Alumni NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY News CollegeCollege ofof summer 2004 · VOL. 8 · ISSUE 2

contents: Harrington retires...... 3 Pitts is ’04 master...... 5 50-year reunion held...... 7 Students get white coats...... 12 Homecoming events...... back cover PharmacyPharmacy

Symposium founders pleased with third gathering Glenn and Duane Engebretson look as if the pharmaceutical research at the three institutions. buttons could pop off their crisp dress shirts at North Dakota natives, the U of M graduates prac- any moment. Brimming with pride, the 82-year- ticed pharmacy for 25 years in their hometown of old twin brothers tell how their plan to support Devils Lake, where they still spend summers. As collaborative pharmaceutical research has come to for the Mayo Clinic, its relationship with the U of fruition through the Engebretson Symposium on M made it a logical third in the research triad. Drug Discovery and Development. What pleases the brothers is that the sympo- The first symposium was held in 2000. The sium is only a foretaste of what they hope will be NDSU College of Pharmacy hosted the third one in great things to come. A trust they established in May at Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center honor of their parents, Elmer and Ethel Engebretson, in Fargo. The Engebretsons have attended each funds the symposium. When the Duane and Glenn event, mingling with pharmacy faculty and students Engebretson Trusts are included at their passing, Duane Engebretson, NDSU President Joseph A. Chapman, Pharmacy Dean from NDSU, the University of Minnesota-Twin there will be enough money for the three institutions Charles Peterson, and Glenn Engebretson Cities and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. to do serious research, with much more money devel- were pleased with attendance at the The Engebretsons knew decades ago that oping in the years ahead. NDSU-hosted symposium. they wanted to financially support cooperative The NDSU symposium “turned out to be fabu- lous,” said Glenn. As evidence, he points to a man setting up a PowerPoint presentation at the other end of the great hall. “Dr. Horvitz was a Nobel Prize winner in 2002; he won for physiology and medicine; he’s with MIT.” When Robert Horvitz begins his re- marks, he acknowledges the Engebretsons and again they beam with pleasure. What excites the Engebretsons most, however, is hearing the symposium is working as a catalyst for action. “The head scientist at Mayo had to leave ear- ly, but he’s already had several inquiries from people who want to collaborate,” Duane said. “Ten heads are better than one you know.” And the brothers hope the symposium’s success will inspire others to follow suit “in some way or another.” In the meantime, they are delighted with the idea of putting their life’s assets toward the future health of all people. In Duane’s words, “We are in great hopes it will be remarkable.”

Duane (left) and Glenn Engebretson are proud sponsors of the Engebretson Symposium. Engebretson Symposium one for the history books NDSU has hosted two Nobel Prize winners in its 114 years, plenary lectures provides our faculty and students greater enthu- most recently as part of the Engebretson Symposium on Drug siasm and motivation to excel in science.” Discovery and Development at the Ramada Plaza Suites Fargo. Singh also thinks interaction between faculty and students Hosting the symposium itself was a history-making event, at the three institutions could lead to collaborative research, as it was the first time the College of Pharmacy organized the “which would result in a strong grant writing ability and bring- gathering of scientists and students from its own campus as ing more dollars to support research.” well as the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic in This year’s featured speaker, H. Robert Horvitz, won the Rochester, Minn. Dean Charles Peterson said, “I think we put 2002 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his discov- together an exciting program which caught the eye of everyone eries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and who attended. Dr. Jagdish Singh is to be commended for his programmed cell death. efforts in putting together an outstanding symposium and for Horvitz began his presentation by sharing a brief history of bringing it this year to a whole new level of excellence.” his research and concluded with his most recent, unpublished Founded three years ago by North Dakota natives and retired results. “There is a biology to cell death,” he explained, “and pharmacists Glenn and Duane Engebretson, the daylong sym- there is a pathology. Human disease is biology gone wrong.” posium featured 10 formal platform presentations and 56 poster Excessive cell death has been connected with diseases such as presentations. Approximately 200 people attended the event or- AIDS and stroke. Reduction in cell death has been associated ganized by Jagdish Singh, chair of pharmaceutical sciences. with autoimmune conditions and cancer. Now that the symposium has made the rounds to all three “Have I ever done cancer research? No,” Horvitz said. “But institutions, Singh would like future symposiums to focus more has the work I’ve been involved with had an impact on the un- tightly on specific topics and spotlight exceptional researchers. derstanding of cancer and even on therapy, absolutely yes.” “Nobel laureate-caliber scientists always should be our aim for plenary lectures,” Singh said. “Bringing in great scientists for Interview with a Nobel laureate: Research paved the way Unassuming in academic tweed, his It was Sulston and Brenner who introduced Horvitz to dry sense of humor fully engaged, H. Caenorhabditis elegans, the microscopic worm Horvitz still Robert Horvitz took time before his studies today. In the words of Time magazine, Horvitz first formal presentation at the Engebretson captured the attention of the scientific world by using the C. Symposium to talk about becoming a elegans “to show death is so integral to the development of com- Nobel Prize winner and how the award plex organisms that it’s programmed into each and every cell’s has changed his life. genes.” Even the cells of humans. Growing up in Chicago, Horvitz Exactly when or how many times Horvitz was nominated dreamed of being many things, includ- for the Nobel Prize, he doesn’t know. The entire process is con- ing a great baseball player, but not once ducted in secret, from the sending of some 2,000 letters soliciting did he pine for the Nobel Prize. He was nominations to the announcement of the nominees on the first expected to attend the University of Horvitz Monday in October. “Only at that point are recipients informed Illinois, “like everyone else,” but the that they’ve even been nominated,” Horvitz said. day of his Champaign-Urbana campus tour, Lee Harvey Oswald The actual prize presentation on Dec. 10 was surrounded by shot President John F. Kennedy. The tragedy derailed the visit a week of toasts, events and parties. And the afterglow remains and Horvitz ended up at MIT. strong. “It (being a Nobel laureate) has sort of an air of mysti- Horvitz was a senior, completing degrees in theoretical cism and star quality to it for people who don’t know you. People mathematics and economics, when he took his first college biol- who knew me before know I’m the same person,” Horvitz said. ogy class. He’d thought about careers in law and medicine. “It He now gets asked for autographs and autographed pictures was the late ’60s and I wanted to do something that seemed in (mostly by people from Germany). He makes appearances at some way relevant.” He craved the rigor of hard science, so — fund-raising events; he’s visited two cancer centers in the past as “an experiment” — he began his graduate work at Harvard three weeks. in biology. The Nobel Prize, however, won’t change the way Horvitz The experiment had exceptionally positive results. Horvitz approaches his work. “The revolution we live in today in terms of graduated with his doctorate in 1974. He went to England to do biomedical research — genetic engineering, recombinant DNA his postdoctoral work and met John Sulston and Sydney Brenner, — didn’t come out of people trying to make a revolution,” he with whom he now co-shares the Nobel Prize. He joined the fac- said, “it came out of people doing exactly what I did in graduate ulty at MIT in 1978; became an investigator in MIT’s Howard school, working on viruses that affect bacteria, with no notion Hughes Medical Institute in 1988; and was named the David that there was a technology that was going to make a revolution Koch Professor of Biology in 2000. both commercially and medically in the whole world.”

Catherine Jelsing  NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

It has been yet another busy and I want to personally thank Galen for all he has done for productive year for the College of the profession of pharmacy in the state, and also for his sup- Pharmacy. Among some of our lat- port of NDSU College of Pharmacy. I wish him the very best in est developments: his retirement. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to • The North Dakota Telepharmacy Dr. Patricia Hill, the NDPhA’s new executive vice Project will receive its third year president. We welcome you, Pat, to the profession of federal funding for fall 2004. of pharmacy and we wish you the best in your new So far, NDSU has received $1.7 position. Our college looks forward to working million in federal grant support with you on issues that concern our profession. Hill for this project, which uses phar- Charles D. Peterson macy technicians and technology to provide pharmacy services to medically underserved com- Harrington retires At the completion of the 2003-04 academic year, Agnes munities in rural North Dakota. An article describing the Harrington stepped down from her full-time position as assis- project also was published in the 2004 January/February issue tant dean for student affairs. She will spend more time with her of the Journal of Pharmacy Technology. family and husband, who recently retired as a neurologist from • Thrifty White Drug recently gave $500,000 to the college’s the MeritCare Health System. revolutionary Concept Pharmacy to gain naming rights to Assistant Dean Harrington has been with the college since the lab. To read more about this generous gift and the nam- 1979, when she began as associate professor and chair of the ing ceremony, please turn to page 4. nursing program. In 1982, she accepted her current position • The college continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. Three as assistant dean, responsible for coordinating student recruit- or four years ago, our total enrollment (pre-professional and ment activities, orientation professional students, including nursing and pharmacy) was and informational sessions about 650 students. In fall 2003, our total enrollment was for prospective students, 1,156 – almost double that of previous years. The college also academic advising, class- received a record-high 221 applications to the pharmacy pro- room scheduling, academic fessional program for fall 2004 admission, compared to just standards, admissions, ori- 76 four years ago. entation of new faculty, These progressively increasing numbers have presented a student transfers, and issues challenge for the college in dealing with issues such as student related to student conduct. advising, student admission to the professional program and In addition to her ad- higher demands on college resources. A great concern to us is ministrative duties, Agnes the lack of volunteer preceptors and sites to accommodate the has been involved in advis- increased number of students during the experiential program. If ing professional students Dr. Peterson acknowledges Agnes you are interested in being a preceptor or site for experiential ro- and teaching in the phar- Harrington, assistant dean. tations, please contact Wanda Kearney, director of experiential macy curriculum in areas programs, at (701) 231-5178 or [email protected]. such as ethics, health-care systems and physical assessment. She also has served on the Dean’s Administrative Leadership Friend to pharmacy steps down Council. In fact, she has probably served on nearly every univer- On behalf of our college, I would like to congratulate and sity and college committee that ever existed at NDSU! thank Galen Jordre, who recently retired as the North Dakota Through the years, she has demonstrated a genuine caring Pharmacists Association’s executive vice president – a position concern for students both inside and outside of the classroom. he held for seven years. Students in the professional program call her “Grandma,” which Galen has been a tremendous advocate for our college and pretty much says it all regarding the commitment and compas- a great supporter of our students. He helped us establish North sion she shows. She will be dearly missed; however, she plans Dakota Opportunities Night, designed to help keep NDSU to continue working at the college part time. Please join our pharmacy graduates in North Dakota to practice pharmacy. college in extending Assistant Dean Harrington our warmest The annual event has been a great success, and has been re- congratulations and thank you for a job well done. sponsible for attracting and retaining numerous bright, young, I hope you enjoy our newsletter. If you have comments, sto- highly motivated pharmacists in the state. ries to share or suggestions for future issues, please let us know. Galen also provided major association support for our For more information about our college, its people and the pro- student scholarship program by developing the North Dakota grams, visit our Web site at www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy. Pharmacist Memorial Scholarship Fund and the student auc- tion at the state convention. These programs have provided Charles D. Peterson thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to pharmacy stu- dents in need.

www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004  Building together In October 2003, a group of distinguished Thomas Tharaldson, BS ’67, Past director of pharmacy, MeritCare alumni and representatives from major areas Health Systems; Pharmacist, Walker, Minn. of pharmacy were invited to assist in provid- Bradley Trom, BS ’72, Vice president of pharmacy operations, ing input, guidance and evaluation of college Albertson’s/Osco Drug/Sav-on Drugs, Fullerton, Calif. programs as they relate to local, state and na- John Wold, BS ’66, Retired, Eli Lilly tional policies and priorities. Spring brought many occasions – from conventions to re- The major purpose of this newly es- unions – to connect with our alumni. One of those occurred tablished board is to broaden, enhance and while Dean Charles Peterson, his wife Connie and I attended complement the sources of information and expertise avail- meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz. Mike (BS ’69) and Barb (BS ’70) able to the college so students, faculty and administration are Jones hosted a gathering of 1979 and earlier grads in their home, better equipped to seize opportunities for the future. while Scott (BS ’83) and Lisa (AD ’81, nursing) Johnson hosted Ryn Pitts, BS ’71, founder of ryn*genuity for Health Care grads from 1980 and more recent years at the Fox Sports Grill. It Solutions, Fargo, was selected to chair the board, which will was great to see previous friends and make new ones. meet bi-annually. This year’s Homecoming will be a great time to be on Other board members are: campus and gather with friends. We have a pharmacy-reserved Gary Boehler, BS ’70, Vice president of pharmacy and health care section for the first Division I Homecoming football game. Also services, Thrifty White join us for a special North Dakota reception honoring one of Larry Ellingson, BS ’69, Retired, Eli Lilly, Chair of the board elect, our own, Tony Welder, BS ’61, celebrating his achievement as American Diabetes Association president-elect, NCPA, (see back cover). Jerry Finken, President and CEO, CSM, Fargo Please consider joining us for the fun! John Friend, BS ’68, Retired, Johnson & Johnson On behalf of all here at SU, we want to express our grati- William Grosz, BS ’51, Past executive director, N.D. Board of tude to our alumni and friends who have given so generously Pharmacy; Past executive secretary/treasurer, N.D. Pharmacists – whether it be through financial gifts, donated services or their Association; Former owner, Wahpeton Drug Co. personal expertise and time – to continue the tradition of excel- Michael Hanson, BS ’70, Retired, Eli Lilly lence in the College of Pharmacy. Michael Jones, BS ’69, President, Gallipot Inc., St. Paul, Minn. Barbara Jones, BS ’70, CEO, Gallipot Inc., St. Paul, Minn. Cynthia Hanson Terrance Kristensen, BS ’77, Owner and pharmacist, Heritage Director of Pharmacy Advancement Pharmacy, Bismarck, N.D. Fred Paavola, BS ’70, Retired Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service Kathy Seifert, BS ’75, Executive director of regulatory affairs, Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services, Woodland Hills, Calif.

One-of-a-kind Concept Pharmacy to bear Thrifty White name NDSU’s state-of-the art Concept Pharmacy learning labora- “The additional financial gift was made to the NDSU College tory will soon carry the name of Thrifty White Pharmacy. The of Pharmacy because of the vision it shares and promotes within Maple Grove, Minn., company recently presented a $500,000 the pharmacy community, in the end creating a graduate better gift to the university to gain the naming rights to the lab. prepared to enter the practice of pharmacy.” A dedication ceremony to honor Thrifty White Pharmacy’s Each year, an estimated 250-300 students are trained in gift and to showcase the laboratory begins at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 4 the Concept Pharmacy, where they study all the elements and at Sudro Hall. President Joseph A. Chapman will address the techniques of contemporary pharmacy practice. It’s a hands-on attendees. learning environment where students learn about automated Thrifty White’s generosity continues its long-standing sup- dispensing systems, patient counseling, nursing home practice, port of the College of Pharmacy, according to Charles Peterson, compounding IV admixture preparation, personnel manage- dean of pharmacy. “It’s hard to express in words the magnitude ment, telepharmacy operations and teamwork. of Thrifty White’s gift and what it will do for our college and our An important element of the college’s Building Excellence students,” he said. “The Concept Pharmacy, which is the only campaign, the Concept Pharmacy was opened in August 2002. laboratory of its kind in the country, is really the foundation For more details on the ceremony, contact Cynthia Hanson of our entire curriculum. It is the crown jewel of what we have at (701) 231-6461; [email protected]. built in the college.” Gary W. Boehler, a 1970 NDSU graduate and Thrifty Steve Bergeson White Pharmacy executive vice president of pharmacy, said,

 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News Pitts shares story of diverse career during Master’s Week Had things worked out differently, Ryn Pitts might have been a environments I have during my career, I have a head full of sto- concert pianist instead of a pharmacist and health care admin- ries. It’s just time to put them down on paper,” she explained in istrator. She began her undergraduate career as a piano major at a separate interview. Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. “That lasted about two Until now, Pitts’ professional life hasn’t allowed time for weeks,” she told pharmacy students gathered for her Master’s such personal pursuits. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Week presentation April 1 in Sudro Hall. 1971, Pitts went to work in the Fargo Clinic Pharmacy and Pitts switched her major to chemistry; decided she wanted eventually became manager. As the profession became more to transfer to NDSU; and telephoned Pharmacy Dean Clifton complex, she felt the need to build more knowledge and in Miller to ask if he’d admit her and find her a campus job. Miller 1982 completed her master’s in pharmacy at NDSU. Eventually told her to enroll and arranged for her to manage the rat lab in she began work as an administrator in what would become the the Department of Veterinary Science. MeritCare Health Care System. “It was a heady time in the Pitts learned valuable lessons from those rats. While senior 1980s, when we were building something so big, so new and so vice president of health care and member services for Blue Cross complex,” she said. Blue Shield of North Dakota, her job was deciding how insur- Seeing projects like the Roger Maris Cancer Center be- ance dollars should be allocated among hospitals, physicians and come available to patients was extremely rewarding, she said. pharmacists and other providers. The rats taught her: “Everyone Conversely, after spending years in health-care financing, she needs to be fed. There’s never said, “to see the health care enough. Everyone wants more. economic situation get worse, is And they don’t care if someone discouraging. There are plenty else gets less.” of reasons why it’s gotten worse After nearly a decade — I don’t see it as a personal with BCBSND, in November failure or corporate failure 2003 Pitts resigned and start- — but I would have liked to ed a health care management have seen the cost escalation consulting business she calls mitigated more than it has. It is ryn-genuity. In addition to her a major societal problem.” insurance industry expertise, Pitts told the students she Pitts has worked as a clinic and was planning a trip to Sweden hospital executive, pharmacy in June to study its health-care manager and a staff pharma- system. Scandinavians in gen- cist. “If you look for it, in all eral pay “very high” taxes, she times of great change there is said, but in turn they receive opportunity,” she told the stu- liberal health benefits from dents. “If you are curious, pay the government. “It’s not nec- attention and find a way to ap- essarily a model I completely ply your knowledge, you’ll find advocate,” she said, “but I opportunity.” admire that the Swedish gov- In addition to telling her ernment has addressed the own story, Pitts’ PowerPoint fundamental issue that health presentation showcased famous care is a fundamental right of folks with pharmacy connec- every citizen.” tions, including mystery-writer That’s why she started Agatha Christie, whom Pitts is ryn-genuity: “I want to de- actively emulating by writing a vote my time to shaping medical mystery. Ryn Pitts (pictured above) gives her master’s week presentation. She social policy.” was also the honored guest at a student leaders luncheon attended by “Certainly after work- (left to right) Teryn Ebert, Jessica Havelka, Megan Axtman, Jackie Boike, ing with patients and in the Pitts, Jeff Wilson, Regina Blevins, Ole Olson and Michael Johnson. Catherine Jelsing

www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004  A LOOK BACK with Muriel Vincent Tornado of ‘57 wreaked havoc on NDSU campus Sometimes Mother Nature gives us a sur- • Uprooted many campus trees, including 200 elms that had prise, as it did with the devastating tornado been planted by the late C.B. Waldron, former dean of agri- that hit our area on June 20, 1957. culture and namesake for Waldron Hall. For some reason on that hot, humid • Blew the roof off the old Nelson Health Center and a large evening, I happened to look out the north- portion of the old Festival Hall. west window of my home and saw a black • Broke windows out of many buildings, including much of the funnel cloud coming down. A tornado, glass in the then-three-year-old Dinan Hall. maybe? Not being one who has to have the • Mangled the front gate into NDSU. radio on constantly, I had to investigate In addition, most of the houses and buildings for a block- what was going on and, sure enough, it was a tornado. and-a-half south of campus were wrecked or left roofless. Sixty Since I lived in south Moorhead and the tornado hit north members of the college staff had homes that were heavily or Fargo, I was quite safe. But trying to inform family and friends totally damaged. in Oregon and Washington was another matter. The twister left Needless to say, one tornado in a lifetime was quite enough nearly 3,900 phones out in Fargo – and 100 or so in Moorhead. for me. When phone service was re-established, the lines were con- stantly busy. Summer session had just started, so the next day I was off to campus. The streets were fairly well cleared of debris – hundreds of downed trees, broken branches and telephone wires – so I managed to get to Francis Hall without a flat tire. A few dedicated students and Dean Sudro had just arrived, too. We decided that the students – most of them married and living in on-campus housing – had better take care of their homes, particularly the roofs. The storm was followed, as many tornadoes are, by a heavy rain, which prevented many efforts to salvage furniture and other personal property. Francis Hall, the old home of pharmacy, fared pretty well beyond a few broken windows. But plenty of damage had oc- curred along the tornado’s path. In the end, the tornado killed 13 (including six children from one family), injured more than 100 and destroyed or dam- aged 1,364 dwellings, displacing as many as 2,000 people. The Golden Ridge area, a neighborhood southwest of NDSU, was The tornado of 1957 demolished the NDSU YMCA (upper left), damaged the front gate (right) and destroyed most of the homes in Silver City (lower left). one of the hardest hit. The tornado skirted the south and east borders of cam- pus; if it had moved a few hundred feet farther west, it could Professor’s wife recalls twister have demolished Old Main and Ceres Hall. It still caused an The tornado of 1957 was particularly frightening for Betty Schermeister, estimated $300,000 in damage to NDSU, according to the wife of pharmacy Professor Emeritus Leo Schermeister. August 1957 edition of the North Dakota Agricultural College Her husband was in Chicago with their three children. That Alumni Review. left Betty alone – and very pregnant – in their south Fargo home. Among the damages reported by the NDAC Review: She recalls hearing warnings about the slow-moving storm, but • Destroyed the old college YMCA, located at the corner of wasn’t concerned enough to decline a dinner invitation at a friend’s 12th Avenue and University Drive. The Y also housed a pop- house, also in south Fargo, that evening. ular campus restaurant known as The Dug-Out. “Right after dinner, it got awful dark; it was bad,” she recalls. “I was glad I wasn’t alone.” • Ripped the roof off the Hasty-Tasty Cafe (now the Bison Betty and her friend were in the basement, although her friend’s Turf), just north of the YMCA. husband – “being the man in the house – had to go outside and look • Destroyed 20 of the 24 dwellings in Silver City, an on-cam- at it.” pus community for faculty. The aftermath was chaotic. “The wires were down on the north • Did significant damage to the Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa side, there were mattresses in the trees by the Red River, many of Psi fraternities. the roofs were off,” Betty recalls. The good news was that the baby didn’t arrive amid the disaster. Instead, the newest Schermeister son arrived June 24 – four days after the worst tornado in Fargo history.

 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News alumni news Classmates of ‘54 happy to help with 50-year reunion Sometimes old-time friendships are the best kind of friend- Class members were delighted that NDSU President Joseph ships. Chapman took time to personally meet with them and award That’s what 1954 College of Pharmacy graduates discov- each a new diploma. “When we graduated it was NDAC (North ered when they gathered May 18-19 for their 50-year reunion. Dakota Agricultural College),” Baillie said. “So President Class member Fred Baillie, a retired pharmacist in Rugby, Chapman gave us new diplomas that said NDSU.” N.D., credits personal contact for a After the “official” reunion good turnout. Baillie and classmate events, which included campus Odell Krohn personally contacted tours (including a visit to the new classmates via e-mail or phone. They Research and Technology Park), recommend a similar personal touch and dinner, classmates gathered for anybody planning a reunion and in colleague Dean Long’s suite at hoping to encourage a robust turnout. Ramada Plaza Suites. Thirty of the classes’ 40 members are “The after-dinner get-together living. Krohn and Baillie split the list. in Long’s suite with the pharmacy “Our contact rate was almost 100 gang was like old times,” Baillie percent,” Baillie said. “That success gen- said, “except it broke up at 10:30 erated an enthusiasm for attending the p.m. instead of 3 a.m.” Dean Long, Fred Baillie and their spouses at the reunion. reunion. It’s a refreshing experience to renew these friendships.” Krohn and Baillie made notes from each phone or Internet conversation they had with classmates, and, at the reunion read aloud comments from those who could not attend for health, family or business reasons.

Ed and Sandy Magarian, Betty and Leo Schermeister and Shoukry Khalil (left to right) at the reunion. alumni notes Douglas Babitzke, BS ’50, and his wife, Theresa, celebrated their David Goudge, BS ’69, had his first job in a drug store at age 50th wedding anniversary. Babitzke played football with the Bison 10. He later worked for 19 years in the Twin Cities; Rochester, while attending NDSU. Most of his professional career was spent Minn.; and Twin Valley, Minn. He now lives in Bemidji, Minn., with Geigy/Ciba Pharmaceuticals. Now retired, he and Theresa where he’s worked for nine years at RPh on the Go as a relief have four grown children and live in Burr Ridge, Ill. pharmacist. He has worked in 102 Minnesota pharmacies, in- Mary J. Berg, BS ’74, has retired after 24 years of service cluding 15 Kmarts, five Thrifty Whites and four Snyder’s Drug to the University of Iowa, Iowa City. In 1995, she was the first stores. “I am very proud to have attended NDSU Pharmacy,” he woman in the College of Pharmacy to become a full professor. writes. “At the 102 pharmacies, I have met many NDSU College Berg is an expert on gender analysis of medications. of Pharmacy graduates – most of us have had the same teachers.” John Bergs, BS ’53, purchased the Clarissa (Minn.) Drug Jake Morris, PharmD ’02, is district manager for WalMart Store in 1954. He sold it in 1987, but worked for the new owner pharmacies in northwestern Wisconsin. Morris’ first job after until 1991. Bergs still does several weeks of relief work a year. He college was as a WalMart pharmacy manager in Menomonie, and wife Marion celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in Wis. He is the only College of Pharmacy graduate who was a February. Bergs writes: “I did not realize it at the time as much four-year starter for Bison football. An all-time leading rusher, as I should have but Dean Sudro was a great fella.” he was an Academic All-American. Brian Fingerson, BS ’73, retired from the Kentucky Larry Patnaude, PharmD ’01, is chief pharmacist for Fond Department of Corrections as pharmacy supervisor in July du Lac Human Services in Minnesota. Patnaude is a lieuten- 2003 after 22 years of service. He also was the Bowl of Hygeia ant in the Commission Corps of the Public Health Service and Award winner for Kentucky in 2003. Fingerson is now recovery is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. The program administrator for the Kentucky Boards of Pharmacy, Belcourt, N.D., native was an Army helicopter pilot for seven Dentistry and Physical Therapy. His position involves working years before coming to NDSU to study pharmacy. While attend- with pharmacists and other health professionals with substance ing NDSU, he spent six years with the North Dakota National abuse problems. He and wife, LaVonne (Peterson), AD ’73, have Guard, later joining the Commission Corps. He and wife, Tyia, three sons. have two children and live in Duluth.

www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004  One of pharmacy’s oldest grads recalls drug breakthroughs A half century ago, Cyril Zweber gave his Kappa Psi fraternity 1934, B&B CutRate pin to his sweetheart, Pauline. Drug, Williston, N.D. After World War II they married and the pin was all but Cy was recruited to work forgotten as Cy and Pauline busied themselves operating a phar- for B&B CutRate Drug. macy and raising children. Up to this point, pric- Four years ago, Pauline Zweber passed the pin to the next ing standardization was generation, their daughter, Mary, also a pharmacist. Little did the norm in the phar- Pauline know then she would need the pin back for two big macy industry. However, evenings on the town with her best beau. B&B CutRate execu- Recently, 91-year-old Cy – now the 10th oldest surviving tives decided to sell a Dean Charles Peterson shows Zweber the pharmacy grad from NDSU – told his children he wanted to tin of aspirin for 30 per- Concept Pharmacy. visit his alma mater, the College of Pharmacy at NDSU, for cent less. Cy needed to be convinced that patient safety would what he supposed could be the last time. The dates were May not be compromised. Once assured, Cy agreed to open a B&B 10-11; the event, the annual 50-Year Pharmacy Club Reunion. CutRate Drug store in Williston. The price competition proved Although Cy graduated in 1933, the class of 1954 graciously in- to be hugely popular. He earned $95 a month. The owner, a vited the Zwebers to their event. non-pharmacist, made $50 per month. Pauline knows when a girl goes to a pharmacy party, she 1936, Rolla, N.D. needs to wear her guy’s pharmacy pin. So she borrowed it back Cy took a job in Rolla, working for a non-pharmacist who owned from her daughter. a store. The Rolla Drug Store was a hub for local residents, Mary, BS ’75, and her husband, Roger Miller, of Stillwater, Canadians, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Cy re- Minn., escorted Cy and Pauline to the reunion. members accepting Canadian money at par for all transactions. Of course, the 50-year alumni had stories to tell. However, In his free time, Cy invented the “Seltzer Crusher” and was Cy shared tales that stretched back to the days when medicines granted a patent for it. Back then, it was customary for a druggist were mixed like potions. to accommodate an “office headache” by offering an Alka Seltzer Zweber’s career spans six decades of a century that pro- tablet to a businessman. But, unless the tablet was smashed first duced the greatest pharmaceutical advances that humankind – by a hand-cranked crusher by the soda fountain – it took for- has known. The timeline reads something like this: ever to dissolve. Cy invented his “Seltzer Crusher” to fit into the 1928-33, summer intern at Denk’s Drug Store, Elgin, N.D. cover of each Alka Seltzer bottle. But time passed, World War II Cy grew up in New Leipzig, N.D., a town largely settled by disrupted lives, and after the war Alka Seltzer was packaged in Germans. Hugo Denk, a pharmacist in nearby Elgin, N.D., aluminum foil – eliminating the need for a crusher. became Cy’s first mentor. Denk had been chief chemist at the 1938, Zweber Drug in Farmington, Minn. Castle of Lichtenstein in Germany. Cy remembers Denk hand- The Depression and Dust Bowl days in North Dakota made for writing prescription labels in German because there were no rough times. Through his father, Cy heard of a family physician typewriters. in Farmington who was desperate for a pharmacist to open a Cy recalls his mentor first holding up a bottle of a break- store alongside the hospital and clinic. Cy took the job. He had through drug. “Cy, this will change the practice of medicine,” saved $300 and, with help from his dad, bought fixtures and said Denk, displaying a vial of insulin. “But it’s a pity that it’s enough inventory to open a store. so expensive.” Cy recalls that during the late 1930s, sulfonamide drugs A vial of insulin at the time cost 85 cents, or about 10 were making their impact in medicine. Sulfa drugs, as they are cents per dose. Before insulin was introduced, diabetics typi- known, preceded antibiotics by several years. cally died young. 1942, U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Navy 1933, pharmacist’s helper at Kennedy’s Drug Store, Sentinel As World War II intensified, Cy was drafted into the Coast Butte, N.D. Guard. He sold the store in three days and was off to boot camp. After graduating in from NDSU, Cy wasn’t old enough to take He hoped to be a pharmacist’s mate but was made a chemical his pharmacy board exams. He went to work in western North warfare specialist. He spent 36 months in San Juan, Puerto Dakota’s rugged Badlands. The main draw to Kennedy’s Drug Rico, with the U.S. Public Health Service, passing people and Store was a sign along Main Street proclaiming “Ice Cold ships through quarantine. Water Served Here.” In western North Dakota, where summers When Cy returned to America, he married his wartime can be Sahara-like, cold water was welcome relief for travelers. pen pal, Pauline Logan, a teacher he’d met on a blind date The water was drawn from a tank in the store’s basement. Cy in Farmington. says he hauled more buckets of water from the basement than Soon, Cy was looking to buy another drugstore. A friend, he filled prescriptions. Les Oliver, a charter member of the NDSU Kappa Psi chapter, pointed him toward Rice Lake, Wis.

 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News 1946, Zweber Drug in Rice Lake, Wis. 1954, Walgreen Co., St. Paul, Minn. One of pharmacy’s oldest grads recalls drug breakthroughs Cy bought the store, an established Walgreen agency. During Cy was offered a job at Walgreens on the corner of Wabasha and the warm months, powerful executives from Chicago and Seventh Street in St. Paul. Near two clinics, four hospitals, a bus Detroit vacationed in the lakes area and were among his cus- terminal and the city’s movie theatre district, the store was a tomers. The family worked long, hard hours. hectic place. However, Cy finally had regular days off. During this era, antibiotics were introduced: penicillin, Cy is most proud of the interns he mentored during his tetracycline, streptomycin, chloromycetin. In fact, they saved career. The first bits of advice he gave each new intern were first, the life of their younger son, Robert, who was stricken with do more listening than talking and take time for the patient. meningitis in 1949. Second, don’t flaunt what you know. Also during the late ’40s, Cy concocted another invention, During the last years of Cy’s career he spent a lot of Chlorinol™, a prescription product for eczema. Cy compounded time mentoring Mary while she attended NDSU’s College of the ingredients and filled the ointment jars in the family kitch- Pharmacy from 1970-75. They enjoyed vigorous discussions, en. Mary, the youngest, screwed on the lids and son Richard comparing and contrasting old and new. Father and daughter affixed the labels. Rightly so, Mary says, federal legislation in noted that no matter how much things change, they remain the late ’50s put an end to extemporaneous compounding for very much the same. Cy, who retired in 1977, and Mary believe wide distribution and sale. good health standards, good science, honesty and integrity will Zweber Drug grew so successful that it consumed much of always hold the profession together. the Zwebers’ time. Careful reflection upon life led them to sell the store in 1953. Deneen Gilmour Dakota 100 Club does great things for college The Dakota 100 Club’s treasury is like mom’s cookie jar. Not the 100 Club since its inception. One of the club’s most enthusi- one with the cookies in it; the one with the extra change saved astic supporters, Schnase often can be found recruiting and for emergencies and special purchases. re-upping members at the North Dakota Pharmaceutical In the past six years, Dakota 100 Club members have pro- Association’s annual convention. “This is a tremendous op- vided more than $80,000 for College of Pharmacy projects that portunity to make a valuable contribution to the future of otherwise might not have been funded by NDSU. “We’ve used pharmacy practice,” Schnase said. “These funds provide criti- Dakota 100 Club contributions for projects as varied as staff re- cal monies for our college.” cruitment and student convention fees to purchasing high-tech The minimum annual contribution for club members is equipment,” said Dean Charles Peterson. “It’s a tremendous as- $100; $25 for students (who can build up to a free membership set to have these discretionary funds available to us.” their first year of practice). “Founding Member” contributions Club membership is open to NDSU pharmacy alums, start at $1,000. All contributions are tax deductible and receive pharmacists licensed in North Dakota, pharmacists who have credit in the NDSU Development Foundation’s President’s retired in the state and — at a special rate — NDSU pharmacy Circle, clubs and societies. students. “It’s about pharmacists contributing to the future of For more information, contact Cynthia Hanson, Dakota the profession by supporting NDSU students, faculty and staff,” 100 Club secretary and director of pharmacy advancement. Peterson said. She can be reached at (701) 231-6461 or by e-mail at cynthia. Sue Schnase, BS ’88, outpatient pharmacy manager for [email protected]. MeritCare Health System, has been president of the Dakota

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Summer 2004  faculty news New faculty members join pharmacy in 2003-04 Bin Guo is an assistant professor in pharmaceutical Satadal Chatterjee is an associate professor in sciences. He has a bachelor’s degree in cell biology pharmaceutical sciences. Chatterjee has a doc- from the University of Science and Technology of torate in physics from Saha Institute of Nuclear China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China, and a Physics, University of Calcutta, India, a master’s doctorate in pharmacology from State University degree in physics from the University of Calcutta of New York at Buffalo. and a bachelor’s degree in physics with minors in chemis- Guo’s research involves the use of molecular and cell biolo- try and mathematics from the Ramakrishna Mission Boys gy to study genes involved in cancer cell apoptosis (programmed Home, Calcutta. cell disintegration) induced by chemotherapeutic drugs. Guo A member of the American Association of Cancer Research, hopes the investigation and study of the fundamental mecha- the Ireland Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University nisms of cell death regulation in cancer cells may provide insight Hospitals of Cleveland and the American Association for the into future drug discovery. Advancement of Science, Chatterjee’s research interests include Guo currently teaches two sections of pharmacodynam- chemotherapy, chemoprevention of cancer and developmental ics. Before coming to NDSU, he worked with the Burnham therapeutics pertaining to cancer research. Institute, La Jolla, Calif. Before coming to NDSU, Chatterjee was an assistant pro- David Scott is an associate professor of phar- fessor at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. macy practice. His duties include being director Chatterjee received a gold medal as first of more than of the North Dakota Institute for Pharmaceutical 10,000 physics honors students in the University of Calcutta’s Care, participating as co-project investigator in the physics honors practical projects. The researcher/educator also state telepharmacy project; and teaching pharmacy received the Young Investigator Award from the American administration courses to students in the professional program. Cancer Society, the FIRST Award from the National Institutes He earned his doctorate from the Social and Administration of Health/National Cancer Institute, and was selected as a re- Pharmacy Program, University of Minnesota. He came to NDSU search scholar by the Indian government’s Atomic and Nuclear from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. His Energy Commission. research interests include the development and assessment of clinical pharmacy services in community health centers.

College faculty honored for outstanding service

award. Wilhelm has expertise in pharmaceutical care and re- tail pharmacy practice. He also is a pharmacist/manager at The Medicine Shoppe, Fargo. • Cynthia Naughton, MS ’86, PharmD ’95, is the faculty pre- ceptor of the year. Naughton is a clinical pharmacy specialist and a preceptor of ambulatory care with NDSU’s Family HealthCare Center. Her areas of expertise are ambulatory care and renal pharmacotherapy. • Tanya Schmidt, PharmD ’95, lecturer in pharmacy prac- tice, is the adjunct preceptor of the year. As a pharmacist at Thrifty Drug Ltd. on University Drive in Fargo, Schmidt is the preceptor of a pharmaceutical care rotation which fo- cuses on cholesterol and glucose screening with enhanced patient consultation. Honorees are (left to right): Wilhelm, Naughton, Schmidt and Sharma. • Avadhesh Sharma, assistant professor in pharmaceutical sciences, is the researcher of the year. Sharma has 19 years During the annual College of Pharmacy hooding ceremony of research experience. His research interest areas are in May 14, four faculty members were honored for professional Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, diabetes, hem- excellence. orrhagic shock and prostate cancer. He has developed a • Ross Wilhelm, PharmD ’98, clinical assistant professor in laboratory (www.cardionome.com) to promote industrial and pharmacy practice, received the college’s teacher of the year academic collaboration for pre-clinical animal studies.

10 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News Students honor Clarens for teaching Richard “Rick” Clarens, of Health for his research on “Hormonal Regulation of Coronary BS ’76, received the Vasomotor Tone.” Golden Apple Award O’Rourke teaches autonomic, cardiovascular, renal and for outstanding teaching pulmonary pharmacology. He holds a doctoral degree in phar- from second-year medical macology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where students at the University he also had a postdoctoral fellowship. He did additional post- of North Dakota, Grand doctoral work in physiology and biophysics at Mayo Clinic, Forks. Rochester, Minn. Clarens is a lecturer and preceptor at NDSU. Clarens received the award May Miller publishes two articles He also is an associate 20 from medical student Mike Don Miller, chair of pharmacy practice, had two articles on professor of family medi- critical thinking among pharmacy students published in the cine and pharmacology, physiology and therapeutics at UND American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Medical School. The first, “Longitudinal assessment of critical thinking He holds a Pharm.D. from the University of Minnesota skills in pharmacy students,” examines changes over time, and and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical pharmacy from the shows that students’ ability on the California Critical Thinking U of M and St. Paul (Minn.) Ramsey Medical Center. His Test increases steadily over the curriculum. areas of expertise are family medicine, cardiovascular and The second, “An assessment of critical thinking: Can infectious diseases. pharmacy students evaluate clinical studies like experts?” The hypothesis is that students must first develop complex knowl- O’Rourke receives edge networks, called schemata, before they can solve problems like experts do. NIH grant The American College of Physicians also has appointed Stephen T. O’Rourke, associate professor Miller as an editorial consultant for the fibromyalgia module in in pharmaceutical sciences, has received a its Physicians Information and Education Resource program. three-year grant from the National Institutes

Retired professor thought NDSU students were tops Seventeen years after retiring from the they stayed close to their studies. When I taught in Chicago, it College of Pharmacy faculty, Leo Schermeister was different.” still misses research work. He misses those Schermeister earned his doctorate from the University of “gung-ho” days of using National Science Illinois in Chicago, taught there briefly, and met his wife, Betty, Foundation grants to delve into new and im- there. Also a pharmacist, Betty worked in retail and hospital proved drugs. pharmacies while Leo taught up-and-coming pharmacists. The On second thought, Schermeister says couple raised six children. he misses teaching more than research. “I Schermeister Fargo is home base these days, but much of summer is spent really miss the students,” he says. “They were a good bunch. at their lake home near Park Rapids, Minn., and winter is spent I enjoyed having them very much, every single one of them.” in Florida. Immediately after retiring, Schermeister built an ad- Research work or classroom instruction? Schermeister can’t dition onto their lake home that doubled its size. The couple choose a favorite. It’s clear, though, that his years at NDSU were also traveled to Spain, Morocco, Ireland, Germany, France and some of the best years of his life. England. One summer they visited Costa Rica with all six of Now 81, Schermeister was a pharmacy professor from 1955 their children. to 1987. Schermeister is struggling with kidney problems that may He taught an array of classes, ranging from entry-level to necessitate dialysis in the near future. He had a heart attack advanced pharmacy, and he particularly enjoyed researching and bypass surgery in 1998. He’s glad he and Betty traveled to natural products from plants, allergy drugs and cancer drugs. He Europe before his health began to falter. also taught a class about narcotics for addiction counselors and He also still enjoys his contact with NDSU, attending law enforcement officers. reunions – such as last year’s 50-year reunion – whenever “The students at NDSU were very interested in studying,” possible. Schermeister says. “They came from mostly farm areas and they had a burning desire to make some money in pharmacy and Deneen Gilmour

www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004 11 student news White coats usher in professional program for students

They entered the auditorium as students, but they exited as professionals. Eighty-three pharmacy students filed into Bentson-Bunker Fieldhouse Sunday, Jan. 11 to receive the official white lab coats that marked their transi- tion from pre-pharmacy into the college’s professional program. Nearly 500 friends and family members snapped pictures and craned necks to watch the students – many smiling proudly and standing a bit taller after donning their coats. The event had the atmosphere of a commencement. But instead of marking the beginning of a new career, it sig- naled the beginning of the demands of the rigorous four-year program. As speakers throughout the cere- mony reminded them, their crisp, white garments represented much more than Charles D. Peterson, dean of the College of Pharmacy, told articles of clothing. At the close of the event, the students read the group: “You will notice that these coats you will be receiv- aloud “The Oath of the Pharmacist” – a reminder of the profes- ing today are white in color, which in my mind also symbolizes sional responsibilities they would bear. cleanliness and purity, so my message to students is ‘Keep ’em “This white coat can symbolize many things,” said clean.’ Just remember, your actions and behaviors are now not Wendy Allex, the Academy of Students of Pharmacy repre- only representing yourselves, but are also representing NDSU, sentative. “To an expectant mother, it could mean the news the College of Pharmacy and now the profession of pharmacy of a healthy baby. To an ill patient, aid and comfort while in North Dakota.” striving toward health. … To us, the white coat symbolizes The ceremony also was a way to congratulate the students hours of dedication and hard work and the living out of our who had made it into the highly competitive program. Only 85 dreams of becoming a professional pharmacist. Ultimately, of the 202 qualifying applicants were selected for the profes- the white coat symbolizes professionalism.” sional phase. Professional excellence in pharmacy has never been more Class of 2007 statistics important. The keynote speaker was Gerald Finken, founder and CEO of CSM, a Fargo company that provides expertise and Males: 37 material-dispensing services to companies performing clinical Females: 48 drug trials. Finken’s largely upbeat speech was tempered by men- Average GPA: 3.79 tion of issues facing the profession – including a nationwide # with previous degrees: pharmacy shortage. In the year 2000, there were 200,000 phar- Associate: 4 macists to fill 2.1 billion prescriptions – a yearly average of Bachelor: 15 10,500 prescriptions per pharmacist. Residency: By 2010, there will be 300,000 pharmacists, Finken said. N.D.: 49 (all but 5 attended NDSU for some Pre-Ph.) But there also will be 4.2 billion prescriptions to fill – an average Minn.: 26 (all but 4 attended NDSU for some Pre-Ph.) of 14,000 “scripts” per pharmacist. Other U.S.: 6 (all attended NDSU for some Pre-Ph.) “How will we be able to maintain our quality of care at this International: 2 (all attended NDSU for some Pre-Ph.) level of volume?” he asked. “You have those common strengths that I spoke of earlier – intelligence, a strong work ethic, an Mean age: 23 interest in the welfare of our communities – and you must use # of applicants: 202 qualified these strengths in common as students, and then as pharma- cists, to help us mold our future.” Age range: 19-40 The White Coat Ceremony, sponsored by Walgreens, Total accepted: 85 was organized by the college and Academy of Students of Pharmacy. Source: Agnes Harrington, former assistant dean Tammy Swift

12 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News Jordre urges grads to stay attuned to health-care trends

This year’s Hooding and Honors Convocation, held May 14 as the traditional prelude to commencement, was especially bittersweet. It was a happy event, because 66 graduates received their doctor of pharmacy hoods. But it also was poignant, because keynote speaker Galen Jordre, a long-time supporter of NDSU’s pharmacy program, was retiring as executive vice president of the North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association. Like the young pharmacists he encouraged in a cautiously optimistic speech, Jordre is transitioning to a different world. After seven years with the NDPhA, the South Dakota native wants to practice pharmacy again before he retires. Despite the changes ahead, Jordre proved his sense of hu- mor was intact. “I have been to many hooding exercises and have listened to a variety of influential pharmacy leaders speak Jordre advised graduates to stay current with their profession. to the graduating class,” he told the crowd of 450 in the Bentson/ Bunker Fieldhouse. “The dean must have decided to break with • Remember that “the world owes you nothing. You owe it to tradition this year because you may be the first class to have an everyone who has gotten you to this point to become the unemployed pharmacist as a speaker.” professionals you have been trained to be.” Jordre went on to address the current, vigorous demand for • “Make yourself indispensable and visible. Let your patients pharmacists. He cited the Pharmacy Manpower Project, which know when you have performed an action that improves estimates a shortage of 157,000 pharmacists by the year 2020. their medication outcome.” At the same time, he cautioned graduates to not be • “Find mentors who are innovators and model your practice fooled by the numbers. Jordre indicated the projected short- on theirs while looking for ways to improve and organize age is based on expanded clinical services by pharmacists what they have done.” with a decreased need for pharmacists involved in order ful- • “Do not sacrifice your professional standards for the sake of fillment. “I truly believe that economic forces and advances a job.” in technology will diminish the role of the pharmacist in the • “Participate in some type of professional association to serve order fulfillment process.” as an advocate for pharmacists.” Jordre pointed out that individual pharmacists must be He concluded by suggesting graduates pattern their suc- advocates for their expanded clinical role if they want the pro- cesses after the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: “To know even fession to grow and meet societal health-care needs. He shared one life has breathed easier because you have lived – this is to specific steps on how to accomplish this: have succeeded.” • “Resist the temptation to measure success through your hourly wage and the financial resources it brings you.” Tammy Swift

Class of 2004 Career Planning Reports as of May 3, 2004 (49 of 59 graduates responded) States where practicing: Salary ranges: North Dakota -16 Retail - $58,240 - 98,000 Minnesota - 18 Hospital - $72,000 - $75,000 Wisconsin - 3 Residency - $30,000 - $40,000 Arizona - 2 Colorado - 2 • 221 students applied for admission in 2004-2005 for 80 available slots. Illinois - 1 • 301 pre-pharmacy students applied as freshmen and transfer students as of May 2004. Montana - 1 Nevada - 1 Ohio - 1 Area of practice: Retail - 30 Residency - 9 Clinics/hospitals - 6 No position at this time - 4

www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004 13 Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International retreat 1st row: Molly Dean Charles Peterson is pictured with NDSU students during the Westom, Joan Viets, Ole Olson, Allison Bergman. 2nd row: Laura Dehn, North Dakota State Pharmaceutical Convention April 23-25 in Minot. Megan Axtman, Lisa Cordes, Rachel Knecht, Ben Richards. 3rd row: Students (from left to right) are: Rachel Gilles, Jeff Shorten, Justin Ros Hemmer and Kurt Lysne. Heiser, Heidi Fritz, Wendy Allex, Nicole Johnson and Michelle Gail.

NDSU hosting regional ASP meeting This also is the ideal opportunity to visit with pharmacy NDSU College of Pharmacy’s Academy of Student Pharmacists and nursing faculty, staff and students. is hosting the 2004 American Pharmacists Association-ASP The annual scholarship program will follow at 3 p.m. Midyear Regional Meeting in Moorhead. The conference will For more information, contact Cynthia Hanson at (701) be held Nov. 5-7 in the Moorhead Area Conference Center at 231-6461 or [email protected]. the Courtyard by Marriott. For more information, contact stu- dent coordinator Teryn Ebert at [email protected]. Need CE credits? Return to NDSU Mark calendars for career fair, Homecoming isn’t just a time to get together with old friends. It’s also the perfect chance to rack up those continuing educa- scholarship event tion credits you need during our annual Homecoming seminar. The fourth annual Career Fair and Scholarship Honors Program This year’s seminar: Women’s Health Update, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., will be held Sept. 23 at the Fargodome. Friday, Oct. 15, Ramada Plaza Suites The career fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is open to: Registration deadline: Oct. 11 • Students and adults interested in a pharmacy or nursing Who it’s for: Professionals seeking ACPE, CME or ANCC career credits. • Students seeking employment or internships Topics covered: Hormone replacement therapy, options to • Professional program students HRT, female sexual dysfunction, issues related to nutrition, con- • Parents traception and infertility There will be more than 40 pharmacy and nursing exhibits, To register or get further information: featuring representatives from retail pharmacy chains, manufac- www.ndsu.nodak.edu/pharmacy/alumni turers and local/regional healthcare facilities. Tara Schmitz, (701) 231-6733 or Carol Jore, (701) 231-7589

Among those attending the Dakota Territory Breakfast at the APhA’s The American Pharmacists Association annual meeting, held March 26- annual meeting were (from left): Bob Niebert, BS ’66, Anchorage, 30 in Seattle, was well represented by NDSU students past and present. Alaska; Cynthia Hanson, director of pharmacy advancement; Mark Here, NDSU students enjoy the view from the Space Needle. Gonitzke, BS ’77, Rockville, Md.

14 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News development Thank you to our generous donors. Our tradition of excellence in sustaining the highest-quality teaching, research and outreach programs is made possible through the generosity of alumni and friends listed. This honor roll lists all contributions to the college received during fiscal year 2004 (July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004).

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Wells 1940s Richard and Audrey McElmury Irven and Bev Jacobson Charles and Judith West Leonard and Corrine Astrup Seymour and Sharon Milavitz Bhupendra and Vijaya Jobalia Bruce Wexler Lorraine Brevik Johnson Harold and Elaine Nilles David and Kay Johnson Robert and Carol Wilhelm Mark and Lucille Call Herman and Gloria Olig Dennis and Joan Johnson John S. and Susan Wold Alden and Helen Foss Richard and Jacqueline Olness Brad and Kay Johnson Robert and Ann Wolters Eddie and Opal Gudmundson Kent and Claudia Olson Michael J. and Barbara S. Jones Frank and Sarah Yetter Stanley and Ellen Halonen James Parkin David and Jenel Jorgensen Joyce Hilden Milo and Lorraine Peterson Joseph Kellogg 1970s Tupper Howden Thomas and Joyce Pettinger Robert and Meridel Kellogg Earl and Susan Abrahamson Robert B. Lee Ervin and Sandra Reuther Michael and Darlene Kihne Harold and Diane Alexander Lucille V. Manning Bruce and La Velda Rodenhizer Roger and Sandy Kohlman Daniel and Elaine Almblade Ward and Miriam McGill Laverne and Anna Russell Ronald and Gretchen Kuch Marleen Q. Alvig Maelon Ollenburger Jerome and Jo Ann Sayler Dale and Susan Kuzel Douglas and Janette Anderson Burnice Pristash William and Marilyn Schalker Lyle and Kathryn Lamoureux Gregory and Jean Anderson Lyle and Kathleen Severson Erwin and Della Snustead Wayne and Sandra Lane Lowell and Jean Anderson Donald Spoonheim John and Roberta Southam Dallas and Karen Lang Larry and Jolinda Arnold Clifford and Marcine Thomas Jerome and Carolyn Staska Dennis and Kay Larson Edward and LeeAnn Asker Ted Tiegen Donald and Muriel Stilwell Gary Lundeen Mark and Susan Aurit Vernon Wagner Vernon R. 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Culbertson Richard and Karen Shannon Steve and Deborah Cook Michael and Shirley Holland Linn and Janice Danielski Richard and Barbara Silkey James and Cynthia Crane Hillis and Jean Hugelen Gregory Deibert Gene and Phyllis Skaare Kirby and Judy Crawford Shapur and Ingrid Irani Paul and Judith Dickenson James and Mary Spenningsby Charles and Karen Cue John and Jean Jacobsen Larry K. and Mary J. Ellingson Walter and Janet Spiese Neil and Elizabeth Daby Charles and Kathleen Jaeb Duaine and Janis Essig John and Shirley Stanich James and Inez Dawson Jane M. 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www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004 15 Ian and Candice Fleming Nordan and Gwendolyn Lunde Randy and Jane Skalsky Robert and Stephanie Evenstad Merle and Caroline Fossen John and Anita Mattson Jack Slama Thomas and Jodie Fetsch Warren Fowler Floyd and Karen Mayer Fred and Sharon Slininger Gery and Donna Fichter Arlen and Sandra Franchuk Larry and Sue McGill Darwyn and Wendy Smith Todd and Alice Foster Mark and Gayle Friesen Peter and Phyllis McMahon Sue Ellen Smith Doug and Barbara Franke Michael and Nola Froehle Daniel and Kimberly Mickelson Sutin and Sally Sorawat Bruce and Janice Fredrickson Blair and Jackie Galbreath Charles and Denise Mike Michael Spahn John and Shawn Fugleberg Leon and Cheryl Galehouse Linda J. Miller Richard and Carol Stamm David and Marcia Gawne Stanley C. and Joyce Gallagher Richard and Dianne Mobroten Duane and Margo Stegmiller Paul and Allison Germolus Ronald and Mary Garceau Thomas and Marlene Moe Kurt and Jolene Stiver Greg and Sandy Giefer Timothy Gardner JoNell Moore Kenneth and Jacquelyn Strandberg Geoffrey and Monica Griffin Patrick Gastonguay James and Georgia Moran Keevin and Sherry Stroh Darnell and Michaela Grosz Donald and Diane Gilles Carroll and Sonya Mortenson James Taylor John and Diane Gust Mark and Robyn Gonitzke Ray and Diane Moshier Jeffrey and Anne Theige Jeff and Anne Haase James and Cheryl Gordon H. J. and Pamela Mullen David and Bonnie Thom Harvey and Margaret Hanel Gerald and Kim Gratz Stephen and Julie Mullen William and Rebecca Thurn Gary and Sandy Hanson David and Rebecca Gray John and Cynthia Naughton Carlton and Nancy Thygesen Jon and Lynn Haugan Wayne and Mary Gregoire Barry and Susan Nelson Truman and Janice Tilleraas David and Teresa Haussler Craig and Alane Grosz Brien and Kristi Nelson Bradley and Susan Trom Michael and Patricia Heder Roger and Carol Grosz Bruce and Son Young Nelson Douglas Troyer Jesse and Carol Heer William Gunderman Larry and Gail Nelson Thomas and Sandra Ulmer Tom and Becky Heinrich Roger and Deborah Hagen Michael and Linda Nelson Bradley Undem and Daryl and Patricia Hendricksen Jerry and Kerry Hansen Wayne and Kristine Nelson Nancy Fercho Undem Dan and Suzanne Hendrickson Ronald Hansen John and Jo Anne Nerenz Timothy and Cynthia Wagner Gaylord and Diane Hibl Michael and Michelle Hanson Loren and Jan Ness James and Debra Walker Paul Hochhalter Gary and Ruth Hanson James and Sandra Newman Paul and Vicky Walker John and Jody Holand Tom and Laurel Haroldson Ronald Nomeland Jon and Christine Wallner Timothy and Ellen Holland Robert and Mary Haskell James and Marlene Normark William Watson Robert Hultman and Karen Pettry Michael Hawley Jeff Burkey and Brad and Doris Weinrich Mary E. Indritz Randy Hedin MerriKay Oleen-Burkey Timothy and Shari Weippert Steve and Carolyn Irsfeld Dwight Hertz David and Jolette Olig Gerald and Sherrie Wieland Paul and Elaine Iverson Cline and Dianne Hickok James and Gloria Olson Patrick and Teresa Witcik Rusel and Becky Jagim Clarence and Jane Hildebrand Richard Olson Chun and Yick-Fun Wong Edward and Jo Ann Jameson Robert and Ruth Hoel Tom and Renae Oothoudt Francis and Harriet Young Timothy and Kari Joachim Robert and Jackie Hoolihan Glenn and Mary Otterman Dennis and Carol Ziemba Scott and Lisa Johnson Wade and Sandra Hopkins Fred G. and Linda Paavola Dale and Rebecca Zlebnik Michael and Rhonda Joldersma Diane Horvath Gerald and Jane Parker Roger Miller and Mary Zweber Robert Jones Stephen and Connie Hulst Richard and Helen Parker Donna S. Karasic William and Renae Hunke Kendal L. Pedersen 1980s Raymond Baker and Steven and Sandra Hvinden Kenneth and Pauline Pederson Michelle Abell Sarah Kaspari Baker John and Debra Jackson Donald Perrin Randy Alm James and Julie Kauffman Richard and Cynthia Jacobs Alan and Myna Peterson Steve and Lisa Anderson Richard and Lori Keller William and Martha Jarrells Patrick Phillips Bradley and Patty Arett Mark Kessler Curtis and Kristi Johnson Bruce and Ryn Pitts Andrew and Jeanine Asp Kevin and Mary Jo Kirchoff Eugene and Joyce Johnson Randolph and Peggy Pitzer Tim Bachmeier Jenny Konrad Mark Johnson Gregory Posch and Diane Nagel Janet M. Barnick Paul and Jane Kozma Sandra J. Johnson Steven and Carla Preston Richard and Linda Bartl James and Rachel Kupfer William Farrell and Deanne Priebe Kevin and Pamela Benson Lori Lage Dorothy Johnson Farrell Thomas and Martha Primozich Jon and Barbara Bergquist Jerry and Julie Lambertz Timothy and Gail Joyce Brent and Mary Qualey Wade and Karen Bilden James and Martha Landmark Gregory and Nancy Judnick Reed and Kim Qualey James and Carolyn Bodell Daniel and Mary Lapp Michael and Noell Just Stanley and Donna Quam Mark and Lynette Bohnenstingl Timothy and Denise Lapp William and Sharon Kennelly David and Michelle Robinson David Brenk Timothy and Nancy Levin Roger Klanderman Lawrence and Julie Rolle Herbert Bromenshenkel Grant and Jane Lindstrom Kal and Beth Klingenstein James and Kathleen Rostedt Corey and Monica Brown Thomas Magill and Wesley and Theresa Knecht Rolland and Sandra Ruff Donald Kohorst and Sarah McCullough Kenneth Knopik Pat M. Ryle Loni Brown Kohorst Thomas and Chelle Manikowske Mark and Carol Knorr Larry and Carol Sawaya Ruth A. Buchmayer Nathan and Laura Maring William H. Koslofsky Terrance and Carol Scheel Glenn and Joan Burkle Kimberly K. Martin Paul and Nancy Kram Jerome and Deborah Schiff Robert and Natalie Capouch Jeffrey and Kim Mattern Terrance and Catherine Kristensen Duane and Betty Schmaltz Timothy and LeeAnn Carlson Dean and Judy Mattson Noella M. Kuntz Jerry and Edie Schmidt Mark Dold and Ann Christian Dold Steven and Lisa Mauch Russel and Mary Kuzel Randal and Deb Schneibel Kelly and Jacqueline Christianson Timothy Ferch and Jean McBride Karmen E. Kyllo Tim Schneider Kevin and Sandra Christianson Kevin and Kim McClarnon Brian and Connie LaRowe Darryle and Clare Schoepp Derrik and Beverly Clay Leroy and Lisa McCormick Donald and Rebecca Larson Mark Schreder Frank and Carrie Cole William and Theresa McMillan Keith and Deb Larson Bryan and Connie Schulz Patrick and Nancy Cronin Scott and Jolene Miller James and Barb LeDoux Dean and Penny Schumacher Clifford and Roberta Davis Roger and Sandra Mulvaney Robert and Rebecca Leitner David Syhre and Maxine Keith and Janet Day Debra Mundt Kevin Lemieux Schumacher Syhre Ronald and Lori DeFrance Brian and Carla Murdock Gale and Margaret Lesher Alvin and Diana Schwindt Patrick and Mary Delvo Gerry and Connie Narlock Jeffery and Janna Lindoo Randall and Katherine Seifert John and Jacqueline Denow Robert and Sheila Nelson Betty J. Lindsay Nancy E. Seim Michael and Tammie Dohman Roland and Sandra Niewoehner Gerald and Jacquelyn Lindsay Kathleen A. Sherman Bradley Domonoske Sharon R. Nilles Larry and Patty Linson Judy L. Shimek Blaise and Carmelita Emerson Ernie and Dawn Nygord Rodney and Dianne Loberg Cale and Marcia Shipman Paul and Peggy Engstrom Kevin Oberlander John and Patricia Lowe Thomas and Jackie Simmer Kim and Sandra Essler Shawn and Patricia Ogburn

16 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News John and Shari Olander Terry and Twana Dick Tadd and Heather Thorson ND Rexall Club Peter and Dianna Olson Damien and Kristi Dixon Wade and Sandra Tranby Charles D. and Connie M. Peterson Jerry Olson David and Ann Dobberpuhl Dawn L. Treitline PRACS Institute Ltd./ Karen L. Olson Donald and Amy Drummond Anthony and Carrie Wenner Dr. James D. Carlson David and Theresa Otterness Leon and Donna Dunham Robert and Monica Wennerstrand Robert and Karen Porsborg Michael and Paula Parker Keith Eberhardt Barry and Karla Westbrook Prairie at St. John’s John and Karen Pasko Mark and Michelle Ettel Darrell and Paula Westrum Marlin Radtke Russell and Kathryn Patyk Paul and Carrie Fedor Kenneth and Sheryl Wilder Richard and Connie Richter Leland and Louise Paulson Perry and Karen Finck Patrick and Mary Wire Rite Aid Headquarters Corp. Timothy and Kathryn Pearson Kenneth and Darci Fix Beth E. Wodrich Dan and Maria Roark Kristy M. Peyerl Brad and Becky Fletschock Guang Yang Timothy and Peggy Rogers Mark and Stacy Plencner Matthew and Krista Freed Thomas and Kelly Zaske Sacred Heart Convent Scott and Michelle Pribula Wendy J. Friedig Richard and Christine Zunker Safeway Inc. Mark and Sheryl Rafferty Greg and Barbara Friedt Rich and Beulah Saunders Ross and Iris Rafferty Stephen and Sherry Furcht Friends R. Craig and Carolyn Schnell Kent and Pamela Redland Timothy Gagnon Randy Aasen ShopKo Stores Inc. Robert and Kathy Reiswig Angela K. George Bruce and Sandra Abraham Loren and Arvada Simcoe David and Luann Robberstad Roger and Corina Grancorvitz Gary Anderson Gary and Mary Smith Scott and Leah Rocholl Elizabeth S. Grandbois Jean Anderson Snyders Drug Stores Brent and Naomi Rodenhizer Melissa K. Hampton ASHP Foundation Jason and Dianne Spillum Dale and Pamela Rudolph Gary and Stacie Haverlock Steve and Phyllis Barr Mr. and Mrs. Merle Spohr Nancy L. Rydholm Gregory and Sheila Hensel Julie Bartelson SuperValu Stores Inc. Paul and Pamela Sabol Jo L. Herbel Benefis Healthcare Judith A. Swisher Doreen Sayler Keith and Heidi Horner David and Pamela Berg Robert Sylvester Lee and Lori Scank Scott and Kelly Hulst Hazel B. Berve Trust Victoria Syverson Scott and Joy Schell Robert and Stacy Ingstad Bi-Mart Corp. Jeff and Barb Szczech John and Susan Schnase Jason and Kelley Jablonski Mr. Bradley Bohan Target Corp. Franklin and Joan Shepel Kevin Johnson Darwin and Nancy Brinkman Thrifty White Drug Stores Inc. Janna L. Sletten Thomas and Jodi Johnson Milton and Sherry Brumwell Otto and Linda Uhde Gary Anderson and Carol Smestad Todd and Karen Johnson Dr. James D. Carlson Dr. Muriel C. Vincent Scot and Robyn Sorensen Mark and Serena Josephson Mr. and Mrs. Rob Carlson Mark and Julie Waldera James and Laura Spicer Korey and Lana Kirschenmann Thomas Christensen Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Tanya M. Spillum Paul and Deborah Klein Coborn’s Inc. Walgreen Co. Russell and Jacqueline Starr Scott and Sheryl Kosel Terry and Kay Compson Wal-Mart Foundation Neal and Beth Steiner Jeffrey and Robin Larson CSM Marvin and Darlene Wentz Mary Stende Tom and Kathleen LeBeau CVS Pharmacy Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Werlinger Harrison and Dawn Storandt Steve Loken Dakota Drug Inc. Women’s International Pharmacy, Inc. Jack and Kim Storey Bradd Mattson Patricia DeMers Dee Young Bill and Laurie Straus Jeremy and Bridget Mattson Carol Dilse Michael and Diane Swanoski Patrick McDonough and East Ottertail Pharmacy Matching Gift Companies Alan and Nancy Szymialis Samantha Pfaff-McDonough Dennis and Jeanette Eberts The following companies matched Noel and Susan Tharalson Ross and Leslie McIntyre Engebretson Family Charitable Trust employee contributions to the Roy and Debra Tinguely William and Jana Michels Gerald and Kathleen Finken college received during the fiscal Terry and Judith Trader Brian and Lisa Moe Clarence and Theresa Fjeldheim year 2004 (July 1, 2003, through Gregory and Valaurie Trumm John and Jan Monley Gateway Pharmacy June 30, 2004). Todd and Elizabeth Ukkelberg Mark Peippo and Howard and Edna Goll 3M Co. David Vasenden Susan Morrison-Peippo Eldora Haakenson Alliant Energy Foundation Steven and Julie Vollmer Polly Myron Leroy and Lynn Hagen Eckerd Corp. Bradley and Mary Wacholz Todd and Deanna Nelson Barry and Cari Halland Glaxo Mark and Julie Waldera Darrel and Kari Pastorek Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home Osco Drug/Albertson’s Inc. Bradley and Cynthia Winther John D. Peterson James and Charlotte Hardy Kent and Christina Wuflestad Donald and Mindi Pirkl Conald and Donna Havelka Would you like to see your gift do Cindy L. Yeager Wayne and Donna Rance Mrs. Susan Hesteness twice as much? You may be eligible Jeffrey Zak Kurt Regstad Loren and Barbara Holmstrom to increase your gift if your company Jeff and Anne Zarling Jerold and Kimberly Reishus David and Marie Jendro or your spouse’s company is one of Dale and Gayle Ziegler Scott and Christel Rinehart Bruce and Dorothy Johnson the more than 8,000 organizations Trace and Joyce Roller James and Betty Johnson that have a matching gift program. 1990s Craig and Kristin Rudd Galen and Ann Jordre Steven and Karen Adamek Keith and Linda Sadowsky Gordon and Sharon Kadrmas Steps to matching your gift Brian and DeAnn Ament Steve Lykken and Maralee and Douglas Kalianoff 1. Make your personal gift to the Eric and Karen Anderson Dawn Sande-Lykken Richard and Diana Kasa NDSU College of Pharmacy. Jared and Kami Anez Nathan and Barbara Schlecht Bill and Mary Kelsch 2. Obtain a matching gift form Marie L. Avelsgaard Shannon and Kristina Schlecht Gary and Mary Kiefert from your Human Resources William and Carrie Barnhart Monte Schumacher Kiwanis Clubs or Personnel Department. Brian and Jodi Behrens Todd and Gloria Schwindt Donald and Mary Lashway 3. Complete the employee section Lynn and Kristine Beyerle Erik and Nicole Shoquist Steven and Cheryl Lovas and sign the form. Jeff and Dawn Brenamen Ronald and Kathleen Sieve David and Marilyn Maher 4. Mail the completed form to: Jeffrey and Tiffany Brenna Brant and Julie Skanson Theodore and Lisa May NDSU Development Foundation Donald and Gretchen Brophy Chad and Melanie Solvie Mayo Foundation PO Box 5144 Sarah M. Brye Virgil and Lisa Stay McKesson Foundation Inc. Fargo ND 58105-5144 Eric and Marnie Carlson Robert and Michelle Steiger Medicine Shoppe Intl. 5. We will complete our section and Nathan and Susan Carter Tony and Jan Stengel MeritCare Health Systems mail the form to the company. Sivananda and Shayla Chandula Dean and Julie Szambelan Donald Miller 6. The match is made. Kory and Heather Christianson Larry and Barbara Taylor Myrtle Miller David Crolius Joe and Lori Thomas NACDS Foundation Rebecca L. DeBuhr Jeffrey and Angela Thompson ND Pharmaceutical Assoc. Mark Dewey Heather P. Thoreson ND Pharmacy Service Corp. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, but errors or omissions may have occurred. Please bring any such errors to our attention. For more information about gifts that directly benefit the college, contact Cynthia Hanson, Director of Pharmacy Advancement, by phone at 701-231-6461 or by e-mail at [email protected]. www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy Summer 2004 17 Dakota 100 Club Members Steve and Carolyn Irsfeld University’s Clubs, Societies Terrence C. Dahl July 1, 2003, through June 9, 2004 Gerald and Ruth Johnson and President’s Circle Dakota Drug, Inc. Galen and Ann Jordre Jerry and LuVerne Davenport Roger Klanderman The North Dakota State University Pat and Mary Delvo Founding Member Kal and Beth Klingenstein Development Foundation has Carol Dilse and Family More than $1,500 James and Rachel Kupfer established societies that recognize Eckerd Corp. Gerald and Kathleen Finken Dallas and Karen Lang corporations, foundations and Alden and Helen Foss Rich and Marion Lapp individuals who have demonstrated John and Linda Friend $1,000 to $1,499 Timothy and Denise Lapp outstanding stewardship to the Greg and Sandra Giefer Dr. James D. Carlson Robert B. Lee university. All gifts to the College Llyal Hanson and Family William H. Koslofsky Robert and Rebecca Leitner of Pharmacy also apply toward Ryan and Agnes Harrington John and Jo Anne Nerenz Jeffery and Janna Lindoo membership in university clubs Irvin C. and Donna M. Holman Grant and Jane Lindstrom and societies. All cumulative gifts Craig Johnson and Sheila Nudell- Member Larry and Patty Linson designated to the College of Pharmacy Johnson $500 to $999 Gary Lundeen as of June 10, 2004. Dennis P. and Joan Johnson Stephen and Jill Hoag Lucille V. Manning Max and Kathleen Johnson and Daniel and Mary Lapp Nathan and Laura Maring Old Main Family Thomas Magill and Sarah Gordon and Sandra Mayer $250,000 to $499,999 William Farrell and Dorothy Johnson McCullough Brian and Lisa Moe Larry K. and Mary J. Ellingson Farrell James and Georgia Moran Polly Myron McKesson Corp. Robert and Meridel Kellogg Thomas and Joyce Pettinger Bruce and Son Young Nelson Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Shoukry W. Khalil Harold and Elaine Nilles ND Rexall Club Terrance and Catherine Kristensen $250 to $499 Herman and Gloria Olig Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Kroger Company Foundation Sydney Evans James Parkin Russ and Mary Kuzel Michael and Shirley Holland Donald Perrin President’s Gold Medallion Gerald T. Lester Wade and Sandra Hopkins Burnice Pristash $100,000 to $249,000 Roald and Janet Lund Irven and Bev Jacobson Ervin and Sandra Reuther David W. and Mary Bernauer Medicine Shoppe Intl. Dennis and Joan Johnson Tammy M. Richards Robert A. and Joan M. Breyer Gail A. Miller Timothy Ferch and Jean McBride David and Michelle Robinson Michael E. and Michelle Hanson John and Jacqueline Mortensen Sharon R. Nilles Bruce and La Velda Rodenhizer Jon D. Johnson NACDS Foundation James and Marlene Normark James and Kathleen Rostedt Norbert and Helen Kuzel ND Pharmaceutical Assoc. Kendal L. Pedersen Rolland and Sandra Ruff ND Pharmacy Service Corp. ND Pharmacy Auxiliary Doreen Sayler Pat M. Ryle ND State Board of Pharmacy David and Jolette Olig Gary Anderson and Carol Smestad Paul and Pamela Sabol PRACS Inst., Ltd. Judith M. Ozbun Robert and Sheryl Treitline Jerome and Jo Ann Sayler Osco Drug/Albertson’s Inc. Fred G. and Linda Paavola James and Mary Irsfeld Nathan and Barbara Schlecht Kenneth M. and June T. Skuza Leslie and Bernice Pavek Shannon and Kristina Schlecht Snyders Drug Stores Charles D. and Connie M. Peterson Up to $249 Roger and Roberta Schmisek Thrifty White Drug Stores, Inc. Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co. Earl and Susan Abrahamson Craig and Carolyn Schnell Wal-Mart Foundation Ryn and Bruce Pitts Loretta K. Aipperspach Duane and Pat Schoeppach Walgreen Co. Harry and Miriam Rosenberg Mark and Susan Aurit Dean and Penny Schumacher John S. and Susan Wold Rich and Beulah Saunders Dennis and Joan Bangen Thomas and Donna Seaburg Carolyn and Craig Schnell Timothy Klug and Peggy Bartlett Erik and Nicole Shoquist Steven R. and Jill L. Shipley President’s Silver Medallion Robert and Donna Beutler Richard and Barbara Silkey ShopKo Stores Inc. $50,000 to $99,999 Paul and Annabelle Bilden James and Mary Spenningsby James and May Sugihara Cass Clay Creamery, Inc. Terry and Mary Boldingh Walter and Janet Spiese Target Corp. Dr. Calvin K. and Doris Fercho Jim Bustrack Duane and Margo Stegmiller Thomas and Debra Tharaldson Stanley C. and Joyce Gallagher Thomas Christensen Harrison and Dawn Storandt Wade and Sandra Tranby William J. and Mary Anne Grosz Dan and Carol Christianson Kenneth and Jacquelyn Strandberg Robert and Sheryl Treitline Michael J. and Barbara S. Jones Patricia Churchill Bill and Laurie Straus Michael and Joanne Warner Robert Krenelka Merlen and Sonja Clemenson David and Jan Swanson Tony Welder Harvey and Jane Lillestol James and Cynthia Crane Jeffrey and Anne Theige Robert D. and Carol L. Wilhelm Marvin M. Malmberg Linn and Janice Danielski David and Bonnie Thom Patricia B. Young MeritCare Foundation David Derheim Alice and Thomas Thompson Kathryn Smith Estate Mark Dewey Heather P. Thoreson Lewis N. Nelson President’s Circle Paul and Judith Dickenson Dawn L. Treitline Dr. Muriel C. Vincent $1,000 or more James and Mary Dodd Thomas and Sandra Ulmer Anthony M. Walter Abbott Laboratories Jeffery and Marnie Dodds Bradley Undem and Nancy Fercho William and Sandra Abbott Michael and Tammie Dohman Undem Earl and Susan Abrahamson President’s Bronze Medallion Neil and Sharon Donner David Vasenden Loretta K. Aipperspach $10,000 to $49,000 Jerome and Jane Dufault Vernon Wagner Donald and Joanne Anderson Abbott Laboratories John and Barbara Dulmage Lawrence and Ellen Walz Howard and Joan Anderson American Drug Stores, Inc. Matthew and Krista Freed Timothy and Shari Weippert Mark and Susan Aurit Donald and Joanne Anderson John and Shawn Fugleberg Barry and Karla Westbrook Michael Bellish Howard and Joan Anderson Leon and Cheryl Galehouse Darrell and Paula Westrum Benefis Healthcare Bi-Mart Corp. Jacqueline Goodkin Bradley and Cynthia Winther David W. and Mary Bernauer Gary W. and Claryce Boehler David and Julie Goudge Chun and Yick-Fun Wong Bi-Mart Corp. Lowell and Colette Bottrell Gerald and Kim Gratz Cindy L. Yeager George Birkmaier Glenn and Harriet Brown Gary and Joan Greenfield Francis and Harriet Young Gary and Claryce Boehler Burroughs Wellcome Co. William J. and Mary Anne Grosz Dale and Gayle Ziegler Lowell and Colette Bottrell Michael and Colette Chase Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home Joseph and Sherry Brinster CIBA-GEIGY Corp. Jo L. Herbel Dr. James D. Carlson Lyle B. Clark Paul Hochhalter Richard and Mary Chernugal James W. and Marjorie T. Crowe Ken and Carol Hopp Coborn’s Inc. CVS Pharmacy Hillis and Jean Hugelen CSM

18 NDSU College of Pharmacy Alumni News CVS Pharmacy Dennis and Joan Johnson ND State Board of Pharmacy Lyle and Kathleen Severson Dr. Terrence Dahl Jon Johnson Northeast Counties Pharmaceutical Judy L. Shimek Dakota Drug Inc. William Farrell and Association Steven and Jill Shipley Linn and Janice Danielski Dorothy Johnson Farrell Jeff Burkey and ShopKo Stores Inc. Jerry and LuVerne Davenport Michael and Barbara Jones MerriKay Oleen-Burkey Richard and Barbara Silkey Patrick and Mary Delvo David and Jenel Jorgensen David and Jolette Olig Gene and Phyllis Skaare Rick and Nancy Detwiller Timothy and Gail Joyce Osco Drug/Albertson’s Inc. Ken and June Skuza Gary and Deborah Dewhirst Joseph Kellogg Judith Ozbun Jack Slama East Ottertail Pharmacy Robert and Meridel Kellogg Fred G. and Linda Paavola Snyders Drug Stores Larry K. and Mary J. Ellingson Jenny Konrad Richard and Helen Parker James and Mary Spenningsby Engebretson Family Charitable Trust William H. Koslofsky Charles D. and Connie M. Peterson James and Laura Spicer Richard and Lana Engen Robert Krenelka Thomas and Joyce Pettinger Ronald and Rita St. Croix Patrick and Kay Farrell Terrance and Catherine Kristensen Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co. Neal and Beth Steiner Perry and Karen Finck Russel and Mary Kuzel Bruce and Ryn Pitts Bill and Laurie Straus Gerald and Kathleen Finken Dennis and Kay Larson Gregory Posch and Diane Nagel SuperValu Stores Inc. Alden and Helen Foss Han Joo and Young Soon Lee PRACS Institute Ltd./ Target Corp. Todd and Alice Foster Jeffery and Janna Lindoo James D. Carlson Thomas and Debra Tharaldson John and Linda Friend Roald and Janet Lund Prairie at St John’s Thrifty White Drug Stores Inc. John and Shawn Fugleberg Marvin and Barbara Malmberg Charles and Donna Primozich Wade and Sandra Tranby Stanley and Joyce Gallagher Gordon and Sandra Mayer Rite Aid Headquarters Corp. Robert and Sheryl Treitline Gallipot Inc. Mayo Foundation Robert and Carla Jean Roppel Bradley and Susan Trom Gateway Pharmacy McKesson Foundation Inc. John and Cydney Runsvold Bob and Marti Tuchscherer Greg and Sandy Giefer McKesson Medication Mgt. James and Norma Rystedt Lowell and Leanne VanBerkom Gerald and Kim Gratz Medicine Shoppe Intl. Marlene Saar Dr. Muriel C. Vincent Wayne and Mary Gregoire MeritCare Health Systems Kent Sack Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. William and Mary Anne Grosz Gail Miller Sacred Heart Convent Wal-Mart Foundation John and Diane Gust Ralph Miller Safeway Inc. Walgreen Co. Eldora Haakenson John and Jacqueline Mortensen Rich and Beulah Saunders Lawrence and Ellen Walz Michael and Michelle Hanson Bob Narveson Larry and Carol Sawaya Michael and Joanne Warner Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home NACDS Foundation Doreen Sayler William Watson Gerald and Bonnie Heit National Pharmacists Assoc. DuWayne and Jeanne Schlittenhard Timothy and Shari Weippert Lee and Diann Hoedl Gene and Cathy Neal Jerry and Edie Schmidt Tony Welder Michael and Shirley Holland Larry and Gail Nelson Tim Schneider Robert and Carol Wilhelm Irvin and Donna Holman Lewis Nelson R. Craig and Carolyn Schnell John S. and Susan Wold Wade and Sandra Hopkins John and Jo Anne Nerenz Alan and Audrey Schuhmacher Dale and Gayle Ziegler James and Gwendolyn Howe ND Pharmaceutical Assoc. Paul and Mary Pat Schwartz Roger Miller and Mary Zweber Harold and Marlys Iverson ND Pharmacy Service Corp. Randall and Katherine Seifert Jane M. Jaffe ND Rexall Club Nancy E. Seim

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Don’t forget to visit our Web site at www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy. Alumni News summer 2004 · VOL. 8 · ISSUE 2 Homecoming events, Oct. 11- Consulting Editor: Cynthia Hanson Hotel accommodations: A block of rooms has Homecoming Parade/Bison tailgate party. Parade Editor/writer: Tammy Swift been reserved at the Ramada Plaza Suites at $79 10 a.m., followed by party near Fargodome. Tickets for a conventional room or suite on a first-come, available online. Writers: Catherine Jelsing, Deneen Gilmour first-served basis. For reservations, call (701) Designer: Lourdes Hawley Division I football game. Bison vs. Southern Utah 277-9000 and request the NDSU College of University, kickoff 1 p.m., Fargodome. Reserve Photographer: Dan Koeck Pharmacy room block. Deadline is Sept. 30. tickets (ask for pharmacy reserved block): (701) Copy Editor: Kathy Laid Friday, Oct. 15 231-6378; www.gobison.com. Pharmacy Advisory Board meeting, 11 a.m. - 1:30 Bison Bidders Bowl, gala fund-raiser, 5:30 p.m., p.m., Alumni Center. How to reach us Fargo Holiday Inn. Advance tickets required: Reception honoring Tony Welder, (701) 231-6843. Charles D. Peterson, dean BS ’61, presi- dent-elect, NCPA, 4 - 6 p.m. (5 p.m. program), Phone: (701) 231-7609 Go to www.ndsualumni.com for more information, Avalon Events Center, 613 1st Ave. N., Fargo. Fax: (701) 231-7606 or contact Cynthia Hanson at (701) 231-6461; E-mail: [email protected] No reservations needed. [email protected]. Cynthia Hanson, director of pharmacy Alumni and friends dinner, outstanding alumni Other important events advancement of 2004 honored, social hour 6 p.m., dinner Thursday, Nov. 4 Phone: (701) 231-6461 follows, Fargo Holiday Inn. Reservations: Thrifty White Concept Pharmacy dedication/lab tours, Fax: (701) 231-7606 (800) 279-8971. 10 a.m., Sudro Hall, refreshments at 9:30 a.m. E-mail: [email protected] “The Party Is On,” live music and dancing fea- Nov. 5-7 turing “Front Fenders” and Betty and Veronica, APhA/ASP mid-regional meeting, Moorhead Confer- 9 p.m., Avalon Events Center. Cover charge: $5. ence Center in the Courtyard by Marriott. (See Saturday, Oct. 16 page 14 for details.) NDSU Alumni Center open house, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., This publication is available in alternative 1241 N. University Drive. formats by calling (701) 231-6469. NDSU is an equal opportunity institution.