NABP 2001-2002 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 97th Annual Meeting

June 6, 2001 12:00 am

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's (NABP) 97th Annual Meeting, held May 5-9, 2001, in Seattle, Wash, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association's 2001-2002 Executive Committee.

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, President-elect Richard K. "Mick" Markuson, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, assumed the position of NABP president, and immediate Past President Jerry Moore, executive director of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, became the chairman of the Executive Committee.

The newly elected officers for NABP are President-elect John A. Fiacco, who is a member of the New York State Board of Pharmacy, and Treasurer Donna S. Wall, who is a member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy. William T. Winsley, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to fill a one-year position on the Executive Committee, and North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Howard C. Anderson, Jr, and Dennis K. McAllister, a member of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, will each serve a three-year member term on the Executive Committee. The other members of the 2001-2002 NABP Executive Committee who are currently fulfilling their terms are B. Belaire Bourg, Jr, member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; Donna M. Horn, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy; and S. Patricia "Tris" McSherry, chairperson of the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.

Abbreviated biographies for the officers and members of the Association's 2001-2002 Executive Committee follow:

President: Richard K. "Mick" Markuson, RPh
Richard K. "Mick" Markuson, executive director of the Idaho Board of Pharmacy since 1988, automatically assumed the presidency after having served as president-elect and three years as a member of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's Executive Committee. Mr Markuson, who represents District VII, will serve one year as president of the Association, then another year as chairman of the Executive Committee. Active in numerous NABP committees and task forces, Mr Markuson is a graduate of the North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the practice of pharmacy including the Wyeth-Ayerst Bowl of Hygeia Award.

Chair: Jerry Moore, JD, RPh
Jerry Moore, executive secretary of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, assumed the position of chairman after completing a one-year term as president. Mr Moore, who represents District III, previously served a one-year term as both the Association's president-elect and treasurer, and three years as a member of the NABP Executive Committee. During his career, he has received several awards, including the Wyeth-Ayerst Bowl of Hygeia, the National Community Pharmacists Association Leadership Award, and has been made a Fellow of the American Pharmaceutical Association. Mr Moore received his pharmacy degree from the Samford University School of Pharmacy and his law degree from the Birmingham School of Law.

President-elect: John A. Fiacco, RPh
John A. Fiacco, RPh, a member of the New York Board of Pharmacy and a representative of District II, was voted president-elect after serving one year as NABP treasurer and two years as a member of the Executive Committee. Mr Fiacco is a member of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination™ Review Committee and chaired NABP's Committee on Resolutions in 1997 and 1998. A graduate of the Albany School of Pharmacy, Albany, NY, he is director of Central Fill Pharmacy and the general manager of Renlar Systems for Cardinal Health.

Treasurer: Donna S. Wall, PharmD
Donna S. Wall, president of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, was elected treasurer of the Executive Committee. Ms Wall, who represents District IV on the Committee, has been an active participant on various Association task forces. She currently works as a hospital pharmacist for Clarian Health Partners. Ms Wall received her BS in pharmacy from Butler University and a PharmD from Purdue University.

Executive Committee Member: Howard C. Anderson, Jr, RPh
Howard C. Anderson, Jr, RPh, executive director of the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term as District V's representative on the Executive Committee. He is also the recipient of several awards including the Bowl of Hygeia, the Al Doerr Service Award, and North Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacist of the Year award. Mr Anderson earned a BS in pharmacy from the North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: B. Belaire Bourg, Jr, RPh
A member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy since 1984, B. Belaire Bourg, Jr, is serving his second year of a three-year term as a member of the Executive Committee. Mr Bourg, who represents District VI, is a pharmacy director for Eckerd Corporation. He earned his BS in pharmacy from Northeast Louisiana University in 1978.

Executive Committee Member: Donna M. Horn, RPh
Donna M. Horn, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, is in the third year of her second three-year term on the Executive Committee representing District I. Ms Horn is a regional pharmacy manager for Osco Drug. She earned her pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.

Executive Committee Member:Dennis K. McAllister, RPh
Dennis K. McAllister, RPh, a member of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year term as a member of the NABP Executive Committee. From District VIII, he is employed by Midwestern University at the Glendale College of Pharmacy. Mr McAllister earned a BS in pharmacy from the University of Minnesota.

Executive Committee Member: S. Patricia "Tris" McSherry, RPh
S. Patricia "Tris" McSherry, chairperson of the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy, was re-elected to a three-year term as a member of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Executive Committee. Ms McSherry, who represents District VIII, received her pharmacy degree from the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy. She works for PharMerica as the lead consultant pharmacist in El Paso, TX, and Las Cruces, NM.

Executive Committee Member: William T. Winsley, RPh
William T. Winsley, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a one-year member position. Mr Winsley, who represents District IV, received a BS in pharmacy and an MS in hospital pharmacy administration from Ohio State University. In 1999, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.

Jan Teplitz