Pharmacy convocation features state executive director

     Dr. Jay Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, was the keynote speaker at the Campbell University School of Pharmacy’s opening convocation recently. He now serves as an adjunct professor of pharmacy at Campbell University.
     “Pharmacy is a profession undergoing a great deal of change—some due to internal and some to external pressures,” said Campbell, who was named executive director of the state board of pharmacy in 2006. “To navigate these changes, pharmacy must have strong and effective leadership.”
     As leaders, Campbell advised students to be true to themselves above all, accept praise with humility, praise their teammates, know the difference between a manager and a leader and always have a vision. “A lack of forward vision will change you from a leader to a reactor,” he said.
     A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Campbell received a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy. He went on to earn a law degree from Vanderbilt University and practiced pharmacy and worked as a researcher for a pharmaceutical company prior to attending law school. Following law school and a federal judicial clerkship, Campbell practiced as an appellate litigation attorney for eight years in Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, N.C.
     The North Carolina Board of Pharmacy was created by the North Carolina Legislature to protect the public health, safety and welfare in pharmaceutical matters. The board sets standards for academic and practical experience programs prior to licensure, issues permits, annually renews licenses and permits and sets policy for the profession.
     Campbell’s School of Pharmacy welcomed 108 new students and 322 returning students to the program.

Photo Copy: The Campbell University School of Pharmacy welcomed Dr. Jay Campbell as the speaker at the opening convocation ceremony. Campbell, who is also an adjunct professor at Campbell, is executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Pictured from left are Dr. Amanda Greenwood, a Campbell alumna and member of the Alumni Board of Directors of the Campbell School of Pharmacy; Dr. Ronald Maddox, dean of the School of Pharmacy, Dr. Jack Watts, a Campbell trustee and member of the Board of Advisors for the pharmacy school; Dr. Dennis Bazemore, vice president for Student Life; and Dr. Jay Campbell.