The inaugural ACCP Academy commencement ceremonies were held at the 2009 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. ACCP President John Murphy welcomed the graduating class together with members of the Academy faculty and ACCP leadership at a special breakfast ceremony on October 20. The ACCP Academy was established in an effort to provide high-quality and readily accessible professional development opportunities for members of the College. The Academy officially began in August 2006, when the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program was launched under the direction of Dr. Thomas Zlatic, Professor at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. In 2007, the Leadership and Management Certificate Program was introduced under the direction of Dr. Robert Smith, Professor and Assistant to the Dean for Professional Affairs at the Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University. Today, the ACCP Academy also includes the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program (launched in 2008), led by Dr. Gary Yee, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center; and the new Clinical Practice Advancement Certificate Program (which debuted at the 2009 Annual Meeting), directed by Dr. Joseph Saseen, Professor at the University of Colorado Denver. In 2006, there were 43 participants in the Academy. Today, more than 280 individuals are enrolled in an Academy certificate program.

The new graduates recognized during the commencement 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 inaugural graduates on their accomplishments.

Graduates of the Leadership and Management Certificate Program who were in attendance at the 2009 Annual Meeting.

More than 60 participants are now enrolled in the Leadership and Management Certificate Program. This year, we are pleased to recognize the first 10 graduates of the program:

• Susan P. Bruce, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Morton P. Goldman, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
• Thomas M. Gray, Pharm.D.
• Deanne L. Hall, Pharm.D., CDE
• David S. Hoff, Pharm.D.
• Karen A. Kirschbaum, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Lisa K. McKee, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Andréa Watson, Pharm.D.
• Cathy R. Whalen, Pharm.D.
• Suzanne B. Wortman, Pharm.D., B.S., BCPS

Graduates of the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program who were in attendance at the 2009 Annual Meeting.

Currently, more than 160 participants are enrolled in the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program, and we are pleased to recognize the program’s 21 inaugural graduates:

• Elias Chahine, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Roland N. Dickerson, Pharm.D.
• Jennifer L. Donovan, Pharm.D.
• Marty Lee Eng, Pharm.D., CGP, FASCP
• Jomy M. George, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Jennifer Siliven Hardesty, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Abir O. Kanaan, Pharm.D.
• Joel C. Marrs, Pharm.D.
• April D. Miller, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Julie A. Murphy, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Phillip S. Owen, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Rolee Pathak, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Michael J. Peeters, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Lori L. Schirmer, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCNSP
• Kristine S. Schonder, Pharm.D.
• Amy L. Seybert, Pharm.D.
• Zachary A. Stacy, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Tyan Frazier Thomas, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Joseph P. Vande Griend, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Craig B. Whitman, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Nancy S. Yunker, Pharm.D., BCPS

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.