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Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh, NABP Executive Committee Chair, Receives Prestigious Harold W. Pratt Award from NACDS
Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh, chairperson of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) Executive Committee received the prestigious Harold W. Pratt Award from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) on August 26, 2008. Peacock was presented with the award, which is the association’s highest honor, at the 2008 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference on August 26.
“As an association, the most fundamental thing we must do is work together, and Oren embodies the collaborative spirit of NACDS,” said NACDS President and Chief Executive Officer Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE. “Viewed as a mentor by many, Oren is known for his ability to bring people together to discuss critical issues in a professional, dignified manner. He is an outstanding leader, and his presence has been a valuable addition to numerous pharmacy-related groups.”
NABP experienced the leadership described by Anderson first hand through Peacock’s leadership on the NABP Executive Committee. He was first elected to the Executive Committee in 2003 as a member representing District 6. After his three-year term he was elected president-elect and subsequently assumed the position of president and now chairperson of the Executive Committee.
“Oren is very deserving of this award,” said NABP President Rich Palombo, RPh. “During his term as NABP president in 2007-2008, he took the initiative to assess the status of quality outcome and peer review regulations in the states and in the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy among several other accomplishments that furthered the cause for protecting public health.
A former member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, Peacock was first appointed to the Board in 1996 and then reappointed for an additional term in 1999. While on the Board he served as president from 1998 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2005.
Peacock has contributed his time and efforts to many NABP committees and task forces, including the Task Force on Centralized Prescription Filling, the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, the Committee on Resolutions, and the Task Force on the Evaluation and Modification of the NABP Constitution and Bylaws. In addition he has served on the Task Force to Develop Recommendations to Best Reduce Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy Practice. Peacock is also a member of such professional associations as the Dallas County and Texas Pharmacy Associations, American Pharmacists Association, and the Texas Federation of Drug Stores. He currently serves on the University of Texas and Texas Tech College of Pharmacy dean’s advisory council.
Currently, Peacock is a consultant for CVS Caremark. Before the change in ownership, he steadily progressed through the ranks of the Eckerd Corporation to the position of vice president of pharmacy relations. He graduated from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy with a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy.
About the Harold W. Pratt Award
Harold W. Pratt dedicated himself to many years of service at Walgreens, becoming the industry’s first director of professional services. Over the course of his 43 years of service to Walgreens, Pratt came to be recognized as the “dean” of pharmacy professional service directors. He worked tirelessly to grow and promote pharmacy operations, and he was asked by NACDS to organize and chair its first pharmacy conference.
This annual honor, established in 1985 by the NACDS Board of Directors, recognizes individuals whose activities have contributed to the promotion, recognition, and improvement of the practice of pharmacy within the chain drug industry.
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