Val Adams, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCOP, received funding from the National Institutes of Health as a co-investigator on the project, “Synthetic Probes of Protein Prenylation”….John Bosso, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, has been reappointed to the editorial advisory board of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy….Allison Chung, Pharm.D., BCPS, was recently promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor at Auburn University….Nicole Culhane, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been appointed Director of Experiential Education at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, MD….Joseph DiPiro, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, was recently honored with the Phi Lambda Sigma Proctor & Gamble National Leadership Award….Susan Fagan, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, has been named the third Albert W. Jowdy Professor of Pharmacy Care at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy….Kevin Garey, Pharm.D., has been appointed Chair of the Clinical Sciences & Administration Department at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy….Jimmi Hatton, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM, BCNSP, was recently named Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy….June Johnson, Pharm.D., received the Hartig Distinguished Professor Award from the Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences….Sandra Kane-Gill, Pharm.D., M.Sc., and Amy Seybert, Pharm.D., were both recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy….Russell Lewis, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, received a 2-year grant from Merck & Co. in the amount of $90,700 for a study titled, “Comparison of Caspofungin and Anidulafungin Pharmacodynamics in a Murine Model of Acute Invasive Aspergillosis”….Frank Romanelli, Pharm.D., BCPS, was recently honored by the University of Kentucky as a recipient of the 2008 Provost Teaching Award for Tenured Faculty….Kelly Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been appointed Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Residency Program Advancement at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy….William E. Smith, Pharm.D., was appointed earlier this year by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Advisory Council. Smith will be the first pharmacist to serve on this council….Deborah Sturpe, Pharm.D., BCPS, received a grant for $23,356 from the Drug Information Association for a study titled, “Knowledge of Emergency Contraception Among Health Professionals”….Vincent Tam, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $209,860 from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals for “Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of a New Anti-Staphylococcal Antimicrobial Agent.”