Summer 2011 [pdf] - University of Kentucky - College of Pharmacy

Feola Receives ASPIRE Award
David Feola, a UK faculty member and alumnus (PharmD
and PhD), was presented with the Advancing Science
through Pfizer - Investigator Research Exchange (ASPIRE)
Award by Dr. Kimbal Ford on May 4. The ASPIRE program
is a competitive grants program sponsored by Pfizer. Ford,
a 1993 UK alumnus, presented Feola with the award at a
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science meeting.
Feola and Ford
Pharmacy Resident and
Faculty Named Walmart
Scholars
Clark D. Kebodeaux, a 2010-11 UK College of
Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Resident
with Kroger Pharmacy and Patient Care Center,
and Holly Divine, a 1998 UKCOP alumna and a
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department
of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the
UK College of Pharmacy, were named 2011
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
(AACP) Walmart Scholars.
“AACP and Walmart share the commitment to
help colleges and schools of pharmacy ensure
there is an adequate number of well-prepared
individuals who aspire to join the faculties
at our expanding number of institutions
across the country,” the organizations said
in a statement. “The goal of the scholarship
program is to strengthen the recipient’s skills
and commitment to a career in academic
pharmacy through their participation at the
AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars.”
The program provides $1,000 travel scholarships
to 75 student-faculty pairs from AACP member
institutions to attend the AACP Annual Meeting
and the AACP Teachers Seminar in San Antonio,
Texas from July 9-13, 2011.
Romanelli Runs Boston Marathon
Frank Romanelli, Professor in the Department
of Pharmacy Practice and Science and Associate
Dean of the Office of Education, completed the
Boston Marathon, the nation’s most prestigious
marathon, in three hours and four minutes on
April 18, 2011.
Fink
Fink Named Outstanding Eagle Scout
Joseph L. Fink III, the popular Professor of Pharmacy
Law and Policy at the University of Kentucky College of
Pharmacy, received the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award by
the Boy Scouts of America’s Blue Grass Council on March 12.
The award is presented “in recognition of his outstanding
leadership in his professional or community service.”
Fink has worked in the past with the Eagles’ Nest, a UK student
organization comprised of Eagle Scouts. During 2009, he worked with
a College of Pharmacy student who was an Eagle Scout to formulate a
proposal to create a pharmacy merit badge for scouting.
Martin Elected KSHP President
Craig Martin, a UK College of Pharmacy alumnus and
adjunct faculty member, was elected President of the
Kentucky Society of Health System Pharmacists on April
29. Martin, who is a clinical pharmacist for UK Chandler
Hospital’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and serves
Martin as Pharmacy Education and Scholarship Coordinator
for UK HealthCare, was elected to fill an unexpired
term. He will assume the position of President at KSHP’s Fall Meeting in
September 2011.
UK Professors Collaborate
on Patent
DeLuca
Zhan
A pair of UK Professors received a
United States patent on April 26, 2011
for their collaborative work with fellow
researchers from St. Louis, Mo. Robert
Yokel and Chang-Guo Zhan, professors
in UK’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Wesley R. Harris
and Christopher D. Spilling, both of St. Louis, received a patent for their
work on “chelating compounds and immobilized tethered chelators.” The
patent was assigned to the UK Research Foundation.
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