script - fall 2011

ScriptTHETHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

2011Pharmacy Alumni Magazine

The New Face of PharmacyOhio State’s Impact Around the World

In this issue:

Local to Global: Pharmacy Helping People at Home and Abroad

Evolving Research Part of the Process for Parasitic Disease

Faculty Profile: Milap Nahata, PhD

2 The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy

In this Issue3 Dean’s Message

3 Alumni Society

4 Development

4 Alumni Affairs

5 Student Profile: Martin Dalefield

7 Evolving Research: Part of the Process for Parasitic Disease

8 A Note From Archie

9 Alumni Profile: Olfeo Lorenzetti, PhD

10 Where in the World

12 Farewell to a Friend

13 Future Buckeyes

14 Giving Back: Charitable Gift Annuity Will Support Scholarship

15 125 Years and Counting – Reflecting on a Milestone Anniversary

16 Faces & Places

20 Brueggemeier Named Outstanding Dean

21 Local to Global: Pharmacy Helping People at Home and Abroad

24 On Bended Knee

25 Faculty Profile: Milap Nahata, PhamD

25 Mirtallo Presented Clifton J. Latiolais Leadership Award

27 Alumni News

30 In Memoriam

The Ohio State UniversityCollege of Pharmacy500 W. 12th Ave.Columbus, OH 43210

Robert W. Brueggemeier, PhDDean, College of Pharmacy

Editorial StaffEmily Keeler, Director of Communications & Alumni Liaison

ContributorsBarbara HeglerTanya McDayShannon Weiher

PhotographyRobert BrueggemeierCDC/ Frank CollinsEmily KeelerJack LinceJulie MillerKevin StegerNina Aldin ThuneUniversity Photography

DesignEmily Keeler

The Script is a publication of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. Copyright 2011. Permission to reproduce this magazine in part or whole must be obtained from the College. Contact: College of Pharmacy Communications Office, 500 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. Phone: 614.292.5887.

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Message from the Dean

The overall mission of The Ohio State College of Pharmacy is to improve medications and medication-related health outcomes for the people of Ohio and the global community through teaching, research, and service. The goal is to enhance our impact in managing drug therapy to improve quality of life for patients in Ohio and around the world. This mission was developed and approved by our faculty in 2006 and guides our focus.

This issue of the Script highlights just some of the many examples by our faculty and students that embodies the goal to serve the people of Ohio and the global community. We reach out to central Ohio, the nation, and the world, impacting pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences from “local to global”.

Our academic programs continue to grow and include experiences at home and abroad. We have 520 students enrolled in our Doctor of Pharmacy program. At 90 students, our graduate MS and PhD programs remain strong, and the undergraduate (BSPS) program now numbers about 475 students. In our educational programming, the PharmD program has both Introductory (IPPEs, 300 hours) and Advanced (APPEs, 9 months) Pharmacy Practice Experiences. These experiences contain various outreach service activities, totaling 12,655 hours in 2010-11 academic year, and include service to seniors at both independent and assisted living facilities, health education and screenings, brown-bag medication reviews, and service at central Ohio free and indigent clinics. At the global level, students completed APPE rotations at Guys and St. Thomas Hospital, Honduras, National Taiwan University and China Medical University. Also, College faculty have also hosted two MS in Clinical Pharmacy and two BS in Pharmacy students from Taiwan during the past year.

Over 7,000 graduates of the College of Pharmacy support our students and faculty in many important ways. Alumni mentor our pharmacy students through clerkship rotations, internships, and participation in professional or scientific organizations. I wish to extend my deepest appreciation and thanks for your involvement and support for our students and the commitment of our alumni to The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.

Robert W. BrueggemeierDean, College of Pharmacy

Message from the Alumni Society

Fall brings not only a change in season, but also the excitement of a new school year, football season and a return to more structured schedules. The College of Pharmacy has finished a year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary, and the Alumni Governing Board has been busy making changes to improve the Pharmacy Alumni Society.

As a convenience for Society members, we have established an online payment system for membership dues and social events. No more looking for the checkbook and a stamp to renew your membership or register for the reunion tailgate and other events! We also hope to expand our presence on social media to increase membership and stay connected.

In May, our constitution was revised to create regions within the state, with each region having a director who will oversee the regional committee. This will provide the opportunity for Society members to hear college updates first-hand, to be more connected to the college, and to network with other pharmacy alumni in their area. Regional social events such as game-watching parties or wine tastings have been suggested as a way for more members to be involved with the Society. We will keep you informed of these events in your area.

Staff support for the Society has undergone some changes as well, with the retirement of our long-time Director of Alumni Affairs, Lou Marcy. Emily Keeler now serves as Director of Communications and Alumni Liaison, with Tanya McDay and Shannon Weiher also sharing responsibilities for support of the society members and alumni events. Lou has done a wonderful job with the Society and has worked to make this a smooth transition. Thank you, Lou, for your dedication and service to the Pharmacy Alumni Society and all alumni of the college. We will miss you!

I encourage you to be an active member of the Society and stay connected through our events. We’d love to see you and hear your ideas on how we can make your organization even better.

Kathy Nameth, RPh (BS 1980)President, College of Pharmacy Alumni Society


DevelopmentThe breadth of work involving the College of Pharmacy across continents is amazing. The depth of our commitment to our communities is inspiring. Throughout these pages and throughout the world, our faculty, students and alumni have stories to share about the important work they do whether it is locally, nationally or internationally.

We appreciate hearing from you and what you’ve been up to. Please keep in touch through the alumni website, and we hope to see you at one of our many gatherings during the year. We are also grateful for our alumni’s generous support of the College of Pharmacy. With your support, we surpassed our $1 million Students First, Students Now fundraising goal, and will continue to provide financial support to our students who face immediate need. Thank you to the many alumni who participated in this effort.

Growth of our teaching, research and outreach opportunities continues to be the focus of our fundraising. Scholarships, grants, and sponsorships are just a few examples that enable the College to recruit the brightest students, discover new drugs for treating disease, and explore new models of providing healthcare services to our community.

Through time, talent, annual support, pledges, and estate planning, the Pharmacy alumni and friends can be a part of the important initiatives driving the College to the future of healthcare and healthcare professions.

Shannon WeiherDirector of Development

Alumni AffairsA new beginning!

To be a graduate of the highly-ranked College of Pharmacy, whose faculty members are frequently honored and serve as leaders of national scientific and practice pharmacy organizations is a source of pride for me. To stay connected with such a dynamic institution is a wonderful opportunity for life-long learning. Having the opportunity to interact with so many of the outstanding students of the College is a very encouraging. The future of pharmacy is in good hands and I look forward to watching what comes next for pharmacy practice and scholarship when our students become our colleagues.

The College of Pharmacy and The Ohio State University are institutions which I can whole-heartedly support and believe in. I am grateful to my College and University and I want to support them. I hear your stories and I know a little about a lot of different pharmacy practices and I understand the injustices and frustrations you face at times. I have experienced them with some of you. You are all providing invaluable services to your patients in spite of third party interference and without being paid for your extra efforts. That is why it has been so rewarding to be able to provide a little diversion from the daily toils and problems, by offering events for our alumni sponsored by our dean, College and the alumni society.

Join me now in my new role of an Ohio State Pharmacy alumni volunteer and get behind what you can believe in without reservation. There will be plenty for us to do to help out the advancement team of Shannon Weiher, Emily Keeler, and Tanya McDay and our outstanding Alumni Society officers led by President Kathy Nameth. And, you will find that it is an honor to be able to serve our College and our alumni.

Warmest thanks for allowing me to serve as your alumni director.

Please send me your thoughts to [email protected]

Lou Marcy, BS 1965Director of Alumni Affairs, retired


Student Profile:

Martin DalefieldBy Barbara Hegler

Martin Dalefield, a senior in the undergraduate pharmacy program, has distinguished himself already in his career thus far. Having received many accolades, this summer he continued his success and received the 2011 National Institute for Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS) Exceptional Summer Student Award for his research accomplishments. Under the direction of R. Benjamin Free, PhD, and David R. Sibley, PhD, at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC, Martin studied the formation of protein complexes involving dopaminergic receptors, important research related to disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, addiction and dementia.

Dalefield’s childhood was an international one, being born in New Zealand and raised in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. He was influenced greatly by his mother’s background in veterinary science, specifically toxicology and food safety. He was inspired by astrophysicist, Carl Sagan, and his book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Published in 1995, Sagan’s book explains the scientific method to non-scientists and encourages people to learn critical, skeptical, thinking. Fascinated with biology and biomedical sciences, Dalefield saw science and research in the area of pharmacy as a way to improve the human condition.

Dalefield came to Ohio State, in part, because his mother was working at Battelle and knew the outstanding reputation the university held in the research world. In 2010 he began working in the pharmacology lab of Professor Dennis McKay, PhD.

When asked to comment on his student’s accomplishments, Dennis McKay, expressed his pride in Dalefield’s progress.

Said McKay, “Martin is a truly exceptional individual. When Martin informed me that he was very interested in research and was planning to pursue a career in research, I thought this response from an undergraduate, who had only been at Ohio State for one year, unusual and, possibly, a bit naive. But Martin has contributed to several research directions in my laboratory and became proficient in a wide variety of experimental techniques and approaches. He benefited tremendously by working with several excellent role-models in the laboratory: two graduate students, Brandon Henderson and Bitna Yi, and one post-doctoral fellow, Tatiana Gonzalez-Cestari. Additionally, collaborations with Professor Chenglong Li, PhD in the Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Dr. Tom Boyd in the College of Medicine have greatly extended Martin’s

breadth of knowledge. Martin is also a very well organized individual, a problem-solver, able to integrate his course work with his research. He was a recipient of an undergraduate research scholarship sponsored by the College of Pharmacy and was accepted as an intern to the research program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and and Stroke this past summer. So the recent accolades Martin has received do not surprise me.”

Dalefield is on track to graduate in June 2012 with two bachelor’s degrees – one in chemistry and one in pharmaceutical sciences. After graduation, he plans to pursue research in the area of neurosciences.

Dennis McKay, PhD


GIFT PLANNING STRATEGIES: THE IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER

Have you heard? Congress extended the IRA Charitable Rollover!

The IRA Charitable Rollover has been extended to December 31, 2011. This unique federal provision allows anyone 70.5 years or older to make an outright gift directly from their IRA to a qualified charity like the Ohio State University Foundation for the benefit of the College of Pharmacy of up to $100,000 without paying income tax on the distribution. The extension is effective for 2011.

WHO CAN MAKE A GIFT THROUGH THE IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER? Anyone with a traditional or Roth IRA who is age 70 ½ or older.

HOW MUCH CAN I DONATE THIS WAY? Up to $100,000 in 2011, no matter what your income is. IF I MAKE A GIFT FROM MY TRADITIONAL IRA, AM I REQUIRED TO TAKE A MINIMUM REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION (MRD)? Yes, but you can use your donation to meet all or part of this requirement.

DO I GET A FEDERAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION? No, but you are not required to pay federal income tax on the withdrawal either.

NOTE: Some states may not exclude gift amounts withdrawn from an IRA for state income tax purposes. Consult with your tax adviser.

DO GIFTS FROM OTHER RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS QUALIFY? Gifts from retirement accounts other than IRAs—such as 401(k), 403(b) and SEP accounts—are not eligible to make direct transfers. However, donors may be able to make qualified, tax-free transfers to their IRA, and then make the IRA charitable rollover gift. Consult with your tax adviser. HOW DO I MAKE A GIFT TO THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY THIS WAY? Contact your retirement plan trustee well before the December 31 deadline to learn how to initiate the transfer.

Instruct trustee to make distribution directly to The Ohio State University Foundation for the benefit of the College of Pharmacy with your name included in the check memo. The check or distribution proceeds should not come to you.

Want to learn more about this unique giving option?

CONTACT

Shannon Weiher, director of development at 614.247.6482 - or - Office of Gift Planning at 800.327.7902


b i o f i l m -f o r m i n g bacteria, the tuberculosis bacillus and many other m e d i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t pathogens.”

We r b o v e t z and his lab are currently collaborating with several of these researchers on new therapeutically relevant projects.

Says Werbovetz, “I am happy that many of those affected by leishmaniasis now have access to better treatments; and I am also very excited about the new directions our research is taking.”

For the past decade, Karl Werbovetz, PhD, associate professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, and his team in his lab have focused their major research efforts on the discovery and development of new drugs to treat leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that is prevalent in several developing countries.

Says Werbovetz, “I am pleased that treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the deadliest form of the disease, have improved significantly over the past decade, particularly on the Indian subcontinent where about 60% of the cases of VL occur. Two new drugs for treating VL have been registered in India over the last 10 years, miltefosine and paromomycin.”

Werbovetz believes the most exciting advancement in treating VL on the Indian subcontinent is the success of single dose liposomal amphotericin B, which resulted in a cure rate of over 95%. “Single dose liposomal amphotericin B has been so successful that it is proposed to play a central role in a VL elimination program planned for implementation in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh,” says Werbovetz.

Werbovetz maintains that, despite these improvements in VL treatment on the Indian subcontinent, there are still unmet needs in leishmaniasis chemotherapy in Africa and Brazil where liposomal amphotericin B has not been

as effective. He believes that an effective, safe, and inexpensive oral drug would be a welcomed tool in treating VL in Africa and the Americas and in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis in all regions, either as monotherapy or in combination with existing drugs.

“Xiaohua Zhu, a senior researcher in our lab,” says Werbovetz, “has shown that oral amphotericin B formulations developed at the University of British Columbia are highly effective in a mouse model of VL.” Werbovetz hopes that someday oral amphotericin B will serve as an effective leishmaniasis treatment.

On the research front, Werbovetz is aware that the current optimism over VL treatment in India may mean that less funding is available for antileishmanial drug development.

“While maintaining an interest in leishmaniasis chemotherapy, our lab has already begun to explore other research directions. There is no lack of important problems to work on,” says Werbovetz. “In addition to our ongoing efforts to identify new drug candidates against other protozoan parasites such as African trypanosomes, we have begun looking to find new treatment options for a variety of infectious diseases in collaboration with other researchers at Ohio State. The Center for Microbial Interface Biology has experts in malaria parasite biology,

Above: A Phlebotomus papatasi sandfly. The sandflies are members of the Dipteran family, Psychodidae, and the subfamily Phlebotominae. Sandflies such as this P. papatasi, are responsible for the spread of the vector-borne parasitic disease Leishmaniasis, which is caused by the obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania. Photo: CDC/ Frank Collins

Evolving Research: Part of of the Process for Parasitic Disease

By Barbara Hegler

Karl Werbovetz, PhD


I’ve often said that one of the best parts of my job is that it brings me close to so many alumni who share the love of Ohio State that I have.

Since I’ve been president and CEO of the Alumni Association I’ve met countless graduates who are impressive in so many ways. I’ve met people who excel in just about every field and in about every corner of the world. A great majority of Ohio State’s strength lies in its dedicated alumni, and that has only become clearer to me as I’ve spent more time working at the Association.

In addition to their tremendous professional achievements, our graduates consistently do things to support Ohio State and make it proud. They donate their time, talent, and treasure in the name of the university, and I have a tremendous amount of appreciation for those efforts. I feel like I am indebted to Ohio State for all the good it has helped create in my life, and it is obvious that many of our alumni feel the same way.

But appreciation is not a one-way street and that is one of the big reasons why Ohio State has engaged in our current Celebrating Alumni initiative. If you aren’t familiar with what we’ve been doing, then you are really missing out on wonderful stories about our graduates, their love of Ohio State, and how they’ve taken the wealth of opportunity available at the university and turned it into life success.

I do want to mention a few of the online features we’ve been producing as a part of this initiative. Our Alumni in Action feature is drawing attention to the great work our clubs and societies do in the name of Ohio State. We’ve spotlighted some outstanding groups and will continue to do so over the next year. If you’d like to see your group featured, please send in your questionnaire and we can publish it.

I am personally really thrilled about the feature “100 Buckeyes You Should Know.” These profiles have done a solid job of giving you a quick look at some of our most accomplished graduates and the work they do to make our world a better place. And the alumni video features are short but impactful and give graduates a chance to talk about the special role that Ohio State has played in their lives.

So far, I have been really impressed with the way the entire Ohio State community has rallied around the Celebrating Alumni initiative. Recognizing alumni is not something that is the sole responsibility of the Alumni Association and many other groups within Ohio State have stepped up to play a role and make sure that their alums are being recognized.

You can play a role, too. If you know of an alumnus who should be featured, feel free to send our staff an e-mail at [email protected]. We’ve already heard some wonderful stories of alumni accomplishment that we didn’t know about, and we hope to hear more as this effort continues.

Our alumni are the best. And again, let me say thank you for continuing to make Ohio State proud.

Archie GriffinPresident and CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association

Celebrate with Alumni!

Celebrating Alumni homepagego.osu.edu/CelebratingAlumni

100 Buckeyes You Should Know go.osu.edu/100Buckeyes

Celebrating Alumni videosgo.osu.edu/CelebratingAlumniVideos

Alumni In Action go.osu.edu/AlumniInAction

Alumni Essaysgo.osu.edu/AlumniEssays

On This Day…go.osu.edu/OnThisDay

Facebook www.facebook.com/OSUAA

Twittertwitter.com/OhioStateAlumni

A Note from Archie


Alumni Profile:

Olfeo LorenzettiBy Emily Keeler

After a life of adventure working for Alcon Labs, Inc. as Vice President of Therapeutic Research, Olfeo “Ole” Lorenzetti (MS 1962, PhD 1965) started a new chapter – adventures in nature. Since his retirement in 2001, he has been traveling across the globe.

In 2001, Lorenzetti lost his wife of over 40 years, Joyce, and understandably went through a period of grief. He frequently went backpacking for months at a time in a period of reflection. Says Lorenzetti, “I found a new nature in myself, which always existed, but because of school, marriage, family and work responsibilities, I could not pursue or perhaps suppressed.”

During this time, he traveled to Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. He also threw in his first triathalon, just for good measure. He also began climbing, which would soon become his third love.

By 2002 he began to develop a routine that carried over from his work life, planning his adventures 12 to 18 months in advance, allowing for events that require pre-registration and visa applications. He now has a routine of a 7:00 AM run or walk, three days at the gym, two days bicycling and swimming, and the weekends are reserved for competitions.

However, with so many travels and challenges, his new lifestyle is not without some hazards along the way. Lorenzetti recalls a trip to Mt. Shasta that was nearly his last.

“On Mt. Shasta, I was clipped to five other climbers when I slipped and fell down a glacier 40 feet, my life passing quickly before me and thought I soon would meet my late wife. Fortunately we were roped in. When you fall you holler “falling” and all members dig in their crampons and ice axes in hopes to hold you. The rope did hold and after the 40-foot fall, I abruptly came to a halt. I had an ascender deviceto help slowly raise myself into my previous position since the other climbers could not free their hands to haul me up.”

He also recalls another close call in Argentina when attempting the 22,829 ft. elevation of Mt. Anacongua.

“On Mt. Anacongua in the Argentine province of Mendoza, my first attempt in February 2006 ended at 18,500 ft when a fierce storm erupted. Our group camped out at 18,550 ft on an ice shelf for three days and finally I decided to come down. My thinking was that the mountain will always be there but I may not. In alpine adventures you need to use judgment when to go for it and when to forget it. My decision was not welcomed by my three younger companions, nor my guide but since we always stick together we all went down. As it turned out, the weather

never let up and continued for several more days. Now if I climb any mountain over 15,000 ft I pay for my own guide knowing I will be slower than my younger companions.”

A few close calls have not held him back. Lorenzetti traveled the world to explore all that nature has to offer. These adventures include the Hawaii Ironman, Senior Olympics, climbing Mt. Everest, scuba diving off the Great Barrier Reef, dog sledding, hiking the Appalachian Trail, skydiving in Texas and hiking to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, to name a few.

Lorenzetti earned his BS from the University of Illinois prior to his time at Ohio State. He retired from Alcon Labs, Inc., the world’s largest ophthalmic pharmaceutical company. Since then he has been a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and allied sciences. He resides in his residencies in Fort Worth and Galveston, Texas enjoying his three grown children and six grandchildren.

Above Lorenzetti hiking in 2010

Left: Lorenzetti shows his Texas pride as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro


Where in the world are The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Alumni?

Did you know?The College of Pharmacy has over 6,000 alumni covering six continents who are

making a difference across the globe.


Where in the world are The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Alumni?

Countries with College of Pharmacy alumni


When I arrived to Ohio State a little over a year ago, I immediately had a champion on my side. Lou Marcy, who I did not yet know, welcomed me to the College with open arms. He was the first to say hello, and the first to friend me on Facebook. (That last one got him extra bonus points.)

As I worked with him over the year, he has been a friend and someone to look up to. He always has time for a quick visit in the hallway, and is the first to sing someone’s praises for a job well done. Our alumni are

not a job, but old friends he holds near and dear to his heart.

When Lou announced he would be retiring as director of alumni affairs, we all knew we would be sad to see him leave, but happy he will be enjoying his time with his wife and family.

This summer the College honored Lou at the annual golf outing. Many alumni and friends attended to congratulate him on a job well done. Alumni came back and sent letters to central Ohio to recount

stories of why Lou is the special person he is.

I, along with the advancement team, now face the daunting task of following in his footsteps. A man like Lou cannot be replaced, and is a really tough act to follow. So I shall try to be the friend he

was to our alumni, and

from time to time call him for his advice.

So let us all wish Lou well in his retirement. You can see him at the pool with his granddaughter or out on the golf course with friends.

Happy retirement, Lou!

Farewell to a FriendBy Emily Keeler

Lou receives a hug from an alumna of the College of Pharmacy at the annual golf outing.


Share your Buckeye pride! Send in your future Buckeyes to [email protected].

Future Buckeyes of The Oh io State Univers i ty

Above: Ella Catherine, daughter of Ashley Updike, PharmD 2007

Right: Lilly Schneider, grand-daughter of Phil Schneider, BS 1975


“ “The idea of a charitable gift annuity is nothing new, but its benefits will never grow old. Arranged through The Ohio State University Foundation, a charitable gift annuity offers valuable tax benefits. But perhaps more valuable than the financial advantages is the satisfaction of helping continue the mission of the College of Pharmacy.

Maryann (BS 1978) and Larry Kennedy have set a personal goal to continually grow their endowed scholarship in the College of Pharmacy. The initial idea of a scholarship was sparked while Maryann was still in high school and received a $400 a year scholarship from the local Kiwanis Club in order to attend Ohio State. That scholarship helped support Maryann’s degree in pharmacy and prepared her for her career in the health industry where she and Larry, a pharmaceutical rep., would eventually meet. In June they celebrated 31 years of marriage.

The Kennedys first read about the annuity opportunity through a brochure sent from The Ohio State University Foundation. They were meeting with their financial advisor to discuss diversification of their retirement plans that included

Giving Back: Charitable Gift Annuity Will Support ScholarshipBy Shannon Weiher

supporting their favorite charities. In this current economic environment, the charitable gift annuity provided them with both a fixed payment and a feeling of security built into their retirement portfolio. “More than that,” says Maryann, “I see this as a set of book ends around both my successful academic career at the College of Pharmacy and my successful professional career. My success in life is a direct result of my education in pharmacy. I like that we can designate the charitable portion of the annuity to our scholarship. I have a sense of security knowing we are supporting the education of future pharmacists and this great profession; and we have a great investment tool in our retirement.”

“We liked how simple the annuity was to set up,” Larry explains. “It helped to talk with both our financial planner and the Ohio State Office of Gift Planning. We received an initial charitable tax deduction the first year and will continue to receive income tax benefits for the life of the annuity. Unlike some financial institutions, you know Ohio State will be around in the future and that the annual payment is guaranteed.” Maryann concludes,

“Best of all it’s fulfilling our goal of growing our scholarship in the College of Pharmacy at Ohio State.”

“We are honored that Maryann and Larry have included the College in their plans. I hope our alumni will consider looking

at this option as a way to support their areas of interest as they plan for their future,” says Dean Robert Brueggemeier.

The Kennedys’ biggest hope is that one day a scholarship recipient of theirs will too have a wonderful career and feel just as inspired to give back to the College of Pharmacy creating their own scholarship bringing the their philanthropic intentions full circle.

Maryann and Larry Kennedy live in Solon, Ohio. Larry is a retired Hall of Fame Master Consultant from Searle, a division of Pfizer, and Maryann is the Director, Medical Science Liaison, Cardio Metabolism with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

For more information about Gift Planning and Charitable Gift Annuities, contact Shannon Weiher in the College of Pharmacy 614.247.6482, or the Office of Gift Planning 614.247.7110.

I have a sense of security knowing we are supporting the education of future pharmacists

and this great profession.

~ Maryann Kennedy (BS 1978)


The College of Pharmacy had a yearlong celebration with alumni and friends to laud the 125th anniversary of the founding of the college.

Through the course of the year, regional receptions were held in Cleveland, Akron, Cincinnati, Naples, Sarasota and Indianapolis. Here alumni gathered to reflect on their time at Ohio State, and learn about the many new initiatives and programs that are now offered.

The festivities culminated in a banquet in Columbus for all alumni, faculty, staff, and friends at the Bridgewater Banquet and Conference Center in Powell, OH. Former Dean Cassady gave remarks, along with current Dean Brueggemeier. Videos from two of the College’s most distinguished alumni were shown. Stephen Raynes (BS 1933) and Maribodine Robinson (BS 1931) both shared their college memories, to the delight of attendees.

However, as we reflect on the past, the College is looking to the future when it concerns education and research. Our programs continue to excel and great strides in research are being made by our world-class faculty.

Here’s to another 125 years!

125 Years and Counting – Reflecting on a Milestone AnniversaryBy Emily Keeler

Clockwise from top left: 1. Maribodine Robinson (BS 1931, MS 1932) holds her yearbook photo. 2. Mike (PharmD 2005) and Brandy (PharmD 2005) Ungham at the Cleveland Event. 3. Marilyn Wollett (BS 1965) and Allan Vrable (BS 1976). 4. Marialice Bennett (BS 1969) and Former Dean Cassady. 5. Brutus gives a hug to alumnus Jack Lince (BS 1964). 6. Stephen Raynes (BS 1933) and his two daughters.


Places

Faces&

Sally and Jim (BS 1956) Staker, with Dean Brueggemeier and Shannon Weiher

Dean Brueggemeier visits with Kathy (BS 1980 ) and Randy (BS 1980, DDS 1984) Nameth during the Ohio State v. Indiana game in front of their Buckeye Rescue Squad

Linda Bindanelli (BS 1980) and Kim McDevitt (BS 1981) at the annual tailgate.

Right: Gardner Lemon (BS 1970) and Brian Lemon attend the annual tailgate.


Places&President Gee meets with Sally and Jim (BS 1956) Staker in Portsmouth, OH during his yearly visits across the state.

Rho Pi Phi-Joe Nichol Columbus Chapter AwardAlan Katz (BS 1961), Herb Solomon (BS 1955), Jackie Guttenberg (PharmD 2010 award recipient), Betty Nichol (BS 1948), Alan Nichol, Dolores Ichniowski (BS 1948), Bruce Krane (BS 1960), and Harry Taubman (BS 1964)

Above: Andrew and Jodie (PharmD 2010) Van Diest and their daughter at the Cleveland Alumni Reception.

Right: Pharmacy students Athena Ling, Leslie Whitacre, Jessica Noble and Megan Marchal, PharmD particpate in the Golf Outing at Royal American Golf Course.


Above: White coat Ceremony on May 22, 2011Left: Jennifer Backo receives her white coat during the festivities.

Faces & Places

Pat Owcarz (PharmD 2011) receives an award from Dean Brueggemeier during graduation.

Right: Current and former Ohio State pharmacy residents planted a tree at the American Pharmacists Association’s headquarters in Washington, DC in honor of their mentor and current APhA President, Marialice Bennett.


Emeritus faculty gathered for an annual lunch held at the Ohio Union. From left: Milap Nahata, Shannon Weiher, Popat Patil, Robert Notari, Mary Notari, Raymond Doskotch, Halia Doskotch, Alan Burkman, Katherine Burkman, Larry Robertson, Anthony Bonacci, Al Staubus, Angela Staubus, Robert Brueggemeier

Brigid Long, a P4 student, recognized the support of the Alumni Society at the APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting.

Above: Larry Schieber (BS 1981) welcomes new Society Board President, Kathy Nameth (BS 1980) at the 2011 Alumni Awards Banquet.

Right: The Class of 1960 gathered at the annual Reunion Dinner. From the left: Bruce Krane, William Stives, Andrew Preston, John Sandru, and Louis Underwood


Robert W. Brueggemeier, dean of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, was named the 2011 Outstanding Dean by the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP).

Brueggemeier was selected for his dedication to the students of the College of Pharmacy including active participation in the students’ fundraising efforts, providing support and encouragement for active participation in professional meetings and community outreach activities and the creation of a townhall student meeting series.

Established in 2004, the APhA-ASP Outstanding Dean Award recognizes the Dean of a school or college of pharmacy who has made significant contributions to the APhA-ASP Chapter and promoted the welfare of student pharmacists through various community service, leadership and professional activities. Brueggemeier will be presented with the award during the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Seattle, Wash., March 25-28, 2011. APhA’s awards program is pharmacy’s most comprehensive recognition program.

A student pharmacist commented in a nomination letter, “Dean Brueggemeier is truly here for the students and always has an open door policy. He frequently attends our APhA-ASP chapter meetings to see what new endeavors we might be undertaking. The interaction allows him to see how we are progressing with our goals of community outreach and education. He even offers suggestions and opinions if he feels that he can help us improve our chapter’s efforts. He not only offers regular support to our organization, but to the many other pharmacy groups on campus. Without his presence, we would be hard-pressed to provide so many great educational activities to the student body.”

Another colleague commented, “While being committed at the University level, Dean Brueggemeier is continuously available and involved with the students and student organizations. He does a remarkable job getting to know each student, inspiring and encouraging them from day one through to graduation. At a university this size, many find it difficult to reach students on a personal level. But Dean Brueggemeier’s exceptional manner, manages to transform a large university into an intimate environment, making students feel at home within our College.”

Brueggemeier has served as dean since 2003, and has been a member of the college since 1979, when he began his academic faculty career. He has taught pharmacy and graduate courses in medicinal chemistry, biochemistry and drug discovery, and has been a mentor to many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. His areas of research specialization include medicinal chemistry, steroid chemistry and biochemistry and hormones and breast cancer.

Brueggemeier Named Outstanding DeanBy Emily Keeler

Among national prestigious honors, he is an APhA-AAPS Fellow, an AAAS Fellow and recipient of the APhA Tyler Prize for Stimulation of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He is a member of several national pharmacy associations including APhA, AACP, ASHP and OPA. Brueggemeier earned his PhD from The University of Michigan.

The American Pharmacists Association, founded in 1852 as the American Pharmaceutical Association, represents more than 62,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advancing the profession. APhA, dedicated to helping all pharmacists improve medication use and advance patient care, is the first-established and largest association of pharmacists in the United States.


Local to Global:Pharmacy Helping People

at Home and AbroadBy Emily Keeler

Photo: Robert Brueggemeier

The College of Pharmacy has long been a leader in pharmacy, and thanks to efforts of many, this knowledge bank is an ever-expanding effort both here in Ohio and around the globe.

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In 2006, the faculty at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy revised the mission to “advance pharmaceutical care for the people of Ohio and the global community through our teaching, through our research, and through our service.” This mission was supported by the university’s goal to broaden international experiences to students and offer more opportunities for student and faculty exchanges.

Since the revised mission, faculty and students have taken to heart the goal of improving the lives of populations in Central Ohio and around the globe.

Short Stay, Lasting Impression

Each year the College offers Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Studies (BSPS) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students to short-term study abroad opportunities aimed to expose students to pharmaceutical and healthcare issues in various countries. This one to two-week program includes visits to other schools of pharmacy, pharmacy sites in hospitals, and the community.

The short-term study abroad experiences expose BSPS and PharmD students to pharmaceutical and healthcare

issues in various countries. Contrasts and comparisons are made between pharmacy issues while students study in the US and during the visit to the country.

These short visits have included England, Canada, and this past summer, Nicaragua. Dean Robert Brueggemeier, Professor Esperanza Carcache De Blanco, and Program Assistant Julie Miller traveled with a group of fourteen Ohio State students nearly 2,000 miles to the capital city of Managua.

While here, students toured local facilities such as hospitals and a local farm that grows medicinal plants. The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, (UNAN-León) hosted the Buckeyes while at the university, showing them their campus and city. Students also assisted at local clinics, working first-hand with the people of Nicaragua.

While short-term trips add value to a student’s education, lasting partnerships are also an integral piece of the global pharmacy initiative for the College. During the Nicaraguan visit, Dean Robert Brueggemeier forged a partnership with the UNAN-León to cement future relations with the College.

Extended trips are also available to students for their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Program rotations. In 2010-11 alone, students did rotations in three countries. Five students completed rotations at Guys and St. Thomas Hospital in London, England, three students in Honduras and five students at National Taiwan University and China Medical University in Taiwan.

Scholarly Exchange

In addition to study abroad opportunities, official agreements on research, teaching, and practice-related collaborations have been initiated between Ohio State and National Taiwan University (NTU), China Medical

Above: Students from Ohio State and UNAN-León in NicaraguaPhoto by Kevin Steger

Top right: A student comforts a child at one of the Nicaraguan clinics visited by Ohio State students


Professors Douglas Kinghorn, Milap Nahata, and Ken Hale tour a Taiwan pharmacy as part of the exchange program to National Taiwan University.

University (CMU), Kaohsiung Medical University, Taipei Medical University, and National Yang-Ming University, and most recently The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, (UNAN-León).

The exchanges, which began in 2007, saw Ohio State faculty participating in scientific and practice symposia in Taiwan. The group also met with faculty and students, and toured research and practice facilities. A similar excursion was quickly repeated in May of 2008.

In 2009, Dr. Fe-Lin Lin (National Taiwan University) and Dr. Hsiang-Wen Lin (ChinaMedical University) visited Ohio State. This visit consisted of observing various clinical pharmacy sites in the College of Pharmacy and The Ohio State University Medical Center. Discussions were also held to address future collaborations and continue the development of educational partnerships.

The college’s faculty have also traveled to Taiwan. Professors Marialice Bennett and Ken Hale participated in a community pharmacy practice symposia in Taiwan in September 2009 and toured several community pharmacy practice settings. In all, ten faculty from Ohio State and ten faculty from NTU have participated in the scholarly exchange.

Students have also benefited greatly from the formal exchange between Ohio State and the various universities. Each year two Master of Science in Pharmacy students from NTU are provided two months of clinical experiences at Ohio State, while CMU offers two bachelor’s students two months research experiences at Ohio State. All students in the exchange, in addition to the educational studies, are immersed in the local culture and events of Columbus and surrounding area.

In addition to physical exchanges, in March 2010, a live video conference session was held between Ohio State pharmacy students and pharmacy students at CMU in Taichung, Taiwan. Ken Hale and Hsiang-Wen Lin co-moderated the session, as students discussed and compared pharmacy education, healthcare, and the roles of pharmacists in the two countries.

Looking to the Future

As the world becomes more mobile and connected, the College of Pharmacy is looking to expand its global pharmacy initiatives.

In addition to the exchanges already in place, Ohio State hopes to send additional faculty to Taiwan to provide on-site mentoring. New collaborative research in drug discovery and development can be fostered through the relationship between universities, and opens the potential for additional collaboration between universities. With the ever-changing front of technology, the organizations also continue to explore the use of new technologies in this global exchange.

No matter where in the world, Ohio State continues to have an impact on the pharmaceutical care, both at home and abroad.

For more information on our global initiatives, visit pharmacy.osu.edu.


On Bended KneeBy Emily Keeler

Fifty-nine years ago a big event was happening in the old Ohio Union. Ralph Foster, a 1956 graduate of the College of Pharmacy, bent down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, Ruth, another Ohio State graduate, in front of the fireplace in the Union. She said yes, and Ralph and Ruth have been enjoying wedded bliss since.

Having met on their first day in high school, Ruth wasn’t too surprised. Said Ruth, “He was down on his knee, just as he was tonight. I don’t think I hesitated too long.”

Recently, the two returned to the fireplace, now rebuilt in the new Ohio Union that opened in 2010, and, along with friends and family, relived that moment that occurred over a half century ago.

The date is extra special, as it also marks the wedding anniversary of Ralph’s mother and father, who helped him select the ring.

Said Ralph, “We had gone to a jeweler’s store to buy my mother a tea set for their anniversary. While they were looking around, I went over and looked at the diamonds. Well, my mom, she was so nervous about my purchase, she didn’t get the tea set she really wanted.”

When asked what is the secret to their long marriage, both were quick to respond. Said Ruth, “Commitment. No matter what, you’re in it together and there’s always a solution if you work together. We’ve had our challenges, but we made it work. Now we need each other, don’t we, Ralph?”

“We sure do,” said Ralph. “We’ve had our ups and downs like any marriage, but we’ve made it. You make a commitment, you stay with it.”

The decades have also given them a chance to reflect on advice for other couples. Said Ruth, “I think you need to be friends. You need to like each other, even if you don’t always like each other. There’s a need for that friendship.”

Ralph quickly echoed the sentiment, adding, “She’s my best friend.”

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy maintains accreditation through 2017By Emily Keeler

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy has been granted a full six-year accreditation term for their professional program (through 2017) by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The college’s professional programs have been continuously accredited by ACPE since 1939.

According to ACPE, the essential purpose of accreditation is to assess a program’s compliance with accreditation standards through a peer review process. Additionally, through the professional judgment of academic and professional peers, accreditation provides opportunities for quality enhancement as well as quality assurance.

The accreditation standards set forth by ACPE reflect professional and educational qualities identified through profession-wide dialogue and feedback as essential to the program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD).

ACPE is the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE was established in 1932 for the accreditation of pre-service education, and in 1975 its scope of activity was broadened to include accreditation of providers of continuing pharmacy education.


Faculty Profile:

Milap NahataBy Barbara Hegler

In Sardarshahr, a small village in India, a young boy shared a large home with his extended family. One day he would find himself thousands of miles away as a well-respected expert in the field of pediatric pharmacy.

Milap C. Nahata is Professor and Division Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Administration, College of Pharmacy; Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, College of Medicine; Associate Director, Medical Center Department of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University.

Before you imagine a happy care-free childhood, you must first understand his family history. Nahata’s great-grandfather enjoyed considerable wealth until his death at age 32. He left his fortune to his 14 year-old son, Nahata’s grandfather, who continued a successful clothing business in Calcutta and enjoyed a comfortable life-style. He acquired a large home and was enjoying a thriving business when the economy crashed in 1929. “The ensuing depression caused

him to lose his business and his wealth but fortunately not the family home,” said Nahata. By the 1940s he and his extended family were living together, not by choice or tradition, but by necessity. “It was a terrible burden for my grandfather; a sense of failure and hopelessness weighed heavily on him most of his remaining years,” recalls Nahata.

“To support the family,” said Nahata, “my father worked many months away

from home, leaving all of us to cope in the family home.” Nahata recalls that times were very tough; there was enough to eat, but no extras and a sense of unhappiness permeated the home. “Socially,” Nahata says, “I had another issue to deal with…obesity ran in my family (both parents were obese) and as a child I suffered the physical and social obstacles that accompany this health issue.”

His parents received little to no formal schooling. Yet, education was important to them and Nahata fondly remembers his mother as hard-working, patient, and persevering –

qualities that would greatly influence him. At 15 years old, Nahata left home for the University of Jodhpur in India where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. “It was not without some difficulty,” recalls Nahata. “Many of my classes were taught in English, not my native tongue, Hindi. It was an added element to an already difficult course load and challenging social environment.” Nahata’s uncle and mentor advised him that a new, lucrative field was emerging in the United States, polymer science, or “plastics”. As a top student Nahata was confident that he would surely be chosen to pursue his first choice, “plastics,” at the University of Bombay and be on his way to a promising career in the United States. However, he was not selected for his first choice. Heartbroken, “I met with the Dean,” says Nahata, “hoping for a reversal.” Realizing the student in his office knew nothing about the field of pharmacy, the dean encouraged Nahata to give Pharmacy a chance. “That was all I needed. I was hooked on the study of pharmacy,” says Nahata. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Mumbai University and followed his uncle to the United States. Nahata earned a master’s degree in pharmaceutics and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Duquense. There he discovered the field of clinical pharmacy and found a link between science/research and medicine

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Dr. Milap Nahata Distinguished Lecture Series

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy has established a fund, with a plan for endowment, to host some of the top speakers on clinical pharmacy through the Dr. Milap Nahata Distinguished Lecture Series.

The series, initially an idea from a former student, Dr. Robert J. Kuhn (1980 BS) was created to bring to campus presenters to speak about current and future clinical pharmacy research, education, or practice.

Says Nahata of the lecture series, “I am humbled by this honor, and look forward to the opportunities to learn from and be inspired by the leaders in our field.”

and a way to affect the suffering he had seen in his childhood. He joined The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor in 1977.

Nahata’s teaching style is unique. Students call him ‘the best teacher in their university career,’ ‘the most inspirational teacher,’ and ‘a privilege to learn from him.’ Not shy about sharing his family story full of hardship, struggles, and perseverance, Nahata reaches students like few can: stirring in them a desire to understand themselves and develop their own leadership and caring skills. Perhaps the difficulties he faced as a child, the pressures he watched his family deal with, and the mentors who stepped in along the way to alter his path gave him the perspective he needed to distinguish himself in the field of clinical pharmacy.

“My father,” Nahata recalls, “often spoke of how he wished for a better life for his children; his ‘hope’ was in his children.” Before his parents died they saw their hopes realized in their son. He achieved success in his profession, affected patients’ lives through science and research, and affected students’ lives through mentoring and leadership. Nahata expressed his gratitude for the opportunities and support he received at The Ohio State University.

Dr. Nahata’s family includes wife, Suchitra - an artist, daughter, Leena - a pediatric endocrinology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and son-in-law, Amit Arora - a cardiothoracic surgery fellow at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Warm and sunny Anaheim, California hosted more than 20,000 attendees and over 250 exhibitors at the 45th Annual ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition held in December. In addition, the Clifton J. Latiolais Leadership Award was presented at The Ohio State University Residency Luncheon, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to institutional pharmacy practice. The luncheon was held in the beautiful Tiffany Terrace at the Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort. Current residents, faculty, staff, past graduates and guests of The Ohio State University Residency in Hospital Pharmacy/Master of Science Program were invited to honor Jay Mirtallo, MS, R.Ph, FASHP, BCNSP, as the recipient of the 2010 Clifton J. Latiolais Award. Mirtallo is associate professor of clinical pharmacy, and serves as the director of the MS in Health-Systems Pharmacy Program at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy

Practice and Administration Division. The 2009 award recipient, David A. Kvancz, MS, R.Ph, FASHP, was on hand to present the award.

Mirtallo’s acceptance remarks, “Pharmacy Leaders: Who are they?” most fitting for this award, talked about the nature of pharmacists being leaders, and that if we move away from the traditional thought that only pharmacists in management positions are leaders, the profession will miss out on a large resource of potential leaders. Mirtallo believes that recognizing those pharmacists with leadership qualities and interest, and facilitating them to enhance their leadership skills, will assist the profession in meeting the leadership needs to face our current and future challenges.

Mirtallo credits much of his success to his mentors at the University of Toledo - Dr. Kenneth Bachmann and Dr. Robert Schlembach, and at OSU Hospitals - Clifton J. Latiolais, Philip J. Schneider, Dr. Peter J. Fabri, Dr. Robert Ruberg, Dr. Kenneth Kudsk, Dr. James Visconti, and all of the MS residents who allowed him to participate in their projects. Most of all, he is indebted to his wife, Susan Ezzone, for her companionship, understanding, and advice.

Mirtallo Presented Clifton J. Latiolais Leadership Award By Tanya McDay

1930’s1935 Myron E. Retske celebrated his 96th birthday on October 24, 2010. He owned and operated a Pharmacy in downtown Dayton for 25 years, and was a licensed Ohio Pharmacist for 66 years. He lost his wife of 65 years. Myron welcomes anyone from his class to contact him through his email [email protected]

1937 William Owen “Doc” Hays is Ohio State’s oldest living ex-cheerleader. An advocate activist for the founding of the OSUAA’s Cheerleading Society, he cheered from 1931-1937, and was honored by the Society as the 2000 Most Inspirational Cheerleader. Owen is also an advocate and activist for Humane Medications, those with less side effects or contradictions, sometimes called – alternative medication or therapy.

1939 Mary Elizabeth Kohl Polumbo is retired and living in Florida. She would like to hear from any classmates from 1938 or 1939 who are living in Florida.

1940’s1940 Don L. Eyler retired in 1983 and lives in the best place in the world, Warm Springs, GA. He was raised in Lima, Shawnee and Troy, OH. He is a canal nut and plans to stop and visit centenarian Stephen Raynes ’33 the next time he is in Troy. He enjoys reading Script News.Evan J. Phillips is 99 years old and remembers OSU Pharmacy with pleasure. He worked many years as a Pharmacist in Columbus and has lived in Florida for over 30 years.

1944 Audrey Bowser Bazler is enjoying living at Stonebridge Retirement Community in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has macular degeneration so she writes with the aid of a reading machine. She says, “I use it to read everything, except large print. It is slow going but a real lifesaver. I recommend to anyone with ‘Big Mac’, (my name for the disease).” Carl F. Thornton allowed his license to expire in November at the age of 88. The last day that he worked was February 2010 and is finally fully retired! He lives at Pacific Pointe Retirement Home.

1949 Nancy Bartlett Anderies still lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was recently widowed after 59 years of marriage. She met Bill as a customer (at the soda fountain); she says, “Gotta be nice to the customers!” She has 5 kids who look out for her and has no regrets about going into Pharmacy!Jean A. Windesheim sends greetings to fellow Alumni. Her health is good for which she is thankful. She still works a little each week in a retail store. Life is good!

1950’s1950 Stewart M. Case is retired and living in Jefferson, Ohio.J. David Luckhaupt says, “Follow my example and join Pharmacists for Life International, P. O. Box 1281, Powell, OH 43065.”Paul Stivison and his wife, Suzanne, are both retired and doing well. He still gets season tickets for football. Go Bucks!

1956 Alan K. Webster retired from Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Urbana, Ohio in 2002.

1957 Robert Fagin is retired and enjoying 5 grandchildren. His hobby is cooking.Leland L. Wince retired in Albany, IN, 10 years from MD specialty of Pediatrics Practice. He has 5 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. One spouse! He operated a private practice for 30 years, hospital employed 7 years, and is currently active in church functions.

1959 Floyd Bender and wife, Betsy, are completely retired but stay active

in the College of Pharmacy through the Floyd G. Bender Scholarship Fund in Pharmacy. They still get season football tickets every year. Go Bucks!

1960’s1960 Dr. John M. Sandru and wife, Gloria, had a wonderful time meeting with classmates at the 50 year reunion and are looking forward to the 51st this year. He is still practicing as a physician in the Wounded Warrior Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

1961 Jerry S. Marlowe is a member of the Tuscarawas County OSU Alumni Society Scholarship Committee, the Tuscarawas Philharmonic Board sponsoring Christmas Concerts, the Tuscarawas County Little Theater, participating in stage productions, the Tuscarawas County Historical Society, the Dover Rotary, The Ohio State University Alumni Society, the Ohio Pharmacy Association, the National Association of Community Pharmacy, and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacist. He asks, “Is there a degree for tolerating me for 53 years of chaotic marriage?”

1962 Bob Ehlers is retired and is enjoying his grandchildren, and traveling.Joan Lamberton Shaw is retired and enjoying every minute of it!

1965 Linda Wick Orthoefer retired from Pharmacy in 2000 and is now doing taxes and is an enrolled agent. Her husband, Frank, is self employed. They have two children, a daughter, Julie who is married to Neil, both doctors, and have two children. Their son, Carl is also a doctor, married to Kate, and industrial designer and has two children.Thomas P. Sherrin retired from Ohio Health in July 2010.

1966 David Canowitz retired from CVS in August 2010 with tenure back to 1971. He did not want to work the 40th year.Gerard A. Stock, Jr. is in good health. He works 25 hours a week at Affinity Medical Center. He and his lovely wife of 44 years, Cynthia, have 10 grandchildren. He says, “I’m blessed!”

1967 Dr. Larry Woznak shares this website, wwwtopdocsandiego.com/dentist.

1970’s1971 Robert Fudge received his PharmD in June 2010 from the Non-Traditional PharmD Program (NTPD).

1972 Gregory B. Little and wife, Kate, moved back to Ohio after living in Tennessee for the last 20 years. He works at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, Ohio, dividing his time between staff pharmacist responsibilities and a very anticoagulation management clinic. His wife is the nurse educator for the National Embryo Donation Center. Grandchildren in Bristol, TN, and Chicago, IL keep them busy!Paul J. Roller is enjoying his grandson, Luke Paul Laurence Roller born July 23, 2010.Jerry Siegel started a consulting business, SMMA (Safe Medication Management Associates), on October 10, 2010, after his retirement from the OSUMC on September 9, 2009. He also passed the Advanced Level 3 WSET Wine Exam, and is now a Certified Wine Educator (CWE).Joe Zelek and wife, Rose, are still operating Dillonvale Pharmacy with their son, Joe, R.Ph. They also enjoy following Joe’s music career at JoeZelek.com (Jamboree in the Hills. Their younger son, Jared, has an internet company at zeleksoftware.com. Their favorite job is spending time with their granddaughter, Ava.

1973 Mike Gecewich shares this information. “I was ‘involuntarily terminated for gross insubordination’ in August 2010, after 17 years with Walgreens. I had refused to become an immunizer. I am not opposed to this concept, but it was just another duty forced on us. I still believe I could not add this distracting responsibility and safely complete the existing workload on the overnight shift.”David J. Kalis is president of Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists for 2011.Michael A. Steele decided to be a staff pharmacist after 30 years of being P.I.C. with CVS 4627 N. Main, Columbia, SC 29203. Life is less

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Alumni Updateshectic! His wife, Dori, retired last year after being a RN for 38 years.

1974 Sara D. Jones retired from Cabell Huntington Hospital after 41 years of service. She is presently working at Continuum Care Pharmacy in Barboursville, WV.

1975 Robert Barber worked for Revco DS, Inc., from 1975-1983. In 1983, he went to work for the Garland Texas Police Department. He retired from the department as a captain in 2008. He is currently working as a pharmacy manager for Walgreens DS.Philip J. Schneider was promoted to Clinical Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy-Phoenix. He completed a four-year term as Chairman of the Board of Pharmaceutical Practice of the Inter-national Pharmaceutical Federation. Phil was elected to a four-year term as Vice President of FIP, member of the Board of Directors, Arizona Pharmacy Alliance, and was awarded a designation as Fellow of FIP at the 70th International Congress of FIP in Lisbon Portugal (presented at the Opening Ceremony on August 29, 2010 – his birthday!).

1976 Stephen J. Ferenchak is a staff pharmacist at Salem Community Hospital in Salem, Ohio.Alan Friedman is a Staff Pharmacist at Walgreens.

Sandra Huss is a staff pharmacist at Home Reach in Worthington, Ohio.Ramona Rausch Moenter was promoted to Branch Manager at Coram Healthcare (Home Infusion), Sacramento, CA in the fall of 2010. Her son, Eric, is in his 1st year in the BSN Program at Oregon Health Sciences University. Her daughter, Sarah, received a BA from The Ohio State University in 2010 and has been working for the city of Los Angeles for the past year.

1977 Phyllis S. Grauer, PharmD is a Pain and Palliative Care Clinical Consultant, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the OSU College of Pharmacy. Holly C. Herrick is a Staff Pharmacist in Cleveland, Ohio, Western Region. She has two children in college, and enjoys kayaking, skiing and horseback riding.

1978 J. Kevin Ahern is a Hospitalist and Medical Director of a Hospital Medicine Group and was honored to be selected as part of the inaugural class of Senior Fellows in Hospital Medicine in 2010. His two sons are both Ohio State students.David E. Amos retired from Kaiser with 30 years of service. He is presently working at Target Pharmacy in University Heights, OH, and enjoys babysitting his 3 year old grandson.Guy DiPasqua is staying very busy

helping Target become the “Best Company Ever”. It has been 5 years since he joined Target and is very involved on the many Pharmacy campuses in Southern California. One of his favorite activities his role requires is recruiting and mentoring the ‘best and the brightest’ our future leaders. His home life is always full of excitement. He serves as Director of Royal Family KIDS, a faith-based, non-profit serving those in the foster care system, specifically hosting a week-long summer camp in partnership with our church. His wife of 34 years, Debra, and daughter, Jessica, 24, are doing fantastic and making his life complete! He had an opportunity to reunite and visit with his orientation and first college roommate, Tom Taylor, this past September for only the second time since college. “What a great time!”Marjorie Shupala Fredrickson works at Chalmers P. Wylie VA Outpatient Clinic Pharmacy as an IV/Oncology Pharmacist. Her husband, Eric, works for Pearson Educational, and their two sons, Andrew and Peter, attend College.Marcia Singer Kagay is working part-time at three independent pharmacies. Her husband, John, is practicing medicine at Family Practice in Largo, FL, and their two sons are both in college this year: a Gator at the University of Florida and a Bull at USF. They have three schools they follow in football and basketball to keep them busy. Jay M. Mirtallo retired from the OSU Medical Center and made a career move to become the Director of the MS in Health-System Pharmacy Program at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. He was the 2010 recipient of the Clifton J. Latiolais Award and president-elect of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.Steve Nester and wife, Lisa, are taking a year off from work to travel and find what adventure God has for them.Judy C. B. Schultz currently works at Kroger in Lansing, MI as a compounding pharmacist and a float.

1979 Billie Sue (Fritz) Kyger, DDS ’83 is the 2010 President of the Ohio State Dental Board. She also served as President of the Ohio Dental Association from 2002-2003. She practices full time general dentistry in Gallipolis, Ohio with husband, Dr. Timothy Kyger. While keeping both her pharmacy and dental licenses active, she serves on the ADA Joint Commission on Dental Examinations and provides input for test construction in the area of dental pharmacology.Paul A. Nuzzi sold his pharmacy, Brine Pharmacy in Girard, Ohio,

after 20 successful years of ownership. The new owners are a great group of guys (even though not OSU grads!!) He now works part-time for the new owners. Paul and wife, Cathy, are looking forward to traveling and more free time.

1980’s1980 Jim Ballenger began 2011 by accepting the position of Chief Pharmacy Officer and Business Director at the Rx Ohio Collaborative (RxOC), an innovative prescription drug benefit initiative of the OSU Health Plan in Columbus. After gaining valuable managed care experience with national organizations like United Healthcare, Medco and Cigna, it is great to be back on campus! He lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, Sherrie, and son, Jimmy, a freshman at Granville High School.Laura Damicone is working as a Staff Pharmacist at Kent State University Health Services.Richard H. Parrish is the organizing president of the District of Columbia College of Clinical Pharmacy and is working with the ACCP Peds PRN to write a white paper on pediatric pharmacy as a board certified specialty.Sue N. Shaunessy retired May 1, 2011 from Walgreens Pharmacy in Gulfport, MS. She has worked in hospitals, consultant to nursing homes, as well as psychiatric hospital and retail – thanks to her education at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. She is planning on working on her golf game (needs a lot of attention) go fishing, travel, and visit her two daughters and grandsons!

1981 MaryAnn Mitchell is a Senior Staff Pharmacist at Parma Community General Hospital. Her daughter is a freshman at Ohio State. Carolyn L. Stang works in the PBM division of CVS Caremark (10 years). She sells hand blown glass art at regional art shows as ‘2 hot 2 handle glass’. Carolyn just returned from her 16th eye mission with several OSU College of Optometry alumni. This year she went to Iquitos Perv, and last year she was in Haiti for the earthquake.

1982 Jeffrey D. Klopp is the Assistant Director of Pharmacy at Lutheran Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio.Joe Mayer is a Pharmacy Systems Analyst for Ohio Health. While two of his three children “strayed” for their undergraduate degrees, they are all now officially Buckeyes! Joseph,

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Alumni UpdatesM.Arch. ’10, Knowlton School of Architecture, Katie L1 at Moritz College of Law, and John is a junior at the Fisher College of Business.David A. White is a Pharmacy Informatics Specialist. He previously worked as a Drug Information/Restricted Drug Pharmacist.

1983 Deborah Zimomra Thomas has a daughter, Ashley Marie Thomas, who is a PharmD candidate, Class of 2014, and is completing her P-1 year at the college.

1984 Stephen W. Janning is still rocking at 50! wwwMadd-Elaine.com Kenneth G. Jozefczyk was named the 2009 Pharmacist of the Year by the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists. Bill Kelley is Vice President of Account Service Operations at the Medco UH6 Division.Jim Rundo is a Staff Pharmacist at Medco in Fairfield, Ohio.James Sterchele started a new position with Cephalon as Senior Director of Medical Research.

1985 Richard Arnoto was promoted in February 2011 from CNS Medical Science Liaison to CNS Medical Science Liaison II at UCB, Inc. Medical Affairs.Michele Balint recently accepted a payer account manager position at NeurogesX. She will be managing national/ regional commercial and public payer accounts in the Midwest and Eastern states. Specifically responsible for reducing physician/patient barriers to access both prescription and medical benefit products.Thomas W. Englehart is proud of another Buckeye Alumni! His son, Andrew, graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS degree in Sport and Leisure. He is planning to pursue a Master’s in Sports Management. His family was so proud of him at the Winter Quarter Commencement. O-H-I-O! Paul Hoffmann has run 15 marathons and achieved gold level marathon maniac status! Brian J. Sabol, PharmD is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio. He has three children: son Greg, is a sophomore at Ohio State, and two daughters, Anna, a high school senior and Carolyn, a high school freshman who is considering Pharmacy as a career. Thomas D. Schmittgen, Ph.D. was named Chairman of the Division of Pharmaceutics at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.

1986 Kelly Corl is the Director of

Clinical Operations for RAM Capital.Jacob Kammer is an Occupational Medicine Physician at Saint Alphonsus Medical Group in Boise, ID. He and wife, Cynthia, have a 10 year old son, Chantha.

1987 Gregg Musson is Vice President of Pharmacy Service Communicare Family of Companies, 4700 Ashwood Drive, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45241.

1989 Richard Douglass has a son, Benjamin, who is a freshman at Ohio State majoring in anthropology.

1990’s1991 Amy Veronesi Eppley and husband, Michael, celebrated the birth of their “little Buckeye”, Brayden Lane Eppley, born January 9, 2011.David Zgarrick is professor and chair in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He is chair-elect of the Council of Faculties for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and was elected a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association.

1992 Ned Milenkovich is Chair of Drug & Pharmacy Legal Practice at McDonald Hopkins LLC. He is also a board member on the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy, Drug Topics News Magazine, and Regulatory & Legal News Columnist.

1994 Stephen Burson is a Managed Care Sales Coordinator for the Kroger Company, Columbus Division. He has been elected President of the Ohio Pharmacist Association from 2011-2012.

1996 Jennifer McClure Aden and husband, Brian, live in Marysville with son, Clark, who turns 5 in June. Virginia Beaty works part-time at Target. Her 9 year old daughter (8/01), and 8 month old daughter (03/10) are a full time job at home!

1997 Sean Jeffery was just voted president-elect of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP).Mike Waslovich and his family are working, having child #7 early in 2011. Mike likes to get away from work by going to work at the Cleveland Clinic.

1998 Lori Golias Logan and husband, Nick, celebrated the birth of their son, Nicolas Al Logan on November 28, 2010.

1999 Paul Nadur is Director of

Physician Advocacy at Medco. His wife, Kimberly (Class of 1999), is a part-time staff pharmacist at Medco. They welcomed their third son, Jacob Solomon, before Christmas 2010. Jacob joins his 2 older brothers, Joseph (7 years), and Benjamin (4 years). They currently reside in Dublin, Ohio.

2000’s2000 Nicole Thorpe Bartlett is currently working for Walgreens in Cranberry Township, PA. She and husband, Jeremy, are expecting their first child in May!

2002 Karissa Reese and husband, Brian, welcomed a son Brayden, born February 3, 2009.

2005 Joseph M. Dula and Colleen Clark Dula welcomed a son Joseph John Dula, born June 17, 2010.

Jacqueline Schneider, PharmD was the recipient of the Young Alumni Medallion from Jamestown College. The medallion recognizes alumni of Jamestown College who exemplify the characteristics of a Jamestown College liberal arts education while demonstrating lifelong learning, community service and character.

2007 Abbi Smith, PharmD, is a Clinical Specialist in Critical Care at South Pointe Hospital. She lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.Ashley Updike, PharmD, is a staff pharmacist at Walgreens in Randallstown, MD. She and husband, M. Scott Updike, PhD, have a daughter, Ella Catherine, born July 21, 2009. The family lives in Clarksville, MD.

2008 Laura Lynn Clark is Assistant Pharmacy Manager at Kroger Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio.Kristen L. Sobczak- DiDonato has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Pharmacy since August 2009. She married Nicholas J. DiDonato on September 4, 2010.

2009 Erika Hellenbart, PharmD, completed her PGY1 residency and is now a Clinical Pharmacist/ Clinical Assistant Professor in the Anti-thrombosis Clinic at University of Illinois at Chicago. Candice Koenig-Calame married Jared on July 10, 2010 at Ohio State’s OARDC branch in Wooster, Ohio.Stephen M. Rabe, PharmD, is a Lieutenant in the United States Public Health Service stationed in Oakdale, CA at a prison complex with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. As part of a two pharmacist team, he works in a

mixed retail-hospital setting assisting with the management and provision of care to 2400 Federal inmates.

2010’s2010 Brittany Benge, PharmD, is a pharmacist at Walmart in Louisville, Kentucky. Paul A. Der is currently completing a residency in Ambulatory Care with Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland, Ohio.Michelle Dowdell, PharmD, is a Staff Pharmacist at CVS in Lorain, Ohio.Kaylin Giannamore, PharmD, is a Staff Pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio.Brett Perlberg, PharmD, is a Pharmacist with the United States Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, IL.Jennifer Pierpont, PharmD, is a Staff Pharmacist at Berger Hospital, Pharmacy Systems, Inc., in Circleville, Ohio.Christina Rivera, PharmD, is a PGY1 resident at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Matthew Saylor, DRP, began a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice residency on July 1, 2010, at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus, Ohio.Marianne Unger, PharmD, is currently working as a floater Pharmacist for CVS in Western Maryland and the surrounding West Virginia area.Jodie Van Diest, PharmD, is an Inpatient Pharmacist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

2011 Jacob (Jake) P. Reamsnyder plans to work at CVS in Central Ohio after licensure. He and wife, Megan, were married in December 2010.Kelly Anne Smith is a Resident, PGY1 Ambulatory at Kauser Permanente.Heather Whitehead is a resident, PGY1 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

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In Memoriam …

1950’sAlvin D. Baumal ’54 passed away in October 2010. He was a retired Pharmacist from Campus Drug, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio where his wife, Sandra, and family reside.

Doris Ann Vaughn Curmode ’54 passed away September 23, 2010 at Columbus Colony for Elderly Care in Columbus, Ohio. She worked in many pharmacies in Columbus, and owned Noel Pharmacy in the early 1980’s. Doris moved to Newark, Ohio, and was then transferred to manage a Big Bear Pharmacy in Gallipo-lis, Ohio where she retired in 1995.

Robert P. Reid, ’58 passed away February 8, 2011. He was a regis-tered pharmacist for over 50 years and former longtime owner of Overbrook Pharmacy at Cooke Road and North High in Colum-bus, where he started working while in college. He retired at age 77 from the Medicaid Pharmacy Unit of The Ohio Department to Job and Family Services. Memorial contributions may be made to The Ohio State University, Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio Scholarship Fund in Pharmacy (APCO), fund #600017.

1960’sLawrence E. Salyer, ’65 passed away January 2, 2011. He was a pharmacist for many years, and lived in Westerville, OH.

1970’sJames E. Braden ’71 passed away August 11, 2010. He retired as owner of Gillespie’s Drugs in Caldwell, Ohio where his wife, DiAnna, and family reside.

Thomas J. Comstock, ’77 passed away June 4, 2011after a valiant, year long fight to recover from a heart attack, complicated by a near drowning in May 2010. In 2004, he and his wife, Anne, moved to Thousand Oaks California where he worked as a Clini-cal Scientist for Amgen, Inc. Donations may be made to Ventura County Habitat for Humanity and Families of SMA.

Randy Bill Hostetler ’77 passed away October 27, 2010. He was a resident of Hicksville, OH.

1990’sRichard R. Cline (BS 1993, MS 1999) passed away June 17, 2011 after a battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife Heidi Kalista Cline, daughter, Jillian (7) and son, Reid (3).

John W. Nelson, PhDThe Ohio State University expresses its sorrow upon the death on April 12, 2011, of John W. Nelson, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology in the College of Pharmacy.

Professor Nelson held a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University, and a Master of Science in Pharmacology from the University of Georgia. In 1945 he received a PhD in Pharmacology from Purdue, the first to be awarded at the university. He worked for Eli Lilly for a brief time in 1939, before serving as an assistant professor at the University of Georgia from 1940 to 1944. Upon completion of his doctorate he taught at Oregon State as an associate professor from 1945 to 1947. Professor Nelson joined The Ohio State University faculty in 1947 teaching pharmacognosy, but he soon was head of the newly established pharmacology program in the College. The program and curriculum he developed became a model for five-year BS in Pharmacy programs across the country. From 1964 to 1967, Professor Nelson also served as the day-to-day head for the construction of the new pharmacy building, now known as Lloyd M. Parks Hall. Professor Nelson developed and taught the first campus-wide course on drug abuse, Pharmacy 200. He retired from Ohio State in 1977.

Among many honors received were recognition in World Who’s Who of Science and the Distinguished Service Award from Ohio State. He authored over 50 publications in pharmacology and related fields. Professor Nelson was one of the original inductees into College’s Legends of Pharmacy group. He mentored many students, of which, many would return to Ohio State to teach.

Professor Nelson is remembered as a leader in the development of the field of pharmacology in the College of Pharmacy and across the nation. During his time at Ohio State, he was active within the University and was known for taking on challenges. He was named Professor Emeritus in 1977.


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