2021-22 UNC PHARMACY FOUNDATION & UNC PHARMACY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IMPACTREPORT
ADVANCING MEDICINE FOR LIFE BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA
The UNC Pharmacy Foundation was established in 1946 to support all areas of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s mission. Our impact is made possible through the generosity of our donors and the leadership of the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association. Together, we are advancing the pharmacy school’s mission of preparing leaders and innovators that will solve the world’s most pressing health care challenges. This report provides an update on the impact of the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association for the 2021-22 fiscal year (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022).
4. Strategic Priorities 30. Student Support 58. Faculty Support 72. Eshelman Institute for Innovation 86. Alumni Engagement 98. Campaign for Carolina 106. Our Team 112. A Look Ahead Contents 1UNC PHARMACY FOUNDATION IMPACT REPORT 2021-22
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Hark the sound!
hen I joined the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy five years ago, it didn’t take me long to realize this place is special. We are global leaders in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences for a reason: our people. We have a wonderful community built by grit and ingenuity that keeps patients at the center of everything we do. In July 2021, I stepped into the role of Associate Dean for Advancement. I am incredibly proud to lead the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association as we work together to advance the teaching, research, and public service mission of the only #1 ranked school on campus.
Our alumni, volunteers, and donors make all of this possible. We hope you enjoy reading the stories of our collective achievements in this 2021-22 Impact Report. Over the course of the year, we built our team to increase our breadth and depth of support of the pharmacy school’s mission. We have big plans for the future and look forward to working with each of you as we strive to make our aspirations a reality.
Executive Director, UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association
As a Tar Heel born and bred, my love for Carolina runs deep. For so many of us, our love for Carolina is wrapped up in our love for the great state of North Carolina. We are the University of the people and the only public pharmacy school in our state. I take to heart our obligation to serve the people of North Carolina. The pharmacy school’s strategic plan reflects this commitment to serving our state. Likewise, our philanthropy and alumni engagement programs have placed a strategic focus on reaching the youth of North Carolina and to improving the health and economics of our state.
President, UNC Pharmacy Foundation
The impact of the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association extends across all areas of the pharmacy school’s mission, from providing more than $1 million in scholarships to PharmD students to creating a new Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative to supporting the launch of a global publicprivate partnership to prevent future pandemics. Additionally, we surpassed our goal in the Campaign for Carolina a year early and are closing in on raising a historic $200 million.
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Strategic Priorities
In 2021-22, the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association strategically focused on:
Fulfilling our obligation as North Carolina’s only public pharmacy school
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Serving Our State
Building a Carolina pharmacy community that reflects the patients we serve
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Sustaining the continued excellence of the nation’s top-ranked pharmacy school
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At the UNC Eshleman School of Pharmacy, everything we do begins and ends with a patient in mind. In 2021, the pharmacy school launched a new BEYOND strategic plan to redefine excellence in education, pharmacy practice, and research. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation established the Pharmacy Beyond Excellence Endowment Fund to support the pharmacy school’s strategic plan priorities. Gifts of all sizes are pooled together and invested for sustained impact as we work to improve health care for patients in North Carolina and beyond.
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Click here to read the BEYOND Strategic Plan for 2021-24.
Strategic Plan
“As a triple Tar Heel graduate of UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, I am grateful for my education and the doors it has opened for me within my career. As a native of Western North Carolina, I appreciate the opportunities that the School’s Asheville campus have provided in training future generations of pharmacy professionals to serve the region. My wife, Rachel, and I were delighted to make a gift to the Pharmacy Beyond Excellence Endowment. We wanted to do our part to support Dean Kashuba’s strategic plans for scholarship, practice advancement and education.”
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To be the global leader in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences Our Mission
• Improve operating efficiency to invest in strategic areas
WE CARE (Welcoming, Equity, Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence)
Preparing leaders and innovators to solve the world’s most pressing health care challenges Our Values
• Accelerate innovation and transformational change in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
-Bryan Haas, RPh ’95, PharmD ’97, MS ‘97
Our Vision
• Create the most engaging culture
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As we work to create the funds helped bring our
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From Our Dean
But with the excellent successes prevention of COVID-19, experienced such joy traveling state and visiting with our After each trip I return energized by the ways you best possible care for patients. myself overwhelmed by
At my first town hall in goal to ensure that everyone our halls feels valued and as Dean in October 2019, hear from our Carolina goals, challenges, hopes, I started this journey, the our lives forever.
Igenerosity.havethegreat honor of pharmacy school. The philanthropic from our loyal donors helps pharmacy education, practice, I used funding from the Endowment and other greatest forward strategic priorities preparing leaders and innovators pressing health care challenges.
series of social events and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion by partnering with organizations like Level the Playing Field. This funding also allowed us to fully support CIPhER (the Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research), an exemplar program that is shaping the effectiveness and efficiency of curricula for health professions locally, nationally, and globally. I take to heart our obligation to serve the people of our state and invested funds in our Asheville campus to support our continued impact on the health of Western North Carolina. I also expanded our reach to reconnect our pharmacy school to Eastern North Carolina. Additionally, this funding helped us recruit talented researchers who promise to accelerate innovation and transformational change in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Angela DM Kashuba, BScPhm, PharmD, DABCP, FCP Dean, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
of leading the nation’s top-ranked philanthropic support we receive helps keep us on the vanguard of practice, and research. This year, the Pharmacy Beyond Excellence greatest needs endowments to move priorities that will advance our mission of innovators to solve the world’s most challenges.themostengaging
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August of 2019, I spoke about my everyone who walks, or has walked, and connected. Starting my tenure 2019, I had grand plans for a tour to pharmacy community about your hopes, and aspirations. Five months after the pandemic emerged and changed successes in treatment and COVID-19, over this past year I have traveling across our beautiful our alumni, friends, and partners. to Beard Hall feeling inspired and you are innovating to provide the patients. More than once, I’ve found by your passion, commitment, and
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With your support, we are constantly innovating and collaborating with an eye toward the future. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association impact all areas of our mission, pushing us harder to improve health care for those here at home in North Carolina and around the world. I am deeply grateful for your partnership and commitment to Advancing Medicine for Life.
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Betsy Sleath, PhD, Regional Associate Dean for Eastern NC, has built strong connections with UNC-Wilmington faculty that have resulted in a new assured admissions program and interprofessional education opportunities.
Dean Kashuba hosted a series of engagement events throughout the year, including providing sweet treats on Valentine’s Day, to build community, promote well-being, and encourage collaboration.
Owen Fenton, PhD, joined the pharmacy in the Division of Pharmacoengineering his leading-edge work in the delivery
Kyle Fassett, PhD, a postdoctoral research using a variety of quantitative and improve retention and belonging for
research associate with CIPhER, is qualitative research methods to for underrepresented groups.
Through our partnership with Level the Playing Field, a program seeking to provide generational change for minority students, our students had the opportunity to network with hiring representatives from Merck.
pharmacy school as Assistant Professor Pharmacoengineering and Pharmaceutics to further delivery of advanced RNA therapeutics.
A select cohort of students complete their PharmD degree on our Asheville campus, which offers the only rural pharmacy health education graduate certificate in the country as well as an ambulatory care pathway.
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e take to heart our obligation as North Carolina’s only public pharmacy school to improve the health and economics of our state. In 2021-22, Dean Kashuba traveled thousands of miles with the UNC Pharmacy Foundation team to meet with alumni, friends, and partners throughout North Carolina. Our alumni are making a difference in their communities working in a wide range of industries—from hospital pharmacy, ambulatory care, and community pharmacy to industry, academia, and government agencies.
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President Amy Greeson ’90, visited alumni pharmacies throughout the state including Guy’s Family Pharmacy in Thomasville. Amy also hosted a group of local alumni, including her father and fellow alum Joe Greeson ’62, for a meet-and-greet with Dean Kashuba.
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UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC was established in 2017 as a unique interdisciplinary collaboration between the Mountain Area Health Education Center and UNC’s health sciences schools including pharmacy, dentistry, medicine, and public health. This year MAHEC committed a $5 million gift to sustain the partnership and bolster its impact in improving the health of the people of Western North Carolina through innovative health science education.
Ralph Meekins ’83, is the pharmacy school’s liaison to the trustees. An attorney from Shelby, Ralph has developed a deep understanding of the pharmacy school’s priorities and served as a valued advisor, partner, and advocate. of North
UNC Board of Trustee member
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Joe McDowell, RPh ’81, and Thomas McDowell, PharmD ’16, are part of four generations of Tar Heel pharmacists who have been serving the Scotland Neck community since McDowell’s Pharmacy opened in 1901.
Angie Mitchell, RPh ’94, Pharmacy Director at the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, and Ford Grant, DDS, a Clinical Associate Professor at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, showed Dean Kashuba a new mobile clinic that provides care for underserved patients in Ahoskie and surrounding communities.
pharmacy school formed a new Eastern NC Advisory Board of alumni and key partners who meet twice per year to guidance on education, research, and service initiatives.
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pharmacists are well-positioned to fill this workforce gap as the most accessible, trusted health care providers. The average patient visits a pharmacy 10 times as often as a primary care provider. As a result of this access, pharmacists build strong relationships with patients and provide value beyond dispensing drugs. Community pharmacists ensure medication
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etter access to primary care improves outcomes for patients across all socioeconomic circumstances, yet rural communities struggle to recruit and retain health care professionals. The shortage of primary care providers in the US is significant and more pronounced in rural areas, including North Carolina’s 80 rural counties. Community
BUILDING THE WORKFORCE OUR STATE NEEDS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED
The UNC Pharmacy Foundation has supported the launch of the Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative as a unique educational program that stretches across North Carolina to forge a path for better health for underserved communities. Developed with input from alumni and partners, the initiative will establish eight rural pharmacy hubs located in every region of the state.
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Program features include outreach to North Carolina youth in rural communities, with the opportunity for rural pharmacy scholarships followed by community pharmacy residency training in an independent community pharmacy or federally qualified health center. As a condition of the scholarship, rural scholars must practice in a rural North Carolina community for at least three years following training. The hub infrastructure will also provide interprofessional education, extend clinical services, address health disparities and pilot innovative pharmacy practice initiatives.
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is a workforce engine for our state. When our students graduate, they stay in North Carolina. More than 73% of our alumni live in all 100 counties. Even while training, our students have statewide impact. At any given time, 225 of our PharmD students are out in the field training and providing care to patients from Franklin to Manteo. Importantly, we are making a difference in our state’s rural communities. We have the only rural pharmacy health education graduate certificate in the country. We also have the nation’s oldest and one of the largest community pharmacy residency programs. We believe pharmacists are uniquely positioned to address our state’s workforce needs and to deliver value-based care for rural and underserved communities.
therapy is safe, effective, affordable, and accessible. These enhanced pharmacy services translate directly into improved patient health, better coordinated care, and reduced costs as well as improved wellbeing for the care team.
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n aging population and evolving health care environment demands new value-based models of care that are patient-centered and financially sustainable.
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Pharmacists are the most accessible, trusted health care providers. Yet community pharmacy remains one of health care’s most underutilized resources.
With a grant from the Pharmacy Network Foundation, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is leading an effort to build capacity for a statewide infrastructure that supports community pharmacy practice impact and sustainability. Through this initiative, the pharmacy school is bringing together independent community pharmacies, payers, legislative advocates, and other key partners to identify and implement sustainable, real-world solutions. The Pharmacy Network Foundation is also helping build the workforce needed to implement this work by providing $80,000 in scholarship support with a focus on North Carolina students who demonstrate financial need or have an interest in practicing community pharmacy.
Community pharmacy is at the core of the Pharmacy Network Foundation’s roots and mission. The nonprofit was established with proceeds from the sale of the Pharmacy Network Corporation, a multistate benefit management company, and provides financial support to pharmacy schools in North Carolina and South Carolina. Over the past 30 years, the Pharmacy Network Foundation has given a total of $3 million to support UNC pharmacy students and programs.
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Reaching the Youth of North Carolina
e are committed to reaching the youth of North Carolina—to opening their eyes to the potential for a career in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences. Since 2019, the pharmacy school has retooled its recruitment programs with a focus on our state, including a partnership with the Carolina Advising Corps to leverage over 60 advisors and 80 high schools to connect with students in 34 rural and underserved communities. The pharmacy school has also established new assured admissions programs with UNCWilmington, UNC-Asheville, and Appalachian State and is developing programs with UNC-Pembroke, NC A&T, NC Central, Western Carolina, and East Carolina. These provide enrichment activities and accelerated admission into our PharmD program.
As the nation’s first public university and our state’s only public pharmacy school, we work hard to remain an excellent value. Yet the financial burden of pharmacy school threatens to overwhelm many students and their families. With an increased focus on recruiting students from across all areas of the state, including North Carolina’s 80 rural counties, we have a growing need for scholarship support. John and Susan Mansfield established the Mansfield Family Pharmacy Scholarship through the Carolina Annual Pharmacy Scholarship Program to help recruit a student from North Carolina who is first-generation college or demonstrates significant financial need. The scholarship provides a $5,000/ year renewable award that will put Carolina within reach for a North Carolinian and help ease the burdensome debt of pharmacy school.
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s the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy looks to go beyond excellence, we embrace the evolving diversity of the people of North Carolina and the broader community we serve. While diversity is fundamental to collaboration, innovation, and reducing racial/ethnic health care disparities, the demographic profile of pharmacy professionals does not mirror the broader population. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association are committed to advancing the pharmacy school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic priorities: recruit and retain diverse talent; prepare culturally intelligent professionals; and build an inclusive community.
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The Ciara Arts and Sciences Foundation Scholarship focuses on supporting students who enhance the social, economic, and cultural diversity of our student body. The scholarship provides a $10,000/year renewable award that follows the student throughout their time in pharmacy school. The Ciara Arts and Sciences Foundation was founded by John Bamforth, Director of the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, and Sue Mahony with a goal of connecting talent to opportunity. Together, John and Sue have both enjoyed successful 30-year careers in the pharmaceutical industry. Through financial support and mentorship, they help talented youth, especially from minority communities, reach their potential.
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ur goal is to increase the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff to reflect the demographics of the citizens of North Carolina. While we have doubled the percentage of underrepresented PharmD students in the past two years, we have more work to do to build a pipeline of diverse, empathetic, and culturally responsive health care leaders. In surveys of underrepresented students who decline admission, affordability presents the primary challenge. Scholarships are vitally important to recruiting diverse talent into our PharmD program.
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he UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association established the Alumni Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee to advise, strengthen and support the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan. The committee includes dedicated alumni volunteers representing a diverse array of perspectives, backgrounds, and practice settings. In addition, Kevin Wiltz, PharmD ’04, represents the committee and provides an alumni perspective on the pharmacy school’s Social Equity and Inclusion Committee.
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Terrence is CEO and Chairman of The Burroughs Health Care Management Group, a pharmaceutical services firm. Throughout his education and career, Terrence has been an active community member and volunteer, dedicated to service and improving the lives of others.
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He is Chair and Founder of the National Pharmaceutical Association Foundation, which is dedicated to representation of underrepresented pharmacists, advancement of equity, and enhancement of pharmaceutical care nationally. In 1999, Terrence and Terri established an endowed fund at UNC Pharmacy Foundation to provide travel awards for students involved with the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA). Terrence has held a number of distinguished volunteer roles at UNC, earning him the recognition in 2007 of the Harvey E. Beech Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Burroughs family also is known for actively serving within their community.
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“Diversity, equity and inclusion results in innovation, enhanced business outcomes, greater workplace effectiveness, richer dialogue amongst pharmacy colleagues, and ultimately greater patient care,” said Terrence. “Our hope is that the student lounge will be a gathering space for exchanging diverse perspectives and creating connections.”
errence Burroughs, RPh ’82, MBA, and his wife Terri were proud to name the second-floor student lounge space in Beard Hall this year. Their naming gift is rooted in a commitment to supporting the pharmacy school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan.
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Once updated, the Terrence and Terri Burroughs Student Lounge will create a welcoming and inclusive area for students, faculty, and staff. The space will also feature a unique art installation bridging a connection to a new mini course being developed in partnership with the Ackland Art Museum. The course will use art to invite students to participate in a conversation not from a place of anger, privilege, or guilt, but as individuals who also experience and have been deeply affected by racial division.
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William Wicker, RPh ’72, was raised in Forsyth County and was the first Black student admitted into pharmacy school at UNC. He left the program for a few years due to a challenging environment but returned to earn his degree. William owned and operated an independent community pharmacy in Greensboro for 15 years.
“As a class, we wanted to make an impact by furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in our school community,” said class president Jeffrey Seals, PharmD ’21. “As the number one pharmacy school in the nation, we must ensure that we are pharmacists for all, and not just the few, and I believe an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion is key to making this a reality.”
s part of GiveUNC, Carolina’s annual day of giving, the UNC Pharmacy Foundation received 187 gifts totaling $34,520 to establish a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Endowment. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Class of 2021 made a lead matching gift to kick off the effort.
The endowment will provide a permanent source of funding to support the pharmacy school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic priorities. Additionally, it will support a new Reddick-Wicker Award honoring our pharmacy school’s first Black alumni.
Mona Reddick, RPh ’67, was the pharmacy school’s first Black graduate. She was originally from Shawtown, a Black neighborhood outside of Lillington, NC. Following graduation from UNC, Mona became the first female pharmacy intern at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Fittingly, the inaugural recipient of the Reddick-Wicker Award was Christian Brown, who worked with Dr. Ben Urick to lead a project documenting the desegregation of the pharmacy school and sharing the stories of our first Black students.
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Students are at the heart of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s mission to prepare leaders and innovators who will solve the world’s most pressing health care challenges. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association supports students across all degree programs—PharmD, MS, and PhD— through scholarships, fellowships, co-curricular experiences, and professional development.
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We are committed to access and affordability for all students who earn admission to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy regardless of their means. Scholarships allow us to recruit the next generation of pharmacy leaders and ensure they have the true Carolina experience without having to worry about crushing debt. 30% of pharmd students RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP 185 SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE $1,011,300 IN SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT $25,275 PHARMD IN-STATE TUITION $5,467 AVERAGE PHARMD SCHOLARSHIP $150,000 AVERAGE PHARMD STUDENT DEBT 33UNC PHARMACY FOUNDATION IMPACT REPORT 2021-22
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ric Arrington, a first-year pharmacy student and Carolina undergrad alum, was the recipient of the Tab and Denise Waldrop Endowed Scholarship, which supports pharmacy students from military connections. The men and women who serve America’s military often put their lives on the line for our country and for us. Yet when the time comes for our service personnel to send their loved ones to college, the financial hurdle can loom high. Tab Waldrop, RPh ’84, and his wife Denise wanted to focus their scholarship on helping ease the financial burden of pharmacy school for students like Eric whose parents are active duty or veterans. Eric’s father recently retired as a lieutenant colonel after 28 years of service in the Army. “As a military child, I had the opportunity to move around and experience different cultures and interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I lived in New York, Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia, Germany, and many other places,” said Eric. “Growing up in this manner helped me realize that I want to be in a position to help and interact with people from all walks of life. Health care is one field that would help me accomplish this goal, and I had a specific interest in pharmacy due to the large variety of career opportunities it provides.”
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arya Shahidi, a second-year pharmacy student, was the recipient of the John T. Stevenson Memorial Scholarship, which was established in honor of John Stevenson, RPh ‘17. Parya was born in Iran, where her family practiced the Bahá’í faith. Because of their religious beliefs, she was denied the right to pursue higher education from the Iranian government. When Parya was 9 years old, her parents immigrated to North Carolina so that she and her brother would have an opportunity to pursue education after high school. Parya was terrified to make this huge move, but soon after her arrival in the US doors began to open. She shadowed a myriad of professions within the medical field to explore her career interests. By working as a pharmacy technician, she observed how pharmacists built trusting relationships with their patients, and her didactic and experiential educational experiences at UNC have only reinforced her passion for pharmacy. “I know that beginning this journey will challenge me every day, requiring me to continuously grow and become better,” said Parya. “The sacrifices that my family has made for my educational opportunities motivate me to constantly strive to be the best I can be and achieve the highest standard as a pharmacist for my community.”
Hina and her family are proud to honor her dad’s memory and his passion for education through this generous memorial fund. Once funded, the Navnit Dhana and Family Endowment Fund will provide an annual student award recognizing academic excellence within the PharmD program of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. As Hina and family look to the future, they intend to grow the fund with the goal of transforming the award into a PharmD student scholarship.
ina Patel, PharmD ’98, pledged a generous gift to the UNC Pharmacy Foundation to establish the Navnit Dhana and Family Endowment Fund. Hina, who currently serves on the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association Board, decided to make this gift as a meaningful way to honor and memorialize her latefather, Navnit Dhana. Hina remembers her father as a strong advocate for higher education, and she credits his steadfast encouragement and guidance as foundational in helping her accomplish educational goals. Like her father, Hina also espouses an entrepreneurial spirit which has led her to a rewarding pharmacy career.
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An Inspiration for Future Students
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n August 2020, our UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy community lost one of its brightest and promising PharmD students, Zayan Shamayeen. Zayan committed himself to improving the lives of everyone around him. Throughout his life and educational experiences, he sought out opportunities to advocate for inclusivity, social justice, humanitarianism, and serve his community. His passion for helping others is ultimately what led him to pursue his pharmacy education, where he aspired to practice clinical pharmacy upon Zayan’sgraduation.family
has generously established the Zayan Shamayeen Memorial Scholarship Endowment at the UNC Pharmacy Foundation to support a PharmD student who embodies the same core values as Zayan – inclusion, friendship, compassion, and service. Through this scholarship, Zayan’s passion for healthcare and service will continue to serve as an inspiration for future generations of UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy students to come.
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Jim passed away in December 2021 at the age of 73, a loss that was felt deeply by so many within our Carolina pharmacy community.
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im McAllister III, RPh ’71, MS ’76, was a visionary leader and lifelong advocate for patient care and the profession of pharmacy.
Jim celebrated a long and successful career in health-system pharmacy where he precepted hundreds of student pharmacists and advanced pharmacy practice in a variety of ways including intravenous admixture services, home health care, pharmacy informatics, and professional education and residency training.
the UNC Pharmacy Foundation to provide scholarship support to PharmD students interested in health system pharmacy careers. This year, to honor Jim’s memory and pharmacy legacy, his wife, Anita Groves McAllister, made a generous planned gift commitment to expand the impact of his scholarship fund.
In reflecting upon his legacy, his son said, “While he held numerous titles, earned countless accolades, and served as a catalyst for many tangible advances in the profession, none of this is what drove him. Dad’s motivation was people. We are saddened that his booming voice and infectious laugh will no longer be heard, but we find comfort knowing it will echo through this profession for generations to come simply by the sheer number of people Pop helped.”
During his lifetime, Jim established the James C. McAllister III Scholarship Fund at
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inda Griffin, RPh ’73, nurtured a life-long love affair with all things Carolina. A Charlotte native, she earned scholarships to Meredith College in Raleigh, where after two years she transferred to UNC to major in pharmacy. Linda worked as a retail pharmacist and carried the bag for Eli Lilly and Company. Those early career choices gave her a firm foundation for pursuing an
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Carl was a man of uncommon kindness, a dedicated pharmacist, lifelong learner, committed advocate for equal access to education and healthcare, and fervent fan of his beloved UNC. He was the first in his family to attend college and sent himself to UNC’s School of Pharmacy. Following graduation, he founded the Carl D. Taylor Pharmacy, Inc. in 1979, and for more than 20 years he owned and operated two independent pharmacies in Gatesville, NC, and Ahoskie, NC. For the establishedToActionstudentsofassistantprovidedobtainHePharmacypastwasPharmacy,honor
MBA at Duke University and propelled her successful 14-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Linda passed away in April 2020 nine weeks to the day of an advanced cancer diagnosis. Colleagues remember Linda as exceptional leader, who never took herself seriously, wasn’t afraid to ask the hard questions, and could find humor in most any situation.
NC Eshelman School of Pharmacy alumni Carl Taylor, RPh ’68, spent each day as a pharmacist serving patients in need and ensuring equal access to outstanding healthcare for all. He remained steadfast in his commitment to his patients until he passed away suddenly in September 2021.
education, demonstrate a commitment to serving rural or underserved communities, or enhance the social, economic, and cultural diversity of the student body.
with a servant’s heart and soul, Linda constantly reached out for opportunities to use her skills and talents to help those less fortunate . Linda’s legacy of serving others will continue through the Linda K. Griffin Pharmacy Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarships for future Tar Heel pharmacists.
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As a fellow alum, I was always inspired at how passionate he was about supporting the school’s programming and the current students. Carl was always looking for ways to give back—he would be so very proud of this scholarship opportunity for pharmacy students looking to follow in his –footsteps.”KellyStout,
past 20 years, Carl served as the Director of Pharmacy Services at Piedmont Health. was passionate about helping young people obtain the educational opportunities once provided to him. Carl was an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the UNC Eshelman School Pharmacy, serving as a mentor for countless students and supporting the Student Health ActionhonorCoalition.hisextraordinary life, Carl’s family has established the Carl Taylor Pharmacy Administration Scholarship. Piedmont Health and Apexus also supported the scholarship with lead donations. a fitting tribute to Carl, the scholarship will provide full in-state tuition support with a focus on students who plan to pursue a career in pharmacy
RPh ’95, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Piedmont Health
LINDA GRIFFIN, RPH ‘73
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“I had the blessing of knowing and working with Carl Taylor at Piedmont Health Services for almost 20 years. Carl had a positive impact on everyone he encountered, with his bright smile he made it look natural and effortless. From the moment you met Carl, you knew the sources of his happiness and pride: his beautiful family, being a pharmacist, serving his community, and being a Tar Heel!
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Claude Paoloni Preceptor of the Year
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Mikey Nam Award for Well-Being and Resilience
Caveen Datta M.L. Jacobs Award in Medicinal Chemistry
Ellen Montgomery Pharmacoengineering and Molecular AchievementPharmaceuticsAward
Jessica Auten, PharmD, BCOP
Claude Paoloni Preceptor of the Year
JB Collins James L. Creech Award in Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Kelly Ann Jankowski
Irvin Graham Award in Pharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes
Samuel B. Burrus Family Award for Community Service
Aliyah Cruz
Caroline Childs Lynn F. Kieffer Excellence Award
John C. Hood Sr. Award in Practice Advancement and Clinical Education
Caroline Herron Jamie Gasaway Kilar Patient Care Award
Kaley Hart Ballenger-Smith Award for Excellence in the Patient Care Laboratory
Lindsay Ratner F.O. Bowman Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy Award
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Christian Brown Reddick-Wicker Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Chris Evans, DNP, AACRN, ANP-BC
The UNC Pharmacy Foundation provides annual awards made possible by the generous support of our alumni and friends to recognize excellence in the PharmD program.
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Anna Burke Baird, PharmD Claude Paoloni Preceptor of the Year
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The Pharmacy Alumni Association Endowment as well as a number of endowments established by alumni and friends focus specifically on enhancing the student experience. This funding provides support for a range of co-curricular programs and student activities.
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The UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association is a supporting sponsor of White Coat Ceremony, a special occasion third-year PharmD students designed to commemorate transition from the classroom to the Pharmacy profession.
Enhancing the Student Experience
Toyin Tofade, MS ’94, PharmD ’97, Dean and Tenured College of Pharmacy at Howard University, was the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Commencement
Fourth-year PharmD students had the chance to reconnect with classmates at a Post-clerkship Day lunch provided by the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association.
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Tenured Professor of the keynote speaker at the Commencement in Memorial Hall.
Preparing Pharmacists for An Evolving Health Care Environment
Under the leadership of Stephen Eckel, RPh ’95, PharmD ‘97, MHA ‘06, the course was developed through focus groups with alumni, students, and key stakeholders to educate students on the US pharmacy distribution system as well as finance and analytics. The goal is for students to understand both supply chain and financial reimbursement pressures that currently exist in managing a pharmacy. Additionally, alumni guest speakers share their experiences and introduce students to different career paths.
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arly in her tenure, Dean Kashuba heard from alumni about the need to train students who are skilled in both the clinical and business aspects of health care. The increased focus on value-based care heightens the need for students to understand the fundamentals of the business of health care and pharmacy. A grant from the Pharmacy Network Foundation supported the creation of a new required course launched this year entitled The Business of Healthcare: Preparing Pharmacists for An Evolving Health Care Environment
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he Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy (RASP) pathway is a longitudinal pathway within the PharmD elective curriculum that is built around a mentored, in-depth, scholarly project. In 2021-2022, a total of 105 students were involved with RASP. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation helped provide support for students to travel to national conferences to present their research findings along with hosting a poster session for third-year students to share their research with peers, faculty, staff, and alumni. Another highlight of the RASP pathway is an alumni panel, which this year featured Rachel Couchenour, PharmD ’94, and Ryan Bookout, PharmD ’03.
Lynn Kieffer, RPh ’77, and her husband Bob established the Kieffer Rural Pharmacy Health Endowment to support priority programs on the Asheville campus. This year, the funding helped support the recognition and celebration of the Class of 2021 Rural Scholars. All four graduates are moving onto residency training serving rural communities. The funding also allowed Stephanie Kiser, RPh ’92, Director of Rural Health, to present at the National Rural Health Association meeting sharing our model and interprofessional successes as well as providing a cultural responsiveness seminar series focused on disparities in our African American, LatinX, Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian, and Appalachian communities.
Over the course of the three-year program, rural health scholars benefit from faculty mentorship, leadership training, and collaborative research opportunities. Through community service and outreach, scholars build relationships with local government, non-profits, safety-net organizations, and public health providers. Rural health scholars give back over 400 hours in community service each year.
Building Stronger, Healthier Rural Communities
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Many students on our pharmacy school’s Asheville campus participate in the Rural Pharmacy Health Certificate Program, the only program of its kind in the nation. This specialized curriculum prepares student pharmacists to work in interprofessional health care practices in rural and small communities. We actively recruit promising students from rural backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a service-oriented career.
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Division Chair David Lawrence will be able to leverage these awards for recruitment. He spoke to the gift’s impact, saying, “Stephen and Susan Frye’s generous gift will be used to support our graduate students. These students conduct the cutting-edge research that the division is renowned for. Gifts from faculty are particularly meaningful as an investment in our shared mission, and Stephen’s and Susan’s gift enhances our ability to recruit top graduate students to our division.”
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s the Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor, Dr. Stephen Frye knows firsthand the impact of philanthropy. This year, he and his wife Susan generously gave $25,000 to the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry’s graduate student fund. The Frye Fellowships will provide $2,500 in funding to five graduate students in the division for their first two years of study. These future scholars will help to improve human health through research leading to new concepts for the design and development of therapeutic and diagnostic agents.
Patty Maglalang Eshelman Fellow
Nicole Lukesh Eshelman Fellow
Benjamin Strickland Ferguson Fellow
Lexy Ehlert Eshelman Fellow
Spinel Karas GSK Fellow
Jiawei Zhou GSK Fellow
Lilyan Mather Eshelman Fellow
James Wellnitz Eshelman Fellow
Graduate fellowships support the recruitment of outstanding students into the pharmaceutical sciences and help them make the most of their training.
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Kenneth believed firmly that mentoring is one of the greatest gifts an educator can give. This core value inspired him to leave an estate gift to provide support for professional development and mentorship for graduate students through the Dr. Kenneth L. Hoy Graduate Program Support Endowment Fund. In addition, his estate gift will support the establishment of a named endowment to provide annual scholarship awards for PharmD students.
Alum Pays Forward the Gift of Mentorship
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enneth Hoy, PhD ’55, never forgot the mentoring and education that guided him through his career. After graduating from high school in 1946, he enrolled in his home state’s University of Wyoming intending to become a petroleum engineer. Upon returning to campus in fall of 1947, he found the sophomore classes of engineering filled by veterans who had returned from WWII and was frozen out of his prerequisite classes. Kenneth ended up studying pharmacy and was mentored by the Dean who encouraged him to pursue graduate studies at UNC. Under the direction of Dr. Walter Hartung, Kenneth received his PhD in medicinal chemistry, and these deciding factors set the stage for his lifetime work.
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ebeca Stiepel received the Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Research Award . The award is given annually to the most outstanding doctoral student in pharmaceutical sciences in honor of the late Katherine Brewington’s commitment to public service and higher education. Brewington passed away while pursuing her doctoral degree. Rebeca was chosen for excellence in research and potential for success based on her great research proposal and established success including several first author publications and awards for poster presentations. Her graduate research focuses on developing an antigen-specific treatment for autoimmune disorders.
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The award honors the impact of Heyward Hull in establishing an exemplary fellowship program nearly 40 years ago that blazed the trail for pharmacists in the clinical drug development process. The annual award is given to fellows in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics and provides financial assistance for travel and professional development. Jiawei used the funds to attend the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference where she presented her poster titled Mapping Lesion Specific Response and Relapse Patterns in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients.
celebrates the life of Feng associate professor whose compassion, and intelligence success and collegial pharmacy school. The award is exemplary graduate student in Pharmacoengineering and Molecular selected for his high during his graduate studies as and active participation in
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Faculty Support
With a constant focus on helping others, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty are innovating to impact patient care and training future scientists and pharmacy leaders. Our faculty generate more than $49 million in research grants, which ranks second among pharmacy schools nationwide. Philanthropic support of our faculty plays an important role in providing bridge funding for research and ensuring we can recruit and retain worldrenowned leaders.
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John emerged cancer-free, but he was struck by the difficulty of the entire treatment regimen, from the grueling surgery and recovery to the demands of undergoing radiation therapy so far from home. He and Betsy met with Josh Sommer, executive director of the Chordoma Foundation and also a chordoma survivor, for guidance on how they could support research into new
At the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, David Drewry, PhD, is uncovering new possibilities for treating chordoma. He is developing compounds that target a gene called brachyury that shuts off for most people but remains active in chordoma patients. The Chordoma Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to Dr. Drewry. “It is truly justified hope that we can solve this problem now,” Josh said. “It’s a feeling that we are on the cusp of important discoveries. That’s why it’s important to support David’s work.”
Consulting with experts, John and Betsy, who live in Chapel Hill, quickly decided that he would undergo surgery in November 2020 at UNC Hospitals to remove the tumor. Following the successful surgery, doctors recommended proton beam radiation therapy to reduce chances of recurrence. There are no centers offering that treatment in North Carolina, so John and Betsy moved temporarily to Washington, DC., for the fiveday-a-week sessions at a hospital there.
he observant gaze of his wife of 40 years led to an early chordoma diagnosis for John Watson ’77. John was brushing his teeth in the morning when his wife, Betsy Blackwell ’77, told him that his left eye was not tracking properly with his right eye. A visit with the ophthalmologist led to more doctors’ appointments for a final diagnosis. Finally, an MRI showed a tumor at the base of John’s brain that doctors identified as chordoma. “It came as quite a shock because I’d had no headaches, no fatigue, no symptom of any kind that was perceptible to me,” John said.
John and Betsy committed to matching dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000 all gifts in support of Dr. Drewry’s chordoma research. “We hope to provide the bridge to get from where they are now to where they need to be in order to attract very significant funding institutions,” John said. In less than a month, 87 donors from around the world contributed a total of $104,456 to the effort.
“We got to the other side of surgery and radiation treatment and said, ‘We would really like to do something to push research in a direction that would be less intrusive,” John shared. “Josh said, ‘Funny you should say that because there is extraordinarily promising research going on at UNC.’ We are both graduates and committed to the University, and to learn about what’s happening right here was just astonishing.”
drug therapies that would offer more options for chordoma patients.
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harmacists are increasingly engaged, beyond the dispensing of drugs, in the clinical care of patients, assuming responsibility for optimizing patients’ medication therapy to ensure the safe, effective, affordable, and accessible use of medications.
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Providing More Accessible, Better PatientCoordinatedCare
Mary McClurg, PharmD, MHS, and Stephanie Kiser, RPh ‘92, recognized that little attention has been given to ensuring that care is coordinated and integrated across multiple settings. Working in partnership with the Alliance for Integrated Medication Management (AIMM), they set out to establish a Medication Coordination Program that reaches patients in rural, underserved areas in Western North Carolina who are most at risk for medication misadventures, emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to suboptimal medication use.
Collaborating with key regional stakeholders and local communities, the team will seek to gain greater insights into patient-centered needs in medication management to facilitate optimal medication use, equitable medication access and chronic care management. The program received support from the Dogwood Health Trust to prioritize rural outreach in the region, along with emphasis to more diverse communities. The team is actively engaging key healthcare partners and payer groups, including Mountain Area Health Education Center Rural Teaching Sites, which serve Mitchell, Yancey, Polk, Swain, and Haywood counties.
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n an effort to address the needs of the increasing older adult population of western North Carolina, a clinical and research team at UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC created a multidisciplinary and inter-agency home-based primary care program in 2019, with support from WNC Bridge Foundation. This program delivers care to high-risk elderly patients in their homes and seeks to reflect both the breadth of services required to address patient needs as well as bridge clinical and aging services from across the region. Led by Tasha Woodall, PharmD, BCGP, CPP, the program focused on providing care for 50 high-risk older patients in Buncombe, Transylvania, and Henderson counties. In the second phase, also supported by the WNC Bridge Foundation, the team adapted the program to reach more people and respond to new challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adopting a tiered approach to scale up, the team provided care for 25 additional high-risk patients utilizing the model piloted in year one, plus 50 intermediate-risk patients utilizing more telehealth follow-up and leveraging partnerships with additional organizations with similar focus.
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Carrying Forward a Legacy of Pharmacy Practice Advancement
A lifelong learner, Carole Cranor earned three degrees from pharmacy school: a Bachelor’s degree in 1971, a Master’s degree in 1996, and a PhD in 2001. She worked in a number of state government agencies for decades, serving as the Director of Pharmacy at Murdoch Center in Butner and as a staff pharmacist at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh. A scholar and dedicated professional, Carole made an impact on the profession. For several years she served as the Associate Director of the NC Center for Pharmaceutical Care and in 2004 was a co-recipient of the Wiederholt Prize from the American Pharmacists’ Association for the Best Published Paper for Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences. Grateful for her experiences at UNC, Carole loyally gave back to the pharmacy school for more than 30 years and endowed a fund through her estate. The Carole W. Cranor Fund for Pharmacy Practice will serve as a meaningful tribute by carrying forward her commitment to advancing the practice of pharmacy.
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ecent scientific breakthroughs have provided researchers with the ability to control any desired gene. A new technology called CRISPR-Cas9 has enabled gene editing with almost infinite applications. Dan Crona, PharmD, PhD ‘15, CPP, and team have developed a powerful technology that can regulate gene expression without permanently cutting DNA, control dosage to finely tune gene expression changes, and reverse technology should unwanted effects arise.
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Developing New Treatments for Kidney Cancer Patients
The state-of-the-art technology represents an exciting new treatment strategy for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. He has assembled a research team with complementary expertise in basic and translational research.
The team includes scientists and clinicians with experience in kidney cancer, chemical biology, molecular biology, pharmacology, and developmental therapeutics.
Dr. Crona received a Research Scholars Grant from the American Cancer Society to further develop the technology. The grant focuses on creating a therapy that represses key genes responsible for worsening kidney cancer and activating genes that help fight kidney cancer. The data generated from this award will be crucial to future advancements in moving the technology closer to the clinic.
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eens living with conditions like asthma and ADHD aren’t great at taking an active role during doctor’s visits. A team at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy believes changing that is a matter of asking the right questions.
“We want to find ways to activate the teens and get the parents to be quieter,” said Sleath. They found that the videos and prompt lists made teens more effective at managing their conditions, which resulted in better control of their condition, fewer missed school days, and better quality of life.
Betsy Sleath, PhD, received a generous grant from The Duke Endowment and the Eshelman Institute for Innovation to develop a website for teens with ADHD and asthma (www.iuveo.org). Working with a group of teens and parents, they produced a series of educational videos in English and Spanish encouraging teens to ask their providers questions using prompt lists.
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The teens on the advisory board requested additional prevention content on substance abuse and vaping. The Dogwood Health Trust stepped up as a partner and funded a continuation of this important work. Dr. Sleath’s team is working closely with partners in Western North Carolina including Rez Hope, Henderson County Hope Coalition, and BLiNK, Inc. to develop this content for the website and to share on social media as well as with other health care providers.
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he Bill and Karen Campbell Faculty Mentoring Program aims to help new faculty adjust to life at Carolina and to succeed professionally and personally. Through the voluntary program, experienced, insightful, and trusted senior faculty serve as guides, allies, and advocates of junior faculty. Originally launched in 2006 and made possible with funding from the William H. and Karen L. Campbell Endowment , the program serves as a testimony to former dean Bill Campbell’s strong advocacy of the importance of mentorship to faculty development. Since its inception, dozens of junior faculty members from the pharmacy school’s five academic divisions have elected to become fellows of the Campbell Mentoring Program with support from both internal and external mentors. This year, Kim Brouwer, PharmD, PhD, took the helm as the fourth director of the Campbell Mentoring Program with plans to continue to elevate the program as a best-in-class model for faculty development.
Supporting Faculty Success through Mentorship
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The Henry L. Smith and James L. Olsen PhD Distinguished Professorship of Pharmacy
The George H. Cocolas Professorship Fund
The Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professorship in Pharmacodynamics
The John A and Deborah S McNeill Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Pharmacy
The Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor in Medicinal Chemistry
The Howard Q. Ferguson Distinguished Professorship of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Herb Patterson
The Mescal Swain Ferguson Distinguished Professorship Fund
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K. H. Lee Distinguished Professorship
The John A. and Margaret P. McNeill Sr. Distinguished Professorship
Dr. David Lawrence
The Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Policy
Dr. Stefanie Ferreri
Professorships
William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professorship of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Dr. Stephen Frye
Dr. Sasha Kabanov
The Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professorship Fund
Dr. Jian Liu
The Bryson Distinguished Professorship Fund
Dr. Alex Tropsha
2021-22 Distinguished Professors
Dr. Betsy Sleath
Dr. Kim Brouwer
Dr. Denise Rhoney
Dr. Jeffrey Aubé
Our faculty are at the core of our national reputation. Distinguished professorships are one of the highest honors the university bestows upon faculty and allow us to recruit and retain leading scholars who advance new paradigms in education, pharmacy practice, and research. These leaders attract other researchers, students, and funding that enable multidisciplinary programs to address complex problems.
Dr. Robert Blouin
Dr. Kristy Ainslie
The Ron and Nancy McFarlane Distinguished Professorship in Pharmacy Practice
The Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professorship Fund
Dr. Paul Watkins
The John A and Deborah S. McNeill Jr. Distinguished Professorship
Dr. Angela Kashuba
Dr. Leaf Huang
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For Innovation
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation is forging a game-changing approach to translating bold new ideas into real-world impact for patients. Established in 2014 with a historic $100 million gift, the Eshelman Institute was created with the frame of launching innovation moonshots. Over the past 7 years, the institute has expanded in scope to support the development and translation of therapeutics and digital health technologies from the entire campus.
vision is for the Eshelman Institute to be a preeminent driver of cuttingedge technologies that solve the most pressing healthcare challenges. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation works closely with the Eshelman Institute’s leadership team to support the development of partnerships and sustainability initiatives to make our ambitious plans a reality.
Accelerating the Next Step in Innovation
Faculty excel in their fields; they do not excel in commercialization. The Eshelman Institute supports the translation process by challenging each innovation to meet industry-relevant milestones or fail early. The result is a unique entity focused on real-world impact for patients, financial return to UNC and economic development for North Carolina. Our
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In collaboration with READDI co-founders and Eshelman Institute leadership, the UNC Pharmacy Foundation has supported the launch of READDI as a global public-private partnership. Pandemics are bigger than any one company, government, or academy. READDI takes an end-to-end approach to antiviral development, engaging partners from around the world to combine scientific excellence in virology with biopharma, manufacturing, and regulatory experience to drive drug discovery and development. Importantly, these crosssector teams will work together throughout the entire process to ensure all stages of drug discovery and development are considered from the start, minimizing false starts and allowing READDI to focus on the most promising avenues for new drug development.
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READDI, Not Reactive
he Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) brings together the world’s best scientific, business, and public health minds to proactively develop and deliver novel antiviral drugs before the next virus creates another global catastrophe. Led by co-founders Dr. Ralph Baric, Dr. Nat Moorman and Dr. Mark Heise, the science behind READDI began more than 18 months before the COVID-19 pandemic. READDI focuses on targeting the cellular factors needed for virus growth and replication in order to get a potentially life-saving head start on creating antiviral treatments.
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Drug ScreeningNewInitiativeDiscoveryLaunchesCRISPRFacility
he Eshelman Institute for Innovation has powered the creation of the Drug Discovery Initiative as a pan-university therapeutic strategy that has expanded the drug discovery infrastructure on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. In October 2021, the Drug Discovery Initiative launched a new whole-genome CRISPR Screening Facility, the only of its kind in the southeast. Funding for the facility was made possible in part from an equipment grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center as well as a generous gift from Vaughn and Nancy Bryson, both 1960 alumni of the pharmacy school. The facility is directed by UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty member Nate Hathaway, PhD. “I am thrilled to bring this modern genetic and epigenetic facility to UNC’s laboratories,” said Nate. “While we opened the facility not long ago, the demand for facility use is high, with many scientists across campus excited about the potential for using the CRISPR technology to advance their research.”
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Brianna Vickerman, PhD, and David Lee received the 2022 Eshelman Institute Rankin Innovator Acceleration Award. Generously funded by Lawson and Gisele Rankin, the $5,000 award is given annually to provide students and postdoctoral research fellows with funding to support their participation in entrepreneurism and business training opportunities.
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David Lee is pharmacologya PhD candidate at the UNC School of Medicine. His dissertation research focuses on pain and opioid neuropharmacology in Dr. Greg Scherrer’s lab, notably looking for non-opioid alternatives to pain management. For the past year, he has worked with scholars at UNC, Duke, and NC State to bring the student-run, non-profit organization Nucleate to the area to match scientists with entrepreneurs and mentors. Both Lee and Vickerman are leaders in this local chapter.
The Eshelman Institute engaged high-profile partners including High Alpha Innovation, Amazon, and Microsoft to build the first university-based digital health venture studio in the country. An initial pilot demonstrated the vast potential of a model that taps into both industry-driven entrepreneurial
From this pilot, a new startup was formed. Epulate is a cloud-based platform that accelerates and automates the matching of organ donors and recipient patients through machine learning models developed by Dr. Eric Weimer, lab director at UNC’s transplant center, and Dr. Katie Newhall, an associate professor of mathematics. The innovative machine learning algorithm automates the time-sensitive process of donor organ matching to immunologically compatible patients, promising to accelerate and improve organ transplantation outcomes. The UNC Pharmacy Foundation provided a $1.2 million grant to provide pre-seed support for Epulate and other advantaged start-ups that emerge from the venture studio.
expertise and UNC’s immense research portfolio. Ideas were sourced from across campus, and 25 promising digital health concepts participated in the 13-week pilot program. Two lead concepts moved onto a sprint week—a high-stakes, all hands-ondeck forcing function where teams work non-stop to test assumptions and build confidence for a go or no-go launch decision.
“Carolina has a lot of digital health research, ranking sixth in the U.S. for federally funded health sciences research. Leveraging a venture studio can really unlock digital software commercialization here.”
- Bob Dieterle, managing director of the Digital Health Venture Studio at the Eshelman Institute for Innovation at UNC-Chapel Hill
Digital Health Venture Studio
aining traction over the past few years, venture studios build companies rapidly from start to finish. The venture studio model has been proven to reduce risk and drive success. Bob Dieterle, an entrepreneur-in-residence with the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, spearheaded a collaboration with UNC Health to bring this novel approach to UNC to support the commercialization of digital health research.
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Empowering Untapped Innovation
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“To give patients the best chance, we need to identify effective therapies and match patients with the treatments that will work best against their specific tumor,” said Andrew. “I’m excited to help develop a tool to do just that.”
After visiting multiple doctors, Andrew discovered he had a germ cell tumor in his brain, something more commonly seen in pediatric cancer or testicular cancer. He underwent four rounds of chemotherapy and 30 rounds of radiation therapy while remaining a full-time college sophomore, simply taking a lighter load to accommodate treatment. For one of his research projects at school, he explored the best way to treat germ-cell cancer in the brain.
Andrew’s condition was incredibly rare, and there was little research on how to treat it. His family began reaching out to experts in the field for advice on the best treatment. Andrew reflected, “My family and I began to realize how little consensus there was on the best treatment for my tumor
“The first cancer research I ever did was trying to find a cure for my own brain cancer.”
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type. It was up to my family—to me—to decide whether we should include a much harsher chemotherapeutic in my treatment regimen and go lighter on the radiation. This decision shouldn’t have been up to me, and it shouldn’t be up to people with fewer resources or with fathers who can’t become de facto scientists and investigators like Andrewmine.” is driven to find a better way to choose treatments for patients. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of Shawn Hingtgen, PhD, he joined the Eshelman Institute for Innovation to continue his work in brain cancer research. A grant from the Accelerate Brain Cancer Innovation Fund supported the creation of Andrew’s role as a unique opportunity to bridge the worlds of academia and biotech and advance the research, development, and translation of the brain slice technology for two applications: drug screening and precision medicine. Andrew and his team are collaborating with academic scientists, industry partners, and clinicians to develop a new platform to test different drugs against a patient’s own tumor.
Developing Personalized Treatments for Brain Cancer
For Andrew Satterlee, PhD, developing personalized treatments for brain cancer is more than a professional path, it’s a personal mission. Andrew grew up in a suburb of Kansas City and went to nearby Kansas State University as a chemical engineering major. In 2007, his sophomore year of college, he developed headaches and nausea, symptoms that don’t traditionally cause alarm. Vertigo, vomiting and fainting came next.
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“The first cancer research I ever did was trying to find a cure for my own brain cancer.”
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Alumni Engagement
The UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA) strives to connect and engage alumni, students, and faculty through social, educational, and professional activities. All of the pharmacy school’s more than 8,500 alumni across all degree programs (BS in Pharmacy, PharmD, MS, and PhD) are members of the PAA with no membership dues required. Our alumni live in 28 countries and 49 states.
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The Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA) Board of Directors is an active group of alumni volunteers who serve as ambassadors and advisors to the dean, create authentic engagement opportunities, and strengthen student-alumni connections.
UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association Board
UNC Alumni Living in NC
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Amy Greeson, RPh ‘90 President
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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is a workforce engine for North Carolina with more than 73% of alumni living in all 100 counties.
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Jeff New, RPh ’91, PharmD ‘02 Past President
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Susan Marchant, RPh ’86, PharmD ‘03 Secretary
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Donald Harvey, RPh ’94, PharmD ‘96 President-Elect
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Kate Newns, PhD
2021-22 PAA Board Leadership
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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has invited alumni engagement in the ongoing development of our curriculum to ensure that the PharmD program remains innovative, impactful and reflects real-world application. This year, Fern Paul-Aviles, MS ’95, PharmD ’04, brought an alumni perspective to the Curriculum and Assessment Committee.
Involving Alumni in Curriculum Development
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ager to create more opportunities for connections with alumni, students created an Alumni Ambassador Committee to serve as liaisons between the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy student body and the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association. Led by co-chairs Julian Garcia and Sara Bosek, the committee focused on enhancing student-alumni relations through networking opportunities, fostering connections with alumni, and introducing students to the unique world of pharmacy. In addition to hosting both in-person and virtual networking events, the students participated in a donor thank-a-thon and created an email newsletter sent to all alumni to provide updates from a student perspective.
Fostering Student-Alumni Connections
Exploring Emerging Career Opportunities
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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is committed to ensuring the competitiveness of our graduates for positions in an evolving health care environment. Our strategic plan highlights the need to explore untapped market opportunities for PharmD students in non-clinical healthcare and business sectors. Kathryn Morbitzer, PharmD, MS ’17, received a grant from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) to support our efforts to identify emerging and underutilized career opportunities for PharmD students in non-direct patient care settings. As part of the project, 39 alumni participated in an interview or focus group to provide perspective on non-direct patient care opportunities for pharmacists and the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in these positions. Findings from this work will directly inform our curriculum design to ensure that it covers the necessary elements for our pharmacy students.
New Bizzell Business of Health Care Pharmacy Lecture Series
his year, the pharmacy school proudly launched the Bizzell Business of Health Care Pharmacy Lecture Series, founded by generous Carolina alums Rob Bizzell, RPh ’76, and his wife Suzanne Bizzell, a 1977 graduate of the UNC School of Public Health. Together, Rob and Suzanne opened Realo Discount Drug Store and were co-founders of Carolina Home Medical. They have since established multiple retail pharmacy locations throughout eastern North Carolina. Rob and Suzanne decided to endow the lecture series to emphasize the importance of pharmacy students to learn the business side of health care. The lecture series featured alumni speakers representing community pharmacy, clinical research organizations, entrepreneurship, industry, and hospital pharmacy.
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isa D. Carlton, MS ‘92, PhD ’95, gave the Harold and Carol Kohn Distinguished Alumni Lecture during the 2021 Pharmacy Alumni Weekend. Lisa is currently Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs at REGENXBIO Inc., a biotechnology company focused on gene therapy product development. She has more than 25 years of experience in regulatory affairs and technical writing in the government and nonprofit sectors, with much of her career spent in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Harold and Carol Kohn
During the lecture, Lisa spoke about the number of opportunities in the field of
pharmacy and how to leverage community and mentorship to build a non-traditional pharmacy career. She said, “At every decision point or crossroads in my career, there was a conversation with an important person and in hindsight, those were my mentors.”
The Harold and Carol Kohn Distinguished Alumni Lectureship was established by Hal and Carol Kohn to honor the contributions of alumni, to recognize faculty and staff who have empowered alumni achievements, and to inspire current and future pharmacy students. Hal was a long-time faculty member at the pharmacy school.
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arry Bunting, PharmD ‘98, received the 2022 Samuel B. Burrus Family Award for Community Service. Bunting led the transformative Asheville Project in which community pharmacists began providing chronic disease management for City of Asheville employees. Throughout his career, he passionately has advanced pharmacy practice while selflessly serving both his community and the profession. The award was established by Blanche Burrus Clark, RPh ‘41, and Henry Clark, BA ’37, CMED ’39, and is supported by members of the Burrus family in memory of Samuel B. Burrus, who graduated from the Southern College of Pharmacy in 1915.
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Pharmacy Alumni Association Awards
errence Burroughs, MBA, CMTM, FNPhA, RPh ‘82 received the 2022 Pharmacy Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award . An entrepreneur and leader, Burroughs has been a tireless advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion both in the field of pharmacy and here at the University. He has dedicated countless hours as a volunteer, mentor and leader, and this award honors his lifelong contributions to advance the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the profession of pharmacy. The award was established by the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association to recognize an alum whose contributions enhance the pharmacy school and profession.
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Plans for the courtyard include creation of a medicinal garden, honoring the vision of former faculty member Dr. K.H. Lee, to feature a carefully curated selection of herbs and plants. In addition to improving shading and seating, we will add a water feature to help create an outdoor escape where students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors can build community and feel at home. The team overseeing the Courtyard project has been hard at work, even lending sweat equity to help clean up the current landscaping.
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With the main entry and hallways of Beard Hall presenting nearly a blank slate, the task force has developed a style guide to help promote a consistent design feel throughout the building as updates are made. The design draws inspiration from the recent renovations of the second floor, including a lighter wood tone, updated lighting, and a soothing color palette. Priority plans for these high-traffic areas will include new flooring, fresh paint, and updated lighting. Additionally, we hope to add artwork and visual displays that represent our rich history and excellence. Longer term plans once funding is secured will include updating the wood palette and creating artistic visual displays that can share featured stories and initiatives.
1959, Beard Hall has been home to countless classes, research endeavors, and transformative learning experiences. This year, a Building Task Force launched to help ensure that our physical spaces reflect our reputation as the nation’s top-ranked pharmacy school with a storied history and bold vision for the future. Driven forward by the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association, the task force includes representation from across the pharmacy school and key leadership from alumna Amy Greeson, RPh ’90, and Peggy Reynolds. The task force set to work on two priority projects: the courtyard between Beard and Kerr Halls and the main entry and hallway of Beard Hall.
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Campaign For Carolina
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Philanthropy continues to drive the pharmacy school’s success and excellence. We are deeply grateful to the alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations who believe in our mission and invest in our priorities. Carolina embarked upon the Campaign for Carolina beginning January 1, 2015, as a university-wide effort to drive transformative change, whether in the life of a student who never imagined a chance to study in Chapel Hill or in helping sustain the faculty member whose research will save lives.
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s the campaign prepares to end December 31, 2022, we are humbled by the generosity that has led us to the most successful campaign of any pharmacy school in the nation. Fred Eshelman, RPh ’72, PharmD, launched our effort with a $100 million commitment—the largest gift from an individual in UNC’s history and the largest to a pharmacy school in the US. This transformative gift was designated for the very specific purpose of launching the Eshelman Institute for Innovation as a catalyst for the translation of academic discoveries into real-world impact.
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We achieved our initial $175 million goal nearly a year early and are on track to match Fred’s $100 million by the end of the campaign thanks to the contributions of more than 2,800 campaign donors. Their cumulative gifts made at every giving level have created research opportunities for faculty, provided scholarships and global experiences for our students, and funded updates to our learning spaces in Beard Hall.
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Campaign Impact
Campaign Gifts a comprehensive campaign all gifts grants to all areas of the university are counted. This includes outright planned gifts, and private grants. A legacy gift, documents a donor’s intent future gift as part of estate planning.
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$196,200,000 $196,200,000 Global/TravelAwards $1,000,000 Building/Learning Spaces $3,600,000 Greatest Needs $4,500,000 ScholarshipsStudents/ $11,100,000 ResearchFaculty/ $68,000,000 Innovation/EshelmanInstitute $108,000,000 Private Grants $60,500,000 Planned Gifts $55,700,000 102 CAMPAIGN FOR CAROLINA
With input from our students, faculty, alumni, and key stakeholders, the pharmacy school identified strategic fundraising priorities to fulfill our mission and vision.
2021-22 fundraising commitments Planned Gifts $155,000 Gifts and Pledges $3,529,365 Grants $12,685,647 TOTAL $16,370,012 Gifts and Pledges $80,000,000 103UNC PHARMACY FOUNDATION IMPACT REPORT 2021-22
gifts and private university for all purposes outright gifts and pledges, A planned gift, or intent to make a planning.
2021-22 Fundraising Results
In fiscal year 2021-2022, we surpassed a $15 million fundraising goal. We’ve experienced significant growth in our fundraising program during the campaign, driven in large part by private grants to support the leading-edge research and scholarship of our faculty. Our work continues as we seek to grow our overall endowment to $200 million, which would create the largest among any US pharmacy school, to support the pharmacy school’s sustained, value-add margin of excellence. The total current value of our endowment including funds held at the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is $126.4 million.
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Supporter Spotlights
“It’s been inspiring to see so many come together to support the mission of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. We are proud of what we have accomplished through this campaign, and we look forward to continuing to support the pharmacy school’s impact on the citizens of North Carolina, the US, and the world. Thank you, our loyal donors, for all you do for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.”
sabel Hargrove Bellamy is an eleventh-grade student at Cape Fear Academy in Wilmington, NC, and the great-granddaughter of Robert R. Bellamy ’46 who founded Bellamy and Sons, a pharmaceutical distribution business. The Robert R. Bellamy Memorial Fund was established at the UNC Pharmacy Foundation to provide travel awards and scholarship support for pharmacy students at UNC. Each year, Isabel gives back to her family’s fund. “This pandemic has really put a spotlight on the need for highly educated and highly curious pharmacy students,” said Isabel. “I enjoy reading about the students who benefit from our support. The Eshelman School of Pharmacy is a leader!”
-Tab Waldrop, RPh ’84, UNC Pharmacy Foundation Board Member and Campaign Cabinet Chair
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1,216 DONORS 214 NEW DONORS 153 DONORS INCREASED THEIR LEVEL OF SUPPORT 16-101 AGE RANGE OF DONORS $2,537 GIFTAVERAGESIZE 72% OF DONORS ARE NORTH CAROLINIANS 73 NC REPRESENTEDCOUNTIES 38 US REPRESENTEDSTATES 2021-22 Pharmacy Supporters 105UNC PHARMACY FOUNDATION IMPACT REPORT 2021-22
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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Office of Advancement executes the day-to-day logistics of the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association. We have the honor of working in close collaboration with alumni volunteers and pharmacy school leadership in our continued pursuit of advancing medicine for life.
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Our Team
Kirsten joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation in October 2021. She leads the team’s strategy to engage alumni and friends in philanthropy to advance the pharmacy school’s priorities. She has 15 years of experience in development and communications, working most recently with UNC School of Medicine and local nonprofit SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals. With a mother who practiced community pharmacy and a sister in clinical pharmacy, advancing pharmacy education is a personal cause for her.
Christopher joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation in May 2018. He builds relationships with our pharmacy school’s alumni and donors by aligning their interests with a variety of engagement opportunities, including student support and philanthropy. Christopher’s professional development experience spans a variety of settings, including local and national healthcare and social services organizations.
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Ryan joined the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association and UNC Pharmacy Foundation in July 2022 after five years with the Eshelman School of Pharmacy in various roles. In this newly created role, he works with alumni to strengthen and deepen their relationships with the pharmacy school, students, and other alumni. He previously worked in various executive assistant positions most recently with the Eshelman Institute for Innovation.
Kirsten Beattie SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Kelly Collins ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADVANCEMENT
Ryan McDaniel ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
Meghan Hauser DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS
Meghan joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation in May 2021. In addition to her role at the pharmacy school, Meghan is a member of the Corporate and Foundation Relations team in University Advancement. She focuses on building strong partnerships with corporations and foundations by aligning their interests with the research, programs, and strategic priorities of the pharmacy school. Prior to UNC, Meghan led the Foundation Relations team in the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations at the University of Georgia.
Christopher May ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Kelly joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation team in November 2016 and moved into the Associate Dean role in July 2021. She serves as President of the UNC Pharmacy Foundation, Executive Director of the Pharmacy Alumni Association and the chief fundraising officer for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Eshelman Institute for Innovation. Prior to joining the pharmacy school, Kelly worked at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her previous work experience spans academic medical development, communication strategy and business.
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Heather joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation in 2011 as Executive Assistant and moved into her current role in March 2022. She focuses on expanding the Carolina Pharmacy donor base through leading a robust and comprehensive annual giving program by developing and executing data-driven strategies and impactful storytelling. Previously, she worked at the UNC Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP) where she provided guidance to prospective and current students and supported marketing, grant proposal development and broader fundraising efforts.
Jackie joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation in June 2015 as Director of Foundation Accounting. In her current role, Jackie is a key member of the pharmacy foundation’s leadership team and is responsible for creating a comprehensive strategic plan focused on donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship. She manages a team of development professionals and oversees annual giving, donor events, volunteer management and finance. Jackie has 20 years of financial expertise and worked with Winston-Salem State University Advancement prior to joining UNC.
Heather Lewis ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING AND STEWARDSHIP
Kelly joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation team in May 2022. She manages the administrative operations for the foundation team, as well as providing direct support for the Foundation President. Before joining UNC, Kelly worked in administrative roles for small businesses across the fields of finance, home construction and marketing publications.
Kelly Washatka EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Robin serves in an executive administrator capacity in which she supervises and controls the business and financial affairs of the UNC Pharmacy Foundation. She is a is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) with industry expertise in audits, reviews, compilations, tax planning and compliance. Robin is a Principal with Blackman & Sloop Accounting firm, where she began her accounting career. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina Associate of Certified Public Accountants, and serves as Treasurer for First in Families of North Carolina.
Robin McDuffie EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Jackie Feaster SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT
Dylan Welch ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
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Dylan joined the UNC Pharmacy Foundation in June 2022. She plans and manages all development events and serves as the liaison for the Foundation Board. Prior to joining the pharmacy school, Dylan was the Event Coordinator for the UNC Ackland Art Museum and has worked in the events and hospitality field for over 15 years.
Louis Newsome, RPh ‘77 Vice Chair
Mary Hooks, RPh ‘80 Executive Committee
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Ping Su Rogers, RPh ‘90 Executive Committee
Neal Fowler, RPh ’84, MBA ‘88
Reid Saleeby, RPh ‘86 Immediate Past Chair
Jan Burrus, RPh ‘84 Executive Committee
Aaron Wright, RPh ‘97 Treasurer
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Janet Edwards, RPh ‘95 Executive Committee
Sarah Cobb, RPh ‘84 Secretary
Nancy McFarlane, RPh
Lynn Kieffer, RPh ‘77
Rob Barrett, PharmD ‘05
Jennifer Askew Buxton, BS ’00, PharmD ‘03
Tab Waldrop, RPh ‘84
Rob Bizzell, RPh ‘76
Angela Kashuba, Ex Officio
Gary Yingling, RPh ‘62
Greg Vassie, PharmD ‘03
Dianne Creech Kapherr, RPh ‘84
Dave Smithwick, RPh ’91, MBA ‘00
Linda Lynch Butler, RPh ‘68
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Kelly Collins, Ex Officio
Rashonda Burkett, PharmD ‘02
Jivan Moaddeb, PharmD ‘10
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A Look Ahead
As we look to the future, 2022-23 promises to be a big year for the UNC Pharmacy Foundation and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association with the conclusion of the Campaign for Carolina, the celebration of our 125th anniversary, and the launch of a new signature scholarship program.
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While we have achieved our $175 million milestone in the campaign, we are driven to push beyond excellence. Our aim is to cross $200 million by the conclusion of the campaign on December 31, 2022, making ours the largest of any campaign of any US pharmacy school. Over the course of the year, we will celebrate the donors and partners who made this historic achievement possible, and highlight the impact on our students, faculty, and research enterprise.
Celebrating 125 Years
The pharmacy school was established Carolina in 1897 in response to urgent of the state. In 2022, we will celebrate innovation, and excellence. On this forward to reflecting on the 125-year nation’s top-ranked pharmacy school commemorative swag, and sharing Carolina Pharmacy magazine, website,
A Pharmacy Scholarship Program
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established at the University of North urgent requests of the pharmacists celebrate 125 years of service, this milestone occasion, we look 125-year journey that made us the school through special events, sharing stories in our revamped website, and email newsletter.
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Years of Excellence
Over the past year, we have been working to revamp our scholarship program for expanded impact on students. We also hope to better align with the pharmacy school’s strategic priorities of reaching youth of our state and enhancing the social, economic, and cultural diversity of the student body to reflect the people of North Carolina. In the coming year we will publicly launch our new approach to scholarships, including a signature scholarship program that provides a cohort of 26 students a scholarship of $12,500-$25,000/year that will follow students throughout their time in pharmacy school. In addition to the financial support, signature scholars will engage in a variety of enrichment activities including professional development training, mentorship, and a global immersion experience.
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