HAITHCO NAMED PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR

Contact: Andrea Rybicki (517) 377-0232 andrea@michiganpharmacists.org
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February 14, 2003

William Haithco will receive the 2003 Pharmacist of the Year Award at the Michigan Pharmacists Association's (MPA) Annual Convention & Exposition Feb. 21-23 in Dearborn, Mich. This award is Michigan's highest honor in the pharmacy profession.

The MPA Pharmacist of the Year Award is given to a pharmacist who demonstrates professional excellence and exemplary service to the profession in advancing public health at either the state or local level and displays all the traits and characteristics of someone with a true commitment to advancing the pharmaceutical profession and public health.


Haithco owned a pharmacy in Saginaw, Mich., for 14 years before working for 17 years at the former Saginaw General Hospital. Haithco served on more than 70 boards and organizations throughout Michigan, and served as a Saginaw County Commissioner. He was a founding member of the Saginaw County Parks and Recreation Committee, serving as its chairman for 28 years, and can be recognized as the namesake to Saginaw's Haithco Park.


Haithco has been a mentor to pharmacy students by serving on the Pharmacy Alumni Board of Governors at the University of Michigan. He was also the Vice President of the Michigan State University College of Natural Science Board of Directors, and a founding member of Pharmacy PAC who served on its board until 1999.


Haithco received the Bowl of Hygeia Award in 1970. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Michigan in 1952. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Pharmacology from Michigan State University. He currently resides in Fayetteville, Georgia.


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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