Archive for the ‘alumni news’ Category

Bringing in the Vietnamese New Year CoP style

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

On February 4th, students under the leadership of Thoai Nguyen, P3, organized an impressive health fair at the Vietnamese New Year Festival in Portland.  The OSU College of Pharmacy served approximately 600 people through this outreach. During the course of the day students performed 159 blood glucose screenings, 90 blood pressure measurements, and numerous vaccinations.  [...]

Sean Cosgriff ’92 Elected to the Board of Directors for AVAHO

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

This past fall, Sean Cosgriff, PharmD, BCOP, was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association of VA Hematology/Oncology (AVAHO).  AVAHO is a national organization whose membership includes physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers.  Many of the organization’s members are part of the VA system, but membership is not [...]

2012 Icons of Pharmacy Announced

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

The College of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the 2012 inductees into the Icons of Pharmacy. Larry Cartier, Class of ’74, Wellpartner, Inc. Bob Coulter, Class of ’73, Red Cross United Drug Carl Heisel, Class of ’75, Legacy Health System The Icons of Pharmacy honors those who have demonstrated dedication to the College of Pharmacy [...]

Signa Vernholm ‘76 Featured PEPP Speaker

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

On February 23, Signa Vernholm, Class of ’76, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator with Fred Meyer Pharmacy, presented on the topic of “Pharmacy Decision Making: Practical Day to Day Pharmacy” for P1 and P2 pharmacy students as part of the College’s PEPP (PharmD Enrichment and Professionalism Program) series. Her presentation was based on the APhA Pharmacist Code [...]

Alumni Profile: Linda Banares

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

On a rare sun filled day in February, the College welcomed a visit from alum Linda Banares (Wiley), Class of 2008.  Walking through the halls of the Pharmacy building, Linda reminisced about helping to plan the 1st Apothecary Ball, now a student driven tradition of 7 years, and the time she enjoyed in Corvallis. Currently [...]

College Welcomes PRDA Members

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

(Pictured from left to right: Bob Dominguez, Karen Hyman, John Kaegi, Mark Hyman, Dick Gustafson, Mike Dardis, Richard Kaegi, Dean Mark Zabriskie, and Joanne Kaegi) On Thursday, January 19, the College welcomed a modest sized group of remarkable alumni from the Portland Retail Druggists’ Association (PRDA) in order to thank them for their generous donation [...]

New PharmD / MBA Dual Degree Program Featured in PBJ BizPulse Blog

Friday, January 27th, 2012

“Oregon State University plans to introduce two new MBA options in the fall of 2012: one a joint MBA and doctor of pharmacy degree, the other an MBA in Accountancy, or MBAA. Both degrees will give students the opportunity to broaden their business knowledge to aid their career development. Pharmacists, for example, will find the [...]

Pharmacy in Nigeria

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

By Karim Moukalled and Matt Bennett, P4 students As part of our fourth year pharmacy rotation, Matt Bennett and I journeyed to Nigeria on a two week-long medical mission trip with GHO (Global Health Outreach). Our team was comprised of Bob Coulter, a pharmacist in La Grande, Oregon, along with 15 members from America ranging [...]

Paige Clark, RPh., Honored with Bowl of Hygeia Award for Community Service

Friday, October 28th, 2011

The Oregon State Pharmacy Association (OSPA) has selected Paige Clark, RPh., as the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award.  This award is sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations.  It was presented to Clark during the OSPA Annual Convention September 16-18. Clark graduated from [...]

College of Pharmacy Alum Dr. Robert Beardsley Receives AACP’s Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Robert Beardsley, BSPharm, PhD, was recently awarded the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).  Dr. Beardsley received his B.S. in Pharmacy from OSU in 1972 and is currently a professor and the Vice-chair for Education in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the University [...]