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Tam
Earns Award for Research &
Scholarship Excellence
 Vincent
H. Tam, Pharm.D., BCPS,
who recently was promoted to
associate professor with tenure,
has received the university's
2008 Excellence in Research
& Scholarship Award at the
Assistant Professor level. Tam
was recognized for his research
expertise that has "significantly
contributed to the understanding
of how to correctly use antimicrobial
and limit the emergence of antibiotic
resistance, exhibiting potential
for significant human health
implications."
Alumna
Accepts APhA-HRSA Program Leadership
Post
UH
College of Pharmacy alumna Lisa
M. Scholz, (Pharm.D.
'01), MBA, has joined the American
Pharmacists Association as Senior
Director of the HRSA Pharmacy
Services Support Center, a program
established between the APhA
and the Health Resources and
Services Administration Office
of Pharmacy Affairs. Before
accepting the national post,
Scholz served as the administrative
director of pharmacy operations
for the Harris County Hospital
District in Houston.
State
Coordinating Board Awards 2
Grants to UHCOP
 The
Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board has awarded two-year Advanced
Research Program grants to two
UH College of Pharmacy faculty
members. Malavosklish
"Liz" Bikram,
Ph.D., assistant professor of
pharmaceutics, received a $149,234
grant for "Stealth Targeted
MR Molecular Probes for Cancer
Detection," and Tahir
Hussain, associate
professor of pharmacology, received
a $150,000 grant for research
into the "Role of Angiotensin
II AT2 Receptor in Blood Pressure
Regulation in Obesity and Diabetes."
Tarrant
County Association Adds
$15,000 to Scholarship
 The
Tarrant County Pharmacy
Association has supplemented
its existing scholarship endowment
at the UH College of Pharmacy
with a gift of $15,000. A component
of the Texas Pharmacy Association,
the TCPA represents pharmacists
from the counties of Hood, Johnson,
Parker and Tarrant. Dedicated
to providing services and support
to future and current pharmacists,
the purpose of the TCPA scholarship
is to assist bright, young pharmacy
students from the Tarrant County
area offset the expenses of
a pharmacy education.
College,
Alumni Association Salute Tournament
Sponsors
UH
College of Pharmacy alumni and
friends took their best swing
in support of students at the
29th Annual Scholarship Golf
Tournament on June 2 at Augusta
Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas.
The team of Jimmy Washburn,
David Curlee (B.S.
'75), Dan Metzen
and Jeff Hall
(Pharm.D. '02) won the Low Net
Score title; and the team of
Jim Rutan (B.S.
'92), Chuck Kneip
(B.S. '92), John Rutan
and John Hargroue
won the Low Gross Score title.
This year's tournament sponsors
were: Walgreens
- Gold ($2,500); Marco
Carranza, (Pharm.D.
'03), McKesson Pharmaceutical
& Healthmart Pharmacies,
McClaugherty Consulting
Services, Randalls/Safeway
Inc., Windsor
Village United Methodist Church
and CVS Corporation
- Silver ($1,000); Medicine
Chest and Mylan
Laboratories Inc. -Red
& White ($500); and Continental
Airlines, Julianna
Szilagyi, Hyatt
Regency, UH
Hilton and Hilton
Westchase - in-kind
donations and other gifts.
Class
of 2008 Features 109 Pharm.D.
Graduates
The
College of Pharmacy graduated
109 Doctor of Pharmacy students
at the May 10 Commencement ceremonies,
which featured Distinguished
Alumnus W. Benjamin
"Ben" Fry,
R.Ph. (’72), FIACP, FACA,
president of the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy and independent
pharmacy owner. Approximately
one-third of the ’08 Pharm.D.
graduates are pursuing PGY1
or PGY2 clinical residency programs
throughout the U.S. In addition
to the May graduates, four Pharm.D.
students, one Ph.D. student
and 13 M.S. students are slated
to graduate in August.
Pharmacy
Alumni Post Largest Annual Membership
Gain
UH
College of Pharmacy alumni are
reconnecting in a big way, with
the Pharmacy Alumni Association
posting the largest increase
in the number of annual memberships
of all UH alumni groups. Nearly
50 alumni - an increase of 24
percent - joined the Houston
Alumni Organization, which includes
membership in the Pharmacy group,
between April 2007 and April
2008. HAO/PAA membership provides
such benefits as invitiations
to special UH events and discounts
on insurance. For more information
about the benefits of HAO/PAA
membership, visit www.mycougarconnection.com
or call 713-743-9550 or toll-free
at 1-877-COUGAR1 (268-4271).
UH Student
Wins Award for Online Portfolio
 UH
Pharm.D. student Laura
Edmundson was one of
only 28 students nationwide
to receive a 2008 RXportfolio
National Achievement Award.
The award recognizes pharmacy
students for creating exceptional
RXportfolios, an online student
portfolio service that allows
students to post their CV/resume,
employment history, goals, and
other personal, academic and
professional activities. Since
2006, all UHCOP pharmacy students
are responsible for creating
and maintaining the confidential
online portfolios as an employment
and networking resource.
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