11/21/2002

SCHAD RECEIVES PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Randy Schad of Troy was awarded the Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Pharmacist of the Year Award at the MSHP Annual Meeting Nov. 8 in Lansing, Mich.

Every year, MSHP recognizes a pharmacist who is a model in leadership and achievement, is committed to health-system pharmacy, is active in pharmacy organizations, participates in community service, demonstrates innovative practice and has a professional demeanor, integrity and ethics.

Schad is currently employed as the Senior Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical Services with William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. In addition, he is an adjunct assistant professor at Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

In addition to being a member of the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) and treasurer of the MSHP Board of Directors, Schad also belongs to such organizations as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He has served on MSHP's Educational Affairs Committee, Organizational Affairs Committee and Professional and Legal Affairs Committee. He also represented MSHP as a delegate to the ASHP House of Delegate for multiple years.

Schad received both his Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh and his master's degree from the University of Iowa.

MSHP is a practice section that consists of more than 500 of MPA's 3,600 members. Since its founding in 1883, MPA has been a leader in the professional and scientific advancement of pharmacy and in safeguarding the well-being of the individual patient in Michigan.

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