GRAND BLANC MAN RECEIVES AWARD

Grand Blanc resident Dewaine V. Robinson will receive the 2004 Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) Executive Board Medal Award during the association's Annual Convention & Exposition, held Feb. 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Mich.

The Executive Board Medal Award is given annually to an individual who has demonstrated an extraordinary personal commitment to MPA. The award was developed to recognize individuals who have been instrumental to the MPA Executive Board and to the association in advancing pharmacy's agenda.

A 1955 graduate of Ferris State University (FSU), Robinson went on to own and operate three community pharmacies in the Flint area from 1962 to 1986. Robinson has been actively promoting pharmacy and assisting MPA for decades. He has been Chairman of the Pharmacy Services Inc. Board of Directors since 1983 and has served as President of Pharmacy Systems Inc. since 1986. In addition, he is a director and past chairman of Pharmacy Services Insurance Ltd. and a member and past chairman of the Michigan Pharmacy Foundation Board of Trustees. Robinson is a charter member of FSU's Rho Chi Honor Society and served as a member of their Alumni Board for eight years. He has been a member of both the President's and Dean's Club at FSU.

Robinson has been recognized for his contributions to pharmacy, not only by being honored with this prestigious award, but also having been named Pharmacist of the Year in 1974 by the Genesee County Pharmacists Association and in 1980 by MPA. In 2002, he received the Health Plus of Michigan Dr. Gary Roat Honoree Award.

Robinson has been a member of MPA since 1955 and is also a member of the National Community Pharmacists Association.

The MPA, serving over 3,500 pharmacy professionals, strives to be a leader in professional and scientific advancement by following its mission of encouraging and supporting its members as the professionals responsible for the delivery of patient-oriented pharmaceutical care.

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