allen Williams, Lawton, OK were awarded Gold Certificates by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy. The certificates were awarded in recognition for the distinction of having been a licensed pharmacist in Oklahoma for 50 years.
- Attention KE Pharmacy Graduates - Are you interested in receiving e-news updates about the KE pharmacy student group at SWOSU College of Pharmacy? If so, email KE member Jessica Nichols (nicholsjl@student.swosu.edu).
- Lori Marie Graham Allen (’05) of Odessa, Texas, announces the birth of her daughter, Avery Marie Allen, born on April 11, 2007. She weighed 6lbs 13 ounces and was 17” long.
- Steve (’05) and Halee (’07) Beasley Scott of Muskogee, Oklahoma, announce the birth of their daughter, Carlee Jalen Scott, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 17, 2007. She weighed 8lbs and was 20” long.
- In Memoriam
- Guy Brian Andrus (’86)
- Yolanda Faye Holcomb (’77)
- Michael Kraig May (’75)
- Phillip Gabe Parks (’62)
- Donald Dean Veatch (’57)
- James Byron Wright (’54)
- College of Pharmacy merchandise for alumni
Various College of Pharmacy Student Organizations sell College of Pharmacy merchandise throughout the year. When possible, merchandise will be highlighted here. (Student Organizations)
No current sales.
Faculty, Staff and Administration News - December 2007
Student News - December 2007
- Pharmacy Students Inducted into Rho Chi - Nineteen Southwestern Oklahoma State University students in Weatherford were recently elected to the Beta Upsilon chapter of the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society.
Honorees are students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at SWOSU. Among the honorees are Samuel Cropp, Weatherford; Heather Duncan, Skiatook; Heather Edwards, Guthrie; Adam Fletcher, Grove; Donovan Fuller, Sand Springs; David Howsley, Purcell; Grace Kim, Irving, TX; Cheri Lemons, Marlow; Cassi Mettry, Wynnewood; Michelle Patzack, Yukon; Erin Raber, Pampa, TX; Clayton Scott, Durant; Jarree Stanford, Edmond; Justin Stout, Broken Arrow; Sheena Vilhauer, Loyal; April Walker, Weatherford; and Jennifer Wilson, Gainesville, TX.
The Rho Chi Society is the national honor society in pharmacy that recognizes outstanding academic achievement. The new members were awarded pins and certificates in an initiation ceremony held on the SWOSU campus.
- CVS Scholarship Donation - CVS Corporation recently donated $5,000 to Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy to fund five $1,000 pharmacy student scholarships.
(L-R): Brant Day, CVS Intern Coordinator; David Bergman, Dean; James A. Kirk (2006 SWOSU College of Pharmacy Graduate), CVS Pharmacy Supervisor.
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"On behalf of the students who benefit from the scholarships, we thank CVS for the generous gift”, states David Ralph, Associate Dean at SWOSU College of Pharmacy. “Our College of Pharmacy is most appreciative for the continued support of CVS with their annual scholarship donations."
Scholarship recipients are selected by the College of Pharmacy Awards Committee. Various criteria, including scholastic achievement, financial need, leadership, professionalism, service, professional standing and/or career interests, are associated with each scholarship and applied during the selection process.
The College of Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, the accrediting agency for Colleges of Pharmacy in the United States, and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. SWOSU College of Pharmacy continues to maintain a tradition of excellence in pharmacy education.
- Pharmacy Student Crowned SWOSU Homecoming Queen - Kim Le of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma School of Science and Math) was crowned Homecoming Queen during halftime of the SWOSU football game victory. (More)
Queen finalists are Cashlie Hines, Newcastle; Tara Havins, Rush Springs; Jackie Johnson, Moore; and Kim Le, Oklahoma City (Oklahoma School of Science and Math).King finalists are Tye Meyer, Fritch, Texas; Christopher Baker, Clinton; Bradley Jennings, Arnett; and Cory Summers, Oklahoma City (Westmoore).
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- College of Pharmacy Merchandise – Pharmacy Student Organizations sold merchandise at Pharmacy Open House during SWOSU Homecoming.
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