UTHSC College of Pharmacy Magazine - Winter 2020

PHARMACY

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER WINTER 2020

Heroes Train Here

Scholarships help students like Leah succeed.

“ Receiving a scholarship has given me the freedom to embrace all of the wonderful opportunities available at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy.” eah Burns, PharmD Candidate, L Class of 2022

JOIN THE MISSION alumni.uthsc.edu/give | 901.448.5516 UTHSC Office of Development and Alumni Affairs

UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operations Officer Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE Dean of the College of Pharmacy Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Operations Bradley A. Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM, FNAP

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Associate Dean, Nashville Tracy Hagemann, PharmD, FCCP, FPPA Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Assessment Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS

College Donates > Face Coverings for Underserved Communities

Associate Dean, Student Affairs Jennifer Schoelles, PharmD Interim Associate Dean, Knoxville and Director of Continuing Professional Development James Wheeler, PharmD, BCPS

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Assistant Dean, Administration Sheila Cooper Chair Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Transitional Sciences Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP Chair Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Georgi Petkov, PhD Director of Admissions and Alumni Affairs Angela Finerson, PharmD, MBA Director of Experiential Learning and International Programs Catherine Crill, PharmD, FCCP, BCNSP Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs Love Collins, III, MBA

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<T ogether We NarCAN Teaches Community About Narcan and Addiction

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs Chandra A. Tuggle Director of Development, College of Pharmacy Brynn Huysman

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Sally Badoud Designer Adam Gaines Writers Jackie Denton Nathan Handley

Peggy Reisser Andria White

Photographers Natalie Brewer Brandon Dill

Nathan Handley David Roseberry

CoP Rises to #16 in > Research Funding from National Institutes of Health

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Letter from Dean Chisholm-Burns Dear faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends, This year has been both challenging and rewarding in so many ways. The global COVID-19 pandemic presented us with challenges and opportunities, and our faculty and staff have continued to impress me with the innovative ways they have approached this time. Our students have also shown resilience, and I want to especially congratulate the Class of 2020, who completed their training under unexpected circumstances with flying colors. Our college has also worked with other organizations and health care facilities to help administer tests, provide protective equipment, and care for those affected by COVID-19.

The racial issues our country has faced this year have also given me an opportunity to reflect on the college and how far we have come in terms of diversity and inclusion. Our college has one of the highest percentages of Black students at UTHSC and has even been recognized by Insight Into Diversity Magazine by receiving the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. But the work cannot stop there. We must strive for equity.

This summer, we launched a new Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity (EID) Advisory Board that includes a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students from all three campuses to help us move forward in this area.

We have already had so many wonderful and informative training sessions and discussions, and they are just the first of many.

Academically, our college continues to be exemplary, as we rose to Number 16 in annual research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and remain in the top 20 Doctor of Pharmacy programs in US News and World Report rankings. We continue our mission of educating, inspiring, discovering, and serving to advance health.

I can honestly say that although it has been a challenging year, we have pushed ourselves in ways that prove how strong we are as individuals and as a team. We are still in the midst of unprecedented times, but I have no doubt that we will make it stronger together. We have made great strides, and I am excited to see what the new year brings. We will not let any challenges deter us. We will progress together as a team…as a family.

Marie Chisholm-Burns PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST Dean of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy

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Letter from Chancellor Schwab In my State of the University Address in November, I was proud to announce that the University of Tennessee of Tennessee Health Science Center is weathering the pandemic in a lean, but strong fashion.

We have maintained our budget, maintained our workforce, and expanded our mission, even as we have adjusted to the new normal of life during the pandemic. We have graduated all students, residents, and fellows on schedule, met all of our clinical obligations, and continued to keep our research enterprise growing.

Over the last year, UTHSC awarded more than 1,000 degrees. Our students have a 95% graduation rate and a 95% first-time board pass rate. We have generated record sponsored program revenue (all-source non-clinical grants and contracts) of $309 million, the largest of any public institution in the state, as well as clinical revenues of $306 million.

The College of Pharmacy has contributed significantly to our accomplishments, retaining its national ranking as a Top 20 College of Pharmacy, and rising to Number 16 among colleges of pharmacy in annual research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

The college has grown its offerings with a new Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and its reach across the state with the expansion of the Knoxville campus option for first-year Doctor of Pharmacy students. It has also been a leader for the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, launching a new Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity Advisory Board for the college.

All the while, the College of Pharmacy has stood front and center during the pandemic as a leader in providing care, assisting with testing, and serving as a conduit for vital information to the public.

I am so pleased to acknowledge our successes, but I am also mindful that they could not have happened without the generous support and engagement of our outstanding alumni.

This year, “The Year of Pandemic,” has been challenging for UTHSC, the state, and the nation. We face many new challenges and hurdles, as we conduct our crucial mission. We will meet these challenges.

I invite you to take pride in the strides made by your college and your university, and to join us as we move into the future.

Sincerely,

Steve J. Schwab, MD Chancellor The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Letter from the Alumni Board President It is indeed an honor and blessing to serve as your alumni board president for the 2020-2022 term.

I would like to thank the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, and most importantly my fellow alumni, for the opportunity to serve. As a member of the alumni body of one of the greatest pharmacy schools in the nation, I take pride in this role, and my goal is to serve in the best capacity that I can.

I truly believe that the history and prestige of UTHSC has afforded me opportunities that I would not have received anywhere else. I received a top-notch education from great faculty, and our alumni network is robust and very strong. In my current job role, I have traveled to hospitals across the world, and on many encounters, I have met graduates of a UTHSC program or individuals who did their post-graduate training at a university-affiliated institution. Seeing how vast our footprint is makes me very proud and inspires me to give back and support the university and college.

As we all know, 2020 will be one for the history books. From the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters to racial unrest, our usual way of life has been confronted. Despite these hurdles, I am so proud to see our students, faculty, staff and alumni step up and face all these challenges. Students have been involved in many important projects such as making face masks and distributing them to health care workers and underserved communities. Several alumni and faculty have been recognized for working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for authorship of peer-reviewed manuscripts related to COVID treatment protocols and algorithms. In March, several tornadoes carved a path of destruction from West to Middle Tennessee and took 24 lives. Many hospitals were stretched to their limits over those few days. I’ve heard personal stories from pharmacists who were on the front lines within their hospitals treating victims at trauma centers across the state. All of these deeds show our resilience and willingness to step up.

Recently, the college created the Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity Advisory Board. The mission is to provide an empathetic, attentive, and healing environment within the College of Pharmacy. I bring this up because I want all of us to acknowledge and address the 800-pound gorilla standing before us. We are a diverse alumni body. Our alumni body reflects the diversity of our communities. That said, we cannot continue to be in denial and sweep issues of racism and bias under the rug. If these issues impact one member of the community, it impacts the entire community. Implicit bias does occur every single day, and generations of people are impacted as a result. I challenge each and every one of us to take a look in the mirror. If you have the opportunity to participate in diversity or implicit bias training, I urge you do so. My goal is to work with the college by initiating dialogue and creating resources for the alumni board to tackle this issue. If you have thoughts or ideas, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I look forward to working with you, and I hope to make you all proud by representing our great alumni. Please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs if you are interested in getting involved.

March Dortch, PharmD (’01) College of Pharmacy Alumni Board President

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Feurt Committee Funds Allow Every Student to Receive a Scholarship The UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s Feurt Committee, which oversees the college’s largest endowment, has made it possible for the college to allow 100% of the student body to have a scholarship for the 2021 spring semester.

The Feurt Committee funds are typically used for an annual symposium, international program, and some selected student scholarships.

“From its inception, the Feurt fund was designed to support students,” Dr. Eoff said.

With additional funds for scholarships, every student who was not previously awarded a scholarship for spring 2021 will now receive one.

“I am beyond grateful for how this scholarship that I am receiving will help with my career,” said Atheel Ghrayeb, a first-year student pharmacist.

Anthony Ferrara, a first-year student pharmacist, said the scholarship will allow him to focus more on his studies.

“I would like to sincerely express my gratitude to the Feurt Committee for generously offering pharmacy students like myself scholarships for the upcoming spring semester,” Ferrara said. “In our attempt to master a rigorous and complex curriculum, gain work experience, and grow as student pharmacists, any and all relief from our financial burden is invaluable.”

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The Feurt Committee has also approved additional scholarship funds for newly admitted students for Fall 2021, making it possible for the college to award every incoming student a scholarship. Admitted students will need to complete the College of Pharmacy scholarship application and their FAFSA to qualify.

“The college and I appreciate the continued generosity of the Feurt Committee,” said Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST. “It has always been my dream as dean for every student to receive a scholarship, and because of the committee, we are able to make that possible.”

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65% TENNESSEANS 468/724

35% OUT OF STATE 256/724

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FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS in the PhD Program

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POSTDOCTORAL TRAINEES

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FEMALE PHARMD STUDENTS 468/724

35%

MALE PHARMD STUDENTS 256/724

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IN STATE TUITION

NATIONWIDE TUITION

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NATIONALLY AMONG OVER 140 COLLEGES OF PHARMACY

BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AND TOP RANKING IN TENNESSEE

1.5+ MILLION DOLLARS AWARDED ANNUALLY IN SCHOLARSHIPS

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STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

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OF STUDENT BODY AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS

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STUDENTS AWARDED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

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IN FUNDING FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AMONG OVER 140 US DOCTOR OF PHARMACY PROGRAMS

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DEGREE PROGRAMS • Doctor of Pharmacy

•P harmD/Master in Business Administration • PharmD/Master in Public Health • PharmD/Doctor of Philosophy •P harmD/Master in Health Informatics and information Management •P harmD/MS in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership dual program with the University of Memphis (NEW) •B achelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

•P harmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate through American Pharmacists Association (APhA) •M edication Therapy Management Certificate through American Pharmacists Association (APhA) •P oint of Care Testing Certificate through National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) •C ertificate in Health Informatics and Information Management in conjunction with the College of Health Professions (optional) •C ertificate in Nuclear Pharmacy (optional) •L eadership Exploratory Ability and Development Program (LEAD) (NEW; optional)

95%

96%

90%

NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination®) Board Pass Rate Class of 2020

NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination®) Board Pass Rate since 2010

MPJE (Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination) Class of 2020

PGY1 Residency Match 2020

ASHP Residency Placement Data UTHSC College of Pharmacy-66

UTHSC College of Pharmacy is #6 in the country with 66 graduates matching in the 2020 PGY1 Residency Match. This is the highest in the state among all the Tennessee colleges of pharmacy and exceeds their total combined numbers.

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STUDENTS

3.4

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IN-STATE STUDENTS

74

OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS

Research Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Almost quadrupled since 2013

64% FEMALE

36%

RESEARCH GROWTH 2019

$11,273,049

2018

$7,714,966

2017

$7,993,092

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$6,339,941

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2015

$3,365,862

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$3,377,367

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2013

$3,656,536

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$3,670,261

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UTHSC SNPhA students celebrate their win at a SNPhA virtual national convention watch party at Loflin Yard in Memphis.

College’s SNPhA Chapter Wins Big During National Meeting

By Andria White The UTHSC chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) won the Overall Chapter of the Year Award and the Chauncey I. Cooper Excellence Award for the Large Chapter of the Year during the SNPhA virtual national convention in November.

“I am extremely proud of this group of students,” Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns said. “They worked hard over the last few years to rebuild their chapter, and I am so glad they are being recognized for their hard work and dedication.”

The SNPhA organization is made up of 102 chapters across the United States. The College of Pharmacy chapter includes 233 members across the college’s three campuses in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville. Darren “DJ” Barrow, Jr. a fourth-year student pharmacist, served as president of the chapter for the 2019-20 academic year. Barrow, along with his executive board and chapter advisors, met and developed a roadmap that would guide the chapter to the number one spot.

“We set the goal early and spoke of it often,” Barrow said.

“We came together during our chapter’s first leadership retreat. We followed this with three strategic planning meetings before the 2019-2020 year started that allowed us to create lofty goals and a meticulous plan to get there.

Our energy and passion to serve changed how the entire college saw the chapter. Teamwork made the dream work!”

In addition to winning the highest honor a chapter could win during the ceremony, the chapter also won first

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place in the Prescription for Service competition for their Together we NarCAN project, headed by third-year student pharmacists Kristina Leav, Michelle Murphy, Kate Noonan, and Rose Zeng. Kevin Darko, a third-year student pharmacist, was part of a multi-college collaboration called the CARES Team, which won first place in the Leap at Lily Business Competition. The chapter also won national initiative awards for their Bridging the Gap and Operation Immunization programs.

“DJ made it known to the team that the goal from the start was Chapter of the Year,” said Kenneth Hohmeier, PharmD, associate professor and SNPhA advisor. “We backed this up with monthly summer planning sessions and got down to business as soon as the fall semester started.

We never looked back from there. Make no mistake, these awards were the result of hard work and dedication to serving the underserved.”

Lastly, SNPhA’s parent organization the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) recognized Dr. Hohmeier and College of Pharmacy alum Lynette Washington, PharmD (‘94), as New Lifetime Members of the organization.

“I am so excited to carry the torch of this chapter,” said Tyler Kiles, PharmD, assistant professor and SNPhA advisor.

“We look forward to being a force to be reckoned with in the college, in SNPhA, and in our communities for years to come.”

Pharmacists Work to Serve Communities During Pandemic

By Nathan Handley Shannon Beckman, PharmD, a 2010 graduate of the College of Pharmacy, said the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how important her work and the work of pharmacists is to their local communities.

“This was a very unique time,” she said. “Pharmacists are always valuable members of the health care team, but for that period of time when things were shut down, we were a lot of people’s only access to health care.”

Dr. Beckman is a pharmacist at Beckman’s Prescription Shop in downtown Murfreesboro, along with her husband, Keith Beckman, PharmD, who is also a College of Pharmacy graduate. The shop was opened in 1972 by Keith’s parents.

Shannon said she loves being in an independent, downtown, community pharmacy.

“I love the patients and contributing to their health care and getting to know them,” she said. “There’s a local flavor, so we know all of our patients by name. That to me was very unique to community pharmacy.”

Shannon and Keith both grew up in Murfreesboro.

Shannon began working at the shop as a delivery driver in high school and said it was a big part of why she chose to pursue pharmacy as a career.

“Some of the people that I delivered to back then still come here,” she said.

She said during the COVID-19 pandemic, those relationships have been vital. The store was able to provide thermometers, toilet paper, and other necessities, and it was many people’s only way to connect face-to-face with a health care provider.

“There were so many patients that were very grateful to be able to talk to us,” she said. “We answered a lot of questions and referred a lot of people to resources.”

Shannon said she appreciates being in a community pharmacy where she can spend as much time with her patients as she needs. She said she is able to build relationships with her patients and with local health care providers that give her an opportunity to reach a lot of people.

“We can be an intermediary between the patient and the provider,” she said. “We try to do that here with every prescription.”

Jon Allmon, PharmD, a 2011 College of Pharmacy graduate, is a pharmacist and Chief Operating Officer at Mac’s Hometown Pharmacies. The pharmacy has six retail locations, and as they expand, Allmon said it is important to maintain the values and atmosphere of a community pharmacy.

“When you walk into our stores, we want to have that feel where you can come in and talk to us anytime,” he said. “We really strive to be a hub and a destination in our communities. We want it to be a place where people can come for any kind of advice.”

Jon’s brother, Bobby Allmon, PharmD, graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 2017 and works as the Pharmacist in Charge at one of the Mac’s locations. He said the availability and accessibility of pharmacists sets them apart in situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, when people have a lot of questions and access to health care is limited.

“They call us first because they know they can trust us, and we are there,” he said. “They don’t have to wait in line or make an appointment.”

Jon Allmon said the last several months are a good example of what he strives for the pharmacy to be. He said the stores and pharmacists went above and beyond to make sure they were open in every capacity they could be, and they changed their model to include free expanded delivery and curbside service.

“In a time of a whole lot of uncertainty, we were really trying to be a stabilizing force in our communities,” he said. “We want to make sure that we’re able to provide that sense of security that makes pharmacists trusted providers.”

For Nate Boutte, PharmD, a 2007 College of Pharmacy graduate, the community role of his pharmacy looks a little different. Boutte is the Registered Manager of Operations at Community, a Walgreens specialty pharmacy in Memphis.

The pharmacy does not have a store front and specializes in taking care of patients in areas such as oncology, hepatitis-C, HIV, and transplant. All the pharmacists have additional training, and they have access to drugs that would not be available at a traditional pharmacy.

“I’m helping patients at a different level,” Dr. Boutte said.

“But those relationships are still vital. We’re checking in with these patients regularly, especially during COVID-19,

to make sure they have their medications, they understand them, and they are using them correctly.”

Dr. Boutte worked in community retail pharmacy for years, and he said he loves the consultation and hands-on work. As he moves up the chain in pharmacy, he is now able to equip other pharmacists with the information and tools they need to help those patients.

“In the communities that I’ve worked for the most part, people can’t afford to go the doctor,” Dr. Boutte said.

“The place that they can go is their local pharmacy.

Whether it’s specialty, retail, or whatever kind of pharmacy, pharmacists matter to the community.”

College Donates Face Coverings for Underserved Communities

By Nathan Handley College of Pharmacy administrators, faculty, staff, and students have come together during the COVID-19 pandemic to create face coverings and other personal protective equipment for donation.

Students from the UTHSC chapters of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) and Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) came together with employees, learned new skills, and constructed more than 300 face coverings.

Many of the face coverings were donated to health care institutions in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, where the college has campuses. The college also made an effort to distribute the face coverings to people in underserved communities most heavily impacted by the pandemic. UTHSC’s SNPhA chapter donated face coverings in underserved Black communities.

“Many African Americans work in high-risk/essential jobs and aren’t able to work from home,” said Amelia Thompson, the SNPhA chapter president. “It was important for us to make face coverings for this community, so that they can protect themselves as best as they can.”

More than 100 masks were donated to Memphis Health Center, a medical center in Memphis serving primarily underserved African American communities. Sheila Liddell, PharmD, a 2015 UTHSC College of Pharmacy alumna who works at Memphis Health Center, said she was elated when she was contacted about face covering donations.

“Our patients here in North Memphis have expressed difficulties finding face coverings or even finding supplies to make them,” Dr. Liddell said. “The underserved population struggle with getting access to good health care a lot of times.”

She said the patients at the clinic often fall into highrisk categories for COVID-19 because of factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, and respiratory disorders.

“Thanks to the College of Pharmacy, we have been able to assist in lowering the fear of the virus and providing those without face coverings an option,” she said.

The College of Pharmacy also donated face coverings made by college members to be given to the homeless.

The face coverings were donated to CLEATS, a nonprofit

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organization in Memphis. Denise Linebarier, director of CLEATS, accepted the donation on behalf of the organization and said the face coverings will be given out as part of the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry, where CLEATS volunteers ride bike routes to deliver food to homeless people every Wednesday night.

“Many of them don’t have face coverings, or if they do, the coverings are very dirty,” Linebarier said. “These face coverings are awesome. They will last us several months and help these people feel safe.”

Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns said she was glad the college was able to help when she heard about the need for face coverings at CLEATS. “We have been hard at work on these face coverings, and it is good to see them go to people in the greatest need,” she said. “It is one small way our college can give back to the community we love.”

The college also donated face coverings to Parkway Health and Rehabilitation, a nursing home in Memphis that saw an outbreak in April, as well as to Pruitt Discount Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy serving underserved patients in East Nashville.

In addition to face coverings, the college has manufactured other personal protective equipment to donate to health care workers. Daniel Collier, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has used the two 3D printers at the College of Pharmacy to print components for face shields and ear savers, which he designed, to donate.

“We have these printers here that we use for research, so we thought, why not print what we can since there seems to be a need,” Dr. Collier said. The ear savers are small plastic strips that attach to the back of elastic face masks to pull the elastic around the head and prevent pressure on the ears, allowing health care workers to wear the masks with less discomfort.

“This is just one more way our college can pitch in during this challenging time,” Dean Chisholm-Burns said. “These collaborations have brought us all together for a common cause to support the healthcare industry and underserved populations in our communities.”

> Daniel Collier, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, works on printing components for face shields in the 3D printer at the College of Pharmacy.

Student pharmacists deliver handmade face coverings to Memphis Health Center.

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Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns presents masks made by College of Pharmacy faculty, staff, and students to Denise Linebarier, director of CLEATS.

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College Launches Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives

By Nathan Handley to students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The board will also examine the infrastructure of the college and provide recommendations in areas such as recruitment and curriculum.

This year, the College of Pharmacy has taken new steps in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion, launching a new Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity Advisory Board.

Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns said the formation of the advisory board is timely in light of the important racial issues across the nation.

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Dean Chisholm-Burns said the college has one of the highest percentages of Black students at UTHSC, and more than 40 percent of the first-year class is from a minority group. The college has also been recognized

by Insight Into Diversity Magazine by receiving the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

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The board includes a diverse group of faculty members, staff members, and students representing all three College of Pharmacy campuses in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville.

“The mission is to provide an empathetic, attentive, and healing environment within the College of Pharmacy,” said Bradley Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM, who serves as chair of the advisory board.

He said this mission will encompass the entire college, from students to faculty and alumni, and will be accomplished by identifying programming and educational strategies focused on racial awareness, literacy, and unity, and building an inclusive infrastructure within the college.

Dr. Boucher said the advisory board will serve as a clearing house for educational opportunities related to inclusivity and diversity and will recommend these opportunities

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“The goal is environmental in nature,” Dr. Boucher said. “But we’re putting forward actions and initiatives that will help create that environment of inclusivity and diversity.”

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“The past few months have been both challenging and enlightening in so many ways,” she said.

“I have had an opportunity to reflect on the college and how far we have come in terms of diversity and inclusion. But the work cannot stop there. We must strive for equity.”

The board has already assisted in sponsoring several listening sessions online to address topics such as cultural differences and unconscious bias. It has also directed the faculty, staff, and students to training resources.

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In addition to the advisory board, the college has taken other steps to address equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

To begin the fall semester, the college held a series of training sessions to provide student leaders with resources for dealing with racism and inequity.

Students and faculty members in the college participated in a “White Coats for Black Lives” demonstration on the UTHSC campus in June.

Dean Chisholm-Burns was also appointed as chair of the American Society of Transplantation’s (AST) newly created Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Access to Life (IDEAL) Task Force, which coordinates and execute actions to achieve permanent change related to inclusion, diversity, equality, and access.

“This is truly an honor,” Dean Chisholm-Burns said of the appointment. “Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity are three areas that are extremely important to me, and we have been moving several initiatives forward.”

She was recommended for the task force based on her passion for the topic and research in related areas.

“I am proud to share some of the action steps we are taking to address inequities in our country and in our college,” Dean Chisholm-Burns said. “These efforts are just the first of many.”

Third-year student pharmacists Kate Noonan, Rose Zeng, Kristina Leav, and Michelle Murphy formed the “Together We NarCAN” team.

Together We NarCAN Teaches Community About Narcan and Addiction

By Nathan Handley Students from the College of Pharmacy’s Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) are working to help people understand substance use disorders and stop overdoses in their community.

Four pharmacy students - Kristina Leav, Michelle Murphy, Kate Noonan, and Rose Zeng – formed the “Together We NarCAN” team. In February 2020, they were awarded a $2,500 grant from the national SNPhA Chapter and Walmart’s Prescription for Service Competition to assist with their plan of providing overdose prevention training among college students. In November, they won the $10,000 grand prize at the SNPhA Virtual National Convention.

“We specifically chose a college population because we see them as an underserved population in the sense that they are sometimes separated from their support systems, and they’re going off to college, which is a notorious time for experimentation with drugs and alcohol,” Leav said.

“We wanted to be a relatable force because we were just there, we just got out of undergrad.”

The group partnered with other UTHSC student organizations to host the first “Together We NarCAN” Narcan training on the UTHSC Memphis campus in February, where students and employees were given Narcan kits and trained on how to use them. They also heard from an Overdose Prevention Specialist about addiction and opioids.

The group did three more trainings like this throughout the spring and summer, but the COVID-19 pandemic

changed many of their plans. To keep the training going, they had to get creative. The student pharmacists set up Zoom calls with local high schools and created a Facebook page with live videos about CPR, Narcan, harm-reduction services, the signs of addiction, and the stigma of addiction.

Overall, the team trained more than 300 students and staff on the use of Narcan and CPR in schools around Memphis. More than 500 people also watched each of their videos on social media. Murphy said throughout the process, she has learned just how important the training and resources they provide really are.

“When we set out to do this project, we knew it was important, but just seeing how little people know about Narcan and the things we can do to help people with substance use disorders was kind of surprising,” she said.

“So, to be able to go into these colleges and high schools and deliver that information was an amazing experience.”

For their initial grant, the “Together We NarCAN” team produced a video and shared how they would use the grant money in partnership with local organizations to provide training, educational materials, and Narcan kits to help prevent opioid overdoses.

“We wanted to do something that is near and dear to our hearts, but also something that we felt the community really needed,” Leav said. “We are very hopeful with where Memphis is and the resources we have brought together to help the greater Memphis area battle addiction.”

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Service Drives Student in Pharmacy and National Guard

By Nathan Handley Claudia Valle Carranza, a third-year pharmacy student at the College of Pharmacy’s Nashville campus, has been serving in the Army National Guard to support health care workers in Middle Tennessee during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Valle Carranza joined the Army National Guard in 2013, while studying for her undergraduate degree at Lipscomb University in Nashville. After completing the training, she joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at Lipscomb, and when she graduated in 2017, she was commissioned as an officer in the guard.

Valle Carranza’s typical duties in the National Guard require her to serve one weekend per month and two weeks in the summer. In December 2020, she was promoted to First Lieutenant.

“My job is to make sure that my soldiers are taking in patients correctly,” Valle Carranza said. “My unit does the majority of physicals.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, her role has expanded.

She was called on in early April to serve on Task Force Middle, one of three Army National Guard task forces in Tennessee.

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“This COVID mission is what we train for,” Valle Carranza said. “For us to be able to execute it has been eyeopening for me.”

Valle Carranza’s unit has served as a liaison between health departments and the Army. Task Force Middle covers 18 counties, and her unit was in charge of four of them, making sure the health departments were supplied with personal protective equipment, test kits, and other needs.

“It’s really a support role,” she said. “We are making sure that the medics and health departments can do their jobs correctly. Whether that’s bringing equipment, test kits, translating paperwork, my job is to support them. They are on the front lines actually testing these patients.”

Valle Carranza’s unit has been instrumental in getting tests to places, such as nursing homes, factories, and prisons, where many tests are needed.

She comes from a Hispanic community, and she said her ability to speak Spanish allows her to help many patients communicate better. She said she enjoys being a bridge to help connect people to the medical care they need.

CoP Provides Knoxville Campus Option for P1 Spring Beginning in the spring of 2020, select students at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy were placed at the Knoxville campus for their second through fourth year of pharmacy school, will be able to go to Knoxville a semester earlier.

In the past, students spent the first full year (P1) of pharmacy school on the Memphis campus, and then had the option to finish their training at the college’s other campuses in Nashville and Knoxville.

Jennifer Schoelles, PharmD, associate dean for Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy, said allowing these students to go to Knoxville beginning in their P1 spring instead of their P2 fall will better serve students from East Tennessee. The college has renovated space on the Knoxville campus and created a P1 classroom to accommodate these students.

As she pursues her pharmacy career, the same idea motivates her. She said many people in Hispanic communities avoid the doctor, but they may be more likely to visit a pharmacist.

“This means that they only have to come to Memphis for four months for the P1 fall and allows students from East Tennessee or surrounding areas to get back closer to home sooner,” Dr. Schoelles said. “It decreases the amount of time that they have to be away from those areas that they call home.”

“Being able to be that first health care provider and that bridge is important to me,” she said.

“I can help people with their medical needs or encourage them to see a doctor.”

The early Knoxville campus option was offered as part of the admissions process beginning with the Class of 2024.

This past spring semester, the college had a small group of P1 students on the Knoxville campus.

She said she loves the relationship-building that she gets in the pharmacy world. As a medical service officer in the National Guard, she has also made many connections with other members of the health care team.

Gabe Quaranta, one of the students in this group, said he benefited from going to Knoxville for the spring semester because he already had a job at a pharmacy in Knoxville, and going back to the city sooner allowed him to keep it.

“I work with doctors, nurse practitioners, and med students who are also in the Guard,” she said. “So, they talk to me about drug-related questions, and I talk to them about their practice. I’ve made a lot of connections that way.”

Valle Carranza said her National Guard training has taught her valuable leadership and management skills that she will carry into that career as a pharmacist, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’ve learned to manage people and lead,” she said. “Being able to respond to a need quickly and effectively really motivates me.”

Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns said she is proud of Valle Carranza’s dedication and service to the College of Pharmacy and the country.

“I am someone who learns from experience, and this was an opportunity to apply what I learn in class to the real world in Knoxville,” he said.

Quaranta said he also saw the benefit of spending his first semester in Memphis, as he was able to get to know classmates and many professors face-to-face.

“Completing my first semester of pharmacy school in Memphis allowed me to adjust to the rigor of pharmacy school,” Quaranta said.

Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns said the early Knoxville campus option will reduce the barrier to pharmacy school for students from East Tennessee who do not want to be far from their families and communities.

“Sending our P1 students to Knoxville a little earlier allows us to better serve students across the entire state of Tennessee,” she said.

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CoP Rises to Number 16 in Research Funding from National Institutes of Health

By Jackie Denton The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center ranks Number 16 in annual research funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to a listing published this summer by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy of its 142 member institutions.

Over the past few years, the UTHSC College of Pharmacy has worked hard to improve this ranking, and this year jumped to Number 16. NIH funding is highly competitive and viewed as the gold standard for scientific excellence.

“In 2008, the school had roughly $1.5 million in NIH funding. To come from $1.5 million annually to over $11 million in NIH funding annually is a huge accomplishment and represents a lot of focus, redirecting, determination, and effort,” said Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns.

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The increase in NIH funding was a team effort led by Dean Chisholm-Burns, the college’s executive committee, the chancellor and other campus administration, and the college’s faculty members who serve as principal investigators for numerous research grants. This process involved everyone including all faculty and staff, who support the teaching, service, and research missions of the college. The college also ranks among the top 20 in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of all colleges of pharmacy in the country.

Many steps were taken to increase grant funding including a College of Pharmacy internal seed grant program for novel research initiatives; the establishment of faculty teams with complementary research skills; and a newly organized collegewide research support team.

College of Pharmacy Offers Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences Beginning this year, eligible students enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy will be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

On December 10, the college graduated 455 students as its first recipients of the new degree.

In addition, strategic recruitment and retention efforts were key to the growth in grant funding. The dean said she is proud of all faculty and staff, especially the new faculty and staff, who are not only part of the college family, but represent the future.

NIH-funded research in the college encompasses areas including drug discovery, preclinical and clinical development through drug utilization, outcomes and policy, research, and clinical research targeted at refinement of applied pharmacotherapy.

“Major research efforts are concentrated on the development of new therapies against various cancer indications; infections; neurologic, immunologic, and urologic conditions; and health outcomes, disparities, and policy research,” said Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, professor and associate dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Pharmacy.

“Our team will continue to look onward with zeal and determination as that is what moved this needle when others thought it could not be moved,” Dean ChisholmBurns said.

Currently, students admitted into most colleges of pharmacy in the nation, including UTHSC, need approximately two to three years of required prerequisite coursework at a regionally accredited university or college in order to be accepted for admission. However, these students may not have completed their bachelor’s degree prior to matriculating into pharmacy school. This new opportunity allows all qualifying students at the College of Pharmacy to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, after they successfully complete three semesters of the PharmD curriculum. Students will then continue toward earning their doctorate through the fouryear PharmD program.

“The College of Pharmacy is excited to offer this value-added degree,” said Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, associate dean of Academic Affairs.

“If someone knows that pharmacy is what they want to do, then they can come in and not have to forsake getting a bachelor’s degree. Without a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree, it’s hard to do something else. A bachelor’s degree allows students to explore other types of graduate school opportunities, such as an MBA, which requires a bachelor’s degree. It makes them more marketable for actually having a degree in the sciences.”

Dr. Havrda stressed the importance of the program benefiting students and that it is revenue neutral.

“This new degree is another academic benefit for our students who can now earn an additional degree from our top-ranked institution at no additional cost to them or the college,” she said.

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Students Receive Outstanding Graduate Student Awards In January 2020, two College of Pharmacy students received 2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards in recognition of their scholarly achievements. Yuqing Gong received the College of Pharmacy Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and Shanshan Deng received the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program Outstanding Graduate Student Award.

APhA-ASP 2020 Highlights and Student Elected as National President-elect Juan Rodriguez, a third-year pharmacy student, was elected as the 2020-2021 National President-elect for the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP). Rodriguez was previously appointed to the National Standing Committee for Member Engagement. Cassye Marsh, a fourth-year pharmacy student, was appointed to the National Standing Committee for Awards.

John Proctor, a fourth-year pharmacy student, was appointed to serve on the APhA House of Delegates New Business Review Committee for 2020-2021. The committee reviews proposed policies submitted by delegates and recommends action on those items. Additionally, at the 2020 regional and annual meetings the UTHSC APhA-ASP chapter was recognized as the 2019-2020 Region 3 Award winner for Generation Rx and Operation Heart, and the 2018-2019 Operation Immunization National 2nd Runner-up and Division A Chapter Achievement Award Winner.

Dean Chisholm-Burns Receives Russell R. Miller Award from ACCP College of Pharmacy Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns received the Russell R. Miller Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) in October. The award is ACCP’s most prestigious award, presented each year to an ACCP member who has made substantial contributions to the literature of clinical pharmacy.

Joseph DiPiro, PharmD, dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, nominated Dr. Chisholm-Burns for the award. He said he chose to nominate her because her writing addresses important areas of healthcare and pharmacy.

“Her studies have demonstrated the significant impact that clinical pharmacy and medication access programs have on increasing transplant recipients’ adherence to medications, improving treatment of disease states, and decreasing the healthcare-related economic burden faced by transplant recipients,” Dr. DiPiro said. “She is also known for her research assessing predictors of student success, and she has committed herself to combating the national opioid epidemic.”

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College of Pharmacy Members Elected to TPA positions UTHSC College of Pharmacy had several faculty and students recognized by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) at its June 2020 meeting. Christopher Finch, PharmD, chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was elected as President-Elect of the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP). He will also serve on the TPA Board of Directors. Haley Watson, a third-year pharmacy student in Memphis, was elected as President-Elect of the Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP).

She will also serve on the TPA Board of Directors. Will Kalada, a second-year pharmacy student in Memphis, will serve as Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP) Member-at-Large. Paul Schifani, a third-year student in Memphis, will serve as Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP) Member-at-Large.

Rho Chi Society Wins Best Chapter and Advisor Awards The UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s Alpha Nu Chapter of the Rho Chi Society received the 2018-19 Chapter Achievement Award. The award is based on the activities and accomplishments of the chapter for the preceding year. Bradley Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM, associate dean for Strategic Initiatives and Operation, received the 2020 National Rho Chi Society Faculty Advisor Award.

Pharmacy Faculty Published in New England Journal of Medicine Shannon Finks, PharmD, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS, AHSCP-CHC, Timothy Self, PharmD, and former UTHSC College of Medicine faculty member Mark Rumak, MD, recently published their work in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Treating Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.”

Hagemann Appointed to WHO Committee Tracy M. Hagemann, PharmD, associate dean for the college’s Nashville campus, has been appointed to serve on a World Health Organization (WHO) committee. Dr. Hagemann will be an external reviewer for a guideline being developed for managing chronic pain in children. It is being developed through the WHO’s Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Ageing division. Dr. Hagemann is one of the only three members of this group from the United States and is the only pharmacist selected. “I’m so excited to be part of this process and look forward to working with experts from around the world who care for children with chronic pain,” she said.

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Pharmacy Faculty Members Recognized for Awards and Appointments Hassan Almoazen, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2020 from the UTHSC SGAEC.

Wei Li, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been appointed a UTHSC Distinguished Professor.

Alina Cernasev, PhD, PharmD, MS, assistant professor in the Department Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, received a leadership award from the American Public Health Association.

Glen Farr, PharmD, Professor Emeritus, received the 2020 Shelby Rhinehart Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) in recognition of his work and support of the pharmacy profession.

Dr. Farr served as a faculty member for more than 40 years in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at UTHSC College of Pharmacy.

Marie ChisholmBurns, dean of the College of Pharmacy and professor in the Department of Surgery in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine, has been appointed a UTHSC Distinguished Professor.

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Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the 2020 University of Tennessee Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award and the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2020 from the UTHSC Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC).

Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was named as the 2020 Distinguished Young Pharmacist by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA), in recognition of her contributions to pharmacy practice as a new practitioner.

Jarrod Fortwendel, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has been appointed as Director of the UTHSC Center for Pediatric Experimental Therapeutics.

Junling Wang, PhD, professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has been appointed as Vice Chair for Research.

Brian Peters, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has been awarded the First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy.

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Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Jackson Brett Allen

Richard L. Fincher

Lynne Michelle Lynch

Mary Garraway Anderson

James Hunter Fly

Sally Hayel Mansour

German Tadesse Ayele

Rebecca Emily Fong

Anne Marlette Martin

Racheal Lynne Bailey

Kristina Marie Frebis

Janice Amy Abedi-Mansa Martinson

Michael Lamar Behal

Keaton Stone Gaffney

Nathan Jay Matlock

Jacob Marc Bell

Macy Maria Garcia

Jessica Dawn Maulick

Jessa Claire Bibb

Hannah Michelle Gipson

Robert William McCormick

Kelsey Bickel

Brooke Alexandra Gooderham

Eric Duane McCurry

Samuel Anthony Bowker

William Taylor Gregory

Erika Kay Mcdonald

David Quenten Brannon II

Rachel Elizabeth Guard

Shannon Marie McElroy

Larry Jason Breakfield

Alicia Guthrie

Caitlin Jane McMahan

Brittney Johnson Bright

Aaron Christian Hamby

Sydney Elder McNeill

Alex Nichole Brower

Raymon Lee Hankins

Mary Katherine Medley

Caylee Brooke Burnine

Clara Elizabeth Hargrove

María Elena Mejía

Lisa Ann Caviness

Anne Park Harlan

Laura Elizabeth Meyer

Anne Victorine Cetto

Matthew Adam Harmon

Zachary Kansi Mgbemere

Catherine Lynn Charniga

Anna Carroll Harris

Ashley Nicole Michael

Faria Asif Chaudhry

Russell Dean Higgins

Joseph Anthony Mira III

Ryan Wesley Clark

Jacob Lee Hodges

Taylor Denise Money-Williams

William Tyler Clinard

Gregory Scott Holley

Jeremiah Wilson Mooney

Brady Alexander Cole

Aiah K. Ibrahim

Christian Faith Moore

Christen A. Colvett

Skye Brielle Jacques

Joel Dean Moorhouse II

Davis Thomas Coulter

Ashlyn Victoria Jones

Sarah Katherine Murphy

Jacob Paul Counts

Sarah Elizabeth Jones

Kushal Devang Naik

Donna Sheree Crawford

Clayton Andrew Kaesberg

Davis Tuan Nguyen

Courtney Elizabeth Davis

Natalie Anne Klein

Vanessa Nguyen

Kristin Cherie Davis

Jeewar Mohammed Kokoy

Brittany Nichols

Chelsa LaPaige Deanes

Jennifer Nicole Kundeti

Danielle Alexandria Oliver

Hannah Rovin Denham

Alexis Rae Kutz

Justin Elliot Oliver

Alexandra Nicole DeWitt

Holly Taylor Lanham

Kayla M. Owens

Anthony William Dobbins

Matthew Blake Laws

Lona Dharmesh Patel

Stanley Wayne Dowell II

Lauren Ashley Lawson

Neelkumar Sanjay Patel

Sunni Duffey Cole

Jenny Lee

Shrey Dharmesh Patel

Lawrence Dylan Dulaney

SungChan Lee

Felicia Marie Phipps

Katherine Marie Durham

Joshua Gabel Lerma

Logan Reaves Pickett

Azur Lyn Eckley

Kimber Lea Lewis

Elizabeth Ann Pollard

Taira Kent Egawa

Kevin Liao

Katie Lutat Reel

Jon Emanuel

Sydney Garnét Lovett

Kristopher Ryan Reynolds

Ian Jonah Etheridge

Emily Jayne Lugar

Daniel Lee Riggsbee

Alicia Gabriela Faggioli

Kaleb Lyda

Ashley Deanne Riner

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Muzammel Rizvi

Desiree Elizabeth Steward

Jared Earl Veal

Allison Michelle Roberts

Alec Michael Stewart

Tatsiana Andrievna Verstak

Jillian Nicole Schmidt

Kelsey Lyn Stroud

Autumn Nicole Volner

Melanie Rae Schrack

Cynthia Minh Ta

Travis Reed Webster

Melissa Kay Schwieger

Blake Austin Taylor

Morgan Rachelle Wender

Angellica Monique Scott Adams

Mariko Ashley Thel

Mason Whitt

Erin Hope Sherwin

Hannah Lee Thornton

Steven Alan Wilkins

Rachel Christine Sowell

John Richard Totty

Han Kyung Lee Wissink

Jeremy Robert Sperrazza

Cam N. Tran

Margaret-Grace Wright Sisson

Timothy Michael Starry

Khang Tran

Mollie Katherine Wright

Rachel Sydni Stein

Jake David Trigg

Edward Aaron Yarbrough, Jr.

Damien D. Stevenson

Brittney Bates Utley

Zachary Robert Zenn

College of Pharmacy Dean’s List To recognize our outstanding students, the College of Pharmacy has instituted a Dean’s List. At the conclusion of the academic year each May, students who have attained an academic year GPA of 3.25 or above and who are in good professional standing, are placed on the Dean’s List. Students receive a letter from the dean noting the accomplishment and are invited to a reception in their honor on their campus.

Class of 2021 Ramsey Akel Cindy Anku Arlesha Armstrong Courtney Baldridge Darren Barrow Taylor Bay Maggie Benton Emily Best Haley Black Callee Brooks Jamie Browning Mary Burdge Lauren Callcott Camora Canty

Ashley Carter

Clarke Farnham

Ashley Caston

Brianna Felts

Spencer Cate

Mukundwa Gael

Bethany Chantharath

Mary Gardner

Devin Cleaves

Kalissa Gearig

Whitley Coatney

Madison Hall

Peyton Cole

Yhazmyne Hawkins

Sarah Collier

Kelsey Heintz

Molly Coltrane

Shelby Hendrix

Nuti Desai

Corbin Hobby

Matthew DeVazier

Sydney Holmes

Illene Dezfuli

Brianna Hooker

Kayla Dillon

Diana Hoot

Meredith Douglas

Xin Huang

Jacob Elliott

Mary Hughes

Leanna Estredge

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Reagan Jacobs

Zachary Smith

Ginny Clayborne

Christopher Johns

Hali Smith

Christopher D’Amico

Hannah Johnson

Jordan Soumah

Hannah Darnell

Anna Johnson

Matthew Sowards

Margaret Davis

Morgan Kelley

Katherine Speer

Lyndsey Davis

Megan Kelly

Sara Stallworth

Bailey Deglow

Oluwataye King

Katie Stogner

Matthew Dill

Kwan Lin

Samuel Sulcer

Brianna Donathan

Cassye Marsh

Taylor Talbott

Cherish Dunigan

Zachary Martin

Joanna Tang

Walter Espejo

Briana Mason

Andrea Tartera

Elizabeth Fick

Savannah McCann

Alexis Thompson

Lindsey Fields

Brent McGlaughlin

Meagan Thornton

Delaney Flake

Peyton Metcalf

Madison Thress

Hannah Foster

Jonathan Metts

Elizabeth Trainham

Kyle Furlow

Samuel Morton

Ryan Varnum

Gretchen Greer

Alissa Moton

Julia Vishenchuk

Jacob Hackett

Musa Mubarez

Rebecca Wahrmund

Elizabeth Haney

Brandon Nabors

Blake Warren

Reed Henderson

Umida Nasritdinova

Katherine West

Joshua Herrera

Jade Nguyen

Joshua White

Rebecca Herring

Anisha Pareek

Rand Wilbert

Hannah Hitch

Luke Parish

Angelica Wilder

Hope Howard

Alyssa Park

Emily Williams

Hannah Hunt

Margarita Pate

Kaylee Worsham

Devon Hunt

Parin Patel

Symone Wren

John Ichoa

Komal Patel

Cyrus Yahyavi

Taylor Johnson

Demetria Peroulas

Devam Zalawadia

Morgan Kane

Kevin Pham

Shiyar Kapan

Haley Powell

Class of 2022

Sonia Kennedy

Presley Powers

Delaney Adams

Cody Kossan

Roxanne Puleo William Raley John Rickett Fatima Rizvi Jonathan Roach Yalda Sayed Alexander Schwaner Joshua Seeto Megan Sensmeier Jackson Shannon Brittany Shelton

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Connor Alexander Brittany Allison Erin Anderson McKenzie Anderson Kristiana Avad Lauren Biliter Lauren Bivacca Kristen Blagg Matthew Cheramie Han Cho

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Anoop Kotian Caleb Krebs Jordan Krumanocker Kristina Leav Adalberto Lopez Bonet Madeline Mahon Lindsey Martin Michelle McAlister Kathleen McGowan Madison McKnight Ryan Meacham

Dina Mikaiel Jacob Morris Rebecca Mullendore Michelle Murphy Benjamin Nehls Kate Noonan Kenzie Overshine Urvi Patel Bhavi Patel Divyeshkumar Patel Puneet Patel Divya Patel Nicholson Perkins Alison Randolph Lauren Richardson Madison Roberts Juan Rodriguez Kelsey Schreuders Paige Silvers Chase Slone Kasey Stewart Cortney Storey Alicia Sumeriski Jessica Tejeda Kaley Troop Lauren Tutwiler Leah Wallace Mia Warner Haley Watson Meagan Watters Brooke Welch Caroline Williams Erin Williams Jeremiah Wojtowicz Rose Zeng Jason Zeng

Class of 2023 Rachel Allen Zachary Anderson Pearson Balatow Sarah Balducci Haley Barnette Andrew Bates Jacob Beaty Brittany Branum Celia Bressler Loryn Brown Brooke Butler Thomas Carter Yen-Chien Chen Kayla Claus Annika Coley Courtney Cox James Crews Bianca Cunha Jenish Desai Rachel Eccles Ethan Eilo Kalene Farley Ryann Farmer Jonathan Followell Darius Ford Kelsey Forrest Ellie Gantenbein Natalie Hobbs Hayley Hogland Katora Holmes Emma Irby Brad Jobe Corey Johnson William Johnson Caroline Joura Prakash Kafle William Kalada Imran Khan Sydney Kingston Phillip Knight

John Knight Lindey Lane Lan Le Nicole Lelis Emma Lemke Taylor Littlejohn Racheal McCreight Mattie McLawhorn Humna Meer Georgina Mensah Alainee Miller Kristi Minton Preston Neal Katie Odum Kenneth Osborne Christopher Parganas Ryan Parkerson Nischal Patel Dipaliben Patel Hannah Payne Wynton Phillips Hamdi Qazzaz Gabriele Quaranta Breanne Rackley Abigail Rath MaryKathleen Ryan Lina Said Nicholas Sanders Amber Sandlin Ali Shannon Katharyn Taylor Hannah Thomas Stephen Tung Jonathon Walker Charlie Ward Destiny Watkins Taylor Wisdom Anna Wommack Satya Yaramati Justin Young Ning Zhang

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New Faculty Rachel Barenie, PharmD, assistant professor and assistant director of Continuing Professional Development, Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, Memphis

Udai Singh, PhD, associate professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Memphis

Kelsey Frederick, PharmD, assistant professor, Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, Nashville

Wenkuan Xin, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Memphis

Tyler Melton, PharmD, assistant professor, Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, Knoxville

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Faculty Promotions Hassan Almoazen, PhD, was promoted to associate professor in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Justin Gatwood, PhD, was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure in the department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science.

Andrea Franks, PharmD, was promoted to professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science.

Jeremy Stultz, PharmD, was promoted to associate professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science.

Affiliate Faculty David Hill, PharmD, was promoted to associate professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science.

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Class of 1969 Golden Graduate Homecoming The class of 1969 celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2019 Golden Graduate Homecoming last year. The College of Pharmacy welcomed back 12 alumni during the three-day event, which also included alumni who graduated from each of the six colleges at UTHSC. The festivities included a welcome reception at the historic Peabody Hotel, followed by dinner at the Rendezvous Restaurant. The alumni and their guests visited the UTHSC campus for individual college Open Houses and a tour of the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS). The celebration continued Thursday evening with the Golden Graduate Ceremony and dinner at the Peabody Hotel, and concluded Friday morning with a farewell breakfast.

Preceptors of the Year PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR | WEST TENNESSEE Rhonda Garner, PharmD Dr. Garner is a native of Chicago, Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. Afterward, she moved to Memphis to pursue her PharmD at UTHSC. As president of the graduating class of 2007, Dr. Garner led her class through the year, while completing rotations in Knoxville. She also won many leadership and service awards throughout her academic career.

Dr. Garner is a clinical pharmacist for Cigna/Accredo. Prior to taking that role, she spent 13 years as a local retail pharmacy manager with Walgreens Pharmacy and Fred’s Pharmacy consecutively.

Dr. Garner became a preceptor immediately after graduation. She continues to be driven to serve the community, lead by example, and shine a light so others can see their way.

PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR | MIDDLE TENNESSEE Jonathan Hughes, PharmD Dr. Hughes is an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist specialist at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, as well as a residency program director for the Ascension Saint Thomas PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency. He received his PharmD at the University of Kentucky and completed his PGY1 and PGY2 in Ambulatory Care at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System.

Dr. Hughes provides comprehensive medication management services through his collaborative practice agreement at the Saint Louise Family Medicine Center in Murfreesboro to patients with chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, asthma, COPD, and hepatitis C. He holds a joint faculty appointment with the UTHSC Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, precepting students and residents from both disciplines in addition to participating in their didactic education.

He is an active member of ACCP and the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, where he has been a strong advocate for pharmacist payor credentialing and reimbursement.

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PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR | EAST TENNESSEE Tara Moore, PharmD Dr. Moore is a pharmacist and owner of Moore Wellness, LLC, in Knoxville. She earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1987 and her PharmD from the UTHSC in 1992. She has practiced pharmacy in the community setting for more than 25 years and is currently working with patient wellness in a primary care practice.

Dr. Moore is an active alumna, serving on the UTHSC CoP Alumni Board of Directors as president (2011-13) and spending several years on the UTHSC CoP Alumni Board as a representative and on the University of Tennessee Alumni Association Board of Governors and Women’s Council. Dr. Moore is a member of state and national pharmacy organizations and regularly encourages her pharmacy students to join these organizations.

In her pharmacy practice, Dr. Moore offers immunization delivery, disease state management, and overall patient health and wellness. She has been named Preceptor of the Year three times (2000, 2009, and 2020).

FULL-TIME FACULTY PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR Tyler Marie Kiles, PharmD, BCADM Dr. Kiles is an assistant professor and clinical coordinator for the Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency with Mercer College of Pharmacy and Rite Aid in Atlanta, Georgia, and was previously an Assistant Manager with Kroger Pharmacy in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Kiles is board certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM), and joined UTHSC in 2019 after completing a post-doctoral academic fellowship with the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. Her areas of interest and expertise include community pharmacy, diabetes self-management education, health disparities, and social determinants of health.

Dr. Kiles is passionate about community outreach and engagement, and she serves as the advisor of the UTHSC chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA). She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. Additionally, she is fluent in Spanish, with special training in Spanish for Health Professionals.

INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (IPPE) PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR Meridith Schiel, PharmD Dr. Schiel is the lead pharmacist of the Walnut Grove Plaza and Baptist Mail Order pharmacies at Baptist Memphis, where she has been working for six years. She has a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University and received her PharmD from UTHSC in 2009.

Dr. Schiel has been a preceptor for APPE and IPPE students since 2018. Prior to working at Baptist, she was a pharmacy manager at Walgreens.

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Why Make an Annual Gift to UTHSC? Donating to UTHSC every year helps us provide scholarships, laboratory equipment, travel grants, community outreach initiatives, and many other benefits that would not be available using state or tuition-provided dollars alone!

Thank you for being a partner with our campus, our colleges, and our programs.

Your gift in any amount will make a difference.

Donate $100 or more and become a member of our 1911 Society!

For details, go to giving.uthsc.edu/1911.

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Thank You for Your Membership in the 1911 Society UT Health Science Center’s 1911 Society recognizes annual supporters of the university who are critical to our mission of educating, conducting innovative research, and improving health.

levels reflect total contributions during the year to any college, program, or fund at UTHSC. Gifts are renewable annually to retain membership in the 1911 Society.

Named for the year the Health Science Center was founded, the 1911 Society celebrates the total giving by donors, who each year make their gifts of $100 or more between July 1 and the following June 30. Recognition

The Office of Development and Alumni Affairs wishes to thank all donors for their commitment to the College of Pharmacy and the university. For details, go to giving. uthsc.edu/1911. To make a gift please visit giving.uthsc. edu/give or call 901.448.5516.

Annual Giving Partners (Gifts July 1 - June 30)

Ivy L. Chang

HYMAN ASSOCIATE PARTNER ($5,000 +)

Michael L. and Robbin Christensen

Harvey Helman Linda Wooten Highers Donald L. and Donna S. Jones Betty Kirksey Darrell A. Raber David A. and Martha Shepard David Dwight and Deborah Stevens

PATRON PARTNER ($2,500 - $4,999) Christopher C. Balton Debbie R. and Robert Byrd Don C. Fancher and Sandra Haverstick Fancher Richard A. and Susan Helms Stephanie J. Phelps and Leigh A. Price Amber Lynne Parham Renix Frank E. and Mary L. Sisko

Leonard Ivan Compton Janice and Deryk Cooper James E. Copeland Catherine M. Crill Brandon and Michelle Edgerson Carlos Donald Elliott Jana L. Fuqua Christopher D. Gilbert Mary Lisa and Michael K. Gingras Tracy Marie Hagemann Oscar Rafael Herrera Steven C. and Joanna Quarles Laizure Margaret R. Moore Gerald J. and Dorothy M. Presbury Jennifer Schoelles Chasity Michelle and J. Michael Shelton Leslie Kay Shepard Jerry Pennington and Mary Jo Stanley

CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE PARTNER ($1,000 - $2,499)

Joseph M. and Alicia Swanson

Bradley A. and Barbara Boucher

James Whitley and Phyllis Taylor

Adrianne Yvelda Brady and Daryl K. Butler

Lynette Ladoris Washington

Kennard D. Brown

James Sheldon and Sperry Wheeler

James W. and M. Jacqueline Bundy

Randle S. Williams

Marie A. Chisholm-Burns and John F. Burns

Brian L. and Jennifer Allison Winbigler

Charles W. and Wilma Chadwell

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DEAN’S ALLIANCE PARTNER ($500 - $999)

James W. and Brenda S. Gardner

Danny E. and Vanita H. Austin

Douglas R. and Deana O. Geraets

William Carroll Batts, Jr.

Bethany Kathleen Goolsby and Scott Adams Blankenship

Marjorie Beckwith

James M. and Margaret S. Gordon

Baeteena M. and Bob Black

Edward W. and Janes S. Hankins

Donald L. and Valerie Marie Branam

Billy J. and Elizabeth Holt

Philip P. Burgess and James Nutter

Shawn L. Hope

Shelia and Thomas D. Cooper

Brynn Huysman

Richard and Sonia M. Crumley

Meena Jaggi and Subhash C. Chauhan

Roger Lee and Nancy White Davis

Patricia A. Keller

Elizabeth Farrington

Sandra M. and Frederick Michael Kennel

Christopher K. and Andrea Finch

Connie George and Tony King

Marty Glynn Gentry

Yolanda V. Lazarini

Patti W. and Robert E. Giles Jr.

Sheila Annette Liddell

Marion Ferrell and Kay Haile

Jacqueline H. May

Gary L. and Peggy K. Hammonds

Kimberly D. and Anthony W. Morton

Dawn E. and Steve Havrda

Patricia Pendergast

Marcus Jermaine Dortch and Rhonda R. Hollins-Dortch

Barbara W. and Douglas Porteous

Carleton Brantley Maxwell and Crystal Antrease Smith

Earline R. and Joe G. Price

Helen McClaren

Rebecca Burns Regen

Michael S. and Deborah McKenzie

Jeffrey A. Reitz

Dennis R. and Martha O’Dell

Jerry A. and Janis P. Rose

Brenda and James W. Pershing

Julia McGregor and Marc S. Severance

Curtis Lee Petty, Jr. and William Carroll Batts, Jr.

Lewis M. Sharp III

Faris H. and Robert E. Phillips

Susan Smith

Elizabeth Betts and Kerry Scott Regen

Gary W. and Janice L. Taylor

Lisa Teah and Mark Reusche

Sandra J. and Willie Tsiu

Ashlie Camille and Marlon A. Singletary

Edna C. Walker

Elizabeth Louise Stima and Frank O’Brien

Lindsey D. and Daniel Ryan Wells

D. Seth and Melissa J. Tucker Ronald A. and Marianne S. Walter Casey H. and Lori White

MILESTONE PARTNER ($100 - $249) C. Michael and Ann Allen Jan G. and Donald Beau Ray Battles II

VISIONARY PARTNER ($250 - $499)

Melvin and Gloria D. Becton

Wendell S. and Jeri Paige Akers

Judith L. and Matthew R. Beizer

John Z. and Jennifer Autian

Cynthia Anne Brasher

Kimberly B. and Robert T. Bibb

Anita Faye and Clay Britt

Chester W. and Carol Herd Blankenship

Joyce E. Broyles and Larry Bomar

J. Chris and Monte Sue Bradberry

J. Michael and Joan M. Burns

Richard Wright and Susannah B. Chinouth

Amber Michelle Cagle and Erik Gott

Lesley Paige Clement and Thomas John Schroeppel

Willa D. Carr

Donna and Patrick Michael Gaffney

Olivia Alyse and Johnny Glen Chandler, Jr.

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Mythili Chunduru

John L. and Susan Elaine McAlpin

Amanda J. Clark and Lana Helton-Clark

William McLaughlin

Teresa Y. Cooper

William Paul Moore

Mary Louise and William David Cozart III

Robert B. and Robin L. Parker

Brian Cross

Carroll G. and M. Allen Parsons, Jr.

Christopher B. Davis

Shelby Denniston and Joe Patrick

Dianne Vest Duncan

Mary W. and Henry B. Perry, Jr.

Deborah E. Dunlap

Otharee Perry

Douglas and Amy Dye

Benton H. and Marjorie Lynch Quarles

Rickie E. and Elizabeth S. Ealy

Sloan M. Regen

Glen E. and Kathy B. Farr

Laura M. and Alan G. Rogers

Travis and Miranda Fleming

Anthony Shaun and Erica Leann Rowe

Justin Warren and Kara Ann Fortune

Vicki A. Sanford

Sarah Lynn and Glenn R. Foster, Jr.

Frank T. Sawyers, Jr.

Donald F. and Tammy M. Francis

Carol Diane and Tom Sharp

Andrea R. and Lee S. Franks

Tracey E. and Hollye M. Shotwell

Harry R. and Carrie Fuqua

Greg and Melissa Scandlyn Smith

Andreece Gandy

Douglas M. and Elizabeth R. Smith

Jeremiah Dee and Kelsey Glass

Michael Harrison and Jane Ahern Smith

Alfred L. and Carolynn H. Greenwood

Zachary P. Smith

Sandra D. Hardaway

Kent Bradly and Amanda Stoneking

Matthew Richard and Jennifer K. Gillespie Helms

Mary Mackey and Timothy Robert Sykes

Dennis D. and Leslie Claire Henson

Gail R. and Melvin Toler

Dorothy Hess

Timothy L. and Diane F. Tucker

Jamie Kayler Hopkins

Cindy and Perry L. Turner, Jr.

Joe R. Houston

Mary Kelly and Matthew J. Vicars

David W. and Patricia J. Huntley

Mary Watkins

Trence Jackson

Barbara Lea Wells

Clayton M. and Corry Taylor Johnston

Stefane K. and Thomas E. Williams

Bradley H. Jones

Clare Wiseman

James R. and Ann Jones Paula Carol and Maxie L. Jones Robert G. Kail Natalie P. and Adam Kittrell Eric Douglas and K. Renee Lee Jonathan Ford Lister Ann R. and William T. Looney John D. and Jennie Sue Ludwig Joseph M. and Linda C. Lynch Carol and James L. Martin Joel T. Martin, Jr. Kimberly C. and Rob Mason James R. and Robbie J. Mathis

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Janice and Deryk Cooper Create Endowment to Honor Son Janice and Deryk Cooper have created an endowed scholarship at the College of Pharmacy to help students like their son, Deryk Cooper, Jr., pursue their dream of a pharmacy career.

Deryk Cooper, Jr., graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 2009. In 2014, he passed away suddenly from cancer. The scholarship will be given in his name.

“This is something that we will always look back on and know that he was an amazing person,” Janice Cooper said. “Our goal was that his life would not be in vain.”

She said Deryk Cooper, Jr., has a daughter who was only nine months old when he passed away.

“We wanted her to have something she could always remember her father by,” Janice Cooper said. “The endowment at the pharmacy school will be something she can remember because it will be given out annually in his name.”

Deryk Cooper, Sr., said his son was an outgoing and giving person, and a scholarship for pharmacy students reflects this generosity.

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“Deryk was a special person,” he said. “He was dedicated to pharmacy and his patients, and he really enjoyed his job.”

Deryk Cooper, Jr., worked at a pharmacy in Georgia before his death. Janice Cooper said his patients there spoke of how he always had time for them and always wanted to help people. She also worked in the medical field, retiring this year from her job as executive assistant with Memphis Medical Society.

Janice Cooper said she and her husband could not have made the endowment on their own.

“We had a lot of people help us make this happen,” she said. “We had help from friends, family, church members, and the medical community. There are a lot of people that want to honor Deryk.”

Reaching the level of $25,000 to fully endow the Deryk Cooper, Jr., Memorial Scholarship is a tremendous achievement for the Cooper family and all of those who have contributed. The inaugural scholarship will be given out for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year and will support a student annually in the PharmD program.

“This scholarship is such a lovely way to allow Deryk’s legacy to live on at the college,” said Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns. “We are certainly grateful for this gift.”

If you are interested in exploring ways to make a gift to the College of Pharmacy, please contact Brynn Huysman at bhuysman@uthsc.edu or 901.448.2085.

Leave Your Legacy Have you thought about the legacy you will leave behind?

With a Planned Gift, you can: • Simplify your estate for your family • Reduce the tax burden applied to your assets • Benefit causes you hold dear

Legacy donors become members of the Hershel “Pat” Wall Legacy Society Dr. Wall’s more than 50 years of dedication to UTHSC as a student, faculty member, and administrator are unsurpassed. His legacy will live forever, as will the impact made by our donors.

For more information about planned gifts to UTHSC and Legacy Society membership, contact Bethany Goolsby at 901.448.5516 or estateplans@uthsc.edu.

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Thank you to our Legacy Society Members!

Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Errette S. Bevins, Jr.

Drs. Kim Tin Huynh and Minh Quang Thai

Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Harold M. Casey

Dr. Rose Sizemore Laffoon

Estate of Clarke W. Chidester

Dr. Helen McClaren

Estate of Elizabeth Clifton

Dr. Ben S. Moore

Dr. Leonard Ivan Compton

Dr. and Mrs. Tommy W. Page

Dr. and Mrs. Alan B. Corley

Dr. Stephen H. Powell and Mrs. Diane Morris Powell*

Dr. and Mrs. James C. Eoff, III

Dr. and Mrs. James R. Price

Mrs. Sandra Haverstick Fancher and Mr. Don C. Fancher

Estate of Henry C. Shapard

Dr. Glen E. and Mrs. Kathy B. Farr

Dr. and Mrs. David A. Shepard

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Michael Fink

Estate of Samuel E. Stubbs

Dr. Jana L. Fuqua

Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Swaim

Mr. Christopher A. and Mrs. Watson B. Hall

Estate of Gladys Swearingen

Dr. Linda Highers

Estate of Dr. Robert Ben Taylor

Dr. David W. and Mrs. Patricia J. Huntley

*d enotes someone who is deceased, but spouse is still living

Estate of Alvin C. Hutcherson

In Memoriam Class of 1950

Cabel Louis Jones Morristown, TN

Richard M. Wells Benton, AR

Class of 1963

Class of 1968

Class of 1951

William B. Mitchell Memphis, TN

Class of 1971

Thomas C. Wood Paris, TN

Class of 1953

Sam L. Jones Springfield, LA

Class of 1958

Billy Forrest Brooks Fort Worth, TX

Class of 1959 Charles A. Cass Woodstock, GA

Class of 1964 Phillip G. Fort Louisville, KY

Oscar Verldon Hicks Jr, Morristown, TN Paul L. Kirkendol New Orleans, LA

Class of 1965 Johnny E. Cox Newport, KY

Class of 1966 Carl T. Maxwell Hixson, TN

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Thomas C. Stephenson Memphis, TN

James A. May Candler, NC

Class of 1976

Catherine C. Gearin Martin, TN Larry Alan Russell Knoxville, TN

Class of 1978

Dan O. Mueller Olive Branch, MS

Class of 1998

William D. Summarell Franklin, TN

POINT OF PRIDE!

Everyone who passes the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Dunlap Street, Memphis, can now see UTHSC’s pride in being part of the UT System of academic institutions displayed in 35-foot bright orange and white letters.

UTHSC has one of several murals in the system’s “Everywhere you Look, UT” awareness campaign. The campaign emphasizes the statewide reach and impact of the UT System’s contributions through a series of murals proclaiming those words and located in prominent spots across Tennessee that have been donated by friends and alumni of UT.

In addition to showcasing the UT System, the Memphis mural calls attention to UTHSC’s status as the state’s public, academic health care institution, responsible for educating and training a majority of Tennessee’s health professionals, dentists, pharmacists, physicians, and doctorally prepared nurses.

For more information about the “Everywhere You Look, UT” campaign or to submit recommendations for future sites, please visit everywhere.tennessee.edu/murals.

Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Memphis, TN Permit No. 4026 Office of Development and Alumni Affairs 62 S. Dunlap, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38163 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

SAVE THE DATE!

Pharmacy Virtual Alumni Weekend April 16-18, 2021 Virtual Class Reunions may be available for the classes of 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2011. If you are interested in serving as a class reunion volunteer, email Nahosha Braziel-Adams, Assistant Director of Alumni Programs at nbraziel@utfi.org. Be on the lookout of additional event information.

UTHSC Continuing Pharmacy Education Spring Update Seminar

Live Webcast

Discounted rates

15 hours live CE

February 6-7 | March 6-7 | March 27-28 | April 17-18 Visit uthsc.edu/pharmacy/ce for more information!