No, This Isn’t My Travel Journal!

Ok, I know what you’re thinking.  Why does Joe believe we want to know all this stuff he decides to share with us?  Well, I understand, so I will make this brief.  In the last few posts I talked about events at pharmacy colleges in Abilene, Austin and Kingsville.  But before this week is over there is one more historic moment that you must know a little about.  This one is happening in San Antonio.

On May 5, a series of firsts began at the Feik School of Pharmacy at the University of the Incarnate Word.  The first graduation luncheon was held for its first graduating class, along with the commissioning of the Feik School of Pharmacy Alumni Association.  Yesterday, the 67 pharmacy students of its 2006 inaugural class participated in the College’s first oath and hooding ceremony.  Then this evening, Friday, May 7, commencement ceremonies will be held to award the first doctor of pharmacy degrees in the school’s history.  This is another significant success story for the pharmacy profession in Texas.  Congratulations to these new graduates, to the faculty and to the college’s visionary founding Dean, Dr. Arcelia Johnson-Fannin.

Joe DaSilva

Executive Director/CEO
Texas Pharmacy Association