FEARING AWARDS
Steven Evans and John Rouse receive M. Keith Fearing, Jr. Awards In 1981, Evans opened Beach Pharmacy of Nags Head. As his career continued to progress, Evans made the Drug Topics’ Top Super Independents list in 1984. In 1985, he opened Beach Pharmacy of Buxton with his business partner Lonnie T. Morgan. He opened a third Beach Pharmacy in Hatteras in 1991, and moved his Buxton store to Avon in 1998. He still runs both the Hatteras and Avon Beach Pharmacy stores today.
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he M. Keith Fearing, Jr. Community Pharmacy Practice Award has been given annually since 1997 in memory of its namesake. Fearing established the first pharmacy in Dare County in 1947 and served as a founding member of the Campbell University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS). The award was established for community pharmacists who were dedicated to patient care, community engagement, and professional involvement, all of which Fearing embodied. With the evolution of the School of Pharmacy into the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, the award has expanded to now include the M. Keith Fearing, Jr. Community Health Sciences Award. This is the inaugural year for that award. The recipient will stand out among others and have the same passion for community health like Fearing. Dr. Michael Adams, dean of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, shared, “Keith Fearing was a visionary who wanted to provide healthcare resources for his community. We continue to honor him and his legacy by annually recognizing healthcare professionals with these awards.
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“I hope that this will expand the reach of the College even more deeply into the health sciences.” Dean Adams went on to share that educating students and giving back to their chosen profession is of utmost importance to the overall mission of CPHS. The awards were presented on Saturday, October 19 during the 2019 CPHS Scholarship Ceremony to Steven Evans and John Rouse. COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD Steven Evans (pictured on left) attended undergrad at Campbell University from 1969-1971. After realizing that his dream of playing basketball for the Boston Celtics was not realistic, he decided to attend pharmacy school at UNC. He was a member of Kappa Sigma and Kappa Psi. He graduated in 1975 and moved back to his hometown of Ash, North Carolina to work as an intern at Thomas Drugs. Shortly after graduation, he began working at Peoples in Elizabeth City, NC. In 1976, Evans became a registered pharmacist and began working at Millers Pharmacy in Nags Head, NC. This was the greatest job he ever had! The pharmacy was oceanside, and he spent his days in a wet suit and his white coat, surfing every chance he could.
Living and working in the Outer Banks is not about the money, but the community. Evans would do anything for his patients, and is adamant that serving them is worth every storm the coast faces. During a snowstorm, Evans even went as far as to charter a boat in order to deliver medications to patients on Ocracoke Island. Evans has been married to his wife, Anna, for forty years. They have three daughters: Natalie Claire, Leanna Blair, and Katherine Dale. COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES AWARD John Rouse (pictured in center) received his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University and his graduate degree from Central Michigan University. He has worked in the healthcare field for 25 years with 23 years of his experience being in Public Health. He has served as the health director in Duplin and Sampson Counties. Since 2003 he has been the Harnett County Health Director. Rouse is a past president of the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD) and of the Harnett County United Way. He was the 2009 recipient of the North Carolina Public Health Association Reynolds Award and was selected as the 2012 NCALHD Health Director of the Year. He has served on the Board of Directors for the NC Department of Labor, Farmers Safety Council, and Southern Regional Area Health Education Center. He currently serves on the East Carolina University School of Public Health Advisory Council, the Campbell University Physician Assistant Practice Advisory Board, and the Campbell University Public Health Program Advisory Board. He resides in Lillington, North Carolina with his wife Monica and daughter Campbell.
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