Richard Boyd
Fifth-year pharmacy, London, Ohio Eagle Scout
Scouting passion Richard Boyd joined the Boy Scouts of America at an early age and worked hard to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout. For the past two years, he has assisted Dr. Christopher Bowers, associate professor of chemistry, with a Cub Scout den in Ada. He helped the scouts achieve their scientist pin by organizing tours of ONU’s pharmacy laboratories. Do good daily “Eagle is the only Boy Scout rank that stays with you forever,” says Boyd. “I am charged to observe the scout law and oath in my everyday life. This means being a man of moral character and going out of my way to help other people.” Learn to lead Winter campouts, spelunking (cave exploring) trips, summer camps, white water rafting, and visits that included Gettysburg, Mackinac Island and Washington, D.C., were all part of Boyd’s scouting experience. Through these activities, he discovered how to organize, motivate and mobilize fellow team members. “I learned that the best way to lead is by respecting others and working hard to make your ventures successful.”
Call to serve Growing up, Boyd failed to see the appeal of a pharmacy career, even though both his parents are pharmacists. Then one summer the teenager was forced to spend the day with his mom at the community pharmacy where she worked. His eyes were opened. “The patients all had such a high level of trust with my mother, and she truly cared about helping them with their problems. In just a few weeks, I had made up my mind. Pharmacy was for me.” After graduating from Ohio Northern, Boyd plans to join the U.S. Air Force as a pharmacist. “I want to give a few years of service to my country.”
“I am charged to observe the scout law and oath in my everyday life. This means being a man of moral character and going out of my way to help other people.” Other activities: President, ONU’s Chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association; Phi Delta Chi; Habitat for Humanity; Mortar Board; Academy of Student Pharmacists
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