MESSAGE FROM DEVELOPMENT

Ken Boyden

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Like almost everywhere else in the world, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and our larger community have experienced a wave of emotions during the past months. Some are feeling frustration from the necessity to pivot to a virtual campus (and all the technology demands involved in such a sea change), as well as the modifications and uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Others, however, are feeling hopeful as they see firsthand the unyielding commitment of one of our nation’s oldest and top pharmacy schools to nimbly adjust to fulfill its leadership position in education, research, practice, and community service, in addition to advocating for the valuable role our profession plays in meeting society’s health care needs today and tomorrow.

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has tirelessly led the way since 1841 as the nation addressed the unsettling impacts of prior pandemics, world wars, economic depressions, and national civil strife. Similarly, Dean Eddington is today taking up the mantel once again to lead the School at this challenging time.

To continue this leadership, we need your support as never before. Whether it is funding student scholarships, cutting-edge research, and faculty support, or financial contributions to assist with the School’s greatest needs (unrestricted gifts), your gift to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will help us address unforeseen challenges that may arise. We are committed to serving our remarkable students as they pursue their degrees, our extraordinary faculty and researchers as they work to improve our world, and our alumni and friends as we all work toward a better tomorrow.

Please consider making a gift to the School of Pharmacy. Whether you decide to make an outright gift by mailing in your check, giving by credit card on the School’s website at www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/go/give, or through the transferring of stock, your financial support will help ensure that the School continues to lead, serve, educate, discover, mentor, and innovate. These are difficult times to be sure, but the School of Pharmacy’s leadership position as the exclusive home of Pharmapreneurship™ has taught us all that relentless innovation is always needed. And there may be no better example of this valuable lesson than in 2020.

Thank you for your ongoing support and association with the School.

Ken Boyden, JD, EdD Associate Dean Office of Development and Alumni Affairs 410-706-4415 kboyden@rx.umaryland.edu