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REFLECTIONS ON 10 YEARS AS DEAN


It's true what they say; time flies when you are having fun!
Ten years have flown by in the Riffee household, and it has
been a very satisfying time for me to have been able to serve
the faculty staff, students and alumni of the University of Florida
College of Pharmacy. When I arrived in 1996, Dean Michael
Swartz handed me the master key for the ,. lIl.. and said goodbye
(at least for a year while he took a well-earned sabbatical).

New Beginnings
My first day on the job in June 1996, I spoke to our 20-or-so
non-traditional Pharm.D. students via video teleconference from
Tampa. Shortly after that, I met with Sven Normann and Dan
Robinson to improve the curriculum and the content delivery,
renaming it the Working Professional Pharm.D. program. With
the hard work of our leadership and the ongoing commitment
from our partner, Compass Knowledge Group, the WPPD program
has grown to be the most respected non-traditional Pharm.D.
program for pharmacists worldwide, wishing to advance beyond
their bachelor's education. -.. .1 ,1 i affordability and quality
have established the UF WPPD program throughout the United
States and now internationally. This past August, we graduated
our 1,000th graduate from that program, a truly astonishing
achievement since our first graduation in 1997. As we graduate
more than 100 pharmacy practitioners each year, our enrollment
continues to grow.

Qualified Students - Industry Demands
Establishing distant campuses in St. . 1.. 1i ... Orlando and
Jacksonville, to meet the national demand for pharmacists
and to increase the access of talented Florida students to our
first professional degree program, was an idea put forth by our
.- II.. faculty We admitted our first class in 2002, with about
50 students at each of the three sites. In May 2006, we realized
our goal when we graduated the largest pharmacy class of 208
students from four Florida cities. Next May, we will graduate close
to 300 new Pharm.D. practitioners.
In a recent seminar, I learned that the pharmacist shortage
trend, appearing to improve in 2005, actually has taken another
downward turn in 2006 and continues to be a national concern.
New predictions of the changing workforce and exodus of baby-
boomer pharmacists show a trend of pharmacist shortages that
will be more troubling than what we have experienced over the
past decade.
Our faculty, staff, students, alumni -and non-UF alums, who
have stepped up as preceptors in our early and advanced practice
courses- have all worked together to create a successful new model
of education. It's a model that is viewed nationally as a valuable
method for improving the availability of pharmacists to our national


workforce. I feel very fortunate to have been a part of such an
endeavor, and proud to have achieved a milestone in pharmacy
education that others never dreamed could be accomplished.

Faculty Commitment
Accompanying all of these changes in our ,. II. ... I have been
impressed with the "can-do" attitude of our faculty. Although we
hired additional faculty to expand our enrollment, most of the
resources were designated to existing faculty and technology so
that we could double our enrollment without doubling the cost
of education for 1,150 students compared to 520 students. Our
faculty, however, responded in a magnificent fashion, not only
adapting new technologies to their teaching activities, but by
exhibiting a new enthusiasm in all aspects of their academic life.
The .. l I.. has nearly doubled its growth in external research
funding from approximately $5 million in FY 98 to more than
$9 million in FY 06. In recent years of funding from the National
Institutes of Health, we have out-performed other schools and
,. ll-.... ' of pharmacy such as Ohio State, North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, Texas, Austin, Southern California, Maryland, Minnesota,
Kentucky, Iowa and Michigan.
During the early part of the 21st Century, the .. I..
also occupied a new building shared with the .. II.. ... of
Nursing and Public Health and Health Professions (the HPNP
Complex). Along with this state-of-the-art teaching and office
space, the ,. Il.. '. also completely renovated the "P-Wing" in
the medical sciences building so that our basic and clinical
scientists have the very best space available anywhere on
this campus. This milestone was accomplished through the
generous funding by the University of Florida, our Alumni and
Friends and the National Institutes of Health.

The Next 10 Years
As I enter the next decade of leadership of this ,. 11... I realize
how fortunate we are to have the high-caliber of faculty who are
involved in their scientific and professional associations as officers
and considered leaders in their respective fields. I marvel at the
talented faculty, staff and students who work together each day to
make great things happen. I am also so very proud of our alumni
who have gone on to do outstanding things in our profession.
Upon their work, sacrifice and leadership, we, the College of
Pharmacy hope to build an even more promising future.




William H. Riffee, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Pharmacy











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GATORx Magazine
is produced by the University of Florida College
of Pharmacy for its alumni, faculty and friends
FACULTY
Dean
William H. Riffee, Ph.D.


Executive Associate Dean
William J. Millard, Ph.D.


Sr. Associate Dean for
Professional Affairs
Michael W. McKenzie, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Distance,
Continuing and Executive Education
Sven A. Normann, Pharm.D.
Sr. Associate Dean for Finance
and Administration
Michael Brodeur
Associate Dean for Accredidation
and Assessment
L. Douglas Ried, Ph.D.
DEVELOPMENT &
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Kelly Markey, Director
Christy Popwell, Assistant Director
EDITOR
Director of Public Relations,
Editor GATORx
Linda Homewood, APR


CONTRIBUTORS
Design
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Photography
Jeff Knee
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Linda Homewood


Keep in Touch
On Ihe Web:
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E-mail:
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Phone:
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Write:
Office of Development Et
Alumni Affairs, College of Pharmacy
PO Box 103570
Gainesville, FL 32610-3570
Visit:
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HPNP Complex, Room 2301
Gainesville, FL 32611


2 Features
college news


8 Research


& Innovation


12 Lecture Notes
faculty news, honors & awards


1 8 Making the Grade
spotlight on students


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ON THE COVER: Dean Riffee joined Dr. AllenJ. Spiegel last spring at a UF award banquet in
recognition of Spiegel's gift that created the college's first Graduate Endowment in Pharmaceutical Research


trends in pharmacy


Roll Call
alumni & development news



































$1 Million Gift Creates College of


Pharmacy's First Graduate Endowment
By Christopher Brazda


The University of Florida C II.. ..
of Pharmacy has received a
welcome dose of support to create
its first-ever graduate endowment.
In November 2006, the AJ.
Spiegel Foundation pledged $1
million to establish an endowment
fund benefiting the UF C I I.'.. of
Pharmacy. The gift will endow the Dr.
Allen J. Spiegel Graduate Endowment
in Pharmaceutical Research, which
will support graduate students in the
Department of Pharmaceutics' Ph.D.
program. Allen J. Spiegel is a trustee of
the foundation.
Spiegel, a UF alumnus and
member of the C II.. .. of Pharmacy's
National Advisory Board since 2000,
said he decided this endowment was
the best way to help fund the ,. I.. -..
graduate programs after discussions
with C I I.... of Pharmacy Dean


William H. Riffee and Executive Associate Dean Bill 1, 11,, I
"We need a good graduate research program," Spiegel said, "and in order to have
one, we need more support. FIl .. I,,11 this will provide the support necessary to aid
those pursuing a Ph.D. in pharmacy."
Spiegel previously donated $100,000 to the ,. 11.... to create the A.J. Spiegel
Graduate F. II I,, He earned his Ph.D. in pharmacy from UF in 1957 and retired
as senior director of international patents operations from Pfizer Inc., where he
worked for 43 years.
According to I11, , I the ,. II.. .. needs this type of private funding for transla-
tional research, through which scientists study disease at a molecular or cellular level
at the clinical level, or at a patient's "bedside." Also benefiting from the gift is research
in pharmacogenetics, the study of how genetics can dictate drug response.
"Dr. [ ...'.. I . endowment will now 11 - the C II.. of Pharmacy to expand
its graduate training program in both translational and pharmacogenetics research
by providing additional graduate student lines and support in each of these research
areas," Millard said. "We are indebted to Dr. I .. g -. generosity and support of our
. I I. ,
The gift is eligible for matching funds from the State of Florida Major Gift Trust
Fund and will count toward the Faculty C 1 I11.l. -,.. Initiative. The initiative, which was
announced last year by UF President Bernie Machen, aims to raise $150 million to
meet the demands of educating Florida's growing population and make UF one of the
nation's premier research universities.


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Taking Research to the Next Level
By William]. Millard, Ph.D., professor and executive associate dean


Research is a hallmark upon which all of the
top-tier schools of pharmacy benchmark them-
selves. Paramount in this comparison is how
individual . II.. .. compete for extramural research
dollars from federal sources such as the National
Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation,
Department of Defense, Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Veteran's Administration,
and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Our . II.... has consistently ranked within the
top 15 pharmacy schools with respect to NIH funding over the
last 10 years. NIH funding in the ,. II.... reached a peak in FY
2003-2004 with $5,686,400 of federal support. However, in FY
2005-2006 we have topped that figure with more than $7 million
in NIH funding - even in a period in this country's history in
which federal spending on biomedical research is critically low.
Our ability to garner increasing NIH funding is attributable to the
hard work of our outstanding faculty and their ability to establish
valuable collaborations as well as to target their research programs
to meet federal funding priorities.
If you have been: II 1,,, the NIH Roadmap Initiative, one
of the three principal themes upon which the initiative is based
is: Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise. Some of the
goals of this initiative are to:
* Increase the number of clinically-trained scientists involved in
the research process, and
* Enhance research programs that work at the interface between
basic science and clinical research translationall research).
In meeting the goals of this Roadmap initiative, NIH
hopes that the drug approval process (bench to bedside) can be
significantly affected by bringing more new drugs and new drug
entities into the marketplace and also by seeking to reduce all
drug approval timelines.


Our C II.. ... research programs are geared to
enhance drug discovery and translational research
with the continued operation of our Center for Drug
Discovery, Center for Neurobiology of Aging and
Center for Research in Pharmaceutical Care. Now with
the opening of our two newest research centers, Center
for Pharmacogenomics and the Center for Food-Drug
Interaction Research and Education, we can expand
our role in translational research as well as provide a
mechanism to train additional clinical scientists.
To address the need for clinically-trained
pharmacists with sufficient research training to facilitate transla-
tional research, the Departments of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy
Practice, and the Centers for Pharmacogenomics and Food-Drug
Interaction Research and Education have established Clinical
Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate Ph.D. training program in
August 2005. This new graduate program has been met with
overwhelming success and . I .. .I, 11 with our current Pharm.D.
students. We anticipate that within the next three years we will
have as many as 10 of our own Pharm.D. students 'ri. i: .1-d in the
Pharm.D./Ph.D. joint degree program.
F- II,_ in May of 2005, we opened the ground floor of our
Pharmacy research wing to provide new facilities for our clinical
research programs (pharmacogenomics and pulmonary phar-
macotherapy) and completed the 5-year, $11.8 million phased
renovation project whereby we now have approximately 48,000
net square feet of state-of-the art research space for our faculty
to grow their research programs and to train additional graduate
students and postdoctoral :. II -in pharmaceutical research.
So the stage is now set for the C II.. .. of Pharmacy to take
their research and graduate programs to the next level. With
this issue of GATORx -and future issues-we will continue to
highlight the excellent research underway in our ,. I I.... here at
UE We are extremely proud of our faculty and what they do, so
please take time to look at these research-related articles.


Pharmacy Research Facilities

The C II. -.. of Pharmacy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in 2005 to celebrate the
completion of a five-year project that remodeled and improved 45,500-square-feet of
research space at the UF Health Science Center. Funding for the $14.4 million project
included $8 million in privately raised funds, $5.5 million in state funds and a $900,000
construction grant from the National Institutes of Health. This is the first remodeling effort
of the pharmacy wing since the building's completion in 1962. The renovated seven-story
wing yields an increase of more than 37 percent in total usable space for ,. I I.. . researchers.
The ground floor facility includes improved laboratory research space for the department of
pharmacy practice and clinical facilities for asthma studies.
"This renovation provides a dramatic improvement in the quality of the research space
for pharmacy practice, including dedicated space for conducting clinical research studies, as
well as laboratory space -I. ..i.. I,11 designed to meet the needs of the Center for Pharma-
cogenomics," said Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., chair, department of pharmacy practice.


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RESEARCH STUDENT PROFILE

Gene Delivery Used

in the Lab to Battle a

Deadly Brain Cancer
By Linda Homewood

Progress has been made in treatment of many types of
cancers. Unfortunately, despite years and years of research,
glioblastoma remains one of the most deadly brain cancers.
Finding a treatment for the disease is a .I , 11.I. ,... that pharmacy
doctoral candidate Nathalie Toussaint is ready to tackle.
Toussaint credits her family and community for her direc-
tion as she completes her Ph.D. in pharmaceutics. Her grand-
mother was a teacher; her h. ., II , I-.., a pharmacist. It was an
outstanding high school chemistry teacher in her hometown of
Brooklyn, New York, Toussaint said, that piqued her interested
in science and its applications.
"My parents instilled in me the value of education," Tous-
saint said. "I know . .. . I 11 that educators have the potential
to make lasting effects on their students and the world around
them."
Toussaint conducts her research under Sean Sullivan,
Ph.D., an associate professor in the C II.. .. of Pharmacy.
Sullivan has for the past six years focused his research efforts on
the development of non-viral gene delivery systems - a way
to target cancer cells that differs from traditional drug-delivery
methods.
About forty-five percent of all brain cancers are gliomas
- primary brain tumors - and about half of those are glioblas-
tomas, Toussaint said. The tumor cells are so aggressive that a



Graduate Research Professc

Receives $3 Million NIH A\
ay Bergeron, Ph.D., a graduate research professor of
medicinal chemistry and Duckworth Eminent Scholar of
Drug Development in the C I I.... of Pharmacy, received a
$3 million NIH MERIT award to continue his research on blood
and liver-related disease.
Acknowledging his "consistent and excellent contributions
to scientific knowledge," the award, from the National Institutes
of Health's National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Advisory Council, gives Bergeron the opportunity to extend his
current grant for an additional five years.
Investigating ways to better treat iron-overload diseases,
Bergeron, who holds 119 patents, currently has two drugs in
clinical trials with Genzyme. One drug is used for treatment of
liver cancer. The other was developed for the treatment of chil-


p j


Nathalie Toussaint (left) instructs Michelle Zayes, third-year pharmacy
student, in drug , ., , i, . techniques in the pharmaceutical skills lab.

patient is, on average, expected to survive less than a year after
diagnosis.
The problem with treatment through drug delivery, Sullivan
said, is that cancer cells in the brain are resistant to drug therapy,
making it difficult to get the treatment to the tumor through the
blood-brain barrier. As a result, doctors often increase a drug's
dosage, which increases a patient's risk factors.
Toussaint works with Sullivan to overcome this problem
with a technique called non-viral gene delivery Gene delivery
is administered in the same manner as a drug that is sent to a
targeted tumor site. With non-viral delivery, researchers formulate
a synthetic gene using chemicals and polymers that bond with
DNA. The voracious tumor feeds on the gene, converting it to a
protein. This protein releases a cellular toxin that poisons the cell


dren with thalassemia, also called Cooley's anemia, a rare disease
in which iron builds up in the system, causing an overload that
cannot be effectively eliminated.
Iron overload can lead to .. i ...I ill, carcinoma (HCC),
liver cancer, one of the most difficult and insidious forms of
cancer to manage, said Bergeron. If resection is not an option,
the therapeutic choices for this disease are few, and generally the
success rate is very poor. A Phase I/II clinical trial is in progress
at five U.S. centers to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of
DENSPM in .. I .1 .. llI ,. carcinoma.
In a congratulatory speech, Dean Bill Riffee said the award
was a well-deserved honor and one that the C II.... of Pharmacy
should be very proud of on behalf of Dr. Bergeron.


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- effectively turning the tumor's food
source into a poison.
"The idea is to make the synthet-
ic gene work in a suicidal fashion
killing all the cancer cells it comes in
contact with, targeting only the cells
you want destroyed," said Toussaint.
Sullivan said he is impressed
with Toussaint's inter-.- II..,1 i..
involvement and leadership contribu-
tions to the student body.
"Nathalie is an incredibly ener-
getic, bright student who is active in
interdisciplinary research areas and as
a leader in the AAPS student associa-
tion that is organizing the South-East
Regional Interdisciplinary Symposium
for the first time at UF" Sullivan said.
In addition to her work in gene
delivery research, Toussaint works
with Huabei Jiang, Ph.D., a professor
in biomedical engineering, to assist
in research to develop better imaging
technology needed for diagnosis of
brain tumors.
"As a scientist, I hope that my
research will have lasting benefits
on humanity" Toussaint said. "As an
African-American woman scientist,
I hope to be an inspiration and role
model for the next generation by
creating inroads in under-represented
fields, and by forming lasting bridges
that others may cross."


UF Researcher Gets $1 1 Million

to Study Genes, Blood Pressure Drugs

By John Pastor

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., director of the UF Center for Pharmacogenomics, last i
fall was awarded an $11.1 million, five-year grant to lead a far-ranging group of
genetic researchers in an effort to help people with high blood pressure.
Researchers at medical centers at UF, the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
in Minnesota, Emory University in Atlanta and the University of Texas at
Houston will study 800 patients to find ways to tailor drug prescriptions to
people's unique genetic make-ups, according to Johnson, the study's principal
investigator.
The award is part of the Pharmacogenetics Research Network initiative, a
nationwide collaboration of scientists supported by the National Institutes of :
Health to study how an individual's genes affect the way he or she responds to -,
medicines.
"It's often trial and error when a patient is treated for high blood pressure," said Johnson, a professor
at UF's colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine and an executive committee member of the UF Genetics
Institute. "There are more than 40 drugs to treat hypertension, but any given one will work in only about
50 percent of the individuals. That means it takes longer to get people the medicine that's right for them,
and during the process they wind up taking more drugs than they need to."
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the most prevalent risk factor for heart attack, stroke, renal
failure and heart failure. Because it's not easy to match a patient with the best drug, some patients
become frustrated and quit treatment.
Scientists will focus on individual patient response to two contrasting drug treatments, including a
heart drug known as beta blocker, as well as a diuretic, which helps the body get rid of excess water
and salt.
Both drugs can successfully lower high blood pressure in some patients, but in other patients they
don't work as well or may create adverse side effects.
"This grant will allow Dr. Johnson and her colleagues to continue their important work, which might
someday lead to the use of genetics to guide the selection of the best blood pressure medicine for a
specific patient," said pharmacy Dean William Riffee, Ph.D. "Additionally, with her entry into the NIH-
supported Pharmacogenetics Research Network, comprised of 11 investigative teams nationwide, Dr.
Johnson's team is placed among the pre-eminent pharmacogenetics researchers in the country."
Other teams in the network are looking at the effect of genes on people's responses to a wide variety
of medicines, including chemotherapy and drugs for asthma and high cholesterol.
Together, the groups are charged with developing a genetics database that can be used by all
researchers in the field.
"This is the future," said Kenneth Berns, M.D., Ph.D, director of the UF Genetics Institute. "If you're
going to take optimal care of patients, you're going to have to know their genomic profiles to predict
how the patients are going to respond to certain drugs."
The team approach will accelerate the research, Johnson said.
"By spreading the work among multiple centers, we can study a very diverse population of patients,"
Johnson said. "We also expect to move forward at a far greater rate than any single center would."
Other key UF investigators are Drs. Issam Zineh, Ph.D., of the department of pharmacy practice; John
Gums, Pharm.D., of the departments of pharmacy practice and community health and family medicine;
and Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., and R. Whit Curry Jr., M.D., of the department of community
health and family medicine.


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Polar Bears Hold Key to

Understanding Health Risk

of Environmental Pollutants

By Linda Homewood


A UF C I I.... of Pharmacy researcher aiming to better
understand just how dangerous industrial I ii ,, -
in arctic ecosystems might be to humans, has zeroed
in on how effectively polar bears are able to rid them-
selves of environmental toxins consumed in the food they eat.
It turns out the bears can completely eliminate only one of
five of the classes of industrial contaminants they are exposed
to, a finding that's bad news for the bears and other species who
share their environment, according to Margaret James, Ph.D., an
environmental toxicologist at UE
"The polar bear has quite an efficient system for metaboliz-
ing these I Ii,,i , -, " said James. "If they can't do it, then it's
unlikely that other animals or persons can."
The UF study, published in the October issue of the journal
Drug Metabolism and Disposition, could help researchers learn
more about the effects of I I1,i ...i - on humans living in the
Arctic who share the same staple diet as the bears. Because polar
bears are mammals with a diet similar to the native Inuit, they
may serve as good surrogates for studying human populations
also exposed to the I I1h, i .i i


Bandiera, Ph.D., professor of biomolecular and pharmaceutical
chemistry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
and Robert Letcher, Ph.D., at Environment Canada in Ottawa,
donated liver tissue samples from three adult male bears to UE
The bears came from a I.. -II, controlled hunt in 1993 by the
Inuit people native to the Canadian Arctic.
In her research, James concentrated on five types of chemi-
cal contaminants known by the acronym POP, for persistent
organic Ii, i i... They include compounds produced by
a burning process; a compound used as a substitute for the
pesticide DDT when it was banned, and which itself was subse-
quently banned in 2004; TCPM, an industrial compound found
in the Arctic but of unknown origin and toxicity; PCP, used as
a wood preservative; and PCBs, industrial chemicals used for
many years in electrical applications. All of these substances,
with the exception of TCPM, are regulated or banned, but they
persist in the environment.
Polar bears break down these fat-soluble chemicals in
two steps, each of which makes the substances more water-
soluble and therefore easier to excrete, said James. The first


"The polar bear has quite an efficient system for metabolizing these pollutants.

If they can't do it, then it's unlikely that other animals or persons can."


Studying liver tissue samples obtained from the bears,
James found that the animals were surprisingly efficient at
metabolizing one of the five types of industrial chemicals
studied - those produced by a burning process, which are
similar to the compounds that form when meat is cooked on a
grill. The other four I llIi ... , she determined, could not be
fully excreted.
"This suggests that other species will metabolize the pollut-
ants more slowly," said James. "When they are not sufficiently
excreted the levels go up."
James, chairwoman of the department of medicinal
chemistry at UF's C II.... of Pharmacy, became interested in
studying lIhi i... nearly 30 years ago. Around that time
researchers first began to understand that industrial byproducts
were carried to the Arctic by trade winds and then settled in the
subzero temperatures, making them more likely to accumulate
in the food chain.
One obstacle James faced in her research: how a Florida
researcher might obtain a polar bear for scientific study.
Her break came in 2003, when Canadian ,. II.. ....-. Stelvio


step, however, results in a compound that is more chemically
reactive and therefore more harmful to living cells, with the
potential for reproductive or neurological damage. The second
phase, often slower than the first, determines how .... ... 111I1
the animals eliminate the toxins, she said.
In 2001, the world population of polar bears was
estimated to be between 21,500 and 25,000, of which some
15,000 were in Canada. James said experts have observed a
worldwide decline in their population, which some blame on
environmental II ,, ,
People throughout the world continue to be exposed to
chemical lli ..i i long after they are created and released
into the atmosphere, James said. Her immediate research goal
is to help scientists gain a better understanding of exactly
how these compounds are eliminated from the body Her
long-range goal is to provide governments and regulatory
agencies with scientific findings regarding the safety or
potential risks of the environmental chemical hIi ...-i that
will guide future decisions about the use and the disposal of
these compounds.


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College of Pharmacy 19th Annual

Research Showcase
The College of Pharmacy 19th Annual Research Showcase, held in
February, had four poster and three oral competition winners. Three
finalists were selected for each division. In each division, the first prize
award was $600, and the other two finalists received $300. All finalists
received a commemorative plaque.
The 20th Annual Research Showcase will be held February 22, 2007
and will feature Dr. Richard Lalonde, global head of clinical pharmacol-
ogy at Pfizer.

POSTER COMPETITION WINNERS
Postdoctoral: Yasmeen Khan
Relative Amount of Fluticasone Delivered by HFA-MDI to Children of
Different Ages
Presenter: Yasmeen R Khan, Pharmacy Practice/Postdoctoral Fellow
Authors: Y. Khan, G. Hochhaus, T. Spencer, J. Shustee, L. Hendeles
Graduate Student: Whocely Victor de Castro
Evaluation of the Effect of Grapefruit Juice and its Components on
P-glycoprotein Activity
Presenter: Whocely Victor de Castro (Pharmaceutics/Graduate Student)
Authors: W. de Castro, S. Mertens-Talcott, V. Butterweck, H. Derendorf
Pharmacy Student: Cristin Hogan
Weight-based Heparin Protocols are Efficacious...But Are They Effective?
Presenter: Cristin Hogan (Pharmacy Health Care Administration/
Pharmacy Student)
Authors: C. Hogan, A. Winterstein, T. Johns, J. Layon, M. Russin, C. Klodell
Pharmacy Student: Jillian Stewart
Cardiac Myocyte and FibroblastACE2 Activity and Modulation by Estrogens
Presenter: Jillian M Stewart (Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacy Student)
Authors: J. Stewart, J. Grobe, M. Raizada, M. Katovich


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ORAL COMPETITION WINNERS
The Dr. Robert A. and Phyllis Levitt Research Award is granted to a
graduate student who has performed meritorious research in the areas
of health outcomes research or related translational research in the
clinical sciences.
Levitt Award Winner: Tobias Gerard
Department of Pharmacy Health Care Administration
Research Title: Association between Cardiovascular Outcomes,
Diuretic Therapy and the a-adducin Polymorphism: Results from
the International VErapamil SR-Trandolapril Study GENEtic Substudy
(INVEST GENES)
Junior Award: Wouter Driessen
Department of Pharmaceutics
Research Title: Peptide Targeted Lipid Based Gene Delivery
Senior Award: Justin Grobe
Department of Pharmacodynamics
Research Title: Prevention of Hypertension-induced Cardiac
Remodeling byAngiotensin-(1-7)


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Champion of Education Through Technology:

Pharmacy Dean Bill Riffee Knows How to Deliver


By Linda Homewood

A traveler on a plane sitting next to William Riffee, Ph.D.,
might learn a few things about the man. Details like he is a dean
at the University of Florida in the C II.. .. of Pharmacy, family is
important to him, and that his roots are in West Virginia. But in
any conversation, the traveler would soon discover that Riffee's
passion is distance education.
Bill Riffee has traveled the globe talking to universities in
South America, Europe, Asia and Australia about . II I i ii i, to
bring UF graduate programs in the health sciences to those coun-
tries. His goal is to make it possible for students in any country to
become UF students through online technology
"It comes down to access," Riffee said. "My goal is to break
down barriers that keep students -wherever they are - from
accessing quality programs at UE
In 1996, Riffee was named dean of the C II.... of Pharmacy
at UE He came from the University of Texas at Austin where
he had a research and teaching career of more than 20 years in
pharmacology, toxicology - and technology.
His interest in education technology began at UT in the '70s,
where he had students at the Austin campus, but the .. IlI.. ...
clinical facilities were at another campus in San Antonio. A need
to bridge students and clinical faculty coupled with the discovery
of a closet filled with old video tape recorders led him to begin
experimenting in ways to improve education delivery.
"As my research and professional students prepared for work-
ing with laboratory animals, I realized that videotape observation
would be valuable in their training," Riffee said.
With new funding and with it new demands to increase
student, 'TI '-Il11T..,.:t-, his dean encouraged him to work toward
linking the two campuses. First, Riffee went to the engineering
SI. 1.. to learn more and get a little help with video technology.
His meeting proved successful and he left with a donation to his
cause: a retired black-and-white camera. F II ,,- up with a
meeting at the local public television station, he learned that he
would need a license from the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to broadcast between the two schools. While, some of his
.I.. , I.... thought this was an obstacle that would halt his efforts,
Riffee said he was not worried.
"It's all about talking to the right person-finding someone
with the knowledge to help you," Riffee said, "Twenty-four hours
later, I got the license."
Starting in 1976, using vacuum-tube technology and
microwave grids, and relying on good weather to teleconference,
he kept experimenting and improving distance learning at UT
through the mid-'80s when the technology turned to digital
video compression, Riffee said. The next step was to renovate an
old library space to create a studio for videotaping and archiving
lectures.
By now, Riffee had more first-hand knowledge about
educational technology and its use in the classroom, than most of
his academic . II.. ,g... He was named director of UT's C II..o..
of Pharmacy Learning Resources Center and began his work by


serving on advisory boards and visiting other pharmacy schools
across the United States, earning a national reputation in distance
education. In 1990, he received a Teacher of the Year award at UT
C II.. '. of Pharmacy.
By the mid-'90s, the UF Health Science Center had become
increasingly interested in developing academic technology. His
research experience combined with his reputation in educational
technologies led to an invitation for him to apply for dean of the
C II..I.. of Pharmacy, Riffee said.
His first distance learning goal as dean was to develop the
,. II,.,. -. new Working Professional Pharm.D. program. To meet
the national demand for pharmacists, the distance program
enabled working pharmacists with bachelor's degrees to earn
a Doctor of Pharmacy from the UF, without leaving the job or
the state where they lived. This year, the program celebrated its
1,000th graduate.
In 2001, Riffee was named as the new associate provost for
distance education. The C II.,.. of Pharmacy took yet another
step in distance education by expanding the Pharm.D. program
to three other cities in Florida. The new on-campus facility was
designed and built with the technology to record class lectures
that could be videostreamed or copied to CD for UF students in
Jacksonville, Orlando and St. Petersburg.
"This is an exciting time as our distance campus programs
continue to grow and mature," Riffee said, "This year, we are
graduating our first UF C II..,.. of Pharmacy students from four
cities in Florida."
In his role as associate provost, Riffee provided start-up
funding and business guidance to new and growing programs in
the HSC, like the doctor of audiology, and master's programs in
forensic science and pharmacy regulation. He provided funding
for the UF International Center in .i.. 11111 - which in turn, assists
UF .. II.. - . with reaching Asian students and seeking partnerships
with Asian universities.
Using the success of the pharmacy programs as a model,
other ,. II.. -. can use existing technologies to develop quality
programs," Riffee said.


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RESEARCH & INNO






trends in pharmacy


GLOBAL FORENSIC SCIENCE

U.S. Air Force Captain Flying in

Asia Earns UF Master's Degree
By Linda Homewood

Forces of nature and threat of terrorism are all in a day's work to UF forensic
science graduate Capt. Sean Knute Wade Adcock, who had hopes of traveling
to UFs August commencement from his active duty service in Okinawa, Japan.
Instead, the "Top Grad" pilot found himself moving Air Force planes out of harm's
way and delivering patients worldwide.
"It was easily one of the busiest weeks of my career; 37 hours in the air, six
patients in six days - all critical or needing urgent care," Adcock said.
Typhoons skirting past the Okinawa Islands targeting China, on the heels of
a heightened U.S. terrorist alert may have played roles in keeping Adcock from
attending his August graduation, but luckily did not detain him from passing
with flying colors. In July after completing two years of studies, Adcock was able
to make an important journey to the C I I.... of Pharmacy for three days of final
exams to earn his master's degree in forensic serology and DNA analysis.
Adcock worked on his education through distance learning while serving
in the U.S. Air Force in Okinawa, flying medical evacuation missions for service
personnel and their dependents. The missions mean transporting patients to any
hospital that specializes in the medical emergency - in Asia, Hawaii, or either coast
of the continental United States, Adcock said.
Christopher A. Comeau, commander, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena
AFB, and a UF alumnus in aerospace engineering, acknowledged Adcocks eligibil-
ity for a promotion with the completion of his master's education, crediting UF
faculty for maintaining a high quality distance program.
"As you might expect, he is one of my finest officers; distinguished recently
among 500 of his peer officers as being the best in the entire 18th Wing for the
second quarter in 2006," Comeau said. "That helps me walk a bit prouder and rib
my spouse - an FSU grad - a little harder."


Reared in Alaska, Adcock graduated in
1998 from the U.S. Air Force Academy in
Colorado with a bachelor's degree in pre-med
biology and a minor in Japanese. For the next
five years, he was stationed at MacDill AFB in
Tampa. F II ,,1 the 9/11 disaster, Adcock's
unit worked on rotation staying in an RV at the
airstrip for emergency response to homeland
security On one mission, Adcock recalled
circling the Gator Bowl during a game that was
only months after the national disaster.
It was in 2004, one year after his transfer to
Okinawa, when Adcock started the UF forensic
science program. In addition to flying the
medical missions, Adcock is part of a unit that
is responsible for mid-air refueling of U.S. and
Japanese military jets. Never being in one place
for long made finding quality education with
distance access a necessity, Adcock said.
"UF and its easily accessible Web sites
are what made it possible for me to continue
my education from literally everywhere in the
world " Adcock said.


Captain Knute Adcock (right) trains the Japanese Air Self
Defense Force, supervised by Major General Ogada (left),
wing commander at Komatsu Air Base.


National Award:

College of Pharmacy

Earns High Honors in

Distance Education


The American Distance Education Consortium,
this spring, named the University of Florida Global
Forensic Science program the winner of its 2006
national Award of Excellence in Distance Education.
The online program, which offers master's
degrees and graduate certificates in five areas of
forensic science, was selected for the honor by
a panel of 16 peer universities affiliated with the
consortium.
Dean Bill Riffee, Ph.D., and Forensic Science
Program Director lan Tebbett, Ph.D., received the
award along with a $5,000 stipend in May at the
annual ADEC meeting in Washington, D.C. UF
joins the ranks of Ohio State, Michigan State and


Cornell universities-some of the most recent
award winners.
"Our forensic distance education master's pro-
grams have earned a well-respected international
reputation in the past six years through our grow-
ing student enrollments and through partnering and
assisting universities and governments in South
America, Europe and Asia in education, workshops
and training," Tebbett said.
ADEC, developed in partnership with the
National Association of State Universities and Land
Grant Colleges, works to advance distance and
online learning and to promote science, engineering
and technology research, and education.


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Oral Decongestant Replacement:

UF Pharmacists Challenge Effectiveness ByarstoperH


University of Florida pharmacists say a popular
decongestant in over-the-counter medications is
ineffective at the Food and Drug Administration's
approved dose.
Phenylephrine has made its way into oral cold and
I.l., : - medications in response to new federal restrictions
on the sale of pseudoephedrine, an industry standard
decongestant that can be used to II. Ill produce
methamphetamine.
In response to new regulations moving medications
containing pseudoephedrine behind the counter, many
pharmaceutical companies reformulated some of their
common cold and 1I.., : - medications to keep them
readily available on store shelves. Most companies are
switching to phenylephrine, which cannot be used to make
methamphetamine.
But in a peer-reviewed letter to the editor of the Journal
of, II.., and Clinical Immunology, UF pharmacists Leslie
Hendeles, Pharm.D., and Randy Hatton, Pharm.D., warn
that phenylephrine is poorly absorbed into the bloodstream
and will not work as well as medications containing
pseudoephedrine. Hendeles, an FDA consultant who served
on the agency's pulmonary advisory committee for six
years, said the FDA should further investigate the drug as more
companies are beginning to use it.
"When it is ingested, it becomes inactivated somewhere
between the gut and the liver," Hendeles said. "More research
needs to be done to determine whether higher doses can be
effective and safe."
In 1976, the FDA deemed a 10 ...ll.. .... oral dose of
phenylephrine safe and effective at relieving congestion, making it
possible for companies to use the ingredient without conducting
studies.
But in their letter, Hendeles and Hatton say phenylephrine
does not effectively relieve nasal stuffiness at this dose. They
say the FDA cited four tests demonstrating efficacy at the 10
,, II I i , - dose, two of which were unpublished and sponsored
by drug manufacturers. In contrast, the FDA cited six tests
demonstrating no significant difference between phenylephrine
and placebo. Hendeles said a higher dose may work, but no
research has been published regarding safety at higher doses.
"They need to do a dose-response study to determine at
what higher dose they get both efficacy and safety," Hendeles said.
Susan Johnson, Pharm. D., director of the FDAs Division
of Nonprescription Regulation Development, said once a drug's
ingredients are published in a final monograph, pharmaceutical
companies can market it without further FDA approval.
The drug approval process is designed to be public, she
added, and citizens have several opportunities to raise questions
about new drugs before the agency approves them.


"This was all a public process," Johnson Leslie Hendeles, Pharm.D.,
said. "If there are concerns, it was not because (left) holds a drug product
the FDA turned a deaf ear." that contains pseudoephedrine
Under an amendment to the USA while Randy Hatton, Pharm.
Patriot Act, any medication containing D., (right) displays a similar-
pseudoephedrine was put under lock and looking drug product containing
key nationwide by late September. That phenylephrine, which the
means consumers can no longer purchase the UF pharmacists warn is
medicines off the retail shelf but will have to Admt, aton's approved and Drugose
ask store employees for the drugs, show ID and
sign a sales log.
Phenylephrine is not new to the market. It has been
commonly used in nonprescription nasal sprays and in eye
and hemorrhoid medicines for years. In these applications,
phenylephrine is highly effective. But Paul Doering, M.S., a
University of Florida professor of pharmacy who teaches about
over-the-counter medications, said that phenylephrine has rarely
been used in oral decongestants, and for good reason.
"As pharmacists we have always avoided this drug," Doering
said. "We all know that it isn't absorbed into the bloodstream well
enough."
Sprays with phenylephrine are safe and effective for the
relief of nasal stuffiness due to a simple cold lasting less than a
week, Hendeles said, but the treatments should not be used for
stuffiness from III.., .4'. ' lasting longer because a "rebound effect"
can actually worsen congestion.
"Consumers should go that extra step and get it
(pseudoephedrine) from behind the counter," Hendeles said.


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trends in pharmacy


Where Rx Meets Law

UF Online Master's Program Sets a

New Trend in Pharmacy Education

How can pharmacy graduates obtain a better understanding of the role of
pharmacy in the public process of legislation and regulation? How can they
learn to advocate for the public good?
T hey can enter the University of Florida
C II.. .. of Pharmacy's new Master of
Science in Pharmacy Regulation and
Policy. The program is the only one of its kind
in the Country, said David Brushwood, R.Ph.,
J.D., program director, and a professor of
Pharmacy Health Care Administration.
The new online program features nine
eight-week courses taken over a 22-month
period. Students are also required to attend
three weekend seminars at the University of
Florida in Gainesville. Brushwood exceeded
his own expectations, nearly doubling his
goal for the inaugural class - with 20 graduate
students.
In the past decade, the pharmacy industry has been successful in advocating
for patients through vaccinations, drug therapy management, and recently through
medication therapy management, Brushwood said. But there have also been some
failures.
Pharmacists are not compensated well for the clinical services they provide.
The drug product is seen as a burden to many insurance plans, rather than a benefit.
Sometimes government agencies and other programs try to save money by cutting
down on drug usage when the public interest would be best served by increasing the
drugs because it keeps people well.
Through the new UF master's in Pharmacy Regulation and Policy, Brushwood
hopes to better train pharmacists in the field of regulation so they can work with
state and federal government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, prescription
benefit managers, or state Medicaid.
"By knowing the rules, they can then advocate for pharmacy in the public
interest," said Brushwood. "There's real opportunity for us to advocate in the public
interest and in the interest of the pharmacy profession."
Brushwood said students will study the use of the drug product within a patient
care setting and learn how to improve public policy to better benefit patients by
using pharmacists.
Students in pharmacy school are trained to be care providers to individual
patients, said Brushwood. The master's program takes the next step of focusing on
the entire population - on all patients - and teaching pharmacy students how
to improve the system so pharmacists are used more effectively and drug therapy
outcomes for everyone improve, he said.
National experts will discuss these relevant topics: postmarketing ......II ...
supportive personnel in pharmacy, Rx benefit management programs, medication
errors, clinical trials, telepharmacy, and Medicare. Although the natural entry point of
the curriculum is August of each year, students who are well prepared can apply and
begin at other times of the year with permission.
For more information about the program, visit i'i L i' ... .... .dce.ufl.edu; call
(352) 273-6255 or e-mail brushwood@cop.ufl.edu.


Global Gators

New Developments

in Clinical Pharmacy

6th Annual Symposium


r *


June 9, 2007 * Munich, Germany
All former 6 present Gators
are welcome! For details, visit
www.cop.ufl.edu/2007symposium


5th Annual Symposium
The College of Pharmacy held its fifth symposium
for new developments in clinical pharmacy June 2005
in Leuven, Belgium. More than 150 pharmacy educa-
tors and researchers who call themselves Global Ga-
tors attended the collaborative meeting hosted by UF
and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The symposium,
organized by Hartmut Derendorf, Ph.D., a UF distin-
guished professor and chairman of the pharmaceutics
department, is held biennially at a European university.
Pharmacy researchers from Belgium, Germany, Aus-
tria, Poland, Iceland and the United States presented
clinical pharmacy research findings related to drug
delivery, drug quality and safety, and pharmacy educa-
tion topics.
At the close of the daylong meeting, attendees
were transported to a reception at the Leuven Town
Hall, where Mayor Louis Tobback welcomed the
educators and visitors to his city. Symposium organiz-
ers Guy Van den Mooter, Ph.D., from the University of
Leuven, and Derendorf presented to the mayor a gold
gator pin declaring him an honorary Global Gator.


I a
William Millard, Ph.D., (left) executive associate dean
of the C .. _ of Pharmacy and Hartmut Derendorf,
Ph.D., UF pharmaceutics department chairman, along
with Guy Van den Mooter, Ph.D., of the University of
Leuven, present a gator pin to Leuven Mayor Louis
Tobback (right).


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Dean : l recognizes Michael Meldrum at Spring
graduation as the 2006 Teacher of the Year.

* Fellow for the American Heart Association,
St. Louis University School of Medicine,
1982-83
* Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Ohio State
University, 1980
* Master's in Pharmacology from Idaho State
University, 1976

Nominated consistently for the past three
years, Michael J. Meldrum, Ph.D., an associate
professor, has received the 2006 UF College
of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year award. His
teaching style is to be sure his students learn by
understanding rather than by rote memorization.
This ensures that the material is firmly planted
in students' minds as a base to gain further
knowledge, Meldrum said.
Dr. Meldrum joined the College of Pharmacy
in 1985 as an assistant professor in the depart-
ment of pharmacodynamics. In 1991, he was
promoted to associate professor and has been
chairman of the college's curriculum committee
since 1998. He has also served as a department
chair and as a graduate student coordinator.
His research focus is on neurotransmitter
regulation and release as it relates to hyperten-
sion and aging. Elected faculty delegate to AACP
July 2006 meeting, Meldrum is also a member
of the Florida Brain Institute, the Society for
Experimental Biology and Medicine, the Center
for Neurobiology of Aging, and the Center for
Neurological Sciences.


Honorary Doctor of Science Degree

Nicholas Bodor, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Nicholas Bodor, Ph.D., D.Sc., received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science

for his extraordinary contributions in pharmaceutical research to improve the
therapeutic effectiveness of medications. His accomplishments as a scientist,
scholar, and leader have had a significant impact in health care.
Bodor is Chief Scientific Officer of IVAX Corporation, President of IVAX Research
Institute, Inc., Senior Vice President of IVAX Research, Inc., and Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of the IVAX Drug Research Institute in Budapest, Hungary In
2003 Bodor retired from the University of Florida C I I.... of Pharmacy where he served
for 25 years as a Graduate Research Professor. He was appointed the first recipient of
the V Ravi Chandran Professorship in Drug Design and Targeting. He continues to hold
concurrent positions in the C I I.... of Pharmacy as Executive Director of the Center for
Drug Discovery and as Graduate Research Professor Emeritus (active) in the Depart-
ment of Pharmaceutics. During his tenure in the C II.... of Pharmacy he supervised the
education of more than 50 doctoral students and over 100 postdoctoral level research
associates and:. II
Bodors main research interests include designing
drugs with improved therapeutic indices, creating new
chemical delivery systems, utilizing computer-assisted
drug design, studying drug transport and metabolism, and
inquiring into theoretical and mechanistic organic chem-
istry He has published more than 500 research articles,
has over 190 patents, presented more than 350 lectures
at international symposia, and is on the editorial board of
numerous international scientific journals. Bodor is the
founder and organizer of a biennial series of symposia
entitled, The Retrometabolism-based Drug Design and
Targeting Conference, which is dedicated to the study of
the drug optimization strategies that he has pioneered.
Loteprednol etabonate, a soft steroid designed by Bodor, is on the market in the U.S. and
other countries. Other drugs designed by him using the retrometabolic concepts are in
advanced clinical development.
He is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and a member of
the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, and the American C I I.... of Clinical -. 1, ,. I -
He is also an Honorary Member of the Hungarian Chemical Society and the Panhellenic
Society of Pharmacists.
Among other honors, Bodor has been named "The 1984 Florida Scientist of the Year"
and he received the AAPS Research Achievement Award in Medicinal and Natural Product
Chemistry in 1988, as well as the American Pharmacists Association Research Achieve-
ment Award in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry in 1989. He also received an
honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Technical University of Budapest in 1989,
and then was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the Medical University of
Debrecen in 1990. In 1994, he was named the first recipient of the Nagai Foundation
Tokyo International F.. II I-,, , and in 1995 he was elected to the Hungarian National
Academy of Sciences. He was named by the American Chemical Society as the 1996
recipient of the Leo Friend Award.
He is the first C II.. .. of Pharmacy faculty member to receive a Professional Excel-
lence Award given by the University of Florida in 1996. In 1997, the American Associa-
tion of C II.. ... of Pharmacy selected Bodor as the recipient of the Volweiler Research
Achievement Award. In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the World Innovation Founda-
tion. In 2004, the president of Hungary, awarded Bodor the Gold Cross of Merit of the
Hungarian Republic.


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LECTURE^^^






faculty news, honors & awards


Research on
By Amanda McKenzie


Brain Chemicals May Lead to Treatment of Alcoholism


"My research
will help us
understand
what goes on
in the brain
during excessive
drinking. This
may lead us to
come up with a
therapy."
- Joanna Peris, Ph.D.


Alcohol-related problems cost society in economic
terms approximately $185 billion a year, according
to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol-
ism. The catastrophic costs in human terms cannot be
determined.
Addiction to alcohol results in human tragedy not only
to the individual but also for families who love and support
those caught in this grim illness.
Joanna Peris, Ph.D., associate professor in the Depart-
ment of Pharmacodynamics in the College of Pharmacy,
is conducting basic research that looks at the changes
in neurochemistry in the brains of rats choosing to drink
alcohol.
This research may discover what chemicals cause the
cravings for alcohol and lead to a breakthrough in how to
control the urge to drink too much.
"My research will help us understand what goes on in
the brain during excessive drinking," Peris said. "This may
lead us to come up with a therapy."
The research study has examined the importance of
glutamate, an amino acid found in the nervous system that
is associated with learning and memory. Peris stated that
this amino acid is not directly affected by alcohol.
However, Peris explained that her research has shown
that after the animals consume large amounts of alcohol
and the symptoms of inebriation wear off, the glutamate
levels in the brain rise. The glutamate levels rise when the
alcohol is no longer present, and the brain is craving the
pleasure that comes with drinking alcohol.
It is believed that abnormal amounts of glutamate may
be responsible for cell death, according to the Alzheimer's
Association.
Peris said her study is comparing the animals' progress


from responsible drinking to excessive drinking in order
to measure the increase in glutamate levels and dopamine.
Peris takes these measurements in the nucleus accum-
bens of the brain, which is known as "the pleasure part."
The nucleus accumbens is a collection of neurons
which plays an important role in reward, pleasure, and
addiction. It is capable of reinforcing drug abuse.
Peris said she believes one of the most significant
findings of her research on alcohol addiction is that the
changes in the rat's brain during alcohol cravings can be
measured every ten seconds, whereas most labs can only
measure a change every ten minutes.
This allows for a more accurate reading of the continu-
ous changes that appear in the brains of rats.
"Rats are important to this study because they mimic
the same craving behavior as humans," Neil Rowland,
Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Psychology said.
Rowland said that alcohol is a drug that will cause
cravings in humans. If the craving becomes very strong,
a person could consume too much alcohol at one time and
start to face an addiction.
As therapies are being created and tested for alco-
holism around the world, Peris said she hopes that her
research will help find new and better treatment for
alcoholism.
Dr. William Millard, Executive Associate Dean in the
College of Pharmacy, stated that Peris's research program
is vital to the overall understanding of alcohol's effects on
the central nervous system.
"If she can monitor and document clear changes in
neurotransmitter levels in the brain then her work could
ultimately help researchers find a potential treatment for
this expensive and deadly addictive habit," Millard said.


Honors & Awards in Pharmaceutics

Hartmut Derendorf, Ph.D., a distinguished professor and chair of pharmaceutics, will also serve for two years as the
2006-07 president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, a national association that works to advance the
science of clinical pharmacology and educational efforts in the public interest.
"It is an exciting opportunity to serve this membership through ACCP programs that may directly impact how we use
current and new pharmaceutical products," Derendorf said.
The ACCP was formed in 1969 by a group of eminent physicians, who wanted to create an organization dedicated to
a new branch of pharmacology that dealt with the effectiveness and safety of drugs in man. Today the organization has a
membership of about 1,000 professionals.
Veronika Butterweck, Ph.D., and Hartmut Derendorf, Ph.D., co-directors of the Center for Food and Drug Interaction
Research and Education, have received a $317,933 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate grapefruit
juice interactions with a cholesterol-lowering drug. The one-year grant supports the UF center's mission through a systemat-
ic investigation of the interaction between grapefruit juice and simvastatin, or Zocor, in a time- and dose-dependent manner.
The investigation will also assess the potential of clinically relevant drug interactions when the drug is taken regularly with
grapefruit juice.
Jeffrey Hughes, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmaceutics, has received a two-year Exploratory/Development
award totaling $344,510 from the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Hughes will use the funding to
develop new gene delivery systems based on infective microbes.


I. .,; left) ACCP Past-President,
Lawrence Lesko, Ph.D.,
director of the FDA ( '-u of
Clinical -7 ,..... and
Biopharmaceutics, passes the gavel
to incoming president, Hartmut
Derendorf.


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Publications Er Invited Presentations
Refereed Non-Refereed

Department 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 2005-06
Medicinal Chemistry 24 22 0 0

Pharmaceutics 38 49 0 0

Pharmacodynamics 15 15 0 0

Pharm. Health Care Ad. 17 30 20 17

Pharmacy Practice 40 27 14 6

TOTAL 134 143 34 23


Books

2004-05 2005-06

4 4

4 1

1 1

0 2

12 5

21 13


Abstracts

2004-05 2005-06

21 19

23 13

10 16

36 26

41 37

131 111


In Press

2004-05 2005-06

16 9

15 6

10 5

9 15

11 25

61 60


Presentations

2004-05 2005-06

12 21

53 39

5 6

28 17

76 68

174 151


Patenting Activity

Department/Center
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharm. Health Care Ad.
Pharmacy Practice
TOTAL


Disclosures Submitted

2004-05 2005-06
4 3
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
5 4


Applications Filed

2004-05 2005-06
12 6
3 0
0 0
0 0
4 2
19 8


Patents Issued

2004-05 2005-06
4 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
5 1


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$6,873,248
80
$2,650,154
13
$1,099,022
25
$1,394,709
15
$380,933
11
$1,348,430
16


% of total 2005-06 % of total
100% $8,972,551 100%
103
39% $2,419,257 27%
23
16% $1,532,052 17%
28
20% $1,597,340 18%
17
5% $182,532 2%
8
20% $3,241,370 36%
27


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Department
College Total
# grants
Medicinal Chemistry
# grants
Pharmaceutics
# grants
Pharmacodynamics
# grants
Pharmacy Health Care Admin.
# grants
Pharmacy Practice
# grants















Funding by Category FY 2004-05


Sponsor Category Awards
Federal Agencies 33
Florida State Agencies 4
Corporations and Companies 32
Foundations t Societies 15
Other 1
TOTAL 85


Federal Agencies FY


Total Dollars Awanis
$4,830,239 52
$235,380 1
$1,357,322 36
$878,980 16
$50,351 1
$7,352,272 106


2004-05


Sponsor Count Total
NIH 25 $4,250,915
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 1 $321,318
U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs 7 $258,005
TOTAL 33 $4,830,238


FL State Agencies FY
Sponsor Count
Agency for Health Care Admin. 1
Dept. of Children t Families 1


Dept. of Citrus
Dept. of Health
TOTAL


2004-05

Total
$120,629
$14,751
$100,000


4 1 $235,380


Foundations Et Societies

Am. Assoc. of Ph. Scientists 1
Am. Cancer Society
Am. Colleges of Clinical Ph. 1
Am. Diabetes Association
Am. Found. for Pharm. Ed. 3
Am. Health Assist. Found. 1
Am. Heart Association - FL 2
Doctor's Memorial Hospital 1
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 1
Ntl. Kidney Foundation of FL 1
Shands Teaching Hospital 1
Suwannee River Area AHEC 1
UF Foundation
UF Research Foundation 2
Total 15


FY 2004-05
$500


FY 2005-06


Total Dollars
$7,105,795
$128,800
$1,313,555
$837,823
$29
$9,386,002


FY 2005-06

Count Total
49 $7,024,265
1 $31,000
2 $50,530
52 $7,105,795


FY 2005-06

Count Total





1 $128,800
1 $128,800




FY 2005-06


1 $20,000
$20,000
1 $100,000
$11,000
$90,000
$39,000 9 $308,402
$65,383
$150,000
$20,000
$305,208 2 $363,921
$109,000
3 $45,500
$68,889
$878,980 16 $837,823


HII

hJ~S^^"n i l


Companies

Sponsor
Abbott Laboraties
AstraZeneca
Bayer AG
Denali Biotechnologies
Eon Laboratories
Finzelberg GMBH t Co. KG
Geni Herbs
Geltex Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Genzyme Corporation
Glaxo Smith Kline, Inc.


Glycadia
Golin-Harris International, Inc.
IVAX Corporation 2
Johnson t Johnson
MAP Pharmaceuticals 1
Max Zeller Sohne
Merck t Company, Inc.
Novartis - United States 1
Noven Pharmaceuticals
Pascoe GMBH
Pfizer, Inc. 3
Pharma-Forschung, Inc. 1
Sanofi-Synthelabo Research U.S. 1
Scios Nova, Inc. 1
Solvay Pharmaceuticals 1
Tokiwa Phytochemical Co. 1
United Therapeutics Corp. 1
TOTAL 32


Other

Sponsor
Miscellaneous Donors
Nottingham City Hospital
TOTAL


FY 2004-05

Count Total
1 $23,912


FY 2005-06

Count Total
1 $34,160
1 $19,945


$28,056


$87,083 2
1
1
$656,250
1
$101,738 7
1
1
$134,550 4
1
$27,715


$36,174


$168,831
$10,000
$4,500
$22,312
$15,200
$30,000
$11,000
$1,357,321


$625
$15,833
$14,040
$15,438


$200,000
$207,178
$20,160
$5,000
$132,200
$163,125


1 $10,179
1 $50,000
3 $105,560
4 $60,321
1 $25,785
2 $165,256






1 $50,000
1 $18,250
36 $1,313,055


FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06

Count Total Count Total
- - 1 $29

1 $50,351
1 $50,351 1 $29


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What I Did Last Summer

UF Teaches CSI Summer Camp

at Local Elementary School


Amy -,. a forensic investigator with the Alachua County i, .--is i('tI shows Oak Hall
Students the tools from her crime scene kit and explains how they are used.

As the school year swung into action for students at Oak Hall School, some
added a new twist to the traditional "what I did this summer" essay Forget
writing about the beach. They were more likely to have tales of buried meat
and blood spatter patterns, at least if they reported on the forensic field trip they
took in July
Donna' .. , Ph.D., an associate professor in the C II.... of Pharmacy who
teaches UF's forensic DNA and Serology master's program, and David Khey, a UF
doctoral candidate in criminology, teamed up to teach a weeklong crime scene
investigation summer camp for children ages 10 to 12.
Jeff I ,11 upper school dean at Oak Hall School in Gainesville, contacted UF
last year in search of faculty who might help develop a new science-related summer
experience.
"Oak Hall School works hard to establish cooperative relationships with
agencies like the University of Florida so that we can offer unique, quality summer
programs for kids," Malloy said.
Wielbo and Khey brought in a variety of speakers, including an FBI agent,
a local law enforcement officer and a magician who showed the students how
pickpockets steal. Activities for the week included forensic chemistry tests to
identify unknown substances, examining buried meat for insects and decay, learning
about the human skeleton and understanding what blood spatter patterns mean to
investigators.
Amy Kinsey, a forensic investigator with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office,
emphasized to the students that real-life crime scene investigation is quite different
from - and not as glamorous as - what they see on television. A 2003 graduate of
the UF forensic master's program in toxicology, Kinsey showed the students her
crime scene tool kit and led them in a fingerprint examination activity.
Khey, also a graduate of the UF forensic program in drug chemistry, taught an
introductory CSI camp at Oak Hall last year that this year's camp expanded on.


New Faculty

The College of Pharmacy welcomes
three new faculty members.

Raymond G. Booth,
Ph.D., associate professor of
medicinal chemistry, comes
to UF from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill where he was an asso-
ciate professor of Medicinal
Chemistry and Toxicology.
He received a B.S. in pharmacy at Northeastern
University in Boston, a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical
chemistry at the University of California at San
Francisco, and completed a postdoctoral :.. II
ship in neuroscience at Harvard Medical School.
Booth's research focuses on specific
protein molecules in the brain that can be
targeted by new drugs to treat the progression
of a disease and its associated impairments in
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's
and Parkinson's and neuropsychiatric disorders
such as schizophrenia, depression and addiction
with the goal of developing new drug treatment
for brain injury or diseases.

Teresa L. Kauf, Ph.D., associate professor,
Joined the department
of pharmacy health care
administration in 2005.
She received a bachelor's
degree in 1989 in Econom-
ics from the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
and continued on to
receive a Ph.D. in 1995 in Economics from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
After completing doctoral studies, Kauf was
awarded an Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research post-doctoral. .II -i,- in health
services research at the University of California
at Berkeley
She served as a health economics consultant to
the American Medical Association, the California
Department of Health Services, and California
Medical Review, Inc. before joining the Division
of Pharmaceutical Policy and Evaluative Sciences
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Pharmacy
She served as Health Outcomes Manager for
Infectious Diseases at GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. in
Research Triangle Park, NC, where she evaluated
economic, quality of life, and medication adher-
ence outcomes for more than 10 clinical trials and
several studies - mostly in HIV Prior to joining
UF Kauf extended her work in infectious diseases
at the Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics
at Duke University. Her research interests at UF


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faculty news, honors & awards


focus on the influence of patient risk on receiving evidence-
based medical care, patient adherence to prescribed therapies,
and the health and economic consequences of provider and
patient adherence.

Hendrik Luesch, assistant professor of
medicinal chemistry, comes to UF after
recently completing a postdoctoral:..I
ship at the Scripps Research Institute in
La Jolla, CA. He received a diploma in
chemistry from the University of Siegen in
4 Germany, and a Ph.D. from the University
of Hawaii at Manoa.
Luesch's research focus is in small molecules that may have
biomedical utility for treatment of diseases like cancer and
neurological disorders. His studies include marine natural
products, such as blue-green algae, which produce toxins, yet
may prove useful in discovery of new drugs to fight cancer.
He also uses genomics approaches to identify and characterize
genes associated with disease processes.

Faculty Recognition & Appointments

H Veronika Butterweck, Ph.D., assistant
professor of pharmaceutics, has been
elected to the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)
Dietary Supplements Botanicals Expert
Committee. She will be paramount
in setting USP standards for dietary
supplements and herbals over the next
five years.

I Paul Doering, M.S.P, distinguished
service professor of pharmacy, was
chosen as one of five members of the
2006 class of UFs Academy of Distin-
guished Teaching Scholars. Doering will
, serve for three years on the advisory
S board of the University Center for Excel-
lence in Teaching, and earns the lifetime
title of Distinguished Teaching Scholar.

Carrie Haskell-Luevano, Ph.D., associ-
ate professor of medicinal chemistry,
has been elected to the Council of the
American Peptide Society, a nonprofit
scientific and educational organization
for advancing and promoting knowledge
of the chemistry and biology of peptides.


She will serve a six year term on the council, which serves as a board
of directors for members from more than 30 countries.

Leslie Hendeles, Pharm.D., a professor of . -
pharmacy and pediatrics in the ,. II....of
Pharmacy and Medicine, is the 2007 recipient
of the Sumner J. Yaffe Lifetime Achievement
Award. This national award is given annually
by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group
in recognition of significant and sustained
contributions toward the improvement of
children's health through the expansion of the field of pediatric
pharmacology and therapeutics.

Margaret 0. James, Ph.D., professor and chair
of the department of medicinal chemistry has
been elected as chair of the Section on Pharma-
ceutical Sciences of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. Serving a
three-year term, James is also a member of
the section committee. Her responsibilities 4
include proposing symposia and events related
to pharmaceutical science for the annual national meeting of AAAS;
communicating with the editor of Science to suggest leading articles
and authors; and suggesting activities and initiatives for AAAS.

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., professor and chair
of the department of pharmacy practice has
accepted an appointment to the editorial staff

Therapeutics. Her responsibilities will include
reviewing scientific articles commissioning
special reviews for the journal and acting as
a primary advocate for the journal amongst
scientific and professional . II.. ,,..

Doug Ried, Ph.D., professor of pharmacy
health care administration and associate dean
for accreditation and assessment has been
appointed to a three year term as associ-
ate editor of the Journal of the American
Pharmacists Association. JAPhA is a peer-
reviewed forum for original research, review,
experience, and opinion articles that link
science with contemporary pharmacy practice to improve patient
care. The APhA provides timely, high-quality information and educa-
tion for health care professionals, and is an advocate for improved
health through the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care.


(4 CAROL MOTYCKA, Pharm.D. L. DOUGLAS RIED, Ph.D. MICHAEL W. McKENZIE, Ph.D.
Z Q Assistant Dean for Jacksonville Campus Associate Dean for Accreditation and Senior Associate Dean for Professional

g ERIN ST. ONGE, Pharm.D. Assessment Affairs
L- Assistant Dean for Orlando Campus SVEN NORMANN, Pharm.D. MICHAEL BRODEUR
S JENNIFER WILLIAMS, Pharm.D. Associate Dean for Distance Education Senior Associate Dean for Finance
CN 0 Assistant Dean for St. Petersburg Campus and Administration


Fall 2006 GATORx | 17






M Nl TH GIll R El


A Big Score for UF in Building a


Gator Nation of PharmacistsB Li, ..oood


C II.... of Pharmacy kicked off fall semester
with one big score for the Gator Nation:
1,000. That's the number of working
pharmacists who have advanced their professional
degrees through UF distance education to become
official Gators.
In August, Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Watkins, a pharma-
cist at the U.S. Public Health Service in Washington,
D.C., traveled to Gainesville to claim her academic
title and her place as the .. I I.. .. 1,000th graduate
of the UF Working Professional Pharm.D. program.
Her by-chance ranking was secondary to her personal
achievement of graduating with top honors and


. \; ' i' ' the (C . oj Pharmacy August
commencement are (left to right) WPPD
clinical faculty members Nancy Kazarian,
Pharm.D., and Linda Rolston, Pharm.D.,
who also were among thefirst graduates
of the program in 1997; 1000th graduate
Teresa Watkins, Pharm. D., (class of 2006);
and Sven Normann, Pharm.D., associate
dean of distance education.


receiving the ,. II.
Outstanding Leader-
ship award.
Balancing the
academic demands
of the UF program
with clinical assess-
ments at the National
Institutes of Health
and her work as the
designated official
for two Food and
Drug Administration
advisory committees
proved . 11.II..,
"The program was
incredibly rigorous. I
continue to be amazed
by the quality of the
faculty, as well as, the


caliber of student the program attracts," Watkins said.
Though not as commonly-known as the Army,
Navy, Air Force or Marines, the PHS is a branch of
service quite familiar to William H. Riffee, Ph.D., dean
of the C II.. .. of Pharmacy, who also served there as
a young pharmacist. While l I.. 1,,- "congratulations
from one officer to another." Riffee said the WPPD


students were among the most highly motivated learners he has encoun-
tered.
"These students put their education to use the day after mastering
the content, raising the level of pharmacy practice immediately in their
workplace," Riffee said.
The need for the WPPD program began in the mid-'90s when
pharmacy degree programs nationally began phasing out baccalaureate
degrees in pharmacy and began, i I.., ,,- the Doctor of Pharmacy Pharm.D.
degree as a first professional degree, said Sven Normann, associate dean for
distance education.
"For many pharmacists, taking time away from their careers to
re-enroll in a pharmacy program was not an option and that's why the
distance learning program was born," Normann said.
In 1996, the WPPD program formed an early partnership with
Compass Knowledge Group Inc., a Florida-based higher education services
company, Normann said. Compass provided services in marketing,
instructional design, and student recruitment with more than 90 percent
retention, growing the national-and international-student '-I11. I[[t-. ti from
40 to 600 by 2005.
For Watkins, the doctor of pharmacy degree opens new doors, includ-
ing opportunity for a promotion to commander next year.
"With my new credentials, I'm even thinking about possibly returning
to a clinical career in the future - after my military service," Watkins said.


Announcing "Dr. Alberta," aka Kourtney Long, Pharm.D. Long, a four-year member of UF's Spirit Mascot program,
graduated last spring at the College of Pharmacy commencement. May 2006 marks a milestone for the UF Pharm.
D. program. The Pharmacy Class of 2006 - for the first time - graduated a record 203 Pharm.D. students from four
campuses across Florida: Gainesville, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Orlando.


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spotlight on students


(-r) Derek Stephens, Wisener Young, Dean Bill - -it Rachel ' . i and David Seal

Class of 2006 Representatives
This year marked the first ever Doctor of Pharmacy graduating classes
from the Jacksonville, Orlando and St. Petersburg campuses. Commence-
ment exercises were held for the first time at the UF Stephen C. O'Connell
Center to accommodate the more than 250 C II.... of Pharmacy graduates
and their families and friends. More than 200 Doctor of Pharmacy students
graduated from four campuses, including Gainesville. The remaining, more
than 50, graduates were comprised of master's and Ph.D. graduates from
Gainesville, and Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy graduates from
U.S. and international cities.
The Doctor of Pharmacy graduating seniors from each of the four UF
campuses voted to choose a speaker to represent their campus at spring
2006 commencement. These student representatives, exemplary in leader-
ship and service, spoke on behalf of their .. II - students: Derek Casey
Stephens, Pharm.D., Gainesville Campus; David Seal, Pharm.D., Jackson-
ville Campus; Wisener Demetrius Young, Pharm.D., Orlando Campus;
Rachel L. Bridges, Pharm.D., St. Petersburg Campus.


The Great Gator Health Fest
Pharmacy Students Volunteer for Health Screening
The Great Gator Health Fest,
held Nov 2005 and Oct. 2006, is
sponsored by the Florida chapter
of the American Pharmacists
Association Academy of Student
Pharmacists, with support from
the University of Florida C II..
of Pharmacy's four campuses,
Nova Southeastern University
and Florida A&M University Asthma screening
Pharmacy students work with health-care professionals to provide free
cholesterol testing, diabetes screening and bone density testing for osteopo-
rosis. Information was available from the APhA national projects Operation
Diabetes, Operation Immunization, Heartburn Awareness and Poison
Prevention. The Health Fest booths atJ. Wayne Reitz Union Colonnade
offer a convenient way to get valuable health information for fans on their
way to the stadium for Gator 11 I11
A BIG THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR'S SPONSORS:
CVS/pharmacy, Publix Super Markets Charities, Target, Walgreens, Bill & Judy Riffee


Allen J. Spiegel, Ph.D.
The Distinguished Pharmacy Alumnus Award recognizes
an alumnus whose extraordinary lifetime contributions
have had lasting benefits to the profession. Spiegel has
built a distinguished career in the pharmaceuti-
cal sciences and offers new opportunities to
graduate students in pharmaceutics.
The A.J. Spiegel Graduate Endowment in
Pharmaceutical Research will support as many
as four graduate student fellows who wish to
pursue studies in translational research.
Founder and trustee of the A.J. Spiegel
Foundation, he is a member of the UF Alumni
Association and the President's Council and
has served on the College of Pharmacy National
Advisory Board since 2000. An intellectual prop-
erty consultant, Spiegel retired as director of
foreign patents for Pfizer, Inc., where he worked
for 43 years.
R. Peter lafrate, Pharm.D.
The Distinguished Pharmacy Alumnus Service
Award is presented each year to a UF alumnus
who has made outstanding contributions to the
pharmacy profession. lafrate, a 1981 graduate,
is the director of pharmacy at Shands at Ala-
chua General Hospital and an associate clinical
professor for the College of Pharmacy. He has
supported the college, serving in many leadership roles
during his career.
A member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for
the UF Health Science Center since 1986, lafrate has
served as the chairman since 1996. The board oversees
nearly 2,000 active human research protocols. He is a
member of the American Society of Health System Phar-
macists, the Florida Society of Health System Pharma-
cists, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacists.
Bob Dufour, B.S.P.
The Distinguished Pharmacy Service Award is presented
each year to a non-alumnus who has made outstand-
ing contributions to the College of Pharmacy and to
the pharmacy profession. Dufour, director of pharmacy
professional services and government relations for Wal-
Mart Stores, Inc., works with State Boards of Pharmacies
nationwide on compliance issues and regulations. He also
works with state and federal officials in development of
health care legislation.
A graduate of Northeast Louisiana University College
of Pharmacy, Dufour serves as an advisory board member
for the pharmacy schools at UF and the University of
Louisiana.


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spotlight on students


Professional Coating Ceremony

TheC II.. .. of
Pharmacy Annual Profes-
sional Coating Ceremony
was established to recognize
and confirm our students'
progression toward
becoming a professional
practitioner of pharmacy.
"We believe this L
ceremony represents your growth in your ability and responsibility to
provide pharmaceutical care to patients. We look forward to the near
future when you will be taking care of patients as a Gator pharmacist
throughout your professional career." - Dean Bill Riffee, Ph.D.

A special thank you to our keynote speaker, Jim Goodale ('86)
and to Walgreens for sponsoring the pharmacy coating ceremony.

SIn Memoriam
Judith Reyes, born in Colon, Cuba,
began her first professional year of
studies August 2005 for the doctor of
pharmacy degree at the UF C I I.. of
Pharmacy ' I . MII. campus. II
t her life ended before completing her
M educational goals to become a pharma-
Scist. Judiths parents, Rodolfo and Myrna
Santana of Miami, attended the spring
2006 Professional Coating Ceremony to receive their daughters white
coat in memorial. The Santanas, with the help of a translator, conveyed
their gratitude to the faculty and students at the C II.. . of Pharmacy.
Judiths application to the .. II.. .. showed her personal commitment.
"My purpose is to be capable of demonstrating what is called the
spirit of excellence.' My life is utterly devoted to studying and working
as hard as possible so that I can be taken into account as serviceable and
worthy of trust within the community, Judith wrote.
Professors, staff and .. I I - students at the .. II.. .., along with
many others who were touched by Judith, attest that she fulfilled this
commendable goal in her life.


Biotechnology Education Scholarship
Supports students interested in Biotechnology; taken PHA5172
in prior year or currently; GPA 3.0 or higher; essay; demonstrated
financial need
Zane Dowty ('04/'05), Leandre LePorte ('06)

Russ & Carol Blaser Memorial
Married with children, GPA 3.4 or higher, most financial need
Eneida Metzger ('06)

CVS/pharmacy Scholarship
3PD/4PD, good academic standing and an interest in a career in
community pharmacy practice
Namju Bang ('06), Jason Jernigan ('06), Zena Lehman ('06),
Leandre LePorte ('06)

DeSantis Scholarship
Two students in final two years, good academic standing and
financial need
Adriana Natoli ('04/'05), Amanda Rasberry ('04/'05), A'ishah
Khan ('06), Jean Kohler ('06)

DuBow Scholarship
Jacksonville students with stick-to-itivness
Stephanie Ballard ('06), Nancy Elkhoury ('06), Aaron Emmel
('06), Emily Grambling ('06), Carolyn Piazza ('06)

W.E. Dykes Scholarship
High motivation for a career in pharmacy, outstanding academic
performance and financial need A'ishah Khan ('05)

Elizabeth Eaton Award
Recognizes excellence in searching, evaluating and applying
evidence in clinical decision making and quality improvement.
Sarah Rainey ('04/'05), Margaret Ticola ('06)

Institute for Pharmacy Entrepreneurs Scholarship
Awarded to a 3PD or 4PD who has an interest in ownership; Essay
Laurie Brokowski ('06), Todd Rosen ('06), Farrell Simon ('06)

Victor Micolucci Scholarship
Financial need, academic standing and lack of parental financial
support Judy Duncan ('05)

William T. and Jackie C. Reid Scholarship in Pharmacy
Financial need and academic excellence. Judy Wu ('06)

Oscar Araujo Alumni Scholarship
Financial need, first professional year
Amanda Laurenzo ('06), Bolanle Okegbenro ('06), Ritesh Patel
('06), Julie Waxenberg ('06)

Walgreens Company Scholarship
Student entering final year of pharmacy school, have a minimum
overall "C" GPA, demonstrate outstanding leadership and commu-
nication skills, and have an interest in retail community pharmacy
practice Lauren Riley ('06)

Wal-Mart Scholarship
High scholastic standing, financial need, strong leadership quali-
ties, interest/experience in community practice. Mikini Alleyne
('04/'05), Sarah Rainey ('05), Olamide Oshikoya ('06)


Pharmacy students from four UF campuses receive white coats Spring 2006.


Fall 2006 GATORx | 21











Funding Excellence to Sustain Excellence
By Kelly Markey


Building a foundation for excellence takes
forethought, time, and resources. Endowment
funds are critical building blocks to that founda-
tion because they generate predictable growing
streams of income in perpetuity that create and
sustain ,. I I.... teaching and research programs.
In essence, they provide the strength to act today
while ensuring the stability to plan for tomorrow.
We are educating more students to be better
pharmacists, developing new research findings,
creating innovative teaching methods, and reach-
ing beyond Florida to offer programs around
the world.
Currently, our ,. in.... is among the top-11
pharmacy schools in the United States and ranked
#13 in NIH funding. In order for us to move into
the top-5 ranks we will need to increase available
endowment, l l..,,,-,. to support faculty growth


and retention, graduate student recruitment,
scholarships, and program development.
Allen Spiegel and Carl and Joan Allison are
donors who not only embrace the mission of the
i. II.... but are committed to improving the profes-
sion of pharmacy and enhancing pharmaceutical
research. As a result of their dedication, the .. I I.. -..
will continue to grow and preserve professional
and scientific excellence for generations to come.
I look forward to meeting others, who wish to
join these "Leaders in Education" and help them
shoulder the responsibilities of building the great-
est ,. I.. .. of pharmacy in America.
A $100,000 gift to endowment can be
pledged over a five-year period. Upon completion
of the pledge, the UF Foundation will apply for
a state match. The charts below show the growth
and spendable income from a $100,000 gift.


Market Value Increase of $100k Gift Including Match


As the market value
increases, so does the
spendable amount.


Spendable Income of $100k Gift Including Match


A $100K gift with state
match will generate
approx. $5,000 annually
to support faculty and
student programs


- I




200 2 0

2007 2008 2009


"Excellence means knowing what you want to do and finding a way to do it."
- Nicholas Bodor, Ph.D., Director of Center for Drug Discovery


221 Fall 2006 GATORx


$175,000 -


$150,000 -


$125,000 -


State Match


5 Year Growth


$100,000 - """A .l


2007 2008


$6,000 -

$5,000 -


$4,000

$3,000

$2,000

$1,000


ROLL CALL






alumni & development news


Gaining the Edge on Excellence:

The Next 10 Years

Research Faculty
Great ideas and discoveries are generated by great faculty and is the basis for
excellence at any academic institution. With the scarcity of top research faculty, it
is crucial for the ,. I I.... to retain our current stars and recruit top researchers to
continue the process of drug discovery and development. Our national reputation
among our peers is dependent upon our professional program and our ranking in
external NIH funding. Maintenance and growth of our professional program in addi-
tion to seed funding for new faculty research, will impact not only how we compare
with our peers, but how we impact healthcare throughout Florida and the nation.
Graduate Student Recruitment
All leading academic research programs are driven largely by graduate students
and postdoctoral :.11 I , and only through recruitment of the most gifted and
qualified candidates can we be successful in our research and graduate endeavors.
In order for us to achieve this, we must offer competitive packages to attract the top
candidates from across the nation. Furthermore, a high quality graduate program
supports and retains quality faculty by providing the foundation for faculty to
continue their cutting edge research. It is the fuel that runs our research engine and
makes new discoveries possible. These discoveries will create new compounds and
more efficient ways to bring drugs to market, thereby enhancing medication therapy
management and decreasing errors. The hope is to achieve better drug therapies that
will improve patient care and quality of life.
Academy for Excellence
The Academy for Excellence provides the fuel that enables the ,. II.... to
generate new ideas and initiatives, and to develop leadership qualities in our faculty
and students. Without the flexibility of Academy funding, our ability to progress and
expand to meet the needs of pharmacy is severely curtailed. State funding is not only
reducing the flexibility to utilize those dollars is also restrictive. In the past 10 years
the Academy has not only sent our top students and faculty to professional confer-
ence and competitions, it also helped to seed our distant campus expansion and the
Institute for Pharmacy Entrepreneurs.


College of Pharmacy Total Endowment Value


$15M -


$12M -


$9M -


$6M


$3M


** , .. *
L'mf 'm



M . I.

Fm l4F
FY0," FY04 F


FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06


In 2006, nearly $440,000 in spendable income was transferred to the college.
Gifts to endowments are not spent, but instead added to the principle and
invested to yield a dependable source of income in perpetuity.


DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Alumnus gift grows in support
of pharmacy education


a--
Dean William ' , . . . the Allisons with a plaque
commemorating the Carl and Joan Allison Skills Laboratory at
the UF C .. of Pharmacy

North Florida independent pharmacy owners
Carl and Joan Allison have reaffirmed their
support of the C I I.... of Pharmacy by
adding more than $50,000 to their 2004 contribu-
tion, providing a generous $225,000 total gift to the

The Allisons' support will help the .. 1..
fund educational initiatives like the Academy for
Excellence, substance abuse education and student
scholarships through the Oscar Araujo Alumni
Scholarship Endowment. The ,. I I.... is honoring the
gift by establishing the Carl and Joan Allison Skills
Laboratory at the Gainesville campus.
Carl Allison graduated from UF C II..4. of
Pharmacy in 1976 and worked for Revco Drugs for
10 years before the couple opened their first drug
store, Baya Pharmacy, in north Florida. Today they
own three stores, two in Lake City and one in Jasper.
A member of the Dean's National Advisory Board
since 2000, his dedication to the pharmacy profession
is evident through his accomplishments. He received
the 2005 Suwannee Valley Area Entrepreneur of the
Year award, and in 1990 he was a founding member
of the Impaired Pharmacist Committee - an interven-
tion program.
The Allisons also support the C II.. .. of Phar-
macy Institute for Pharmacy Entrepreneurs, which
Carl participated in last August. The workshop,
providing business and finance continuing education
for pharmacists, is a UF program that he supported
from its early development.
"The aging population and new drug develop-
ment have resulted in an increase in prescriptions that
have made the past 10 years an excellent opportunity
for independent pharmacies," he said.


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The Dean's Council recognizes alumni
and friends, such as you, who support the
college with an annual gift of $500 or more
to the Academy for Excellence. This fund
provides the college the flexibility to provide
vital leadership opportunities for students and
faculty and the impetus to develop new pro-
grams and educational initiatives. Continued
support from the Academy for Excellence
allows us to maintain our high ranking and,
through your continued support, set our sites
on becoming the No. 1 college in the country.


Annual Membership Levels
and Benefits

BENEFACTOR* $1,000+
> Commemorative brick in Pharmacy
Courtyard
> Exclusive designed college lapel pin
> Invitation to the Dean's Appreciation
Reception
> Special Rate for Ken Finger Golf Tournament
*can be pledged over one year

AMBASSADOR $500+
> Exclusive designed college lapel pin
> Invitation to the Dean's Appreciation
Reception
> Special Rate for Ken Finger Golf
Tournament



Donations are tax deductible as
allowed by law.
You can give a gift online at:
www.cop.ufl.edu/alumni/giving.htm
Or contact:
UF College of Pharmacy
Office of Development E Alumni Affairs
PO Box 103570, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352.273.6605
markey@cop.ufl.edu


Dean's Council

We thank you for your support: Gifts from our alumni and friends help to create an
outstanding pharmacy program and an exceptional learning environment.


Benefactor
$1 Million +
The A. J. Spiegel Foundation

$100,000 +
American Diabetes Assn.
American Heart Assn. Florida/
Puerto Rico Affiliate
Dr. Gayle A. Brazeau
Genzyme Corp.
Mr. Robert B. Littler
Pfizer, Inc.

$10,000 +
AAPS
Mr. Carl L. Allison III
American Cancer Society, Florida
Division, Incorporated
Amgen, Inc.
Bodor Enterprises
Dr. Ronald J. Brenner
Mr. Raiford M. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Spurgeon Cheek, Jr.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Ms. Debbie A. DeSantis
Discovery Genomics, Inc.
Mr. Lawrence J. DuBow
Ms. Valerie C. Griffith
Jack C. Massey Foundation
Medco
Merck 8 Co., Inc.
Publix Super Markets Charities,
Inc.
Mr. Spurgeon Cheek, Jr.
Walgreen Co.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

$5,000 +
Albertson's
Dr. Jurgen Barth
Bill's Prescription Center
Mr. Michael C. Blaser
Boehringer Ingelheim
Duckworth Charitable Foundation
Mr. Howard Jones
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Dr. Pamela J. Sims
Wal-Mart Foundation

$1,000 +
Mr. Paul A. Ackerman
American Heart Assn., National
Center
AmerisourceBergen Services
Corp.
Andrx Corp.


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Mrs. Betty Araujo
AstraZeneca LP
Dr. Philip G. Barton
Baya Pharmacy East
Dr. Diane E. Beck
Mr. John Q. Boatright II
Mrs. Claudia H. Brill
Mr. Michael S. Brodeur
Browning's Pharmacy 8 Health
Care, Inc.
Mr. George B. Browning
Dr. David B. Brushwood
Burroughs Management Group,
Inc.
Dr. Gary G. Cacciatore
Clinical Pharmacology Services,
Inc.
Mr. Luis E. Cobo
Ms. Nelida Cobo
Mrs. Melinda J. Collado
Mrs. Sherri B. Costello
Coutu Foundation
Mrs. Laura G. Dean
Mr. Lawrence A. Diaz
Mr. Frank A. Dodge
Mr. Russell R. Dossey
Drug 8 Biotechnology Develop-
ment LLC
DuBow Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Walter E. Dykes
Dr. William J. Eells
excelleRx, Inc.
Mr. Robert D. Gillis
Good Neighbor Pharmacy
Mr. W. Marvin Gresham
Ms. Reggie Groves
Ms. Brenda Cheek Hartwell
Dr. Abraham G. Hartzema
Mr. M. Dennis Haskell
Mr. Mark Hobbs
Dr. Malena B. Inga
Mrs. Therese M. Johnston
Mr. David Kazarian
Mr. Charles Larsen
Eli Lilly 8 Co.
Mrs. Cherry L. Lumbert
Mr. Michael R. MacLeay
Mrs. Kelly A. Markey
Mr. Albert P. Marshall
Mr. Robert C. McCurdy
McKesson Drug Co.
Mr. Benjamin H. Moore III
Mr. Ronald L. Morton
National Philanthropic Trust
Dr. Sven A. Normann
North Florida Regional Medical
Center


Mr. Ruby G. O'Steen
Dr. Heather R. Pass
Perkins Indian River Pharmacy
Mr. M. Kenneth Pfeiffer
Mr. Robert J. Pruneau
Mr. David C. Ray
Stephen G. Reeder, R.Ph., C.Ph.
Mr. Robert J. Renna
Dr. William H. Riffee
Mr. Michael H. Schneider
Mr. Samuel A. Scudder
Mr. Gene Sego
Mrs. Pamela Simmons
Mrs. Martha S. Stamitoles
Mr. Charles D. Stidham
Dr. Roy J. Sturgeon
Dr. Maureen E. Sullivan
Target Stores
Dr. Michael D. Taylor
The Community Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Anita P. Thompson
Mrs. Theresa W. Tolle
Mr. Donald J. Toups, Jr.
Mr. Vincent E. Trunzo
The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
United Drugs
Dr. Joseph D. Vargas
Mrs. Terry L. Wehagen
Dr. Michele Weizer
Dr. Victoria S. Winn
Winn Dixie Stores Fdtn.
Dr. Gerald J. Yakatan
Dr. Arthur G. Zupko

Ambassador
$500 +
Mr. James W. Alonso
American College of Clinical
Pharmacy
Anazao Health Corp.
Mr. David L. Bean, Jr.
Dr. Robert G. Bell
Mr. Charles M. Bembry
Dr. Steven H. Black
Dr. Katherine A. Castle
Dr. Pei-I Chu
Mr. Michael A. Corbin
Dr. Steven M. Cupach
Mr. Daniel J. Devine
Mrs. Cathy G. Donnellan
Dr. Randell E. Doty
D'Youville College
Dr. Beckie A. Fenrick
Mr. Daniel J. Fleischer
Follett Higher Education Group
Dr. Charles H. Gilliland, Sr.
Dr. Edward M. Hampton, Jr.









Dr. Judith B. Higgins
Dr. Bradley S. Howard
Informed Decisions LLC
Dr. David J. Kelemen
Dr. Michelle L. Kimutis
Mr. John C. King
Mr. Michael King
Captain Henry W. Land II
Dr. Michele L. Lennox
Dr. Robert Levitt
Dr. Ping Liu


McKesson Corp.
Mr. Stephen F. Micklavzina
Dr. William J. Millard
Dr. John Murphy
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dr. Mariola V. Ortiz
Mrs. Janelle B. Perkins
Mrs. Katherine C. Petsos
Pfizer, Inc.
Dr. Aixa M. Rey
Mr. Mark S. Robertson


Mr. Fermin Rodriguez, Jr.
Dr. Darren M. Roesch
Mr. Mitchel C. Rothholz
Dr. Susan Rourke-Webb
Mr. Lowell T. Sterler
Mr. John D. Taylor
Mr. Dennis D. Warner
Mr. Gilbert N. Weise, Jr.
Dr. Robert H. Wilson
Mr. G. Timothy Wood


alumni & development news


DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Publix Makes a $100,000

Commitment to Pharmacy

Education at UF


Names are listed as they appear on checks or correspondence. We have made every effort to acknowledge
each donor giving $250 or more. If your name is missing, please notify us so we may correct our records.
We do apologize for any oversight and want to assure you it was unintended. Contact the Office of Develop-
ment and Alumni Affairs or e-mail popwell@cop.ufl.edu.



Honor Roll


$250 +
Dr. J. Roger Accardi
ASHP Fdtn.
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Astle
Mr. Thomas P. Ball, Jr.
Mr. James M. Benner
Mrs. Lynn W. Bennett
Mrs. Barbara A. Brunelle
Dr. Dawn E. Cender
Mr. John R. Cone III
Mr. Judson Darden, Jr.
Dr. Victoria S. de Leon
Mr. Jeffrey C. Delafuente
Mrs. Joanne M. DeLizza
Dr. Jimmy C. Dickert
Mrs. Cheryl R. Doering
Mrs. Donna S. Doty
Mr. William G. Ebersole
Dr. Kerry S. Estes
Mr. Ralph A. Fernandez
Mr. John Garcia




Outstanding

Young Alumni


Dr. Michael C. Giordano
Dr. Eddie L. Hamilton
Mrs. Marta E. Hamilton
Dr. Bill Harbilas
Dr. Guenther Hochhaus
Mr. George D. Kelly, Sr.
Dr. Carla D. Kennedy
Ms. Deborah L. Klapp
Dr. Ginette Lapierre
Mr. Oscar E. Marina
Mr. Andrew L. Massaro
Mr. George H. McColskey
Mrs. Susan S. Mertens Goossens
Dr. Lobat Mohajeri
Dr. Regine M. Mohomed
Ms. Valerie Moussou
Mr. Terry D. Mundorff
Mrs. Elaine Y. Muther
Ms. Cheryl A. Nicolay-Giacomuzzi
Mr. Frank G. Norton
Mr. Eli Novick
Dr. James S. Okine


Mr. Harold S. O'Steen
John H. Penuel, M.D.
PharMerica
Dr. Debra L. Phillips
Mrs. Marjorie S. Phillips
Dr. Natalie A. Pope
Dr. Kristi M. Quairoli
Dr. Liz Reller
Mrs. Lynn Richards
Mr. Thomas A. Robertson
Mrs. Sharon S. Sawallis
Mr. R. Lamar Slappey
Mr. Philip H. Smith
Dr. Susan L. Spivey-Miller
Mr. Ronald B. Stewart
Thompsonbaker Agency, Inc.
Mr. George E. Udud
Mrs. Marilyn D. Underberg
Dr. Mercurio Veltri
Mr. Milam R. Webb
AnnMarie Weinrich, Ph.D.
Mr. Andrew Zagorski, Jr.


College of Pharmacy alumni
David Medvedeff DPH/MBA ('99),
Bill Ratner DPH/MBA ('98),
and Denise Klinker DPH/MBA ('03),
recipients of UF's 2006 Outstand-
ing Young Alumni Award, joined Dean Bill Riffee at UF Emerson Alumni Hall to receive their
award. Established by the UF Alumni Association, the award ceremony recognizes Gators,
graduating from UF within the past 10 years, who have distinguished themselves in their
profession and in the community.


(I to r) Betsy Guy, pharmacy operations manager, and UF C ..
of Pharmacy Alumni Emily Fourman, (71) pharmacy manager,
and Heather Hardin, Pharm.D., (04) assistant manager present
a check to Kelly Markey, UF C .. of Pharmacy director of
development and alumni .

Owing much of Publix pharmacists'
education and training to the University
of Florida, Publix Super Markets Chari-
ties, Inc. has made a commitment to pharmacy
education at UE Pledging a $100,000 gift over five
years, Publix joins the C I.. .. of Pharmacy's efforts
to meet the growing demand for pharmacists while
promoting excellence.
The Publix Charities organization was
established by the founder of Publix Super Markets
Inc., George Jenkins, to improve community
life, said Betsy Guy, Publix pharmacy operations
manager.
The gift will assist the ,. lI.... distance
education outreach campuses in St. .. i..,i ,1 , ,
I.I i .i ll,.. and Orlando. The three pharmacy
distance education sites combined with the Gaines-
ville campus nearly doubles pharmacy student
,.:iI -.li.-:1ii Lt at UF and that will go a long way toward
meeting the growing demand for pharmacists in the
state, said Dean William Riffee, Ph.D.
The expansion of the . I I.. .. academic sites
across the state coupled with greatly increasing
0c,. 1ll,,11 -TiT has created a need for increased faculty
and student support, Riffee said. The five-year gift
helps by contributing to the .. I I.. -. Academy
for Excellence, which fosters student and faculty
participation at state and national conferences,
in student leadership activities and in research
competitions.
"The gift from Publix Charities will ensure the
quality of our distance programs across Florida
by providing much-needed student and faculty
support for leadership activities and educational
initiatives," Riffee said.
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LETTER FROM YOUR ALUMNI PRESIDENT


Dear Fellow Gators,

When I wrote to you last, I
outlined two primary goals for the
Pharmacy Alumni Association.
The first was to increase alumni
involvement, and the second to
financially support the .- II.. .. in
two major areas: The Academy for
Excellence, the annual fund which
helps support student and faculty
leadership, and the Oscar Araujo Alumni Scholarship Endowment.
I was thrilled to see strong results in both areas. We have had
a great turnouts at our alumni events like the Ken Finger Golf
Tournament, Grand Guard celebration, and even the Career Days
events. The alumni office also reported a fantastic response to the
survey sent out to each of you last year. This has given us great
ideas for future events and a strong list of alumni volunteers.
Your financial support during the past year has been a critical
ingredient in the continuing success of our . I I.... Contributions
to the Academy for Excellence, for example, gave us the means to
send our student and faculty leaders to the APhA conference in
San Francisco in March.
It is so important for us, as alumni, to support current
pharmacy students as these will soon be the newest members of
our alumni family They are the future of our profession and are
a strong representation of the UF pharmacy program. Thanks to
your generous support of our students through scholarship dona-
tions, the . I I.. .. has established the Oscr Araujo Alumni Scholar-
ship Endowment and will award the first recipients this year. This
award, named in honor of pharmacy professor Dr. Oscar Arajuo,
will serve as the major alumni scholarship award at the C I I.... of
Pharmacy. All reunion scholarship gifts will now go to this fund.
I hope you know that one of the reasons the reputation of
our ,. II.. .. remains so bright is the strength of our alumni and
your tremendous accomplishments. To those of you who made a
financial contribution to the school this past year, thank you. And
to alumni and friends who have contributed their time and intel-
lect in countless ways, thank you. Your contributions have been
vital to the school's success. I. , 11I.. -,.. each of you to continue
your support of the . II.. .. and its students this year.
Please check out the list of upcoming events at your alma
mater. I hope that you will mark your calendar, and join us in
Gainesville.

Go Gators!
Robert J. Pruneau, RPh ('80)


Oscar Araujo Alumni Scholarship Endowment

In Fall 2005, the "Oscar Araujo Alumni. "
Scholarship" was created in honor of Dr.
Oscar Araujo to commemorate his lasting
contributions to the college and to provide
scholarship support for deserving College
of Pharmacy students. It is a pleasure to
announce that through contributions from
generous College of Pharmacy alumni, the
fund has passed the $100,000 goal, which
qualifies it for a 50 percent state match!
As the fund continues to grow, the oppor-
tunity for state match increases as well, thus providing additional scholarship
support to deserving students.
If you are interested in contributing to the Oscar Araujo Alumni Scholarship,
please go to www.uff.ufl.edu/OnlineGiving/Pharmacy.asp for on-line giving,
or contact Christy Popwell at popwell@cop.ufl.edu.



2006-07 Event Calendar
* ASHP Mid-Year Meeting and Convention
December 3-7, 2006
ASHP College/Shands Reception
December 4, 2006

* Career Days
January 17 E 18 - Gainesville
January 19 - Jacksonville
January 26 - Orlando
February 2 - St. Petersburg

* Multicultural Dinner
January 2007 - Gainesville

* 20th Annual Graduate Research Showcase
February 22, 2007 - Gainesville

* Dean's National Advisory Board Meeting
April 27-28, 2007


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alumni & development news


Alumni Update



Julian Adams ('65) My family & I own Adams
Pharmacy in Lynn Haven, FL. We are a family
pharmacy, and have been in business for 30
yrs. All four of my children have worked in the
business. Our lives were forever changed when
we lost our youngest daughter, Suzanne, 24, in
2004 in an auto accident.
We set up a scholarship at Gulf Coast Com-
munity College in Panama City for Speech Pa-
l-, 1 - Pharmacy, and Nursing majors that has
grown through support of our community and
friends. My local Rotary Club has named our
annual scholarship the Mary Suzanne Adams
Memorial Scholarship and we present them per-
sonally each year at a ceremony at Mosley High
School. Suzanne was a very bright and beautiful
young lady and was loved by everyone. She had
a master's degree in Speech .11i 1 - from UE

Carl Allison ('76) Carl owns three pharmacies
in Lake City and Jasper, Florida. Son Jared is in
2nd year at UF College of Pharmacy.

Lynn Bennett ('78) Lynn opened Southeastern
Community Pharmacy May 31, 2005 with
Southeastern Integrated Medical. Son will be an
8th grader at PK Yonge. Husband John teaches
7th grade there.

John Boyle ('62) My wife, Carolyn and I are
now retired. Our daughter, Jennifer Faulkner,
is a respiratory therapist at UF/Shands hospital.
Our oldest son, Sean, is a state correctional
officer in Lake Butler. Our youngest son, Kevin,
graduated in 2000 from UF with a degree in
structural interior We have three grandchildren,
Michael & Tyler Boyle, and Lindsey Faulkner.
We are also blessed with a great granddaughter,
Kinsey Faulkner. We are enjoying traveling &
spending time with our great- granddaughter.

Madelein Bronner ('90) I work full time as a
Pharmacy manager for Albertsons. I've been
married for 15 years to Mark, (a dentist) who I
met at the "blue room" at Shands. We have two
wonderful children, David and Emily.

Dawn Cender ('95) After graduating, I worked
at University of Kentucky and completed my
Primary Care residency. I then worked at Duke
University Hematology/ Anticoagulation clinic
for five years and recently took a position at
Mission Hospital Anticoagulation clinic in Ashe-
ville, NC. Craig and I recently celebrated our
10th wedding anniversary and have two girls,
ages 2 and 4 years old.

Chris Christopoulos ('95) I work as pharmacy
manager for Walgreens in Palm Harbor, Fla. My
wife, Angeline, and I have two sons, Panagiotis
and Louis.


We enjoy hearing from our alumni and friends, sharing their achievements and milestones.
Send your news updates to Christy, email: popwell@cop.ufl.edu.


Carol Gillis ('94) Steve Gillis ('93) Carol & Steve
and son Ethan, welcomed baby brother Evan
Christopher on April 25, 2005 and moved into
a new home April 26, 2005. "We don't recom-
mend that combination of events to anyone!"

Valerie Griffith ('62) I am now living at Oak
Hammock at the University of Florida. It is the
best way for a Gator to spend the rest of their
life!

Dean Grussing ('76) Retired September 2005,
but still with CVS as Team Leader at store 293.
Living on the beach.

Clare Gumula ('95) Pharmacy manager at Publix
#370 in Orlando.

Robert Holt ('85) Bob Holt was recognized in
February 2005 as "Target Pharmacist of the
Year" for 2005 at Target Pharmacies home of-
fice in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bob and wife
Joanne are proud of our daughter (Andrea) who
graduated from UF with Honors in April 2005
and will begin Grad School at UF this fall. We
are also proud of our son (Dan) who will be at-
tending UF this fall as a junior in the College of
Health and Human Performances. Go Gators!!

Bill Hughes ('78) I am working now as manager
of Ornge Belt Pharmacy in DeLand, Fla. We
are a full-line DME, retail, ... i i ....-.l". and
respiratory pharmacy

Ray Jurgens ('73) Daughter Melanie Jurgens,
17, enters UF in Fall 2006.

Shari Rowe-Kohli ('85) I live in Jacksonville, FL
and have an 11 year old daughter, India.

Robert Levitt ('61) I graduated in Pharmacy in
1961 and worked for Marvin Gresham while
getting my psychology Ph.D. in 1965. I then
spent 35 years as a college professor and then at
private practice before retiring back to Gaines-
ville with my wife, Phyllis, in 1997. I have been
a full-time UF alumnus and volunteer since I
serve on the following Boards: College of Public
Health and Health Professions; Department of
-, i . KF Performing Arts; Oak Ham-
mock; and Gainesville Friends of Jazz. We are
also lifetime members of the Alumni Associa-
tion; Scholarship Club members of Gator Boost-
ers and Members of the President's Council.

Matthew Lord ('95) I am now the Pharmacy
Services Manager at Florida Hospital Waterman
in Tavares, FL. I have been married to my wife,
Sheri, for six years and have two girls, Madison
and Audrey


William McCormick ('42) Bill McCormick, a pro-
fessor at the U.E College of Pharmacy (1973-87)
and former professor and dean of the University
of Houston College of Pharmacy has retired with
his wife, . I,, to St. Augustine, FL.

Robert C. McCurdy ('62) Congratulations to
pharmacist-turned-author, Robert McCurdy
on the publishing of his novel, Dog Robber
Available at Amazon.com and bookstores, it is a
"chase story" about a young American soldier
in post-WWII Germany, who rescues people
from behind the Iron Curtain. The character
is a pharmacy student whose education is
interrupted by the war. Robert says, "Most
older pharmacists will relate to the subject, and
younger pharmacists may find the historical
look at medicine in the '40s, enlightening."

Timothy Rogers 2005 recipient of the Bowl of
Hygeia Award for the State of Florida. Presented
at the annual Florida Pharmacy Association
Convention held July 9, 2005 in Marco Island,
Florida.

Linda Rolston ('81) ('97) Ten years ago, I started
in the first WPPD class that today, still continues
to grow. Zachary is now in 4th grade- he was a
blessing in the middle of the program. I have
completed 22 years at Bay Pines and can retire
when Zac's a senior in High school.

David Schwartz ('94) I have been working with
Walgreens in Jupiter, Fla. for 11 years. My wife,
Renata, and I celebrated our 11th wedding
anniversary and we are just enjoying life with
our 2 daughters, Sienna and Madison. God has
blessed us mightily!

Lisbeth McDermott Schwebke ('87) I recently
left my Director's position of nine years (mail
order) for a part time staff position with the
same pharmacy. I am LOVIN' spending more
time with my husband Scott and daughter,
Samantha!

Theresa Tolle ('98) Theresa was recognized in
2005 by UF as the Distinguished Pharmacy Ser-
vice Alumnus and also by the Florida Pharmacy
Association as the James H. Beal Pharmacist of
the year. She recently assumed full ownership of
Bay Street Pharmacy where her business partner,
Frank Sherako retired after 21 years. Theresa
and her husband, Joe, have three baby gators:
Taryn, TJ and Taelyn.

Bill Wynne ('60) Retired and living in
Gainesville.


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"I"Alumni Reunion
2005-2006

More than 500 alumni, faculty and friends attended
the 20th annual pharmacy alumni barbecue reunion
sponsored by McKesson. The weekend began with a CE
program and Friday evening reception at the UF Hilton
Hotel, including pictures with Albert & Alberta. On Satur
- day, everyone gathered in the HPNP courtyard to enjoy
barbecue, visit with student organizations, tour the build-
1 ing and participate in the ever-popular "Pie-in-the-Face
contest that raises support for the student KE organization.
Next years reunion will be based on the game block we
receive from the UAA ticket office, so keep your fingers
crossed for Vanderbilt Homecoming on Nov 3!



Pie-in-the-Face
Winners! Losers?
2006: Paul Doering,
Jeffrey Hughes, and
Joanna Peris -"
2005: Leslie Hendeles
and Doug Ried


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The Business of Pharmacy
By Linda Homewood

Pharmacy students are thoroughly educated in areas of patient
care, drug discovery, drug interactions and the latest research, but
how much do they know about the business of pharmacy?
That was the question Earlene Lipowski, Ph.D., an associ-
ate professor at UF's C II.. .. of Pharmacy, set out to answer as
she consulted business and financial advisers in developing a
continuing education curriculum for the Institute for Pharmacy
Entrepreneurs.
The three-day business and entrepreneurship workshop,
held this August at UF Emerson Alumni Hall, drew more than 40
attendees, including working pharmacy professionals from across
Florida and UF pharmacy students seeking practical business
knowledge vital to community pharmacy ownership.
Workshop attendees Matthew Stanley, Pharm.D., and Amy
Stanley, Pharm.D., work for competing retail chain pharmacies
in Tampa, but have dreams of working together someday in their
own business. The couple, interested in compounding and long-
term care consulting services, graduated in 2004 from Virginia
Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. The Stanleys
said the workshop inspired them about the feasibility of business
ownership.
"It sparked a lot of questions and gave us direction about
where to find those answers," said Amy Stanley.
Allen Deaver, Pharm.D., a 1985 alumnus of UF C II.. .. of
Pharmacy who has owned Taylor's Pharmacy in Winter Park since
1988, said the workshop presenters helped him explore relevant
business questions he is facing, such as expanding his business,
bringing in partners and thinking about his succession plan.
Topics Deaver found helpful at the workshop related to
discussions about Small Business Administration loan guidelines,
real-estate financing and a business plan for compounding.
The workshop was developed to divide participants into
groups of buyers and sellers who could put into practice the busi-
ness skills learned and apply them to negotiating real-life business
opportunities. The weekend included evening social events to
facilitate networking among pharmacy owners like Deaver and
those interested in ownership like the Stanleys.


IM F-^ Iw llli� -- -~ " M

Pharmacists Matthew and Amy Stanley, of Tampa, learned business basics
at the 2006 UF (. of Pharmacy Business and Entrepreneurship
Workshop.


In Memoriam


William T. Alfred, Sr., ('50), 77,
passed away December 20, 2005
after a brief illness. Bill, a lifelong
resident of Pensacola. He worked
as a pharmacist in Pensacola for 57
years, at several local pharmacies
until the time of his death, and
was a member of the Florida
Pharmaceutical Association for more
than 50 years. He loved helping
people understand their medicines
and was known to always have
time to answer anyone's question
or to share a funny joke. He was an
encouraging, inspiring husband,
father, uncle and Papa to his large
extended family.

Karen Rebecca (Williamson)
Blake ('99) passed away on
December 26, 2005 at UF/
Shands Hospital in Gainesville
FL. Karen began her studies
at the University of Florida in
Chemistry and transferred to the
College of Pharmacy and was
admitted to Rho Chi, the pharmacy
honorary fraternity In the last
year before Karen's graduation,
she was diagnosed with muscular
sclerosis (M.S.) Two weeks before
graduation, she was hospitalized
but with her doctor's approval, she
was able to attend graduation and
receive her Doctor of Pharmacy
degree, with honors, along with her
Class of 1999.

Michael Leo Brunelle ('76), 58,
of Orlando, passed away October
6, 2005 Mr. Brunelle is survived
by wife, Barbara Brunelle; sons,
Tim Brunelle and Andrew Brunelle;
daughter, Lauren Brunelle; sister,
Gloria Weaver; brothers, Steven
and Daniel Brunelle; mother, Anna
Brunelle.

Eric E. (Steve) Cox ('41), 87,
Tampa, passed away December
3, 2005. He was a member of
the Order of Mortar and Pestle
at UE After graduation, he was
elected president of the Florida
Southeastern Pharmaceutical
Association and the Hillsborough
County Pharmaceutical Association.
He owned and operated Cox Drug
Store, which was founded in the
1920s. He served his country with
honor during World War II in the
U.S. Navy In 1942, Mr. Cox was
appointed by Gov. Claude Kirk to
the State Board of Pharmacy. He
served as president of the board
for four years, serving consecutive
terms totaling 16 years.


Michael David Cronin ('94) of N.
Fort Myers passed away April 5,
2006. Michael was an admired and
cherished pharmacist at Cape Coral
Hospital, and was loved by many
Michael inspired many friends and
acquaintances with his courage
and bravery throughout his life. He
was an avid collector of Corvettes
and Camaros. He is survived by
his mother, Josephine Cronin, his
sisters, Katherine Nash, Kolleen
Metarko, three nephews, and his
cherished dog Katy

Kathleen Lee Eberst passed away
December 4, 2005. Kathy worked
with the UF College of Pharmacy for
30 years. After the funeral, friends
and colleagues from the College of
Pharmacy were welcomed to join a
luncheon celebrating her life.
Darla Eberst, Kathy's daughter,
sent the following message to the
college; "Kathy fought cancer long
and hard for the last 18 months,
and the support from each and
every one of you helped her to
have the strength she needed in
her battle. The church was filled to
capacity with those who touched
Kathy's life, and she theirs!"

Don Krezdorn ('81) passed away
November 15, 2005 after a two-
year battle with cancer. A resident
of McQueeney, Texas for 20 years,
Don worked as a pharmacist at
Central Texas Medical Center in San
Marcos, Texas.

BarryJ. MacDonald ('74) passed
away December 21, 2005. He truly
loved the University of Florida and
was very proud to be a graduate of
such a fine University

Other passing: Osote Chaiyachati
('02), Robert Showerman ('60),
Eric T. Rutherford ('87), Marjorie B.
Gregory ('51), Dolores P Wade ('69),
Bernard G. Buzzett ('49), James L.
Love, Jr. ('35), David M. Silver ('51),
Donald G. Harrison ('59), Lawrence
L. Carnes ('63), Craig M. Murray
('02), Roy W Lanier ('49), Bernard S.
Varn ('50), Raymond R. Yates ('58),
George B. Jones, Jr. ('68), Julius L.
Lovitz ('37), Louis E Masters ('48),
Roy E. Radney ('51), Anthony G.
Cusimano ('68), Wesley D. Owens
('34), Edwin E. Kroeker ('67), Lucian
E. Andrews ('54), James K. Smith
('68), Jean Whitmore ('66), Charles
W Radcliffe, William B. Seabrook, Jr.


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