Volume 5, Issue 1

July 25, 2007

Upcoming Events

Alumni Association News

Welcome to the New PharmacE-news

We're redesigning PharmacE-news in an effort to provide you with the best newsletter possible. In the months ahead, look for additional features as we continually strive to improve PharmacE-news. We welcome your feedback! Send your comments to pharmace-news@unc.edu.

Mark Your Calendars for the 2007 PAA Fall Reunion Are you ready for some good food and great football? Then make plans to attend the 2007 PAA Fall Reunion on Saturday, October 13. Each year we welcome alumni back to Kerr and Beard halls for a barbecue lunch and then head over to Kenan Stadium for some Carolina football! This year the Tar Heels and new coach Butch Davis will be taking on South Carolina. Look for a brochure to arrive in the mail soon. For more information, visit the Alumni Calendar or call 919-966-1929. If you'll need hotel reservations, please make your plans as soon as possible. It's a busy weekend in Chapel Hill, and many area hotels are already booked.

Get Ready for Golf!

The Fourteenth Annual PAA Golf Tournament will be held Monday, October 15. Interested in playing? Contact Vicky Burriss at 919-966-1929 or vicky_burriss@unc.edu for more information.

Summer Issue of Carolina Pharmacy Now Available The new issue of Carolina Pharmacy has arrived! The summer issue was mailed earlier this month, and includes a special feature on pharmacy compounding. The issue also lists 2007 School of Pharmacy award winners and features the Class of 2007. Don't receive Carolina Pharmacy? Click here to learn more about how you can join the Pharmacy Alumni Association.

Class Notes

We want to hear from you! Please send your news of a birth, a marriage, a new job, an award, and other significant events to pharmace-news@unc.edu. Submissions to PharmacE-news will also be included in the next issue of Carolina Pharmacy.

1960s

Joseph W. Pike III ('68 BSPhar) and Catherine J. Chitty ('82 BSPhar) received their associate degrees in criminal justice from Craven Community College in May 2007. They both currently serve on the District 3-B Close Watch Drug Treatment Court and are members of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. They are both still active as community pharmacists in Craven and Lenoir counties.

1970s

Richard H. Rains ('70 BSPhar) was named to the Local Advisory Board of The Heritage Bank in Bailey in June. Rains owns Bailey Pharmacy.

1980s

Joseph W. Pike III ('68 BSPhar) and Catherine J. Chitty ('82 BSPhar) received their associate degrees in criminal justice from Craven Community College in May 2007. They both currently serve on the District 3-B Close Watch Drug Treatment Court and are members of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. They are both still active as community pharmacists in Craven and Lenoir counties.

Wesley G. Byerly ('86 PharmD) is now associate dean, research support, at the Duke University School of Medicine.

1990s

S. Jason Couch ('96 BSPhar, '97 PharmD) and his wife, Sherri Couch, announce the birth of their son, Joshua Samuel Couch, born March 14, 2007.

2000s

Mary Williams Roederer ('00 PharmD) and her husband, Charlie Roederer ('99 BSBA), announce the birth of their son, Charles Albert Heuser Roederer IV, born June 23, 2007.

Kathleen Jardina Kirkland ('05 PharmD) and her husband, Frank Kirkland, announce the birth of a daughter, Hannah Grace Kirkland, born March 23, 2007.

Carolina M. Lowe ('06 PharmD) is now a medical information specialist in neurosciences at GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park.

In Memoriam

Clifton Stone, of Carrboro, June 25, 2007. He worked as the stockroom manager in the UNC School of Pharmacy for forty-three years. He was hired by Dean Ed Brecht in 1954 and retired under Bill Campbell's tenure in 1997. Memorial contributions to the Clifton Stone Fund in the UNC School of Pharmacy can be sent to the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina, 194 Finley Golf Course Road, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.

School News

Nanomedicine Expert Russell Mumper Joins Faculty

Russell Mumper, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in the pharmaceutical applications of nanotechnology, has joined the UNC School of Pharmacy as the John A. McNeill Distinguished Professor.

Craig Lee Receives Grant from American Heart Association

Craig Lee, PhD, an assistant professor at the UNC School of Pharmacy, has received a $132,000 beginning grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association.

NIH Funds Paine's Search for a Cranberry Juice Effect

Mary Paine, PhD, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore interactions between foods and drugs.

Advancement

All gifts to the School are tax deductible and greatly appreciated, no matter the size. If your employer has a matching gifts program, your human resources department can provide a matching gift form to include with your donation.

To make a gift online, click here or mail your gift to:

Pharmacy Foundation of NC
Campus Box 7296
Chapel Hill NC 27599-7296

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