LWC President's Annual Report 2019

Harris Named to
Lindsey Wilson College
Board of Trustees
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When LWC alumnus Bruce Harris was asked to join the
Lindsey Wilson College board, he couldn’t answer right away.
“Frankly, it was so overwhelming that I didn’t have an immediate
answer,” he said. “It wasn’t that I didn’t think it was a
good idea or because I didn’t want to do it, it was because I
couldn’t possibly comprehend what he was asking.”
LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. approached Harris
about joining the Board of Trustees during Founders’ Day in
April. Harris eventually accepted
the offer, and in October he was
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appointed to a three-year term. He
will serve on the Development
Committee and the Buildings and
Grounds Committee.
A native of Bandana, Ky., Harris
graduated from LWC in 2008
and earned his doctorate of pharmacy
from Samford (Ala.) University
McWhorter School of Pharmacy in 2012.
Upon graduation Harris began working for American Pharmacy
Cooperative Inc., where he developed strategies to address
performance measures and explored opportunities to
broaden the scope of practice for community pharmacists by
providing direct care services to patients. He currently is the
medical clinical pharmacy manager for Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Alabama, where he has been instrumental in developing
a state-wide patient care integration program that places
value on the pharmacists’ role.
Because of his contributions to pharmacy associations and
communities, Harris was named Distinguished Pharmacist of
“What surprises me most is
the sense of ownership and responsibility
that I now feel for
LWC.”
Bruce Harris
Class of 2008
2019 by the Alabama Pharmacy Association for individual excellence
and outstanding service to the profession.
“That too was a bit surreal because the nature of my work.
Any recognition that I get is not a reflection of me but of the
people that I get to work with and work for,” said Harris. “They
are the ones on the front lines making the changes. I’m just in a
position where I can think about the changes that we could possibly
make and present it to them. That award has my name on
it, but it’s the profession’s award.”
Although he makes his home in Birmingham,
Harris visits Columbia often. He attends
Columbia Christian Church when in
town, and he is a regular at LWC events and
functions.
“No one knows LWC better than our students,
so it was a no-brainer adding Bruce
to the LWC Board of Trustees,” said President
Luckey. “He has been actively caring
about this institution every day since his graduation over a
decade ago. He has made outstanding contributions to his profession,
and I’m certain he will contribute to Lindsey Wilson in
the same way.”
And while Harris is honored by his appointment to the LWC
board, he understands the gravity of accepting the position.
“What surprises me most is the sense of ownership and responsibility
that I now feel for LWC,” he said. “It is a paradigm
shift. It is no longer just a college where I went and I made
friends and had a life-changing experience. It’s now a part of
my responsibility, and I’ve got an obligation to do something
about it in a much different fashion than I once did.”