Summer 2011 - Western University of Health Sciences

New Dean’s Advisory Council Members:Rebecca Cupp and Amy GutierrezRebecca Cupp, RPh, joined Kroger in 1983 as aPharmacy Manager in San Antonio, Texas. Shealso served in Pharmacy Merchandising roles inKroger-Atlanta until joining Ralphs as Director ofPharmacy in 2002. Currently, Rebecca is the VicePresident of Pharmacy for Ralphs Pharmacies.Rebecca is a graduate of the University ofWashington, School of Pharmacy. She is very activein state and national pharmacy organizations andis currently the Vice President of the PharmacyFoundation of California.Amy Gutierrez, PharmD, is the Chief PharmacyOfficer and Director of Pharmacy Affairs for theLos Angeles County Department of HealthServices. Dr. Gutierrez obtained her Doctor ofPharmacy degree from the University of SouthernCalifornia, and completed a California HealthcareLeadership Fellowship in 2007. She is currently anassistant professor of clinical pharmacy at both theUniversity of Southern California and WesternUniversity of Health Sciences.Dean’s Advisory CouncilDaniel C. Robinson, PharmDDean, College of PharmacySteven W. Gray, PharmD, JDChairman of the Dean’s Advisory CouncilBill Burrows, BSRebecca Cupp, RPhGlenn Etow, PharmDRichard de Leon, PharmDAmy Gutierrez, PharmDJohn D. Jones, RPh, JD, FAMCPRoger Klotz, RPh, BCNSP, FASCP, FACA, FCPhAVictor Law, PharmDElaine Levy, RPhJesse Martinez, PharmD, FASCPMichael J. Negrete, PharmDMegan Nguyen, PharmDThomas Russillo, BSTom Saito, PharmDSam Shimomura, PharmD, FASHP, CGPBrad Trom, RPh, MBAJoel N. Weber, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHPRay M. Yutani, DO, MS, PharmD, FACOFPThe Power of PartnershipTo date, 2011 has been an incredible year of generosity when it comes to the supporters ofWesternU College of Pharmacy and its students. Our wonderful partners continue to consistentlyprovide scholarship support, sponsor student travel, improve our facilities, and develop communityoutreach programming, all of which are vital and constructive activities that continue to raise theprofile of WesternU on a regional, and now national, level. WesternU’s College of Pharmacy’s“star is on the rise,” and the value of a WesternU degree continues to grow. The remarkable thingis that this growth and expansion continues to occur in a frightening time of economic instabilityand uncertainty. But it is due in large part to the generous and consistently dependable support ofdonors like you that WesternU and the College of Pharmacy simply continue to steadily improveyear after year. Thank you so much for your continued support.Bill BurrowsDirector of Development, College of PharmacyThe WesternU Advi$or: Making a BequestHave you considered remembering the College of Pharmacy in your will or living trust? It is amazing how often this simplemeans of making a charitable gift is overlooked. When you name the College of Pharmacy in your will or living trust to receive aspecific amount or percentage of your estate, you make one final and meaningful gift to an organization you supported duringyour lifetime. If you would like a personal visit or additional information about such a bequest, please contact:Olive StephensPlanning Giving Administrator(909) 469-5211ostephen@westernu.edu.Tim Bamrick, CSPGDirector of Development(909) 706-3455tbamrick@westernu.eduWesternU, College of Pharmacy RxBound | 17