SCHOOL OF PHARMACYNEWS

Spring 2007

Art and science have long been considered to be oppositeextremes with little in common.

In the Art in Science/Science in Art exhibit, the linebetween science and art is blurred, with visually and artisticallystunning results.

The 66 images in the exhibition can be seen in a Webgallery at http://ArtSci.uchsc.edu.

Elizabeth Redente, a fourth year PhD student, had one ofthe images from her research accepted for display in this juriedexhibition of images by University of Colorado-affiliated scien-tists. Her art piece shows colorful clusters of macrophages pres-ent around human lung cancer tumors. For the exhibit, sheused Photoshop to manipulate the colors of the macrophagesto produce dazzling images.

“In science you have to be verycareful to not manipulate your dataor alter the colors,” she said. “Thisexhibit was an expressive and funway to take something that’s veryfactual and move into the art realmwhere you can make changes to theimages and the colors.”

Redente is studying lung cancerprogression in mice. What she’s see-ing are changes in the lungs thathave been altered by the tumor. The alterna-tions are also happening in the bone mar-row, so the changes are not just localized

around the site of the tumor.“This tells us that tumors are really powerful and they are actually

influencing the bone marrow to alter the macrophages before they evenleave the bone marrow,” she said. “They’re being altered before they get

Variations on a theme of macrophagesPharmacy student’s art in Art in Science/Science in Art exhibit

to the lungs. This is a global effect on the body.”In the 20th Annual Student Research Forum held last year,

Redente received a top overall award for her poster project titledTemporal Changes in Macrophage Activation May Mediate LungTumor Progression. As an award winner, she was invited to givepresentations to both the CU Retired Faculty Association andthe Health Sciences Center Retired Faculty Association.

This image by Elizabeth Redente, PhD student in the School ofPharmacy, shows clusters of macrophages, a type of immunecell, present around human lung tumors, showing the manyfaces that may influence cancer development.

Polished social skills can help pharmacy careersBy Kenna BrunerOffice of Public Relations

In her school-wide presenta-tion, Arcelia Johnson-Fannin,PharmD, RPh, stressed to stu-dents the importance of havingpolished social skills in further-ing their pharmacy careers.

For nearly 30 years Johnson-Fannin has devoted herself toeffecting change in the industryand empowering students to takecontrol of their lives through aca-demic and professional excellence.

Johnson-Fannin, who received her pharmacy degree from MercerUniversity, is the only black woman to have founded a school of pharma-cy and the only woman to have started two schools of pharmacy at theUniversity of Incarnate Word in Texas and Hampton University inVirginia. In 1999, Johnson-Fannin was named one of the 50 most influ-ential pharmacists in America.

“Your credentials will get you in the door,” she told the audience.“What will set you apart from other pharmacy graduates vying for the sameresidency position is you, the person. Socializing successfully is vital toyour career.”

Her strategies for socializing successfully started with theadmonition that students should hone their social skills early intheir school careers in order to attend professional functions andjob interviews with poise.

Her tips ran the gamut from how to enter a room – confi-dently -- to demonstrating how to shake hands – firmly. Everyconversation is an opportunity for success. Stick to “safe” topicsof conversation, such as the weather, sports, travel or food. Avoidconversation killers like controversial current affairs and nevertell jokes.

She stressed following what she called the “10-5 rule” whenattending a professional or social gathering.

“If you come within 10 feet of someone, you should makecontact of some kind, such as eye contact, a nod of the head,” she

explained. “If you come within five feet, you should interact with themand introduce yourself.”

She advised students to be sure their body language is relaxed and togive their undivided attention when engaging with another person.

In the hierarchy of making introductions, a colleague gets introducedto a person of higher rank such as the company president, and a youngerperson is introduced to an older person.

“You need to be able to socialize successfully to impact your life andcareer,” she said, “but you’ve got to prepare.”

Arcelia Johnson-Fannin, PharmD, RPh,left, advises students on the fine art of net-working and socializing.

Elizabeth Redente

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Rajesh Agarwal, PhD, a professor in the Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy, has beenawarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes ofHealth to conduct research that may lead to a treatment for thoseexposed to mustard gas.

A common over-the-counter dietary supplement may help treatburns caused by mustard gas – a toxic, chemical warfare agent thatcauses the skin to break out in large blisters, and if inhaled, maycause blistering or bleeding in the lungs, as well as in other inter-nal organs, potentially causing death.

Agarwal’s research will focus on the toxicity of sulfur mustardto exposed skin cells and skin tissues and then test the efficacy ofsilibinin as a protective agent. Silibinin is a common dietary sup-plement derived from milk thistle and used in the treatment andprevention of liver toxicity. A member of the daisy family, milkthistle grows wild throughout Europe, North America andAustralia, and has been used for 2,000 years to treat a range ofliver and gallbladder diseases.

Agarwal’s most recent research with milk thistle at UCDHSCfound the compounds in the extract to be effective in the preven-tion and treatment of skin and prostate cancer. His new researchwill utilize the compound through both topical application anddietary ingestion to determine if silibinin prevents and/or treatssulfur mustard damage to the skin.

“Sulfur mustard is a continued military threat, and also hasgrown to become a chemical-terrorism threat against civilians inthe post 9/11 era,” said Agarwal. “This new research will allow usto test a new potential cure for patients affected by mustard gas.”

By Kenna BrunerOffice of Public Relations

After spending three weeks last summer helping hurricane victims inLouisiana, Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, BCPS, saw first hand just how tenu-ous the health care system in the United States can be in the face of cas-cading disasters.

At the annual Mont Gutke Lecture, supported by a gift from theALSAM Foundation, Bratberg spoke about his experiences and what phar-macists’ roles should be in a disaster. His talk, titled State of Emergency:A First-Hand Account of Providing Pharmacy Services Following

Hurricanes Katrina andRita, was highlighted bya poignant video thatput into stark relief thehurricanes’ devastationand the toll on resi-dents.

Bratberg, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Rhode IslandCollege of Pharmacy, was part of a 35-member Rhode Island DisasterMedical Assistance Team (DMAT) deployed to Louisiana after HurricanesKatrina and Rita. The DMAT team spent two weeks in New Orleans, La.,in August 2005, and one week in September in Lafayette, La.

He described conditions there as “austere,” with no electricity or run-ning water, 100 degree temperatures and with a limited supply of medica-tions to dispense.

“What happens when your hospitals don’t work and your clinics shutdown (after a disaster)?” he asked the audience of pharmacy students and

Providing aid in a state of emergency

Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, BCPS, (left) is thanked by ChrisTurner, PhD, director of experiential programs, for his presenta-tion on providing pharmacy services after Hurricane Katrina.

$2.7 million awardedto study treatment for mustard gas exposure

faculty. “What happens when you can’t treat people who take medicationsfor chronic illnesses? People die. We don’t understand just how fragile ourhealth care system is.”

His team focused on providing primary medical care for storm-relatedillnesses and injuries, and for individuals with chronic conditions who hadgone days without their medication. Bratberg’s duties included dispensingmedications, and administering vaccinations for diseases caused by theunsanitary living conditions, such as hepatitis and tetanus.

A DMAT is a group of professional medical personnel who providemedical care during a disaster. When teams are deployed to a disaster site,they typically take three days worth of supplies that include a medicinecache and a written agreement that allows them to get pharmaceuticalsfrom area pharmacies. Bratberg discovered that the pharmaceutical cachewas inadequate for treating the bacterial infections from contaminatedwater they encountered and so focused on educating residents about howto prevent infection.

“Preventing infectious diseases is the best way to treat infectious dis-eases; not antibiotics,” he said, “especially when you have a limited andunknown number of antibiotics. In an emergency situation you have to beflexible. (For example) what do you do with insulin when it is 110 degreesand you’ve got no refrigeration?”

Bratberg encouraged pharmacy students to consider serving with aDMAT chapter. For information about the Colorado DMAT chapter, visitthe web site at www.coloradodmat.com.

“What happens when your hospitals don’t work and

your clinics shut down after a disaster?”

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By Kenna BrunerOffice of Public Relations

When he was 18, DarrylLeopold wanted to follow in thefootsteps of his father and an uncleto become a pharmacist. The yearwas 1970 and the country wasembroiled in the Vietnam War, soDarryl postponed college to jointhe Navy.

He was accepted into the NavalAcademy Preparatory School andreceived an appointment to theNaval Academy where he studiedengineering, since pharmacy wasnot available. After leaving theNavy four years later, he finishedhis engineering degree at theUniversity of Colorado, later receiv-ing a master’s degree in environ-mental engineering from theColorado School of Mines.

Fast forward 37 years. Darryl, aP4 in the School of Pharmacy, isjust weeks away from realizing hisdream of being a pharmacist, likehis father, Gerald Leopold, BS ’56,MS; and his uncle, RobertLeopold, BS ’48.

Both Gerald and Robert, whowere themselves influenced by anuncle who owned an independentpharmacy, are still hard at work dis-pensing medications, counselingpatients and enjoying their so-called retirement years.

In January, Darryl was in a rota-tion at Wardenburg HealthCenter’s pharmacy, a health facilityfor students, faculty and staff onthe CU-Boulder campus.

During an average day whenschool is in session, the pharmacydispenses between 150 and 200prescriptions, primarily for contra-ceptives, antibiotics and attentiondeficit disorder medication.

Although a full-time student,Darryl is working part-time as amechanical engineer at BallAerospace and TechnologiesCorporation where he is helping

Following in a family’s footsteps to a pharmacy career

construct the mirror for the secondgeneration Hubble SpaceTelescope.

Since Darryl grew up observingthe pharmacy careers of his fatherand uncle, he developed a goodunderstanding of how much thecommunity relies on pharmacists.He fondly recalls his uncle’s RexallPharmacy in Chappell, Neb.Located on the town’s main street,the pharmacy served as a focalpoint because it was where the busdropped off passengers. While hisuncle took care of the medicationneeds of folks who came from milesaround, his aunt tended the old-fashioned soda fountain and madehim coke floats.

“It’s been a long and circuitouspath to getting my pharmacydegree, but I’m looking forward tofinally graduating this May andstarting what I postponed in 1970,”Darryl said.

Robert Leopold, BS ’48After serving in the Navy Air

Corps for 19 months, 1944 to1945, Robert enrolled at CU. Hisclasses were held on the Bouldercampus and he hitchhiked backand forth to Loveland where heworked in an independent pharma-cy on weekends. After graduation,Robert worked in his uncle’s drug-store in Lexington, Neb., and thenin a pharmacy in Longmont forseven years.

In 1959, Robert bought his owndrugstore in Chappell, Neb., for$21,000, with no money down and2 percent interest. Monthly pay-ments on the building were $125.Chappell Pharmacy was open sevendays week, until 9 p.m. Mondays -Saturdays and 4 p.m. on Sundays.As the only pharmacist in the onlydrug store in town for 31 years,Robert worked long hours and wasalways on call, although he took thetime to get involved in communityactivities.

He was a consultant to the localhospital for several years and servedon the city council and the hospitalboard of directors, also he was amember of Rotary and theChamber of Commerce.

“Working in an independentpharmacy in a small town for somany years, you get to know every-body and you’re a part of the com-munity,” he said.

Thinking he was ready to retire15 years ago, Robert sold the busi-ness. Three months later he real-ized he really wasn’t quite ready togive it all up.

“I went back begging for a job,”he joked.

Today, Robert works two days aweek for the people who bought hisbusiness. He also works one day aweek at a pharmacy in Oshkosh,Neb., about 30 miles up the roadfrom Chappell, and a couple ofdays a month at a pharmacy inSidney, to the west.

“I enjoy the interaction withpeople,” he said. “I get to fill pre-scriptions for people from everywalk of life.”

Gerald Leopold, BS ’56, MS(hospital administration)

After his discharge from theArmy, Gerald followed in his olderbrother’s footsteps by enrolling inthe School of Pharmacy. He waspresident and the honor graduateof the class of 1956. His ensuingcareer has been eclectic.

After graduation in 1956, heworked at Hodel’s Drug Store inBoulder from 1956 to 1959.

From 1959 to 1960, Geraldworked for Skaggs Drug Center inDenver after being recruited byMont Gutke, a former faculty mem-ber for whom a lecture series at theschool is named.

Gerald joined the Air Forcewhere he was commissioned aspharmacy officer. During his 17-year military career, Gerald was sta-

tioned in a variety of posts, fromSan Antonio to Puerto Rico, andheld numerous positions, includ-ing pharmacy advisor for a medicalfundamentals course, squadroncommander, pharmacy supervisor,a hospital business officer and hos-pital administrator at Francis E.Warren Air Force Base inCheyenne, Wyo. He also served asthe course supervisor of the pro-gram for indoctrination of newlycommissioned Medical ServiceCorps officers at Sheppard AFB inWichita Falls, Texas.

In 1965, he received a master’sdegree in hospital administrationfrom the University of California atBerkley. Gerald retired from themilitary in 1976 and was an assis-tant administrator at WichitaGeneral Hospital in Wichita Fallsuntil 1982. For the next 23 years heworked in numerous pharmaciesfor such companies as Safeway,Eckerd, CVS, as well as an inde-pendent pharmacy. Since 1985, hehas served as a consulting pharma-cist with the Wichita Falls-WichitaCounty Health Department.

Gerald now works 15 hours aweek in a United Supermarketspharmacy in Wichita Falls. Thispast summer he returned to theSOP to attend his 50-year reunion.

“Why do I work? I can’t play golfevery day,” he quipped. “But seri-ously, I would miss the people if Ididn’t work.”

Gerald and Robert are pleasedthat Darryl is continuing the phar-macy tradition. The careers of thethree Leopolds show the variety ofoptions available in the pharmacyprofession. Their paths may differ,but they agree that pharmacy canbe a satisfying long-term career.

“Pharmacy is a great profes-sion,” said Gerald. “With theincreased demand for pharmacists,you can go almost anywhere andname your price.”

Darryl Leopold

Gerald Leopold

Gerald Leopold in 1957

Robert Leopold

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By Kenna BrunerOffice of Public RelationsNasib Karl Maluf, PhD, has come full circle. In

Dec. 2006, he joined the Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences as an assistant professor -- thesame department where he was a postdoctoral researchfellow from 2003 to 2005, working for ProfessorCarlos Catalano, PharmD, PhD.

His research interest is the molecular mechanismsof genome packaging in the adenovirus, a linear, dou-ble-stranded DNA virus that causes respiratory tractinfections, and is a particular threat to individualswith weakened immune systems, such as organ trans-plant recipients and AIDS patients. When he startstalking about his research, the conversation quicklyveers into the arcane scientific terminology andabstruse vocabulary of molecular biology.

From his early days in graduate school, Maluf has been interested inunderstanding how motor proteins, which literally are little molecularmotors, are able to perform mechanical work on other biological mole-cules, such as DNA and microtubles. The prototypical example of a motorprotein is the kinesin protein, which transports cargo along a filamentfrom one part of the cell to the next. This process looks like a gigantic bagof cargo being hauled around the cell by a little speck of a protein, muchlike a small tugboat towing an ocean liner out to sea.

While conducting research with Catalano, Maluf became interested in

how another motor protein is able to stuff the DNAgenome into the interior of a virus.

“Imagine punching a hole in your car tire, and tryingto seal the hole with your thumb,” he said. “Now multi-ply this force by 10, and you’ve got the amount of pres-sure this viral motor has to work against to stuff theDNA into the virus. This is the most powerful molecu-lar motor discovered to date, and it would be pretty coolto figure out its engineering. It’s a remarkable process.”

Maluf received his BS in biochemistry from theUniversity of Arizona and his PhD in molecular bio-physics from Washington University School of Medicinein St. Louis, Mo. Immediately prior to joining theSchool of Pharmacy faculty, he was a postdoctoralresearch fellow in the Department of Microbiology atthe University of Iowa.

His wife, Katrina Maluf, PhD, has a faculty position in the Departmentof Physical Therapy at UCDHSC. They have a six-year-old son, Sean, andare expecting a second child.

Maluf returned to the School of Pharmacy because of the many oppor-tunities for research collaboration.

“This is a fantastic department,” he said. “You see the whole spectrumhere, from developing drugs to delivering them to the patients. It’s greatbeing surrounded by colleagues who, when you have an idea or are con-ducting research, can help you take it to the next level.”

Dr. Karl Maluf joins Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Nasib Karl Maluf, PhD

LaToya Jones, PhD, (with Dr.Wenchang Ji from Amgen), co-chaired the ACS ProSpectivesMeeting Successful ProteinTherapeutics: The Interconnectionof Formulation, ProcessingDevelopment and Manufacturing.The meeting was held in SanDiego, Calif., July 23-25.

In September, ChristinaAquilante, PharmD, was appointedas a voting member of theUniversity of Colorado GeneralClinical Research Center ScientificAdvisory Committee (SAC).

Dan Gustafson, PhD, andDawn Duval, PhD, left the depart-ment in January and have acceptedpositions at Colorado StateUniversity.

The School of Pharmacy ispleased to announce that the fol-lowing faculty members are servingin interim administrative positions:• Douglas Fish, PharmD, associateprofessor and interim chairman,Department of Clinical Pharmacy• David Thompson, PhD, associateprofessor and interim associatedean.

Babies in order of “appearance” -- Emile Ndikum, Leif Hansen, Evan Linnebur, Victor BonhanCai and Maggie and Rowan Ulrich.

Faculty productivity update

Rajesh Agarwal, PhDDevelop CEES-Induced Skin Toxicity Models and EvaluateSilibinin Efficacy U54(PI: Carl White)National Jewish subcontractTotal Costs: $2,015,088 -- 9/15/06-9/14/11

Tom Anchordoquy, PhDState of Colorado CUTTO Proof of Concept Award(Co-PI with Karen Stevens) A New Treatment for Ineffectively Treated SchizophreniaPatients: Pre-clinical Validation for CentrallyAdministered Clozapine$200,000 -- 1/1/07-6/30/07

CUTTO Proof of Concept AwardA New Treatment forSchizophrenia$25,000 -- 4/1/06-10/31/06

Peter Anderson, PharmDBristol-Myers Squibb Genetic Determinants of protease inhibitor pharmacology$46,352 -- 09/01/06-08/30/08NIH/NIAID(Co-PI, Chris Aquilante)Genetic determinants of protease inhibitor pharmacology$100,000 -- 08/01/06-07/31/08

Christina Aquilante, PharmDNIH/NIDDKGenetic Predictors of Thiazolidinedione Response$556,556 -- 07/01/06-06/30/11

Manisha Patel, PhDEpilepsy Foundation of America, Post-doctoral fellowship$40,000 -- 12/06-11/07

David Ross, PhDState of Colorado CUTTO Proof of Concept Award(Co-PI’s Philip Reigan, David Siegal)HSP 90 Inhibitors$200,000 -- 1/07-12/07

DOPS facultyhonors and

notices

Interim positions

DOPS Grants

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By Danny Chou, PharmD, MBAThe following article was taken from a recent issue of DOPS Notes. Hello to all professors and students! My name is Danny Chou and I am

a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of PharmaceuticalSciences (DOPS). I am currently in the process of completing my thesisunder the guidance of my advisor Dr. John Carpenter, co-director of theCenter for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at CU. Prior to joining the pro-gram I earned my PharmD and MBA degrees from the University ofFlorida in Gainesville, Fla. I have several years of experience as the man-ager of a community pharmacy and also had a stint as sales and marketingmanager for a big pharmaceutical company on the East Coast.

After concluding that neither of these career options fulfilled me on apersonal level, I decided to undertake additional training to earn theexpertise that would give me an opportunity to work as a scientist in theexciting world of biotechnology. It was one of the best decisions of my lifebecause under the tutelage of Dr. Carpenter, I have been exposed to themost cutting-edge knowledge on stabilization of protein pharmaceuticals.Protein-based drugs are becoming an integral part of our pharmaceutical

arsenal against a wide array ofdiseases, ranging from dia-betes and inflammatory dis-eases to cancer.

With the support of a NIHtraining grant and HumanGenome Sciences, a biotechfirm in Maryland, I was ableto devote most of my time tolaboratory research, whichinvolved characterization anddevelopment of strategy forstabilization of albumin-fusion proteins. These pro-teins are the result of genetic

fusion of the DNA sequences that encode for human serum albumin anda pharmacologically active protein molecule. This has been found to resultin improvement of important characteristics like solubility, physical stabil-ity, as well as pharmacokinetic parameters such as serum half-life.

The exciting part for me is that the knowledge I have gained from mystudies is directly applicable to the production and formulation of humantherapeutics. I know this because for several months now I have beenworking in the department of Drug Product Process Development atAmgen in Thousand Oaks, Calif. My brief amount of time here has rein-forced my belief that our program does a great job of preparing studentsfor careers in the pharmaceutical industry. Now I am depended on by mycolleagues for advice on how to safely produce biopharmaceuticals at thecommercial scale, a responsibility that challenges and excites me at thesame time.

So far my work has taken me to Puerto Rico, Germany, Switzerland,and the Czech Republic. I will probably accrue a few more frequent flyermiles before the year is over. Amgen has recently decided to invest about$3 billion to build a state-of the-art manufacturing plant in Ireland in thenext four years and I am on the core team responsible for its successfulimplementation.

I am writing this article on a plane returning from a trip to Taiwan, thecountry where I was born. This a very special trip for me because it was myfirst time back after coming to the United States 24 years ago. On mymother’s side of the family we have many relatives there, the oldest beingmy grandmother, who is almost 90 years old. I brought my mother withme and we had a wonderful reunion in a restaurant at the top of a moun-tain near Taipei. My family treated me as if I had never left; I was trulytouched by the genuine love and affection I felt from everyone.

The cousins I used to play with are now parents of little kids and havetheir own careers. The most striking thing I noticed about Taiwan is howmodern it is; it is very similar to what I saw in Japan two years ago when Iattended the Global Pharmaceutical Education Network (GPEN) meetingin Kyoto. And of course the food is fabulous! For the first time in almosta quarter century I spoke almost no English for an entire week. I’m glad Istill can read Chinese. The pictures you see here are some of the ones

Renuka Thirumangalathu, a PhD student in pharmaceutical sciences,has been selected as the recipient of the Ebert Prize for 2007 from theAmerican Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) for her manuscript, Effectsof pH, temperature and sucrose on Benzyl alcohol-induced aggregation ofrecombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating.

The Ebert Prize is presented for the best original investigation publishedin the APhA journal each year. Thirumangalathu’s doctoral work includesinvestigation into mechanisms of protein aggregation and oxidation, effectof solution conditions on protein stability and heterogeneous nucleationinduced protein aggregation. The award includes a silver medal, anengraved certificate and complimentary registration and lodging for thespring annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

She received her BS degree in pharmacy from Birla Institute ofTechnology and Sciences in India. In 2000, Thirumangalathu came to theUnited States and received an MS degree in industrial pharmacy from theUniversity of Toledo in Ohio. Her plans are to pursue a career in thebiotechnology industry.

Dr. Rajesh Agarwal has been selected as the recipient of the2006 John and Barbara Shell Prize for outstanding achievement inresearch and graduate education.

Natalie Lassen and Erica Pierce have been selected as the recip-ients of the 2006 Heim Award for outstanding achievement inresearch while pursuing a graduate degree or fellowship.

The three will be honored at a symposium this spring.

After emigrating to the United States24 years ago, Danny Chou visitsTaiwan, the country of his birth.

In his own words:DOPS graduate student shares his experiences

Shell Prize and Heim Awards announced

PhD student awarded Ebert Prize

Chou visited the National Palace Museum in Taipei where some ofChina’s 5,000-year-old treasures are displayed.

taken by my uncle during our trips to various part of the country. Thelarge building behind me is the National Palace Museum on the outskirtsof Taipei. It displays some of China’s most ancient treasure from its 5,000year history. The leaders of Republic of China brought them to Taiwanwhen they fled mainland China after defeat by the communists in 1949.

The collection is so large that even though it is less than 10 percent ofantiquities passed down from generations of Chinese emperors, it stillwould take 60 years of regular rotations to be shown in its entirety. Taipei101 is currently the tallest building in the world and Taiwan has thelongest mountain tunnel in Asia at 13 Km.

It took us almost 20 minutes to pass through it. Not bad for a nationof 23 million people. If any of you visit Asia in the future I highly recom-mend visiting Taiwan.

In closing, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the wonderful peo-ple in the DOPS; to everyone, including professors, fellow students, andthe administrative staff who have contributed to my positive experience inColorado. Thank you very much! Specifically, I want to thank JohnCarpenter, Mark Manning, Ted Randolph, Tom Anchordoquy, and DavidBain for serving on my thesis committee. No matter where I go in thefuture I will have fond memories of my time at the School of Pharmacy.

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New generation of leaders needed in next decadeA significant shortfall of phar-

macy managers and directors isanticipated in the next 10 years.More troubling is that many clini-cal and staff pharmacists appearuninterested in stepping intoleadership positions.

In her school-wide presenta-tion last fall, Sara White, MS,FASHP, urged students to becomeleaders in their profession and totake charge of developing a satis-fying pharmacy career.

“You are the future of the pro-fession and whether or not youthink of yourself as a leader, youneed to be a leader in your prac-tice,” she said.

White has more than 30 yearsexperience in pharmacy practiceleadership. In 2003, she retired

after 11 years as pharmacy directorat Stanford Hospital and Clinics,and 20 years as associate director ofpharmacy at the University ofKansas Medical Center.

She earned a BS degree in phar-

macy from OregonState University, anMS in HospitalPharmacy Manage-ment from Ohio StateUniversity, and com-pleted an AmericanSociety of Health-System Pharmacists(ASHP) accreditedpharmacy residency atOhio Sate UniversityHospitals and Clinics.White received health-system pharmacy’s

highest honor in 2006 by beingnamed the recipient of the ASHPHarvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award.

She conducted research into theshortage of young pharmacy lead-ers, the turnover of current leaders

Sara White, right, talks with students at areception held after her recent presentationon leadership skills.

and the need for more post-gradu-ate training for potential managers,and came up with recommenda-tions for addressing those issues. In2005, the American Journal ofHealth-System Pharmacy publishedher report, “Will There Be a Health-System Pharmacy Leadership Crisis?”White’s research revealed thatwhile most pharmacy directors andmiddle managers were satisfiedwith their positions, nearly 80 per-cent said they will leave their jobsin the next decade.

“To be truly successful in yourprofession, you need to take chargeof your career,” she said. “You needto be the chief executive officer ofyour own career. It’s not too early

By Kenna BrunerOffice of Public RelationsWhen Jack, BS ’54, and Edith

Sassone returned to New Orleansafter Hurricane Katrina, they wererelieved to find their closed-doordispensing pharmacy had sufferedlittle damage.

There had been no floodingfrom the breached levees in theirJefferson suburb, and other thansome shingles blown off the roof,Alpha Pharmaceutical Companyhad received no direct damagefrom wind and floods. With theNational Guard stationed in a near-by building, the couple’s businessstayed safe from looters.

As soon as electricity wasrestored to their neighborhood, theSassones were able to get back tobusiness and serve the institutionsthat were still open.

Indirectly, however, their 30-year-old business has suffered froma ripple effect of the storm. Theirclosed-door pharmacy specializes inproviding prescription deliveryservices to patients in long-termcare facilities, rehab centers andhospitals. Many of those institu-tions that were the Sassones’ cus-tomers were severely damaged inthe flood and have not reopened.

“We were fortunate in so manyways,” said Edith, “but now we’rejust trying to hang on. It doesn’tlook like our business will get backto normal any time soon. It maytake us 10 years to recover.”

The Sassones weathered thestorm in Vicksburg, Miss. Whenthey returned two weeks later, theywere shocked at the devastation totheir city.

The damage from Hurricane

Post-Katrina business a struggle for independent pharmacists

Katrina is still being tallied. Morethan a year after Katrina madelandfall, on Aug. 29, 2005, NewOrleans has become a place ofquiet desperation, where thousandsof damaged homes remain empty,businesses have been slow toreopen and city services haven’treturned to normal. In some areasof New Orleans traffic lights stillaren’t working and trash removal iserratic at best. Before the storm,there were about 63 nursing homesin the New Orleans area. Today,there are 34. Only half of the city’shospitals have reopened.

A study by Louisiana StateUniversity showed that about 60percent of the businesses within thecity limits have not reopened. TheLSU study also showed that thehurricane affected more businesseswith fewer than 50 employees thanany other business sector. Many ofthe independent businesses thatare open are financially strugglingto survive.

The Sassones currently employfour part-time pharmacists andthree part-time pharmacy techni-

cians. Before Katrina, all employeesworked full time.

It is predicted that New Orleanswill probably not regain its pre-storm population. Residents aretrickling back, although the city iswell under half of its pre-hurricanepopulation of 460,000, furthercontributing to the dramatic down-turn in business.

“The economy has taken a nosedive. Half the people have left.Who’s going to buy what? Therearen’t enough people living herewho have the money to buy any-thing,” said Edith. “A lot of ourfriends have left, walked away fromtheir houses with no intention ofcoming back. The whole complex-ion of the city has changed. Asidefrom that, I am grateful for what wedo have. As for our future, I can’teven predict that now.”

In October 2003, Jack andEdith visited Denver where Jackpresented the first Mont Gutke lec-ture at the School of Pharmacy. Histopic was Consulting Pharmacy.The lecture series is named inhonor of Mont Gutke, a formerexecutive with Skaggs Drugstoreswho served on the School ofPharmacy faculty from 1951 to1955. Gutke was Jack’s professor,advisor and mentor.

Jack’s career has taken himthrough many facets of pharmacywhich has included retail, hospitaland institutional pharmacy. Hebelieves that the consulting seg-ment of institutional pharmacy ispharmacy at its purest since itinvolves reviewing patients’ pre-scription records, conferring with arange of other health care providersand recommending changes in

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drug therapy that can have directeffects on health outcomes.

“As long term care pharmacists,we provide and maintain an emer-gency medication supply, have oneor more daily deliveries, and take24-hour calls for emergencies,” hesaid. “We conduct in-service educa-tion programs and participate inthe infection control committee, inaddition to many other committeesand reviews on patient care issues.”

Undaunted by the uncertaintyof what the future holds in NewOrleans, the Sassones retain a senseof pride and commitment in theircommunity and the traditions thatare a part of Louisiana’s culturalfabric.

As a member of the Women’sGuild of the New Orleans OperaAssociation, Edith happilyannounced that productions areresuming with the 2007-08 operaseason, although at a temporaryvenue since storm damage repairsto the historic New Orleans OperaGuild Home are under way.

“Quarters are tighter and adjust-ments have to be made,” saidEdith, “but Faust and Il Tritticowill open to the acclaim of a sold-out house and will delight bothaudiences and critics.”

“We have a longing for life toreturn as it was,” said Jack. “Somuch is still ‘shuttered.’ We arefocusing most of our energy thesedays on rebuilding our business,since most of our clients have relo-cated and do not plan to return,and we are marketing in other areaswith a new vision.”

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Recently the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ College ofPharmacy magazine declared this “the Golden Age of student organiza-tions.” We find that to be the case in Colorado, too. Pharmacy studentscarry a heavy load of classes and experiential learning obligations, yet theystill find time and energy to pour into several student organizations.

The leadership experience and the camaraderie gained from member-ship in these organizations can be immensely rewarding and round outeach member’s educational experience. At the University of ColoradoSchool of Pharmacy, students can choose to join one or more of 10 organ-izations in addition to serving on Student Council. Previously, studentprofessional organizations were divided by gender and focus. Currentlymembership is mixed in all organizations.

Those originally set up by minority groups for minorities have diversememberships while their purpose remains to advance the health care serv-ices for minority populations. Quite often, students choose more thanone, based on the different focus of each group; SNPhA alone has 179members.

The stories on these pages highlight a few of the many service activitiesundertaken in the fall of 2006. Another busy semester is in progress and

Participation in school organizations provides richer experience for students

Kappa Epsilon promotesbreast cancer awareness

will be covered in future issues.The 10 organizations include:• Asian American Pharmacy Student Association (AAPSA)• Academy of Students of Pharmacy/American

Pharmaceutical Association (ASP/APhA)• Colorado Student Society of Health-system Pharmacists (CSSHP)• Kappa Epsilon (KE)• National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)• Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)• Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS)• Pharmacists for Christ• Phi Delta Chi• Rho Chi

The SOP’s Student National Pharmaceutical Association chapter(SNPhA) hosted this year’s regional meeting, March 23-25. Jocelyn Elders,MD, former U.S. Surgeon General and the first African American womanto hold that post, gave the keynote address Saturday evening.

The meeting was held in downtown Denver and focused on current leg-islative issues related to health care and/or heath disparities, such asMedication Therapy Management and Point of Care ACPE continuingeducation workshops, asthma continuing education session, cultural com-petency session, immunization training, career networking, educationalexhibits, a recruitment fair, and a pipeline program to orient underservedpre-health students to career opportunities in pharmacy.

Elders was appointed surgeon general of the Public Health Services byPresident Clinton and served from Sept. 8, 1993, to Dec. 31, 1994. As sur-geon general, Elders argued the case for universal health coverage, and wasa spokesperson for President Clinton's health care reform effort. She wasa strong advocate for comprehensive health education, including sex edu-cation, in schools.

SNPhA is an education and community service association of pharma-cy students who are interested in providing pharmacy services to diverseand underserved communities. The SNPhA chapter at the school was cre-ated in 2003 to “accept the challenge of serving underserved and diversecommunities.”

Recent SNPhA activities include “Get on the Path to Wellness” healthfairs, pre-collegiate summer pipeline programs, flu shot clinics, the DenverIndian Health and Family Services Chart Review, The GLBT CenterBrown Bag and Education Session, the Black Church Diabetes Class, anda multicultural food fest. These programs support the purpose of thenational SNPhA organization, which is to plan, organize, coordinate andexecute programs geared toward the improvement of health, educationand social environment of diverse and underserved communities.

SNPhA chapter to hostregional meeting in March

Ralph Altiere, dean of the school, (third from right on back row)and members of the Student National PharmaceuticalAssociation’s SOP chapter take a photo break at the luncheonhonoring keynote speaker Joycelyn Elders.

KEBy Amber HodgesThe members of Kappa Epsilon-Theta (KE) chapter, a profes-

sional pharmacy fraternity, are proud of our accomplishments in2006 to promote breast cancer awareness. Together, the members ofKE raised more than $1,000 to support the Susan G. KomenFoundation and The Young Survivor’s Coalition.

The money we raised came from three sources. First, a numberof our members and guests participated in the Komen Race for theCure in Denver in October. Second, a bake sale was sponsored toraise money and patrons were given pink ribbons to wear in honorof breast cancer awareness. Finally, a collection box was circulatedamong members of each pharmacy class to help raise money.

In addition to raising money to support breast cancer awarenessand research, KE also is involved in other related projects. Each year,we participate in the Yoplait Save the Lids! campaign in which stu-dents save the pink lids from Yoplait yogurt containers. The lids arereturned to Yoplait and the company makes a donation proportion-al to the number of lids to breast cancer awareness and research.

Every spring, KE members assemble baskets of gifts for newlydiagnosed breast cancer patients. These homemade baskets are deliv-ered to patients starting chemotherapy at the Anschutz CancerPavilion. The gift baskets bring comfort and let these patients knowthat people care about them and are thinking about them duringthis difficult time.

Breast cancer awareness is an extremely important and valuablecause for both our chapter and our national organization. We wouldlike to thank everyone who helped make our projects such a success.

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The annual School of Pharmacy Holiday Formal washeld Dec. 7 at the Phipps Mansion Tennis Pavilion.Students from all four classes and many of the professorsdressed up for an evening of dancing, relaxing and cele-brating the semester that was finally coming to an end.Food and beverages were served while the music played.

The DJ was required to wrap up the music prior to 10p.m. in compliance with neighborhood rules, eliciting theonly complaint: an early end to the party. Students wereable to spend time with students from other classes andtheir professors talking about things unrelated to school.Students and professors alike enjoyed a night away fromstudying and school responsibilities to share and celebratetheir accomplishments.

Holiday Formal celebratessemester’s end

Putting a smile onchildren’s faces

By Tara VlasimskyThe American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) stu-

dent chapter, Colorado Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists(CSSHP), has been brightening the lives of children and their familiesat The Children's Hospital for the last several years through their annu-al Valentine's Day and Halloween events.

At Halloween, CSSHP members dress up in their costumes andhelp children decorate pumpkins and play a game of "pumpkin toss"(throwing a ball into an inflatable pumpkin). For Valentine's Day,CSSHP members take craft materials for the children to makeValentine's Day cards for loved ones.

At each visit, we hand out goodie bags to the children and their sib-lings filled with non-candy treats and age-appropriate toys. CSSHP’svisits to The Children's Hospital have become an invaluable experiencefor our members. We all truly enjoy being able to put a smile on eachchild's face.

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By Olivia RapacchiettaThe CU SNPhA chapter was

busy this past summer participatingin three pre-collegiate summercamps at the Health SciencesCenter campus, preparing sixposters to present at the nationalconvention and preparing for theupcoming school year. We wantedto send as many CU SNPhA mem-bers to the national convention inPhiladelphia, as possible. In orderfor our chapter to do this, we hadto do some serious planning andfundraising!

Several P2, P3 and P4 membersraised money for the convention bystaffing the Office of Diversity’sPre-Collegiate summer programsfor Denver area high school stu-dents June through July.Responsibilities included mentor-ing and teaching several topics ofhealth disparities to students par-ticipating in the camps. NickPollard (P4), Reannon Castelleja(P4), Stephanie Cho (P3) andGloria Mendez (P3) even chaper-oned the students on an overnighttrip to Balarat camp grounds.

These SNPhA members had theopportunity to really get close tothe high school students and helpanswer questions about going intopharmacy school. I had the oppor-tunity to teach several of the healthdisparities topics, but my favoritepart of the pre-collegiate camps wasbeing able to teach STDs andHIV/AIDs to the high school stu-dents. It was very challenging tokeep their attention, but these lec-tures really engaged and educatedthem. They commented to me thatnobody really talks to them aboutthese things and they were sur-prised at how little they really knew.

After the camps ended, weworked to get ready for our nation-al NPhA-SNPhA convention. Wehad submitted six abstracts in Juneto the national office and all wereaccepted for presentation. Two ofthe posters were research based;Stephanie Cho (P3) and Dr. Valdezhad each prepared posters thatreflected Native American Indianattitudes and beliefs regarding theirhealth care. The other four posterswere prepared by other CU SNPhAmembers and reflected the differ-ent chapter activities from last year;Operation Immunization, theDenver Indian Health Fair, the Pre-Collegiate programs and the Faithand Health Ministries Collabor-ative Health Fair.

The 2006 SNPhA national con-vention was held in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, July 29-31. Twenty

The evolution of the Colorado SNPhA chapter members from our chapter plus Dr.Valdez and Beverly Brunson experi-enced the city of brotherly love forthe weekend and proudly repre-sented the state of Colorado. Ourchapter had a great presence andwas recognized in several ways. Wereceived two awards: Largest ChapterRepresentation at the conventionand Outstanding Community Servicefor our health fairs. We alsoreceived three certificates of recog-nition for participation inOperation Immunization, TheScrapbook Competition and themost poster presentations.

Nick Pollard and I were recog-nized for our hard work and com-mitment to SNPhA and the profes-sion of pharmacy and we were invit-ed to run for national positions. Itook advantage of this great oppor-tunity and ran for the national pres-ident-elect position. I had to cam-paign, interview and undergo anopen forum question and answer,but by the end of the weekend I wassworn in as the 2006-2007 presi-dent elect and Nick Pollard was

appointed as the Region IV facilita-tor. Our responsibilities in ourrespective offices began July 31. Thenew national executive board tran-sition with the past officers will lastuntil July at the 2007 national con-vention, where I take over as theSNPhA national president.

Some of my responsibilities asthe president-elect include visitingother SNPhA chapters, represent-ing SNPhA on the NPhA Board ofDirectors and presiding over thedelegate business sessions at theregional and national conventions.I look forward to helping my CUchapter host the convention forregions two, four, and five in thespring of 2007 and know that wewill represent our school proudly.My presidential goals are chapterdevelopment and expansion intoschools of pharmacy withoutSNPhA chapters. Also, I am tryingto extend opportunities to SNPhAmembers from other pharmacyschools by establishing PharmacyBased Immunization Workshops atthe conventions to allow certifica-

tion of immunizations for thosestudents whose schools have no cer-tification program. Although moststates allow pharmacists to giveimmunizations, only a hand full ofstates allow pharmacy interns togive immunizations and offer thecertification course at their schoolof pharmacy.

I was a bit overwhelmed by thewhole weekend but very honored;and even two months into my termit still seems surreal. I am very com-mitted to this organization and thecommunities that we target. I havealways hoped to make a differencein the profession and know thatthese next two years give me theopportunities and tools that willmake me a better pharmacist.

The CU SNPhA chapter wasformed in 2003 with five members.The chapter has grown to 164,almost tripling in membershipsince last year. Our chapter is nowthe second largest chapter in thenation and we have representationat the national level.

In October 2006, the School of Pharmacy stu-dent council launched a drive that was a little differ-ent from the clothing or food drives they had con-ducted during past holiday seasons. It started withan email from a service member stationed in Iraqwho had visited the Combat Surgical Hospital in theInternational Zone in which he wrote, “I was con-cerned to discover from the nurses that they do nothave all the supplies they need. Our service membersneed various items and the Combat SurgicalHospital (CSH) is running very low.”

This message sparked students to respond to thecall for TLC: Together Lending Comfort. As mem-bers of the health care profession, pharmacy stu-dents wanted to do something to assist those servingtheir country overseas. TLC information explainedthat injured service members arrive at the CSH withno toiletries and only the clothing on their backs,which is often cut off to reach wounds for treatment.The students collected various goods ranging from t-

shirts, underwear and scrubs, to mouthwash, shav-ing cream and antibacterial gel.

The students also collected money to purchasemore items and to assist with shipping expenses.Approximately 20 boxes were mailed in lateDecember to the CSH. Col. Jesse Deets, command-er of the Joint Area Support Group, and Lt. SharonBurns, the public affairs officer, notified studentsthat the boxes arrived safely and sent them a certifi-cate of appreciation. The TLC project was deemed ahuge success.

An excerpt from the email in response to thegifts: “I got to finally meet Lt. Burns from the CSHlast night and we were both overwhelmed with hugsand tears at the outpouring of support from every-one, and especially from the students at the Schoolof Pharmacy. Lt. Burns said she received so manysupplies she has been able to stock the hospital herein the International Zone and the outposts and eventhe CSH in Kuwait.”

Students lend comfort to soldiers in Iraq

By Elyse AttwoodThe Faculty Appreciation Brunch held in November has been an annual tradition hosted by

Kappa Epsilon (KE) for the past several years. This year, the Student National PharmaceuticalAssociation, Phi Lambda Sigma, and the Colorado Student Society of Health Systems Pharmacistscollaborated with KE to help sponsor the affair.

The Faculty Appreciation Brunch involved students providing food and refreshments for the fac-ulty members of the School of Pharmacy to thank them for all their hard work and dedication. Therewas a great turnout of faculty in addition to the organizations’ members, who were present to expresstheir gratitude for the faculty’s constant hard work. The commitment of our faculty members is whatmakes us successful students. This brunch is a small way that we can say thank you.

Students say ‘thank you’ at Faculty Appreciation Brunch

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Members of CSSHP, SNPhA, Rho Chi and KE combined forces tohost 72 second graders from Denver area elementary schools at the Schoolof Pharmacy. The visiting students were given a taste of professional prac-tice in the learning center at four different stations.

Focusing on the need to use medications prop-erly and on poison prevention, the students par-ticipated in exercises to compare the look-alikeproperties of common candies and real medica-tions, such as purple Good and Plenty candies andPrilosec OTC as well as compounding exercisesdesigned to demonstrate the consequences of fol-lowing directions correctly or incorrectly.

The students also received a demonstrationand actually practiced reading a prescription, fill-ing and labeling it, and finally counseling a fellowstudent-patient on the proper use of the pre-scribed medication.

All were provided short white coats for the dayand certificates of participation. It’s never tooearly to introduce the idea of proper medicationuse or a future in health care.

Further outreach programs are being provided

“The kids were fun to work with. We were pleasantly surprised at their interest and levelof involvement throughout the day. By varying the style of the lessons, the childrenbecame more engaged in the activities and, hopefully, learned a lot about the pharmacyprofession by the end of the day,” said Darcie Ryant, P3.

P2 Tracey Laessig provides health care to National Western StockShow visitors.

by members of Phi Lambda Sigma. These students are taking pre-phar-macy advising information to university and college campuses in the areaas a student-to-student expansion on the school’s regular recruiting efforts.

Second graders get to play pharmacists for a day

SNPhA provided health care outreach at annual stock showBy Baochau NguyenSOP SNPhA Chapter SecretaryThis semester has been busy and

successful for the Student NationalPharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)chapter. We continue to accept thechallenge of serving the under-served communities.

In collaboration with studentsfrom the medical school, the physi-cian assistants program and thenursing school, we set up twobooths at the National WesternStock Show. This exhibit, CU inGood Health, ran for the durationof the show, Jan. 6-21. Not only did

we provide risk assessments, but wealso promoted health awarenessand disease prevention. In addi-tion, we provided education andencouragement about health careeropportunities. This exhibit high-lighted UCDHSC’s commitmentto rural health to more than600,000 visitors during the event.

The health screening exhibitincluded several testing stations forblood pressure, cholesterol screen-ing, pulmonary function testingusing spirometry, Framingham riskassessment, and risk factor modifi-cation counseling. More than 75pharmacy students participatedduring the Stock Show Health Fair(a mighty feat considering a majori-ty of the event fell during winterbreak). Collectively, we workedwith approximately 500 patients viablood pressure, cholesterol, glucoseor lung function screenings.Pharmacy students and facultystaffed more than 130 hours.

The educational booth empha-sized how the Health SciencesCenter (HSC) is addressing the

needs of rural communities.Students served as friendly ambas-sadors for the HSC; directing visi-tors around our exhibit and answer-ing questions regarding the healthcare education programs offered atthe HSC, health care itself, andmyriad health career opportunitiesavailable to them.

This interdisciplinary event wasa huge success! Not only did weprovide healthcare, promote aware-ness and disease prevention coun-seling, we also were able to reach apopulation with which we were pre-viously unable to establish contact.This was a great opportunity for allinvolved; the students were able tobuild upon their classroom educa-tion with real-life experience

Many of the participants wererural ranchers or small businessowners who do not have access tohealth insurance. We hope tobecome an annual presence at theNational Western Stock Show andcontinue our outreach to otherunderserved populations as well.

Congratulations to the 2006 Clinical Skills Competition win-ners for our school: 1st place, Kevin Flynn and Matt Marshal; 2ndplace Jamie Billotti and Jessica Morris; 3rd place, Megan Eck andStacy Shadburne.

The first place team went on to represent the school at theASHP National Clinical Skills Competition at the ASHP Midyearin early December and placed in the top 10 out of 86 competingschools. Many thanks to our faculty evaluators, Drs. Robert Page,Laura Hansen and Joseph Saseen, for taking time out of their busyschedules to participate in this event.

Clinical Skills Competition winners

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P1 Class of 2010Alquist, ElizabethAnderson, William Arndt, Emily Berch, Allison Blocher, Andrea Blunt, Nnenne Brady, Michael Burgeson, John Cake, Ronald Calvert, Paul Cao, Bich-Chi Carlstrom, Kelley Clark, Dain Cochrane, Rebecca Cook, Jesse Crona, Daniel Decker, Kimberly Eyeson, Rosemary Floyd, Corinne Frame, Kelli Godfrey, Maria

Johnson, Steven Kanani, Zanette Kennedy, Jill Kim, Miron Krisl, Jill Kryskalla, Jennifer Larkin, Adrian Le, Minh Lewis, Angela Li, Xiao-Meng Lowe, Rachel Luetters, Angela Morison, Laura Nicolarsen, Lana Paul, Jennifer Pham, Myhao Schultz, Benjamin Singer, Brenda Smith, Scott Tran, Anna Urban, Jamela Vandiver, Jeremy

Wirawan, Jay Yacko, Lisa Yacoub, Basheer Yeung, So Zhen, Danna Zoffka-Zimmerman, Kennda

P2 Class of 2009Anderson, LauraAzadegan, ManaEckley, DarlaHanselin, BrittanyHanselin, MicheleHolbrook, RiRefaat, MomeinSimons, KathleenVoitseklovitch, Nikolai

P3 Class of 2008Alarid, LizaAndreas, TracieArnold, Timothy

Carson, SarahCho, StephanieCummin, MatthewDo, QuynhtramDoniec, AndrewHodges, AmberHounshell, NatashaJackson, TeneshaKirkpatrick, JenniferLeonard, JessicaLetourneau, AshleyLumsden, KatherynMartell, ChadMccauley, PatrinaMcgee, BradleyMeadowcraft, LindsyMeyers, KellyMiller, KatherineMorris, JessicaNguyen, XoaNguyen, XuanNielsen, Adam

Noor, HodanPatten, AudraPham, TiffaniPuga, JacquelinePulido, MichelleRed Owl, MelanieRyant, DarcieSampayan, MicheleSanderson, MelissaSchmidt, JenniferShalberg, BrandyStahle, SaraStansfield, LindsayStrebig, CharliSumner, SarahTran, ThuVan, TrangVlasimsky, TaraWatson, Amy

The Dean’s List

By Jordan BendinelliRecently I had the opportunity

to travel abroad and perform one ofmy P4 rotations in Wales, a part ofthe United Kingdom (UK). I stud-ied in Cardiff, the capital of Wales,near the border with England.

I had arranged the rotation with theUniversity Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, which ishighly involved in pharmacy-related issues inWales as well as student programs and training.The hospital (referred to locally as HeathHospital) spearheads much of the developmentof pharmacy practice and research and leadspharmacy for all of Wales and much of the UK.

My goal in pursuing this rotation was tobecome acquainted with a health care systemoutside the United States and to be further inte-grated with other pharmacy practices witharound the world. The staff at Heath Hospitalwent beyond my expectations of familiarizing mewith the system of pharmacy and healthcare inthe UK. I was able to work alongside SarahJones, who is in charge of student pharmacydevelopment in Wales and arranged a specificprogram for me during my six week stay there.

The first four weeks of my rotation, I was ata different pharmacy site every day, which gaveme a snapshot of nearly every facet ofpharmacy practice. I attended many dif-ferent pharmacy-run clinics includingrheumatology, anticoagulation, pre-admit, Medical Admissions Unit,methadone, HIV, Parkinson’s, Clonzapine, med-ical information, the poison unit, and mental ill-ness wards. I also trained at Llandough Hospitaland Whitchurch Hospital which handles acutemental illness cases.

Because my primary objective was to under-stand a foreign health care system, meetings werearranged for me with the chief executive of phar-macy for Wales, the vice president of the Welshassembly government at the royal pharmacistsociety, and the pharmacy director for publichealth in Wales. I was consistently surprised bythe access I was given to engage with highly posi-

tioned officers within the pharmacycommunity. It was evident everyoneI interacted with was willing to giveof their time and was interested indiscussing the similarities and differ-ences between the United States and

the UK. It seemed as if I stood as the sole expertand liaison of the American health care systemwith the whole of Wales. It was exciting and veryrewarding.

Wales, along with the rest of the UK (Wales,England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), usesa socialized health care system. The motto is"Free upon the point of admission." It was newfor me and an informative rotation to be able toobserve how this system operates and how itaffects the practice of pharmacy. I did get towork in a community setting while I was there,but the majority of my training was spent in hos-pital pharmacy practices. I often heard com-ments regarding the cost of health care inAmerica, but through direct observation, I wasable to point out pros and cons to the differencesin the reimbursement systems.

I found it an advantage that every person(regardless of class, citizenship, age) was eligiblefor completely free health care. This resulted ingreat access for the people in Wales. Patients

could call for an ambulance, get admitted intointensive care, get treated with medications, gettransferred to a ward, take up a bed, and then getreleased without the mere mention of cost orreimbursement.

It was actually a foreign concept for manypeople that a country could charge patients fortreating their illnesses. No discrimination wasmade if you were a foreign citizen in need oftreatment while in the UK. (Often these patientsare asked to reimburse the hospital, but if theyfail to pay, there would be no follow-up). Thissystem also allowed elderly patients access to free

beds for as long as they were admitted, which,surprisingly, often was chronically. The hospitaldid not have the right to discharge an elderlypatient unless arrangements were made for othermeans of care. Families often refuse to care fortheir mother/father and the result is that thehospital assumes the role of long term care facil-ity for free.

Inpatient and outpatient medications arefree as well. Currently, much of the UK places a3-6 pound surcharge on each outpatient medica-tion, but by next year, Wales is doing away withthat charge and there will be no cost for medica-tions whatsoever. The advantage of this systemis apparent in that no patient is discriminatedagainst for being uninsured or unable to affordmedications.

Disadvantages of the system were apparent aswell however. Two disadvantages that appearedto be the most evident: the use of hospital bedsand excessive distribution of medications.Because no cost is imposed on patients or theirfamilies for using a hospital bed, you often findpatients occupying beds for no apparent reasonor because they had nowhere else to go. Theresult is a problem regarding vacancy rates at thehospitals, posing a disadvantage for patients inserious need of a bed.

Because there is no consideration ofcost for medications, there appeared tobe situations where patients wouldabuse this system receiving unneededmedications with no incentive to use

them. Many patients would bring bags into thehospital, full of medications from prescriptionsthey had been filling and refilling without everactually taking them!

I was amazed at how much of the health caresystem I was able to learn in my six weeks inWales. I increased my interest and knowledge ofinternational health care affairs as well as gaininggreater appreciation for the advanced healthresearch and technology that the United Statesoffers. My experience in Wales was rewardingand informative... one that I will rememberthroughout my pharmacy career.

Rotation in Wales: An eye opening experience

“It seemed as if I stood as the sole expert and liaison of the American health care system with

the whole of Wales. It was exiting and rewarding.”

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Contributors leading the way... This Honor Roll of Contributors recognizes the gen-

erosity of those who have made a commitment to thefuture of the School of Pharmacy. The names that followrepresent the alumni and friends whose gifts are helpingcreate and improve programs, and strengthen the supportof our outstanding students and faculty. The School ofPharmacy extends its sincere thanks for your support.

Every effort has been made to produce an accurate list-ing of donors who made a gift to the School of Pharmacyfrom January through December 2006. We apologize forany incorrect listings, spellings or omissions. Please let usknow. Direct your comments or inquiries to SusanSaunders at 303-315-7359, by e-mail to:SOP.alumni@uchsc.edu or School of Pharmacy C-238,UCHSC, 4200 E. Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262.

Samuel C. Abernathy, JrAlbertina Almgren AdcockJames F. AichelmanThomas W. AlexanderJohn AmayaReanna M. AndersHelen H. AngelEthan E. AnnisRudy J. AnselmiAnne Y. AsaokaNancy M. BabichJacquelyn BainbridgeJack S. BakemanEdmond R. BeasleyLyal S. Beattie IIIDavid G. BeerGerald H. BerlageWilliam R. BladeThomas BlakeRobert Bruce BoardmanShari Sue BohnMarti H. BokDavid Martin BottPamela Sue BowerSuzanne Rohner BrooksJoseph W. BroughamK. Morrison BrownFrederick D. BrunnerThomas J. ByrnesEdwin D. CampbellYlan Cat CaoMark Thomas CarltonWilliam F. CarlylePatricia A. CastrodaleScott A. ChapmanJill C. ChappellWilson A. ChaseEdgar Dwayne ChildersConnie Sue ClarkWilliam E. CollinsBetty ConnerStephen P. CookMilton W. CoppiDawn Lynn CornierColleen R. CornwellPamela Kelly CozzettaNathan P. CruzBill DaleHale DavisBeverly A. Boudreau de SaulesRichard A. DeitrichMiriam L. DenhamDino Mario DeVitoChristina M. DohertyDonna R. DonelsonAmy Lynn DorosHenry L. DowningHenry E. Drewniany

Honor Roll of Donors

Christian A. DueJoel EdelmanDorothy M. EganRichard Dean EisenbergDwayne W. ElseLauri L. EngelhardtJoy Nkechi EzidinmaRobert D. FiorenziJoseph Rex FoltmerDavid L. FrydendallW. William Fuegy, Jr.Steven Toshi FukumotoRudolph A. GallegosJudith K. GellerTimothy David GeorgiaDonna B. GesumariaCurtis Edward GierschRobert W. GoettschMichael E. GoldmanLillie D. GolsonJoseph Ronald Good IIMark T. GoodrichXuanphung Thi HaDavid HanerIris HarnagelMary HastingsElizabeth & Richard HayesRichard A. HaynesLeo J. HaywardChristopher C. HeissenbuttelWarren D. HestonSusan Virginia HighDavid HillJerrold HimelfarbLorraine HisamotoNorman F. H. HoJerry HofmannMarguerite C. HoldenJonathan S. HolmanCarrie Kresl HopkinsIrvin G. HopsonRichard James HowdenTodd Dale HuffJohn Lewis IckeBarbara T. IrbyLucinda K. IversonDonald E. JacobsenOddy G. JacobsenMartin Alan JavorsCarmen JimenezWilliam Dennis JinkensCalvin JohnsonDouglas H. JohnsonPhilip N. JohnsonRobert D. JohnsonJoseph B. JonesValdis KalninsKathryn Sells Kalsman

Donald Lee KautzRuth G. KemperRonald L. KennedyJohn Albert KennisonBeverly C. Kimmel-SullivanJoseph L. KluneRoberta M. KneiselC. James KnoppArthur R. KonialianTatiana E. KosyakMichael KullasRobert T. KuritaLester L. LakeyJerome G. LambrechtMichael W. LaufenburgerSteven Mark LawrenceRonald P. LeBlancFrancis E. LeflerDiana L. LeherGerald L. LeopoldRobert B. LeopoldMichele C. LesterBrenton James LibbyRhonda Beth LibertoGregory LichtenwalterEmerson E. Liley, Jr.Paul Nicholas LimberisW. Ed Linderholm, Jr.Jenae Lorenzo LockMarvin B. LofgrenCynthia LopezWilner R. LoweSally Ann LowesDiane LumpkinTheodore B. LyckbergRichard LymBen L. LynchBarbara E. MacIntyreEugene Y. ManabeCynthia C. MarchantNoble Mark Hubert George MasunagaLouis MatsukadoRobert L. MaynesJames H. McCorcleJohn A. McEnteeJohn & Judy McEvittGeorge Damien McGoffDebra Topping McGrathScott A. McHughGene McMahanRobert Medina, Jr.Misty Raye MeisterPatricia Yaude MelendyFranklin O. MeroneyStephen Edward MichaudAlbert M. MiyamotoSue C. MoodyCaroline Y. MoonJohn S. MooreMarguerite G. MooreBrian Craig MorganfieldRita B. MorrillStephen M. MorseDavid M. MumaughCraig J. MurobayashiMyrle Ann MyersNancy NaeveSilvana G. NelsonRebecca Sue NemechekTerri Leigh Neuendorf OttoJames & Mary NewellBrian NielsenEleanor S. NobleMark H. NobleKenneth J. Norris, JrElizabeth Ann NowakowskiGeraldine T. OerterJames Dale Olson, Jr.

Richard Itsuma OmuraChristopher Mark PaapJohn Anthony PanepintoSandra H. PaoliniJacqueline Marie ParpalJudy PerattDonald D. PetersenBarbara J. PetersonRichard A. Pickett IIJairo Enrique RamirezJulia Baker RawlingsSherman I. RichBruce Allan RichardsonRobert J. RingerRichard L. RippleGerald RobertsJanet S. RobertsKeith M. RobinsonRobert RoblesFranklin Earl RogersSusan J. RosenJoseph I. RotenbergNancy RothPaul Joseph RotunnoKathleen M. RuddB. Kurt SabadosFred David SachsAnthony E. SaizDean SandersonLeo Edward SandsJack E. Sassone(Timothy) & Patricia SaundersRichard Clair SaxonLorna Ann SchreinerRobert M. SchroetkeMichelle A. SchuellerLewis John SchwartzH. Emmett SealTerry Lynn SeatonKatherine SelenkeRobert C. SemmensZahra Fariba ShaghaghiKaren Mariette ShawlerCarie E. ShealyBarbara & John ShellRudolph P. ShelleyPhilip C. ShockmanRobert Elwin SiemerStephen Allan SigmanTisha S. SilvaPamela J. SimsEdward SkaffGeorge L. SkiffingtonAmy Louise SmithKetsy S. SmithSandra Ann SmithJohn Kurt SoffaStanley SteinDouglas Allan StewartJoyce StoddardStephanie G. StoneLee Richard StrandbergHenry StraussKathryn Nelson SullivanDiana M. V. SwedhinGary Evan Takahashi

Christina M. S. TancikChristine A. ThomasBradley J. ThompsonMargie Gaasch ThompsonRachel Lydia ThompsonJean B. TingleyJohn TodorokiHuyen Xuan TranFrank A. TsutsumiSusan C. TurmanJohn Tymkowych, Jr.Laura L. TyndallGary A. UngermanJames N. UpdegraffJosh Kyle UranoTad Ken UshijimaValmond Joseph VachonDavid Joseph ValdezRobert ValuckLeslie VanMeterMonica S. VanVorstElizabeth J. WakimuraJune Ann WalegaSteven Richard WalkerM. Margaret WardDoris WarrenHerman H. F. WatRobert E. WatzlScott G. WheeldonLydell V. WhitesideJenny Bingham WillisRaymond Alan WodickaWarren Louis WorkerRonald C. WreathJames Michael YahnsLinda Sue Zarei

Corporate DonorsAlbertson's Stores Charitable

FoundationALSAM FoundationCoca Cola Enterprises, IncCVS Pharmacy, IncJ.M. Long FoundationKaiser PermanenteKing Soopers/Kroger CompanyFoundationNACDS FoundationSafeway, IncWalgreens CompanyWal-Mart

Faculty & StaffRalph AltiereThomas AnchordoquyJacquelyn BainbridgeCarol BalmerBeverly BrunsonCatherine JarvisDennis PetersenSheldon SteinhauserChristopher TurnerRobert Valuck

Gift DedicationRichard C. Lym, Class of 1953, made a generous contribution to scholarships

in honor of Dr. Louis Diamond’s twenty years of service as dean and in memory of Dr. Mont H. Gutke, a friend and Practical Pharmacy instructor.

Lifetime benefactors

John A. BilesV. Gene ErwinAnnibel GardnerRachel (Becky) S. GilbertMont H. GutkeMarguerite C. Holden

Eugene C. McMahanJohn & Barbara ShellEdward SkaffPearl S. StehleyJames H. Vincent

In recognition of alumni and friends who havemade contributions of $25,000 or more:

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The Skaggs Pharmacy Building at the corner of Eighth Ave. andColorado Blvd. in Denver was first occupied in August of 1992, becom-ing the home of the consolidated programs of the School of Pharmacyin Denver. Fifteen short years have brought the school to the brink ofanother series of moves. In the fall of 2007, with the opening of the edu-cation and office buildings at the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC),the PharmD students, the administration and faculty members of the

School of Pharmacy prepares to move

$10 million gift from ALSAM Foundation will support construction of new SOP building

Department of Clinical Pharmacy will move to a temporary home onthe first floor of Academic Office West. In the fall of 2008, with theopening of the second research building at the AMC, faculty membersand administrators of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences willmove into a separate temporary home on the third and fourth floors ofResearch Complex II. Construction of a new home for the School ofPharmacy is expected to begin at the AMC in the fall of 2008.

The School of Pharmacy will receive a $10 million gift from TheALSAM Foundation, a Utah Trust, to assist with the construction of anew, 105,000 square foot building to be located on the UCDHSCAnschutz Medical Campus.

The School of Pharmacy is one of the top-ranked pharmacy schools inthe nation and is committed to excellence in pharmaceutical education,research and patient care. The school consistently ranks at or near the topof the nearly 100 schools of pharmacy in the United States in terms ofNational Institutes of Health research grants per faculty member and hasbeen widely acclaimed as having one of the country’s most diverse phar-macy student bodies.

The ALSAM Foundation gift is the largest ever to the School ofPharmacy and one of the most substantial ever to the Health SciencesCenter. To honor and memorialize the Skaggs family, the school will berenamed the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.L.S. Skaggs and his family are nationally recognized as pioneers in theretail drug and grocery business and as generous philanthropists. In appre-ciation of their earlier financial support, the current pharmacy building atEighth Ave. and Colorado Blvd. in Denver is named for the Skaggs fami-ly. The University of Colorado awarded Skaggs a doctor of science degree,Honoris Causa, in 1992.

The current Skaggs School of Pharmacy building on the NinthAve. and Colorado Blvd. campus

School of Pharmacy location on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

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As of Aug. 17, 2006, a specialwindow for charitable givingopened with the signing of thePension Protection Act of 2006.Until Dec. 31, 2007, alumni andfriends, at least 70.5 years old, canmake a charitable gift by rollingover a part of their IRA directly tothe University of ColoradoFoundation to benefit the Schoolof Pharmacy. This is great news forthose of you who care deeply aboutthe School of Pharmacy and wishto provide immediate support forour students, faculty, research pro-

grams and other projects.Using IRA assets for the charita-

ble portion of your estate planninghas always been a good way to max-imize your ability to provide foryour heirs and the organizations inwhich you believe strongly. If youleave IRA assets to your favorite tax-exempt charitable organization, thefull amount of your gift will go foryour intended purposes. Then youcan leave your family and friendsother estate assets like cash, stockand real estate that are income tax-free. While this new law is in place,

When making a gift to the School of Pharmacy, please makeyour checks payable to the University of Colorado Foundation. Thefoundation has been designated by the CU Board of Regents as theorganization to receive and deposit private gifts to the university.

If your check is made payable to the School of Pharmacy, we areprohibited by law from depositing it in the foundation. This meanswe cannot deposit the check in our growing endowment fund whereit will benefit the school in perpetuity. To allay concerns about prop-er crediting to the School of Pharmacy, you may note us in thememo line of your check; attach a simple signed note saying“enclosed is my gift for the School of Pharmacy,” or enclose yourpledge card when responding to a solicitation.

To further ensure proper crediting upon receipt of your gift, mailyour contribution to:

Director of DevelopmentSchool of Pharmacy C-238

4200 E. Ninth AvenueDenver, CO 80262-0238

Making a gift to the School of Pharmacy

IRAs also make sense for immedi-ate charitable giving, so you can wit-ness the benefits of your generosityin your lifetime.

We at the School of Pharmacywould be delighted to speak withyou about the details of such anarrangement to benefit the school.Here are some key points about thenew law:

• The provision remains effec-tive only for tax year 2007 and youmust have reached the age of 70.5by the time the gift is made.

• The charitable rollover allowscharitable gifts of up to $100,000for each individual’s IRA (whichcould mean $200,000 for husbandand wife).

• The rollover must be a directpayout from the IRA to theUniversity of Colorado Foundationand the rollover cannot be used tofund a life-income gift.

• The rollover may be used tosatisfy your required minimum dis-tribution in 2007, in full or in part.

• The rollover amount will notbe included in your adjusted grossincome, nor will you receive adeduction for the gift, so therollover gift can be made in addi-tion to other charitable gifts youhave planned.

If you are interested in support-ing the School of Pharmacy by mak-ing a gift from your IRA, pleasecontact Shelly Steinhauser, Schoolof Pharmacy director of develop-ment (303-315-0983; sheldon.stein-

Don Johnson, Ralph Altiere, Louis Diamond, Cheryl Chamberlain and Wayne Gold (class of’97) pose outside the School of Pharmacy following a presentation of a check by the threeWalgreens executives. Walgreens has consistently and generously supported the school’s edu-cational programs.

Supporting the school’s educational programs

hauser@cufund.org) or MarshaDawe, Foundation director of giftplanning (303-813-7925;marsha.dawe@cufund.org).

They can provide you with sam-ple gift letters and letters of instruc-tion for your IRA custodian to ini-tiate the transfer.

Good news for donors!

Elizabeth Oser, joined theSchool of Pharmacy last October asan administrative assistant in theschool’s experiential program.

Her position entails managingthe plethora of paperwork generat-ed by students, preceptors and fac-ulty in the program, which includestracking mechanisms to provideaccurate program data for a varietyof activities, such as final gradesand evaluations.

Wanting to make a lifestylechange to pursue the outdoor activ-ities she enjoys, Oser left Bostonwhere she had been a computerinstructor for seven years at theMIT Lincoln Laboratory. But youwon’t detect much of a Bostonianaccent because she’s originally fromOhio. When not in the office, Oserlikes snowboarding, hiking, rockclimbing and power yoga.

“I really enjoy working with thepharmacy students and seeingthem progress in their classes,” shesaid.

Meet Elizabeth Oser

New GenerationContinued from page 6

to start thinking about that.”

She suggested students should:• Invest in their future with con-

tinuing education, such as a master’sdegree, residency or a fellowship

• Develop a relationship with amentor

• Work well with others; be fair• Be a self-starter – don’t wait to

be discovered• Work effectively to get results• Be careful when sending e-mails• Balance work with personal time

Her final words of advice wereto “boldly go where there is no trailand make your own.”

“Look at your career as a life-long self-development project,”White said. “Whether or not yougo on to assume formal leadershippositions, don’t ever forget that as apharmacist, you’re in charge.”

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ASHP mid-year reception

Drs. Catherine Jarvis, Laura Hansen andJoseph Saseen hosted the School of Pharmacyreception for alumni and friends during theASHP mid-year conference in early December.The Colorado Pharmacists Society co-sponsoredthis year’s event, with Dr. Norman Kwong co-hosting. Many alumni, faculty and students whowere attending the conference dropped in at thereception in the Anaheim Sheraton Resort.

Top Photo: Danielle Cassidy (P4), left, andSarah Anderson (P4). Right Photo: AngelaSchuman, seated, a resident at The Children’sHospital, with Danielle Cassidy (P4).

Richard L. Clark, class of ’61,writes to let his classmates know hemoved to California’s wine countryin 2000. His wife, Charlene, passedaway in 2003. He manages aSafeway store, plays golf and keepsvery active in civic affairs.

He can be reached at 707-256-3210 or 3210 von Uhlit Ranch Rd.,Napa, Calif. 94558.

Miles Doane,class of 2000, wroteto announce thathe and his wife,Lisa, introducedAudrey Yu-YingDoane to the world

on Oct. 1, 2006. Audrey’s middle name means

moon bright in Chinese.

James R. Hertel, BPharm ’72,MBA ’74, has been elected to theBoard of Trustees of the ColoradoHealth & Hospital Association asits Volunteer Trustee member. Heis the chairman of the Board ofTrustees of the Platte ValleyMedical Center in Brighton. He is

Alumni Newspublisher and president of HCCA,a Denver-based firm that publishesthe Arizona and Colorado ManagedCare newsletters. He recentlyserved on the search committee forthe new dean of the School ofPharmacy and is a member of theschool’s Development Council.

A. Wayne Gold, class of ’97, hasbeen promoted to Mountain Westdistrict pharmacy supervisor forWalgreens. He joined the companyin 1997 as a pharmacy intern andwas most recently pharmacy manag-er at 1601 W. 84th Ave. in FederalHeights, Colo.

In Memoriam

Dorothy M. Snyder, class of’73, passed away at the age of 87 onNovember 12, 2006. The news wassent to us by her son, who notedthat he graduated from theUniversity of Kansas School ofMedicine the same week that hismother graduated from the Schoolof Pharmacy.

Dr. Bober continued to servethe school until his retirement in1997. As an associate professoremeritus, Dr. Bober maintained histies with pharmacy educationthrough appointments at ArapahoeCommunity College and Front

R a n g eCommunityC o l l e g e ,d i r e c t i n gp h a r m a c yt e c h n i c i a nprograms forboth colleges.He graciously

mentored students in these pro-grams, counseling the best of themto apply to the school.

Dr. Bober’s pharmacy educa-tion began with a bachelor's degreefrom the University of Manitoba in1960 followed by a master’s degreein Pharmacy Administration andBusiness from the University ofColorado in 1967. After finishing aPhD degree in EducationalAdministration and Business at theUniversity of New Mexico in 1977,Dr. Bober went on to become thevice-president or president of sever-al drug information companiesuntil starting on the faculty of theUniversity of Colorado. He alsohad faculty experience at theUniversity of New Mexico as anassistant professor from 1968-1972,as an assistant dean from 1972-1975 and as an assistant professorat North Dakota State Universityfrom 1976-1979.

Interspersed between his educa-tional training and faculty appoint-ments were positions with Gurvey’sPharmacies, Ltd. of Winnipeg, EliLilly Company, Ltd., of Torontoand Pharmaco Nuclear, Inc. ofKansas City. His breadth of busi-ness and teaching experiencebrought a wealth of knowledge toColorado’s pharmacy community.

Dr. Bober earned many honorsand awards including Pharmacist ofthe Year in New Mexico, thePresident’s Excellence in TeachingAward in 1993 and 1995 at theUniversity of Colorado and theSchool of Pharmacy's DistinguishedColoradan Award in 1998. He servedon the board of directors of theColorado Prevention Center andthe Colorado Pharmacist RecoveryNetwork. Dr. Bober's congeniality,generosity, pleasant manner andconstant hard work on behalf ofthe pharmacy profession created aproud legacy that will be longremembered.

On Dec. 19, 2006, the School ofPharmacy held a memorial celebra-tion and reception honoring thelife of Harold L. Bober, MS, PhD,who passed away on Oct. 22, 2006.Dr. Bober’s two daughters, Simoneand Melanie, attended the celebra-tion and shared a personal perspec-tive and a photographic recollec-tion of their father’s life. Formerdean, Dr. Louis Diamond, recalledmany facets of Dr. Bober’s careerwith the School of Pharmacy.Several other guests spoke of theirlove and respect for Dr. Bober andof the many wonderful ways he hadtouched their lives.

Dr. Diamond concluded theevent by leading the group in recita-tion of the mourners’ Kaddish, aJewish prayer for the departed.

Dr. Bober began his long asso-ciation with the School ofPharmacy in 1987 as an adjunctassociate professor of law and phar-macy administration. In 1991, hebecame an associate dean and from1994 to 1995 he served as the inter-im chairman of the Department ofPharmacy Practice.

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