Spring 2007 - Purdue College of Pharmacy - Purdue University

Old Masters
Program Connects
Pharmacy Alumna
with Students
Purdue’s annual Old Masters Program
was held on November 5-7, 2006, and three
pharmacy students had the opportunity to
connect with one of our very own alumni
selected for the event, Anne Herrold (BS
1973).
Throughout her 25 year career with
Eli Lilly and Company, Anne has worked on
the “ground floor” in research, manufacturing,
and marketing. She has been responsible
for the manufacturing and marketing
of several products, including the development
of an antimicrobial testing program
for Arden cosmetics, several patented
cosmetics (Visible Difference, Millennium),
and the SPF system. As a manufacturing
auditor, she qualified clinical trial packagers
in the U.S. for Lilly studies, then used
best practices to develop the procedures
for a new onsite clinical trial facility. As
the Medical Information Administrator for
Prozac in Customer Services, she answered
questions posed by both health care professionals
and patients, utilizing her knowledge
in medicine, marketing, and customer
service to eventually develop training and
databases for callcenter pharmacists and
medical liaisons across therapeutic areas.
Anne has received numerous awards for her
work, including Quality Advocate Awards,
the Quality-Speed Manufacturing Award,
Director’s Council 2007, various leadership
awards, and has given numerous professional
presentations. Her husband is a
Purdue graduate and retired public School
Superintendent. Their daughter is pursuing
a PhD in neuroscience and their son, a
medical degree.
Anne’s itinerary during the Old Masters
Program included visiting classrooms and
residence units and attending informal
breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners. She also
spoke at graduate and undergraduate classes
on campus and met with pharmacy students
during a reception. Her visit was facilitated
The Ho-Hos pose with their Old Master in front of the poster they made for the all campus reception.
(L to R): Amanda Brothers, Jessica Winger, Kyle Sloan, Brian King, Anne Herrold, and Meghan Castillo
by several student hosts and hostesses,
referred to as “Ho-Hos.” Anne comments,
“During the Old Masters Program, the
Ho-Hos provided me invaluable insights
while shepherding me around campus to
share experiences in classrooms, sorority
houses, and receptions.”
To become a Ho-Ho for the Old Master
program, students first submit an essay
questionnaire and are then chosen to interview.
Once selected, they attend weekly
meetings six weeks prior to the Old Master’s
arrival. The Ho-Hos assigned to Anne
were Amanda Brothers (Selling and Sales
Management, Sophomore), Meghan Castillo
(Selling and Sales Management, Senior),
Brian King (Pharmacy, 3rd professional
year), Kyle Sloan (Pharmacy, 3rd professional
year), and Jessica Winger (Pharmacy,
2nd professional year). Jessica comments
that being a Ho-Ho was an amazing experience,
and she enjoyed working with Anne.
“It was wonderful to meet all ten of the Old
Masters,” says Winger. “Each Old Master
has achieved amazing accomplishments
throughout his or her career, and it was
wonderful to work one-on-one with some
of the top leaders who have graduated
from Purdue.”
The Ho-Hos were responsible for
advertising the program and displaying
an informational poster about Anne for
an all-campus reception. They also sent a
care package to Anne prior to her arrival
containing a scrap book filled with their
personal profile pages and photographs
depicting the evolution of the pharmacy
building since her time as a student at
Purdue. They included a prescription bottle
of M&Ms, a Purdue Pharmacy business
card holder, and a weekly pill holder with
a personal note in each day she would
be on campus. “An enduring friendship
formed with the three pharmacy students
who mailed a ‘Welcome Back to Purdue’
scrapbook in advance with pictures of the
pharmacy lab ‘then’ and ‘now’ followed by
an onsite tour,” says Herrold. “With such
talented young people as these in leadership
positions, I was afforded an opportunity to
inspire the Purdue community. Thanks so
much for highlighting the pharmacy student
Ho-Hos. My Old Master experience was
truly enriched by their support!”
The Old Masters Program began in 1950
when university officials, student leaders,
and business representatives decided to
invite ten successful individuals to campus
each year to share their ideas and experiences
with the student body, and such success
was defined as “honesty, personal integrity,
and a good philosophy.” Each Old Master
possesses a desire to share philosophies and
experiences with Purdue students, whether
or not they are Purdue graduates. For more
information about the program, please visit
http://www.purdue.edu/oldmasters/index.
htm.
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