Pharmacy building to anchor future science and health care programs

     The Campbell University School of Pharmacy broke ground Tuesday on a new, $9.9 million pharmacy teaching facility, the beginning of a thrust to add new science and health care academic programs at Campbell.
     “This groundbreaking ceremony is about the leadership and incentive the School of Pharmacy and this building will provide today and in the future,” said Campbell President Jerry M. Wallace. “This new building will anchor buildings to come, it will be the cornerstone of a block of science and health care education at Campbell.”
     After the 42,000 square-foot pharmacy teaching facility is completed in August 2006, the university’s first priority is to construct more undergraduate laboratory space, Wallace said. This will be followed by the addition of new science and healthcare academic programs, some of which are already under consideration.
     “One day you will see a complex of science buildings that will reach from here to the McLeod Athletic Training Facility,” Wallace said. The best is yet to be.”
Architect Robert Bishop outlined the four objectives of architectural firm Little and Associates in designing the building.
     “We designed this building to provide a quality learning environment, cutting-edge laboratory space, a showcase for Campbell University and the School of Pharmacy and architectural compatibility with existing buildings on campus,” Bishop said. “Fourteen months from now when this building opens, we think you’ll see that we achieved these goals.”
     The teaching facility will contain three floors with classrooms, breakout rooms, admissions and alumni suites, lecture halls, offices, a faculty resource center and professional association room and over 5,000 square-feet of laboratory space.
Keynote speaker, Mitchell Watts, president of The Pharmacy Network Foundation called the groundbreaking a wonderful occasion. “The entrepreneurial spirit of retail pharmacy in North Carolina and the vision of the Pharmacy Network of North Carolina board made it possible for the Foundation to be here today and support Campbell University with this great expansion project.” Watts said. “We must never forget the benefits an entrepreneurial spirit can accomplish when we co-create with the Divine.”
     The Pharmacy Network Foundation pledged $1.4 million toward the construction of the new teaching facility.
     Dr. Ronald Maddox, dean of the School of Pharmacy, referred to the groundbreaking as a special event in Campbell’s history.
    “We’re very excited about the new facility and what it means to students,” Maddox said. “It will enhance the educational process here to continue to move the school forward. We need to have the best facilities available and these will be the best facilities.”
Others who spoke at the event were Harold Wells, chairman of the Campbell University Board of Trustees, and Campbell trustee, Raymond A. Bryan, Jr., chairman of the board of directors of the T.A. Loving Construction Company, contractor for the pharmacy teaching facility.
     The Campbell University School of Pharmacy is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The school’s mission is to train clinical pharmacists in a Christian environment to meet existing and future healthcare needs and to guide students to become well-adjusted, exemplary citizens and community leaders. The school maintains an overall passage rate of 99 percent on state and national board exams. In 2001, Campbell dedicated the $3.2 million Pharmacy Research Facility designed to integrate clinical research and pharmaceutical sciences programs with industry demands.

Photo Copy: The Campbell University School of Pharmacy breaks ground on $9.9 million pharmacy teaching facility Tuesday, May 24. From left are Mitchell Watts, president of The Pharmacy Network Foundation; Jim Roberts, director of the Campbell Physical Plant; Robert Bishop, architect with Little and Associates; Harold Wells, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Jerry M. Wallace, president of Campbell University; Dr. LeAnne Kennedy (background), president of Campbell’s Pharmacy Alumni Association; Violette Ajiboye (background), president of the Pharmacy Student Executive Board; Dr. Ronald Maddox, dean of the School of Pharmacy; Raymond Bryan, of the T.A. Loving Company; Dr. James Ellerbe, vice president for Business and treasurer; Dr. Dwaine Greene, vice president for Academic Affairs and provost; Dr. Dennis Bazemore, vice president of Student Life; and Dr. Jack Britt, vice president for Advancement. (Photo by Bennett Scarborough)

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