2009 Annual Report - College of Pharmacy - The Ohio State University

❖ Donald L. Sullivan, BS, 1990, MS, 1991, PhD 1996Department Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Ohio Northern University,Ada, OH❖ Ze-Ai (Diana) C. Wu, PhD., 1981Senior Vice President of Operations and co-founder of XenoBiotic Laboratories, Inc,Plainsboro, NJThe Josephine Sitterle Failer Alumni Award recipient is named in honor of Josephine Sitterle Failer,BS, 1939 (d. 1987), a long-time College benefactor who contributed service to the College for nearlyfive decades. The award recognizes an alumnus who has received a professional degree from theCollege of Pharmacy within the past ten years, and has made outstanding contributions tocommunity or professional service.Josephine Sitterle Failer Award Recipient:❖ Edward M. Plut, BSPS, 2000, PharmD, 2002Senior Director of Product Management for PETNET SolutionsKnoxville, TNThe Lifetime Achievement Award recipient must have a B.S., M.S., Pharm.D., or Ph.D. The awardwas established for outstanding life-long accomplishments in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences orpublic service. This award will not be given in any regular repeating time period, but only when trulyoutstanding candidates are identified. The impact of the candidate’s stellar contributions to theprofessional, scientific and/or educational communities will be judged by biographical data, includingpublished work and previous honors. The Lifetime Award recipients will be honored at the OSUPharmacy Alumni Society Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet where the candidates will receiverecognition to celebrate his/her achievements.Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient:❖ Robert R. Ruffolo, Jr., BS, 1973, PhD, 1976Retired President of Research & Development for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and CorporateSenior Vice President of WyethLarry Schieber (President,Alumni Society) Larry and hiswife, Kim, own and operate theSchieber Family Pharmacy inCircleville, OH. Opened by Larryand Kim in 1989 the pharmacy isdedicated to the idea that qualitypharmacy care means more thanjust prompt prescriptions. Qualitycare means that you get the prescriptionsand medications youneed, along with the personalcare and attention you deserve.Kim’s nursing backgroundbrings a wealth of experience andexpertise to their patients in theform of health screenings andeducational support.The Schiebers, high-schoolsweethearts, have been marriedfor 31 years and are parents totwo sons, Mark and Scott, both ofwhom have worked at the familypharmacy.Larry never considered anotherschool, OSU was his first and onlychoice. He has been a proud andactive member of the AlumniSociety since graduating in 1981and took over his new role asPresident in May, 2009. Larrywants to increase alumniinvolvement during his tenure andreach out to more alumni statewideto get involved in collegeactivities and contribute to themission of the Society. His lovefor OSU is evident and hiswillingness to contribute his time,talent and leadership aretestimony to his buckeye spirit.31