A round of applause goes to Service Award recipients
It’s that time of year again: the time where VCU applauds and thanks its long-term employees for their service to the university. The 45th annual Service Awards Ceremony and Reception for faculty and staff with five to 55 years of service (in five-year increments) takes place 3-5 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Siegel Center, […]
VCU School of Pharmacy stand-outs at VPhA convention
Four VCU School of Pharmacy alumni received statewide awards during the Virginia Pharmacists Association’s 135th Annual Convention Sept. 9-11 in Virginia Beach. SOP alumni recognized during the annual awards program and banquet were: Beverlee Arnold (B.S. ’82): Ed D. Spearbeck Virginia Pharmacists Service Award R. Michael Berryman (B.S. ’63): Addington Medal for Excellence in […]
Meet the new president of AACP, aka Dean Joseph DiPiro!
Courtesy of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education: Volume 80, Issue 6, Article 91: The 2016-2017 president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is Dr. Joseph T. DiPiro. Dr. DiPiro started in pharmacy at the age of 16, working weekends in a local hospital and then at Yale-New Haven Hospital where he […]
Nine students awarded Dissertation Assistantships
Nine VCU School of Pharmacy doctoral students have received VCU Graduate School Dissertation Assistantships that will cover a total of more than $223,000 in stipends and tuition fees. By department, the 2016-17 recipients are Kavita Iyer, Samuel Obeng and Urjita Shah, Medicinal Chemistry; Mandana Azimi, Sneha Dhapare, Hebing Liu and Neha Maharao, Pharmaceutics; […]
AACP President DiPiro outlines 2016-17 vision and goals
Joseph T. DiPiro, Pharm.D., made his president-elect address to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy House of Delegates July 24, 2016, during the AACP Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. He introduced a new vision statement for the association and outlined his proposal for revising AACP’s strategic plan. On July 27, he was sworn in as president. It is […]
Patterson named 2016 Express Scripts Scholar
Julie Patterson, a Pharm.D./Ph.D. student at VCU School of Pharmacy, has been selected as a 2016 Express Scripts Scholar by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Patterson is one of four dual-degree students nationwide to receive the $10,000 scholarship funded by the Express Scripts Foundation. Express Scripts Scholars are chosen based on their […]
Holdford receives inaugural distinguished scholar award
VCU School of Pharmacy professor David Holdford has received an American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award. The newly established award was presented during the opening general session of AACP’s 2016 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. “This selection by your peers signifies their recognition of you as a gifted teacher, scholar […]
VCU SOP represents at 21st Annual ISPOR International Meeting
Members of the VCU School of Pharmacy chapter of ISPOR – the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research – always return from conferences with awards and a (collective) smile. The 21st Annual International Meeting in Washington was no different. Organizers note that nearly 3,800 people from 83 countries attended the 2016 meeting. This […]
Summer Research Fellows to present in July
Research and pizza: always a good combo! VCU School of Pharmacy launches its annual Summer Research Pizza Lunch series July 5 with a meet-and-greet social. In the meantime, students and their advisors are getting down to business. The school’s Summer Research Fellowships make it possible for rising second- and third-year Pharm.D. students (and, occasionally, […]
Pharmaceutics professorship, departmental promotions announced
Douglas Sweet, chairman of the VCU School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutics, has been appointed to the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship. The late SOP alumnus E. Claiborne Robins (B.S. ’33) and his wife, Lora, endowed the professorship in 1987 to help ensure excellence in pharmacy education and innovation in pharmaceutical research. Before joining the […]