Spring/Summer 2012 - Purdue College of Pharmacy - Purdue ...

CLASS NOTES
1950-1959
Hideko Kaji (PhD 1958) was elected
as an American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
in February 2012. He was honored for
his distinguished contributions to
biology by discovering specific tRNA
binding to mRNA-ribosome complexes,
N-terminal protein modification by
arginine, and ribosome recycling,
the last step of protein synthesis.
1960-1969
Gary Dominy (BS 1968) of South
Bend, IN, retired after 43 years from
the Hook Drug Company and all its
successor companies.
Joel Heeg (BS 1966; MS 1970 and
PhD 1974, Health Sciences) was
awarded the 2011 Annual Society
of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Achievement Award. This award
recognizes a Western Australian
pharmacist who has made significant
contributions to the profession of
pharmacy, particularly in a hospital
setting. He is the executive officer
for the department of pharmacy at
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and
a member of the Western Australia
Drug Evaluation Panel.
Wayne Richey (BS 1963) shares
that it has now been 20 years since
he retired from the US Air Force
after a 28 year career. He now only
works about 30 hours a week as a
pharmacist. He and his wife, Marcia,
enjoy traveling when not working.
They both have been to all 50 states
and are now expanding their list of
international countries. Their doors
are always open for visitors passing
through Texas.
1970-1979
Anne Eggers (BS 1974, MS 1976)
of Olney, MD was surprised to learn
that one of her of co-workers at
Montgomery General Hospital is a
graduate of Purdue! Anne, along with
Mary Cox (BS 2005, Nursing), take
time to show their black and gold on
weekends while their husbands cheer
for Purdue from the home fronts.
Jane Krause (BS 1981) was excited
to reconnect with fellow pharmacy
alumnae and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority
sister Marcia Manly (BS 1979) on
November 11, 2011. Marcia and
her husband, David (MS 1979,
Management) visited Purdue to meet
with current pharmacy students.
In December 2011, the American
Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists (AAPS) named Robert
Lipper (BS 1973) the coeditor of
the AAPS Advances in the
Pharmaceutical Sciences Series.
He will team up with AAPS and
its publishing partner to propose
new volumes and authors to develop
the series. AAPS states that the
book series is “designed to deliver
well written volumes authored by
opinion leaders and authoritarians
from around the globe, addressing
innovations in drug research and
development, and best practice for
scientists and industry professionals
in the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries.”
1980-1989
In October 2011, Kerry Pickworth
(BS 1984, PharmD 1985) was inducted
as a Fellow of the American College
of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She
was previously promoted to Associate
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at
The Ohio State University College
of Pharmacy in 2009.
Anthony Zmirski (BS 1983) passed
his Board Certification in Nutritional
Support (BCNSP) as well as the exam
administered by the NCBDE (National
Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators) to become a Certified
Diabetes Educator (CDE). He also met
the requirements to become a Fellow
of the American Society of Consultant
Pharmacists (FASCP). Tony is a Team
Care Manager at Memorial Hospital/
Beacon Health System of South Bend.
Manly and Krause
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