Daniel Buffington, Pharm.D., MBA, was recently presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences….Diane Cappelletty, Pharm.D., has been elected President of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists….Marie Chisholm-Burns, Pharm.D., FCCP, is the principal investigator on a project titled, “Medication Access Program,” that was recently awarded $998,072 from the Mason Trust….James Cloyd, Pharm.D., FCCP, has been elected to a 3-year term on the American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors….Erika Kleppinger, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor at Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy….Greg Leader, Pharm.D., was recently named Interim Dean at the University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy….Vince Mauro, Pharm.D., FCCP, has been appointed Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Toledo College of Pharmacy….Mary Lynn McPherson, Pharm.D., BCPS, and John Murphy, Pharm.D., FCCP, have each been elected a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice of Pharmacy. Dr. Murphy also recently delivered the 2009 Leonard Lecture at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy….Mark Schneiderhan, Pharm.D., BCPP, has been appointed Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy….Peter Vlasses, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, was recently awarded an honorary doctor of science degree by the Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences….Kurt Wargo, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor at Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy.