Lambda Kappa Sigma “Promoting the Profession of Pharmacy Since 1913”
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SPRING 2008 Lambda Kappa Sigma “Promoting the Profession of Pharmacy Since 1913” Leadership training, continuing education, relaxation, fun and sisterhood ~ all this and more await you at the Lambda Kappa Sigma Biennial Convention to be held in one of our nation’s most historic and beautiful cities, Savannah, Georgia! Mark your calendars and put in for your vacation time now for August 6-10, 2008. The Biennial Convention will be take in the future.You will then be free time available to walk the held at the Hyatt Regency, given the opportunity to welcome cobblestone pathways, shop and Savannah, right on city’s picture- our new leadership and show enjoy the local night life, all within perfect riverfront. LKS business them your support. walking distance of the hotel. sessions will give you the opportu- nity to hear about the important There will also be plenty of time to Join the ladies of Alpha Kappa work being done by your enjoy the sites, sounds and flavors Chapter, our hosts, and LKS mem- Fraternity on a local and interna- of the wonderful city of Savannah. bers from across the country for tional level; you can also help to Planned activities include a city this important and fun-filled make the decisions that will set tour, dinner on the town, and a event. We look forward to seeing the direction our Fraternity will steamboat ride. There will also be you there! For more information and to register, log on to www.lks.org to download a registration form or complete your registration online. Book your room reservation early to confirm your accommodation at the hotel – space is limited, so don’t delay! See page 11 for the schedule of events, hotel description and keynote speaker. Now, for the rest of my life (yes, there is The Blue and Gold Triangle Of life outside of LKS!). I lead at work, as a Lambda Kappa Sigma pharmacist and a pharmacy supervisor. I LKS lead through my son’s Boy Scout troop as Published by Lambda Kappa Sigma Fraternity Grand a member of the Parent Committee. I W179 S6769 Muskego Drive serve my church as part of the music Muskego, WI 53150 President team. At our son’s school, I lead as a 800-LKS-1913 Jennifer member of the PTO Executive [email protected] Committee. Editor Rhodes Christine Perry I know that many of you have similar sto- Editorial Advisory Committee ries. As a pharmacist, you may find your- Cherokee Layson-Wolf, Chair As this issue of the Blue and Gold self leading inside and outside your pro- Ruth Brown Nancy Horst fession. If you are up to the task, your tal- Francine Farnsworth Lisa Rodriguez Triangle went to press, election ballots for your next Grand Council were being ents will be put to use by your profession Contributors Kaitlyn Bowersox Marina Grgas finalized for mailing to the collegiate and your community. But, your talents will only allow you to realize success if Marilyn Harris Christine Perry chapters and to alumni members. We Joan E. Rogala will soon elect a new group of leaders for you are adequately prepared and com- LKS. mitted to the task at hand. 2006-2008 Grand Council Grand President The citizens of the United States of Calvin Coolidge once said, “Nothing in Jennifer Rhodes America are in the midst of determining this world can take the place of persist- Grand Vice President who will serve as our next president. ence. Talent will not; nothing is more for Alumni During the voting process, we will con- common than unsuccessful people with Jennifer Brandt sider the public service credentials of talent. Genius will not; unrewarded Grand Vice President genius is almost a proverb.” for Collegiates these candidates, their personal stand on Kara Lee Shirley specific issues important to us, their atti- tudes toward the current direction of the Mr. Coolidge was right. A smart, talented Grand Vice President for Development leader must also possess the characteris- Sharon Brown country, their past employment history, tic of persistence. Without persistence, Grand Treasurer and their business and personal ties. Tiffany Self These candidates are placed under the there is often a gradual lack of both inter- est and commitment, and momentum is Grand Secretary political microscope, so that the citizens Nicole Allie of the United States can decide whom lost. It is through hard work, in a consis- Past Grand President they want to have run this country. tent and unfailing manner that the talent- Dixie Leikach ed future leaders of LKS will take us into Regional Supervisors Grand Council candidates submit cre- the future. Sandy Mullen-Region 1 dentials in order to be considered for a Elicia Fauvel-Region 2 leadership position in LKS. Here is a The future vision of Lambda Kappa Glenna Reynolds-Region 3 summary of my credentials: Sigma is one of growth and development. Dorathea Andrews-Region 4 That vision was highlighted last summer Carrie Molesa-Region 5 Creaque Charles-Region 6 I joined LKS as a member of Rho chapter at our Regional Meeting, by the adoption Annie Fulton-Region 7 (Oregon State University). I served as my of a revised Strategic Organizational Alumni Supervisor chapter president and chapter delegate to Plan. LKS depends on its talented, objec- LuShawna Dulin my first convention in 1982, in Pittsburgh. tive leaders to sustain the ideas of our LKS International Office Executive Director In 1983, I received the Roche Strategic Organizational Plan and to Joan Rogala, CAE Communications Award and the annual guide the future decision making process. Member student leadership award for the OSU And, LKS depends on its diverse mem- Professional Fraternity Association School of Pharmacy. Believe me, the lat- bership base to come forward and serve College Fraternity Editors Association ter award was a surprise, as we had a the Fraternity in a variety of volunteer Mission capacities: Grand Council officer; super- The mission of the Fraternity is to promote the national student APhA officer in my profession of pharmacy among women and graduating class! visor; advisor; chapter officer; committee advance women within the profession by develop- member. ing its members as individuals and leaders After graduation, I became an alumna through the support of fellow members while encouraging a high standard of professional ethics member-at-large in LKS. Before serving In this issue of the Blue and Gold and scholarship. as your Grand President, I served three Triangle, you will read the words of many Publication terms as a Region Supervisor, three terms of our MerckVanguard Leadership Award The Blue and Gold Triangle is the official as Grand Treasurer, four years on the winners. I hope you find inspiration in publication of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity and is published semi annually. It is Trust Liaison Committee, and one term as what you read. Then, like many of our distributed to all dues paid members, patrons, Grand Vice President for Development. country’s political personalities, I hope honorary members and numerous pharmacy you will embrace the opportunity to lead schools and Greek organizations. Deadlines: Serving LKS is something that has February 15 and October 15. Postmaster: please brought value to me as a person, and I when you are called on. send address changes to Lambda Kappa Sigma, believe I have added to the value of LKS W179 S6769 Muskego Drive, Muskego, WI 53150. in the process. Lamb For Life, Printed in the USA. Jennifer Rhodes LKS Grand President 2 LAMBDA KAPPA SIGMA LEADERS IN PHARMACY Kathy McTernan, Pharm. D. 2007 Lambda Kappa Sigma/Merck Vanguard Award Lambda Kappa Sigma is pleased to rec- Massachusetts Young Pharmacist of the ognize Kathy McTernan with the 2007 Year Award. Vanguard Leadership Award. Kathy grad- uated from the Massachusetts College of As a member of Lambda Kappa Sigma, Pharmacy in 1993 with a Bachelors Kathy is a loyal sister. She was initiated Degree in Pharmacy and in 2000 received into the Alpha Chapter at the her Pharm. D. Upon graduation, she Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in joined CVS Pharmacy as a staff pharma- 1990 and was active on numerous com- cist. Two years later she became the mittees. Now a member of Alpha Alumni Healthwise Director for CVS in the South Chapter, she is in her third term as Shore of Massachusetts where she pre- President of Alpha Alumni. She has been sented clinically appropriate educational a featured Hygeia Day speaker and a two lectures and one-on-one consulting to time recipient of the Ruth Davies Flaherty patients, nurses, and physicians, while Service Award. Her outstanding activity being responsible for educating and in her first 10 years after college was hon- scheduling pharmacists for various com- ored by Lambda Kappa Sigma as the munity program sites. In 1997 she became Young Pharmacist of theYear in 2000. a CVS Pharmacy ProCare Pharmacist, which was a specialized store focused on In her acceptance speech at the 2007 the patient population with infertility and Regional Meeting in Philadelphia, Kathy HIV/AIDS.There she maintained a thera- offered this advice to the membership.“In peutic alliance with physicians, nurses, this day and age of self promotion and and patients, providing education and individualism, my approach is defined monitoring of outcomes. In 2000 she hap- more in the LKS motto “Esse Quam pily changed practice settings and joined Videri”or “To Be Rather Than To Seem To Kathy McTernan, Pharm. D. Critical Care Systems as a Pharmacy Be.” This is reflective in all aspects of my Manager and Clinical Pharmacist. In her life. I was in your position not too long Pharmacists Association. MPhA is the new position, Kathy assists the physician ago, and my main focus was getting voice of pharmacists from all practice set- and nursing staff in setting therapeutic through with my studies and getting tings in Massachusetts.