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May 2014

‘legacy beyond measure’ PresIdent wallace to steP down

In 2015, become chancellor In 2016

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Billy Liggett

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In addition to this little thing I call a newsletter, I am editor of Campbell Magazine, the three-times-a-year publica-tion that goes out to tens of thousands of alumni, students, parents, friends of Campbell and other institutions of higher learning.

The next magazine, due to hit your doorstep at any minute, puts the spotlight on Campbell’s award-winning ROTC program. A few issues back, we dedicated more than 70 pages to the new Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine. Two issues before that, it was Campbell’s one-of-a-kind trust and wealth manage-ment program. And even before that, physician assistants.

I will admit the magazine has been a bit health sciences-heavy recently, but that’s to be expected when the university you write for launches a PA program, med school, physical therapy, public health and nursing programs within a three- to four-year span.

But the great thing about the magazine is there’s always a next one. And for future “next ones,” I’d love to highlight more programs here. We have countless talented students and faculty working in our educa-tion, communications, performing arts and religion departments. They all have something to brag about, and they all have a great story to tell.

The one obstacle between your stories and our publications is you. Contact me, or Haven Hottel, or Cherry Crayton or anybody else in our department, and we’ll listen and help you get the word out — whether it’s through a magazine feature, media news release, online story or newsletter announcement. It may even just be a photo for Facebook.

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“The day you’re born is all about you. Your funeral is all about you. Unfortunately, you don’t get to enjoy either of those events. So enjoy it, because come tomorrow, it’s not about you anymore. All other days in your life should be about somebody else. They should be about you being in service to or in service for somebody else.”

— Commencement speaker Karen McNeil-Miller

Michael L. Adams, an assistant dean and an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Campbell University, has been named the next dean of Campbell’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Adams will succeed current CPHS dean, Ronald W. Maddox, who will retire effective Dec. 31. CPHS has been under the leadership of Maddox since its inception in 1986.

“I am overjoyed that Michael Adams has agreed to serve as the next dean of the Col-lege of Pharmacy & Health Sciences,” said Mark Hammond, Campbell’s vice president of academic affairs and provost. “He is an ardent supporter of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, the university, and their Christian heritage and mission.”

A 1996 Doctor of Pharmacy summa cum laude graduate of Campbell, Adams returned to the pharmacy school as an assistant profes-sor of pharmaceutical sciences in 2005. In 2009, he became the school’s director of Sci-ence Education Outreach and served in that position through 2012, when he was named assistant dean for graduate and interprofes-sional education.

As dean of the College of Pharmacy &

Health Sciences, Adams will be responsible for the oversight and administration of Campbell’s pharmacy, physician assistant, Doctor of Physical Therapy, nursing, clini-cal research, and pharmaceutical sciences programs.

In addition to academic and administrative accomplishments, Adams has been named Professor of the Year by second-year phar-macy students every year since he joined the faculty.

“In academics, it is essential to connect with students and to ignite their passion to learn. He embodies those qualities,” Maddox said of his successor. “The college and our students will continue to excel because of

that.”After earning his pharmacy degree from

Campbell, Adams completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry in 2003 from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington. He then went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He has been a registered pharmacist in North Carolina since 1996.

“I remember making the decision to apply to Campbell when I was a senior in high school, and I knew that decision would have a significant impact on my life,” said Adams. “Now I have been given the opportunity to give back and make an impact on the future of my alma mater. It’s truly a humbling experience.”

Adams is a lifetime member of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Alumni As-sociation, as well as a member of numerous other professional societies and organizations, including the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Chemical Society.

Adams named next dean of College of Pharmacy

Michael AdamsNext Dean of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

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President will transition into new role as chancellor in fall, 2016

Campbell University President Jerry M. Wallace, who has led Campbell to unprecedented growth and transformed the

university into a destination for leading health education and other key programs over the past 11 years, announced during a April 23 meeting of the university Board of Trustees that he will step down as president on June 30, 2015. After a one-year sabbati-cal, he will transition to the honorary role and title of university chancellor.

“It is with a heavy heart that the Camp-bell University Board of Trustees accepts President Wallace’s request to transition to the chancellor’s role beginning July 1, 2016,” Benjamin N. Thompson, chair of the Campbell University Board of Trustees, said. “President Wallace’s legacy is beyond measure. His leadership has truly trans-formed the university’s place and image among North Carolina’s leading colleges and universities.

“We are grateful, though, that President Wallace will continue to serve Campbell, allowing us to continue to benefit from his wisdom, visionary leadership, and love for the university,” Thompson added. “The search for Campbell’s next president will begin immediately.”

Wallace, who has been on the Campbell faculty for the past 44 years, is only the fourth president in the university’s 127-year history. When introduced as president on May 29, 2003, Wallace said: “Campbell will respond to the existing and develop-ing needs of the region, state and nation by providing new undergraduate, graduate and professional programs that comple-ment and extend Campbell’s mission.”

Over the past 11 years as president, Wal-lace has guided Campbell as it has done just that. Notably, Wallace has expanded Campbell’s health programs to comple-ment its pharmacy school and to address

WALLACE TO STEP DOWN IN 2015

coVer story

Hometown: Rockingham, N.C.Early Life: Wallace, born in 1935, was the

youngest of three boys born to parents who ran a mill store. After graduating from Rock-ingham High School, he enrolled at East Carolina University on a football scholarship. But after a brief stint as a student-athlete, he gave up football to focus on his studies. He paid his way through college by prepar-ing other people’s tax returns.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in English and government, East Carolina University (1956); Bachelor of Divinity (1959) and Master of Theology (1961), Southeastern Seminary; and Master of Science in Sociol-ogy and Doctor of Education, North Carolina State University (1971).

Career before Campbell: Pastor of Eliza-bethtown Baptist Church (1960-1975).

Career at Campbell: Adjunct professor of sociology (1970-75); professor of sociology and chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy (1975-1981); dean of College of Arts & Sciences and director of Graduate Studies (1981-1984); vice president for academic affairs and provost (1984-2001); assistant to the president (2001-2002); president (2003-present).

Family: Jerry and Betty Blanchard Wal-lace have three children (McLain, Kelly McLamb, and Betty Lynne Johnson), and five grandchildren (Wallace, Catherine Stu-art, Elizabeth, Isaac and Ronald Joseph).

the shortage of health professionals in North Carolina, including the establish-ment of a medical school. When the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medi-cine opened in the Leon Levine Hall of Medical Sciences in August 2013 with 160 students, it was North Carolina’s first new medical school in 35 years.

Other health programs launched during Wallace’s presidency include the physi-cian assistant, public health, physical therapy, and proposed nursing programs. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program welcomed its first class of 40 students in January 2014, and the public health and physician assistant programs began in 2012 and 2011, respectively. Also, in January 2014, the N.C. Board of Nursing granted Campbell Initial Approval Status to start a Bachelor of Science in nursing program, which is expected to enroll its first cohort of 50 students in the fall of 2014.

“During my time as president, my goal has been similar to that of my pre-decessors—remain true to the university’s founding principles and to the meet the education and professional program needs of North Carolina and our students,” Wal-lace said.

Undergraduate enrollment has steadily increased during Wallace’s time as presi-dent and now surpasses a record of more than 4,500 undergraduate students on the main Buies Creek campus and extended campuses at Fort Bragg/Pope Field, Camp Lejeune/New River and Research Triangle Park as well as Campbell Online. The number of applicants to Campbell has also reached new highs, with more than 10,000 first-year and transfer students vying for just over 1,000 undergraduate admission spots during the 2013-14 academic year.

To accommodate more students and programs, Wallace has spearheaded a long-term university master plan that resulted in more open spaces, traffic roundabouts, landscape centerpieces and the brick thoroughfare called Fellowship Commons, as well as the addition of numerous facili-ties on or near the main campus in Buies Creek. New facilities include the Leon Levine Hall of Medical Sciences; John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center; Robert B. & Anna Gardner Butler Chapel; Dinah E. Gore Bell Tower; Ronald W. Maddox Hall of Pharmacy; Barker-Lane Stadium, home of the Fighting Camels football team; Jim Perry Stadium, home of the Camels base-ball team; and Bob Barker and Pat Barker

residence halls.Wallace also led the efforts to relocate

the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law from the university’s main campus in Buies Creek to downtown Raleigh, N.C., in 2009. Until that time, Raleigh was the only state capital in the southeastern U.S. without a law school. Since the relocation, the law school’s enrollment has expanded, the externship program has strengthened (60 to 70 students any given semester now complete an externship), and its standings in the U.S. News & World Report rank-

ings have jumped. Over the past two years, Campbell’s law school is one of only four North Carolina programs ranked among the top tier law schools in the nation. (The others are Duke University, Wake Forest University and UNC-Chapel Hill.)

In addition, Wallace’s tenure saw the re-turn of intercollegiate football at Campbell in 2008 and the addition of a study abroad program. In the 2013-14 academic year alone, the study abroad program will have placed 118 students in nearly two-dozen countries around the world.

“When I came to Campbell as an ad-junct instructor in 1970, I had no idea that one day I’d be the university’s president,” Wallace said. “It has been my greatest professional honor and personal joy to work at Campbell for 44 years and serve as president for the past 11 years.”

An ordained Baptist minister and a Rockingham, N.C., native, Wallace first joined Campbell in 1970 as an adjunct sociology professor while serving as a pas-tor of Elizabethtown Baptist Church. He began teaching full time at Campbell in 1975 and went on to serve the university in a variety of roles, including as chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, director of graduate studies, and vice presi-dent for academic affairs and provost.

As the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from 1981 to 1984 and then

as provost beginning in 1984, Wallace conducted the feasibility study and spear-headed the university’s efforts to open in 1986 the first pharmacy school in the entire United States in nearly 40 years. Campbell changed the name of the pharmacy school to the College of Pharmacy & Health Sci-ences in 2009, reflecting the expansion of health programs Wallace oversaw during his tenure as president.

“I’m deeply appreciative to the university Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and students for their support and encourage-ment,” Wallace said. “I’m equally grateful to the love and support of my wife, Betty, and our children throughout my time as president. I could not have done it without them.”

Wallace earned his bachelor’s degrees in English and government from East Carolina University, his Bachelor of Divin-ity and Master of Theology degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Master of Science in sociology and a Doctor of Education from North Carolina State University.

His wife, Betty Blanchard Wallace, is a native of Warsaw, N.C., and earned her de-gree in education from Campbell in 1972. She taught kindergarten and first grade for 10 years and later served as the director of the Curriculum Materials Center at Camp-bell’s School of Education.

The Wallaces have three children: McLain, a two-time graduate of Wake For-est University; Kelly McLamb, a graduate of Meredith College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and Betty Lynne Johnson, a graduate of Camp-bell and Wake Forest University and the academic coordinator of the physician

assistant program and an associate professor of health professional studies at Campbell. The Wallaces also have five grandchildren: Wallace, Catherine Stuart, Elizabeth, Isaac and Ronald Joseph.

“I’m grateful for the provisions and guid-ance God has provided in opening doors for me and especially for Campbell Univer-sity,” Wallace said. “My hope in the coming year and beyond is that Campbell will con-tinue to produce students who are the salt of the earth and the light of the world while expanding its mission in order to meet the evolving needs of North Carolina.”

Campbell’s search for its next president will begin immediately. Board Chairman Thompson will lead a search committee that will be finalized in May 2014. The search committee plans to engage a nation-al executive search firm. The next president is expected to be identified by spring 2015 and assume his or her duties July 1, 2015.

“The search for Campbell’s next presi-dent will be a challenging task, but we’re in a fortunate position as President Wallace has outlined an ambitious list of goals for the next five years,” said Thompson, adding there are several major initiatives in the works, including fundraising for new facili-ties, developing new academic programs, and finalizing other projects.

“The Board of Trustees is deeply grateful for President Wallace’s service to Campbell over the past four decades,” he said. “We’re also deeply grateful for his commitment to ensure Campbell does not lose any momentum as it continues on a trajectory of growth while fulfilling its mission to prepare students for purposeful lives and meaningful service.”

Jerry M. Wallace will leave quite a legacy when he steps down as president of Camp-bell University in June 2015 and transitions eventually to a new role as university chan-cellor. Here’s a look at just five of the things that have happened at Campbell during his presidency:

1. School of Osteopathic Medicine opens: Per-haps what will be Wallace’s biggest legacy bears his name. The Jerry M. Wallace School of Os-teopathic Medicine was his brainchild in 2009, and just four years later, Campbell University’s seventh school and the state’s first new medical school in over 35 years became a reality.

2. Other health programs begin: The School of Osteopathic Medicine was made possible in part because of the launch of a physician assistant program at Campbell in 2011. Under Wallace’s leadership, Campbell’s entire health sciences program has grown dramatically with the ad-ditions of a Doctor of Physical Therapy, public health, and proposed nursing programs.

3. Campus gets upgrades: In only his second year as president, Wallace’s proposed Master Plan to upgrade campus received approval from the Board of Trustees. The biggest addition came in 2009 with the opening of the John W. Pope, Jr. Pope Convocation Center, a $34-million, 106,000-square-foot facility that houses Gore Arena and several university sports, as well as concerts, commencements and other events. The $8 million Butler Chapel was built that same year, while Pat Barker Hall became the newest women’s residence hall in 2011. Renovations to Barker-Lane, Jim Perry and Amanda Littlejohn stadiums have come in the past three years.

4. Law school moves to Raleigh: Seeing a chance for Campbell University to position itself right in the middle of the state’s capital, Wal-lace led the effort beginning in 2006 to move the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law from main campus to Raleigh. That same year he appointed Melissa Essary as the school’s first female dean. Not three years later, the law school opened the doors to its new home on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, just blocks from state government buildings.

5. Football returns: In April 2006, Wallace an-nounced the return of football at Campbell during an event in front of more than 1,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni. The Fighting Camels returned to the gridiron in 2008 and posted their first winning record in 2011. Last fall, a record 6,000-plus fans attended a Camels football game against Charleston Southern at Barker-Lane Stadium.

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Med school associate dean Dr. Robert Hasty heads published research article that finds errors in

nine of the Top 10 most used medical entries on Wikipedia

By Billy Liggett

The question first entered the mind of Dr. Robert Hasty two years ago in a room full of young residents at a teaching hospital in Florida. The vice chairman of Nova Southeastern University’s Internal Medicine Department and the founding director of Palmetto General Hospital’s residency program at the time, Hasty posed a question to soon-to-be physicians and noticed many of them immediately breaking out their smart phones and tablets to find the answer.

Their online destination? Wikipedia — today considered the “single leading source” of health care information for medical students, professionals and even patients, according to a 2014 study by the IMS Health Institution.

Hasty’s question? Just how reliable of a source can Wikipedia be when the information can be written and edited by anybody?

“Wikipedia is a bit like flatulence for clinicians. Everyone does it, but no one wants to admit to it,” Hasty says. “It’s an easy-to-access source for anybody, but who’s editing it? That’s the scary question. It can come from anywhere — a first-year med student or a professional who could stand to gain by promoting one treatment over another. Those are valid concerns.”

Hasty, now the vice president of medical education and regional associate dean for the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, is the lead author of the country’s first published study that examines the accuracy of content for common medical conditions on Wikipedia. “Wikipedia in Comparison to Peer-Reviewed Medical Knowledge in the 10 Most Common Medical Condi-tions” will appear in May in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. In their study, Hasty and 16 co-authors

— most of them residents during Hasty’s time in Florida — discovered that of the 10 most-searched medical conditions, nine of the 10 Wikipedia articles on those conditions contained “statistically signifi-cant errors.”

“The idea behind Wikipedia is that the masses make it a better product over time, but our research says it still has a long way to go,” Hasty says. “That’s not to say there aren’t errors in peer-reviewed literature as well. But there’s more cause for concern when the material online doesn’t have the appropriate peer-vetting process.”

SigniFicAnt DiScOrDAncETo get an idea of the behemoth

Wikipedia has become in its 13-year his-tory, consider this: on any given day, 15 percent of all internet users visit the site at least once. The online encyclopedia has 1,600 times as many articles as its forefa-ther, the Encyclopedia Britannica, and it is the world’s fifth-most popular website with editions in 287 languages.

If you were to print out Wikipedia — a task groups like Pedia Press and IndieGo-Go are ready to undertake — the result would be almost 1.2 million pages long.

A large chunk of those pages would be dedicated to health care. According to the IMS Health Institute, the top 100 English language health care-related pages on Wikipedia were accessed 1.9 million times in 2013. In its recent study, the group reported that information on these pages is subject to constant change, often overseen by “informal or formal working groups.”

The lack of formal peer review is what spawned Hasty’s study.

“The slightest change or miswording can change public health fairly sig-nificantly,” Hasty says. “[Physicians and students] have developed confidence in using Wikipedia, thinking it’s a well-reviewed peer-referenced publication. For patients, it’s the first thing that pops up on a Google search.”

Hasty and his team took the Top 10

Research challenges Wikipedia’s validity

most common conditions in terms of expenditure in the U.S. and found their corresponding Wikipedia articles for their research — coronary artery disease, concussions, lung cancer, depression, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, diabetes, back pain and hyperlipidemia. In a blinded process, two randomly assigned students reviewed each article and identified all assertions [defined as “a confident statement of fact or belief”] made in the article. They compared those assertions made in Wiki-pedia with references made in UpToDate, the peer-reviewed medical encyclopedia source purchased by Campbell’s med school and currently used by its students and faculty.

Once each article was reviewed, the findings were tabulated by two different independent reviewers, and the data was sent off to a statistician. The result: Hasty and his co-authors found errors in nine out of the 10 Wikipedia articles, with “concussions” the only entry found to be error-free.

“I think Wikipedia has great potential, and our study shows that more work needs to be done to improve accuracy for a resource used by the majority of clini-cians.”

According to Hasty, most of the errors were “relatively minor.” One example of a significant error was with the diagnosis of hypertension, where Wikipedia stated that traditionally, the diagnosis is required to have “three separate sphygmoma-nometer measurements at one monthly interval.” The best available evidence and guidelines only require two measure-ments.

“The extra reading could potentially cause patients to go longer without treat-ment of their high blood pressure,” Hasty says.

Another error involved coronary artery disease. Wikipedia’s article states that fam-ily history is not an important risk factor in the disease, but according to Hasty’s study, “Multiple studies confirm or sup-port the importance of family history of CAD in determining a patient’s risk.”

The study’s conclusion: Caution should be used when using Wikipedia to answer questions regarding patient care. But Hasty says that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvements.

“I think Wikipedia has great potential, and our study shows that more work needs to be done to improve accuracy for a resource used by the majority of clini-cians,” Hasty says. “Already, there have been interesting reports since we started this. There’s a group of med students at UC-San Francisco working on a project to improve the site.”

Hasty’s study will be published in May, but already doctors around the country are raising the red flag on Wikipedia’s content. UCSF professor of psychiatry Dr. Amin Azzam told NPR in January he believes Wikipedia is a “double-edged sword.”

“Because anyone can edit, we don’t necessarily know the expertise of the people doing the editing,” he said. “One the other hand, the reason it’s so popular is because everyone can contribute.”

Hasty says he hopes the study leads to changes on the website.

“I hope Wikipedia looks at this and decides to make a more robust peer-re-view system,” he says. “Some of the errors we found were subtle, but some could change the way a future physician might practice medicine. There’s a reason why there’s a high standard. A slight deviation could seriously harm people.”

lady camels headIng to ncaa

women’s golf chamPIonshIP

Campbell set a school record for lowest 54-hole score in NCAA post-season play and earned a berth in the national cham-pionship after finishing eighth on Saturday in the NCAA East Regional women’s golf championship at SouthWood Golf Club.

The Camels finished the event at 15-over and edged 14th-ranked Pepperdine by one stroke for the eighth and final qualifying spot from the regional in the NCAA Champi-onship, which will be played May 20-23 at Tulsa, Okla., Country Club.

It took record-breaking effort for the Camels to earn their first trip to the national tourna-ment since 1997 when the Camels finished fifth in the regional and 14th in the NCAA Championship. But it took nearly five hours for the Camels to learn that they had secured the final NCAA Championship berth after conclud-ing their round shortly after 2 p.m.

“I’m feeling joy obviously, excitement certainly, but the exhaustion level right now is really hard to explain,” said Campbell head coach John Crooks. “The last five hours, everything was out of our control. I was dealing with five players for the most part that had a really good day, but had a mistake here or there. And all five were each blaming themselves because it wasn’t a cakewalk to get into the top eight.”

PIne burr yearbooK dedIcated

to dr. ron maddoX

The 2014 Pine Burr Yearbook was dedi-cated to Dr. Ronald Maddox at the Univer-sity’s annual Publications Day event held Wednesday, April 16.

Maddox, dean of the College of Phar-macy & Health Sciences and vice president for Health Programs at Campbell, will retire from his position at the end of 2014. He has spent his entire professional career working to train health care professionals to serve the people of North Carolina and surrounding areas.

“I hope we can educate the people in this community about their health care options and meet their needs,” said Maddox. “[Our students] can make a difference.”

Maddox joined Campbell in 1985 to establish the School of Pharmacy, which was renamed in 2009 as the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.

News & Notes

The Campbell University Board of Trustees has approved the addition of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program, proposed to begin in the fall of 2016, Campbell Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Mark L. Hammond announced on Wednesday.

The proposed new engineering pro-gram will expand the university’s mission to meet the workforce needs of North Carolina and diversify the university’s portfolio of academic programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, Hammond said.

“In recent years Campbell has become a regional leader in providing health educa-tion and in expanding access to health care in underserved areas, particularly rural communities,” said Jerry Wallace, president of Campbell University. “A Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree will provide another important dimension, allowing the university to support a scientifically- and technically-trained workforce critical to the state’s welfare.”

Between 50 to 80 percent of job growth in the United States is dependent on scien-tists and engineers, according to the 2010 report by the National Academy of Sci-

ences, the National Academy of Engineer-ing and the Institute of Medicine (“Rising Above A Gathering Storm, Revisited”). Yet, only 2.7 percent of all engineers in the U.S. live and work in North Carolina, though the state is the 10th largest in the nation.

In addition, according to a Presidential Advisory Council report, colleges will need to produce a million more STEM graduates over the next decade, including those trained in engineering, to meet the expected U.S. workforce demands.

“The need for trained engineers is urgent, especially for North Carolina, which has a growing population and aging infrastructures,” Hammond said.

Campbell’s proposed engineering program will offer a single, integrated, engineering degree that focuses on sustain-ability, design and systems analysis in order to educate and train engineering generalists who will go on to be employed as licensed professional engineers or who will pursue graduate and professional studies.

“The general engineers Campbell produc-es will be prepared to address the wide range of ever-changing engineering challenges of the 21st century,” Hammond said.

hIll receIVes a.s. sullIVan award Harnett County Commissioner Beatrice B.

Hill received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at Campbell University’s spring com-mencement exercises Saturday, May 10, in the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center.

“Beatrice Hill has been a tireless leader, teacher, and servant for the citizens of Harnett County for many decades,” Campbell President Jerry M. Wallace said. “Her leader-ship on the County Commissioners has strongly supported the needs of Campbell University and our students. I cannot think of a more deserving person to receive the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Citizen Award than Beatrice Hill.”

Established by the New York Southern So-ciety in 1925, the award honors the memory of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a prominent New York philanthropist, lawyer and busi-nessman during the late 19th century. Presented annually at Campbell’s spring graduation service, the award recognizes a citizen who best exemplifies the Sullivan ideal of compassion, intellect and conduct as evidence of a spirit of love for and helpful-ness to others.

deVlIn, Pully new trustees

Dr. Leah Devlin and William “Bill” Pully began their first four-year terms as members of the Campbell University Board of Trustees this month, while Sadie Neel started her 2014 term as a lifetime trustee.

What follows are the biographical informa-tion of the new trustees, as well as a list of the returning trustees and officers.

Devlin is a native of Buies Creek and the daughter of long-time Campbell faculty and staff members Fred and Pearle McCall. Today, she resides in Raleigh and is a visiting professor of the practice of health manage-ment policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health and a mem-ber of the CDC Foundation Board.

Pully, of Raleigh, has been the president of the North Carolina Hospital Association since 1999. NCHA serves 130 hospital and health systems as the member’s voice in legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas, and as the member’s resource for current healthcare information and education.

Neel, of Goldsboro, is a retired public school teacher. She and her family have been supporters of Campbell for many years.

Photo by Bennett Scarborough

University approves newengineering program for ’16

News & Notes

UNDERGRAD, BUSINESS& EDUCATION

More than 500 students earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Saturday’s main campus spring com-mencement ceremony for Campbell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business and School of Education.

Commencement speaker Karen McNeil-Miller, president of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, told those graduates — and their 4,000-plus family and friends who made for a standing room-only Pope Convocation Center — to soak up the day as much as they could, because it will be one of the few days in their life that’s “all about you.”

“The day you’re born is all about you. Your funeral is all about you. Unfor-tunately, you don’t get to enjoy either of those events,” she said. “So enjoy it, because come tomorrow, it’s not about you anymore. All other days in your life should be about somebody else. They should be about you being in service to or in service for somebody else.”

PHARMACYCampbell University’s College of

Pharmacy & Health Sciences held its 25th graduation ceremony Friday, May 9, at the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center. Duke University Hospital’s Chief Pharmacy Officer, Paul Bush, delivered the commencement address.

“Today we celebrate the graduation of doctors of pharmacy, pharmaceutical scientists, clinical researchers and the first public health class. You are now prepared as practitioners and researchers who will improve the health through this country and beyond,” Bush said.

Bush reflected on his own experiences in the health care industry. Graduating from the University of Michigan with his bachelor of science in pharmacy in the 1970s, the pharmacy practice model focused heavily on the preparation and distribution of medications at that time. Now, through the development and growth of the industry, pharmacists are drug therapy experts and direct care

providers.He challenged graduates to apply their

creative energies to find solutions to the problems facing the industry today. Prob-lems like sub-optimal medication therapy issues, inadequate primary care and management of chronic disease provi-sions, and lack of promotion of wellness and preventative care.

DIVINITYSomeday, at some point, if it hasn’t

happened already, someone will ask you: “Just who do you think you are?”

It’s a challenging question, but it’s one that needs to be answered factually and gratefully, J. Daniel Day told the 53 students whom the Campbell Divinity

School awarded degrees to during its spring commencement Friday, May 9, in Turner Auditorium. “Otherwise, you are a candidate for self-imposed grief,” the retired associate professor of preaching at Campbell said in his Charge to the Graduates.

Even those who graduate from a divin-ity school, Day said, face situations and people who attack their sense of self and who chip away at their identities, calling into question: “Just who do you think you are?” If you don’t know who you are, he said, there are “folks who will be glad to pounce on your ignorance” and work toward dismantling your life, career or ministry.

To counter that, and to discover who

Campbell confers 1,038 degrees over weekend

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you really are, Day advised, “Read the Bi-ble.” Don’t just read the Bible to prepare for a sermon or a lesson or to buttress an opinion, he said. “Read it, ponder on it, and meditate upon it as if your very soul depends on it, because, in fact, I tell you it does.

LAWCampbell Law School conferred 150

Juris Doctor degrees at its 36th annual hooding and graduation ceremony on Friday, May 9 at Meymandi Concert Hall at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Red Hat President and Chief Executive Office Jim Whitehurst delivered the commencement address.

The 150 graduates of the Class of 2014 hailed from 38 different undergraduate institutions.

“Today is a transitional day in your lives,” said Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard. “For the rest of your days, no matter what you are doing, whether you practice in a big city or small hamlet, whether you are a litigator, a government official, a corporate officer, or a parent at home raising children, when the ques-tion is asked, ‘What do you do?’ you will answer proudly, ‘I am a lawyer.’”

“To the Class of 2014 – I have been praying for you,” said Campbell Univer-sity President Jerry M. Wallace. “I will not stop praying for you. I have all the faith in the world that you will excel at this noble calling as professionals in the law.”

EXTENDED CAMPUSESRounding out a hectic two days of

commencement ceremonies, the gradu-ation service for Campbell University’s extended programs had a lighter feel to it Saturday afternoon.

One grad won an unexpected “crisp, clean $100 bill,” while everyone else was challenged to stand up and sing the school’s alma mater to earn another Ben-jamin. And all graduates of Campbell’s satellite campuses at Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune and Research Triangle Park — as well as online graduates — left the cer-emony with a new orange Campbell T-shirt and the challenge to “wear orange” as much as possible in their future days.

Campbell awarded 168 undergraduate degrees to its extended campus graduates, and Saturday’s commencement speaker was the University’s recently appointed extended campuses dean, John Roberson.

Roberson, a Campbell alumnus who earned his degree in religion in 1980, told the story of his own commence-ment in Buies Creek, then held in Turner Auditorium. Roberson recalled that his seat that day had lost a hinge, and he had to spend the entire service with all of his weight on one hip to avoid falling.

“I’ve been where you are,” Roberson told the graduates Saturday, “though, less comfortably. And right now, I’m precisely where you will arrive … an alumnus of Campbell University.”

ATHLETESAs their fellow graduates walked across

the stage to receive their diplomas this weekend, twelve senior student athletes were far from Buies Creek. These mem-bers of the women’s golf, baseball and softball teams were on the road facing some tough competitions.

The women’s golf team finished eighth Saturday in the NCAA East Regional women’s golf championship, earning their first trip to the national tournament since 1997. Campbell’s baseball team swept a weekend series against VMI. And the women’s softball team made it to the semifinal round of the Big South Confer-ence Championships.

These athletic commitments prevented the graduating senior team members from attending Saturday’s ceremonies, but the University awarded the sacrifice of these students with a special com-mencement ceremony on Monday, May 12 in Butler Chapel.

Student athletes honored included Hector Cedano, Hollywood, FL; Ryan Koopman, Tipp City, OH; Shaela Churchill, Winterville, NC; Jordan Clarke, Capron, VA; Amanda Daw, Bel-haven, NC; Raven Lee, Battleboro, NC; Olivia Scarborough, Buies Creek, NC; Kaylin Yost, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Ryan Thompson, Turner, OR; Elijah Trail, Bakersfield, CA; Aaron Vogt, Wildwood, MO; and Brandon Wilson, Apex, NC.

dePt. of nursIng to hostoPen house on June 20

Campbell University’s new Department of Nursing will host an event for student who are interested in nursing as a career from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 20, at the Carrie Rich Memorial Building.

The event is intended to provide ad-ditional information for students who are interested in the nursing program and not meant to replace the Admissions depart-ment’s Summer Orientation for new 2014 students. A link to RSVP has been posted on Campbell University’s main Facebook page.

law school’s brIdges to sPeaK at waKe county cls

Campbell Law Assistant Dean for Administration Zeke Bridges will serve as the keynote speaker at the Wake County Christian Legal Society (CLS) monthly luncheon on Friday. Bridges will speak on mentoring and the legal profession.

The luncheon will be held in room 105 at Campbell Law beginning at 12:30 p.m.

“I am excited for the opportunity to share with the Wake County CLS,” said Bridges. “Campbell Law views the practice of a law as a calling to serve others. Men-torship allows us to serve and nurture law students and the newest members of the legal community, while serving as good stewards of our profession.”

Bridges, a 2003 Campbell Law gradu-ate, serves as the law school’s chief finan-cial officer and oversees human resources, the physical facility, technology, student life and pro bono services.

cary Pharmacy only one Innc affected by cIgna change

Starting June 1, several pharmacies in the United State will no longer be part of Cigna’s retail Pharmacy network.

Luckily for Campbell University employees on the Cigna plan, the only North Carolina pharmacy to be affected is Biologics Inc., located at 120 Weston Oaks Court in Cary.

Impacted customers will need to fill their prescriptions at a different pharmacy

for continued in-network coverage under their plan. They can use Cigna Home Delivery PharmacySM or any in-network retail pharmacy to fill their prescriptions.

new caP on contrIbutIonsmade to your hsa

The Internal Revenue Service an-nounced last week that the maximum contribution that can be made to an HSA in 2015 will be $3,350 for employ-ees with single coverage, up from $3,300 this year. The maximum HSA contribu-tion for those with family coverage will be $6,650, up from $6,550.

law school’s west Presentsfor nc adVocates for JustIce

Campbell Law Assistant Dean for Ex-ternal Relations Megan West will present on mentorship for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) on Thurs-day, May 15. West’s presentation is a part of the NCAJ’s “Professionalism for New Admittees” two-day, 12-hour continuing legal education event.

West will speak to the importance of seeking guidance from experienced lawyers, offer advice on how to be a good mentee, and provide examples and coun-sel on professionalism.

“Mentorship is a two-way street,” said West. “Not only is it important for new legal professionals to seek out mentors, but it’s equally necessary that they serve as good mentees and present themselves as professionals. I look forward to sharing with the NCAJ and the new legal profes-sionals within our community.”

genetIc InformatIonnondIscrImInatIon PolIcy

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) protects applicants and employees from dis-crimination based on genetic information in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. GINA also restricts the university’s acquisition of genetic information through any university owned or used equipment, computers, or internet systems, and strictly limits dis-closure of genetic information. If you are requested to provide a medical certifica-

tion for any valid purpose, you will not be asked as part of that certification to provide genetic information. Genetic information includes information about genetic tests of applicants, employees, or their family members; the manifestation of diseases or disorders in family members (family medi-cal history); and requests for or receipt of genetic services by applicants, employees, or their family members.

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2014 ACCOLADES: Submissions are now being accepted online for the 2014 Accolades publication. Categories include: Editorial Work, Grants, Publica-tions and Presentations.

Submissions will be accepted through Friday of this week. No submissions will be accepted after that date.

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By GILBERT A. STEINER, PharmDAssociate Professor of Pharmacy PracticeDirector of the Wellness InstituteCampbell University College ofPharmacy & Health Sciences

This article, devoted to the treat-ing and preventing summer skin disorders, was written by Dr. Lani

True, who is a Campbell University Col-lege of Pharmacy & Health Sciences resi-dent at East Carolina University Family Medicine in Greenville North Carolina.

After a long, cold winter many of us are excited that warmer weather is finally here. This means people will be spending more time outdoors. Being outside can be fun and enjoyable, but it is important to remember that the outdoors can be hard on the skin. While enjoying the warmth and sunshine it is necessary to protect your skin not only from the sun, but also from insects, and other outdoor nuisances, such as poison ivy, that may cause a rash. This article will help to provide guidance on which products will help protect you from common summer hazards.

Sunscreen and skin protection: 1The sun provides necessary vitamins to

help us maintain a healthy lifestyle, but it can also cause damage to the skin. This damage is thought to be caused by ul-traviolet (UV) rays. There are two types of UV rays, A and B. If exposed to these rays for a long period of time the skin will burn. Repeated sun burn can lead to skin damage and eventually pre-mature aging and possibly even cancer. The UVB rays are the cause of the sunburn and the associated redness. 2 They have long been thought to cause skin dam-age and most sunscreens will cover only UVB rays. Over the last 20 years studies have shown that UVA rays cause more cancer than UVB rays due to their deep penetration into the skin. 2

Prevention, through the use of sun-screen, is the key to avoiding sunburn and potential skin damage. Choosing a sunscreen can be an overwhelming and daunting task. There are numerous different products available and picking

one can be difficult. Before deciding on a sunscreen it is important to be aware of the different terminology that is used. Most people are familiar with the abbreviation SPF, which stands for Sun Protection Factor.3 This is an indicator of how much skin protection from the sun’s UVB rays the sunscreen offers. The higher the SPF the more protection that particular product provides. An SPF of 15 provides protection from 93% of UVB rays while an SPF of 30 blocks 97%, and a SPF of 50 blocks 98%.2 While the differences between these three are very small, people with fair skin may notice a big difference when they use a product that contains an SPF of 15 versus a product that contains an SPF of 30.2 Therefore, a person who burns easily will potentially require a higher SPF product compared to someone who does not. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends that all people over the age of 6 months wear at least SPF 30.3 However, even if you do not get sunburned, you are still exposed to the UV rays that cause skin dam-age. Therefore, it is also important to be aware of what UV rays the product that you are choosing covers. The majority of products will only cover UVB rays, but if you wish to have complete coverage than look for a product that covers UVA rays as well. For individuals who participate in water activities or will be doing strenu-ous activity that will cause them to sweat, waterproof or water resistant products are

available. Other potential options for skin pro-

tection include physical barrier products, such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.4 Unlike the chemical sunscreen products, which may not offer complete protec-tion, the physical barrier products act to block all UV rays from reaching the skin. Clothing that covers exposed skin or staying out of the sun is an option for people who do not like to apply sun-screen.

In addition to choosing the correct product, proper administration is ex-tremely important. All exposed areas of the body should be covered with a layer of sunscreen. This includes the lips, face, and tips of the ears. There are lip balm products that contain sunscreen as well. One ounce of sunscreen (two table-spoonsful) will be sufficient to provide protection to most exposed areas of the body. Sunscreen should be applied 15 to 30 minutes before going into the sun and then every 2 hours while completing ac-tivities in the sun.3 Waterproof products should be re-applied after getting out of the water.

Choosing a sunscreen can be difficult, but don’t sweat it. The most important things that you need to remember are: the higher the SPF the more protection from UVB rays you receive; physical barriers block all UV rays; and sunscreen should be applied 15 minutes before go-ing outside and every 2 hours from then on.

Bugs and insects: Bugs and insects are an unfortunate

part of outdoor activity. They get in our food, bite or sting, and can be very ir-ritating. To keep these annoying creatures away we use bug spray. There are three main ingredients that are used in bugs sprays, DEET, Picaridin, and lemon eucalyptus oil.4 We will discuss each of these in detail.

DEET,N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is a common agent used in insect repellent and is effective for the use against disease-containing insects such as, mosquitos and ticks. 5 It was developed by the US

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Army in 1946, but was not marketed to the public until 1955. 5, 6 There has been some concern in the past with the safety of DEET as an insect repellent, due to reports of DEET-associated sei-zure after ingestion. 6 The Environmen-tal Protection Agency (EPA) has done research and states, “as long as consumers follow label directions, and take proper precautions, insect repellents containing DEET do not present a health concern”. This recommendation is for children and adults alike, however children should not be allowed to apply the pesticide themselves. DEET products come in a variety of different strengths. The highest amount of DEET that can be purchased is 98.3%. The higher the percentage the greater the coverage and the longer that it will last. A study conducted in 2002 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that in DEET products between 1-5% they had a duration of ac-tion between 4-5 hours.6, 7 A list of the different products and their correlating DEET concentration is available on the EPA website (www.cfpub.epa.gov).

Picaridin, a synthetic compound, was created in the 1980’s but was only made available to the public in the United States in 2005.6 When compared to DEET for protection against mosquitos picaridin was found to be just as effec-tive.6 Just like DEET, the higher the percentage of picaridin the more protec-tion that the product offers. Percent-ages range from 7% to 20% and offer approximately 2 to 5 hours of coverage respectively.6 There is no specific safety data concerning picaridin because it is a relatively new product, but normal use appears to be safe and not a health concern. 6

There are natural options available for people who do not like using chemical repellents. Products such lemon eu-calyptus oil have been used for a very long time. It is thought that products containing lemon eucalyptus oil were the first insect repellents. In studies, it was found to be as effective at repelling mosquitos as low DEET concentrations. 4, 8 Citronella candles are often used in outdoor settings to keep the insects away. These products will repel insects for approximately 20 minutes.4 There is no additional benefit from the slow release

products. 4

Poison ivy and skin rashes: There can be multiple causes of sum-

mer time rashes, but a common one is the result of an oil known as urushiol that is secreted from select plants. These plants are poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. They can all produce an itchy rash that appears as red streaks and tiny raised bumps.9 The rash can appear on any part of the body which with the oil comes in contact. In severe cases swelling may occur and blisters may form. These blisters may pop and leak fluid, but poison ivy, oak, or sumac can-not be spread from this fluid, only from the oil that the plants secrete. 10

So, how do you prevent getting the rash? The first step is to be become fa-miliar with the appearance of the plants. While all the plants produce the same rash, they do look different. Poison ivy and poison oak grow as a small bush or vine.10 In the place of a single large leaf, they grow three small leaflets. Poison ivy is a dark green color in the summer, but in the spring and early summer may be yellow or light green.10 Poison oak is green all year but its leaves are a more rounded on the ends compared to poison ivy. Poison sumac, on the other hand, will grow as a tall shrub or a small tree.10 It has a row of large paired leaves and one leaf at the end. The leaves may also have black spots on them, where the urushiol has been exposed to the air and changed color.10

It is important to avoid touching the plants if at all possible. Any part of the plant has the potential to secrete oil and cause a rash, not just the leaves.10 Wear-ing long pants, long sleeved shirts, boots, and gloves can help to prevent contact with the plants. Be aware that if the oil gets on the clothes and it touches the skin, there is still the potential to get the rash. So, be sure to wash those clothes before touching them with bare hands. Another option is to use products con-taining the active ingredient bentoqua-tam, an urushiol oil blocker. 10 These are topical products the prevent the oil from being absorbed into the skin and causing irritation.10 However, If any part of the plants touches the skin, immediately wash that area of the body with soap and

water. If you do end up coming in contact

with the plant and getting the rash there are ways to treat it at home. A calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream can be used to help relieve itching.9 It is best not to scratch the rash if at all possible. If the rash blisters then scratching can po-tentially lead to infection. For rashes that are not relieved by topical treatments, an oral antihistamine such as diphenhydr-amine can be used. Severe rashes that are widespread or cause major swelling should be evaluated by a physician.

The outdoors can be hard on the skin, but if the right precautions are taken then the sunshine and fresh air can be enjoyed without worrying. Just remem-ber to wear your sunscreen and bug spray and stay away from the plants with three leaves.

References: 1. Krinsky D, Berardi R, Ferreri S, et al. Handbook

of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care. 17th edition. 2012. American pharmaceutical Association. Chapter 38: Prevention of Sun-Induced Skin Disorders. P707-722.

2. Epstein J and Wang S. Understanding UVA and UVB; Skin Cancer Foundation; http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/uva-and-uvb/understanding-uva-and-uvb; Accessed May 9, 2014.

3. Sunscreen FAQs. American Academy of Dermatology; http://www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/prevention-and-care/sunscreens. Accessed May 12, 2014.

4. Maddox R and Maddox S. Choos-ing Wellness: Soft, Healthy skin. US Pharm. 2005; 30(4). http://legacy.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?show=article&page=8_1463.htm. Accessed May 5, 2014.

5. Gouge D and Olson C. Choosing a Bug Repel-lent. Arizona Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona. Revised 08/2011. http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/bitstream/10150/146730/1/az1311-2011.pdf; Accessed May 5, 2013.

6. The Insect Repellent DEET. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Last updated 9/10/2012; http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/deet.htm; Ac-cessed May 5, 2014.

7. Heid M. Picaridin vs. DEET, Which is the best insect repellent?; AMC Outdoors; July/August 2012. http://www.outdoors.org/publications/outdoors/2012/equipped/picaridin-vs-deet-insect-repellent.cfm. Accessed May 6, 2014.

8. Fradin M.F., Day J.F. 2002. Comparative efficacy of insect repellents against mosquito bites. New England Journal of Medicine. 347(1):13-8.

9. Chemical Watch Factsheet, Oil of Lemon Euca-lyptus (PMD); Pesticides and You; Fall 2010; 30(3); p21-23. http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/oillemoneucalyptus.pdf.

10. Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac-Topic overview. WebMD. http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treat-ments/tc/poison-ivy-oak-or-sumac-topic-overview. Accessed May 9, 2014.

Poison Ivy: Tips for treating and preventing; American Academy of Dermatology; http://www.aad.org/dermatolo-gy-a-to-z/diseases-and-treatments/m---p/poison-ivy/tips. Accessed May 9, 2014.