ter’s and doctorate in pharmacology from New York MedicalCollege. Prior to his arrival at the University of Colorado in1987, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University andassistant professor at the University of Kentucky College ofPharmacy.

Roy Wilson, MD, MS, chancellor of UCDHSC applaudedthe selection. He said, “Dr. Altiere has a tremendous breadthof knowledge and experience in education, research and aca-demic administration. Our School of Pharmacy is one of thenation’s premier institutions of pharmaceutical educationand research. I am confident that the School of Pharmacy willattain even greater prominence under his leadership.”

Louis Diamond, PhD, dean of the School of Pharmacy for20 years, announced his resignation in January. The chan-cellor recognized his outstanding leadership saying, “Very fewdeans in this country – in any discipline – have served longerand with as much distinction as has Dean Louis Diamond.”

Altiere's wife, Melinda, holds degrees from Berea Collegeof Kentucky and Front Range Community College and is the

Nurse Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Cyberknife in Boulder, Colo. anda board member of the Boulder Ballet. Their two children, Nicholas andEmily, are sophomore and freshman college students, respectively. Ralphand Melinda reside in Boulder, Colo.

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Ralph J. Altiere, PhD, has been selected asthe dean of the School of Pharmacy at theUniversity of Colorado at Denver and HealthSciences Center. He will officially assume theposition on Dec. 16.

Altiere has been at the School of Pharmacyfor 19 years. Currently, he is professor, associatedean for academic affairs and interim chair ofthe Department of Clinical Pharmacy. He is amember of the school’s Executive Committeeand Executive Council, and has served as actingdean in the dean’s absence.

Altiere has served as director of the school'sCenter of Excellence Diversity Program and isthe recipient of a University of Colorado HealthSciences Center Innovations in Teaching Award in2001, Diversity Award in 2004, the School ofNursing Dean's Award for Distinguished Leadershipin 2005 and is co-author on three Innovations inTeaching Awards from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.He is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,where he has served on numerous committees and in various leadershippositions and is a member of the Advisory Board for the campus Centerfor Bioethics and Humanities.

“I am particularly excited to assume this role as the School of Pharmacymakes its transition to the Fitzsimons campus,” Altiere said. “This is a peri-od of great change, and with that, great opportunity.”

Altiere received his bachelor of science degree from ManhattanCollege, a master’s of science degree from New York University, and a mas-

With a new technology introduced this fall at the school,professors won’t have to wonder if their lectures are sinking inwith students. Immediate feedback is just a click away.

Audience response systems, better known as “clickers,” arethe newest way to get students actively involved in class and tofind out how well they are absorbing the material. The tech-nology can make classes more engaging and interactive, espe-cially for students who have grown up with the Web, cellphones and video games.

The deviceswork like a TVremote control andhave a range ofabout 250 feet.Faculty can asktrue/false or multi-ple choice ques-tions and studentsrecord theiranswers by pushinga button on theirremotes instead of raising their hands or shouting out answers.

The radio frequency clicker response is read by a receiver inthe classroom. Test scores are automatically logged into the sys-tem where the data are tabulated, eliminating the need to man-ually collect and grade tests. Instructors can use the devices fortaking attendance and integrating material into power pointpresentations. If the majority of the class doesn’t respond cor-rectly to a question posed during the lecture, the informationpoint can be clarified then or at the next lecture.

“This technology provides another way for faculty to learn

Ralph J. Altiere, PhD

Ralph J. Altiere appointed dean

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SCHOOL OF PHARMACYNEWS

Louis Diamond, PhDDean, School of Pharmacy

Susan SaundersAssistant to the DeanSchool of Pharmacy

Mitzi SchindlerDirector of PublicationsOffice of Public Relations

Kenna BrunerCommunications SpecialistOffice of Public Relations

UCDHSCSchool of PharmacyMail Stop C-2384200 E. Ninth Ave.Denver, CO 80262

SOP.alumni@UCHSC.edu

http://www.uchsc.edu/sop

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King Soopers’ scholarsWe regret omitting the King Soopers name from the list of schol-

arships awarded at the May 5 convocation in the summer newsletter.The 27 students generously supported by King Soopers scholarshipsin the 2006-2007 academic year are:

Michael Appel Jessica Hoang Xuan NguyenKassandra Bankovich Nancy Hoang Ashley PearsonElena Chemanaeva Kyong Kim Jon PetersonVina Dam Rory Lambert Tuyet-Hong PhamJessica Engelbert Loc Le Christopher RyanAshley Hall Jennifer Meyer Trang VanBrittany Hanselin Binh Nguyen Berin VattappillilMichele Hanselin Jenny Nguyen Ghadeer WahdanMandy Hemmert Minh-Thu Nguyen Tasheba West

More than 250 students attended the Career Opportunities FairSeptember 29. Employers lined the corridors of the school while studentsfrom all four PharmD classes gathered information from representatives ofmore than 20 pharmacy organizations.

It was a lively event with catered food at every floor to encourage cir-culation of participants throughout the pharmacy school.

In addition to exhibitor tables, many prominent professionals sharedtheir knowledge during roundtable discussions. Students were able todrop in and listen to the discussion and ask questions of the presenters.Topics included, “Socializing Successfully; an Important NetworkingSkill,” by Arcelia M. Johnson-Fanin, PharmD, dean of the Feik School ofPharmacy, “Independent Pharmacy Practice,” by Mike Mitchell, RPh, RxPlus and Tom Davis, RPh, Pharmacy Services, Inc., “Pharmacy Careerswith the Federal Government,” by Thad Koppenhafer, PharmD, IndianHealth Service, and Caroline Le, PharmD, Federal Bureau of Prisons,“Long Term Care/Consultant Pharmacy Practice,” by William Mullen,RPh, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, “Disease StateManagement in Pharmacy Community Practice,” by Rita Gupta, PharmD,Longs Drugs and Shari Bohn, RPh, Walgreen’s, “Health Systems/HospitalPharmacy Practice,” Carole Shelton, PharmD, Exempla St. Joseph MedicalCenter, “Managed Care Pharmacy,” by Mary W. Johnson, RPh, KaiserPermanente and “Retail Chain Pharmacy Practice,” Don Johnson, RPh,Walgreen’s, and Mitch May, RPh, Target Pharmacy.

Several pharmacy organizations attended to disseminate informationabout their organization and the services they provide. Among them werePeer Assistance Services/Colorado Pharmacists Recovery Network, DonnaLindsey, RN, The Colorado Pharmacists Society, Val Kalnins, RPh, andPharmacy Unions, Mary Newell, RPh, and Val Gehller RPh.

More than 60 prospective students attended, responding to our invita-tion to Colorado’s two and four year colleges and universities around thestate. Leann Mori, a fourth-year pharmacy student on rotation in theOffice of Student Services, gave a presentation to about 40 prospective stu-dents on applying to pharmacy school.

Although PharmD program graduates generally have several opportu-nities to choose from upon graduation, the purpose of the day is to giveall students an opportunity to peruse the different paths their pharmacycareers can take. Sometimes students discover companies they did notrealize offered pharmacy positions and often they learn of practice optionsthey had not realized were open to them.

On Saturday, September 30, the school also hosted an interview day forgraduating students. Students were able to meet employers one-on-onethroughout the day for preliminary interviews for jobs after graduation. Itwas a chance for students to be able to interview with several employers allin one day and location. Job offers are often made on the spot to P4 stu-dents, allowing them to secure their career start before graduation.

Students visit CareerOpportunities Fair

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P3 student participatesin national organization

When Diane Beavers, P3, attended the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists policy week in Washington, DC, in September, shewent not only as a student representative of the organization, but to helpadvocate on issues of concern to all health system pharmacists as well astheir patients.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists represents phar-macists who practice in hospitals and health systems.

Professional and student members of ASHP’s policy-recommendingcouncil met in Bethesda, Md., and spent a day on Capitol Hill educatingtheir congressional representatives about pharmacy-related issues thatincluded enhancing post-marketing surveillance; ensuring meaningfultherapy management programs are available for high-risk beneficiaries andhelping safety net hospitals provide pharmaceuticals to the nation’s mostvulnerable patients.

During her year-long tenure as a student member of the council,Beavers will review and make recommendations on specific drug priority-care therapies (tuberculosis treatment for example) or proposed policies(such as national licensure for pharmacists).

A native of Georgia, Beavers comes from a family of pharmacists. Sheserved as a congressional intern to the Subcommittee Chairman ofHealth, Congressman Nathan Deal, federal congressman of the 10thDistrict of Ga., and last summer held an internship in the pharmacy atJohns Hopkins Hospital.

“I was one of five pharmacy students in the nation to participate in pol-icy week,” said Beavers, who plans to pursue a career in hospital pharma-cy. “I’m interested in policy, so it was a great experience for me.”

The annual meeting of the Southwest Pharmacist Recovery Network(SWPRN) took place in September, in Durango, Colo. Largely throughthe efforts of Donna Lindsey and Elizabeth Pace, who spearheaded a schol-arship initiative from the Colorado Pharmacists Recovery Network(CPRN), four P4 students were able to attend this meeting. EmilynCabrera, Maria de Guzman, Eugene Medley and Develyn Wright were par-ticipating in rural rotations in the area and able to take a weekend tobecome more familiar with the work of the SWPRN.

The member organizations offer support and encouragement to phar-macists and pharmacy students struggling with chemical dependency. Thestudents’ experience at the meeting raised their awareness of this diseaseand provided them more information about the resources available to helpovercome the perils of drug and alcohol addiction within the profession.

More than other professional conferences, this one imparted a strongfeeling of solidarity and openness. At least one student admitted some dis-comfort contemplating a meeting which would include some recoveredand recovering substance abusers. The recovery network personneldemonstrated caring and determination to help pharmacists move pasttroubling life events. These successful networks provide their services tolicensed pharmacists and pharmacy interns by helping individuals who vol-untarily report themselves or receive referral from state boards of pharma-cy, giving them options to continue their careers in the profession.

A topic of emphasis was Dual Diagnosis, the combination of a person-ality disorder plus chemical addiction. Excerpts from a Peer AssistanceServices handout include these warning signs of impairment:

Physical Changes• Change in appearance/poor hygiene• Looks tired/insomnia• Frequent shaking and/or sweating• Loss of appetite/weight loss• Slurred speech

Behavioral Changes• Mood swings• Loss of memory/blackouts• Withdrawal from friends and social activities• Extreme temper, mistrusting, anxious, depressed, irritable

Pharmacists Recovery Network regional meeting enlightens students Performance Changes

• Disorganized• Increased number of prescription errors• Increased number of prescription complaints• Frequent absence

If you see these or other signs, the handout suggests you call the recov-ery network to help yourself or a colleague. The pharmacy professionrequires a high level of responsibility and trustworthiness. Finding yourselfor a co-worker in need of help requires positive steps and the recovery net-work personnel are experienced professionals who are trained to assistwith these situations. The Colorado Pharmacists Recovery Network canbe reached at 303-369-0039.

Stella AbramovaShawn AckermanLaura AndersonSolomon AsressMana AzadeganKassandra BankovichCaleb BurkittAmy CastroDuke CheneyHana DuwaikDarla EckleyAllison GarnhartZachary GergelyWilliam GordonMichele Hanselin

Jana HarrisRi HolbrookCharles JordanAmanda KilenTracey LaessigBrandon LamarrHuong LeValerie MooreMomein RefaatMatthew RettgerSergey SimonovichKathleen SimonsBerin VattappillilNikolai VoitseklovitchCynthia Warwick

Liza AlaridTracie AndreasTimothy ArnoldStephanie ChoLisa CiceroMatthew CumminAndre DoniecGina HaugSara JohnsonJennifer JorgensenIrina KandinovaRory LambertJessica LeonardAshley LetourneauKatheryn LumsdenChad MartellBradley McgeeEdwin McraeLindsy MeadowcraftKelly Meyers

Katherine MillerJessica MorrisXuan NguyenAdam NielsenHodan NoorShauna NordineAudra PattenJacqueline PugaMelanie Red OwlDarcie RyantMichele SampayanMelissa SandersonBrandy ShalbergSara StahleLindsay StansfieldSarah SumnerThu TranTara VlasimskyAmy Watson

P2 Class of 2009

P1 Class of 2010

Sandhya Buchanan, PhD, Pharmaceutical SciencesErin Werner, master’s, Biomedical Basic Sciences

Summer 2006 Graduates

Dean’s List

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The Coca-ColaSummer EnrichmentProgram (SEP) is aunique experience forincoming pharmacystudents, one that hasproven effective inequipping prospectiveand new students withskills, knowledge and agroup of friends whoremain supportivethroughout their phar-macy education. Theprogram offers aca-

demic preparation, learning skills preparation and practical experiencethrough an eight-week summer program worth six credit hours.

The program has a number of components including academic survivalskills, professional skills development and supplemental seminars.

Through 2005, students admitted to the SEP had to successfully com-

plete all components inthe program to matricu-late into the fall semes-ter Doctor of Pharmacy(PharmD) classes.Beginning with the2006 SEP, successfulstudents can apply foradmission to thePharmD program for afuture term. Successfulcompletion requires aminimum of an 80 per-cent grade in the sixcomponents.

This program was started in summer 1989 and was intended primarilyfor minority students. It evolved into a program designed to prepare diver-sity students for the rigors of a professional pharmacy curriculum andfinally into a recruiting tool for the enhancement of the applicant pool.

A sharp change in the population of students in the SEP occurred insummer of 2004 when theschool was advised thatthe selection process forthe SEP could not beexclusive, i.e., could nolonger focus specificallyon underrepresentedminority students. Theschool has revised the pro-gram to better meet itsoriginal mission ofincreasing diversity in thestudent body, whileremaining within the legal

boundaries set by theuniversity. Convertingthe program to arecruiting tool whichincreases and enhancesthe applicant pool isexpected to continueproviding qualifiedcandidates fromdiverse backgrounds.

By Miciah DavisIn May the University of Colorado’s National Community Pharmacists

Association (NCPA) Student Chapter sent three members to NCPA's 38thAnnual Conference on National Legislation and Government Affairs.The trip was attended by Vice President Miciah Davis, Secretary/TreasurerNicholas Vogel, and member Sean Fitzpatrick.

During the conference, we were privileged to have the opportunity tomeet and interact with many influential people in pharmacy. Also, wewere fortunate enough to hear some of our nation’s leaders speak aboutcurrent issues effecting pharmacy. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosispoke to the conference, commending independent pharmacists for going“far and beyond” the line of duty during the initiation of Medicare Part D.

Other events of note included a forum on Pharmacy Benefit Managers(PBM’s) that included Kansas Representative Don Hill, CreightonUniversity Professor Robert Garls, and Mark Kinney of Colorado. Theday following the forum Kinney treated the three of us to lunch with K. C.Owen, an independent pharmacy owner in Colorado.

Students attend NCPA’sannual conference

Coca-Cola Summer Enrichment Program prepares students for school

about their own teaching,” said Dallas Jensen, manger for informationaltechnology at the school. “We’re going to see more and more of that kindof self-assessment. It’s an exciting possibility for students and faculty.”

Associate Professor Sheryl Vondracek, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, uses thenew technology in the Integrated Organ System courses classes, which aremostly didactic.”

“It gives me the opportunity to reinforce important points with the stu-dents and I can see immediately if the concepts are getting through,” saidVondracek.

Each clicker has an internal ID code for the student that gets transmit-ted every time the device is used. Despite some technical glitches, feedbackfrom the students has generally been positive.

“The clickers are beneficial for letting students show what we’velearned and for letting the instructors know right away if we’re getting it,”said Elyse Attwood, P2.

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Save the Date!Advances in Pharmacy Practice: 2007

presented by University of Colorado School of Pharmacy

&Colorado Pharmacists Society

Saturday, February 24, 20078 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.School of Pharmacy

Corner of East 8th Ave. and Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado

Join your colleagues to hear updates about key areas of pharmacypractice presented by clinical practice experts. This conference willprovide six contact hours of ACPE-approved continuing pharmacyeducation of interest to pharmacists across a range of practices. Anexciting new schedule will feature more choices with several clinicaltopics and two optional workshops.

Anticipated topics: updates on HIV/AIDS, oncology, alcohol &substance abuse, asthma/allergy; skill-building workshops on physi-cal assessment and dermatology for pharmacists.

For registration information, please call the ColoradoPharmacists Society at 303-756-3069. Program information will alsobe available at www.uchsc.edu/sop (click on Continuing Education).

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by Kenna BrunerOffice of Public Relations

When he was a kid, RichardDart, MD, PhD, had to have hisstomach pumped out after drinkingfurniture polishthat had beenstored in a popbottle under thekitchen sink.Today, as directorof the RockyMountain Poisonand Drug Center(RMPDC), Dartoversees a regionalpoison controlcenter that han-dles upwards of550 calls a dayfrom medical pro-fessionals andconsumers in afive state area.

His childhood experience servesas a cautionary tale about the dan-gers of keeping potential poisons incontainers originally used for eat-ing or drinking. It’s one of themany messages RMPDC promotesto keep kids safe.

“Poisoning deaths in kids dur-ing the 1960s were common, butare almost unheard of now,” saidDart, who has been director ofRMPDC for 14 years.

RMPDC celebrated its 50thanniversary this summer. The cen-ter has served as a preceptor site forstudents at the School of Pharmacyfor five years.

In 80 percent of cases in whichthe center is contacted, there is noneed for an emergency room visit.The child can be cared for at home,and often no treatment is needed,either because the substance wasnot particularly toxic or theamount consumed could do noharm. For those individuals whomust be hospitalized, the center’sstaff works with physicians on treat-ment options.

RMPDC services include accessto medical toxicologists 24 hours aday; language lines which can trans-late more than 260 languages, tele-type for the hearing impaired; andpreparedness for handling unex-pected situations such as a large-scale poisoning, product tamperingand recalls.

Pharmacy students on rotationat the center go on rounds withphysicians; write drug evaluationsand monographs for the therapeu-tics committee. By listening in on

Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center celebrates 50th anniversaryincoming calls to the center, stu-dents learn how to take a history;estimate dosages and refer patientsto treatment centers. ShireenBanerji, PharmD, is coordinatorfor the pharmacy elective.

“The studentswe get from theschool have beensmart and havehad good ideas,”he said. “The moreactive participantsthey are, the betterthey do. I’m reallyhappy we can par-ticipate in theirlearning.”

Poison controlcenters were start-ed in the late1950s by theAmerican Acad-emy of Pediatricsin response to a

drastic increase in childhood poi-sonings from the proliferation of

new drugs and chemicals in themarketplace after WWII. Healthcare professionals faced with casesof acute poisonings often had littleknowledge of the ingredients thesenew products contained.

By 1970 there were 600 individ-ual poison control centers in theUnited States, each with its ownphone number. Today, there are 60regional poison centers with onetoll free number (800-222-1222)that connects callers to their near-est center.

There has been a dramaticdecrease in the number of child-hood poisonings in recent years,due largely to safety caps on med-ications and household products,like furniture polish. For decadesnow, parents have been warned tokeep toxic substances, medicationsand OTC remedies out of the reachof children.

Dart is a professor of pharmacy,surgery and medicine at theUniversity of Colorado at Denver

and Health Sciences Center and astaff physician in the emergencydepartment at University ofColorado Hospital. His MD degreeis from the University of ArizonaHealth Sciences Center and hisPhD in pharmacology and toxicolo-gy is from the University of ArizonaCollege of Pharmacy.

He cringes when he remembershow, as a resident in emergencymedicine, he and his colleaguesadvised patients to take two orthree times the recommended doseof OTC nonsteroidals as an inex-pensive way to treat pain. It was apharmacy resident who pointed outto them that what they were recom-mending was not appropriatebecause of the potential for bleed-ing complications.

“That’s where I got my admira-tion for the profession of pharma-cy,” he said. “The concept of phar-macy is very important in healthcare. Not all physicians understandthis, but they should.”

Richard Dart, MD, PhD

SNPhA 2nd Annual Field Day

As part of member recruitment, SNPhA held its second annual field day on Thursday, September 7, atthe Hale Park. There was plenty of food, fun and music, despite the unpleasant, wet weather. Many P1, 2and 3s showed up to compete for class bragging rights as dodgeball and kickball champions. Wet condi-tions did not stop the organized and powerful P2 class from devouring and eliminating other classes andbecoming the 2006-2007 dodgeball champions. Looking to regain some dignity the P1 class came back andshowed their talent, beating the P2s to become the 2006-2007 kickball champions. Everyone had a goodtime and they look forward to dethroning the reigning champs next year. Thanks to the faculty and stu-dents that braved the cold and rain and made our field day a success.

Soon you will receive a phone call from a CU stu-dent asking you to renew your contribution to theSchool of Pharmacy’s Annual Fund. If you have notgiven previously, you will be asked to join your class-mates and other alumni in contributing to a crucialpart of the school’s annual budget. The Annual Funddrive is on a fiscal year cycle, so your gift will be count-ed for the period from July 2006 through June 2007.

As the School of Pharmacy continues to strugglewith massive cutbacks in state support, gift dollars arean increasingly important means for us to maintain theexcellence of our educational programs while holdingdown tuition costs as much as possible. We hope youfind your student caller informative and that the call isa welcome reminder of your alma mater and her impor-tance to you and the future of the pharmacy profession.

Annual Giving Phonathon

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Classmates and spouses are listed in order of appearance:L-R, back row: Ross Tyler, Jim Glasscock, Duane Lambert, Gene FeltonL-R, middle row: Russ Miles, John Torbit, Jerry Leopold, Don Greve, Donna GlasscockL-R, front row: Pat Felton, Marge Miles, Sharon Greve, Pat Lambert, Barb Leopold, Jeanette Knepper

George Tibbs, class of ’48, wantshis classmates to know he’s living ina warmer climate at 1011 S. 12th St,Raymondville, Texas, 78580. Youcan reach him at 956-689-5830.(See story, page 7.)

Byron K. Lighty, Jr, class of ’49,has a new address in California:1995 Escalon Ave, Clovis, Calif.,93611-0677.

Metta Kossler Wickstrom, classof ’53, has a change of address. Sheand her husband Phillip, MS, classof ’54, are at 1224 Ham Hill Rd.,Centralia, Wash., 98531. You mayalso reach them at mwick@localac-cess.com or pwick@localaccess.com.

John Panepinto, class of ‘65, washonored Sept. 29 at the 26thAnnual Parkview FoundationStarlight Gala, in Pueblo, Colo.Each year the Parkview Foundationhonors an individual or couple,who has supported ParkviewMedical Center through philan-thropic endeavors and has had apositive impact on the community.

Wendy Anderson, class of ‘85,was named the new executive direc-tor of the Colorado State Board ofPharmacy, beginning July 1, 2006.She worked for the state board asan inspector for more than 10 yearsprior to this appointment.

On September 21, the boardmet at the School of Pharmacy, pro-viding students and faculty theopportunity to observe the Boardin action. This annual event con-tinues to put a face on the regulato-ry aspects of the practice and nowanother career opportunity.Congratulations, Wendy.

Terry Garberding, class of ’91,and his wife Gailynn announce thebirth of their second daughter,Cassidy Joy, March 26, 2006. Shejoins them and Carly Grace, herbig sister of 3 1/2 years. Terry isnow working for a compoundingcompany specializing in veterinarymedicine.

He can be reached attggarb@cox.net, 623-561-6364, or26015 N. 85th Drive, Peoria, Ariz.,85383.

Kristi Guy, class of ’02, wrote tosay she and husband Jason wel-comed twins on June 17 and 18,2006. Zachary Guy arrived firstand Molly held out for Father’s

Alumni Briefs – Fall ‘06Day. They can be reached atjaykristig@msn.com.

Phuonglan Cat Cao, class of’04, and her husband, Christopher,announced the birth of their firstchild, Benjamin BaoVan Coke,who was born October 14, 2005. They are living at 14301 E.

Summerfield St., Wichita, Kan.,67230-7184. They can also bereached at 316-613-3451 or lanniegirl@cox.net.

Steven Harlass, class of ’06, isworking in Reno, Nev., at St.Mary’s Regional Medical Center.

In MemoriamMae Kauffman sent us notice

that William H. Kauffman, class of‘55, passed away on July 2, 2006, inAsheville, NC.

Ray D. Dame, class of ’43,passed away June 20, 2006, inCasper, Wyo.

Class of 1956 celebrates 50th reunionEleven members of the Class of ’56 (and their

spouses) met June 8 to celebrate their 50th reunion.A buffet was set up in Skaff Common Room at the

school and the next few hours were spent telling storiesof past and current exploits. “Memory Control Pills”were supplied by Don and Sharon Greve, who co-engi-neered the reunion with John Torbit, after DuaneLambert distributed names and addresses.

Gutke, Heim and Jones were a few of the former fac-ulty names recalled with fondness and not a little hilar-ity. Following lunch the classmates toured the current

home of the school, getting a demonstration of themulti-faceted pharmaceutical care learning center.

After pausing on the steps for a group photo, mostof the classmates caravanned to the Fitzsimons campusfor a rooftop view of the construction taking placethere. The skeletons of massive new buildings were tak-ing shape rapidly and the layout of the new campuscould be seen in its entirety.

A rain shower brought events to a close, but notbefore all agreed to keep in touch.

PPlleeaassee JJooiinn UUss!!Colorado Alumni & Friends Reception during the

American Society of Health-system Pharmacists Mid-year Meeting

December 4, 20065:30 - 7:00 PM

Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, Anaheim, CaliforniaThis year’s faculty hosts include Drs. Catherine Jarvis, Laura Hansen,

Joseph Saseen, Norman Kwong and Geoff Lawton

Co-sponsored by the Colorado Pharmacists Society and the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy

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Dennis Ludwig, RPh, friend of the schooland owner of Ludwig’s Pharmacy until his retire-ment, died June 4 in Boulder, Colo. He was agraduate of South Dakota State UniversityCollege of Pharmacy and served as president ofthe National Community PharmacistsAssociation (NCPA) and as president of theColorado Pharmacists Association. He wasdescribed by Bruce Roberts, executive vice presi-dent and CEO of NCPA as “a politically astutegrassroots activist from the capitol in Denver toCapitol Hill in Washington, D.C.”

Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Christina Ludwig, class of ’04,at 1530 South Florence Way, Unit 320, Denver, Colo., 80247.

In Memoriam: Dennis Ludwig

More than 30 members came out and partici-pated in SNPhA’s first health fair of the year, onthe last day of September. The Native AmericanCancer Research Wellness Fair was held at St.Joseph’s hospital in the Russel Pavillion. Thehealth circuits set up offered free blood pressurechecks, cholesterol checks, and osteoporosischecks. SNPhA members also were able to counselpatients on their cardiovascular risk assessments,diabetes education, osteoporosis prevention andover-the-counter medication counseling. For mostof the members present (P1s) this was their firsthealth fair and first real patient counseling experi-ence. Fortunately, they had the opportunity toshadow a P2 or P3 student and gain some newexperience. SNPhA will be holding two more stu-dent run health fairs in October.

The School of Pharmacy lost a great friendand colleague with the passing on July 24, 2006,of Professor Emeritus Arnold J. Hennig, PhD.Born and raised in Wisconsin, Hennig earnedhis bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from theUniversity of Wisconsin. He served in the U.S.Army from 1944-1946 and then returned to theuniversity to complete his PhD in pharmaceuti-cal chemistry.

Hennig joined the Upjohn Company inKalamazoo, Mich., as a pharmaceutical scientistin research and development. In 1949, he married Yolanda and they madetheir home in Madison, Wis. In 1957, Hennig joined the faculty of theUniversity of Colorado School of Pharmacy where he remained until hisretirement in 1989. He taught extensively and served as a consultant to anumber of pharmaceutical companies.

During his tenure at the School of Pharmacy, he received the President’sExcellence in Teaching Award and the school’s Distinguished Coloradan Award.Hennig is survived by his wife Yolanda of Billings, Mon., a son Steven,three daughters, Cheryl , Arnella and Rita, as well as seven grandchildrenand two brothers.

Condolences may be extended to Yolanda Hennig, c/o Mission Ridge,3840 Rimrock Road, Billings, Mont., 59102.

In Memoriam: Arnold J. Hennig

September 30 Native American Cancer Research Wellness Fair

Greetings,

I returned from service in 1945 andentered the College of Pharmacy, fall term.With the able help of Dr. Charles Poe, Dr.David O’Day, Jack Bone, FredDrummond, Edward Christianson andRamona Parkinson, I graduated among thefirst class of returning vets in June 1948.During that time, we started a juniorAmerican Pharmaceutical Associationchapter and a Rho Chi chapter in 1947. Iwas their first president (probably no oneelse wanted the job).

After graduation I practiced in Nebraskaand South Dakota. I opened a profession-al pharmacy in 1950, in Rapid City, SD,and operated it for 34 years. I served aspresident of the South Dakota PharmacistsAssociation and received recognition fromEli Lilly for having filled one million pre-scriptions in that time.

The practice of pharmacy has changedin the independent retail field and I havesome concern that we are becoming billingagents for the federal government.

I do enjoy getting the School ofPharmacy news. We have come a long wayfrom Old Main and the Boulder campus.

Sincerely and regards,George Tibbs

7/20/06

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Experiential pharmacy educa-tion provides students with activeparticipation in a range of pharma-cy practice settings. Preceptors playa pivotal role by serving as mentorsand role models who demonstratesuperior standards of professional-ism. From preceptors, studentslearn how to integrate classroomknowledge with pharmacy practice.Whatever their practice environ-ment, preceptors share a commongoal – to teach facets of their pro-fession that classroom discourseand simulated experiences can notfully convey.

Two of the school’s preceptorsselected by the student body asPreceptors of the Year for 2006 wereMichael Godcharles, PharmD,BCPS, and John Flanigan,PharmD. The awards were present-ed at the convocation banquet onMay 25.

Michael GodcharlesIn the nine years he has been

with Exempla Saint JosephHospital (ESJH) in Denver,Michael Godcharles has worked in

a widerange ofpharmacys e t t i n g s ,from sur-gery andICU toneo-natalin tens i vecare andtransition-al care. Hisd i v e r s eexperience

makes him well qualified as a hos-pital pharmacy preceptor for theSchool of Pharmacy.

For the past three years,

Godcharles has been the projectmanager for the peri-operative betablocker program at the hospital. Inaddition to this rotation, he hasprecepted students on rotations inanti-coagulation, intensive care,and hospital pharmacy.

A self-described “stickler fordetail,” Godcharles spends a signif-icant amount of time each day withthe students going over what hecalls the “little things that matter.”

“I make sure the students under-stand that a patient’s life is in theirhands every time they’re involvedin medication therapy,” he said.“They can make a huge impact inmany different ways, just by beingvery thorough and taking care ofthe patient. That can’t be reiteratedenough with students.”

Godcharles graduated from theUniversity of Florida College ofPharmacy in 1995 and began hiscareer with ESJH in 1997. In 2003,he received the Rolls Royce QualityFair award for a new beta-blockerprotocol and a Good as Gold employ-ee recognition award at ESJH.

“I enjoy seeing the change stu-dents undertake as they learn howto integrate what they’ve learned inthe classroom and bring it into areal world setting,” he said. “I hopethey gain a better understanding ofwhat a patient goes through in thesurgical setting. Their rotation hereis such a brief period of time, buteveryone one of them grows upwhile they’re here. It’s a joy to see.”

John FlaniganJohn Flanigan remembers as if it

were yesterday what it was like to bea student starting a new rotation. Itisn’t quite that recent, but as a2003 graduate of the School of

Pharmacy, his memories are stillvivid.

As the Intensive Care Unit leadpharmacist at Exempla GoodSamaritan Medical Center inLafayette, Flanigan credits theentire institution and his healthcare colleagues in all disciplines for

the successof the rota-t i o n s .From dayone, he letsthe stu-d e n t sknow he isthere forthem andencouragesthem tomake the

most of their rotation.“You can’t teach someone to be

a hospital pharmacist in just sixweeks,” said Flannigan, “but weshow them the basics of our func-tions in the hospital and then letthem go for it, while looking overtheir shoulder. I encourage them toask questions and do some inde-pendent thinking and evaluating.”

Students on Flanigan’s rotationare exposed to a wide range of ICUpharmacy duties, from multi-disci-plinary rounds and dispensingfunctions to checking electrolytereplacements and writing initialmedication orders.

“There’s more to pharmacythan just pharmaceutical knowl-edge,” he said. “I’m impressed withthe SOP students we’ve had onrotation. Their clinical thinkingskills and knowledge base is rightwhere it needs to be to succeed onthese rotations.”

By Kenna BrunerOffice of Public Relations

A self-described “middle of thepack student” with no clear goalwhile in pharmacy school, KevinKam, ’95, RPh, CDE, discoveredhis passion for the profession dur-ing his final rotation.

Since that career-defining rota-tion, Kam has established a suc-cessful niche for himself as a certi-fied diabetes educator and pharma-cist with his family’s pharmacy inHonolulu, Hawaii.

During a recent visit to theSchool of Pharmacy, Kam talkedabout his dramatic turnaround

from lackluster stu-dent to an enthusias-tic and skilled profes-sional. He was inColorado in July toattend a conferenceon managing diabetesin youngsters present-ed by the BarbaraDavis Center forChildhood Diabeteson the Fitzsimonscampus. His wifeKaren and two-year-old son Shaferaccompanied him on the trip.

“I hate to admit this, but I wasan underachiever academically. My

Alumnus finds his niche as diabetes educatorgrades were mediocreat best,” joked Kam.“That began to turnaround for me duringrotations when I final-ly realized that every-thing I learned inschool I could startputting into practice. Ihad some great experi-ences in pharmacyschool, but when youfinally find that pas-sion, everything trulyfalls into place.”

His breakthrough occurred dur-ing his last rotation in a small inde-pendent pharmacy in Colorado

Springs where the pharmacist,Nellie Whalley, provided diabetescounseling to patients. Kam founddiabetes management interestingand realized that diabetes educa-tion would be a good fit for thefamily business, particularly sinceHawaii ranks fifth in the nation fortype 2 diabetes.

Kam eventually took that edu-cational model back to CityPharmacy and Diabetes LearningCenter, the independent pharmacythat’s been in his family for 26years. Rather than joining the fam-ily business right after graduationhowever, Kam worked in Waipahu,Hawaii, at Long’s Drugs where 800prescriptions were filled each day.That volume of prescriptions pro-vided him exposure to the fullrange of patients that a retail phar-macy practice could encounter orserve.

The pharmacy profession runsin the Kam family. His sister,Christina, (a graduate of theUniversity of Washington Schoolof Pharmacy) and mother,Georgianna, (who graduated fromOregon State University School ofPharmacy) are both pharmacists.Georgianna purchased the pharma-cy in 1980 and filled fewer than 100prescriptions a day at the time. Inthe past 10 years they have remod-eled the pharmacy three times.Today, they typically fill 400 to 500prescriptions a day.

Kam has received numerousawards for his efforts to educatepatients about diabetes care,including the Diabetes Educator ofthe Year from the HawaiiAssociation of Diabetes Educators;and the Distinguished YoungPharmacist, Pharmacist of the Yearand Innovative Pharmacy Practicefrom the Hawaii PharmacistAssociation.

He’s participating in a large dia-betes program in Hawaii similar tothe Asheville Project of NorthCarolina. Begun in 1996, theAsheville project provided healtheducation for employees of selectlocal companies and empoweredthem to reduce their health risks,control their chronic diseases, andultimately lower their health carecosts. This successful project hasled pharmacists across the countryto develop thriving patient careservices in their community phar-macies.

“I feel that pharmacy-based dia-betes education is one of the great-

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DOPS news:By Department Chairman, David RossI was at a couple of major conferences this spring. Now, I go

to these meetings essentially every year and have never writtenabout them in a DOPS newsletter. So, what was different aboutthis year? I think what struck me was the fact that so many of ourgraduate students attended these international meetings. My facultycolleagues tell me exactly the same story regarding meetings outsideof my discipline that I don’t attend. However, our graduate studentsnot only attend but they present; and they do not just present, butin my opinion, they present marvelously well. For example, at theconferences I attended this spring it was not unusual to see 10or 15 people around one of our graduate student’s posters andthe student expertly guiding the assembled throng through theposter and deftly dealing with difficult and sometimes aggressivequestions. This makes the faculty and myself feel very proud of ourstudents; their knowledge base, their skilled research work and exper-imental design that has gone into generating the data and theirenthusiasm and ability at communicating the data.

I had the same thought regarding the quality of our students atthis spring’s graduation ceremony. Pharmaceutical Sciences andToxicology graduated seven PhD students at this year’s commence-ment ceremony and an additional two students who did not walk.The graduation of nine students in a single year is a new record forthis department. To paraphrase the comments of Graduate SchoolDean Freed and Dr. David Thompson who spoke at the GraduateSchool and School of Pharmacy convocations respectively, it is essen-tial that our newly-minted PhD’s now go out into the larger scientif-ic community and both apply and preserve the same high standardsthat they have been subjected to during their graduate careers. Theyare our ambassadors and have now become teachers rather than theschool’s students.

Society of Toxicology annual meeting an opportunity to celebrate science

By Natalie LassenThis year’s Society of Toxicology annual meeting was held in San

Diego, Calif., March 5-9. The casual atmosphere of the meetingallowed easy and relaxed exchange of ideas as well as mentorship fornew members. Industry was available but not overpowering so thatprospective company scientists could network and learn the “Howto” to get a job in a company.

I am excited to announce that the overall student participation,pre-doctoral and post-doctoral, increased 7 percent; and, of these, 42percent were graduate students. Thumbs up to the 12 students fromour department who participated in the platform or poster presenta-tions. In addition, faculty participation also increased; all facultymembers were directly involved with all students professionally. Italso was possible to discuss research over dinner with professors atthe beachside.

The meeting is an occasion to “celebrate science,” have fun andcreate life-long collegial contacts. See you in Charlotte, NC, March25-29, 2007.

Friends, co-workers, and family of James Robert Stephens were sad-dened to learn of his death from an aortic aneurysm on Tuesday, July 4,2006. Jim Stephens was a student in the University of ColoradoNontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy program, director of pharmacy for theMedical Center of the Rockies, and past president of the ColoradoPharmacists Society.

A native of Wyoming, Stephens earned a bachelor of science degree innursing from the University of Wyoming in Laramie in 1983. Seeking a

better knowledge of the drugs he was adminis-tering to patients as a nurse, Stephens returnedto school, completing his BS Pharmacy degree atthe University of Wyoming School of Pharmacyin 1987. In 1997, he completed a master’s degreein business administration with a concentrationin health care administration at the University ofDallas in Irving, Texas.

Stephens worked at Ivinson MemorialHospital in Laramie, Wyo., as a staff nurse,charge nurse, and a unit educator responsible forstaff development in the area of emergency serv-ices from 1983 to 1997. After obtaining his

MBA, he worked as a staff pharmacist at Poudre Valley Hospital in FortCollins, from July 1997 to May 1999. In May 1999, he became director ofpharmacy services at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, Colo. Atthe time of his death, he was employed as director of pharmacy at theMedical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo.

Stephens is remembered by former colleagues at Platte Valley MedicalCenter, Olivia and Jim Rapacchietta, as a caring person who took time tobuild relationships. Stephens inspired Olivia to apply to pharmacy schoolwhen she was a technician in his pharmacy department at Platte Valley.Stephens became excited about joining the Nontraditional PharmD pro-gram himself by watching Jim Rapacchietta’s clinical skills improve as heprogressed through the program.

Stephens is survived by two sisters, Deborah Stephens of New York,and Kathleen Bertagnolli and husband Michael of Lander, Wyo.; a niece,Sara Bertagnolli; a nephew, Aaron Bertagnolli; an uncle, Gary; and anaunt, Betty Stephens.

Jim Stephens rememberedfor love of knowledge

On September 10, more than 35 CU SNPhA members gatheredearly in the morning at Cheeseman Park to participate in a 5 kilome-ter walk. The SNPhA chapter raised over $500 selling “Remember theRibbon” lapel pins as part of our HIV initiative with all proceedsgoing to the Colorado AIDS Project. At the national level SNPhA hasa HIV initiative that focuses on education, awareness and preventionfor at risk communities.

AIDS Walkest assets to pharmacy,” he said.“Although diabetes educationmight be viewed as a lost revenuesource, what it will do is bring peo-ple into the pharmacy month aftermonth. You have to look at dia-betes education as marketing oradvertising for your pharmacy busi-ness as well as an important serviceto your patients.”

“Academically, the school pre-pared me well for a career,” he said.

Jim Stephens

Kevin KamContinued from page 8

“After I graduated, I finally foundwhat I wanted to do and saw how Icould really make a difference.”

Kam’s pharmacy is a preceptingsite for the University of Oregon,University of Southern Californiaand Washington State.

“I like to precept because I feelwe can offer students a uniqueinsight into the practice,” he said.“Besides, I’m a good model for per-severance.”

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Faculty & Staff Briefs

The milk thistle plant has beenused to treat ailments for morethan two thousand years. Over thenext few years, Rajesh Agarwal,PhD, and his colleagues at theUniversity of Colorado at Denverand Health Sciences Center hopeto learn whether a compound fromthe plant’s seeds might help pre-vent prostate cancer.

The compound, silibinin, isbeing evaluated in a Phase II clini-cal trial. Participants will take thecompound for 4-8 weeks prior toundergoing surgery to remove theprostate. The researchers will thendetermine whether the compoundreaches the prostate and assess cer-tain biological markers associatedwith the proliferation of cells andcell death.

“The clinical trial is very excit-ing for us,” said Agarwal, who hasbeen investigating silibinin and sily-marin – the crude form of silibinin– with some other compounds incells and animals for nearly twodecades. “We have succeeded intaking silibinin from the bench tothe bedside in prostate cancer.”

A Phase I clinical trial is also

Faculty productivityFrom L-R are Laura Hansen,

PharmD; Sunny Linnebur, PharmD;Heather Ulrich, PharmD; andCynthia Ju, PhD. Not pictured arefaculty head starters, Hilda Ndikum,PharmD; and Mary Seeber.Congratulations to all!

Faculty members receive patentU.S. Patent No. 7,064,192: High Pressure Refolding of Protein

Aggregates and Inclusion Bodies was issued on June 20 to John Carpenter,PhD, professor of Pharmacy, Theodore Randolph, PhD, professor ofChemical and Biological Engineering and Richard St. John, PhD, a recentgraduate student of Randolph.

The technology they developed to disaggregate and refold proteins isbeing commercialized by BaroFold. It is used to increase yields and reducecosts of producing therapeutic proteins. It is also used in the productionof proteins that are the target of small molecule drugs.

Catherine Jarvis, PharmD, associate dean and associate professor, ispresident-elect for the Colorado Pharmacists Society this year. She willassume the duties of president in June 2007.

Dr. LaToya Jones Braun was married to Chad Braun on Sept. 2.

Pamela Lingenfelter retiresPamela Lingenfelter retired from university service after 32 years.

Seventeen of those years (1974-1991) were with the School of Pharmacy.You may recall working with her in one of many roles: typist, word proces-sor, graduate student, secretary/advisor, one-person undergraduate admis-sions office, and finally director of Student Services.

Just before the school moved to Denver in 1992, Pam transferred to the

Department of Sociology so she could remain on the Boulder campus.After several more years she moved to the dean’s office of the College ofArts & Sciences where she remained in several roles until her retirement.She now has time to enjoy travel, gardening and her two grandsons.

Weil retires, Lee steps up –You’ve heard change is a constant and that’s

certainly the case for the Experiential ProgramsOffice. A new class of students comes in for guid-ance while returning students face increasingcomplexity in their rotation site choices everyyear. Linda Weil, who had directed many a stu-dent rotation match cycle, retired at the end ofAugust.

When she announced her plans to stop workand see the world, coworker Greg Lee submittedhis application to the search committee as herreplacement. Although Lee had been with theexperiential programs

team only six months, he developed a liking forthe students and the role of assisting them inselecting rotations which broadened their profes-sional experience or strengthened their inclina-tion for a particular practice field. More than 500students are matched with 2,500 rotation optionseach year.

Greg’s own years of experience with studentsin music education and a touch of apartmenthousing management thrown in seem to give himthe right balance of firmness and ability toencourage students to meet their requirementswhile trying new things. He’ll be greeting the new P1’s while seeing famil-iar faces of P2, 3 and 4 students during this year’s matches.

Linda Weil

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Milk Thistle and Prostate Cancer: Moving from Bench to Bedside being planned to test the com-pound’s potential for preventingskin cancer.

Based on his research, Agarwalbelieves silibinin may be usefulagainst other common cancers aswell, including colon and lung.

Silymarin and its main biologi-cal ingredient, silibinin, have beenused in Europe for decades to treatliver diseases. In terms of safety,silymarin and silibinin are generallywell tolerated and have no toxic

effects. Silymarin is sold as a dietarysupplement on the Internet and inthe United States and Europe.

In a project funded by NCI,Agarwal and his colleagues are nowinvestigating the anti-tumor pro-moting effects of silibinin at the cel-lular, biochemical, and molecularlevels. “Our goal is to understandthe mechanisms that help protectagainst the development oftumors,” said Agarwal.

Agarwal also plans to conduct

future studies on whether silibininmay also increase the efficacy ofchemotherapy drugs and counter-act some of the toxicity associatedwith these drugs.

Source: “NCI’s Annual Report onComplementary and AlternativeMedicine: Fiscal Year 2005.”National Cancer Institute Office ofCancer Complementary andAlternative Medicine. www.can-cer.gov/cam/.

Dean Louis Diamond was invited to speak at the local centennial celebration of the Food and DrugAdministration.

Addressing a few hundred employees of FDA’s Denver District Office, Diamond congratulated theagency on 100 years of exemplary service in protecting and promoting the health of all the citizens of theUnited States.

He remarked on the comfort that health care practitioners enjoy knowing of FDA’s stringent drugmanufacturing standards and rigorous requirements for proof of efficacy and safety prior to the market-ing of new pharmaceuticals.

The dean drew from his personal experiences of testifying before FDA committees and conductingclinical trials when he spoke of the immensely important work of the agency and applauded it for itsadherence to strict scientific principles in all of its regulatory endeavors.

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We are pleased to announce the followingpromotions effective July 1, 2006:

Robert MacLaren, PharmD, to associate professor in theDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy

Daniel Gustafson, PhD, to associate professor with tenurein the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Wesley Nuffer, ’99, PharmD,has returned to pharmacy school,but this time around as a researchassistant professor.

With a grant from the ColoradoDepartment of Public Health andEducation, Nuffer will be settingup diabetes self-management clinicsin six sites around Colorado duringthe next three years. The goal is toassist the local pharmacists at thesesites in establishing self-manage-ment education programs forpatients with diabetes, and then tohave pharmacy students train andessentially run the various sites.

The first clinics will be estab-lished at pharmacies in Limon andat the Stout Street Clinic inDenver, with more to follow.

“This diabetes project stemsfrom the fact that with a PharmDcurriculum, we should providemore clinical rotation sites to chal-lenge our students,” said Nuffer.“From a retail and clinical perspec-tive, diabetes is the most compre-hensive type of disease manage-ment. With diabetes care, youcould see a patient every week for ayear and not touch on the sameinformation twice.”

Nuffer most recently hails fromAlbertsons in Denver where he wasa regional leader of the DiabetesCare Team, as well as acting asregional leader for Dallas, Texas.

Mont H. GutkeMarch 28, 1919 – June 16, 2006

The University of Colorado School ofPharmacy mourns the loss of a great friendand former faculty member, Mont H.Gutke. Gutke was born in southeasternIdaho and spent most of his life in theRockies. Following high school, heworked for Safeway in Idaho andWashington State until the outbreak ofWorld War II. Gutke served in the Armythroughout the war years and thenreturned to Idaho to begin working forPayless, a company founded by Mr. SamSkaggs, Sr.

Not long afterwards, he enrolled in and was graduated (1951) fromthe Montana State University School of Pharmacy. Gutke then took ateaching fellowship with the University of Colorado School ofPharmacy while he pursued masters degrees in both Pharmacy andBusiness. He taught at the school from 1951 to 1957.

Mont Gutke enjoyed a long and highly successful career in theretail drug industry. In 1958 he took a position with the Skaggs DrugCenters in Denver and quickly moved up the corporate ladder. Hemanaged several different stores in the western United States beforebeing named vice president for Professional Relations at the company’shome office in Salt Lake City. After the Skaggs organization acquired

the Katz Drugstore chain in Kansas City, Gutke was named itsPresident and served in this capacity for five years. He subsequentlyreturned to a management position in the home office in Salt LakeCity. Later, when the Skaggs organization acquired the Harts SuperStore chain, Gutke returned to Denver as District Manager. He retiredin 1985.

Gutke’s pharmacy career included a great deal of professional andpublic service. He served two terms on the Utah Board of Pharmacyand was chairman of the National Association of Chain Drugstore’sPharmacy Council. He assisted the pharmacy schools at the universi-ties of Arizona, Colorado and Utah with their new building fund rais-ing campaigns and was the first chairman of the University ofColorado’s Development Council. A classroom and an annual lecturein the School of Pharmacy are named in his honor. Gutke was therecipient of the school’s first Distinguished Coloradan Award in 1988. Hewas a member of Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Chi, Rho Chi and Phi LambdaSigma.

Gutke was an outstanding teacher, an astute business man and adear and trusted friend. His dedication to his family and professionand his warm and endearing personality will forever be remembered.Gutke is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elizabeth Bedson Gutke; a sis-ter; a daughter, Shellagh Gutke-Kennedy and her husband Bevis, ofSalt Lake City; and a son, Mark, his wife Carol, and their son, Michael,of Arvada, Colorado.

New faculty - Wesley Nuffer

He has spent the breadth of hiscareer in diabetes care and feelsstrongly that pharmacists are themost qualified health care profes-sionals to provide medical manage-ment therapy.

With more than 20.8 millionpeople in the United States whohave diabetes, according to theAmerican Diabetes Association,pharmacists have an opportunity tomake a significant impact onpatient care, as well as directing thefuture of their profession, he said.

“Pharmacists have the mosttraining of any profession in man-aging drug therapy and we’re themost accessible health careproviders available,” said Nuffer.“Pharmacists have to redefine

themselves as more service orientedrather than product oriented wherewe’re actually doing the patientcounseling that we’ve been trainedto do. If we don’t step up and say,‘we’re trained to do this; we havethe knowledge and skills to do it,’then other health professionals willstep in.

“The problem we face, however,is that our time has always beengiven away for free,” he said. “Everyprofessional, from the lawyer to theplumber, charges for their time, butwe never have. It’s time we did.”

Nuffer chose to come to the

school because of the great oppor-tunities here for clinical collabora-tion. His wife Monika is a 2003PharmD graduate and is a clinicalpharmacist at the KaiserPermanente call center. They metwhen he was a pharmacist at Spiceof Life Pharmacy and she was onrotation there. They are expectingtheir first child in May 2007.

“I’m very proud of the educa-tion I got here and feel strongly thatit’s one of the top pharmacyschools,” he explained. “It’s nice tobe back here where I have so manygood memories.”

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