AFPE Mourns the Loss of Four Leaders in Pharmacy Education,
Community Chain Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Research”

December 20, 2007 – Four leaders in pharmacy education, chain pharmacy, and pharmaceutical science research with strong ties to the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) died in 2007. The AFPE Board of Directors and Board of Grants express their sympathy to the families, friends, and professional colleagues of these prominent pharmacy and industry leaders.

Albert B. Fisher, PhD died June 15, 2007 in Springfield, MO. He was 90. Born in Cleveland, OH in 1916, Dr. Fisher received the BA degree from Oberlin College in 1938. He then earned the MBA degree in 1940 and PhD degree in 1947 from the Ohio State University. While earning his PhD, he received an AFPE Fellowship supported by the National Wholesale Druggists Association. Dr. Fisher served in the US Navy in the Pacific from 1943-1945. During his career in industry, he held positions with McKesson & Robbins, the National Wholesale Druggists’ Association (now HDMA), and Schering Corporation. At the time of his retirement in 1974, Dr. Fisher was Vice President of Field Operations of Schering Laboratories. Dr. Fisher served as President of AFPE from 1974 to 1986. During his tenure, he established more than twenty AFPE Industry-Oriented Fellowships in various disciplines. In 1989, Dr. Fisher relocated to Springfield, MO where he edited A Half Century of Service to Pharmacy: 1942-1992 for the 50th anniversary of AFPE and continued his passion for competitive swimming, winning 600 medals in regional and national senior swimming events from 1995-2006, including being ranked as one of the top 10 senior swimmers in the US Nationals. Donations in his memory can be made to the YMCA, 1901 E. Republic Road, Springfield, MO 65804.

Jere Edwin Goyan, PhD died January 17, 2007 in Kingwood, TX. He was 76. Born in Oakland, CA in 1931, Dr. Goyan received his BS in pharmacy in 1952 and his PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry in 1957 at the University of California-San Francisco. He received an AFPE Fellowship while earning his PhD degree at UCSF. Dr. Goyan served on the faculty of the University of Michigan, School of Pharmacy from 1956-1963 before joining the faculty of the University of California – San Francisco School of Pharmacy where he served as Dean from 1967 to 1992. As Dean, he was a leading advocate for incorporating clinical experience in the training and education of pharmacists. Dr. Goyan served from October 1979 to January 1981 as the first and only pharmacist to be appointed Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. During his tenure as FDA Commissioner, he supported the patient’s right to be well informed about the drugs being prescribed and approved regulations mandating patient information inserts in all prescription drug packets. He was the first pharmacist elected to the Institute of Medicine. He served as President of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. He received the prestigious Remington Medal, the nation’s highest pharmacy award in 1992 and the prestigious UCSF Medal in 1996. Donations can be made to the Dean Jere E. Goyan Memorial Fund, c/o UCSF Foundation, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339.

Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Jr died January 6, 2007 in Northfield, IL. He was 100. Born in Chicago, IL in 1906, Mr. Walgreen received his degree in pharmacy from the University of Michigan in 1928. He served as vice president of Walgreen Drug Stores from 1933 to1938; as president from1939 to 1962; and as chairman of the board from 1963 to 1971. Mr. Walgreen was chairman of the Board of Directors of Walgreen from 1963-1976. During this period, the chain grew to 600 stores in 32 states and annual sales grew from $72 million to $903 million. He guided Walgreen Drug Stores through World War II and the post-war expansion years and was responsible for many of innovations in pharmacy and retailing. Mr. Walgreen served as President of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores in 1945. He joined the AFPE Board of Directors in 1951, served on the AFPE Finance Committee from 1953 to 1961, as AFPE Treasurer from 1962-1964, and as Chairman of the AFPE Board of Directors from 1970-1971. In 1951, the AFPE Board adopted Mr. Walgreen’s recommendation to establish teaching fellowships to train pharmacy college faculty teachers in pharmacy administration. In 1956, the AFPE Board adopted his recommendation to establish endowed AFPE Memorial and Citation Fellowships with gifts from individuals and companies to honor present and past industry and pharmacy profession leaders. Mr. Walgreen launched the program in 1956 by funding a Memorial Fellowship in honor of his late father, Charles R. Walgreen. In recognition of his outstanding and loyal service to the Foundation, the AFPE Board installed Mr. Walgreen as an Honorary Member in 1987. In his retirement, Mr. Walgreen obtained his ocean captain license and sailed the world on his yacht. At age 89, he trained for a year to travel to Antartica to see a section of shoreline named Walgreen Coast in honor of his father by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, a family friend.

Dale Edwin Wurster, PhD died April 4, 2007 in Iowa City, IA. He was 88. Born in Sparta, WI in 1918, Dr. Wurster earned his BS degree in Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1942. After serving in the US Navy during World War II, he returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1947 to earn his PhD degree in Physical Pharmacy with minors in chemistry, pharmacology, and biochemistry. He served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1971 and was Dean of the College of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University from 1971-1972. In 1972, Dr. Wurster was appointed Dean of the University Of Iowa College Of Pharmacy and served in that capacity until 1983 when he returned to faculty teaching. As Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, he undertook special projects and continued to serve on national review panels until the age of 80. Dr. Wurster served on the AFPE Board of Grants from 1986 to 1991 and was Chairman from 1991-1992. Of his many notable contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences, Dr. Wurster is best know for the discovery and development of the Wurster Air-Suspension Coating Technique, a process of particle coating and micro-encapsulation now used worldwide in the manufacturing of medications, as well as in agriculture, food science, and rocket propellants. In recognition of his accomplishment, Dr. Wurster received the 2007 Takeru Higuchi Research Prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association that recognizes scientists who have demonstrated effective and persistent efforts in pioneering a new concept applicable to the pharmaceutical sciences. Donations can be made to the Dale and June Wurster Pharmaceutics Research Fund, c/o University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244-4550

AFPE awards $750,000 to Pharmacy Students and Pharmacy Faculty
at 47 Schools in Campaign to Solve Pharmaceutical Scientist Shortage

- Pharmacy College Teacher Shortage Could Triple by 2015 -

December 6, 2007 – The Board of Directors and Board of Grants of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education will disburse $750,000 in awards to 15 PharmD degree students, 59 PhD degree students, 1 Clinical Pharmacy Post-PharmD researcher, and 14 pharmacy college faculty researchers to support their pharmaceutical science studies and research during the 2007-2008 academic year.

The AFPE priority is to help educate more pharmaceutical scientists to solve the acute shortage of pharmacy college faculty teachers and the emerging shortage of pharmaceutical industry scientists trained in drug development & manufacturing technology.

The acute shortage of pharmaceutical scientists for pharmacy college teaching was documented in a 2006 survey by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). 11% or 513 of all full-time pharmacy college faculty positions in 2006 were vacant, an average of 5.6 faculty vacancies per school.

By 2010, with 9 new pharmacy schools expected to open, AFPE projects the pharmacy faculty shortage may increase to 20% or 1,018 unfilled positions for an average of 9.5 vacancies per school. By 2015, with 13 additional new pharmacy schools expected to open and 763 pharmacy faculty scheduled to retire by 2015, AFPE projects the pharmacy college shortage may almost triple to 39% or 2,228 unfilled positions for an average of 18.5 vacant faculty positions per school. “AFPE is concerned that increases in the pharmacy faculty shortage will disrupt the ability of US pharmacy schools to educate the quantities of new pharmacists and scientists needed to deliver pharmaceutical care and develop new medicines,” said AFPE President Robert M. Bachman.

The emerging shortage of pharmaceutical scientists for industry drug development and manufacturing was documented in a 2004 survey by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Pharmaceutical industry executives surveyed by AAPS reported pharmacy college graduate programs need to produce more PhD scientists trained in product development and pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to meet expanding industry demand for these scientists. These surveyed executives also stated that entry-level PhDs trained in these specialties at pharmacy schools bring a better mix of skills than entry-level PhDs from other science disciplines and that the pharmacy college advantage persists even after 4-6 years of experience on the job.

Annual AFPE Gateway to Research Scholarships, Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacy Post-PharmD Fellowships in the Biomedical Research Sciences, and AACP-AFPE Pharmacy Faculty New Investigator Grants keep the US pharmaceutical education pipeline full of talented pharmaceutical science students preparing for careers in industry drug development or academic teaching and help talented young pharmacy faculty teachers initiate their first independent pharmaceutical science research projects. More detail is provided below:

AFPE Gateway to Research Scholarships involve PharmD degree and baccalaureate degree students in a faculty mentored pharmaceutical science research project designed to introduce them to the challenges and rewards of pharmaceutical science research.

AFPE First Year Graduate School Scholarships provide recognition and support to outstanding PharmD student members of Kappa Epsilon, Phi Lambda Sigma, or Rho Chi during their first year of graduate school for the PhD degree in the pharmaceutical sciences.

AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowships provide recognition and support to outstanding pharmaceutical science Ph.D. candidates as they complete the advanced coursework, research, and dissertation phase of their program in preparation for careers in industry research or academic teaching.

AFPE Clinical Pharmacy Post-PharmD Fellowships in the Biomedical Research Sciences help experienced clinical pharmacists obtain the additional advanced education and basic research training in biomedical and related sciences to become competitive clinical scientists.

AACP-AFPE Pharmacy Faculty New Investigator Grants encourage and support outstanding young pharmacy faculty as they develop the preliminary data to compete for long-term funding from NIH, other government agencies, and industry of independent research programs.

The annual AFPE Pharmaceutical Science Education Awards program is made possible by the generosity of the following companies, associations, foundations, as well as more than 250 friends, including former AFPE Scholars, AFPE Fellows, and AACP-AFPE Pharmacy Faculty New Investigators: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, ASHP Foundation, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare, Blistex, Inc., Consumer Healthcare Products Association, CVS Caremark, Daichi Sankyo, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Distribution Management Association, IMS Health, Johnson & Johnson PR&D, Kappa Epsilon, Merck Company Foundation, NACDS Foundation, National Community Pharmacists Association, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Ortho McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, Pfizer Inc., Phi Lambda Sigma, PhRMA Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Rho Chi, Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation, sanofi-aventis, Schering-Plough Corporation, TEVA Pharmaceuticals, USP, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.