ACCP honored 58 new Academy graduates during the ACCP Academy graduation ceremony held during the 2012 Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida. ACCP President Larry Cohen welcomed the graduating class, together with members of the Academy faculty and ACCP leadership, at a special commencement breakfast event on October 23. Dr. John Murphy, a past president of ACCP and winner of the 2012 ACCP Education Award, delivered the annual commencement address, a newly established Academy tradition.

2012 ACCP Academy graduates who participated in the October 23 commencement ceremony in Hollywood, Florida, pictured with ACCP President Lawrence Cohen (standing at far left).

The ACCP Academy was established to provide high-quality and readily accessible professional development opportunities for members of the College. The Academy was born in August 2006, when the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program was launched under the direction of Thomas Zlatic (St. Louis College of Pharmacy). In 2007, the Leadership and Management Certificate Program was introduced under the direction of Robert Smith (Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University). Today, the ACCP Academy includes the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program, led by Julie Banderas (University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine), and the Career Advancement Certificate Program, led by Joseph Saseen (University of Colorado Denver). In 2006, there were 43 participants in the Academy. Today, more than 400 participants are enrolled in an Academy certificate program, and more than 100 graduates have successfully completed one or more Academy tracks since 2008.

The new graduates recognized during the graduation ceremony have completed all the required modules in their respective programs, as well as selected electives. In addition to participating in live, interactive Academy courses, graduates develop online portfolios, complete a series of required readings, and receive feedback on course assignments from one or more mentors. ACCP congratulates all of these graduates on their accomplishments.

The Career Advancement Certificate Program was initiated to assist clinical pharmacists in further advancing their career development as they embark on new clinical endeavors. This year, the ACCP Academy recognized the first seven graduates of the program:

• Jennifer W. Baker, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
• Tara E. Dymon, Pharm.D., BCACP, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
• Gregory J. Hughes, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy
• Rohit Moghe, Pharm.D., MSPH, CDE, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Matthew K. Pitlick, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Marissa C. Salvo, Pharm.D., University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
• Marc A. Semprebon, Pharm.D., MSLS, RPh, North Country Health Systems

Currently, more than 100 participants are enrolled in the Leadership and Management Certificate Program. This year, ACCP was pleased to recognize 14 new graduates from this program:

• Allison Bernknopf, Pharm.D., BCPS, Ferris State University
• Linda M. Catanzaro, Pharm.D., University at Buffalo, The State University of New York School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• John Brock Harris, Pharm.D., BCPS, Hemby Children’s Hospital-Novant Health
• Emilie L. Karpiuk, Pharm.D., BCOP, BCPS, Froedtert Hospital
• Julie C. Kissack, Pharm.D., BCPP, Harding University College of Pharmacy
• Julie A. Murphy, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCCP, BCPS, University of Toledo
• Christine K. O’Neil, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, CGP, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
• Diana D. Puffenbarger, RPh
• Nancy L. Shapiro, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
• Carrie Silverman, Pharm.D., Vanguard Westland Hospital
• Suphat Subongkot, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS, BCOP, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Mitzi M. Wasik, Pharm.D., BCPS, Coventry Health Care
• Conchetta White Fulton, Pharm.D., FASCP, Xavier University of Louisiana
• Stewart R. Wirebaugh, Pharm.D., FASHP, St. David’s South Austin Medical Center

More than 100 participants are enrolled in the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program. This year, ACCP was pleased to recognize 11 graduates of the program:

• Sally L. Haack, Pharm.D., BCPS, Drake University College of Pharmacy
• Mandy Jones, Pharm.D., PA-C, BCPS, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
• Marianne I. Krupicka, Pharm.D., BCPS, Pacific University
• Lee D. Lam, Pharm.D., BCPS, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Carol Ann Morreale, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, Anderson Regional Medical Center
• Kelly M. Rudd, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP, Bassett Medical Center
• Angela O. Shogbon, Pharm.D., BCPS, Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Zachary A. Stacy, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Suphat Subongkot, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS, BCOP, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Lisa Anne Thompson, Pharm.D., BCOP, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
• Malgorzata Ewa Zielonka, Pharm.D., Dayton VA Medical Center

At present, more than 200 participants are enrolled in the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. During the graduation ceremony in Hollywood, the College was pleased to recognize 26 graduates of the program:

• Samantha S. Bastow, Pharm.D., Sarasota Memorial Hospital
• Christy Burrows-Grandstaff, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Ariane O. Conrad, Pharm.D., BCACP, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
• Quinn A. Czosnowski, Pharm.D., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy/University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
• Lindsay E. Davis, Pharm.D., BCPS, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy – Glendale
• Mark A. Della Paolera, Pharm.D., RPh, BCPS, Pacific University School of Pharmacy
• Amy M. Drew, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Lori J. Ernsthausen, Pharm.D., BCPS, The University of Findlay
• Charlotte Farris, Pharm.D., Texas A&M Health Science Center – Irma L. Rangel College of Pharmacy
• Leslie A. Hamilton, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Lisa M. Holle, Pharm.D., BCOP, University of Connecticut Department of Pharmacy
• Kristi W. Kelley, Pharm.D., BCPS, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
• Joseph M. LaRochelle, Pharm.D., Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
• Kelly A. Lempicki, Pharm.D., BCPS, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
• Cara L. Leos, Pharm.D., BCPS, East Alabama Medical Center
• Delilah J. McCarty, Pharm.D., Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• LaDonna M. Oelschlaeger, Pharm.D., Loma Linda School of Pharmacy
• Priti N. Patel, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. John’s University
• Keturah Reid Robinson, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, Xavier University of Louisiana
• Alison M. Reta, Pharm.D., University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
• Katie E. Ronald, Pharm.D., BCPS, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
• Christie Schumacher, Pharm.D., BCPS, BC-ADM, CDE, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
• Dane Shiltz, Pharm.D., BCPS, Butler University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
• Ashley M. Taylor, Pharm.D., Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
• Shandrika Williams, Pharm.D., BCACP, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
• Christine Kelly Yocum, Pharm.D., Palm Beach Atlantic University, Gregory School of Pharmacy

In addition to these graduates, ACCP would like to recognize and thank those who have served as faculty for Academy courses and the mentors selected by these graduates. The Academy certificate programs are designed to foster both professional and personal growth to promote individual professional success. 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.