ACCP honored 43 Academy enrollees for completing the requirements for graduation at the ACCP Academy graduation ceremony held at the 2011 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ACCP Past President, Bill Kehoe, welcomed the graduating class together with members of the Academy faculty and ACCP leadership at a special breakfast ceremony on October 18.

The ACCP Academy was established to provide high-quality and readily accessible professional development opportunities for members of the College. This educational program officially began in August 2006, when the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program was launched under the direction of Thomas Zlatic (Professor at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy). In 2007, the Leadership and Management Certificate Program was introduced under the direction of Robert Smith (Professor and Assistant to the Dean for Professional Affairs at the Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University). Today, the ACCP Academy includes the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program, led by Gary Yee (Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center), as well as the recently renamed Career Advancement Certificate Program, led by Joseph Saseen (Professor at the University of Colorado Denver). In 2006, there were 43 participants in the Academy. Today, there are more than 400 participants enrolled in an Academy certificate program.

The new graduates recognized during the graduation ceremony completed all the core required modules for their respective programs, as well as selected electives. In addition to live educational programming, the graduates developed online portfolios, completed a series of required readings, and underwent evaluations by one or more mentors. ACCP congratulates each of these graduates on their accomplishments.

Currently, more than 100 participants are enrolled in the Leadership and Management Certificate Program. This year, we are pleased to recognize 17 graduates of the program:

• Wayne C. Adams, Pharm.D., University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
• Vijaykumar T. Bavda, Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
• Paul P. Belliveau, Pharm.D., Southern Illinois University
• Jennifer L. Donovan, Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
• Wendy Everhart, Pharm.D., Abbott Laboratories
• David G. Fuentes, Pharm.D., BCPP, CGP, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
• Charlene A. Hope, Pharm.D., BCPS, Auburn University
• Courtney I. Jarvis, Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
• Abir O. Kanaan, Pharm.D., Abbott Laboratories
• Stacy L. Martin, Pharm.D., MBA, Lipscomb University
• Mark D. Mills, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. John Medical Center
• Julie H. Oestreich, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Debra L. Parker, Pharm.D., BCPS, Physicians, Inc.
• Merideth L. Rodgers, Pharm.D., BCPS, Abbott Laboratories
• Sally J. Sato, Pharm.D., MBA, M.S., Champ VA
• Carlos Valdes, Pharm.D., MBA, Roche
• Susan R. Winkler, Pharm.D., BCPS, Midwestern University

Currently, more than 100 participants are enrolled in the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program. This year, we are pleased to recognize four graduates of the program:

• Sarah L. Anderson, Pharm.D., BCPS, Carle Hospital
• Elias Chahine, Pharm.D., BCPS, Palm Beach Atlantic University
• Laura A. Perry, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of Findley School of Pharmacy
• Elizabeth Pogge, Pharm.D., BCPS, Midwestern University

More than 200 participants are now enrolled in the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program, and we are pleased to recognize 22 graduates of the program:

• Scott J. Bergman, Pharm.D., BCPS, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Alaina M. Borries, Pharm.D., Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Andrew J. Crannage, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• B. DeeAnn Dugan, Pharm.D., McWhorter School of Pharmacy
• Christa M. George, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
• Christy S. Harris, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
• Kira Brice Harris, Pharm.D., BCPS, Norwegian American Hospital
• Lori B. Hornsby, Pharm.D., BCPS, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
• Lauren K. McCluggage, Pharm.D., BCPS, Campbell University
• Amber N. McLendon, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. John Medical Center
• Angela H. Pegram, Pharm.D., CDE, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Ann M. Philbrick, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
• Jamie M. Pitlick, Pharm.D., St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Timothy Reilly, Pharm.D., BCPS, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers
• Jennifer A. Reinhold, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
• Rochelle F. Rubin, Pharm.D., BCPS, Midwestern University
• Trent G. Towne, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ-ID), Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
• Alison M. Walton, Pharm.D., BCPS, Butler University
• Christopher S. Wisniewski, Pharm.D., BCPS, South Carolina College of Pharmacy
• Susan C. Woodard, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, Nashville VA Medical Center
• J. Andrew Woods, Pharm.D., BCPS, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Clifford A. Young, R.Ph., CGP, University of the Pacific

In addition to these graduates, ACCP would like to recognize and thank those who have served as faculty for Academy courses, as well as the mentors selected by these graduates. The Academy certificate programs are designed to provide both professional and personal growth in one’s selected areas of study. ACCP congratulates these professionals on their hard work and dedication and wishes them success in their efforts toward improving the care of the patients we serve.