Natalie Schmitz, PH’14, was one of three finalists in the national Next Generation Pharmacist of the Year – Future Pharmacist of the Year category organized by Parata and Pharmacy Times. Since the award’s inception four years ago, Drake University has nominated three students, and each has been selected as a finalist. With more than 130...
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2013 White Coat Ceremony
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences held their annual Doctor of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. In the presence of family, friends, faculty, and a number of other guests, 110 students were presented with a white lab coat and personalized name...
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2013-08-292013-09-26by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
Phi Delta Chi receives recognition at national awards banquet
The Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity at Drake University recently received awards for scholarship and overall excellence at the organization’s national meeting in Omaha, Neb. More than twenty Drake members attended the banquet at which the chapter was recognized. “Our chapter has put in a ton of work trying to come up with new programs...
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2013-08-232013-09-26by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity wins prestigious awards at national convention
The Beta Chi chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity at Drake University recently returned from a national convention with three prestigious awards. Eight fraternity members attended the Grand Council Convention in St. Pete Beach, Fla., this August where they were recognized for their chapter’s accomplishments. Beta Chi was awarded the Frank H. Eby National Scholarship...
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2013-08-152019-06-26by Jeremy SieversIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health ScienceseBlue Newsletter
CPHS Faculty Make a Difference with Innovative Projects
Nora Stelter, Andrea Kjos and Abebe Mengesha have been putting in long hours in an effort to improve patient care. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) professors have each recently received national recognition for their innovative projects, earning nearly $50,000 from competitive granting agencies. “These grant awards recognize the achievements that our faculty...
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Drake Faculty and Alumni on the IPA Board of Trustees
Congratulations to the Incoming 2013-2014 IPA Board of Trustee Members John Swegle, PH’92 President-Elect Staff Pharmacist Mercy Family Medicine Residency Program Associate Professor University of Iowa Mason City, IA Felix Gallagher, PH’00 Trustee, At-Large President PharmServ Solutions Des Moines, IA Justin Rash, PH’05 Trustee, At-Large Certified Geriatric Pharmacist Martin Health Services Ankeny, IA 2013-2014 IPA...
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Drake Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Students Receive Awards at the Iowa Pharmacy Association’s Annual Meeting
Des Moines (June 26, 2013) IPA pays special tribute to pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy students who display professional practice and service to the Iowa public. The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) is pleased to announce the following 2013 recipients of the Iowa Pharmacy Association Awards that were presented during the Association’s 2013 Annual Banquet on June...
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2013-07-092013-07-11by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFaculty and Staff Accomplishments
Raylene Rospond receives IPA Distinguished Pharmacist Award
Raylene Rospond, deputy provost at Drake University, received the Robert G. Gibbs Distinguished Pharmacist Award at the 2013 Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) Annual Meeting in Coralville, Iowa. The award recognizes pharmacists for outstanding contributions to the profession of pharmacy and the IPA. The Distinguished Pharmacist Award is the highest recognition provided to a pharmacist by...
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2013-07-012013-09-26by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences receives $125,000 gift
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has received a $125,000 gift from Cardinal Health, Inc., of Dublin, Ohio, to fund scholarships for pharmacy students interested in working for independent pharmacies. Drake was one of four schools selected to receive the gift. “Drake University’s commitment to community pharmacy and retail independent pharmacists of the...
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2013-06-192019-06-26by Jeremy SieversIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health ScienceseBlue Newsletter
New CPHS dean brings passion and innovation
“I’ve been in pharmacy all my life,” says Wendy Duncan, new dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Duncan is the daughter of a pharmacist who ultimately became a professor of pharmacy and founding dean of the School of Pharmacy at Memorial in Newfoundland. She was born when her father was working on...