The 128th Annual Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Convention and Expo was held on July 13-16 in Murfreesboro. Many faculty and alumni presented at the conference, including Drs. Stephan Foster, Leslie Hamilton, M. Shawn McFarland, Shaunta’ Ray, Cyle White and Mac Wilhoit. One of the featured general session speakers was Dr. Jim Eoff, whose presentation was titled “History of Clinical Pharmacy in Tennessee: A Challenge to Become Change Advocates.” Also, several faculty and alumni received awards at the conference.
Rob A. Lucas, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP received the 2015 Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Award. Jeanne R. Ezell, DPh (’78), MS, FASHP received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award. Ronnie Felts, DPh (’74) received the 2015 Cardinal Health GenerationRx Champions Award. W. Shannon McCool, DPh (’72) received the 2015 Excellence in Innovation Award. Also, Jim Eoff, PharmD (’69, ’70) received the 2015 Barbara McAndrew Herald Award for sustained service and Mac Wilhoit, DPh (’77) received the 2015 Bowl of Hygeia Award. The 2015 Innovative Health-System Pharmacy Practice Award to a Pharmacy Practice with 100 Beds or Less was awarded to Le Conte Medical Center Pharmacy Department Director of Pharmacy, Claudia Ogburn, DPh (’74). The 2015 Innovative Health-System Pharmacy Practice Award to Other Pharmacy Practice Types was awarded to the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Pharmacy Service Director of Pharmacy, Diane D. Shackelford, PharmD, MHA (’83, ’84).