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THE AUBURNFALL 2015 | AUBURN UNIVERSITY HARRISON SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

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Daniel Mims (’99) and the growth of Mims Management Group

DAVID SEROTAPharmacy Grad Turned Toxicologist Supports HSOP’s Future

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Harrison School of Pharmacy Executive CommitteeR. Lee Evans, Dean and ProfessorKimberly Braxton Lloyd, Assistant Dean for Health ServicesAmy Carbajal, Chief Operations OfficerRichard Hansen, Dept. Head, Health Outcomes Research & PolicyPaul Jungnickel, Associate Dean for Academic & Student AffairsKaren Marlowe, Assistant Dean for Mobile CampusDavid Riese, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate ProgramsGordon Sacks, Department Head, Pharmacy PracticeVishnu Suppiramaniam, Interim Dept. Head, Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDan Surry, Associate Dean for Curriculum & Assessment

Development and Alumni AffairsKori Caldwell, DirectorLeslie Beech, Coordinator

Communications and MarketingMatt Crouch, Manager

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Erin McCreary gives the student address to the Harrison School of Pharmacy Class of 2015. HSOP awarded 142 degrees on May 12, 2015, including 133 Pharm.D. degrees, two M.S. degrees and seven Ph.Ds.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE3 | APAA WELCOME Welcome from APAA President Bobby Giles

6 | ALUMNI FEATURE Class of 1999 member Daniel Mims carves his own path in pharmacy

7 | STUDENT NOTES Catch up on the latest news on HSOP students

9 | STUDENT PROFILE P2 Madeleine King spends the summer at St. Jude with alum Clinton Stewart

10 | PHILANTHROPY SPOTLIGHT Class of 1969 member Dr. David Serota supports HSOP students and research

12 | SCHOOL NOTES Catch up on the latest news and events at HSOP

14 | FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Learn more about new faculty member Dr. Miranda Reed

16 | FACULTY NOTES Catch up on the latest news on HSOP faculty members

17 | FACULTY FEATURE Collaboration drives Dr. Rusty Arnold in his research

18 | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Catch up with Class of 2008 member Dr. Stephen Davis

19 | ALUMNI NOTES See what HSOP alumni have been up to in recent months

20 | IN MEMORIAM Remembering HSOP alum who have passed away in the last year

24 | FACULTY RECOGNITION Recognizing HSOP faculty for their excellence in research and scholarly activity

32 | CALENDAR OF EVENTS Check out what is going on around HSOP in the coming months

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE UPDATE

Dear HSOP Alumni, family, and friends,

As you know Auburn University publicly launched Because This is Auburn - A Campaign for Auburn University, a $1 billion fundraising effort in April of this year. This is a huge endeavor for Auburn and we need your help.

The Harrison School of Pharmacy is charged with raising $10 million as part of the university goal. We are making great progress, having raised $7.4 million so far, but there is still more to go.

Our goals for the campaign include increasing our endowment pool to support current students and faculty, improving our alumni participation in annual support, and helping fund construction of the new Pharmaceutical Research Building in Auburn’s developing Health Sciences Sector.

I encourage you to support your alma mater and the profession that you love. What you do today does deter-mine the future of the pharmacy profession.

To learn more about the campaign and ways to give, please visit our website pharmacy.auburn.edu/giving or because.auburn.edu/pharmacy.

Also, feel free to contact me at anytime. I still am fairly new to my position in HSOP, and while I have had the opportunity to meet many of our amazing alums, there are still so many more of you I need to meet.

You can contact me directly (334) 844-3624 or by email [email protected].

I look forward to meeting more of you from the HSOP Family. War Eagle!

Kori Caldwell ’02

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War Eagle, HSOP Alums!As your recently re-elected Presi-

dent of the Auburn Pharmacy Alumni Association, I would like to say how honored I am to be able to continue serving each of you and our organi-zation. Our association has been busy working with Development to raise funds for scholarships, assist stu-dents with convention travel, present awards and recognitions, and Alumni Tailgates. I commend the APAA Board and Association members for their continued support and involvement with APAA.

The Alabama Pharmacy Association held their annual convention in June at Sandestin Resort, and the annual APAA Auburn Breakfast was a great success. We had more than 150 alumni and students in attendance. During the breakfast, we announced our annual Distinguished Alumni Award and the Distinguished Service Award.

Elaine Beech, Class of 1983, was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Elaine and her hus-band, J. Wayne Beech, ’76, owned and operated B&F Drugs in Chatom, Ala-bama, until his death in 2002. In 2009, Elaine was elected as State Represen-tative of District 65 and has served on numerous committees, including the House Health Committee, and has advocated strongly for the pharmacy profession.

The APAA Distinguished Service Award was presented to Hunter Peak, a 1986 graduate of Auburn University. He served two stints with the HSOP, beginning in 2002, as director of devel-opment and alumni relations. Hunter proved to be a huge asset to APAA

with his dedication and integrity. In August 2014, he accepted his current position as Director of Development at the Turner College of Business at Columbus State University.

Also at the breakfast, the members voted to establish the APAA Endowed Scholarship. The initial funding is being provided from life membership funds. The current endowment of $25,000 will fund an annual scholar-ship to a well-deserving HSOP stu-dent. Anyone can make a contribution to this endowed scholarship through our Office of Development.

APAA welcomes our new develop-ment officer, Kori Caldwell. Kori has hit the ground running and brings fresh, new ideas to HSOP. I know that she will be successful in taking our school’s fundraising to the next level and is a great addition to our HSOP family.

Also in Development news, we welcome Leslie Beech, who has taken over as development coordinator. Leslie’s mother is the aforementioned Elaine Beech, so as the daughter of two HSOP graduates, she is already a part of the family, and will bring a knowledge of how pharmacists think and add a dash of energy to her new position.

Lastly, as a pharmacist of 23-plus years, I have seen unbelievable chang-es within our profession, our Univer-sity, our School of Pharmacy, and our Loveliest Village on the Plains. Auburn University and its family are constant-

ly growing, changing, reinventing, but holding true to our Creed.

If you haven’t been to Auburn lately, I encourage you to come experience the changes! Our new MONSTER video board is a sight to see. The new Toomer’s Corner design is fresh and flawless, and it’s quite awesome that one of the most iconic and treasured locations in Auburn history surrounds what once was a small, corner drug store.

Toomer’s has been reinvented, as have many facets of pharmacy prac-tice. We now do so much more than “count, pour, lick and stick.” We synchronize; we manage; we immu-nize; we screen; we counsel; we grow. Pharmacists continue to adapt to new ways, new drugs, new technology and we strive to reinvent our pharmacy practice daily.

With all the changes that continue to occur around us, I am proud to see that something remains the same among AUBURN pharmacists: we communicate with our patients, solve their problems, and improve their lives. These things make be proud to be an AUBURN PHARMACIST, and an Auburn Tiger.

War Eagle,

Bobby Giles ’92APAA President

APAA President Bobby Giles with his wife, Stacy (HSOP Class of Class of 1992) and Brook Yordy, center, at the 2015 Scholarship Recognition Ceremony. Yordy was the recipient of the Bobby & Stacy Sharp Giles Endowed Scholarship.

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Daniel Mims (Class of 1999) at the corporate headquarters of Mims Management Group in Montgomery, Alabama.

Mims seizes opportunity to make his own way with Mims Management Group

Not many people can pinpoint an exact time their life took a turn, but for Daniel Mims (HSOP Class of 1999), he can quickly tell you: April 23, 2000. That was the day he decided to make a career change. Three years later he started Institutional Pharmacy Solutions and now, 15 years later, he is the president of the Mims Management Group.

So, what is significant about April 23, 2000? That was Easter Sunday, an important day in the Mims household. After getting called in to work that day, he decided a change was in order. Fortunately, a connection Mims had made during his fourth-year rotations while at the Harrison School of Pharmacy literally walked in the door and gave him the opportunity he had been looking for.

“A guy from Turenne PharMedCo walked through and they were hiring. He handed me his card, and I had done a rotation with them in pharmacy school, so there was a connection there,” said Mims. “They are a long-term care pharmacy and I went to work for them in January of 2001. I went to work as a consultant, going to nursing homes, reviewing charts, doing that type of work. About nine months later, they moved me into an adminis-trative position where I was over all the other consultants.”

While there, Mims was able to pick up experience in all aspects of the business from sales and marketing to pharmacy operations. That experience is important to have for when opportunity pres-ents itself. Fortunately, he did not have to wait too long for that opportunity.

As part of his position, he dealt heavily in customer service and problem-solving for clients. Two of the accounts at Turenne

PharMedCo were not traditional nursing homes, but rather behavioral health facilities, and they were having a hard time getting their needs met.

“We were trying to service them like a nursing home and it was a disaster on both parties,” said Mims. “We couldn’t get the meds there fast enough and by the time we packaged them, sent them up there overnight, the next morning the doctor has already changed the order. They write the prescription and we try to send them a week’s supply, and they use two days of it and have to waste the rest of it.”

While at a trade show in Las Vegas, Mims found what he be-lieved to be the solution to the problem in a dispensing automa-tion system. By tying the automated system to a pharmacy, the pharmacist still has an integral role in the process and they could cut down on waste. The issue then turned to presenting it to his bosses at Turenne PharMedCo.

“I went back and kind of built the process, put it all together,” said Mims. “I took it to Turenne and said, alright, I think I’ve got a solution for these facilities. And, they loved it. They thought it was fantastic.”

But, there was a problem. His efficient concept called for a big investment in equipment and re-training of staff. Plus, the system was going to cut down on 50 percent of the waste, so that meant a 50 percent cut in sales. In a situation where it was just two ac-counts out of the 50 they had, the interest just was not there.

But, the idea never left Mims’ head.“It was just one of those things, I never could get away from it,”

said Mims. “When Turenne didn’t want to do it, I kind of had a

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conversation with them and said ‘look, if I went out on my own and provided this system, would you do business with me?’ And they said ‘sure, we will give you space in the basement, open a pharmacy, do whatever we need to do.’ And, that is really how IPS (Institutional Pharmacy Solutions) started.”

It was a family operation from the first day. Mims, a Montgom-ery native who received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Huntington College, met his wife, Krystal, in church and the two were married after his freshman year in college. Krystal, now the chief executive officer of the Mims Management Group, went on to earn an accounting degree from Auburn-Montgomery and also became a pharmacy technician.

“In the beginning, I was the pharmacist and Krystal was the technician. We did it all, on-call 24/7, and it was tough, but it was our baby,” said Mims. “We did that for a couple of years before we really started to add more facilities and grow. We moved outside of Alabama in 2008 and then in 2009, hired a sales and marketing person that had really been in the industry and he just kind of blew it up. Next thing you know, we are in California, we are in Virginia, Texas, we are all over the map. Really, in the last four years, we have really experienced incredible growth.”

They key to the automation system is the Pyxis machine. IPS has pharmacies that transmit prescriptions to the Pyxis machine in a particular facility. The facility staff can then pick up the medi-cations and administer to the patients.

“Orders come in and they are processed by a pharmacist. An interface is built between your dispensing software and the auto-mated machine so that when that order is put in, it then transfers over to the machine,” said Mims. “It creates a patient profile with name and demographics and all their orders become populated there. The machine can hold 300-400 unique items, which in our industry is great because we do have some med-surge hospitals, but with most the formulary is very narrow, so you can basically put 98 percent of what they are going to need on a Pyxis machine.

“When the medications are there, available, waiting and as soon as that order is written and is processed by the pharmacist, it goes there and the med is there for the nurse to administer. You cut down on all the wait time of getting the medication there. Each medication is packaged in its own little container, called a cubie and it has a microchip on it so you have a safety and security feature there. It fingerprint scans, it is an extra measure of security to really lock down and eliminate diversion and create a system where you really know in real-time what is going on and still have pharmacy oversight in the process.”

IPS was started in 2003 and in 2005 Mims bought Northeast Pharmaceuticals. Northeast had a similar operation to IPS in mental health, but was focused more in traditional residential long-term care. In 2013, Mims made his first foray outside of the pharmaceutical industry and started Cotton & Pine Creative, a

design studio, letterpress and print shop in Montgomery. In the meantime, Mims Management Group had been created to oversee the administration of the various companies.

The company went through some changes in the last couple years, both in subtraction and addition. In 2015, Mims Man-agement Group sold off Northeast Pharmaceuticals to Genoa, a company that had been doing similar work in the northwest and was looking for a presence in the southeastern United States. This came a year after Mims acquired IntelliGENETICS, a DNA testing laboratory in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Incorporating the work being done at IntelliGENETICS into pharmacy is something Mims is particularly excited about.

“IntelliGENETICS is doing forensic and immigration testing, but our real focus there is to make the connection between DNA and pharmacy and the science is out there do it now, it is fascinat-ing,” said Mims. “A new concept called pharmacogenomics where you can really analyze someone’s DNA and determine which drugs are going to be good for this individual and which are not. How are the drugs metabolized specifically to this patient so that a doctor doesn’t have to just trial and error and practice on you, they can have some clear and concise information to get started on your drug therapy.”

Through all the growth, Mims Management Group has con-tinued to be a family operation. Included in that family is the Auburn Family. While Mims is a graduate of HSOP and his wife is an AUM graduate, the rest of the leadership group also has an

Mims stands with one of the Pyxis machines that his company currently places in mental health facilities around the country.

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Auburn presence.Clark Sahlie, the company’s chief operating officer, is a 1988

Auburn graduate with a degree in business administration, and January Green, a 2002 AUM graduate, is the vice president of human resources.

Additionally, the next generation of the Mims family is settling in on The Plains as Daniel and Krystal’s oldest son, Silas, is in his sophomore year at Auburn.

To Daniel, the Auburn Family is a real thing and something he is excited to be a part of.

You don’t have to sell that or make a big hype about it because you know it’s real. Once you have been to Auburn, once you expe-rience everything there, you do feel that it is a family,” said Mims. It is not just a bunch of people you don’t know. There is that connection. It is apparent in the athletic events, it is also apparent in the academics.

“Even now, I have been out of school for 16 years, I still find myself having connections with the pharmacy school. You never can get away from it, it is a lifelong commitment. Not just your support at those events, even now with the capital campaign funding and that kind of thing. There is an obligation there that, hey, this is our family, this is what we are going to do and we are committed to doing this as well. It is fitting that they call it the Auburn Family.”

Mims has been committed to HSOP since graduating, establish-ing the Daniel & Krystal Mims Annual Scholarship. This year, the award went to P3 Janie DeRoche.

“If you are successful in business and you have the resources, I think it is important to have that philanthropic mindset as well.

Auburn played a big role in getting me to this point in my life, giving me the opportunity. I never could have done anything if I didn’t have the degree in pharmacy and I understand that,” said Mims. “It goes back to that family, that connection, that tie and I will always be grateful for the years I had at Auburn and the investment it made in me, to give me the skill set and the oppor-tunity to do what I have done.”

Going from behind the counter at a retail pharmacy to head of his own company, Mims is thankful for the opportunities he has been able to take advantage of. If there was anything he could stress to pharmacy’s next generation, it is to look for your own niche and be innovative.

“Most pharmacists are clinician-minded, they went to pharma-cy school to be a clinician, so it is rare to find a pharmacist that has a talent or a desire for the business aspect of it. But, if you can put those two things together, there is great opportunity out there, especially if you are a little innovative and a problem-solv-er,” said Mims. “My advice to a pharmacy student coming out of school is to not be discouraged with the real world because there is a real world out there and it is different than what you are expecting.

“Don’t get discouraged or disgruntled, you can innovate and you can be creative in any aspect of pharmacy. That is what I loved about the career and the profession: there is opportunity out there everywhere. Yes, there will always be challenges, but there is also great opportunity out there and you are not confined to a particular role. There are all kinds of niches in pharmacy and there is something out there that they can plug in to and enjoy, and make a difference and an impact.”

Mims Management Group headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama.

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TWO ARNOLD LAB UNDERGRADS NAMED GOLDWATER SCHOLARS >>> A couple of undergraduate research students in Dr. Rusty Arnold’s lab, Christy Pickering and Connor Dobson, received a big honor last Spring as they were named Goldwater Scholars. Pickering and Dobson are both currently in their senior years in the Chemical Engineering program. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was estab-lished by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholar-ships to college students who intend to pursue research careers in these fields. Auburn University had one student earn this honor in each the 2013 and 2014 classes. Pickering and Dobson are the only Auburn students to earn this honor in 2015 and it is even more impressive for them to come from the same lab.

WEIGARTZ NAMED TO ASHP STUDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE >>> Katie Weigartz, a fourth-year student on the Mobile campus, was named to the ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum Executive Committee She was one of five students in the nation selected for this position, which will run through the 2015-16 academic year. The Executive Committee is respon-

sible for advising the ASHP Board of Directors and staff on the overall direction of the Forum, including member benefits and services. Each Executive Committee member serves as chair of one of the five Forum advisory groups: Advancement of Pharma-cy Practice Career Development and Education Community and eCommunication Leadership Development Policy and Legislative Advocacy Student Society Development The Executive Commit-tee also assists in building relationships between ASHP and all of the U.S. colleges of pharmacy by serving as liaisons, providing information to student society leaders, and helping to strengthen the Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) activities and programs on each campus.

SMITH NAMED APA STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE >>> Lauren Smith, a third-year student from Montgomery, Alabama, has been selected as a Student Representative to the Alabama Pharma-cy Association Board of Directors. “I am honored to be selected as APA student representative and have the opportunity to expand my pharmacy experience outside of the Harrison School of Pharmacy,” said Smith. “It’s such an exciting time to be a part of an organization advocating for our profession, especially with the recent introduction of HB494. I’m really looking forward to acting as HSOP’s liaison and getting our students even more involved in the future of our profession.”

GRADUATE STUDENTS EARN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS >>> HSOP pharmaceutical sciences graduate students Subhrajit Bhattacharya and Madison Chandler were awarded 2015 Summer Cellular and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) Graduate Research Fellowships. Bhattacharya is pursuing doctoral research under the direction of Dr. Vishnu Suppiramaniam in the Department of Drug Discovery and Development. Chandler is conducting mas-ter’s degree research under the direction of Dr. Nancy Merner in the Department of Drug Discovery and Development. The CMB fellowships are awarded by the Auburn University interdepart-mental Cellular and Molecular Biosciences program and provide a summer stipend to outstanding graduate students.

SMITH NAMED EXPRESS SCRIPTS SCHOLAR >>> Warren Smith, a sec-ond-year student from Tallassee, Alabama, was recently named an Express Scripts Scholar by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). The scholarship recognizes students who are in dual degree programs. Smith is currently in HSOP’s Pharm.D./Ph.D. program. He

is one of just four recipients in the country of the $10,000 schol-arship. HSOP’S Pharm.D./Ph.D. program is a new addition with Smith being just the third student to pursue the dual-degree path. Others are Jenna Bloemer, a fourth-year student in the Pharm.D. program, and Joshua Davis, a third-year Pharm.D. student.

OWENSBY RECEIVES GRADUATE AWARD >>> Justin Owens-by, a doctoral student pursuing the Health Outcomes Research and Policy option, has received a Pre-Doctoral Award in Pharma-ceutical Sciences from the American Foundation for Pharmaceu-tical Education. The very competitive award will give Owensby $10,000 to fund his dissertation project.


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THREE HSOP STUDENTS AND THEIR MENTORS NAMED WALMART SCHOLARS >>> Three HSOP students and their fac-ulty mentors were selected as 2015 AACP Walmart Scholars. Erin McCreary (Dr. Pamela Stamm), Sierra Schmidt (Kristen Helms), and Elizabeth Wood (Lee Evans) were among 85 students who received $1,000 travel scholarships to attend the AACP Annual Meeting and the AACP Teachers Seminar in National Harbor, Maryland. The trio tied Auburn for the most recipients this year as the Harrison School of Pharmacy, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Pittsburgh each had three recipients. In all, just 24 schools had multiple recipients.

WOOD RECEIVES MULTIPLE AWARDS TO FURTHER RESEARCH >>> Elizabeth Wood, a fourth-year student from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, has had a busy start to her final year. While trying to finish up her degree, Wood has also collaborated with Dr. Allison Chung, associate clinical professor on the Mobile campus, for a study entitled “Vitamin D Supplementation in Critically Ill Children: A Prospective Trial and Dose Evaluation.” The study has brought Wood some acclaim as she was one of just 10 Pharm.D. students in the country to earn a $5,000 American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Gateway to Research Scholarship, as well as an American College of Clinical Pharmacy Futures Grant. Wood also received a Global Conference Student Travel Award from ACCP and was named to the ACCP National Student Network Advisory Committee.

HSOP STUDENT MOVE ON TO RESIDENCIES >>> More than 40 HSOP graduates moved on to residencies across the country for the 2015-16 academic year. Twenty-seven members of the HSOP Class of 2015 and three prior graduates were selected for PGY-1 residencies while 14 past graduates accepted PGY-2 resi-dencies or fellowships. The 27 HSOP graduates completing PGY-1 residencies are spread all over the country, going to 10 different states. Thirteen are in Alabama with five in Tennessee; two each in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin; and on each in Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Virginia. The 16 graduates pursuing second-year residencies are also spread over 11 different

states with two each in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, and South Carolina, and one each in Illinois, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Of those 16, three are pursuing residencies in infectious disease, with two each in administration, oncology, and internal medicine. The others are in ambulatory care, critical care, emergency medicine, psychiatry and pediatrics. One past graduate is pursuing a fellowship in infectious disease.

MOBILE STUDENTS HOLD RIBBON-CUTTING FOR PAWS CLINIC >>> The demand for health care is crucial in a communi-ty that is underprivileged and those who recognize this need in Mobile are actively seeking solutions. Oct. 10 marked the grand opening of University of South Alabama’s Student-Run Clinic, a student run initiative to provide care to the under-served commu-nity in Mobile. HSOP students collaborate with USA students in order to develop a pharmacy discipline branching off the clinic, called Providing Access to Wellness Services (PAWS). Every Saturday students offer free consultation to improve the wellness of those who need it the most at the 15th Place Homeless Shelter in Mobile. The clinic supports the basic needs of its patients by an assortment of services. These services include blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring, basic vital reports (height, weight, temperature, pulse) and basic physical exams. Patients can also receive educational materials and advice on their current condi-tions.

FULLER AND BAKER WIN CLINICAL SKILLS COMPETITION >>> Katherine Fuller (left) and Courtney Baker (right), both fourth-year students, took top honors in the local American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition. The pair will move on to the national competition, which will take place at the 2015 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Dec. 6-10, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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P2 Madeleine King spent the summer doing an internship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital under HSOP alum Dr. Clinton Stewart.

ON THE JOB TRAININGKing learns from HSOP alum and St. Jude researcher Dr. Clinton Stewart

Summertime is a break for most students, but for Madeleine King, the summer was all about business as she interned with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

King, a second-year student from Enterprise, Alabama, interned with the Pediatric Oncology Education Program as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded summer program at St. Jude. She was matched with Auburn pharmacy alum Clinton Stewart (Class of 1976) in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Depart-ment and assisted with various biomedical research projects.

For King, it was not her first experience in a lab setting as she worked in an immunology lab as an undergraduate. Being ex-posed to a research setting prepared her for St. Jude and allowed her to be competitive enough for the program.

“Undergraduate research is one of the criteria for acceptance into the Pediatric Oncology Education Program,” said King. “Therefore, my undergraduate experiences at Auburn were direct-ly responsible for helping me get where I am today.”

King’s primary focus was drug penetration of childhood brain tumor medulloblastoma. Medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumor in the pediatric population, is one with a particularly poor prognosis. She focused on using cerebral microdialysis to gauge an optimal dosing strategy for the cancer drug gemcitabine as part of her experience at St. Jude.

“I am highly interested in pursuing a career in the field of oncology pharmacy,” said King, “The data from my project can potentially be used in order to develop the most beneficial treat-ment for children with this type of tumor.”

Working under Dr. Stewart was also rewarding for King. With his help, she was encouraged to take advantage of her time at St. Jude and network with many others associated with Auburn. In addition to working with Dr. Stewart, King also had the privilege of shadowing Dr. Courtney Watts, a former Auburn Pharmacy school graduate who is currently completing her PGY2 pediatric oncology residency at St. Jude

“It is exciting to see that the Auburn Family extends beyond the scope of our campus. Dr. Stewart shares a love for Auburn and a passion for research,” King said.

After pharmacy school, King plans to apply for a general pharmacy residency and continue on to specialize in oncology pharmacy.

“It was an amazing opportunity to work at St. Jude,” said King. “My experiences here have further motivated me to dedicate my-self to practicing and conducting research in the highly special-ized field of pediatric oncology.”

King with HSOP Class of 1976 member Dr. Clinton Stewart.


Dr. David Serota (Class of 1969) consults with members of his lab at MPI Research in Mattawan, Michigan.

PAYING IT FORWARDDavid Serota prioritizes support for Pharmacy’s Next Generation

When Dr. David Serota graduated from Auburn’s pharmacy program in 1969 and packed his bags to go to Memphis to begin a doctoral program in toxicology, he felt that he would still be able to work as a pharmacist and get his license. Years later, he has the doctorate degree but he has never spent a single day working as a pharmacist. Instead, he is one of the most respected toxicologists in the world and is a leader in his field.

Serota is Senior Vice President and Director of Research at MPI Research, one of the world’s largest preclinical contract research organizations (CRO), in Mattawan, Michigan. A past president of the American College of Toxicology and a full member of the Society of Toxicology, he has more than 40 years in the field.

In November of this year, he will be recognized for his out-standing leadership and contributions to the American College of Toxicology when he receives the prestigious Outstanding Service Award.

The recent college graduate that showed up in Memphis that spring to begin his doctorate studies at the University of Tennes-

see Medical Center probably could not believe the career that he has had. With initial plans of working at a local hospital pharma-cy to fund his education and to get the necessary experience and hours to become a registered pharmacist, his path was quickly altered by his graduate major professor who informed him “that he could be a pharmacist or he could be a graduate student but he could not be both.” That ended any opportunity for Serota to pursue his pharmacy career.

He chose graduate school and six years later was again a time for him to make a career decision. Wanting to establish a career in academia and intending to teach in a pharmacy school, Serota sent out letters to every pharmacy school in the United States and Canada, looking for that opportunity to begin his career. Optimis-tic of such an opportunity, he became disappointed when those letters that were returned all had a negative response, including one from Washington State University. But, at the last minute, he received a call from the Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Wash-ington State in Pullman, Washington.

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WSU’s toxicologist/pharmacologist had just resigned and there was a nine-month, non-tenure tract, appointment waiting if he was interested. He was very interested and after talking with his graduate committee, who told him that his research work had been completed and that he could write his thesis while teaching in WSU, he accepted the position and drove to Pullman in his beat-up 1968 American Motors Hornet.

“I really enjoyed the teaching and loved the students but I felt that the opportunity for a young professional in the academic field would be limited as research dollars were difficult to come by” said Serota.

At the end of his teaching term in June 1976, he called Dr. John Autian, his major professor in Memphis, to solicit his counsel and advice for the next steps in his young career. He connected Serota with Hazleton Laboratories, a major preclinical CRO in Vienna, Virginia, which was looking for a young Ph.D staff toxicologist. That step set him on a course that has run nearly 40 years in that industry.

After 15 years at Hazleton, where he rose to the positions of Director of Laboratory Operations and Senior Study Director, he took the position of Director of Toxicology at Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, and led that group for almost five and a half years before MPI Research, a new preclinical CRO, came calling in 1997.

Now established in his career, Serota has not forgotten the sacri-fices others made for him and the hard work that was involved in his education. He has now made it a priority to give back to Auburn and the Harrison School of Pharmacy so as to pass along the gift of an education that others were able to give him.

In 2009, he approached Dean R. Lee Evans about what was needed at the school and student scholarships were suggested. It was then that the Arthur and Jean Serota Memorial Endowed Scholarship was created in memory of his parents. For the 2015-16 school year, P4 Esha Patel, P3 Andrew Burton, and P3 Jessica Stewart were able to benefit from that gift.

“That was something that I had always wanted to do” said Se-rota. “My parents never went to college and my mother, a native Australian who met my marine father during World War II, never graduated from high school.

“So, while they may not have been book-smart, they were both smart in terms of the way of the world and they taught me well the attributes of love, loyalty, integrity, and hard work. So, the endowment that I created in their honor was a way for me to give back and honor them for the teaching and sacrifices that they made for me to get an education”.

A little more than five years later, Serota came knocking again, ready to make another gift to the School of Pharmacy – this time it was a gift that will go toward funding research in the School.

“At any major university where education is going on, research

must be a part of that education because in pharmacy, we are not only training the pharmacists of tomorrow, we are also training the next level of drug discovers” said Serota. “To me, teaching and research go hand-in-hand in any institution of education”.

With fond memories of Auburn football and basketball games, being on the team that represented Auburn on the General Electric College Bowl in 1967, and all the crazy hijinks in living in the Phi Delta Chi house, Serota remembers Auburn as a “perfect place to grow up in and learn to be a useful member of society.” He is forever grateful for the experiences that he had on The Plains and, for that reason, remains compelled to continue to give back to the University that gave him so much.

“It was always my desire to give back to Auburn and I have been fortunate enough financially to be able to do the things that I have done. This is my way of thanking Auburn, its faculty, and my fellow classmates for helping to shape the person that I am today” said Serota. “I think every alum, but especially those in pharmacy, should give something back to Auburn. Most gradu-ates have used their Auburn experience to go on to greater things and I think that it is a disservice that they don’t all share this success with Auburn.”

“I grew up in an era when we didn’t think in terms of ‘I,’ we thought in terms of ‘we.’ I’m part of the Auburn Family and I am paying my debt to them for giving me an education in both knowledge and in life. Adding to the moral values that my parents instilled in me, Auburn fine-tuned and imprinted these values in me forever”.

Now a highly-respected toxicologist, Serota has made a commitment to support HSOP’s mission.

The Pharmacy program’s home over the years. From left: Hargis Hall Annex, Ross Chemical Laboratory, Miller Hall and the Walker Building.


SCHOOL NOTES

CELEBRATING 130 YEARSOn Aug. 27, 1885, seven men convened in the Reading Room

of the Exchange Hotel at the corner of Commerce and Montgom-ery Streets in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The group of men that met on that day made up the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now Auburn University, and an item on the day’s agenda was one that has had a huge impact on healthcare in the state of Alabama.

It was on that day that a course in pharmacy was adopted, then as part of the School of Chemistry, at the university. It was a motion by Judge Jonathan Haralson of Selma that read “That the Faculty are hereby authorized and directed to arrange as early as practicable a special course of instruction in Pharmacy adopted to qualify you men by systematic work in Chemistry and other sciences to become practical pharmacists and chemical manufac-turers.”

It was adopted, and that fall, an entry was included in the Au-burn University Catalog, reading, in part, “Students who expect to become practical pharmacists can enter upon a special course of Chemistry and Natural History and with great advantage, occupy all of their time in the laboratories of these departments, under the immediate direction of the Professors.”

Thus, a path was chartered that would lead eventually to the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Now entering its 130th year at Auburn, HSOP has educated more than 6,000 pharmacists since that day in 1885.

The course in Pharmacy that was born that day grew for 10 years and in 1895, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute hired its first Professor of Pharmacy. An Ohio native that earned his pharmacy

degree at the University of Michigan, Emerson R. Miller came to The Plains as an assistant professor and was elected chair of Pharmacy in 1896.

Miller established the early pharmacy curriculum at Auburn and introduced a four-year course of study leading to a B.S. de-gree. In 1896, Solon Lycurgus Coleman of Uniontown became the first graduate of the new pharmacy program.

Another student that Miller encountered was one whose name still fills the air. A halfback on Auburn’s first football team who had earned a degree in agriculture, Sheldon Toomer returned to campus as a post-graduate to pursue a degree in pharmacy. He completed his degree in 1897 and purchased a drug store at the intersection of what is now College and Magnolia.

Miller left Auburn twice, but returned for good in 1918, and re-mained on The Plains until his death in 1929. In 1952, Miller Hall, the first building designed and built exclusively for pharmacy on Auburn’s campus, was opened and named in his honor.

By that time, the Department of Pharmacy had grown out of its position within the School of Chemistry and at the API Board of Trustees meeting on June 2, 1941, it was resolved “That, effective July 1, 1941, upon the recommendation of the President, the De-partment of Pharmacy shall be organized and set up as a separate school to be known as the School of Pharmacy with Doctor L.S. Blake as Head Professor of Pharmacy.”

The motion was made by C.S. Culver and seconded by A.H. Collins. The vote was unanimous and almost 75 years later, Auburn’s School of Pharmacy is considered among the best in the United States. Coincidentally, one of those casting a vote in


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the unanimous decision was Trustee Sheldon Toomer of Auburn, Alabama.

From a program occupying a small space in the chemistry department to the bustling Harrison School of Pharmacy, with nearly 600 Pharm.D. students and more than 50 graduate students across two campuses, that we know today, Auburn’s pharmacy program has been an innovative and trendsetting force in the industry.

With a broad alumni base covering the spectrum of the phar-maceutical industry, HSOP graduates over the last 130 years have made a significant impact on the lives of those in the state of Ala-bama, the Southeast, and the United States. Now, with outreach programs in countries such as Thailand, Panama, Ecuador, and others, that reach is Worldwide.

It has been an exciting 130 years to be involved in Pharmacy at Auburn. The next 130 should be even more exciting.

An excerpt from the 1885 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama Catalog, listing a course in Pharmacy for the first time.

HSOP WELCOMES 148 NEW STUDENT-PHARMACISTS

The Harrison School of Pharmacy’s Class of 2019 joined the Au-burn Family on Saturday, Aug. 15 as friends and family joined the incoming student pharmacists at the 2015 White Coat Ceremony.

The White Coat Ceremony, one of the most anticipated mile-stones in a pharmacist’s path, signified the end of the Foundations of Pharmacy orientation week and the beginning of the four-year journey of pharmacy school.

The presentation of their own white coats, used to recognize health care professionals throughout the world, represents the next crucial stage of their education in which they will actively engage with patients and other professionals.

The Class of 2019 is made up of 148 students with 124 on the Auburn campus and 24 on the Mobile campus. The group brings a diverse background to HSOP as the class is made up of students from 13 different states and 34 different universities.

The HSOP Class of 2019 has an average incoming grade-point average of 3.3, including a 3.2 in science courses. The class also ranks in the 68th percentile in cumulative PCAT score.

LONG-TIME EMPLOYEES RETIREThe Harrison School of Pharmacy saw the departure of two

long-time employees this year as Brinda Lisano and Barry McCo-natha retired.

Lisano began her career at Auburn in 1985 and joined HSOP in 1994. During that time, she was assistant to Dean R. Lee Evans and was involved in every area of the School of Pharmacy. Her career and retirement were celebrated with a reception at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art on May 11.

McConatha joined HSOP in 1981 as a media assistant and be-came the School’s first and only IT manager. McConatha managed all of HSOP’s information technology needs and over the years was instrumental in building the School’s video conferencing system, its first Website and numerous other projects. His career and retirement were celebrated with a reception at the Red Clay Brewery in Opelika on Oct. 13.

Brinda Lisano and Dean Lee Evans at her retirement reception in May.

Barry McConatha

and his band “Sorry, No Refunds,”

played his reception in

October.


Welcome back to The Plains! Tell us about yourself.“I am originally from Moulton, Alabama. I graduated from Au-

burn with PhD in Psychology in 2007. During my time at Auburn, I met my husband, Luke Barnes, while playing pool at Momma Goldberg’s. After graduating, we moved to Minneapolis where I worked at the University of Minnesota for three years. I next moved to West Virginia University, where I worked for five years as an Assistant Professor before moving to Auburn to join the Department of Drug Discovery and Development as an Associate Professor. In my spare time, I enjoy deep sea fishing!”

Being an Auburn grad, so this is a bit of a homecoming for you. What is it like coming back to Auburn after being away for several years? How have things changed?

“Returning to Auburn has been a great experience. I always said that if I had a chance to return, I would. My dad was a huge Auburn fan, so growing up I learned to love Auburn just as much. The growth and development of Auburn since I left in 2007 has

been astounding. Auburn always had a beautiful campus, but it is even more beautiful now. The community seems to be thriving, and the growth of neighboring areas, like Opelika, is great to see.”

Someone looking at your bio would notice that all of your degrees are in psychology/experimental psychology. How does your background come in to play at a pharmacy school, and specifically in the Department of Drug Discovery and Develop-ment (DDD)?

“To move a drug from pre-clinical animal studies to human clinical trials, it is imperative to understand how that drug affects behavior, in addition to other possible side effects. For example, if a drug for the treatment of diabetes produces severe motor deficits, it is unlikely this drug would progress to clinical trials. Identifying the behavioral effects of a new drug is sometimes referred to as ‘pre-clinical behavioral phenotyping,’ and as a specialty of mine, is one of the ways my training may facilitate research in DDD.

Miranda Reed, Ph.D. was recently hired as an associate professor in the Department of Drug Discovery and Development. A three-time Auburn graduate, she has a bachelor’s degree in psychology (2002), a master’s in experimental psychology (2005) and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology (2007). After leaving Auburn, she completed a fellowship at the University of Minnesota. She now returns to Auburn after five years on faculty at West Virginia University.

5Questions WithDr. Miranda Reed


“Much of my work focuses on identification of therapeutic targets for the treatment of memory disorders, including Alzhei-mer’s disease and ‘normal’ cognitive aging. This work includes the development of new drugs, as well as the re-purposing of existing drugs, in preclinical models.”

You recently received a National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging grant of $355,000 to study possible mecha-nisms by which aging increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Tell us more about that project and what you plan to do as part of the study?

“Aging is the greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Researchers have attempted to reproduce the effects of aging in mice through the expression of human genes containing mutations in proteins known to promote pathological changes in humans. While this approach replicates many aspects of Alzhei-mer’s pathology, the models are incomplete.

“An aged brain may enhance pathological changes, and equally troubling, pathological changes may exert different effects on an aged versus a young brain. To date, studying the interaction between mutant proteins linked to AD and an aged brain has been challenging because of the difficulty in separating the effects of prolonged mutant protein expression from those of an aged brain per se. Fortunately, my lab has two lines of mice harboring

regulatable genes, the expression of which can be turned on or off at the discretion of the researcher.

“Because we can wait to turn on mutant protein expression until the mice have aged, these unique mice allow us to study the effects of aging independently of prolonged mutant protein expression. Determining whether these mutant proteins differen-tially affect an aged brain is essential to increasing the validity of pre-clinical mouse studies and may help explain why aging is the greatest risk factor for AD.”

You came to Auburn after holding positions at Minnesota and West Virginia. What was it that stood out to you about HSOP and DDD that interested you in the position here?

“In my previous positions, I was able to work on drug discov-ery and development projects, but I was never part of a group that included each component of the drug discovery and development process. What excited me about DDD was the presence of special-ists for almost every part of the process in one department. I was also excited to fill a niche (preclinical behavioral phenotyping) within DDD.

“I was excited to join the HSOP because I remembered from my time in Auburn that HSOP was a nationally recognized program and well respected across the University. I wanted to be a part of such a group.”

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Dr. Miranda Reed is pictured in her lab with graduate researchers Holly Hunsberger (black coat) and Sharay Setti (white coat).


FACULTY NOTES

WRIGHT PASSES ALSHP GAVEL TO JACKSON >>> At the recent Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists Meeting, Harrison School of Pharmacy associate clinical professor Brad Wright completed his term as president, passing the gavel to Cherry Jackson, professor in HSOP’s Department of Pharmacy Practice. Dr. Jackson’s term will run through the 2015-16 year.

HESTER AND JACKSON NAMED ACCP FELLOWS >>> Drs. Kelly Hester and Cherry Jackson from the Department of Pharma-cy Practice were recently named Fellows of the American Col-lege of Clinical Pharmacy and were recognized as such during a special ceremony on Oct. 18 at the ACCP 2015 Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, California. Recognition as a fellow is awarded to ACCP members who have shown a sustained level of excellence in clinical pharmacy practice and/or research. Fellows can be recognized by the initials “FCCP” as part of their title.

PANIZZI NAMED OUTSTANDING GRADUATE MENTOR >>> Dr. Peter Panizzi of the Department of Drug Discovery and Development was selected as one of just four Auburn Univer-sity Outstanding Graduate Mentors, the graduate school announced last Spring. Panizzi was one of 41 nominees for the award and was nominated by graduate students Andrew Brannen, Richard Davis, Jiansheng Huang, and Amber Milton. This marks the fourth time in the last five years

a HSOP faculty member has been selected for the honor. Others include Murali Dhanasekaran (2014), Rajesh Amin (2013) and Jaychandrababu Ramapuram (2011).

KAVOOKJIAN WINS NATIONAL ADHERENCE AWARD FROM NCPA >>> Dr. Jan Kavookjian, associate professor in the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, was recognized with the 2015 NCPA Outstanding Adherence Edu-cator Award at the 2015 NCPA Annual Convention. Given by the NCPA’s Adherence Team, the award recognizes a pharmacy educator who has made a significant contribution to the education of pharmacy students in the area of medication adherence. As part of the award, $1,000 was donated to the Harrison School of Pharmacy in her honor.

EILAND SELECTED AS PPAG FELLOW >>> Dr. Lea S. Eiland, associate department head and clinical professor in the Department of Pharma-cy Practice, was recognized as a Fellow in Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (FPPAG) at the 24th PPAG Annual Meeting in May. As a PPAG Fellow, she is recog-nized for her sustained and distinguished contributions to the profession of pediatric pharmacy through her practice, education, and professional development activities.

ARMSTRONG AND MAXSON NAMED TO PRNs >>> Drs. Emily Armstrong and Rebecca Maxson were recently named to American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Practice and Research Networks. Armstrong was selected for the Ambulatory Care PRN while Maxson was selected to the Nephrology PRN.

Cherry Jackson

Brad Wright

Kelly Hester

Cherry Jackson

Emily Armstrong

Rebecca Maxson


FACULTY FEATURE

Rusty Arnold (left) and Allan David consult with graduate student Alex Kelly (seated). Kelly has a B.S. in biomedical scienc-es from Auburn and a master’s in chemical engineering. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in chemical engineering. Drs. Arnold and Allan are his joint advisors.

WORKING TOGETHERCollaboration Drives Auburn’s Cancer Research

Dr. Robert “Rusty” Arnold came to Auburn to be a part of a team. His team isn’t trying to win football games, though. Rather, he is looking for new and innova-tive ways to deliver drugs to improve the treatment of cancer.

An associate professor in the Depart-ment of Drug Discovery and Develop-ment with degrees in biochemistry and pharmaceutical sciences, Arnold came to The Plains in 2012. One reason he made the move was the opportunity to collab-orate with the various academic units on campus.

“My collaborations with Veterinary Medicine, Chemical Engineering and other units are critical because they allow us to integrate different expertise and conduct innovative research,” said Arnold.

With an interest in helping deliver can-cer drugs and develop novel drug carriers, Arnold has been able to work with investi-gators all over campus.

“Right now I am working with Dr. Jay-achandra Ramapuram (associate professor in the HSOP) on melanoma cancer and I am working with Dr. Valery Petrenko

(professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine) to target prostate and pancreatic cancers,” said Arnold. “We also work with Dr. Alan David (assistant professor in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering) on composite nanomedicines and with Dr. Peter Panizzi (assistant professor in HSOP) on how we can develop better diagnostic agents.”

Arnold’s work, in part, has to do with developing nanomedicines, a process where drugs or diagnostic agents are for-mulated in nanoparticles. These nanopar-ticles can be targeted to cancer and be used to montior disease progression and enhance antitumor activity.

“We can use Nanomedicines to alter biodistribution of drugs, enhancing drug deposition in solid tumors and reducing non-target tissues toxicity” said Arnold. “Collaborations with Dr. Suppirmaniam (professor in HSOP) and members of department of psychology are focused on reducing chemo-brain (neurotoxicity) associated with chemotherapy.”

His collaborations have not stopped with his fellow faculty members, but has

extended to undergraduate students. In the absence of an undergraduate phar-maceutical sciences program, Arnold has students from disciplines including chemical engineering, animal sciences, biochemistry, and cellular and molecular biology. Two of these students, chemical engineering majors Christy Pickering and Connor Dobson were recently recognized for their work and they both earned prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarships, an honor only given to about 300 students nationwide.

“I enjoy working with enthusiastic students from a variety of programs who work to solve challenges by applying what they are learning in the classroom,” said Arnold. “These students often have creative ideas and propose novel strategies to advance research projects. It is this inter-disciplinary approach that we believe will lead to exciting discoveries and innovative treatments for cancer.”

Funding is provided, in part, by Nation-al Institutes of Health, AU Research Initia-tive in Cancer, National Science Founda-tion, and AU Internal Grants Program.


CATCHING UPWITHSTEPHEN DAVISHSOP Class of 2008

Little did Stephen Davis know that a rotation early on in his fourth year of phar-macy school would end up setting him on a path to hospital pharmacy.

Now in his fifth year as the Pharmacy Operations Manager at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, he was re-cently recognized with the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Pharmacy Leadership Award.

“One of my first rotations was a pharma-cy administration rotation at the Universi-ty of South Alabama Medical Center,” said Davis. “During that rotation, I was able to understand the role of hospital pharma-cists and technicians. I enjoyed reviewing patient charts, medication profiles, and labs as a student pharmacist and I also loved working with physicians and nurses within the hospital setting.”

A 2008 Harrison School of Pharmacy graduate, Davis went on to complete a two-year MS/PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. While there, he also earned a master’s de-gree in Health-System Pharmacy adminis-tration from Pitt.

From there, he was hired on with Texas Children’s Hospital. Initially, he managed the outpatient and emergency center pharmacies. He currently manag-es the inpatient central pharmacy and is also the director of the MS/ PGY1/ PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency.

In addition to his work at the hospi-tal, Davis has been very involved with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP) and the Gulf Coast Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GCSHP). He also currently serves as the treasurer for GCSHP.

“I have always wanted to impact the profession of pharmacy in a positive man-ner and involvement in local, state, and national pharmacy organizations gives me the opportunity to make decisions that are impactful and positive for the profession,” said Davis. “I am also passionate about staying involved in these organizations to assist in ensuring that we, as pharmacists, have up to date continuing education so that we can provide optimal patient care.”

With TSHP, he is a member of the edu-cational affairs council, the group respon-sible for coordinating all continuing edu-cation functions sponsored or conducted by the TSHP. This includes guidance and assistance in programming and funding TSHPs educational and training activities, including the Annual Seminar, other forms of continuing education, and other related activities that may be identified by the Board of Directors.

While Davis didn’t discover his passion for hospital pharmacy until his fourth year, he encourages current pharmacy students to get informed early on if they think they may be interested.

“It is very rewarding working in a

hospital. The other departments in the hospital rely on pharmacy since we control the medication verification and distribu-tion process,” said Davis. “Pharmacists are vital to hospitals and are necessary when it comes to patient care. I would tell a current pharmacy student to try to gain some type of hospital experience prior to their fourth year so that they can be better prepared to make a decision about their pharmacy career path prior to graduating.”

While it has been a few years since Davis has been back to Auburn, he has very fond memories of his times at HSOP.

“I honestly haven’t been back to Auburn since 2010. I actually feel bad saying that because I love Auburn,” said Davis. “I feel as if Auburn graduates have a love and pride about their school. I did tell my wife, who loves Auburn, that I would love to plan a trip to Auburn soon so that our daughters can see the campus.”

While in school, Davis was involved with SNPhA and Phi Delta Chi, and it was close-knit relationships from those organizations and his classes that stand out to him.

“What stands out the most is how close our pharmacy class was,” said Davis. “I keep in contact with many of my class-mates on Facebook. I remember pulling all-night study sessions with several classmates, but I also remember looking forward to the experience of pulling the all-night study sessions. It was stressful, but fun now that I can look back on it.”

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT


ALUMNI NOTES

INAUGURAL APA HALL OF FAME CLASS NAMED >>> Au-burn had a strong presence in the inaugural Alabama Pharmacy Hall of Fame class with connections to seven of the members. The class was announced June 22 at the Alabama Pharmacy Associa-tion Annual Convention and Trade Show in Destin, Florida. Au-burn graduates named to the Hall of Fame were John P. Beasley (Class of 1955) of Columbia; Anthony J. Brooklere (Class of 1958) of Adamsville; Charles E. Prickett (Class of 1961) of Hoover; and James O. Walker (Class of 1957) of Gardendale. Inducted post-humously was James R. Kuykendall (Class of 1949) of Dekalb. Additionally, two pharmacists with strong ties to Auburn’s pharmacy program were inducted. Honored in person was James, I. Harrison, Jr. of Tuscaloosa, the namesake of the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Inducted posthumously was William W. Walker, Jr., the father of James O. Walker and the namesake of the Walker Building.

BEASLEY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS AT HIS PHARMACY >>> John Beasley, a member of the Alabama Pharmacy Hall of Fame and a 1955 alum of HSOP, celebrated the 60th anniversary of his pharmacy in October in Columbia. Beasley, the pharmacy’s namesake and founder, got his start as a soda jerk in the pharma-cy in Columbia and his career path was set from there. He went on to also serve in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1984 until 1994.

HSOP WELL REPRESENTED IN ANNUAL APA AWARDS >>> The Harrison School of Pharmacy had a strong presence in the awards given out by the Alabama Pharmacy Association at its 134th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Sandestin, Florida. Dan McConaghy received the Bowl of Hygeia, the association’s highest award. He is a 1979 Auburn graduate. Ronda Lacey, an HSOP graduate and current faculty member at Samford, received the J. Wayne Staggs Distinguished Service Award. Dave Brackett, who has been a faculty or staff member with HSOP since 1998, received the Faculty Member of the Year Award. Class of 2015

member Erin McCreary, who is currently doing a PGY-1 residen-cy at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, received the Joseph O. Dean, Jr. Student Professionalism Award. HSOP graduate Valerie Oakley, who is currently the Supervising Pharmacist at Hibbet Patient Care in Florence, Alabama, is the Distinguished Young Pharmacist. Rounding out the award recipients was Johnny Brooklere, a 1985 HSOP graduate, who received the NCPA Lead-ership Award.

APA LEADERSHIP STAYS IN THE FAMILY >>> Congratu-lations to 1985 HSOP alum Johnny Brooklere on being named president of the Alabama Pharmacy Association, taking over from Class of 1983 member Becky Sorrell. Selected as president-elect was Dr. Jared Johnson, HSOP Class of 2001. Johnson is a co-own-er of Marble City Pharmacy in Sylacauga, Alabama, which was named the 2015 Pharmacy of the Year by McKesson.

YOUNG RETIRES AFTER 27 YEARS AT EAMC >>> Buddy Young, a 1972 HSOP graduate, recently announced his retirement as pharmacy director at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama. He is pictured above with Aubie and Chuck Beams, a 1997 HSOP graduate. Leadership in the EAMC pharma-cy is staying within the Auburn Pharmacy family as Beams steps into his shoes.

KELLEY BRINGS B-25 TO AUBURN >>> Larry Kelley, HSOP Class of 1971, has worn several different hats as a pharmacist over the years, but one he wears when away from the office is that of a pilot, fueling his passion for aviation. Kelley has amassed a large plan collection over the years and even founded the Delaware Aviation Museum. One piece of his collection is his B-25

bomber, one of the work-horses of World War II. A chance meet-ing brought him to Auburn last April where he flew in his B-25 in for a meeting with Auburn-area WWII vet Buford Robinson.

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IN MEMORIAM

James W. HodgesClass of 1939James “Jimmy” W. Hodges, a resident of Mt. Dora, Florida and formerly of Birming-ham, Alabama, passed away on March 5, 2015. He was 97. He was preceded in death by his daughter Patricia G. Hodges and son James W. Hodges, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Julia H. Hodges. After graduating from Auburn University with a degree in pharmacy, Hodges moved to Birmingham where he worked for a number of years as a pharmacist at P&S Apothecary. He later went to work at Durr Surgical Supply in Birmingham first as salesman, then as a manager. In 1967 he retired from Durr after rising to Senior Vice-President. He moved to Tavares, Florida where he owned and operated the Three Lakes Mobile Home Park on Lake Eustis, and later the Hibiscus Mobile Home Park in downtown Tavares for many years.

Patty N. TurnerClass of 1947Pat Turner, a resident of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Dec. 26, 2014. She was 87. Turner graduated from Auburn University in 1947 with a degree in Pharmacy. She worked at Opelika Pharmacy, and then served as Director of Pharmacy at East Alabama Medical Center for the following thirty two years. Turner is survived by

her husband Jim Turner; daughters: Jane Turner Poe (Bill); Joan Turner Williams (Sammy); grandchildren Sam and Katie Williams; and great grandchildren Smith Williams, and Annaleigh Williams.

Louise Smith BaileyClass of 1949Louise Smith Bailey, a resident of Pleas-ant Grove, Alabama, passed away Nov. 28, 2014. She was 92. She was a graduate of Pell City High School, a graduate of Auburn University, a member of Alabama Pharmacist Association, a life member of Auburn Alumni Association and Auburn Golden Eagles; a member of the Order of Eastern Star Cunningham Chapter #24, former member Midfield Lioness Club and retired co-owner of Bailey Leggett Rexall Drug. She is preceded in death by her hus-band of 53 years, Hubert C. Bailey, parents Leetha H. and Norman S. Smith, brother Norman S. Smith, Jr., and sister Frances S. Williams.

Edwin W. RayClass of 1949Edwin W. Ray, longtime resident of At-more, Alabama, passed away on February 26, 2015 at the William F Green Veterans home in Bay Minette, Alabama. He was born to the late Eunice and W. Mor-ton Rayon June 1, 1927, in Phenix City,

Alabama. Ray served in the U.S. Navy as a Pharmacists Mate and was honor-ably discharged in July of 1946. He then attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, and graduated in Pharmacy in 1949. He moved to Dothan and practiced at a local pharmacy where he met his wife Jeanette Spooner. Ed and Jeanette were married for 63 years until her death in 2013. He served in the US Army as a Second Lieutenant during the Kore-an War and was honorably discharged in March, 1954. After his discharge, he worked for seventeen years in pharmaceu-tical sales, sales management, and product management for E.R. Squibb & Sons. In 1967, he bought Greenlawn Pharmacy in Atmore, Alabama and practiced there for the remainder of his career. Ray served on the Alabama Board of Pharmacy for five years, and was president for two years. He received the Bowl of Hygeia award from the American Pharmacy Association in acknowledgment of his service to his com-munity and profession. Ray is survived by his three children, Kathy Hasty; Joe Ray; Mary Jean Crane; six grandchildren: Bran-di Schwartz, Sherri Ivey, Emily Ray, Ben Ray, Allen Ray and Matthew Crane; and two great grandchildren: Raygan Schwartz and Leighanne Ivey.

IN MEMORIAM REMEMBERING HSOP ALUMS

Throughout the year we are notified of the passings of many of our distinguished alumni. On the follow-ing pages are a listing of those the Harrison School of Pharmacy was notified about during the 2014-15 academic year (September 2014 - August 2015). Obituaries on the following pages were put together from those published in newspapers throughout the country and then modified to our specifications.


IN MEMORIAM


Lewis Lamar StapletonClass of 1949Lewis “Lamar” Stapleton, a resident of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on Feb. 6, 2015 at William F. Green Veterans Home in Bay Minette, Alabama where he had been a patient for several months. He was 88. Stapleton was known, in retirement, for leading Medical Missions to Central and South America. And many knew of his service on the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, including his two-year term as President, and his Wyeth Bowl of Hygeia Award for Community Service granted by the Alabama Pharmacy Association. He was known among Mobilians for Staple-ton Drug Company where he and Lee, his wife, made a living and served the com-munity for 30 years, until 1992. Stapleton graduated from Auburn University, and he served in the Air Force during WWII. He is survived by Lee, his wife of 63 years, and their four children: Allen Stapleton, Aimee Sanatkar, Lynn Gueho, and Renee Stapleton. His is also survived by seven grandchildren: Andrew, Mark, Sean, Payam, Eman, Emily, and Joseph; and three great grandchildren: Idris, Gabriel, and Madalyn.

William A. Talley, Jr.Class of 1949William A. Talley, Jr., a resident of West Point, Georgia, passed away on Nov. 9, 2014. Talley proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Madison during World War II. He came home to marry his bride Dorothy, a school teach-er in Lanett. He graduated from Auburn University School of Pharmacy in 1949 and worked as a local druggist and a drug rep for Pfizer until his retirement. He was a lifetime member of Auburn University Alumni Association. He and Dorothy were married for 57 years. Talley was the son of the late William A. Talley Sr., and Mary Hancock Talley. He was also preceded in death by Dorothy along with his sisters, Mildred Barney and Dorothy McKee.

James R. Farris, Sr.Class of 1952James Ray “Jim” Farris, a resident of Dothan, Alabama, passed away on Feb. 11, 2015 in his home after a long illness. He was 85. Farris was born in Elba, Alabama to the late Francis A. and Frances E. Farris.

In 1952 he graduated from Auburn Uni-versity with a B.S. degree in Pharmacy. At Auburn, Farris was in the Army ROTC and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army and served in Korea after graduation. After his military service, Farris first worked in a pharmacy in Mobile and he retired from Eli Lilly & Co. after a 30 year career as a pharmaceutical representative covering territories in Georgia and Alabama. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 58 years; three children: Fran (John) Freeman, James R. “Bubba” (Mary) Farris, Jr.; and Kim (Kathy) Farris; three grandchildren: Mitchell Farris, Kimberly Farris and Will Freeman; and his sister Sandra (Robert) Mullen.

Mack C. BrowderClass of 1953Mack Coolidge Browder, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away on March 3, 2015. He was 89. After serving in the Army during World War II, he returned home to complete a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn Univer-sity. He began work as a pharmacist at Prattville Drug where he met his future wife, Louise. After their marriage, they moved to Fort Deposit. In 1956, Mack and Louise relocated to Tallassee and opened Jordanville Pharmacy, which later became known as Center Drug. He continued prac-ticing as a pharmacist until his retirement in April 1989. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sarah Louise Carter Browder and two daughters, Kathy Hardy and Ramona (John) Lazenby; four grandchildren: Alison Cali, Matthew Lazenby, Emily Cason, Brit-tany Morgan; and six great grandchildren.

Eugene G. CoxClass of 1954Eugene G. Cox, a lifelong resident of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on March 7, 2015. He was 87. Known for years as “Dr. Cox” to many of the customers of Cox Drug Store on Marine Street, he graduat-ed from the Auburn School of Pharmacy in 1954. He was preceded in death by his son Eugene (Bo) Jr., granddaughter Claire Hope, brother John and sisters Jennie Vail Cassidey and Margaret Duhn. He is survived by Doris, his wife of 62 years; children, Jayne Cox Yarbrough, Robert

“Bob” (Terri), David (Lee Anne), William “Billy” (Tammy), James “Jay” (Nicky) and 43 grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Hugh. C Woods, Jr.Class of 1956Hugh Curry Woods, Jr., a resident of Dothan, passed away on Sept. 3, 2014, in the emergency room of a Dothan hospital. He was 80. Woods was born and reared in Headland, son of the late Hugh Cur-ry Woods, Sr. and Neva Mae Williams Woods. He was a graduate of Headland High School and received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from Auburn University. Mr. Woods served his country in the U.S. Army and moved to Dothan in 1959. He retired from Pharmacia as a Pharmaceu-tical Representative and had also been employed by Upjohn Pharmaceutical. Surviving relatives include his wife, Nellie Whitehead Woods; two sons, Tony R. Woods (Connie); and Samuel B. Woods (Julie); four grandchildren, Drew Woods, Dillon Woods, Shelby Woods, and Reagan Woods.

James Moody BrockClass of 1959Brock, James Moody, a resident of Green-ville, Alabama, passed away on Sept. 29, 2014. He was 76. He is survived by his wife, Margie Hayes Brock; children, Sheryl Brock Moore (Pete); Marsha Brock Wilhite (Dan); James Moody Brock, Jr. (Heather); step-children, Kaye Bolton (Tom); Thomas K. Coker; Todd Rance Coker (Denise); twelve grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Brock completed pharmacy school at the Alabama Polytech-nic Institute (Auburn University) where he was class president during his senior year. He was a longtime resident of Montgom-ery, Alabama where he owned Cloverland Drugs for more than 25 years. He relocated to Greenville in 1989 and continued his pharmaceutical career at Winn-Dixie and the Medicine Shoppe.

William E. MorrisClass of 1959William Edward “Bill” Morris, a resident Ellerslie, Georgia, passed away on Nov. 12, 2014 at his farm. He was 76. Morris was born April 14, 1938 in Morristown, Tennessee, son of the late George O. and Mary Henderson Morris. He was a 1955


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graduate of Morristown High School and a 1959 graduate of Auburn University School of Pharmacy. While attending Auburn, Morris was a member of SAE Fraternity. He was the owner of Morris Pharmacy for 14 years, had worked at Eckerd’s Pharmacy and retired after 10 years with Wal-Mart Pharmacy having served the Columbus community for 44 years. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, George H. Morris. Survi-vors include his wife of 55 years, Juliette “Jetty” Aldridge Morris; daughter, Mary Katherine “Kathy” Morris; two sons, Steve (Sandy) Morris and Scott (Laura) Morris; and five grandchildren, LeeAnn Morris, Ashleigh Morris, Brennan Morris, Lauren Morris and Andrew Morris.

Joseph N. ShepherdClass of 1960Joseph Neville Shepherd, a resident of Anniston, Alabama, passed away on March 15, 2015. He was 78. Shepherd was a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School. He graduated with his Bachelor degree in Forestry from Auburn University and was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Following graduation, he worked for a number of years with Gulf States Paper in Tuscaloosa. He returned to Auburn and received his degree in Pharmacy. He worked for a number of years for Harco Drugs then went on to become a civilian pharmacist at Noble Army Hospital at Ft. McClellan, where he retired from as Chief of Pharmacy in July, 1999. During his time at Ft. McClellan, he was awarded the Ci-vilian Medal of Honor for his service to the government. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Henry Shepherd and Dorothy Dugins Shepherd. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carol Copeland Shepherd; his children, Patrick Samuel Shepherd, Joseph N. Shepherd Jr. and Suzanne West Shepherd; two granddaugh-ters, Grace Cameron Shepherd and Jenni-fer Shepherd Golden; a step granddaugh-ter, Caroline Holcomb; a sister, Louise Waldrop; and brother, Alston Shepherd.

James Clyde MurphyClass of 1962James Clyde Murphy, a resident of Indi-anola, Mississippi, passed away March 21, 2015 at South Sunflower County Hospital.

he was 76. Murphy was born Sept. 28, 1938 in Bessemer, Alabama, and was the son of the late William Fulton and Ina Shoemak-er Murphy. He received his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University; Master’s degree from the University of Mississippi; and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Murphy was employed with South Sunflower County Hospital. He is survived by three sons, James Clyde “Jay” Murphy, Jr., Curt An-drew Murphy, Gregory William Murphy; two daughters, Amy Murphy Donnelly and Rhonda Murphy Cook; one brother, Thomas F. Murphy; and eight grandchil-dren.

William R. HickmanClass of 1963William Roy Hickman, a resident of Homewood, Alabama, passed away July 19, 2015. He was 74. Hickman was born Jan. 28, 1941 in Sylacauga, Alabama to the late Roy L. and Pauline Robinson Hick-man. He graduated from Auburn Univer-sity in 1963 then worked in Birmingham as a Pharmacist until 2010. Hickman was preceded in death by his parents and sister Ann Hickman. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Pamela Collins Hickman; sister Betty (James) Chance; children Billy (Helen) Hickman, Alycia (Miles) Gregory and Janet (Sam) Morris; and grandchildren Jason Hickman and Will, Katie and Abby Morris.

Thomas L. DickensonClass of 1964Thomas Dickinson, a resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away on Dec. 20, 2014. Dickinson was born in Bessemer, Alabama on March 14, 1938 to Thomas Ramon and Mary Evelyn Bain Dickinson. He married Ida Gail Glover Dickinson on February 12, 1960. He studied Engi-neering at the University of Alabama and also received a degree in pharmacy from Auburn University. He owned Sav on Drugs in Brookhaven, Mississippi. He was active in several pharmaceutical societies, original founder and served on the board of directors for Brookhaven Academy, and was very active in the schools and community. In the early years of racing, he was an engine builder. He was an original member of NASCAR and is recognized for his contributions to the racing industry at

the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneer Museum at Talledega. He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas Ramon and Mary Evelyn Bain Dickinson. He is survived by his wife Gail Glover Dickinson; sisters Bettye Moore (Charlie) and Carole Stevens (Charles); children Rhonda Stringfel-low (Thomas Dale), Cynthia Huesmann (Charles Frederick “Bubba”), and Thomas Larry Dickinson, Jr. (Laurie Yawn); seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchil-dren.

Brady E. Mendheim, Sr.Class of 1964Brady E. Mendheim, Sr., a lifelong resident of Dothan, passed away on June 24, 2015. He was 74. Mendheim was born May 3, 1941 in Houston County and was a 1959 graduate of Dothan High School. He graduated from Auburn University in 1964 with a Pharmacy Degree and returned to Dothan to work at the Lamar Pharmacy and City Drug Store. He later owned and operated Woodland Pharmacy for many years and then worked with Harco and Rite Aid Pharmacy until his retirement in 2010. He was preceded in death by Nancy, his wife of 46 years. He is survived by his sons, Brad (Michelle) Mendheim and Ross (Jessica) Mendheim of Vestavia; grandsons, Connor, Ryan, Carson, Luke, Ben, and Brady; brothers, Donald (Brenda) Mendheim, Jackie (Alice) Mendheim, and David (Leah) Mendheim.

Donald R. DennisClass of 1967Donald R. Dennis, a resident of Hoover, Alabama, passed away on Oct. 13, 2014. A 1967 Auburn University graduate, he is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Dennis; Brother, Jerry W. Dennis; Son, Jeffery K. (Shannon) Dennis; Son, K. Scott (Suzanne) Dennis; and grandchildren Hope Travis, Zachary, Lexi, Lauren, and Vincent.

Kenneth Leon DunlapClass of 1968Kenneth Leon Dunlap, a resident of Florence, Alabama, passed away on June 19, 2015. He was 77. He was a passionate supporter and graduate of Auburn Univer-sity and a pharmacist for almost 50 years. Dunlap also served in the United States Naval Reserve. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Ferris and Dolly

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Langley Dunlap, and his sister, Kathryn Dunlap Riley. He is survived by his broth-ers, Don and James Dunlap; his dedicated wife, Barbara Anderson Dunlap; his chil-dren, Tiffany Dunlap, Holly Dunlap, and Andrew Dunlap, and his grandchild, Israel Dunlap-Hoover.

David Edward GriffiesClass of 1973David Edward Griffies, a resident of Mont-gomery, Alabama, passed away on July 30, 2015. He was 64. Griffies was a retired Pharmacist at Jackson Hospital in Mont-gomery and was an alumni of Auburn University. He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas R. Griffies. He is survived by mother, Doris C. Griffies; brother, Tom (Susan) Griffies; nieces, Andrea (Jimmy) Griffies Register and Janna (Kevin) Griffies Faust; and many great nieces and neph-ews.

Caroline Lipscomb HassanpourClass of 1979Caroline Lipscomb Hassanpour, a resi-dent of Solomons, Maryland, formerly of Huntingtown, Maryland, passed away on January 8, 2015 in Prince Frederick, Mary-land. She was 58. Hassanpour was born in Lee County, Alabama, to the late Andrew and Carolyn Ellis Lipscomb. Caroline, just like her Grandfather, Father, and Uncle graduated from Auburn University School of Pharmacy in 1979. She had worked as a pharmacist for 35 plus years, most recently working as a floating pharmacist for CVS in Southern Maryland. She is survived by her husband, Mike M. Hassanpour; moth-er of Madeleine C. LaTour and Katherine A. LaTour; stepmother of Parisa L. Has-sanpour, Kristopher M. Hassanpour, Nora E. Hassanpour, Kimberly A. Hassanpour, and Joshua O. Hassanpour; grandmother of Gabriel Garza, Michael Garza, Ambria Toland, Braylon Hassanpour, Garrett Toland, Araeme Delgado, Ethan Delgado, Kyler Hassanpour, and Sayla Hassanpour.

Janet McCombsClass of 1980Janet McCombs, originally from Milton, Florida, passed away on Dec. 9, 2014 after a very lengthy illness. McCombs spent 24 years as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the UGA College of Pharmacy before retir-ing in 2005. She is survived by her father,

William C. McCombs, Sr.; her brother Bill (Mary) McCombs; her sister, Leann Mc-Combs; one niece, Rachel and one nephew, Conner and is preceded in death by her mother, Joann J. McCombs.

Mary Ann Stefanchick CampagnaClass of 1988Mary Ann Stefanchick Campagna, a resi-dent of Auburn, Alabama, passed away on August 15, 2015. She was 67. She was born on June 3, 1948, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to Margaret Felock Stefanchick and the late Michael Stefanchick. She was married to Dr. Keith David Campagna. After com-pleting school at St. Gabriel’s High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, she attend-ed Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she received a B.S. in Pharmacy. While attending Duquesne she met her future husband Keith. After living and beginning their family in Japan; Honolulu, Hawaii; Erie, Pennsylvania; and Chicago, Illinois; they settled in Auburn, Alabama to live, work, and raise their children. While raising her three sons in Auburn she worked at a number of community pharmacies, and for the last 20 years of her professional life she worked at East Alabama Medical Center. While in Auburn she earned a Masters in Pharmacy from Auburn University. Campagna was preceded in death by her father, Michael Stefanchick. She is survived by her mother, Margaret Felock Stefanchick; her sister, Linda Stefanchick Self; and her brothers Michael John Stefanchick and Gregory Joseph Stefanchick; husband, Keith David Campagna, and her three sons: Christo-pher David (Jodi) Campagna; Marc (Lisa) Alan Campagna; and Adam (Audrey) Pe-ter Campagna. In addition, she is survived by her four grandchildren: Soren Wyett Campagna, Adelaide Wyett Campagna, Owen Richard Campagna, and Julian Ellis Campagna.

Martha Armstrong StrombergClass of 1988Martha Virginia Armstrong Stromberg, a resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, passed away on March 13, 2015. She was 50. Stromberg was born on Nov. 28, 1964, to parents Donald Richard Armstrong, Sr. and Tamsy Caroline Armstrong. She graduated from Northview High School in Dothan, Alabama, and Auburn University

with a degree in Pharmacy. Following college, she moved to Fort Walton Beach and accepted a position as a Pharmacist at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, where she worked for more than 26 years. She is survived by her husband, John Stromberg, and her daughter, Calliope Jade Strom-berg.

Lee Randal McDonaldClass of 2001Lee Randal McDonald, a resident of Au-burn, passed away on March 12, 2015. He was 37. McDonald was born on May 25, 1977, in Birmingham. He was a graduate of Jemison High School and Auburn Univer-sity. He also earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from the Auburn University James Harri-son School of Pharmacy. He was married to the former Sarah Beth Brooks of Dothan. They have two children, Sadie Burgin McDonald and Miller Lewis McDonald. He was a pharmacist and was a part-own-er of Lake Martin Pharmacy in Dadeville.He is also survived by his mother, Martha Owens Smith; step-father, William Robert Smith; father, Randal L. McDonald; step-mother, Judy McDonald; step-brothers, Jason Robert Smith, Michael Ryan Smith and Stuart Alan Smith, and a host of other family and friends.

Caitlyn M. CrockettClass of 2012Caitlyn Michelle Crockett passed away on Oct. 8, 2014 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. She was 28. Crockett was a resident of Jensen Beach, Florida and worked as a Pharmacist at CVS in Hobe Sound, Florida. A Martin County High School Class of 2004 gradu-ate, received her B.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida, and received her Pharm.D. from Auburn University. She is survived by her father, Michael; stepbrother, Chad Crock-ett; stepsister Tawni Gager; and paternal grandmother, June Crockett.

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RESEARCH ANNUAL REPORT

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research for the period Oct. 1, 2013 - Sept. 30, 2014.

Amin, Rajesh, Panizzi, Peter, Suppira-maniam, Vishnu, Arnold, Robert, et al,” Multi-spectral Optoacousitc Tomography (MSOT) imaging system, AU-IGP Level IV, $350,000, (February 2014 –January 2016)

Arnold, Robert; “Secretory Phospho-lipases Spla2 and their Receptors for delivering Nanoparticles, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, $645,579 (January 2013 – December 2014).

Arnold, Robert,” 3D Model of Tumor Microenvironment”, sponsored the CFD Research Corp (SBIR), $8,611 (September 2014 – June 2015)

Arnold, Robert, Irwin, Michael, AU-IGP Level III, “Engineering of a mitochondri-al-targeted proteoliposome nanocarrier”, $50,000, (February 2014 – January 2016)

Arnold, Robert, Green, Michael, AU-IGP Level III, “Metabolic Cages for Cancer, Drug, and Metabolic Disease Research”, $182,078, (February 2014 – January 2016)

Arnold, Robert, David, Alan, “Enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy through dual cancer cell and subcellular target-ing”, sponsored by the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer Major Grants Program, $200,000, (February 2014 – Janu-ary 2016)

Arnold, Robert, Petrenko, Valery, “Target-ing of Pancreatic Tumors with Phage-Mod-ified Nanomedicines”, sponsored by the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer Major Grants Program, $200,000, (February 2014 – January 2016)

Braxton-Lloyd, Kimberly; “Community Pharmacy Residency Program”, sponsored by Adams Drugs, $220,675 (July 2013 – June 2017).

Braxton-Lloyd, Kimberly; “Community Pharmacy Residency Program”, sponsored by National Association of Chain Drug Stores, $50,000 (June 2013 – May 2016).

Byrne, Mark; Martin, Douglas; Gupta, Ram; Petrenko, Valery; Ramapuram, Jayachandra; Riese, David J. II; Roberts, Christopher; Wower, Jacek; “Graduate Assistance in the Areas of National Need (GAANN): Fellowships in Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering,” sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Education, $824,532 (Au-gust 2012 - July 2015).

Calderon, Angela; Goodwin, Douglas; “FY2013 AU-IGP Grant: Toward New Anti-TB Drugs: Uncovering Mechanisti-cally Appropriate Inhibitors of MtSK From Natural Products,” $60,000 (February 2013 - January 2015).

Calderon, Angela, “Metabolite Finger-printing and Profiling”, sponsored by Na-ture’s Sunshine Products, $73,227, (January 2014 – June 2014)

Calderon, Angela; “Phytochemical and Biological Studies on Certain Endophytic Fungi”, sponsored by Egyptian Cultural and Education Bureau, $10,000, (July 2013 – June 2014).

Chen, Li, Ramapuram, Jay, Graduate Fel-lowship “Co-Delivery of Doxorubicin and Ceramide as a Liposome Delivery System for Melanoma Treatment”, sponsored by the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, $11,871, (March 2014 – Septem-ber 2014)

Clark, C. Randall; DeRuiter, Jack; Smith, Forrest; “Forensic Chemistry of Substitut-ed 1-Alkl-3 Acylindoles: Isomeric Synthetic Cannabinoids”, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, $865,784 (January 2013 – December 2015).

Clark, C. Randall; Newland, Chris; Vody-anov, Vitaly; “FY2013 AU-IGP Grant: Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry for the Identifica-tion of Isomeric Designer Drugs,” $92,000 (February 2013 - January 2014).

Clark, C. Randall; DeRuiter, Jack; Smith, Forrest, “Bath Salt-Type Aminoketone designer Drugs”, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, $344,325, (January 2014 – June 2015)

Dhanasekaran, Murali; Clement, Prabha-kar; “FY2012 AU-IGP Grant: Understand-ing the Behavior and Biochemical Effects of Gulf Oil and Corexit,” sponsored by Auburn University, $44,000 (February 2012 - January 2014).

Eggert, Matthew, Arnold, Robert, Grad-uate Fellowship “Binding and Uptake of Targeted Peptides and Liposome Nanopar-ticles Via PLA2R Receptors in Prostate Cancer”, sponsored by Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, $20,196, October 2013 – September 2014)

ANNUAL REPORT FACULTY RECOGNITION

On the following pages we recognize our faculty and the outstanding job they have done. Data reported is for the 2013-14 academic year. In that time, HSOP faculty accumulated 258 authorships on 157 papers. Aditionally, HSOP faculty members and graduate students received extramural funding for more than 40 projects, totalling more than $6.2 million in funded grants and contracts.


CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND SPONSORED RESEARCH


Fox, Brent; “Pharmacy Information Tech-nology Survey”, sponsored by American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy”, $9,936 (April 2013 – January 2014).

Huang, Jiansheng, Panizzi, Peter, Gradu-ate Fellowship “Imaging Myeloperoxidase To Investigate the Linkage Between Cancer Progression and Inflammation”, spon-sored by the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, $11,871, (March 2014 – September 2014)

Hansen, Richard, “Continuity of Medica-tion Management in Medicaid”, sponsored by the University of North Carolina (NIH), $63,286, (June 2014 –November 2015)

Hansen, Richard, “Post Market Autho-rized Generic Evaluation”, sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, $203,992, (September 2014 – August 2015)

Hollingsworth, Joshua, “Pre-Doctoral Fellowship”, sponsored by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Educa-tion”, $6,500, (September 2014 – August 2015)

Hutchinson, Amber; Bulloch, Marilyn; Fox, Brent; Stevenson, Lynn; “Geriatric Sensitivity Training to Improve Student Pharmacist Attitudes and Perceptions on Aging,” Auburn University Breeden Grant Program, $4,000 (June 2013 - December 2013).

Kavookjian, Jan, Gray Wendy, “Medica-tion Adherence in ADD students going away to college”, AU-IGP Level II, $8,000, (February 2014 – January 2015)

Lindsey, Wesley; Marlowe, Karen; Olin, Bernie R. III; “Alabama Pharmacy As-sociation and Auburn University Drug Information and Learning Resource Center Provision of Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Continuing Education,” Spon-sored by Alabama Pharmacy Association, $3,000 (February 2012 - Present).

Mouli, Shravanthi, Amin, Rajesh, Grad-uate Fellowship “Role of Frataxin in Doxorubicin-Mediated Cardiac Hypertro-phy”, sponsored by the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, $11,871, (March 2014 – September 2014)

Panizzi, Peter; “Random shear shuttle BAC libraries for antimicrobial discovery from soil metagenomes,” sponsored by Lucigen, $237,391 (March 2012 - February 2015).

Panizzi, Peter; Amin, Rajesh; Arnold, Rob-ert; “Magnetic Resonance and Biolumines-cent Imaging of Mouse Models of Primary Cancer and Metastatic Disease,” Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, $100,000 (June 2013 - May 2014).

Panizzi, Peter; “Pathogen Specific Imaging of Endocarditis”, sponsored by Massachu-setts General Hospital, $72,175 (June 2013 – May 2014).

Panizzi, Peter; “Mechanism of Staphyloco-agulase-Activated Blood Clotting”, spon-sored by Vanderbilt University, $27,750 (August 2013 – May 2014).

Panizzi, Peter, De La, Leonardo, “Ca2+ transcriptional regulation in bacterial pathogens studied by microfluidic”, FY14 AU-IGP, $125,000, (February 2014 – Janu-ary 2016)

Qian, Jingjing; “FY2013 AU-IGP Grant: Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Depart-ment Visits for Young Medicare Enrollees in 2005-2008,” Auburn University, $5,000 (February 2013 - January 2014).

Qian, Jingjing; “New Investigator Award – Psychiatric Health Services Utilization”, sponsored by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, $10,000 (January 2013 - January 2014).

Quindry, John; Amin, Rajesh; Denney, Tom; “FY2012 AU-IGP Grant: Exercise, IL-6, and Heart Attack Prevention,” $75,000 (February 2012 - January 2014).

Ramapuram, Jayachandra; Chen, Li; Gupta, H; “Evaluation of topical nanopar-ticles,” sponsored by Newgen Biopharma Corporation, $417,451 (April 2012 - April 2015).

Ravis, William R. “Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics of Cyclophosphamide in Horses,” sponsored by Birmingham Racing Commission, $13,365 (October 2012 – September 2014).

Ravis, William R.; “Buprenorphine Nanoparticles for Long Term Pain Relief and Treatment of Addiction Formulation”, sponsored by War Eagle Labs, $50,272 (June 2013 – May 2014).

Ravis, William R, “Analysis of Pharmok-inetic Data of Captisol”, sponsored by the Lundbeck Corp, $85,000, (October 2013 – August 2015)

Ravis, William R, “Physical and Chemical Evaluation of Drug Products”, sponsored by TaiRx, $28,000, (November 2013 – Octo-ber 2014)

Riese, David J, “High Throughput Screen-ing Grant”, sponsored by the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, $100,000, (October 2013 - September 2014)

Sacks, Gordon; “A randomized dou-ble-blinded controlled trial of an oral nutritional supplement containing Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutryate in older hospitalized patients,” Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, $24,192 (July 2012 - July 2014).

Shen, Jianzhong; “Circulating Sdf-1 Vas-cular Homeostasis and Artherosclerosis”, sponsored by the American Heart Associ-ation, $154,000 (January 2012 – December 2015).

Westrick, Salisa C; “Medicare Part D Plan Selection Assistance for Seniors in Ala-bama,” Sponsored by Auburn University Competitive Outreach Scholarship Grant Program, $21,400 (January 2013 - Decem-ber 2013).

Wittayanukorn, Saranrat, Qian, Jingjing, Graduate Fellowship “Prevention of Trastuzumab and Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity Using Angiotensin-Convert-ing Enzyme Inhibitors or Beta Blockers”, sponsored by the Auburn University Re-search Initiative in Cancer, $11,871, (March 2014 – September 2014)

Yan, Weili; Petrenko, Valery; “FY2012 AU-IGP Grant: Targeting Nanomedicine to Overcome Cancer Chemoresistance,” sponsored by Auburn University, $150,000 (February 2012 - January 2014).


INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Gathiaka, S., G. Nanayakkara, T. Boncher, O. Acevedo, J. Wyble, S. Patel, A. Patel, M.E. Shane, B. Bonkowski, J. Wieczorek, Y. Rong, K. Huggins, F. Smith, and R.H. Amin, Design, development and evaluation of novel dual PPARdelta/PPARgamma agonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 2013. 23(3): p. 873-9.

Nanayakkara, G., N. Viswaprakash, J. Zhong, T. Kariharan, J. Quindry, and R. Amin, PPARgamma activation improves the molecular and functional components of I(to) remodeling by angiotensin II. Curr Pharm Des, 2013. 19(27): p. 4839-47.

Ballmann, C., K. Hollinger, J.T. Selsby, R. Amin, and J.C. Quindry, Histological and biochemical outcomes of cardiac pathology in mdx mice with dietary quercetin enrichment. Experimental Physiology, 2014.

Bloemer, J., S. Bhattacharya, R. Amin, and V. Suppiramaniam, Impaired insulin signal-ing and mechanisms of memory loss. Progress In Molecular Biology And Translational Science, 2014. 121: p. 413-449.

Mobley, C.B., C.D. Fox, B.S. Ferguson, R.H. Amin, V.J. Dalbo, S. Baier, J.A. Rath-macher, J.M. Wilson, and M.D. Roberts, L-leucine, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid (HMB) and creatine monohydrate prevent myostatin-induced Akirin-1/Mighty mRNA down-regulation and myotube atrophy. Jour-nal Of The International Society Of Sports Nutrition, 2014. 11: p. 38-38.

Burton, A.J., S. Giguere, L. Warner, Y. Alhamhoom, and R.D. Arnold, Effect of age on the pharmacokinetics of a single daily dose of gentamicin sulfate in healthy foals. Equine Vet J, 2013. 45(4): p. 507-11.

Jung, J., R.D. Arnold, and L. Wicker, Pectin and charge modified pectin hydrogel beads as a colon-targeted drug delivery carrier. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 2013. 104: p. 116-21.

Mock, J.N., L.J. Costyn, S.L. Wilding, R.D. Arnold, and B.S. Cummings, Evidence for distinct mechanisms of uptake and antitumor activity of secretory phospholipase A2 respon-sive liposome in prostate cancer. Integr Biol (Camb), 2013. 5(1): p. 172-82.

De, C., D. Liu, B. Zheng, U.S. Singh, S. Chavre, C. White, R.D. Arnold, F.K. Hagen, C.K. Chu, and J.F. Moffat, β-l-1-[5-(E-2-bromovinyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-(dioxolan-4-yl)] uracil (l-BHDU) prevents varicella-zoster virus replication in a SCID-Hu mouse model and does not interfere with 5-fluorouracil catabolism. Antiviral Research, 2014. 110: p. 10-19.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

A JAN. 11FIRST DAY OF CLASSESAuburn University students re-convene for the 2016 Spring Semester. P3s start on Jan. 4 with everyone else starting Jan. 11.

A FEB. 13 | 5 p.m.MOBILE GALAJoin HSOP students, faculty and alumni at the 2nd Annual Mobile Gala at the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center in Spanish Fort, Alabama.

A MARCH 31HARGREAVES AWARDSHSOP students, faculty, staff and preceptors are honored at this annual event.

A APRIL 1HARGREAVES DAYAll HSOP students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited back to campus to celebrate and compete in Hargreaves Day.

A APRIL 4-9CUBA TRIPJoin Dean Lee Evans as HSOP travels to Cuba to explore opportunities to partner with the country. CE credit is available.

A APRIL 9A-DAYThe Auburn Football Team will host its annual A-Day game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. More details coming soon.

A FEB. 19-20APA MID-WINTER CONFERENCEHSOP hosts the Alabama Pharmacy Association Mid-Winter Conference at the AU Hotel & Conference Center.

A MAY 10GRADUATIONWelcome the Class of 2016 to the ranks of HSOP alumni at the 2016 Commencement at Auburn Arena.

A STAY IN TOUCH!Go online today to pharmacy.auburn.edu/givingto update your contact information.

Journey to Havana &

Mantanzas, Cuba

Monday, April 4 to Saturday April 9, 2016

Now is the time to think about broadening your horizons! Join Dr. R. Lee Evans for a trip of a lifetime in beautiful Havana and Mantanzas, Cuba.

“A trip to Cuba provides you the opportunity to learn what the reestablishment of U.S. - Cuba relations might mean for pharmacy.” - Dr. R. Lee Evans

The Cuban Pharmaceutical industry has potential to improve and you can be a part of its success! Register now to secure your place as a member of the April delegation.

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