Raabe College of Pharmacy Milestones in History 1871-2009
Celebrating 125 years of tradition and excellence The best way to assess an institution’s future is to study its past. During its 125 years, Ohio Northern’s College of Pharmacy has graduated more than 8,200 men and women who have contributed in no small way to improved health care delivery throughout Ohio and the nation. This has been possible because of the college’s zeal for superb teaching and the continued generous support of alumni and friends. So long as that commitment remains at highest priority, the college can well expect to serve its constituency for another 125 years and beyond.
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1871 Henry S. Lehr establishes the Northwestern Ohio Normal School in the village of Johnstown, later to be renamed Ada.
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In response to recently enacted legislation requiring that persons who wish to work as pharmacists in Ohio must first pass an examination, Lehr announces the opening of a department of pharmacy to help students prepare for their examinations. The exact curriculum is not yet determined, but is expected to extend over a period of 30 weeks. By 1886-87, the term will expand to 40 weeks.
The pharmacy program expands rapidly. The first building to house the department, a modest wood structure, is occupied in August 1894. Pharmacy has exclusive use of the first floor.
1885 The institution’s name is changed from Northwestern Ohio Normal School to Ohio Normal University to reflect that students represent all geographic areas of the state.