Spring 2007 - Purdue College of Pharmacy - Purdue University

Charles Goodall (BS 1984) has been promoted
from Director to Divisional Vice President
of Pharmacy Technology Services at
Walgreens. He joined the company in 1983 as
a pharmacy intern. He also earned a master’s
degree in information technology from Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL in 2001.
On October 7, 2006, Renee Kidwell (BS
1983) married Nick Popovich (Professor
Emeritus, Department of Pharmacy Practice)
in Lake Forest, IL. Renee was attended by
two classmates, Jane (Leathers) McCurdy
and Kathy (Schierholz) Marcotte. Nick was
attended by his three sons, Stanley, Gabriel,
and Matthew. In addition, several classmates
of Renee attended the wedding. They were
Thomas and Lisa (Woenker) Wood, Nancy
(Gephart) Chapman, Paulette (Kaptur)
Pauley, and Dave McLeland.
L to R:
Gabe Popovich,
Jane (Leathers)
McCurdy, Matt
Popovich, Renee
Kidwell, Nick Popovich, Kathy (Schierholz)
Marcotte, and Stan Popovich
Jill (Lewis) McCampbell (BS 1985) writes
that the family moved back to Beaumont, TX,
in June, 2006. She returned to work part-time
at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont
in order to be around for her two teen sons.
David Testerman (BS 1984)
(aftco@sbcglobal.net) serves as part of a
leadership team that opened a free healthcare
clinic in January, 2007, at Shepherd Community
on the eastside of Indianapolis. He serves
as vice-chairman and board member for the
Good Samaritan Network of Hamilton County.
GSN consists of 62 different charitable
organizations that provide care for people in
the local community, including food pantries,
women’s and children’s shelters, medical and
prescription care, dental care, and life skill
training.
Judith Jacobi Mowry (BS 1979)
To Lead the Society of Critical Care
Medicine
In February of 2007, Judi began a two-year term as the Treasurer of the Society
of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), the largest multiprofessional organization
dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in the practice of critical care.
Beginning in 2010, she will serve as President. This will mark the first time a
pharmacist has served as president since the organization originated in 1970.
She has been a member of SCCM since 1985 and was a founding member of
the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section established in 1989.
Judi is currently part of the multi-professional ICU team as a Critical Care
Pharmacy Specialist for the Adult Critical Care and NeuroCritical Care Units at
Methodist Hospital, a division of Clarian Health Partners in Indianapolis. She is
a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. In that role, she provides care to a
variety of critically ill patients in additional to participating in multiprofessional
education and quality improvement. She also holds an appointment as Adjunct
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Butler University College of Pharmacy
in Indianapolis and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at Purdue
University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
In October, 2006, she received the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Practice Award. Other honors include the SCCM Presidential Citation,
the Indiana Hospital Pharmacist of the Year Award, and the Purdue Preceptor of
the Year Award. She also was named a Fellow of the American College of Critical
Care Medicine. Judi received her BS in Pharmacy in 1979 from Purdue, a PharmD
in 1981 from the University of Minnesota, and completed a Critical Care Pharmacy
residency at The Ohio State University in 1982.
While the presidency of SCCM is still several years in the future, Judi reflects
that her appointment is much more than personal recognition; it serves as affirmation
of the essential role of the critical care pharmacist in the care of complex
patients and their unique contributions as members of the multi-professional ICU
team. “We have the ability to provide some amazing treatments for our patients,
but at the same time must be good stewards of our resources,” says Jacobi.
“Pharmacists have successfully demonstrated that ability. Unfortunately, there
are inadequate numbers of pharmacists trained for this complex environment,
just as there are inadequate numbers of nurses and physicians. SCCM, along
with other organizations, will continue to focus significant resources on critical
care manpower issues.”
Despite these activities, Judi retains a passion for bedside patient care and will
continue to juggle a growing list of organizational responsibilities to maintain this
priority and still spend some quality time with her husband Jim Mowry, PharmD,
DABAT, FAACT who is serving as President of the American Board of Applied
Toxicology in addition to his position as Manager of the Indiana Poison Center.
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