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Summer 2016 College of AND ALLIED

South Dakota State University

1 DEAR FRIENDS

Greetings from the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. It is with great enthusiasm that we distribute this issue of our publication with a new college name.

During its May 2016 meeting, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved South Dakota State University’s request to change the name of the College of Pharmacy to the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. The request was made to better reflect the college’s mission, which since July 2014, has included delivery of a B.S. degree in medical laboratory science as well as administrative support of programs such as the online Master of degree. This change will enhance our web presence and overall marketing efforts by better describing academic activity within the college, which is critical when communicating with prospective students and attracting those students into our academic programs. At the same time, we believe this name change maximizes alumni connection with the college, both those that recently joined the college family with the MLS program move in 2014 and those that have identified as college alumni throughout our history of greater than 125 years.

The recently completed 2015-16 academic year featured many highlights. The achievements of our students and faculty continue to be a tremendous source of pride. As you read the articles in this issue of our publication, you are sure to see why. Our students and faculty are high performing, actively involved in the health professions and committed to community service.

And finally, for those that may not be aware, I am currently serving South Dakota State University as interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. I am honored to fill this role for our university until a search is completed for a successor to former SDSU Provost Dr. Laurie Nichols. Jane Mort is acting dean of the college while I am serving as interim provost. As you know, she is an outstanding academician, and she is well-known throughout the academy of pharmacy educators. With her as acting dean, the college is certainly in great hands.

As always, if you are in the Brookings area, please stop by for a visit.

Warm regards,

Dennis D. Hedge, Pharm.D. Dean and Professor SDSU College of Pharmacy About the cover Summer 2016 Issue No. 3 College of Pharmacy AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Contents

2 Randy Schekman The Hoch Family Lecturer tells how his road to the Nobel Prize began at a California secondhand store. 3 Welcome to South Dakota Visiting Japanese professor’s impressions of American pharmacy education during three-week visit. 4 Progress against cancer Immunotherapy presents “exciting” treatment option, Francis Miller Lecturer reports. 6 A song and a dance Junior class in medical laboratory science program creates winning video in national contest. The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health 8 International rotations Eleven students experience on a three-week rotation; two Professions honored 82 students at its others serve in Honduras for a month. White Coat Ceremony April 15. For more 10 Career options in pharmacy At the Spring Convocation, a panel of five practicing on the ceremony, see story on page 22. in the region offer insights about their work. 12 Tadd Hellwig The 2012 Teacher of the Year in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions is the winner again this year, and deserving his students say. 14 Faculty news 16 New faculty and staff Andrea Hogie, Emily Trias, Tiffany Montalvo, Rachel Chamblin 18 Student news Pharmacy major tabbed as student body president; efforts to aid Sierra Leone earn honor for APhA-ASP chapter; lab science students honored; two awards for American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences chapter. 20 First recipient Jenna Heyen, a former high school teacher who just completed her P3 year, was the first recipient of the Laurilyn D. Helmers Helping Hands Pharmacy Scholarship. 21 Phonathon Second-year pharmacy students connect with alumni during spring semester fundraiser. College of Pharmacy and Allied 22 White coat advice Scott Bergman, a 2006 graduate, returns to State to give new students a Health Professions message on professionalism. Development Council 24 Class of 2016 Steve Aamot Barry Markl 27 Distinguished Graduate Brandon Hubert, who made a mark as a wide receiver for the James Bregel Dave Mentele Jackrabbits, was no less accomplished in the classroom and on rotations. Dennis Dobesh Daniel Remund Steven Flora Tim Schut 28 Preceptor of the Year Tom Wullstein, a 2006 grad, has a passion for independent Dennis Hedge Richard Smith pharmacy and is happy to share that with those on rotation at his Brandon Pharmacy. Cathie Hegg Don Stark 29 Academic assessment report Jane Mort reports. Bernard Hietbrink Dale Vander Hamm 30 Department of Pharmacy Practice James Clem reports. Nancy Hildebrand Gary Van Riper 31 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Om Perumal reports. Galen Jordre Kevin Wurtz Susan Lahr Margaret Zard 32 Donors/calendar/Dean’s Club J. Bruce Laughrey Roger Zobe l 37 Development director’s column Endowments permanently preserve a donor’s legacy.

College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Advisory Council

Steve Aamot Curt Rising South Dakota State University® Jeff DeRouchey Sue Schaefer Ashley Hansen Garret Schramm Dean: Dennis Hedge Writers and photographers: Dave Graves, Karissa Kuhle, Suzanne Hansen Chad Sherard Associate Dean: Jane Mort Madelin Mack, Matt Schmidt and Emily Weber. Veronica Lesselyoung Paul Sinclair Megan Maddox Chris Sonnenschein Assistant Dean: Dan Hansen Publications Editor: Andrea Kieckhefer Assistant Dean: Xiangming Guan Karen Munger Else Umbreit The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions is Lenny Petrik Head of Pharmacy Practice: James Clem Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Om Perumal published by South Dakota State University, Pharmacy Academic Sponsors Co-editor: Dan Hansen College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007-0099. Avera Health CVS Health Co-editor: Matt Schmidt Cigna Home Delivery Lewis Design: Virginia Coudron 4,425 copies of this document were printed by the College of Pharmacy and Allied Pharmacy Sanford Health Professions with the support of alumni and friends. PH016 6/16

1 COLLEGE HocH Family lecture

Road to Nobel Prize begins at secondhand store

Police aid aspiring scientist Microscope finds retirement home Growing up in a middle-class household, When Schekman enrolled at the Schekman discovered his mother, Esther, University of California-Los Angeles, the was more interested in what she could microscope stayed at home and he used see—cupboards in need of being restocked. the more powerful ones at UCLA. As a result, Schekman kept his earnings in While Schekman’s progression as a an envelope in his room and his mother scientist continued—he disappointed his earning that Nobel Prize winner would pilfer them to buy groceries, he parents when he left the premed track— Randy Schekman was a childhood shared. his old microscope collected dust at the Lscience nerd comes as no surprise, Being an involuntary breadwinner in the folks; who eventually gave the microscope but the length to which he went as an 11- family didn’t sit too well with Schekman. back to Schekman after he began his career year-old to deepen his view of the One day, after returning from mowing at Cal-Berkley in 1976 at age 27. microscopic world does grab the listener’s lawns and finding money missing again, he Schekman’s own children had no ear. interest in science, so the microscope Schekman, the 2013 Nobel Prize winner found a resting place in his wine closet. for or , told the story A call from Stockholm, Sweden, in the of his career and his noted work to a nearly wee hours of Oct. 7, 2013, changed filled Performing Arts Center auditorium Schekman’s life and gave new life and for the Hoch Family Lecture, organized by meaning to the microscope. The call was the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health from the head of the Nobel Prize Professions, April 13. committee, who, after assuring Schekman Growing up in Orange County, that he wasn’t the butt of a prank call, told California, in the early 1960s, before all of him his subcellular studies had merited the nature had been transformed by concrete world’s most acclaimed honor. and asphalt, Schekman collected a sample Schekman awakened his family with of pond scum and made a slide for study telephone calls to share the good news and under his toy microscope. “I was amazed then notified the public relations staff at to see the world suddenly explode in my his employer, Cal-Berkley. face,” he said figuratively. had had enough. He declared he was They arrived within a half-hour to help While the 10-year-old Schekman was running away and was filing a police report. prepare Schekman for television interviews. captured by watching protozoa and ameba And that’s just what he did. Film crews were at his home before dawn swim about, his father was rather Schekman’s father was called to the and the rest of the day was a blur, he said. dismissive of his son’s report. police station while the would-be runaway And that student microscope? “I rather doubt you can see all that with a was still there. When the elder Schekman The Nobel Prize committee maintains a toy microscope,” Schekman recalls his came out of the closed-door meeting with museum with artifacts and antidotes about father saying. police, he whisked his son to a secondhand the prize winners. Schekman’s space Well, that motivated him to save the store. Once there he bought his son a includes the microscope and a narrative money he collected by babysitting, Bausch and Lomb student professional explaining what it took for him to get the mowing lawns and delivering newspapers microscope that he would use throughout microscope. to buy a student professional microscope. high school. Dave Graves

2 South Dakota State University “Universal contributes to a long life span.” The average life span for females is 86.6; for males, it is 80.2. “Japan is the world’s fastest-aging country, even more so than the U.S.”

Mai Fujimoto Dr. Mai Fujimoto College hosts visiting Japanese professor

isiting Japanese professor Mai education. Before that time we had only a In her PowerPoint presentation, Fujimoto got a firsthand look into four-year program. Fujimoto shared: VAmerican pharmacy education “We have a lot of challenges to overcome • Japan, with an area the size of during a three-week visit to South Dakota such as keeping up with changes in , California and a population equivalent to in March. research and drug innovation and half the , has had universal A member of the clinical drug examination, as well as new methods in health care since 1961. Insurance covers 70 informatics department at the Kindai teaching students how to be effective percent of medical expenses with private University School of Pharmacy in Osaka, pharmacists in community and health insurance available to cover what is Fujimoto arrived in Sioux Falls March 5 in Japan. not paid for in the government plan. and departed March 26. Because she • “Universal health care contributes to a arrived at the start of spring break, Among her observations: long life span.” The average life span for Fujimoto spent her first week at Avera • “ and pharmaceutical females is 86.6; for males it is 80.2. “Japan McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls with science (at SDSU) are like a family, is the world’s fastest-aging country, even her host, Kazu Kido, an assistant professor working as a team to achieve one big goal. more so than the U.S.” in pharmacy practice. They have high motivation to be effective • Since 1988, pharmacists have been Her last two weeks were spent on the educators. allowed to charge a fee for explaining the Brookings campus, where she twice had • “At SDSU, to keep the classes name, dose and of prescribed the opportunity to address SDSU faculty. interesting, the faculty plan to keep to hospitalized patients. The exchange was facilitated by Kido, creating new situations and providing new Currently the fee is $29 per week for up to who joined the faculty in August 2015. information so that students do not get four times per month. Refills are not Kido and Fujimoto shared a connection bored. I was so impressed with the allowed in any cases in Japan; there are no with a current Kindai faculty member. professors’ passion for education. The technicians and most prescriptions are Fujimoto said pharmacy education in classroom atmosphere was dynamic.” compounded by pharmacists. the U.S. is more advanced than that of • This was her second trip to the United • As a thank-you gift, Dean Dennis Japan. States. “South Dakota, it’s so wonderful. Hedge presented Fujimoto with an SDSU In an interview after her March 23 The people are so kind and helpful. In . presentation in Pugsley Hall and via South Dakota, people have a warm heart. I Dave Graves satellite to Sioux Falls, Fujimoto said, “In would like to express my gratitude to Japan, in 2006 we changed pharmacy everyone for hosting me.”

3 COLLEGE tHe Francis miller lecturesHip

Joseph Bertino Noted cancer researcher shares ‘exciting’ research progress

ancer deaths nearly match heart 1991 and have done so precipitously this disease as the No. 1 killer in the century. CUnited States, but researcher Other reasons for optimism are the Joseph Bertino is full of optimism. increased understanding of the cancer “I’m hopeful within a generation of process and the effectiveness of new these young people, we will cure most treatments, most notably immunotherapy. cancers,” Bertino said as he looked out on He called it the fourth pillar of cancer “Leukemia patients are a crowd of mostly college students at the treatment, joining , radiation and remaining in remission more fourth annual Miller Family Lecture in chemotherapy, a byproduct of mustard the South Dakota Art Museum gas research during World War II. than two years after receiving auditorium April 25. That has been a goal “Immunotherapy is really exciting. It’s genetically engineered T-cells. of Bertino’s for more than 60 years. working to kill cancer cells and produce Some patients are now out six He is the chief scientific officer at antibodies to protect us,” Bertino said. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Antibody-drug conjugates, unlike to seven years and are and a professor at the Rutgers-Robert chemotherapy, are intended to target and probably cured.” Wood Johnson . kill only the cancer cells and spare healthy When he was a medical student at cells. The biopharmaceutical drugs are Joseph Bertino Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, complex molecules composed of an New York, in the early 1950s, his brother’s antibody linked to a biologically active 3-year-old son developed leukemia and anticancer drug. Bertino called them died. “I was pretty impressed by that. Why “smart bombs.” couldn’t we do something to cure people with cancer, especially children?” Bertino New drugs now in marketplace asked in an earlier interview with this Another exciting advancement is the publication. development of antibodies that “pump up His work at Yale, Sloan-Kettering the tired lymphocyte T-cells to attack the Institute and now Rutgers has elevated cancer cells,” Bertino said. him to being one of the top cancer “People are alive after five years of researchers in the United States. treatment. That’s the exciting part. Childhood cancer remains a tragedy, Typically, cancer cells weaken the T-cell so but the 85-year-old, New York-born it can’t attack the cancer cell. The Bertino said progress against cancer is antibody charges up the T-cell so it can snowballing. “Things are looking good, again kill the cancer cell,” said Bertino, but we’ve got a ways to go,” the 1954 med noting that patented and FDA-approved school graduate said as he opened his are now on the market. remarks to a nearly full auditorium. Additionally, pharmaceutical giant Merck has 100 trials going on in an effort Death rates down, new treatments grow to increase response rate to this treatment, A promising sign is cancer’s dropping he said. mortality rates, which began to decline in When a combination of antibodies is used, researchers see a 40 percent

4 South Dakota State University Gathering following the Miller Family Lecture in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions are, back row, from left, Dean Dennis Hedge; Provost Laurie Nichols; speaker Henry Bertino; Distinguished Professor Emeritus Chandradhar Dwevdi; professor Shafiqur Rahman and Associate Dean Jane Mort. Front row, Department Head Om Perumal; Assistant Dean Xiangming Guan; Ping Ye, a volunteer faculty member and wife of Wenfeng An; and associate professor An.

response rate. “Some patients still don’t “It’s not an easy treatment” with some He includes cancer in his teaching of respond. We don’t understand that,” experiencing high fevers and sharp blood and cell to pre-health Bertino said. So that’s one area of research. pressure drops, but the conditions are students. “I’m always trying to relate what Scientists also are trying to create usually manageable, Bertino said. I talk about to health,” he said. Auger, an antibodies that will be effective against In conclusion, he said, “We’re on our SDSU faculty member since 2003, also is more types of cancer. way. We’re curing more cancers now. concerned about his own health. The Ipilumumab, known by its brand name Immunotherapy is great.” associate professor was recently diagnosed Yervoy, has been approved for use against with rectal cancer. advanced melanoma and is being tested Makes connection with community Auger said Bertino’s message was on other cancers. Earlier in the day, Bertino gave a encouraging and useful, though he realizes “What’s amazing about this treatment is scientific lecture to SDSU faculty and that “many of these theories are still in the the duration and the size of the response. toured the university facilities, meeting pipeline.” Considering the fact that most of these with State researchers and students. But patients stay in remission, it’s really the evening lecture is designed to target Funded by Johnny Miller remarkable,” said Bertino. the community and Bertino stayed true to The Francis Miller lectureship was Researchers are seeking to find why the the plan. established to bring leading cancer treatment is effective for some people and Among those from the community in researchers to campus and to provide some cancers, but not others, Bertino said. attendance was Brookings High School opportunity for faculty, students and the Genetically modifying T-cells by sophomore Nolan Hesler, who attended public to learn from these scientists. It is producing special receptors on their with his father, Louis, as he is considering funded by an endowment created by the surface is another promising research area, a career in medicine or cancer research. Francis J. “Johnny” Miller . he said. “Leukemia patients are remaining “It was useful information, very Miller was a longtime and in remission more than two years after interesting, very informative. I’m glad I drugstore owner in Redfield and Huron as receiving genetically engineered T-cells. went,” Nolan Hesler said. well as his hometown of Gettysburg. Some patients are now out six to seven Don Auger, a maize geneticist in the Dave Graves years and are probably cured.” biology department, was drawn by both intellectual and personal interest.

5 COLLEGE

6 South Dakota State University A song and a dance Med lab science students win national video contes t

edical Laboratory Science One example: “Saturday night and program director Pat Tille we’re in the lab. Don’t believe me. Mdoesn’t ask students about their Just watch.” The latter part is repeated ability to sing and dance when they enter often in the video. the program, but she may start. Young, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, This year’s MLS 1 class used student- said the students sat down in January penned lyrics and a few dance moves to to “plan out when we were going to do produce a rap video that won a national the voice recording and filming. I contest sponsored by the American Society spent a couple of days writing the lyrics for Clinical Laboratory Science. Word was and figuring out what I wanted to film received while faculty and several students during each part of the video. The voice were attending the annual meeting of the recording took us a couple of hours to South Dakota chapter of the society in solidify. We probably spent about seven Deadwood April 8. hours filming.” The win means free registration to the Brittany Kramer of Hartington, society’s national annual meeting in Nebraska, spent five hours editing the Philadelphia July 31-Aug. 4, $200 for a video. pizza party, and some bragging points. After the initial editing, co- “I cannot even express the excitement in directors Young and Kramer our MLS class right now,” Tille wrote in an reviewed the work and Kramer email to Dean Dennis Hedge after getting did some final tweaking before it the news. “We are going to announce it and was submitted to the American play it tomorrow at the professional Society of Clinical Laboratory meeting.” She said laboratory professionals Scientists Feb. 23. The society from around the state applauded the plans to use the video as a creativity of their future colleagues after recruitment tool, said Tille, who viewing the video. said this is the third year for the The purpose of the video was to contest. promote the American Society for Clinical However, it is the first year for an Laboratory Science in a creative way. SDSU entry, which will premiere That’s exactly what scriptwriter Emily Aug. 3 at the national meeting. Young, president of the Medical Young said, “I think a lot of things Laboratory Science Club, achieved. The went into helping us win. Personally, four-minute, 16-second video features I think the quality of the video and the Young and 10 classmates as well as cameo editing were really good. Also, the content Minn., actor; Brittany Rustad, Pipestone, appearances by Tille and instructors Stacie was genuine. We are all very passionate Minn., actor; Erin Harms, Parker, actor; Lansink and April Nelsen. It was all shot in about what we do and we really wanted and Shelby Benson, Jackson, Minn., actor. MLS labs and classrooms in the Avera this video to be fun, but also show others The video can be viewed at Health and Science Center. how cool this is.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZviKtjo Lyrics are dubbed onto the screen, Tille added, “This class has continued to DN8. including A-S-C-L-S, which pulses as the demonstrate a very high level of students call out each letter in a rap mode. commitment and enthusiasm for all of Dave Graves Scenes include students dancing in lab their activities.” coats and rolling in their chairs from one Other class members participating were Opposite: The winning team was, front row, from left, side of the classroom to the other. There Ashley Clarke, Slayton, Minn,. actor; Jade Madison Groettum, Haylee Erickson and Brittany Rustad; also are traditional scenes of students Ternus, Perham, Minn., vocalist; Haylee second row, from left, Ashley Clarke, Shelby Benson and listening to a lecture, working with Erickson, Yankton, vocalist/actor; Katelyn Brittany Kramer; third row, Katelyn Jennings, Emily Young and Ainiwaer Kaiwusaier; fourth row, Erin Harms and Jade samples under a microscope and entering Jennings, Rapid City, vocalist/actor; Ternus; fifth row, Pat Tille and Stacie Lansink. information on a computer, all while Ainiwaer Kaiwusaier, Urumqi, China, students rap Young’s lyrics. actor; Madison Groettum, Alexandria,

7 COLLEGE International rotation Students learn international pharmacy practices during Europe, Honduras rotations

hether they’re conducting questioning the citizen’s interaction with the countries spend a lot less on health citizen interviews in Europe, or the health-care system,” Elsey said. care overall.” Wplaying soccer with children in Students wrote a reflection paper upon Being immersed in the international rural Honduras, fourth-year pharmacy their return to the U.S. health-care system opened Christensen’s students are gaining an international Students were encouraged to explore the eyes to the different options within perspective. culture of each city and country. “Cultural pharmacy practice. “It was amazing to visit During their final year, students within competency is very important in health so many countries in such a short amount the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health care, and it was a main component of of time,” Christensen said. “It was a once- Professions complete eight 5-week students’ pre-trip education,” Elsey said. “I in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I was very experiential rotations, which may include went on a study-abroad trip as a student, fortunate to be able to take advantage of , home infusion, and now, I love seeing students learn how this unique experience.” , infectious disease, hospital, other countries value health care.” community or ambulatory, and several Honduras mission rotation other possibilities. Student’s European experience Rose Fitzgerald had a completely As in years past, one group of students Alicia Christensen ’15 traveled to different international rotation experience learned about pharmacy practices while Europe with Elsey for a 2015 experiential when she spent the month of February in traveling around Europe, and another rotation. She said it was amazing to see the rural villages of Honduras. Fitzgerald group participated in a medical mission how health care is run in foreign countries. and seven professionals from the experience in Honduras. She traveled with 13 students and two International flew into San In April, 11 students and one preceptor preceptors. They left for Europe in March Pedro and traveled three hours by bus to traveled to several European cities and 2015 and returned two days before La Ceiba, a large city on the Honduran countries. Their rotation began in Dublin graduation in May. Christensen is coast, for orientation. “It was rainy and and ended in Amsterdam. Before the trip, currently a first-year pharmacy resident at super hot and humid when we got there,” students researched and read about the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. said Fitzgerald, a May graduate. Affordable Care Act in the U.S. in order to “European and pharmacies just Fitzgerald stayed with a host family for compare and contrast practices and cost practice a lot differently than what we’re the first few days but camped in a tent for references. used to in the United States,” Christensen the remainder. She brought a plastic “We had several unique opportunities in said. “For example, in Manchester, we shower contraption purchased at a Europe,” said Rachel Elsey, an assistant visited a hospital with four patients in camping store. “It was a big plastic bag- professor. “In Dublin, we visited the LEO each room—that is very uncommon here.” type thing that I filled with river water,” Pharma, which is a company that sells Christensen said in the U.S., Fitzgerald said. “I left it set up by our tents topical agents like creams and ointments, pharmacists typically prepare medications during the day so the sun could heat the as well as anticoagulants. There, we ahead of time, but in Manchester, the water. We roughed it for sure.” learned about common practices from nurses make them at the bedside The group of eight served various their professionals.” immediately before administering them to Honduran villages. Within the group were In England, the group visited the Royal patients. “There wasn’t as much Fitzgerald, pharmacy student Kelsey Manchester Children’s Hospital and the pharmacist oversight as there is in the Eneboe, a licensed dentist and doctors. National Institute for Health and Care United States,” Christensen said. “Also, “We were kind of on our own,” Fitzgerald Excellence in London. They spent time at many of the pharmacies and hospitals still said. “Most groups had a licensed Pharmacy, where they met use a paper chart, rather than charting pharmacist leading them, with students pharmacists and spoke with electronically.” working under them. But in our case, we relations professionals to learn pharmacist Christensen said one of the main didn’t have enough licensed pharmacists hiring processes. In , the group met differences she learned was how much less to go with each group, so we were on our with Pamela Logan of the Irish Pharmacy European countries spend on health care own.” Union to learn about the job market and than the U.S. “Because many of the Fitzgerald said it was a steep learning how the is set up. countries only have national health curve, but the experience prepared her for In Munich, students visited a hospital and insurance, there are restrictions on what the workforce upon her return to the U.S. observed. Students also conducted three medications they can get,” she said. “In the Fitzgerald graduated in May and will citizen interviews throughout the rotation. U.S., patients can get almost any complete a residency at the VA Hospital in In each country, students were expected they want. Also, in Europe, if Fort Meade. “I was ready for the to attend a different pharmacy and an operation or surgery is not urgent, responsibility, and it was good to organize document the similarities and differences. patients are put on a waiting list. Some and run our own little operation,” she said. In addition, “They had to be brave and people wait more than a year for an During the eight days, Fitzgerald and interview people on the streets, operation. But because of these differences, her group served families in the rural

8 South Dakota State University “A little river ran through the town, and it was very jungle-like, with the mountains about 30 miles away,” Rose Fitzgerald ‘16 Clockwise from top left: An Iowa medical resident gave water to children of Nombre village of Nombre de Jesus. They worked they snorkeled, kayaked, zip lined and de Jesus after playing futbol post-. out of an elementary school and separated went on a sunset cruise. Students gather for a quick picture on a European trip. their services—dental, medical and Fitzgerald said after the trip, she had an pharmaceutical—into three rooms. The increased feeling of gratitude and Kelsey Eneboe and Rose Fitzgerald worked in a makeshift group had electricity at the school, though understanding. “I realized the huge impact pharmacy during the eight days they spent helping residents of rural Honduras. some of the other groups did not have mission groups have on people’s health, electricity or running water for the whole especially those who don’t have access to Twelve members made up the American clinical team. trip. In total, the team served 2,300 people care and medicine,” she said. “We are so Team members from left to right are Cheryl, Monica, in eight days, and had to close a day early lucky here, and I think we sometimes Angela, Emma, Jenny, Kelsey (fellow SDSU pharmacy because they ran out of medicine. forget that. student), Shailen, Roberto, Ibrahim, Jan, Doug and Rose “A little river ran through the town, and “On the other hand, we can’t forget that (SDSU pharmacy student). it was very jungle-like, with the mountains we have people here in the U.S. and South Residents of Nombre de Jesus in rural Honduras lined up about 30 miles away,” Fitzgerald said. “The Dakota who are in poverty and may not outside of the mission clinic each morning to receive town has about 5,000 residents, but I have access to hospitals or health care. dental, medical or pharmaceutical services. didn’t know that by looking at it. It was in Overall, the experience taught me to . a small area and the houses were very always give back where I am at.” small.” Karissa Kuhle Interspersed throughout those days, group members acclimated themselves with the people and village. On the weekend, the people of Nombre de Jesus took the group to a local banana plantation for a tour. “They hosted a cultural presentation for us, and the local children performed Honduran songs and dances,” Fitzgerald said. “Everyone in the town was so generous, which kind of struck a chord with me because we were the ones there to serve.” Fitzgerald said families brought home- cooked meals to the clinic each day. “A lot of children came through our ,” she said. “We brought soccer balls and played soccer with the children each day after we were finished at the clinic. When we were leaving, they told us we had to return soon.” While mission groups often serve villages in rural Honduras, Fitzgerald’s group was the first to serve Nombre de Jesus. “It was great to be able to help them,” she said. “I know we made a difference in their lives, but they made a difference in ours, too.” After the clinical mission portion was over, the group returned to La Ceiba to sort supplies and take part in a farewell banquet. Part of the group flew back to the U.S., but Fitzgerald and friends stayed to explore Honduras for a week. Fitzgerald and friends spent a few days in Copan, where they visited ancient Mayan ruins and a bird park. Her group then traveled to the island of Roatan where

9 COLLEGE

Spring Convocation Panel of pharmacists present potential careers

ive practicing pharmacists talked “You might think you know where management and automated monthly about their careers and offered you’re going, but sometimes an refill, as well as organizing staff education. Finsights at the college’s Spring opportunity presents itself,” Heiberger Looking back at her days as a Convocation April 20 in the Volstorff advised. pharmacist, she said she found the work Ballroom. Kraemer wanted to be a pharmacist as to be “so rewarding. When people say ‘Is About 300 P1-3 students as well as an eighth-grader. Following graduation, Heather here?’ you know you are faculty members heard from: she started working at an independent connecting with patients. When you’re • Amy Heiberger ’06, a , Clinic Pharmacies, in Sioux able to consult with them, help them pharmacist with the intensive care unit at Falls. She purchased the business in understand what they are taking and Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux November 1998 and started Pharmacy perhaps realize that they can get rid of a Falls and an assistant professor in Specialties in October 2001. couple prescriptions, that’s very pharmacy practice at SDSU; “I didn’t realize I would make rewarding.” • Cheri Kraemer ’85, owner of the independent pharmacy a career until I After graduation, Storey said she kept Sioux Falls pharmacy, bought the pharmacy,” she said of Allen up with continuing education credits but Pharmacy Specialties & Clinic Inc.; Pfeifle’s Clinic Pharmacy. learned a lot about patient counseling • Jennifer Schut ’02, a pharmacy Schut moved up the ranks at Sanford just by watching other pharmacists. supervisor with Sanford Health’s and was attracted to the schedule and “Connect with patients on a personal anticoagulant clinic in Sioux Falls; patient interaction that a pharmacist at level and pay attention to the customer,” • Heather Storey, ’98 a an anticoagulant clinic could have. As she she advised. clinical/consulting pharmacist with Lewis worked in the position, she appreciated Van Gilder followed a high school Drug based out of northwest Iowa; and the opportunity to oversee a staff of six chemistry teacher’s recommendation to • Deidra Van Gilder ’02, clinical registered pharmacists and provide go into pharmacy. “I wanted to have pharmacist at Brown Clinic in medication management for patients in some type of clinical practice because I Watertown and an associate professor in about a 100-mile radius both face-to-face wanted to work with patients,” which she pharmacy practice at State. and through distance monitoring. does three days a week while teaching the While many of the panelists knew by other two. high school that pharmacy would be Valuing variety in their career She considers herself a “jack-of-all- their career, none of them could have Storey began her career as a staff trades pharmacist” because she directs an foreseen where their choice would pharmacist with Lewis Drug and soon anticoagulant clinic as well as handling them. began precepting students, which led to Brown Clinic’s pharmacy management Heiberger said she envisioned pediatric an education track. She spent five years as responsibilities such as drug contract pharmacy as recalculating adult doses to an assistant professor at SDSU. In 2009, negotiations and billing. fit children and thought she could do she moved to Spencer, Iowa, and took a more with her skill level. But after taking training position with Lewis working Developing trends a pediatric rotation during her residency, throughout the region. Panelists also were quizzed on how she saw the wide variety of interactions Her duties include oversight of clinical they see their sector of pharmacy pediatric pharmacists could have with programs, such as medication evolving. other professionals, families and patients.

10 South Dakota State University Opposite: Cheri Kraemer has the attention of fellow panelists, from left, Heather Storey, Jennifer Schut, Amy Heiberger and Deidra Van Gilder at the Spring Convocation April 20 at the Volstorff Ballroom.

Left: Gathering after the Spring Convocation April 20 at the Volstorff Ballroom are, from left, Dean Dennis Hedge, panelists and event co-chairs Shelby Vandriel and Kelsie Wahl with the SDSU chapter of the American Pharmacists Association- Academy of Student Pharmacists. Photo by Vickie Prussman

One topic that drew comments was problems and take those back to the THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WERE achieving provider status. Becoming a , they’re going to see our value. PRESENTED AT THE SPRING “provider” in the Social Security Act means “The more we prove ourselves now, the that pharmacists can participate in Part B better it’s going to get in time. Sometimes CONVOCATION APRIL 20: of the Medicare program and bill we have to stick our neck out there.” Medicare for services that are within their Rho Chi state scope of practice to perform. Audience reactions Fall Research Poster Presentations: There is bipartisan support in the Kelsie Wahl, co-chair of the event with Undergraduate and professional students: First, tie, House and Senate for provider status in Shelby Vandriel, said switching the Austin Block and Brittany Bailey, and underserved areas, but it has yet to receive convocation format from a keynote Nicole Vandenberg. Junior graduate students: First, Somshuvra a hearing. speaker to a panel brought favorable Bhattacharya; second, Metab Alharbi; third, Storey and Van Gilder both noted that reaction. Karly Ackerman. as margins shrink on the dispensing end, “This format had a good response from Senior graduate students: First, Muzaffar Abbas; pharmacists must find other means to the students, some said it was the most second, Yang Yang; third, Simon Newkirk. keep their businesses profitable. Gaining interesting convocation they have been to provider status addresses that issue while and others thought it went very well. I Spelling bee champion: Hannah Packer, P3 also giving pharmacists the incentive to thought the event was a nice change. I serve at the level for which they were enjoyed hearing the responses from many American Association of Pharmaceutical trained. pharmacists and liked the variety,” she said. Scientists Member of the year: Saiful Islam, fourth year Expanding the circle of approved Austin Block was among the students grad student health-care providers isn’t without who was highly impressed. precedent. Nurse practitioners gained “Of the six convocations I have attended Phi Lambda Sigma provider status in 1997. I thought this was by far the most Member of the Year: Natalie Beiter, P3 Another major topic was medication enjoyable. It was engaging and interactive. Adviser of the Year: Dave Helgeland therapy management, which is now It was great to hear from practitioners billable in Medicare Part D and some from five different areas. By including so Kappa insurance policies. However, an audience many different speakers, everyone could P2 Brother of the Year: Cassidy Latusek member asked how can medication learn something new about something Kappa Epsilon therapy management be made profitable they may have been interested in while Member of the Year: Kara Benson, P2 when the reimbursement rates are so low? also learning about areas they may not Past President Award: Hannah Schmidt, P3 Storey said even though incentives have thought much about,” she said. aren’t great now, “we need to show we’re Wahl added, “I enjoyed hearing about American Pharmaceutical Association-Academy doing a good job at MTM. all the options out there for pharmacists of Student Pharmacists “We must find a way to be efficient with and learning about how to take those next Pre-Pharmacy member of the Year: Melanie Heeren MTM. Techs can do prep work. While the steps as I become closer to advancing in P1 Member of the Year: Kassie Friese first visits take longer, subsequent visits my career.” P2 Member of the Year: Elizabeth Murray are quicker. We must be thorough and Dave Graves P3 Member of the Year: Nicole Heeren P4 Member of the Year: Mollie Sloot quick. The more you do it, the better you get at it. When we find drug-related 11 FACULTY NEWS

t comes as little surprise to those a year at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, who know Tadd Hellwig that Minnesota, before coming to South Istudents chose him College of Dakota to pursue a career teaching and Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions practicing pharmacy with SDSU and Teacher of the Year again. He was first Sanford Health. honored as Teacher of the Year in 2012. Students noted their appreciation for As an associate professor, Hellwig Hellwig and his teaching methods in provides didactic teaching for second- nomination letters. and third-year pharmacy students both “Dr. Hellwig goes above and beyond on campus and at the University Center for students in and out of the classroom,” in Sioux Falls. Hellwig also serves as a said one P3 student. “He helps students Tadd Hellwig preceptor for internal medicine understand journal articles and rotations where student pharmacists components of stats analysis, so they can learn how to interact with be better prepared for seminar, rotations and make medication recommendations and beyond, as pharmacists. He initiated Repeats as in a health-system setting. the advanced clinical research elective “Dr. Hellwig absolutely deserves to be this year and has put great time and recognized,” said Travis Van Ede, a P3 effort into the class by helping students teacher of from Brandon. “He continues to be coordinate with the necessary avenues to innovative with programs both inside complete their research projects. He is the year and outside of the classroom. We respect truly dedicated to helping students and his knowledge and honesty in lecture, as is always willing to go the extra mile to well as his dedication as an adviser for help students achieve success.” numerous pharmacy . A P4 student wrote, “Dr. Hellwig goes “We respect his knowledge While he always keeps a lot on his plate, above and beyond to ensure students get students are his number one priority.” the most out of his rotation. This and honesty in lecture, as Hellwig’s list of honors and awards dedication ranges from setting aside well as his dedication as an demonstrates his dedication to not only time to provide topic refreshers of the adviser for numerous the pharmacy field, but also teaching. In students’ choice, to challenging students 2011, Hellwig helped create SDSU’s to broaden, practice and hone critical- pharmacy organizations. student chapter of the American Society thinking skills during interdisciplinary While he always keeps a lot of Health System Pharmacists and was rounds. If a concept is difficult to grasp, honored for teaching, receiving the he guides his students in an on his plate, students are his Sioux Falls Residency informational, yet entertaining way until number one priority.” Clinical Educator of the Year Award. In they fully grasp the material. 2013, he was honored as the Sanford “His passion for teaching also shines Travis Van Ede, a P3 from Health Residency Preceptor of the Year during rounding, where he Brandon and in 2014, he was honored with the demonstrates how much of a valuable South Dakota Society of Health-System resource he is to the whole team. If you Pharmacist of the Year award. In 2015, are lucky enough to have him for a Hellwig received the college’s rotation, you will walk away knowing Outstanding Scholar award at the that he has set you up for success not Celebration of Faculty Excellence. only on rotations, but also for your Hellwig graduated from the Texas career postgraduation.” Tech University College of Pharmacy in 2006. He went on to a pharmacy Karissa Kuhle practice residency in Delaware and spent

12 South Dakota State University at Tille, director of the medical Two of Tille’s co-workers also were laboratory science program since honored at the Deadwood gathering. Stacie P2009, was inducted as a fellow of the Lansink and Tiffany Montalvo both Association of Clinical Scientists at its May received the regional Omicron Sigma 4-7 meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. Award. Nominations for it must come from Inductees must be nominated by current the regional president. members, of which there are 300, be Also at Deadwood, Montalvo was elected doctoral scientists who are experts in the to the chapter’s board and instructor education of and/or application of Stephanie Jacobson was re-elected to the laboratory methods for the diagnosis and nominating committee. treatment of human diseases, and have Tille served as president of the South ongoing specialized professional activities. Dakota chapter of the American Society for In addition to this accomplishment, Tille Clinical Laboratory Science from 2006- has received a string of honors recently. 2008 and 2014-15. In summer 2015 she was Tille was elected to the board of the listed as one of the “20 Professors of American Society of Clinical Laboratory Clinical Laboratory Science You Should Science in Atlanta at the annual meeting in Know” on Pat Tille 2015, so she oversees concerns and MedicalTechnologySchools.com’s blog and promotion of laboratory science in South was one of three finalists for Cardinal Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota and Health urEssential Award. Selected as Wisconsin. Tille also is a consulting editor of the At the April 9 meeting of the South Clinical Laboratory Science Journal, editor fellow with Dakota chapter in Deadwood, she received of the Journal of Clinical Case Studies, and the national Omicron Sigma Award. author/editor of Bailey and Scott’s Clinical Omicron Sigma is the honor roll for Diagnostic 13th Edition, with professional service to the society with a new edition scheduled for release in 2017. national nominations coming from the Scientists national president.

eresa Seefeldt, associate professor of Association—Academy of Student pharmacology, received the faculty Pharmacists, Seefeldt has been an integral Taward at SDSU’s Women’s History part of its success. Month observance March 29. Colleagues noted that Seefeldt has Based on open nominations, the dedicated countless hours to the Women’s Studies Committee awards and has been a role model for Woman of Distinction honors in four students and for other pharmacists categories—administrative and through her outreach and promotion of professional, faculty, civil service employee . and student. Twice in the past two years, Seefeldt has Seefeldt, a 2004 Pharm.D. graduate and traveled to western South Dakota, where a faculty member since 2005, received the she and students visited several county 2014 Edward Patrick Hogan Award for fairs, providing blood pressure, blood Excellence in Teaching. glucose and cholesterol screenings. She received the Board of Regents Colleagues said Seefeldt empowers Excellence in E-Learning Award in 2007 women to take risks and encourages for work in piloting two computer students to try new projects and activities, programs for online education. and supports those ideas by providing Teresa Seefeldt She serves as a faculty adviser for three thoughtful and constructive feedback. of the six student organizations within the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Named Woman Professions. Since becoming an adviser in of Distinction 2007 for the American Pharmacists

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Faculty of Excellence awards

Two faculty members were honored at the university’s Celebration of Faculty Excellence Feb. 16 at the Volstorff Ballroom. Om Perumal, head of pharmaceutical sciences, received the Pat and Jo Cannon Intellectual Property Commercialization Award for his work in bringing Tranzderm, a system, to market. Wenfeng An, an associate professor in pharmaceutical sciences, was named the college’s outstanding researcher for his work with the L1 section of the human genome and the section’s movement within DNA strands. Jayarama Gunaje, an assistant professor in pharmaceutical sciences, gave one of the Sewrey lectures preceding the evening banquet. His topic was “Aspirin and Cancer Prevention: A New Use for an Old Drug.”

Om Perumal Wenfeng An

Dean’s Award s With selection assistance from an external committee of College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions alumni and stakeholders, the following awards were presented at the Spring Convocation and Awards Program April 20:

Jayarama Gunaje: Excellence in Vickie Prussman: College of Research and Scholarly Activity Pharmacy and Allied Health Award Professions Staff Award He was cited for his many research She was cited for her cross- collaborations within and outside of coverage of other staff positions SDSU. He published three research during times of employee papers this past year as a transition. She took on duties corresponding author and one as a related to finance and various collaborator. Gunaje gave four invited department-level functions so the presentations this past year, including college could continue to function at the 20th World Congress on smoothly. Advances in Oncology in Athens, Greece. He also showed growth in grantsmanship. Alex Middendorf: Community Engagement Award Bill Hayes: Excellence in Teaching He was cited for his work with Award community pharmacies, patients He was cited for innovative and other health-care providers. approaches in the classroom and He led a “transitions of care excellence in teaching at his clinical program” for patients recently practice site. Hayes added discharged from the Brookings groundbreaking video Hospital and has been involved in services to the patients’ home, establishing a wide range of patient providing new opportunities for care services at the Milbank clinical clerkship students. He has residency program site. He has also also led classroom teaching efforts in worked with both of South the areas of team-based learning and Dakota’s major pharmacy utilization of novel technology. organizations to advance pharmacy practice. 14 South Dakota State University Strain named Pharmacist of Year by South Dakota group

Joe Strain, professor of pharmacy practice and Rapid City Regional pharmacist, was selected as Pharmacist of the Year by the South Dakota Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists at its 40th annual meeting April 9 in Rapid City. With this year’s gathering in Rapid, a large turnout of family and co-workers were on hand, including his nominators—Dana Darger, director of pharmacy; Janeen Bucholz, inpatient pharmacy manager; and Veronica Lesselyoung, pharmacy clinical coordinator. In their nomination, they cited Strain’s “strength as a leader in the organization, his dedication to the profession, his insight in the practice of pharmacy, his excellent stewardship of pharmaceutical resources and his ability to change the pharmacy paradigm in the hospital.” They also noted, “He is very involved with pharmaceutical staff and also willing to help them learn new skills. His commitment to lifelong learning is second to none.” Strain’s learning at SDSU culminated in 2002 with his graduation. He joined the faculty the next year. Strain was honored by Dean Dennis Hedge April 9, 2014, at spring convocation with the college’s Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity Award for his productivity in scholarship and his time commitment to strengthening his skills.

Former faculty member selected for the Fulbright Specialist Program Rajendra Aparasu, now chair of the pharmaceutical health outcomes and policy department at the University of Houston, has a five-year term on the Fulbright Specialist Roster, ending in 2021. The program promotes international engagement of academic scholarship and builds links between the U.S. and overseas institutions. Originally of , Aparasu served at SDSU from July 1, 1995, to Dec. 31, 2005, when he went to the University of Texas.

Teacher of the year Also, based on a vote of College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions students, Tadd Hellwig was chosen as Students’ Association College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Teacher of the Year. (See separate story P. 12.) Others nominated by the students were: Hesham Fahmy, Bill Hayes, David Helgeland, Jayarama Gunaje, Tarryn Jansen, Stacie Lansink, Teresa Seefeldt and Pat Tille.

Years of service: David Helgeland: 40 years Debra Farver, Janet Fischer, Jane Mort and Michelle Parker: 30 years Mike Niles, Annette Johnson: 15 years Deidra Van Gilder: 10 years

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Andrea Hogie

rganic chemistry, as it has done Hogie said she is excited to have made The for many would-be pharmacy the “full circle” back to the college and Brookings Ostudents, sent Andrea also likes the regular hours and couple has (Odenbrett) Hogie, of Fulda, Minnesota, retirement benefits the position provides. three looking for another major. She discovered She has about 15 years prior experience daughters— commercial economics, and now nearly at SDSU having worked in finance Anastasia, 26, 30 years later, is back in the college as its positions with the colleges of Agriculture of Portland, budget coordinator. and Biological Sciences and Family and Oregon; Hogie, who earned her degree in Consumer Sciences as well as the Office Chantel, 20, a commerical economics at State with a of Finance and Business. minor in accounting in 1992, had been in After the birth of her third daughter, student at a similar post at the Swiftel Center in she wanted to spend more time at home Presentation Brookings before returning to SDSU by doing part-time finance work, later College in March 22. going full time. Aberdeen; and She no longer has to worry about While an SDSU student, Hogie met her Brittany, 16, a macromolecules and carbon chains but husband, Steve, originally of Astoria. It junior at Brookings High School. busts a few pencils projecting annual resulted in a marriage in which both are The Hogies’ hobbies are camping, budgets and tracking expenses and capable of balancing the checkbook. He is spending time at their lake cabin, revenues. Predecessors in the position head of the commercial business loan watching NASCAR on TV or in person, were Rita Schulz and Christine Amert. In department at First Bank and Trust in and visiting their daughters. the interim, secretaries Vickie Prussman Brookings. and Jolene Landmark assumed the duties.

Emily Trias

oining the Department of Trias said she has enjoyed getting to photographer Pharmaceutical Sciences as its program know the various faculty members and and graphic Jassistant is Emily Trias, who earned her learning about their native cultures. designer. degree from SDSU in a field far removed As program assistant, she works with Trias’ hobbies from pharmacy. pharmaceutical science graduate students are music, The 2004 grad, originally of Humboldt, and the department’s 10 faculty members working out, majored in music merchandising with a to provide secretarial support and assist spending time minor in business. While it may not with paperwork related to grants. with children directly correlate to her new position, For a number of years, the Triases lived and traveling. which she started March 28, it does help at in Estelline, where her husband, Rudy, has Their children home, where she is the informal manager relatives. On May 1, they moved to are Alex, 14; for her husband’s band—The Chocolate Brookings. Mitchell, 9; . Before her current position, Trias was a Portia, 9; Axel, 3; The band also has a couple other SDSU substitute teacher in the Estelline and and Montego, 6 connections, including medical laboratory Deubrook school districts and she gave months. science student Nick Schaeuble, so it might private music lessons. They also owned the net a booking at the college’s Christmas Red Carpet Bar and Grill in Estelline and a party. resort at Lake Poinsett between 2012 and 2015. Her husband also is a freelance

16 South Dakota State University Tiffany Montalvo

ess than a year after graduating from medical laboratory science. “I decided this society. “I the medical laboratory science field was a good fit for me,” she said. definitely believe Lprogram, Tiffany Montalvo is back at Montalvo said she enjoys the hands-on in the cause. Our SDSU as an employee. aspect of examining and analyzing of profession is She began April 4 as the laboratory blood, tissue and other body fluids. underrecognized support specialist, a new position that She took quickly to her new academic and I want more assists in setting up labs and maintaining pursuit and became involved in the South of today’s instruments, doing quality control and Dakota chapter of the American Society students to be maintenance. She also does some for Clinical Laboratory Science. As a aware of this instrument calibration and maintenance student, she was elected to the society’s opportunity,” for the pharmaceutical science department board as its new professional Montalvo said. and helps faculty during the medical representative. “To be able to draw a Montalvo, laboratory science labs. younger generation into the field is very now of “The program is expanding, so it’s nice to important to me,” the 23-year-old said. Brookings, is the have more than two people to help answer On the same week Montalvo started her youngest of three questions during the labs,” Montalvo said. position at SDSU she was elected as board sisters. Her parents are Greg and Donna The former Dickinson, North Dakota, member at-large at the society’s annual Montalvo of Brandon, Minnesota. resident began her college career at the meeting. In her free time, Montalvo likes to read, University of Toledo (Ohio) as a She also received the regional Omicron cook and tackle about any do-it-yourself pharmacy major. After a year, she Sigma Award after being nominated by the craft project. transferred to the pharmacy program at regional president. Omicron Sigma is the State, but switched her major midyear to honor roll for professional service to the

Rachel Chamblin

fter five years of organizing Chamblin earned a bachelor’s degree in gardeners, bird feeders and environmental science from Southwest Achildren’s workers at the Outdoor Minnesota State University in Marshall in Campus in Sioux Falls, Rachel Chamblin December 2008. now is helping P3 and P4 students Chamblin and her husband, Cody, the coordinate their class schedules and pullet supervisor at Dakota Layers in providing secretarial support for students Flandreau, live in Egan with their daughter, and faculty members in the Department of Brinley, 3 ½ years. In her free time, she Pharmacy Practice in Sioux Falls. enjoys outdoor activities, particularly The Fargo, North Dakota, native began hunting and fishing. her new position April 4 after working as a Longtime university employee Connie volunteer coordinator for the South Colwill, who had retired from the position Dakota Game, Fish and Parks at its in 2008, returned Aug. 31, 2015, to fill the learning center. Prior to that, she was at post on a temporary basis. Shoe Carnival in Sioux Falls.

17 STUDENT NEWS Efforts to aid Sierra Leone earns honor for APhA-ASP chapter

The SDSU chapter of the American provide musical Pharmacists Association-Academy of selections at a benefit Student Pharmacists received the 2014-15 concert. Innovative Programming Award at the In April 2015, the American Pharmacists Association’s chapter hosted the annual meeting in Baltimore March 6. Project Ebola Benefit in The chapter was recognized for its collaboration with the educational and fundraising efforts for the Avera McKennan Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, according Hospital and University to co-adviser Brittney Meyer. Health Center in Sioux The effort was in response to a desire Falls. The event was promoted to The award, a first for the chapter, was from pharmaceutical sciences doctor of pharmacists throughout the state and presented to Traci Eilers, chapter president. philosophy student Christophina Lynch to featured three speakers, including a This was the first time the chapter help her home country. The chapter who had recently returned from launched an international effort and the conducted three fundraisers and Sierra Leone, where he treated patients work was instrumental in the chapter collaborated with Global Links, which with Ebola. receiving the South Dakota Board of sends protective medical equipment to Through the three fundraisers, more Regents Award for Organizational help healthcare workers treat patients with than $1,000 was raised to send protective Leadership at its April 1, 2015, meeting in Ebola. equipment to health-care workers in Vermillion. A November 2014 ice-skating night at Sierra Leone, according to Teresa Seefeldt, the Brookings rink raised more than $600 chapter co-adviser and Christophina’s with more than 150 people in attendance. graduate study adviser. Chapter members and faculty members, from left, Surachat African music was played and social media In addition, the chapter worked through Ngorsuraches, Alex Middendorf, Traci Eilers, Elizabeth was used to promote the night with the APhA-ASP’s International Standing Murray, Jade Kutzke, and Nicole Heeren pose with the slogan “Ice skate to eradicate Ebola.” It Committee to help spread the Project certificate the SDSU group received for Innovative caught the attention of KDLT television Ebola campaign to all chapters Programming. The award was presented at the American news in Sioux Falls. throughout the nation. A flyer was created Pharmacists Association annual meeting in Baltimore The second fundraiser was in and the standing committee developed a March 6. collaboration with the SDSU music competition to encourage participation department. Music majors volunteered to and raise awareness. Pharmacy major tabbed as student body president

Allyson Helms, a junior pharmacy administrators understand the campus program and made major from Waseca, was elected president climate. She also wants to see an improved the college’s dean’s of the SDSU Students’ Association in relationship between student senators and list in fall 2015 and balloting March 22-23 by the student body. their constituents. spring 2016. Helms and her vice-presidential running “I can’t thank students enough for getting Helms’ pageant mate Lane Speirs, a sophomore out there and voting,” Helms said. “This is platform is More agricultural communications major from what I want to invest my senior year into.” Than Pink: Be Bold, Spearfish, received 1,012 votes to top It might not be the only thing Helms Be Beautiful and is Nathaniel Condelli, a senior sports invests herself in during her senior year. based around the program she has been management major, and Robert McLean, a She was a contestant in the Miss running for three years in the summer for sophomore ag ed major, by 211 votes. Minnesota contest June 18. In the talent girls in grades 4-8. More Than Pink Fourteen percent of the student body portion at the local level, she performed focuses on highlighting both inner beauty voted. They took office April 11. “For Good” from the musical “Wicked.” She and physical fitness. Half of the two-hour During the 2015-16 school year, Helms has studied music for almost 10 years, has class is devoted to inner beauty subjects served as an administrative assistant to the been in dance classes for 15 years, and such as healthy relationships and SA executive board and represented the portrayed Maria in “The Sound of Music” while the second half is about having fun College of Pharmacy and Allied Health in high school. while staying active. Professions on the Student Senate. The 2013 graduate of Waseca High At the end of the summer, all of the girls Her campaign goals included creating a School was class valedictorian and was on run a 5K in Waseca to show off all their connection between students and the new the straight A honor roll since seventh hard work throughout the summer. university administration and helping grade. At SDSU she completed the honors

18 South Dakota State University State's American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists received the Academic Excellence Award from the South Dakota Board of Regents. Pictured, from left, are: Executive Director Mike Rush, Adviser Josh Reineke, Rakesh Dachineni, Adviser Teresa Seefeldt, Regent President Randy Schaefer, Mibin Joseph, Shenggang Wang and former SDSU President David Chicoine.

Pharmacy group wins top SDSU award Medical Lab science students honored at The student chapter of American Association of state meeting Pharmaceutical Sciences was awarded the Outstanding Program Award at the SDSU student organization awards presentation Alissa Neigel and Amanda Horn, both MLS 2 students, April 14. received the Keys to the Future Award and the state Omicron The chapter was cited for a scientific and professional Sigma Award at the April 9 meeting of the South Dakota chapter development workshop in August 2015 that included talks on of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science in scientific integrity, scientific writing, curiosity leading to Deadwood. scientific discoveries and interview skills. The event served as a Omicron Sigma is the honor roll for professional service to platform for graduate students and faculty to discuss their the society with nominations coming from the state president. perspectives on present-day science and research. In addition, Horn received the group’s scholarship and Neigel The chapter advisers are Teresa Seefeldt and Josh Reineke. was elected to the board as its new professional representative. Also, Ashley Clarke, a MLS 1 student, was appointed to the board as student forum representative.

MLS Graduates Back row: Adeline Wiertzema, Tatiana Robelia, Andrea Wittmayer, Kae Januschka, Krista Fleming, Megan Rosol, Abbey Langstraat and Mike Semerad. Middle row: Brianne Weber, Camilla Lucero, Michelle Kaiser, Korrine Jones, Taylor Miller and Kelsey Brown. Front row: MacKenzie Pfeifle, Allie Petersen, Amanda Royseth, Alissa Neigel, Bailee Larsen and Amanda Horn.

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enna Heyen admits her path to South Scholarship. The recently created endowed Dakota State University and the scholarship is in honor of Helmers, a 1979 JCollege of Pharmacy and Allied Health graduate from the college. Helmers later Professions has a lot of curves in it but she graduated from the University of Iowa’s loves it. College of Medicine and held a clinical Heyen, a P3 student, is originally from faculty position at the University of Iowa Wahoo, Nebraska, but now calls Sioux Hospitals and Clinics and an academic Falls home. Her route to State includes appointment at Iowa’s College of Medicine. stops at two other colleges and a full-time “With Lauri knowing her time was teaching position. limited, she was looking to leave After graduating from Bishop Neumann something behind and try to make a High School in Wahoo, she had her sights difference in someone else’s life,” said her set on a pre-medicine degree. However, husband Kirk Manske. Helmers died in after a year at the College of St. Mary in February 2016. “Hopefully, it’s one of Omaha, she transferred to Nebraska those things where you give a person a Wesleyan. She stayed in the sciences, helping hand that gets them a step closer graduating with bachelor’s degrees in to their goal. And maybe they can go forth biology and natural sciences. Heyen taught and return the favor down the line.” chemistry for two years at Lincoln Pius X Heyen said she is grateful for the High School but wasn’t satisfied with her scholarship. career. “Initially, I was ‘Oh My Gosh.’ I was “I just felt like I wanted to further my honored, but really thankful. I’m still very education and further it in ways that thankful,” she said. “It’s allowed me to incorporated my desire, understanding work (at a retail pharmacy in Sioux Falls) and love for health and wellness, and my one night less a week and use that time to love for chemistry, too, by exploring study a little bit more or cook a meal for something I put aside my junior/senior my husband. years in college. I never felt like I fully “I have such a passion for science and explored that thought when I was finishing health,” Heyen continued, noting she has the education part of my bachelor’s degree,” served as a tutor and helped with she said. “It was not an easy decision as I orientation of first-year pharmacy Jenna left a full-time job to go back to school.” students. “The education piece of it falls in When exploring her next stop on her when I try to help others understand and career path, her now husband, Patrick, said appreciate it as much as I do. There are she should take a look at SDSU. He had things you learn when teaching you can Heyen started at State but later transferred. apply no matter where you go.” “When I got serious about doing it, I Matt Schmidt compared SDSU to other schools. I ended received a up thinking ‘Am I really going to go four hours north?’ So I drove up here one day ENDOWMENTS helping hand to and met with Teresa Delfinis to learn what I was potentially getting myself into, what The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health career path it all entailed,” Heyen said. Professions offers 84 endowed scholarships. It was a perfect match. “Endowments are our lifeline for “I loved the atmosphere. Even though I sustainability, and they strengthen was kind of an outsider and not scholarship programs, which allows the necessarily a nontraditional student, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health everyone was still really welcoming and Professions to better recruit and retain willing to talk to me about what the students, knowing that funding is in place,” program involved,” Heyen recalled. “I said Mike Birgen, development director for walked out saying this is where I need to the college. “An endowment also be.” permanently preserves a donor’s legacy of One thing that helped recently is she was giving back to the university.” named the first recipient of the Laurilyn D. Helmers Helping Hands Pharmacy 20 South Dakota State University Nicole Stenzel, Lauren Wilde and Shelby Young spent the spring semester calling alumni to help raise funds for the college. All three felt the experience went well and state “all secrets are safe.”

experiences at SDSU and in the field of pharmacy has been an experience I will never forget. “I will never forget the conversations I’ve had in which I’ve laughed. Hearing some of the stories our alumni have regarding classes, professors and the college social life are things I phonathon will probably remember forever,” Stenzel continued, noting all secrets are safe with her. “Some of the most fun I’ve had has been “I will never forget the new approach to fundraising has shown talking to alumni who went to school with our immediate returns for all parties conversations I've had professors, or those who have children or Ainvolved with the College of Pharmacy grandchildren who are my classmates.” in which I've laughed. and Allied Health Professions phonathon this While Lauren Wilde, who calls Grafton, Iowa, Hearing some of the spring semester. Similar to other SDSU colleges, home, has also had her share of laughs making students contacted the alumni to raise funds for the calls, it has also been a learning experience. stories our alumni have various programs and projects. The college had “I think what I’ve learned most from my regarding classes, several second-year students make the calls in phone calls with alumni is the numerous this trial. professors and the opportunities pharmacists have after “We found that our alums enjoyed having the graduation,” she said. “From long-term care college social life are chance to talk with students enrolled in our facility consulting to insurance to neonatal ICU things I will probably professional program, ask them about life as a pharmacy, there is such a wide array of pharmacy student and about their experiences opportunities available in pharmacy. I’ve also remember forever.” in the field, and our students enjoyed having been able to learn a lot about residencies and the chance to talk to our alums about their received advice going into my P3 year of school. Nicole Stenzel, student, experiences within the field of pharmacy and Whether it be to my small town back in north St. Peter, Minnesota their experiences at SDSU,” said Dan Hansen, central Iowa or a connection with certain assistant dean for student services and associate internships and introductory pharmacy professor of pharmacy practice. “Our hope was practice experiences, it has been a lot of fun.” that this change would allow us to make those In fact, the semesterlong project has inspired interactions happen again. In the feedback we Shelby Young to think about what it will be like have received from the students making the when she gets one of the calls after graduation. calls and our alumni, it sounds like the change “I’ve learned a lot about how to connect with has been successful.” people I don’t know. It is really easy to talk to According to Hansen, the funds are 100 pharmacy alumni since we have so much in percent invested in faculty development, common and have shared experiences to talk student scholarships and student organizations. about,” said Young, who is from Brookings. “I “The phonathon has been a great experience. am so thankful for such amazing alumni Although it has been a little difficult to juggle support. The strong alumni support has studying, extracurriculars and working two to inspired me to give just as generously when I three times a week, I feel very honored to be graduate one day. As a student, it means so able to represent the College of Pharmacy and much to have so many alumni backing the Allied Health Professions in our annual college and its students.” fundraiser,” said Nicole Stenzel, who is from St. Matt Schmidt Peter, Minnesota. “Being able to speak with each alumnus one-on-one and hear about their

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White Coat Ceremony The recipients of white coats during the 2016 White Coat Ceremony.

espite receiving his in help a doctor or nurse with a question even pharmacy from State in 2004, Scott when your shift is over. It is you who literally scott DBergman admitted there was not a will go that extra mile to drop off a White Coat Ceremony for his class. He prescription on your way home from work. Bergman purchased his coat from a salesman. In fact, That is what you do and what makes us he was not sure why the college held a proud to be Jackrabbits. ceremony. “The professors and preceptors whom you realizes “I used to think, ‘What’s the big deal? It’s just will meet on your rotations care about their a lab coat,’” said Bergman, who was the students and patients and will continue to keynote speaker at the 2016 White Coat push us to keep striving for excellence,” the reason Ceremony held in the University Student Bergman continued. “You cannot hide and Union’s Volstorff Ballroom. “Now I realize it’s settle on being mediocre. They will not let for the more than that. It’s a formal welcome to the you.” profession of pharmacy and a not-so-subtle While Bergman has tried to instill a little of reminder to always act professionally.” that work ethic and desire in his students at ceremony Bergman, who now works as an associate SIUE, he said not many outside of the region professor in Southern Illinois University- know of the quality of State graduates. Edwardsville’s Department of Pharmacy “Oftentimes, students like myself are Practice, identified several items that make attracted to the program because it is well- South Dakota State pharmacy students stand known in the region,” said Allyson Helms, out from the competition. who received her white coat at the event. True, Jackrabbits lead the nation with a 100 Helms, who is from Waseca, Minnesota, was percent pass rate on the NAPLEX (North recently elected the Students’ Association American Pharmacist Exam), but president. “SDSU students are known to be Bergman cited other reasons. successful and continuously are on the “At SDSU, there is a strong work ethic,” he forefront of our field. said. “Growing up on the prairie does that to “That being said, I appreciated Dr. you. It also means you’re going to be that one Bergman’s comments about the nature of the who works late to take care of that last sick SDSU brand,” she continued. “He mentioned patient or the one who answers the phone to several times that the SDSU brand is not as

22 South Dakota State University well-known across the nation and is only as good as the hard-working that SDSU graduates. Overall, the main point that I took from him was that we, as a class, need to continue to strive to be the best and represent the SDSU name that prior classes built for us.” Christian Kroll, a P1 student from Oronoco, Minnesota, is unsure of what career path he’ll take following graduation but is glad he chose pharmacy. “I got the feeling from Bergman that the field of pharmacy is really open, it’s really wide and there are a lot of opportunities, especially for SDSU students,” he said. While Bergman said the ceremony was a formal welcome to the pharmacy profession, it is a little bit more to Helms. “To me, tonight’s ceremony is a promise of things to come,” Helms said. “Today solidified our place in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions and the belief of our faculty and staff that we will succeed. As you heard in our professional oath, this is the first day of many where we will truly be held to the Scott Bergman ’04, now an associate professor in Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville’s standard of a pharmacist. From here on, we Department of Pharmacy Practice, was the keynote speaker. Bergman’s speech stressed the benefits will be called upon to give the best patient care, of being a South Dakota State University pharmacy student. be innovative and be leaders in our field.” Matt Schmidt

23 STUDENTS seventy-six Meet our 19th class of six-year Success stories graduates

Tyler Aldren Stacy Anderson William Anderson Cody Baker Laura Bakker Cynthia Bartha Walmart Rapid City Regional Hy-Vee Thrifty White Pharmacy West Texas VA Healthcare Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacy Manager System PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Colton Bass Tyler Bertsch Kaitlin Bottelberghe Bryan Bower Haylee Brodersen McKenzie Bruer Lewis Drug Safeway King Soopers Avera McKennan Hospital Thrifty White Pharmacy Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist and University Health Pharmacy Manager Center PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Nicholas Buschette Mackenzie Byron Rachel Eddy-Byrum Catherine Creech Sarah Dady Brittney Dandurand Meeker Memorial Hospital Sioux Falls VA Health Care Walgreens Family Pharmacy Walmart Pharmacist System Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Lauren Dartois Cassandra Dirks Leah Eckstein Eddy Ekobena Kelsey Eneboe Amanda Felten Poudre Valley Hospital CareTrends Pharmacy New Ulm Medical Center Walgreens Walmart PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Pharmacist PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Pharmacist Pharmacist

Rose Fitzgerald Andrea Flanagan Jared Gilliland Kassandra Grimes Keith Gunn Mindy Hanten VA Black Hills Health Care VA Health Care System Lewis Drug Thrifty White Pharmacy King Soopers Avera McKennan Hospital System PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist and University Health PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Center PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

24 South Dakota State University Megan Heyer Brandon Hubert Kayla Huls Haleigh Hunsucker Kiley Hyland Amanda Janisch Hy-Vee Borgess Medical Center Walgreens King Soopers Walmart Pharmacy Manager PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist

Katherine Kaufman Scott Kelley Sungha Kim Jessica Klehr Hubert Lahr Lynsee Lanners Thrifty White Pharmacy Regions Hospital Walgreens Avera McKennan Hospital Saint Luke’s Manager Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist and University Health PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Center PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Claire Larson Mindy Lucklum Laura Martin Cody Maxwell Larissa Miller Kevin Nelson Sanford USD Medical CHI St. Alexius Health SDSU and Lewis Drug CVS Hy-Vee Center Pharmacist PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Pharmacist Pharmacist PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Janelle Nissen Patrick Novak Amber Olson Ashley Pederson Wesley Pederson Chelsy Podoll Walgreens Rite Aid Nebraska Medicine Black Hills VA Health Care Walgreens Walmart Pharmacist Pharmacist PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident System Pharmacist Pharmacist PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Emily Rogers Bradley Rotert Alyson Ryan Jenna Ryan Bethany Saffert Josh Satlak Thrifty White Pharmacy Lewis Drug Target CVS Walmart City Market Indian Health Services Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist

25 STUDENTS New pharmacy graduates

Hilary Schilla Angela Schultz Dawn Schuster Alyson Schwebach Stacy Senske Mollie Sloot Coatesville VA Medical Shopko Lewis Drug Avera McKennan Hospital Lewis Drug William S. Middleton VA Center Pharmacy Manager Pharmacist and University Health Pharmacist Hospital PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Center PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident

Mikaela Smedsrud Mindy Stewart Dylan Stoebner Emily Swanson Jacquelyn Thomas Katherine Tierney Shopko Lewis Drug Lori’s Pharmacy Lewis Drug Unity Point Health Trinity Pharmacy Manager Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Regional Medical Center Pharmacist

Briana Van Noort Chance Wachholtz Kyle Weiss Brittany Williams Lewis Drug Greenville Health System Indian Health Services Lewis Drug Pharmacy Manager PGY-1 Pharmacy Pharmacist Pharmacist Resident

GRADUATE AWARDS PRESENTED AT HOODING CEREMONY • May 6, 2016 APhA-ASP Senior Recognition Certificate and Clock: Lilly Achievement Award: Mylan Excellence in Pharmacy Award: Leah Eckstein , New Ulm, Minnesota Brittany Williams , Madison Claire Larson , Plymouth, MInn.

Avera Behavioral Health Center Award for Merck Award: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA—Outstanding Student Outstanding Achievement in Behavioral Health Lauren Dartois , Las Vegas; Laura Martin , Minot, Award: Pharmacy: North Dakota Mackenzie Byron , Waseca, Minnesota Haylee Brodersen, De Smet Natural Medicines Graduation Award: Distinguished Graduate: Facts and Comparisons-Award of Excellence in Kiley Hyland , Winnebago, Minn. Brandon Hubert , Gretna, Nebraska Clinical Communication: Alyson Schwebach , Egan SDSU College of Pharmacy Patient Care Award: Jacquelyn Thomas , Tea

26 South Dakota State University Brandon Hubert Distinguished Graduate Makes successful transition from receiver to Distinguished Graduate

he Distinguished Graduate from a year and took chemistry and biology the Class of 2016 didn’t distinguish courses, earning minors in both. Thimself through involvement in Hubert played football as a P1 and pharmacy organizations nor did he have P2 student and had completed his the highest GPA in the class of 76 students gridiron life when he became a P3 student. “I also enjoy the teaching role because of and he took an extra year to earn his The loss of football took a lot of structure the many great faculty members that I Pharm.D. out of Hubert’s life, which required “a had as preceptors this year. I will be But that story might be part of what little bit of adjustment,” he said. However, getting my teaching certificate during my truly makes him a distinguished graduate. the time-management skills he learned PGY-1.” Hubert, a 2009 Gretna (Nebraska) High during football prevailed. He may have two years to decide School graduate, grew up in a household “Going through rotations (those skills) because his wife is enrolling in the where his mother was an independent helped me establish priorities. I had such program at Western pharmacist and his father was a teacher a strong foundation that it was able to Michigan University. and a coach. So it’s not surprising that he help me,” he said. As an undergraduate, Hubert got enrolled at State as a pharmacy major and Without football, he found time for golf, research experience working with a walk-on football player, not necessarily recreational basketball, a personal Hemachand Tummala, an associate always in that order. workout and a bike ride with his wife, professor in pharmaceutical sciences, on a Hubert always maintained good whom he married just before the start of project targeting drug delivery to cancer grades—his 3.65 GPA was consistent his P3 year. Hubert and Courtney Higgins cells. He spent summer 2012 with throughout college—but the time ’14, an exercise science major and Tummala as a Joseph F. Nelson requirements of football never left much Jackrabbits soccer player, began dating in Undergraduate Research Scholar. time for pharmaceutical extracurriculars. spring 2010. That “really valuable experience” may He joined ASP (American Pharmacists Hubert said he didn’t devote additional have played a role in his selection as Association-Academy of Student free time to studying. “There’s only so Distinguished Graduate, Hubert said. Pharmacists), but never had time to much time you can spend studying or you “What Brandon has accomplished is attend meetings or do much socializing drive yourself crazy.” very impressive,” according to Tarryn with his pharmacy classmates. He and his wife moved to Sioux Falls Jansen, a clinical pharmacist at the Sioux “It was tough to really have time outside prior to his P3 year and began Falls VA and an assistant professor. “He of class to hang around with people in my participating in the Big Brother Big Sister was a student-athlete and excelled in both pharmacy class, especially with all of the program and visiting residents at Good the classroom and on the field. It was his traveling over the weekends during the Samaritan . In May 2014, accomplishments and, more importantly, season. It was either football or studying. he began working as an intern at the Hy- his character that got him selected. That was basically my life for four years,” Vee Pharmacy at 10th and Kiwanis. It was “The easiest way to say it is that Brandon said Hubert, who was one of four team five to 10 hours during the school year, 15 has it figured out. Likely from juggling captains his senior year in 2013, when the to 20 hours otherwise. sports, school and family life, Brandon team reached the second round of the Hubert said his P4 year “was such a blur. knows what is important to him and playoffs for the second-straight season. I was in Sioux Falls the entire year. I seems to have found a way to create Hubert took the standard pre- honestly can say I didn’t have one rotation balance among all the things he has going pharmacy courses his first two years while I didn’t enjoy.” on. earning a starting role at wide receiver “He is willing to go outside his comfort midway through his redshirt freshman Two medical careers in one household zone because he knows that is the fastest year. He hopes his current assignment, a way to learn and grow. From his work one-year residency at Borgess Medical with fellow students and his interactions An extra year of schooling Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, will give with our veteran patients, I know During his sophomore year, he debated him career direction. “I’m thinking I want Brandon to be a team player, an engaging whether to apply for to work more in or personality and a kind heart.” then. He did and was accepted, but if internal medicine versus being a central Dave Graves Hubert enrolled in pharmacy school, he hospital pharmacist, but I’m not ruling Classmates applaud Brandon Hubert, above, as he wouldn’t be able to play football as a out anything, including retail pharmacy, if receives a mortar and pestle from Dean Dennis Hedge as the 2016 Distinguished Graduate at the May 6 senior. He elected to defer enrollment for I find hospital pharmacy isn’t what I enjoy. hooding ceremony. 27 STUDENTS

I would want to own my independent practice. In college, he own. I sought him out worked in a chain pharmacy. “I was used (as a preceptor) because to the high-pace, high-volume. I did a he was a guest speaker rotation at Hartford and saw it doesn’t in one of our have to be crazy busy. I liked that. The management classes.” busier I got, the more I thought about That was in fall 2013, owning a business,” he said. when Wullstein’s startup He continued with that chain Brandon Pharmacy was pharmacy after his 2006 graduation and just 3 years old. managed a store for several years before During Moe’s opening Brandon Pharmacy in 2010. rotation, Wullstein was Speaking of his time with Reilly, “really open with Wullstein said, “The biggest thing is I had everything in his the realization of how many prescriptions business, starting with you need to fill to make a living. I was his business plan to get used to filling 500 (per day). As an the bank loan. He went independent, you could fill 100 and do in-depth with the steps just fine. And that’s still giving you plenty he had to do to start his of time to spend with your customers.” Tom Wullstein own store, build a Moe adds that Wullstein also offered customer base and get counsel to him as he transitioned from Preceptor of the Year established in the working with a chain pharmacy in community. Anything I California to independent ownership. wanted to know, he was om Wullstein ’06, has a passion for willing to go over and explain how he got Precepting continues after graduation sharing the benefits of independent to where he was,” Moe said. “I was able to call him anytime about pharmacies with P4 students who T what I needed to consider while I was spend a rotation at Brandon Pharmacy Dispensing enthusiasm looking to purchase the pharmacy. He has and was honored as the college’s Other students commented on also been available for me to pick his Preceptor of the Year at the May 6 Wullstein’s passion and enthusiasm for brain about issues that arise with hooding ceremony at the Performing Arts independent pharmacies. independent pharmacies, such as Center. Those qualities are evident from talking insurance reimbursement,” said Moe. “The big thing I like to do is expose to Wullstein. Wullstein said he doesn’t have time for them to the actual business side of “I really love pharmacy, and I think fishing or any other recreation since he pharmacy. Even pharmacy managers at a independent pharmacy is the best spends at least 53 hours per week at store don’t see what is happening with representation of retail pharmacy. I’d like Brandon Pharmacy. insurance and the back-end stuff like to perpetuate that more. I think people However, he doesn’t resent it. “It’s not wholesalers, PBM (pharmacy benefit get better outcomes when you know your at all stressful. When you love what you management) work and other trends in pharmacist. Instead of one chain do, it doesn’t seem like work. It’s less pharmacy. I show them everything pharmacy filling 500 prescriptions at a stressful than working at a big chain involved with the entire business. time, it may be much better to have three pharmacy even though I’m working lots “I want to let them know an independent pharmacies filling 150 a day. more hours,” said Wullstein, who works independent pharmacy is still a viable “I just want to get that word out as six days a week as the store’s only option and try to expose them to much as possible. I want to give other pharmacist. He does have a technician. something that they may not know about,” people the opportunity to be exposed to He enjoys precepting students, which Wullstein said. that aspect of pharmacy,” he said. he has done for the past four years, One of those whom Wullstein helped Moe adds, “He definitely encourages working with about 20 total. guide along the path of independent students who want to go into community “It’s been exciting to see all the students pharmacies is Seth Moe, a May 2015 pharmacy that it cannot only be a good come through. It’s good for me as much graduate who became an independent business for yourself but you also can be as it is for them. They’re in training for pharmacist less than a year after receiving an impactful member of the community. the NAPLEX. I like to read along with his Pharm.D. Moe took over the reigns of “He tried to really stress the benefits of their quizzes. It helps them and keeps me Three Lakes (Wisconsin) Pharmacy April what an independent pharmacist can do, sharp, too,” said Wullstein. 3, about two hours from his hometown of including great customer service.” Dave Graves Seymour, Wis. Moe chose to take the five-week Impressed with Reilly’s life community pharmacy rotation under It was a community pharmacy rotation Wullstein in fall 2014. under Vince Reilly at Medicap Pharmacy Moe said, “I always knew I wanted to be in Hartford that steered Wullstein toward a community pharmacist. I knew one day

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Assessment report integrating skill-Based outcomes into the curriculum through threads

he curriculum is based on 15 components of curriculum design including the students’ abilities outcomes that students must at the beginning, students’ skills at completion, design of Tachieve by the end of the instructional approaches, and assessment measures used to ensure program, including seven skill-based competency. These principles are applied to the 39 learning outcomes of self-awareness, objectives that further define these seven skill-based outcomes. leadership, innovation and Our thread-design approach includes two key documents to entrepreneurship, professionalism, ensure to the learning-progression model, thereby interprofessional collaboration, fostering instructional design and helping faculty and students education and cultural sensitivity. understand the curricular construction. First, a blueprint is created The college has employed the that contains students’ typical characteristics (skills/knowledge) at learning progression model to the beginning of the program (lower anchor) and desired abilities operationalize the incorporation of at the end of the program (upper anchor), along with the methods these outcomes in a system we have (instruction, activities, assessments) that help the student achieve titled, thread design. The learning this end. (See Figure below) progression model focuses on the longitudinal development of knowledge and skills. In order to Jane Mort, Pharm.D. achieve this longitudinal development, the model considers several

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instruction to focus more on active and team-based learning

roviding a high-quality Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences to come up with an idea pharmacy education to incorporate in an interdepartmental teaching project. Prequires faculty to Faculty developed their ideas and then implemented them continually update and revise during the last academic year. The plan moving forward is to their instructional materials and continue and enhance these approaches as we develop new ones. approaches in order to keep The projects were a positive experience for faculty and students. pace with contemporary pharmacy practice. This is not Using health technology in instruction just an update of course content, Another addition to classroom and lab instruction was the but also alterations in the utilization of electronic health records to carry out patient cases course’s instructional delivery instead of the traditional way of paper cases. This has benefited the methods. This is an area that the students as they get familiar with real-world navigation of an department has focused on this past year and will continue this to identify and resolve medication next year. problems. We plan to continue using this approach to patient cases There is evidence demonstrating that the utilization of active- as we move forward. learning approaches improves student learning and teaching In addition to looking at new instructional approaches, we effectiveness. The variety of approaches for active learning range continue to move toward utilizing newer pharmacy technology from the simple and easily incorporated to the quite complex. within our laboratory and classroom instruction. We continue to One major area that we have been recently addressing build more activities with the health technology that we currently collectively within the department is incorporating newer and have, such as the high-definition simulation mannequins, the more effective instructional approaches in laboratory sections and dispensing robot and the sterile products compounding area. in the classroom. It is important for us to address this as an entire We are working toward developing innovative experiences in the department since many of the courses use a team-taught approach. pharmacy practice lab utilizing some of these technologies, Numerous faculty in the department have already incorporated specifically the simulation mannequin. As technology advances are some active-learning strategies in some of their classroom lectures made in real-world pharmacy practice, we will continue to add or laboratory activities. Historically, the most common active- those technologies to our practice lab as we are able, so that our learning approaches utilized have consisted of polling questions students will have a better understanding of these advances before for classroom response via clickers and case-based learning. their practice experiences. The approach to providing a strong pharmacy practice Team-based learning, interdepartmental teaching education relies on the faculty to continuously evaluate and refine Additional approaches that have been incorporated into the approaches they utilize for student instruction. In doing so, it classroom on a more limited basis have consisted of team-based sets the students up for the most optimal learning experience learning. There are a host of additional approaches to active when they get to the experiential component of their education. learning that faculty have been evaluating and discussing for We are dedicated to providing our students with the best incorporation. possible academic experience to set the stage for a successful By discussing these approaches as a department, we hope to pharmacy career. enhance some of the approaches already being utilized and have James Clem, Pharm.D. demonstrated a positive impact on student learning as well as Department head and professor adding additional strategies. At the summer department retreat, Department of Pharmacy Practice we also will work on developing additional approaches to incorporate in the next academic year. An interdepartmental teaching project was kicked off in fall 2015. In the professional pharmacy program, faculty from the Department of Pharmacy Practice teamed with faculty from the

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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences innovative teaching approaches in pharmaceutical sciences

’m excited to share the innovative cookbook model” to a complete “active- teaching approaches used by our learning” approach that requires students to Ipharmaceutical sciences faculty. These use a variety of skills. In addition, Tummala faculty teach pathophysiology, , is leading the compounding and sterile medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and product initiative to explore the educational , , and research needs in this area. He and pharmaceutics. These organized a compounding and sterile teaching pedagogies and instructional product safety workshop for the first-year technologies integrate the basic professional pharmacy students involving pharmaceutical/biomedial concepts with pharmacy practice faculty and practicing pharmacy practice skills. compounding pharmacists. Tummala was voted as the 2014 Teacher of the Year and High-fidelity simulations received the College of Pharmacy’s Pharmacology is one of the core science Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 for his courses. Given the complex nature of this innovative teaching approach. New Elective course, innovative teaching approaches can Another active-learning strategy, Pharmacogenomics is a rapidly evolving facilitate students’ application of problem-based learning, used patient cases discipline that has a significant impact on pharmacology principles to solve clinical as the foundation for the teaching approach. drug therapy and drug response. This is problems. Teresa Seefeldt successfully In this strategy, students are challenged to multidisciplinary topic integrating several utilized SimMan 3G, a high-fidelity patient reflect on what information they have disciplines (genetics, , simulator, in an interprofessional education previously learned that they can apply to the pharmacokinetics, and simulation in pharmacology. This case and what information they do not pharmacology) to deliver optimal simulation allows pharmacy and nursing already know and need to look up. This to patients. Various students to observe the impact medications teaching strategy was successfully piloted in aspects of pharmacogenomics are have on the patient and how the two toxicology by Seefeldt during the spring emphasized throughout the curriculum professions can work together to solve semester, and the goal is to expand the use. including in biomedical sciences, medication problems. Seefeldt also uses pharmacokinetics and pharmacology SimMan in toxicology to simulate the Interdepartmental Teaching Initiative courses. This spring, Wenfeng An developed symptoms and management of opioid This academic year, the college piloted an a new pharmacogenomics elective that was overdose. This new teaching pedagogy has interdepartmental teaching initiative to offered to the third-year professional been well-received by students and her enhance student learning and promote students. This course included lectures from teaching method has received national collaborative teaching among the practicing pharmacists and scientists on the recognition. She has presented at the annual departments. Teams consisted of three to applications of pharmacogenomics in meeting of the American Colleges of four faculty from the departments various therapeutic areas. We continue to Pharmacy and the international meeting for (pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy strengthen this area and prepare our Society for Simulation in Healthcare. practice) who developed teaching activities students for future advances in this area of Seefeldt was the 2014 recipient of the focused on integration of basic pharmacy practice. Edward Patrick Hogan Award for Excellence pharmaceutical/biomedical concepts and In summary, in addition to actively doing in Teaching for her innovative teaching clinical application in pharmacy practice. bench research, the department faculty are approaches. The interdepartmental activity involved a active in the scholarship of learning and variety of teaching approaches such as case teaching as evidenced by innovative Active-learning Methods studies and classroom discussion, with the approaches, grants, presentations and Pharmaceutics course/lab draws concepts effectiveness assessed through short quizzes, awards. from various pharmacy disciplines to surveys and qualitative feedback from the formulate or compound safe and stable students. It was well received by students. Om Perumal, Ph.D. medications. Recently, Hemachand Several of these projects have been accepted Professor and Head Tummala led the redesign of the for presentation at the annual meeting of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences pharmaceutics lab from a “product-based, American Colleges of Pharmacy. 31 DONORS

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2016-2017

Aug. 22 P1 Orientation – SDSU Student Union Nov. 17 Student Organization Meetings – Brookings Aug. 25 Kappa Psi Picnic – Kappa Psi House Dec. 1 Student Organization Meetings – Brookings Aug. 30 Student Organization Fair and ASP Welcome Back Picnic Dec. 4-8 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Sept. 1 Student Organization Meetings – Brookings Clinical Meeting – Las Vegas Sept. 16-17 South Dakota Pharmacists Association Annual Convention Jan. 24-25 Legislative Days – Pierre – Brookings March 24-27 American Pharmacists Association/Academy of Student Sept. 17 College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Pharmacists Annual Meeting – San Francisco Scholarship Program – SDSU Student Union Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Kappa Psi Conclave – Brookings Sept. 22 Student Organization Meetings – Brookings April 7-8 South Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Oct. 6 Student Organization Meetings – Brookings Meeting – Sioux Falls Oct. 11-13 Pharmacy Days 2016 – SDSU Student Union April 19 Spring Convocation – SDSU Student Union Oct. 13 MLS White Coat Ceremony – SDSU Student Union April 19 College Achievement and Recognition Program – SDSU Oct. 20 Student Organization Meetings – Brookings Student Union Oct. 22 Hobo Day April 20 Rho Chi Initiation Banquet – SDSU Student Union Oct. 24 Research Day/Keo Glidden Smith Fall Convocation – SDSU April 28 Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony – SDSU Student Union Student Union May 5 Pharm.D. Hooding Ceremony – SDSU Performing Oct. 28-30 APhA-ASP Region V Midyear Regional Meeting – Arts Center Sioux Falls May 6 Graduation Nov. 3 Student Organization Meetings – Sioux Falls No v. 4-6 Kappa Psi Fall Conclave – Iowa City, Iowa

34 South Dakota State University NOMINATIONS REQUESTED FOR THE ALUMNI NOTES DISTINGUISHED PHARMACY ALUMNUS AWARD Cheri Kraemer ’85 , owner of Pharmacy Specialties The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Advisory Council of Sioux Falls, has been named to the board of requests nominations for the Distinguished Pharmacy Alumnus Award. directors of International Academy of Compounding This award recognizes a graduate of the SDSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmacists. Allied Health Professions who has served and advanced the profession of A practicing pharmacist for 30 years and pharmacy and has been involved in community service. business owner for 18 years, Kraemer established The Advisory Council requests nominations come from a colleague in the her compounding-only practice in 2001. She profession and include the following: achieved Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board accreditation in 2011. She has held 1. A brief cover letter explaining the nominee’s contributions to the numerous local and state association positions, profession of pharmacy (past and continuing) and ways the has including president of the South Dakota Cheri Kraemer shown a commitment to the profession and the community. Pharmacists Association in 2000. 2. A brief biographical sketch (resume or curriculum vitae would be Kraemer received the SDSU Outstanding Alumni Award in 2010 and in helpful). 2014 the Pharmaceutical Compounding Centers of America Timmons 3. An additional letter of support from a colleague or a member of the Award for Advocacy. community.

Send materials to: Dan Hansen, SDSU College of Pharmacy and Allied Cole Davidson ’96 was chosen this spring to join the executive staff as a Health Professions, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007-0099; or by email pharmacy supervisor for the northeast region for Hy-Vee. at [email protected]. The annual deadline for submitting He had been pharmacy manager at the Watertown Hy-Vee since nominations is March 1, 2017. The College of Pharmacy and Allied March 1999 and began his career at that location in January 1998. His Health Professions Advisory Council will select an award winner from the move comes as Hy-Vee is expanding its pharmacy supervisory team. nominees based on the above criteria. The award will be presented at the annual College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Scholarship Luncheon. Nominees not selected for the award are still eligible for three years following the nomination.

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Thank you Jan 1, 2015-May 17, 2016 Dean’s club membership consists of alumni and friends who have contributed $500 impact on the college’s future. Member names will be listed in the SDSU Honor Roll or more annually to the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. Dean’s and the college newsletters. They also will receive invitations to special college and Club members are recognized as devoted friends of the college who make significant university functions and updates from the college dean.

3M - Matching Gifts Dennis A. and Carol L. Dingman Gary W. and Linda L. Karel Mark W. and Katie K. Rau Steven M. and Robbie D. Aamot Dennis D. and Arlene C. Dobesh Margaret T. Kelly Florence M. Regan Abbott Laboratories Fund Murray A. Doeden Kasey J. Kirschenmann Daniel D. and Robin Remund Aberdeen District Pharmaceutical Assn. Chandradhar and Prabha Dwivedi Deborah L. Klein Jayna M. Rose Advanced Instruments Inc. Robert R. Eidsmoe Cheri A. Kraemer Patricia A. and Michael D. Roth Carnie R. Allex Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Carrie A. and Terry A. Krieger Sanford Health Wenfeng An and Ping Ye Brian L. Erstad Paula J. Krier David F. and Betty J. Schmid Anderson Pharmacy Inc. Marny K. Eulberg David W. and Trish Kruger Craig and Carolyn A. Schnell Anderson Pharmacy Inc.—dba Alcester Michael L. and Michele M. Evink David A. Kuper Jennifer L. and Timothy I. Schut Drug Debra K. Farver Mary Kuper SDSU College of Pharmacy and Allied Susan K. Andrews William J. and Lyla K. Flohrs Philip and Amanda Kuper Health Professions James A. Armbruster Steven R. Flora Bill L. and Denise P. Ladwig Jane M. and Norbert Sebade Avera Health William J. and Kay A. Folkerts Susan A. Lahr and Gordon D. Niva Teresa M. Seefeldt Becky and Bob Baer Sharon L. Foss Kenneth A. and Vicki J. Lanier Chuck and Dorie Sendelbach Gladys Bahnson Theresa B. Frederick Duane R. Larson Stanley M. and Excellda J. Shaw John C. and Patricia Bartholomew Michele A. and Chad M. Fritz Danny L. and Ferrol J. Lattin Shopko Stores Inc. Ruth A. Bassett Andrea B. Fuhrer J. Bruce Laughrey Richard A. Smith Thomas L. and Robin Beranek Jerry J. and Laurie J. Garry Laughrey Family Foundation Zachary P. Smith Scott J. and Jessie L. Bergman Douglas R. and Deana L. Geraets Gary A. and Karen Lesch Merlin J. Snyder Bill P. Bernhard II Mary C. and Ali Ghaffari Lewis Drugs Inc. Lowell D. and Karen E. Somsen Darrel C. and Peggy Bjornson Lori L. Giedt Daniel M. and Gail L. Lien South Dakota Pharmacists Association Black Hills District Pharmacist Shirley and Lyle Glascock Milo V. and Sally J. Lines Morrell A. Spencer Association GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Larry N. Livingston Richard J. and Dakota R. Spielmann Duane C. and Gladys S. Bloedow C. B. Granberg Gene T. Locken Gary E. Stach James J. Boehm Xiangming Guan and Ping He Louis F. Michalek Harlan C. and Dian Stai Boeing Gail M. Gullickson Brian G. Lounsbery Don and Sandra Stark Bill G. and Marilyn M. Bradfeldt Kevin C. and Lorie L. Haarberg Christine A. Lounsbery Loren M. and Susan J. Steenson James D. Bregel Dan J. and Jessica L. Hansen Joseph A. and Jenna K. Lovely James L. Stehley Heather C. Brost Richard C. and Norma J. Hanson Hugh P. and Cari L. Mack Julie C. Stevens Perry W. and Jolene A. Brown J. Rick and Peggy A. Harter Richard D. Manthei Tak S. Sum Marlin R. and Linda J. Brozik Donna R. Hartfiel Barry L. and Sharon J. Markl James L. and Pat L. Swain Mark A. and Julie K. Burggraff Thomas D. and Sheila Z. Hartnett Earl R. McKinstry Louise M. Swanson Russell W. and Janel R. Buseman Dennis D. and Susan J. Hedge Beverly Medhaug Patricia A. Tabor Eric J. Carda Laurilyn D. Helmers David A. Mentele The Medicine Shoppe of Troy Cardinal Health Nicole M. Hepper David H. and Brittney A. Meyer Gary A. and Emogene J. Thibodeau John A. Carson Bernard E. and Elaine Hietbrink Jesse C. and Susan L. Mogen Laurie A. Tidemann Terry F. and Sharon Casey Nancy L. Hildebrand John R. and Corliss M. Moller Pat Tille Rosemary L. and Gary S. Chappell Owen E. Hillberg Anne E. Morstad Larry A. and Gayla L. Torguson Nicole R. Chenoweth Shannon R. Hoff Larry E. and Gail F. Nelson Barry J. and Lori L. Uecker Larry L. Christensen William J. and Carol A. Horstman Donald W. and Betty J. Nettleton Gary C. and Sharon R. Van Riper Marlyn K. and Corinne J. Christensen Vicki L. Howe Thomas M. and L. J. Nielsen Louis J. and Desirae Van Roekel Richard H. Chun and Nancy K. Peterson Mike T. and Cindy S. Huether Douglas S. Noaeill Charles L. and Judith R. Waggoner CIGNA Foundation Kathleen R. Hustead Fern E. Paul-Aviles Walgreens Company CIGNA Home Delivery Pharmacy IBM Corporation Michael G. and Carol J. Peterson Walmart Stores Inc. James R. and Marilyn Clem Kathleen K. Ingalls and William Carlson Leonard J. Petrik Wells Fargo Bank NA Kay Coffield Pearson Wendy S. Jensen Bender Michael A. Pfeiffer Kay Widdis Complete Home Care Inc. David J. and Norma M. Johnson Betty Pfeifle Raymond D. Wilkins Jacquelynn D. and Anthony J. Matthew D. and Annette M. Johnson Janet Phelan Raymond A. and Kellie Winsel Cunningham Susan J. Johnson Blake J. and Marcia J. Plender Nanette S. Wittenberg CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Galen D. and Ann M. Jordre Brent A. and Karla Plender Richard F. and Kathleen M. Wojcik Kasey C. and Steffanie M. Danley Michael M. Jorgenson Dwayne A. and Cheryl L. Plender Women’s International Pharmacy Inc. William R. Darrah Rollins E. and LeVuo Juhnke Mary M. Pullman Dodge Bay M. Wu Scott B. Deckert Brian L. and Joyce A. Kaatz Quintiles Cares Keith A. Wurtz Richard L. Deming Edward E. and Linda L. Kamolz Joe Raburn Roger A. Zobel Jeff D. DeRouchey Douglas D. Kapaun Randall Pharmacy

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Sustainable Investment

n this issue, you were introduced to Jenna permanently preserves a donor’s legacy. Heyen, who was the beneficiary of an idea Although Lauri is no longer with us, she will Iby Dr. Laurilyn Helmers, our featured live on in the “Dr. Laurilyn Helmers Helping alumnae who died Feb. 6, 2016. I had the Hands Scholarship,” and we couldn’t be more pleasure of getting to know Lauri—as she liked honored by her presence here. to be referred to by her friends during her 35- We value and appreciate each and every one year class reunion in 2014. That same year, of you who contribute your time, talent and Lauri began the “Helping Hands Scholarship” treasure to cultivate the next generation. Thank to provide financial support to P3 and P4 you for enabling us to do what we do. pharmacy students who would represent the Kindly, next generation of industry members and Mike Birgen leaders. Even though it began as an annual gift, Mike Birgen her goal was to provide sustainable scholarship support for future pharmacists. Lauri made this possible by naming the College of Pharmacy Development Director – and Allied Health Professions as a beneficiary College of Pharmacy and Allied Health to a life insurance policy. Through this simple Professions action, Lauri supports the “Helping Hands South Dakota State University Foundation Scholarship” and future pharmacists long after [email protected] her life here on this earth. Toll-free: 888.747.SDSU Sustainable investment in the college is easily defined as an endowment—the gift that truly keeps on giving. Endowments are our lifeline for sustainability. They strengthen our scholarship programs and allow the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions to Scholarship donor Laurilyn Helmer and her husband Kirk better recruit and retain students—knowing Manske. that funding is in place. An endowment also

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