Alumni and Friends News - March 2010-December 2010

• Message from the Southwestern Pharmacy Alumni & Development Director, Patti Harper:
  
  As you may have noticed, it has been a loooooong time since the website alumni news has been updated (over a year). It’s not that we haven’t had news to share with you since 2010. There’s more news than ever. And 2011 already has a lot of news to share (I’m saving it for a month or two so you can catch up with the 2010 news.)
  
  So why the delay in the website updates? We have a great excuse! YOU! You are emailing, calling, visiting, faxing, facebooking us more than you ever have. And we love it! We’re so busy communicating with you, re-connecting with you and working with you on projects for the COP alumni and students that we don’t have time to stop and update the website. So the website updates have been put on the ‘back burner’ because YOU have increased the activity in our office with more communication, alumni activities, important fundraising projects, continuing education programs and so much more. It’s all great!
  
  
  
  
  Fortunately, my office has a big stove. There are many pharmacy alumni items on the stove and even some that are completely off the burners and up on the shelf waiting for their time. Some days we’re not sure which pots need our immediate attention. And some days I just want to stick my head in the oven! LOL
  
  With all of that said, I want YOU to know that each and every day, the needs and concerns of the SWOSU COP alumni are always on the front burners. YOU are ALWAYS on the front burner! If there is anything that we can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
  
  Your continued support of the SWOSU College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Alumni Association and the Southwestern Pharmacy Alumni Foundation is greatly appreciated! And I’m grateful for your patience and understanding of the items on the back burner…the website updates.
  
  
  
  

• SWOSU College of Pharmacy Searching for New Dean – More
  
  
  
  

• Statement from SWOSU President and Provost
  
  
  
  

• Paul Moore (1978) Recognized by ASHP – At the 2010 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Paul Moore was recognized with the 2010 ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners Distinguished Service Award. (More)
  
  

  Paul Moore

  
  
  
• Emily Rebecca Williams O’Connell (2005) of Tulsa shares news of her recent marriage to Patrick O’Connell (12/31/2010). Patrick is the Director of Logistics for Hilti in Tulsa.
  
  
  
  

• Pharmacy Graduate Lloyd Helms (1956) of Idabel, Oklahoma, shares news that his cousin, SWOSU pre-pharmacy student Rachel Denison, is the new Miss SWOSU. Lloyd’s grandfather, Dr. W.H. McBrayer, was the brother of her great-grandfather. Dr. McBrayer was the owner of Haworth Okla Drug Co. Lloyd has many pharmacy artifacts, many of which came from the old drug store that closed in 1946. Recently, Lloyd and his wife, Lorene, brought artifacts to SWOSU College of Pharmacy to donate to the pharmacy museum.
  
  
  

  Lloyd Helms (left) discusses with SWOSU COP Associate Dean David Ralph the pickup load of pharmacy artifacts that Helms donated to the SWOSU College of Pharmacy Museum. With Helms and Ralph is Helms’ wife, Lorene (right).

  
  

• Moore Honored by SWOSU Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society - Moore was recently selected as the Pharmacy Leadership Society 2010 Honored Alumnus by the SWOSU Rho Chi Honor Society. (More)
  
  

  Photo Caption: Paul Moore (third from left) of Moore was recently selected as the Pharmacy Leadership Society 2010 Honored Alumnus by the SWOSU Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society in Weatherford. Also pictured with Moore is (from left): Dr. Les Ramos, faculty sponsor of Rho Chi; Patti Harper, alumni and development director for the SWOSU College of Pharmacy; Moore's wife Carolyn; and Dr. David Ralph, associate dean of the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

  
  
  
  
• Sallisaw pharmacist, Clif Meece (1959) was one of the numerous OKMRC volunteers from across the state who came together at Oklahoma City’s State Fairgrounds and joined Remote Area Medical (RAM) to provide medical services to over 1,600 Oklahomans. Clif operated the pharmacy and dispensed donated physician medication samples for dental pain relief, cold/flus, high blood pressure and other various conditions. This was Clif’s sixth year to volunteer.
  
  
  
  
  
• Stephanie Schad (Schaunaman (December, 2004) sends news that she and her husband, Jason, are the proud parents of their first child, Jacob Allen Schad, born in November. Stephanie has been a pharmacy manager in Tulsa for five years. Husband Jason works at Hilti in Tulsa.
  
  
  
• Josh (2006) and Callie Clark Pray (2006) and sister, Addie, of Alva, welcomed Elisabeth Grace Pray (Ellie) in October, 2010. She weighed just over 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. Grandparents Steve (PawPaw) and Carole Pray will share pictures and stories, but you’ll have to twist their arms.
  
  

  Callie and Addie with Ellie Pray

  
  
  
  
  
• Pharmacy Students Need PALS – The Pharmacy Alumni Association Council (PAAC) formed the Pharmacy Alumni Lecture Series (PALS).  PALS is a great opportunity for SWOSU pharmacy graduates to return to pharmacy school and share their professional experience and accomplishments with our pharmacy students.  The PAAC is seeking pharmacy graduates in a variety of areas of the pharmacy profession.  If you are willing to share your experience and expertise with the SWOSU pharmacy students, please submit your Resume or CV to the Pharmacy Alumni Office (swpharmacy@swosu.edu or P.O. Box 702, Weatherford, OK, 73096).
  
  
  
  
  
• Pharmacy Graduate Doyle High (1966) Visits SWOSU Campus – Doyle High of Austin, Texas, made a visit to the SWOSU campus on October 26, 2010, for the Pharmacy Job Interview Day. He, along with business partner, Lonny Meredith of Haskell, Texas, interviewed pharmacy students for a junior partnership opportunity for one of their independent pharmacies.
  
  

  Lonnie Meredith (far left), Doyle High (center left), Patti Harper, alumni and development director for the SWOSU College of Pharmacy; (center right) and pharmacy student Brent Moore (far right) at the October 2010 College of Pharmacy Job Interview Day.

  
  
  
  
  
• 2010 Homecoming COP Open House - In conjunction with SWOSU Homecoming held on October 16, the College of Pharmacy hosted an Open House for pharmacy alumni and friends.  Alumni and friends attending included:
  
  Nearly 100 SWOSU College of Pharmacy graduates and friends returned to SWOSU campus in Weatherford for the 2010 Homecoming activities.  The traditional College of Pharmacy Open House was held from 10AM until 1PM.  The come-and-go event gave attendees a chance to view the renovation of the facilities, see the pharmacy museum, and visit with faculty and classmates.  A special tribute to the Class of 1960 was held during the 50-Year Pharmacy Recognition Ceremony.  The 40-Year, 30-Year and 20-Year classes were also recognized.  Following the ceremony, the Pharmacy Alumni Association provided a complimentary lunch for pharmacy alumni and friends attending the Open House.  Assisting throughout the Open House were Pharmacy Alumni Office staff, PAAC members and COP students. All the College of Pharmacy events were held on the third floor of the Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physics building on the SWOSU campus. 
  
  Alumni and friends in attendance of College of Pharmacy Open House: Jerry Allen (1959), Weatherford, OK; John Alvis (1985), Albuquerque, NM; David Anpalagan (1982), Broken Arrow, OK; James (Jim) Arney (1960), Mooreland, OK; Jennifer Shaffer Barbee (2005), Yukon, OK; James Beasley (1987), Wichita Falls, TX; Retired Dean David & Karen Bergman, Edmond, OK; SWOSU President Randy Beutler; Charles Edward Bishop (1963), Wichita, KS; Bob (1962) and Lena (Tany) Talbot Brown (1960); Maury Campbell (1990), Stillwater, OK; James Cummings (2002), Anadarko, OK; Roger Allen Davenport (1970), Pampa, TX; Sheri Haines DeFranco (1991), Bangor, PA; Prece (Dub) Denney (1960), Bristow, OK; Kenneth Michael Dollar (1970), Oklahoma City, OK; Amy Lynn Mueller Duren (1991), Guymon, OK; Elmer Allen Frech (1970), Okemah, OK; Faculty Benny & ElGenia French; Charles Fred Galer (1967), Inez, KY; Newton Truett Guthrie (1970), Hobart, OK; Mervyn Hackney (1960), Oklahoma City, OK; Denise Elaine Wilson Haury (1981), Nicoma Park, OK; David Hickman (1965), Bixby, OK; Amanda Jayne Moseley Hill (1989), Oklahoma City, OK; Mycale Shane Hoffman (190), Arlington, TX; Carroll (Doc) Holsted (1960), Bella Vista, AR; Doug (1978) & Dianne Kelley (1979), Grapevine, TX; Faculty M. Omar Faruk Khan; Lonnie Kirk (1979), Lubbock, TX; Edgar Charles Lawhon (1981), Honeygrove, TX; Jeffrey Don Liticker (1990), Mesquite, TX; Faculty Scott Long; Katherine Applegate McClain (1979), Griffin, GA; Randy Meents (1979), Greenfield, MO; Rickey Edwin Merritt (1980), Saginaw, TX; Richard Grandville Michael (1982), Nixa, MO; Faculty Nina Morris (1975); Faculty Steve Pray (1972); Faculty David Ralph (1975); Faculty Carroll (Less) Ramos; Faculty Hardeep Saluja; Marsha Flaming Sauer (1979), Weatherford, OK; Tracie Simard (2003), Yukon, OK; SWOSU Provost Blake Sonobe; Faculty Shelly Prince Stockton; Ernie Leon Sykora (1969), Muskogee, OK; Faculty Rahmat Talukder; Richard William Threet (1970), Olympia, WA; Retired Dean H.F. Timmons, Weatherford, OK; Retired Faculty William (Bill) Waggoner (1966); David Lee Warden (1979), Norman, OK; Sheldon Webb (2008), Oklahoma City, OK; Gary Raymond Willlaby (1963), Tulsa, OK; David Bruce Woods (1970), Russellville, AR.
  
  2010 Homecoming Pharmacy Open House Pictures
  
  

• 2010 Homecoming 50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Recognition Ceremony – A 50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Recognition Ceremony was held on Saturday, October 16, 2010, at the College of Pharmacy Open House in conjunction with SWOSU and College of Pharmacy Homecoming activities.  A special tribute was given to the 1960 class members in attendance: James (Jim) Arney, Mooreland, OK; Lena (Tany) Talbot Brown, Hale Center, TX; Prece (Dub) Denney, Bristow, OK; Mervyn Hackney, Oklahoma City, OK; and Carroll E. (Doc) Holsted of Bella Vista, AR.
  
  

  50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Recognition Ceremony Participants (L-R) - SWOSU College of Pharmacy Associate Dean, David Ralph; Class of 1960 Members: Carroll E. (Doc) Holsted of Bella Vista, AR; James (Jim) Arney, Mooreland, OK; Lena (Tany) Talbot Brown, Hale Center, TX; Mervyn Hackney, Oklahoma City, OK; Prece (Dub) Denney, Bristow, OK; and Director of Pharmacy Alumni & Development at SWOSU College of Pharmacy, Patti Harper.

  
  
  More 2010 Homecoming 50-Year Pharmacy Graduate Ceremony Pictures
  
  

• Founding Member of Kappa Epsilon, Tany Brown (1960), Honored by KE Students – SWOSU was founded in 1960, with pharmacy student Tany Brown playing a instrumental part in its inception. SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty sponsor, Dr. Shelly Stockton, and KE members presented Tany with roses and a gift basket to honor the 50-year anniversary. “I was so surprised by the KE women. It was so special,” states Lena Frances “Tany” Talbot Brown.
  
  

  (L-R) KE Members: Kara Connelly, Jessica Ward, Sunni Nabozny; Honored Founding KE Member Tany Brown; KE Faculty Sponsor Shelly Stockton Prince; KE Members: Lezlie Raiden, and Avery Karnes

  
  
  KE's purposes and goals both locally and nationally, are to unite women students in pharmacy, cooperate with faculty, to stimulate in its members a desire for high scholarship, to foster professional consciousness, and to promote a bond of lasting interest, loyalty, and friendship.
  
  The Alpha Beta Chapter initiates new members each semester. Several social events throughout Rush and Pledgeship build friendships between both new and old members and also enhance relationships between KE and other pharmacy fraternities at SWOSU. Professionally, KE responds both to pharmacy students and the community. Faculty guidance is provided by Dr. Shelly Stockton and Dr. Tiffany Kessler.
  
  

• Steven Charles (1976) of Oswego, Kansas, received one of the pharmacy’s most prestigious awards, the Bowl of Hygeia Award. The award was presented to him on September 24, 2010, by the Kansas Pharmacists Association. (More)
  
  
  
• Dennis A. Curtis (2006) has been detailed to San Antonio for a year to complete the didactic portion of the Army-Baylor MHA/MBA Program. He is still the Pharmacy Supervisor for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
  
  
  
  
• Pharmacy Graduate and Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Executive Director, John Foust, Featured Speaker at COP Dinner – The SWOSU College of Pharmacy, coordinated by the COP Professionalism Committee, held a New Pharmacy Student Welcome Dinner. Members of the College of Pharmacy Faculty and Staff welcomed the new pharmacy students to the professional pharmacy program at the event. John Foust served as guest speaker.
  
  

  John Foust served as guest speaker at the SWOSU College of Pharmacy New Student Welcome Dinner on August 31, 2010.

  
  
  
• One of SWOSU COP’s first PharmD graduates, Zachary A. Myatt (2001), receives Clinical Distinguished Preceptor award at the 2010 Preceptor Conference held in Oklahoma City on August 11. Myatt works at Deaconess Hospital and resides in Piedmont.
  
  

  SWOSU College of Pharmacy Associate Dean David Ralph presents Zach Myatt with 2009 Clinical Distinguished Preceptor Award.

  
  
  Southwestern graduates Barbara M. Poe (1972) of Norman and Janice M. Fitzpatrick (1986) of Oklahoma City also received an award at the 2010 Preceptor Conference. They both work at Moore Medical Center and received the Introductory Practice Distinguished Preceptor award. Other pharmacists who received awards were Anetta Harrell (Selective Distinguished Preceptor) and Wiliam B. Baldwin (Community Distinguished Preceptor). Harrell works at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City and Baldwin works at Drug Warehouse in Tulsa.
  
  
  
• Howard (1997) and Na Crabtree of Seattle, Washington, hosted the SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty who were attending the AACP Conference in Seattle in July, 2010, to their home for dinner. Howard is President and Owner of Seattle Pharmacy Relief.
  
  

  SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty and spouses with Howard & Na Crabtree at their home on Lake Washington, near Seattle, Washington. Standing (L-R) Vicki Ralph, Christy Cox, Jacqueline Gregory, Dennis Thompson, Nancy Williams, Nina Morris, Diane Ried; Sitting (L-R) David Ralph, Howard & Na Crabtree, Edna Patatanian, Ben Welch and Doug Ried.

  
  
  
  
• Yogi (1985) and Suzanne Howe Patel (1986) of Commerce, Texas, send news they opened their own store in Commerce a few years ago and are now working on opening their second store. They have four children from ages 5 to 24.
  
  
  
  
• Sam Cropp (2009) and Jennifer Stone Cropp (2010) reside in Sitka, Alaska. Sam is working for an IHS hospital and Jennifer is working at a small independent pharmacy.
  
  
  
  
• PAAC is First to Greet New COP Graduates – After the pharmacy senior students complete the hooding ceremony, they are greeted by the Pharmacy Alumni Association Council members who welcome them to the Pharmacy Alumni Association (recent grads receive one year of complimentary membership to the PAA). First to greet the recent graduates at the SWOSU COP Senior Recognition Ceremony held on May 7, 2010, was PAA President, David Warden. After being greeted by PAA President, each graduate received a COP lapel pin from President-Elect & Recent Graduate Committee Chair Janet Seratte and Recent Graduate Committee Member Jil Copus. Other PAAC members welcomed recent graduates at the reception that followed the ceremony.
  
  

  Pharmacy Alumni Association President David Warden greets new pharmacy graduate Jennifer Cropp at the SWOSU COP Senior Recognition Ceremony.

  
  
  
• Pharmacy Students Need PALS – The Pharmacy Alumni Association Council (PAAC) formed the Pharmacy Alumni Lecture Series (PALS).  PALS is a great opportunity for SWOSU pharmacy graduates to return to pharmacy school and share their professional experience and accomplishments with our pharmacy students.  The PAAC is seeking pharmacy graduates in a variety of areas of the pharmacy profession.  If you are willing to share your experience and expertise with the SWOSU pharmacy students, please submit your Resume or CV to the Pharmacy Alumni Office (swpharmacy@swosu.edu or P.O. Box 702, Weatherford, OK, 73096).
  
  
  
• Sara Miller (2010), is participating in a two-year Clinical Toxicology Fellowship in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a Toxicology Fellow with the Georgia Poison Center/Grady Health System.
  
  
  
• Rita Reid Smith (1972) of Manhattan, Kansas, sends news of their first SWOSU pharmacy IPPE experience. SWOSU Pharmacy student Laura Feeley completed her 3-week IPPE program in May, 2010, at their Candlewood Healthmart Pharmacy. Rita reports that her boss (a KU grad) was so impressed with the student’s performance during the 3-week program that he asked her to stay on during the summer to work until classes started in the Fall. “Another great testimony to SWOSU College of Pharmacy! I have lived, worked and been licensed in 5 different states in the U.S. and have always been very proud of my degree and the education I received there,” states Smith.
  
  IPPE – Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences Program started at SWOSU College of Pharmacy during the summer of 2009. Dr. Nina Morris is the director of the program. They are continuing to search for appropriate pharmacy sites for the IPPE Program, which are not limited to Oklahoma. Your pharmacy site may be a great place for one of our pharmacy students to experience a 3-week introduction to the practice of pharmacy. If you are interested in participating in the IPPE Program, please contact Dr. Morris (nina.morris@swosu.edu or 580-774-7170) for more information.
  
  
  
  
  
• Paul Huntzinger (1990) of Daly City (San Fran Bay area), California, reports that a SWOSU IPPE rotation was established at the Coast Guard Clinic that he manages. The clinic had its first pharmacy student, Max Burchett, the summer of 2010. Their clinic also precepts students from UCSF, Touro and the U. of Arizona.
  
  
  
• Melissa Jay Sowards (1988, B.S.; 2003, Pharm.D.) has welcomed newborn Jayden Matthew Sowards to their family. The oldest son, Nick is 14 years old. Melissa is Manager, Client Benefits Clinical for CVS Caremark.
  
  
  
• Harold Francis Wiese (1970) celebrated 40 years as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Texas in June, 2010 – Wiese completed his internship in Miami, Oklahoma, where he worked from 1970 to 1972, before opening Vista Pharmacy in Quitman, Texas. He owned and operated Vista Pharmacy for 32 years, and has worked for Brookshires Pharmacies for the past 5 years. He is a member of the Texas Pharmacy Association and National Catholic Pharmacists Guild of the United States.
  
  

  Harold Wiese of Quitman, Texas.

  
  
  
• Wendi James Eubanks (2005) of Durant, Oklahoma, with husband Jerrod and daughter Daryan, welcomed baby Camryn Leigh Eubanks. Camryn was born on November 11, 2010, at the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma. She weighed six pounds and ten ounces.
  
  
  
• Southwestern Pharmacy Alumni Reception at OPhA Annual Convention – SW Pharmacy Alumni Association hosted the annual alumni reception. Alumni in attendance included: Greg Adams, Jerry Allen, Curt Andrews, James Brandenburg, Mark Deevers, Bob Dishman, Keith Dodson, Mike Dotson, Mark and Diane Feightner, Dorothy Gourley, Mervyn Hackney, Cindy Hamilton, Greg Huenergardt, Chad and Amber Jones, Barbara Kessler, John Lassiter, Shonda Lassiter, Rich McCormack, Bryan Potter, Terry Powell, Don Ritter, Holly Roper, Rebecca Stodieck, Leon Wills, Lonny Wilson, and Phil Woodward.
  
  2010 OPhA SW Pharmacy Alumni Reception Pictures
  
  
  
• Irby Inducted into SWOSU Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame - Lowell M. Irby (1955) was inducted into the SWOSU Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame and was one of the featured speakers at the May 2010 SWOSU Commencement.  Irby is a long-time successful pharmacist/businessman in Artesia, New Mexico, and a major supporter of the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.
  
  

  SWOSU President Randy Beutler congratulates 2010 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee Lowell Irby at SWOSU Commencement Ceremony on May 8, 2010.

  
  
  
  
• Cristina Kinkade (2004) and Terry Crissman (1974) were awarded SWOSU College of Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year Award for 2010 – This annual award is given to an outstanding member of the adjunct clinical faculty in recognition of his or her contribution to the educational process through the pharmacy practicum course. The recipient is chosen by the full-time clinical faculty, assisted by the third professional year students. Cristina is Staff Pharmacist and Terry is the Director of Pharmacy at Duncan Regional Hospital.
  
  
  
• Lassiter Drug Celebrated Their 40-Year Anniversary in May, 2010 – SW Pharmacy graduate John Lassiter (1963) and his staff, which includes SW Pharmacy alumni Debra Rushing (1975) and Shonda Lassiter (1999), work in the family-like atmosphere that specializes in compounding pharmacy. (Lassiter Drug)
  
  
  
• Dorothy Gourley (1967) of Ardmore, Oklahoma, appeared before the Health and Human Services Committee on May 13, 2010. They voted to confirm her appointment to serve another term on the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy. (OSBP)
  
  
  
• Southwestern Pharmacy graduates Rhonda Shephard (1977, B.S.; 2003, Pharm.D.) and Jamie Shaddon (1984, B.S.; 2003, Pharm.D.) authored article, “Medicine for Rural Mainstreet”, which was featured in the Oklahoma Living March 2010 Issue Volume 59 (pages 28-29). Other pharmacy graduates are mentioned throughout the article.
  
  
  
• 1991 Southwestern Pharmacy Graduate, Jay Kinnard, was named an Awardee of the 2010 Pharmacy Today One to One Patient Counseling Recognition Program – The honor goes to pharmacists and student pharmacists who have proven themselves outstanding in the field of one-to-one patient care. Jay implemented mandatory patient counseling at every pharmacy he has managed since the mid-1990s. He manages and operates an ambulatory clinic affiliated with Walgreens. “You make time for what you consider most important,” states Kinnard. (More)
  
  
  
• Kirk Irby (1985) of Artesia, New Mexico, won the New Mexico Bowl of Hygeia Award. Pfizer continues the tradition started by A.H Robbins in 1958 (continued by Wyeth) by presenting the Bowl of Hygeia award to a pharmacist who has demonstrated outstanding Civic and/or Community Service. Wyeth-Ayerst presents this award each year at the NMPhA mid-winter meeting. Kirk is a Lifetime Member of the Pharmacy Alumni Association since 2003.
  
  
  
• Roger Enix (1981) of Edmond, Oklahoma, is currently enrolled in the 21-month Baylor Executive MBA Program in Dallas.
  
  
  
• SWOSU pharmacy graduate and faculty member, Dr. Tom Davis (1970), of Edmond, Oklahoma, was awarded the 2010 Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists award, the state organization’s highest and most prestigious award.  (More about OSHP)  Find OSHP on Facebook
  
  
  
  
• Mark Feightner (2001) of Enid, Oklahoma, serves as Vice-President for the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association (OPhA).  Greg Huenergardt (1994) of Shattuck, Oklahoma, serves as Past-President.  Phil Woodward (1971) of Yukon, Oklahoma, continues as Executive Director for OPhA.  (More about OPhA)  Find OPhA on Facebook.
  
  
  
• SW Pharmacy Alumni Honored at 2009 Preceptor Conference –
  
  

  Theresa Decker (2000) of Edmond received the 2009 Distinguished Community Preceptor Award at the 2009 Preceptor Conference.

  
  
  

  Charity Earnhardt (2003) of Owasso received the 2009 Distinguished IPPE Preceptor Award.

  
  
  
• Dr. Alan Spies (1995), just after finishing his 4th higher education degree (BS Pharmacy; MBA, JD, Ph.D.) and returning to SWOSU to teach, met the love of his life, Laurie Gore, and found his dream job as Director of Professional Development at the University of Oklahoma. He got married and moved to Oklahoma City to live happily ever after.
  
  
  
• Virgil Van Dusen (1978), R.Ph., J.D., has been named the Regional Dean for TTUHSC-School of Pharmacy in Abilene. He began his appointment on May 17, 2010, and will also serve as a professor for the TTUHSC-SOP department of pharmacy practice.
  
  He is a graduate of the College of Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and The University of Tulsa College of Law. He taught at Southwestern for over 20 years, five of which were as a clinical instructor. Prior to joining Southwestern he practiced extensively as both a pharmacist and an attorney. He served as chair of the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Southwestern and 2006 was presented the Bernhardt Academic Excellence Award for his outstanding teaching, service, and scholarship.
  
  Dr. Van Dusen has authored numerous articles dealing with legal and management issues related to pharmacy practice. His articles have appeared in such journals as the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Hospital Pharmacy, journal of Pharmacy Technology, U.S. Pharmacist, Pharmacy Times, Drug Topics and America’s Pharmacist. He has presented research at both state and national conferences and is frequently invited as a speaker for pharmacy organizations.
  
  
  
• Kristin Harrison Montarella (2002) of Yukon, Oklahoma welcomed Makenna Pressley Montarella on May 3, 2010 at 6:30 a.m. Baby weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and was 20.5 inches long.
  
  

• In Memoriam
  • Michael Don Albus (1973)
  • Sam Houston Arnold (1957)
  • John Edward Benge (1949)
  • J. Carl Coleman (1963)
  • James Edward Freeman (1963)
  • Thomas Wilber (Tom) Fryar (1957)
  • Sherri Michele Herring Gillette (1989)
  • Jay L. Harris (1967)
  • Jennifer Erin Frogge’ Hernandez (2006)
  • Guthrie Lee Hite (1960)
  • Byron Demarse Johnson (1975)
  • John Kenneth Lane (1970)
  • John Milton Little (1954)
  • Doyle Richard Norris (1963)
  • James Truman Park (1967)
  • Philip Damien Petrilli (1981)
  • Amy Diane Teague Rainey (1998)
  • Dallas Lee Ramsey (1962)
  • Hubert (Jack) Walton Ross (1950)
  • Robert Franklin Russell (1955)
  • Gary Wayne Short (1968)
  • Dan Henry Southall (1965)
    
  • Rebecca Gayle Stodieck (2010)
  • Leonard Lee Stroup (1970)
  • John Taylor (1974)
  • Don Anderson Turner (1955)
  • Thomas Leroy Updyke (1966)



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Faculty, Staff and Administration News - March-December 2010

• SWOSU College of Pharmacy Searching for New Dean – Announced (12/17/10): Dr. L. Douglas Ried, who has served as dean since July 1, 2009, is leaving to take a position at another university. His resignation date is effective March 1, 2011. (More)
  
  
  
  
• What’s Up Doc? – A publication from the COP Dean’s Office with Faculty and Student Highlights. Volume 1, Issue 2 features pharmacy students’ Operation Heart, Dr. Nancy Williams with Senator James Inhofe, and faculty presentations and published papers.
  
  
  
  
• Pharmacy Faculty Named Teachers of the Year – SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty Dr. Les Ramos and Dr. Tom Davis were named Teachers of the Year for 2009-10 by the senior pharmacy students.
  
  

  Dr. Les Ramos (left) and Dr. Tom Davis (right) were named Teachers of the Year for 2009-10.

  
  
  The awards were presented at the pharmacy senior graduate recognition ceremony held on the Weatherford campus.
  
  Davis was the award recipient for the Department of Pharmacy Practice.  Ramos was the winner for the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (More)
  
  
  
  
• Pharmacy Faculty Members Advance – SWOSU President Randy Beutler announced advancement in rank and tenure approval for SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty, effective for the 2010-11 academic year. (More)
  
  
  • Dr. Nancy Williams – Associate Professor to Professor; Tenure Granted
    
    
  • Dr. Rahmat Talukder – Assistant Professor to Associate Professor; Tenure Granted
    
    
    
• Pray Authors Papers on Health Fraud Issues – Dr. W. Steven Pray, Bernhardt professor of pharmacy at SWOSU College of Pharmacy in Weatherford, continues to solidify his international reputation as an expert in self-care with nonprescription products. (More)
  
  
  
  
  
• Faculty Poster Presentation at AACP – Faculty Dr. Christy Cox, Dr. Nina Morris, Dr. Diana Steinl and Dr. Melynda Ludwick presented their poster, “Preceptor Development Utilizing Statewide Regional Meetings” at the AACP (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy) Convention held in Seattle, Washington, in July 2010.
  
  

  Dr. Christy Cox and Dr. Nina Morris at Poster Presentation at AACP Convention.

  
  
  Preceptor Poster Final (PDF)
  
  
  
• SWOSU College of Pharmacy Reported Scholarship and Academic Activity – To see more SWOSU College of Pharmacy Scholarship and Academic activity, view the SWOSU Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) website. Check the News & Events link (which includes OSP Newsletters as well as dates of upcoming research events). Be sure to view the OSP Annual Reports for Extramural Activity and Intramural Activity. Numerous COP faculty members’ activities will be found throughout the OSP Newsletters as well as the OSP Annual Reports.
  
  
  
• Faculty Member Gives Birth - Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice for SWOSU at Integris-Southwestern Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Dr. Kristin Montarella, welcomed Makenna Pressley Montarella on May 3, 2010 at 6:30 a.m. Baby weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and was 20.5 inches long.

  
  

• Williams Appointed by ASHP to Serve – American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) President appointed Dr. Nancy Williams to serve on the Commission on Affiliate Relations for 2010-11. The Commission advises the ASHP Board of Directors on standards for affiliation of state chapters, implementation of standards, strengthening affiliates, and building affiliate relationships with ASHP. The commission met for a week in September 2010 at Bethesda, MD, as part of Policy Week. Dr. Willliams discussed issues critical to health-system pharmacy practice with Senator James Inhofe and aides for Senator Tom Coburn and (former) Representative Mary Fallin (OK).
  
  

  Dr. Nancy Williams with Senator James Inhofe at ASHP Policy Week in D.C.

  
  

• SWOSU COP Faculty Serve in OSHP - The following SWOSU College of Pharmacy Faculty will serve as the 2010-11 Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP) Board of Directors:
  
  
  • President – Dr. Chelsea Church, SWOSU COP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    
    
  • President-Elect – Dr. Nancy Williams, SWOSU COP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    
    
  • Secretary – Dr. Edna Patatanian, SWOSU COP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    
    
    
• OSHP Awards Faculty Member – Once a year, the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists organization recognizes an individual to bestow their highest and most prestigious award. Dr. Tom Davis, SWOSU College of Pharmacy Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Medical Director for START Unit at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, was awarded the 2010 Health-System Pharmacist of the Year award.
  
  
  
• New SWOSU COP Pharmaceutical Sciences Department Chairperson – Upon the departure of Dr. Virgil Van Dusen from SWOSU, Dr. Scott Long was nominated by the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department as the new department chair. Just prior to Long’s new position, he won the prestigious SWOSU Bernhardt Academic Excellence Award.
  
  
  
• New COP Faculty Members Hired
  
  
  • Jaewha Choi, Ph.D. is a new Assistant Professor of Physiology/Pharmacogenomics in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Choi will be teaching the pathophysiology course plus a new elective on pharmacogenomics.
    
    Dr. Choi received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She then joined the Scripps Research Institute as a postdoctoral fellow and later returned to the UMMC as a senior research associate and then instructor. Her research interests encompass various topics in the biomedical sciences, particularly drug discovery through pharmacogenomics and evaluation of natural products.
    
    As a complement to her diverse research activities, Dr. Choi’s career in higher education began when she joined the Department of Chemistry at Jackson State University. Her educational interests include implementation of learner-centered and active learning pedagogy in her teaching to promote students’ abilities in critical thinking and life-long learning sills. She is also interested in the use of modern technology for delivery of teaching materials so as to enhance learning efficiency.
    
    
  • Hardeep Singh Saluja, Ph.D. is a new Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences with an expertise in Pharmaceutics, especially in the area of parenteral therapy. He will be teaching the parenteral therapy lab and biopharmaceutics courses.
    
    Dr. Saluja has a Ph.D. from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston in Pharmaceutics. He was born in India and moved to the United States in 2004 to pursue higher studies. He worked at Harvard University for his Master’s research project where he investigated the physical compatibility of neonatal total parenteral nutrition admixtures containing organic calcium and inorganic phosphate salt in a simulated infusion at 37C. Novartis sponsored his Ph.D. research where he worked on solid dispersion technology to improve solubility of poorly soluble drugs.
    
    His primary research interest is to investigate underpinning mechanism involved in stabilizing amorphous drug molecules in solid dispersion formulation. He is also interested in exploring new techniques in preparing solid dispersion formulations. He is married and his wife has completed her Ph.D. in Microbial Biotechnology from India.
    
    
  • Jacqueline (Jacqui) Gregory, Pharm.D. has been hired as Experiential Coordinator/Assistant Professor of Clinical Practices (Oklahoma City).
    
    Dr. Gregory grew up in Hong Kong while it was still a British colony and attended British schools. After high school, she moved to the United States to attend Oral Roberts University. She earned a B.S. degree and moved to Pennsylvania where she taught high school sciences. She returned to Oklahoma several years later and earned a PharmD from OU. After graduation, she worked as a retail pharmacist with Walgreens. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family.
    
    
    
    
    
    
• Faculty Departures
  
  
  • Dr. Michael Deimling, after 25 years as a member of the pharmacy faculty at SWOSU, retired and is now the Associate Dean for Academics and Assessment and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s College of Pharmacy near Atlanta, Georgia.
    
    
  • Dr. Melynda Ludwick, who was a member of the experiential faculty in Oklahoma City for one year, left to join her husband who took a position in Indiana.
    
    
  • Dr. Alan Spies, just after finishing his 4th degree and returning to SWOSU to teach, met the love of his life, Laurie Gore, and found his dream job as Director of Professional Development at the University of Oklahoma. He got married and moved to Oklahoma City to live happily ever after.
    
    
  • Dr. Virgil Van Dusen resigned from SWOSU COP in May 2010 to take the position of Regional Dean at the Texas Tech University Abilene campus. He will also serve as a professor for the TTUHSC-SOP department of pharmacy practice.
    
    
    
• SWOSU College of Pharmacy Faculty & Staff Positions – Positions Currently Available:
  
  
  • Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Rank and Tenure dependent upon qualifications, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Position 11-F008
    
    
  • Assistant/Associate Professor, Rank and Tenure dependent upon qualifications, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy (Tulsa area), Position 11-F004
    
    
  • Assistant/Associate Professor, Rank and Tenure dependent upon qualifications, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Position 10-F023
    
    
    
  • o Administrative Assistant (Oklahoma City), Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Position 11-S044
    
    
    For more information about these and other employment opportunities at SWOSU, visit the website of the Office of Human Resources.
    
    
    
• SWOSU COP Who’s Who – For more information, including contact information, of the current College of Pharmacy Faculty, Staff and Administration, visit the SWOSU College of Pharmacy website.
  
   
  
• COP F&S History– A list of SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty and staff from 1939 to present.
  
  

• Past Faculty News
  
  

Student News

• New SWOSU College of Pharmacy Students – During the academic year 2009-10, the Pharm.D. class (admitted from a qualified pool of 372 applications in the spring, summer and fall semesters) currently consists of 47 women and 38 men, who had an entrance mean GPA OF 3.63, ACT of 25.7, PCAT of 75%, and an average age of 23.7 years.  The application pool continues to be very competitive and appears to be a trend for the next several years.  (College of Pharmacy)
  
  

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• Pharmacy Student Named Scholar – Caroline Burnett, a 1st-Year pharmacy student from Putnam City North, is one of eleven state-wide high school or college students to be named a 2010 Sir Alexander Flaming Scholar by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.  The students were chosen from a pool of 85 applicants and will spend eight weeks this summer working with senior biomedical researchers at OMRF in Oklahoma City.  Ms. Burnett is one of only five university students selected for the program, which includes students from OU, UT Austin, University of Michigan and Baylor.  As Flaming Scholars, the students will complete research projects on various topics, including autoimmune disease, cancer biology and heart disease. For most, the program offers a first look at research outside a classroom and opens doors to a wide range of career options. (More)
  
  
  
• FCP Co-Founder Returns to Campus – SWOSU College of Pharmacy graduate Stacy Cody (‘90) of Sulphur Springs, Texas, recently returned to the Weatherford campus to address the Fellowship of Christian Pharmacists, which he co-founded when he was a student at SWOSU. He also served as guest lecturer on long-term care in Dr. Steve Pray’s “Prescription Products” class.  SWOSU College of Pharmacy faculty members are committed to incorporating real-world pharmacy issues into their classes by encouraging alumni to serve as guest lecturers. (More)
  
  

  SWOSU College of Pharmacy graduate Stacy Cody (front row third from left) recently returned to the Weatherford campus to serve as guest lecturer.  He also addressed the Fellowship of Christian Pharmacists, which he co-founded when he was a student at SWOSU.  Pictured with Cody are FCP members (front from left): Jessica Casselman, Antoinette Smith, Christina Shipman, Marisa Tolson and Melody Abraham.  Back from left-FCP faculty sponsor Dr. Virgil Van Dusen, Jennifer Horton, Lindsey Timbes, Tim Poulter and Alex Cobb.

  
  

  
  
  

• Pharmacy Students Need PALS – The Pharmacy Alumni Association Council (PAAC) formed the Pharmacy Alumni Lecture Series (PALS).  PALS is a great opportunity for SWOSU pharmacy graduates to return to pharmacy school and share their professional experience and accomplishments with our pharmacy students.  The PAAC is seeking pharmacy graduates in a variety of areas of the pharmacy profession.  If you are willing to share your experience and expertise with the SWOSU pharmacy students, please submit your CV/Resume to the Pharmacy Alumni Office (swpharmacy@swosu.edu or P.O. Box 702, Weatherford, OK, 73096).
  
  
  
• Pharmacy Student Wins National KE Scholarship – SWOSU College of Pharmacy student Jennifer Bennett of Waynoka is one of only six students selected nationally for a Zada M. Cooper Scholarship from the Kappa Epsilon Foundation.  Bennett is an active member of the SWOSU Alpha Beta chapter of Kappa Epsilon.  Faculty guidance is provided by Dr. Shelly Stockton and Dr. Tiffany Kessler.  (More)

• OSHP Student Chapter Highlights – The SWOSU College of Pharmacy Student Chapter of OSHP held a charity event, hosted speakers, organized the local Clinical Skills Competition and had a fundraising campaign to help send members to the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Winning team of Carl Coates and Ean Miller represented SWOSU College of Pharmacy in the national competition.  Additionally, Ean Miller and Tara Newton presented school posters at the Midyear Clinical Meeting.  Advisors are Dr. Tiffany Kessler and Dr. Nancy Williams.
  
  
  
• PLS Students Offering Warmth – The College of Pharmacy’s student leadership society, Phi Lambda Sigma, is selling “College of Pharmacy” throws as one of their fundraising projects.  (Order Form)
  
  

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  Proceeds from the sale of the 48” x 68” throws will be used to help send interested pharmacy students to the Utah School on Alcohol and Substance Abuse held each year in June in Salt Lake City as well as help send Phi Lambda Sigma representatives to the annual APhA Convention.
  
  The Alpha Psi Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma was founded in the Spring of 1993. Phi Lambda Sigma is a pharmacy leadership society. Phi Lambda Sigma's primary purpose is to honor and recognize those individuals who have demonstrated significant leadership ability in pharmacy as students or practitioners. The Alpha Psi Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma is very involved with various pharmacy school and community activities. Support and guidance for the Alpha Psi Chapter is provided by Dr. Benny French and Dr. ElGenia French.
  

• College of Pharmacy Student Organizations:
  
  • APhA-ASP (formerly known as SWPhA)
  • OSHP Student Chapter
  • Dean's Council of Students
  • Fellowship of Christian Pharmacists
  • Kappa Epsilon
  • Kappa Psi
  • NCPA
  • Phi Delta Chi
  • Phi Lambda Sigma
  • Rho Chi
  • SWPhA (APhA-ASP)
    

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