46 Preceptors Honored at 2007 Preceptor Education and Recognition Symposium

W ith more than 250 precepted PharmD clinical rotation sites nationwide, the College’s dedicated corps of Pharmacy preceptors provide a vital link between theory and practice; coursework and direct engagement. To honor its preceptors for the exceptional job they do preparing the next generation of Michigan pharmacists, the College annually hosts a one-day educational symposium and preceptor recognition event.

On Friday, June 8, the College saluted 46 preceptors who had achieved service milestones of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 35 years. Those in attendance at the 2007 Preceptor Education and Recognition Symposium event in the Michigan League Ballroom included (see photo, right): Front row, Simona Butler, adjunct clinical assistant professor, University of Michigan Medical Center (UMMC), five years’ service; Jeong “Jamie” Park, PharmD’99, clinical assistant professor, UMMC, five years’ service; Cherise Callahan, PharmD’95, adjunct clinical instructor, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor (SJMH), 10 years’ service; Stephanie Taber, clinical assistant professor, UMMC, five years’ service. Back row, Lisa Ginsberg-Evans, BSPharm’80, adjunct

clinical instructor, UMMC, 25 years’ service; Nina West, PharmD’87, adjunct clinical assistant professor, SJMH, 15 years’ service; Cary Johnson, PharmD’72, professor of pharmacy, U-M College of Pharmacy, 35 years’ service; Tom Macek, PharmD’94, adjunct clinical assistant professor, director, clinical science, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago, Ill., five years’ service; Simon Cronin, adjunct clinical assistant professor, Karmanos Cancer Institute; Harper University Hospital, Detroit, 10 years’ service; Christina Jones, BSPharm’74, adjunct clinical instructor, UMMC, 20 years’ service; Richard Cook, PharmD’81, adjunct clinical assistant professor, Blue Care Network of Michigan, 25 years’ service. In attendance but not pictured in the group photo was Susan Napier, BSPharm’75, adjunct clinical instructor, Meijer Pharmacy #173, Ann Arbor, 25 years’ service. (See her profile, this page.) The recipient of the College’s 2007 Preceptor of the Year Award was Mary (Himlin) Demo, PharmD’93, clinical assistant professor, UMMC. Susan Napier, BSPharm’75