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University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Pharmacy Fall 1998 A L U M N I N E W S Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy Holds Grand Opening October 1, 1878 The Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy was officially inaugurated charter from the Commonwealth to incorporate the Pittsburgh during a gala event held in the Western University of Pennsyl- College of Pharmacy “for the purpose of cultivating, improv- vania building on Diamond Street. The opening night event in- ing and disseminating the knowledge of pharmacy and its col- cluded addresses by George A. Kelly, Esq. president of the lateral branches of science.” College; W.D. Moore, Esq.; and Western University of Penn- President Kelly, owner of George A. Kelly Co., the promi- sylvania Chancellor George Woods. The evening also included nent Pittsburgh drug wholesale house, said the college will of- several selections performed by the Robinson Band, directed fer a two-year course of study resulting in the awarding of the by T. F. Kirk, and several songs performed by a quartette com- Ph.G. degree. The only prerequisite for attendance is a desire posed of Messrs. Cain, Ross, Rinehart, and Balph. to gain additional knowledge to advance one’s self in a chosen The College was organized by the druggists and apothecaries profession. Courses include “Materia Medica and Botany Chem- of Pittsburgh and Allegheny to improve their ability to meet the istry,” “Pharmacy Chemistry,” and “Materia Medica and Botany health needs of their respective communities. They received a Pharmacy.” Twenty students have enrolled for the first class. A Brief History Alumnus Creates of the School E-business page 6 page 11 Fall 1998 1 Contents President’s Message: Meeting the Challenge! Corrections 2 President’s Message 2 A Snapshot from Pharmacy’s Past 3 he mission of a professional society the guiding light that will lead pharmacy into Preceptor Profile 4 is to support, promote, and advance the 21st century. Celebrating 120 Years of Advancing Tthe goals of the profession it serves. Our lifeline is our members and their com- Pharmacy: A Brief History 6 Goals must expand as the environment mitment to education. Through involvement in Distinguished Alumni Awards 8 changes. Our challenge in the University of the University, alumni are a part of the process Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Alumni Soci- that offers a promising future in pharmacy to Alumni Board Retreat 10 ety is to grow with changes and mold our own all pharmacists. We invite you to be an active CVS Presents Scholarship 10 future. As we approach the next century, the participant in our mission! Wal-Mart Foundation Scholarship 10 Alumni Society will expand its presence through increased committee activity and Small Neighborhood Pharmacy alumni involvement. Goes Global Via Internet 11 William Crossey ’76, KGSB ’91 During the coming year, the Executive Board President Alumni Weekend 12 will be discussing various new ideas to promote Pharmacy Alumni Association Student News 14 the profession of pharmacy to students and alumni. In addition to rewarding excellence, To volunteer for the Pharmacy Alumni Society Pharmacy Gift Shop 14 ideas will be explored to reward students for Board, contact Richard A. Lithgow, special outstanding efforts in organizational endeavors. Faculty News 16 assistant to the Dean for Alumni Affairs, New avenues for networking within the profes- 16 at (412) 242-4525 E-mail: [email protected] Siuda Retires sion will be offered, in addition to educational by Jan. 15, 1999. Venkataramanan Receives programs meeting the needs of our practitio- Foundation Award 17 ners. Efforts to increase funding to students and the University for scholarships and special Transcripts 17 Board Establishes projects will be pursued through new channels. Scholarship Honor Roll of Donors 18 A project to preserve memorabilia for the future School of Pharmacy Brick Walkway 22 Past and current members of the Phar- macy Alumni Society Board have estab- In Memoriam 23 lished an endowed scholarship for School of Pharmacy students. Leading the effort to establish the scholarship was 1997-1998 Alumni Board President Corrections Kathleen Bartony ’76. Criteria for the scholarship are currently under discus- In the last issue of the School of Pharmacy sion, and the first scholarship will be Alumni News, we mistakenly reported that awarded for the 2000-2001 academic Maria Croyle, BS ’92, PhD, received a year. The School of Pharmacy and all its PharmD from Pitt. Croyle received her BS students sincerely thank the Board for from Pitt and her PhD in pharmaceutics will accompany other activities which promote establishing the scholarship. from the University of Michigan in October the participation of alumni. Communication If you are a past Board member and 1997. between the Board and students will improve would like to make a contribution to the We also mistakenly stated that Robert through our involvement in student programs scholarship, please mail your gift to: Alan Heiser, MS ’58, PhD ’63, received his and activities. University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy PhD in 1964 from Pitt instead of the correct The Alumni Society is dedicated to serving Alumni Board Scholarship, attn: Renée date of 1963. the needs of students and alumni. Our service Pekor, School of Pharmacy Development We sincerely apologize for the errors. and experience provide guidance and direction Office, 1104 Salk Hall, University of to the pharmacists of tomorrow and help the Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261; phone: pharmacists of today adapt to change. Profes- (412) 383-7434; fax: (412) 648-1086. sionals who offer service to the School will be 2 Pharmacy Alumni News A Snapshot from Pharmacy’s Past he Elmer H. Grimm Sr. Pharmacy at http://www.pitt.edu/~rxschool and then typical of many ornaments found in old-time Museum offers School of Pharmacy clicking on The Elmer H. Grimm Sr. Phar- pharmacies. “Often, you would find these Tstudents, faculty, and alumni a chance macy Museum. over the door or partition that separated the to step back to a bygone era in pharmacy. “A Pictured here are two hand-carved finials, main part of the pharmacy from the back Snapshot from Pharmacy’s Past” is an ongo- or crowning ornaments, dating back to the room where the pharmacist did most of his ing newsletter feature that provides alumni 1920s. The winged serpents curving out of the ‘mysterious’ work,” says Dick Lithgow ’50, who cannot visit the museum (located on the bowl of Hygeia are based on the legend of the special assistant to the dean for alumni af- fourth floor of Salk Hall) an opportunity to Greek goddess of health, Hygeia, who is fairs. see some of the valuable and historic items on typically depicted carrying a serpent and a display there. Alumni and friends of the bowl. Donated by Harry Bonchosky ’40 from school can also view the museum on line by Blumenschein’s Pharmacy in Hopwood, visiting the School of Pharmacy’s Web page Pennsylvania, near Uniontown, the finials are Fall 1998 3 P R E C E P T O R P R O F I L E McConnell and Faigen: Providing Students with Valuable Real-World Insights red W. McConnell ’80 can attest to the According to Scott Drab Married and the father of profound effects of hearing a simple ’89, experiential learning four, McConnell says he loves Fmessage presented by the right person coordinator for the teaching. “Whether I’m coach- at the right place and right time. Expecting a school, preceptors today ing little league or precepting straightforward talk about the postgraduate must be more than teach- students, my goal is to teach educational needs of pharmacists, McConnell ers who provide a practi- something new and to have says he felt a chill as he learned the secret of cal experience. They people learn how to do it well.” success...not only in pharmacy, but in any should also motivate For Susan Faigen ’81, being a endeavor. students, stimulate preceptor also means stressing “It was a speech many years ago by the thought and creativity, the positive aspects of phar- President of the Philadelphia College of and instill professional macy while allowing the stu- Pharmacy and Science, Dr. Philip Gerbino,” values. dents to see for themselves the recalls McConnell, who was recently elected As director of phar- pros and cons. A community Preceptor of the Year by Pitt School of Phar- macy at Nason Hospital Fred W. McConnell pharmacist in the Squirrel Hill macy students. “In a ten word sentence, with in Roaring Springs, CVS Pharmacy, Faigen says one no word being more than two letters, he really Pennsylvania, McConnell provides students of the real positives is the trust you build with hit home. He said, ‘If it is to be, it is up to with their first look at hospital pharmacy. But customers. “Some customers will come to see me.’ He also told us to learn something every with a background that also entails commu- you before they go to their doctor,” says day. I try to pass these simple but important nity, clinical, and long-term care pharmacy, as Faigen. “But community pharmacy isn’t for messages on to our students.” well as running a pharmacy consultant firm everyone. I had one student who eventually with his brother James M. McConnell ’87, he realized that she wanted to specialize in phar- also knows what it takes to establish a suc- macology research.” …preceptors today cessful career in many pharmacy arenas. A single mother of three, Faigen keeps a “One of the primary lessons is that it’s hectic schedule that includes working 12 must be more than important to learn how to manage people and hours a day for four days a week and volun- work as a team,” says McConnell, pointing teering at the Jewish Community Center.