Pharmacy teaching facility names March completion date

A group of pharmacy alumni donned hard hats recently to tour the $10 million pharmacy teaching facility now under construction at Campbell University. The 40,000 square-foot building is scheduled to be completed by the end of March.Drs. Jason Cain, Jerry Haynes, Heather Massengill, Jeremy Massengill and Ed Herring Jr. were impressed with the spacious commons area in the center of the building which soars to the third floor roof line and is surrounded by lecture halls, classrooms, laboratories lounges, suites and office space on all three floors. The commons area is named for Mrs. Betty Wallace, long-time assistant to Dr. Ronald Maddox, dean of Campbell’s School of Pharmacy, “I’ve never seen so much lab space,” remarked Dr. Jason Cain, a 2003 graduate and Eckerd’s pharmacist in Rocky Mount, N.C. Located between the Riddle Science Building and Carter Gymnasium, the teaching facility contains 8,000 feet of lecture space and approximately 6,000 feet of laboratory space, including a pharmaceutics lab and plans for a pharmacology lab, cellular and molecular lab, bio-chemical lab, bio-technology lab and quantitative and analytical instrumentation lab. In addition to these spaces, are faculty offices, a Professional Association Room for student club meetings and events, an alumni suite, break-out rooms and lounges. Auditorium style, 80-seat and 230-seat lecture halls are located on the first floor. They are surrounded by classroom and office space. “This building is such a great asset for the Campbell pharmacy program,” said Dr. Jerry Haynes (’93), a pharmacist with Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville, N.C. “There are a lot of positive changes going on here.” Dr. Ed Herring (’95) who practices at Medical Village Pharmacy in Laurinburg, N.C., marveled at the alumni support the building has received. “I think it’s nice that so many alums are giving back to the pharmacy school,” he said. “It’s nice to walk through the building and see the names of so many people I know.” The new pharmacy building will be a tremendous asset to students, faculty and staff, added Maddox. “We are all excited about moving into this marvelous facility. I take this opportunity to thank our alumni, North Carolina pharmacists and the many contributors who have made this dream a reality,” he said. The Campbell University School of Pharmacy was established in 1986 as the first new school of pharmacy to open in the United States in 35 years. In 1990, the charter class distinguished itself with a 100 percent passage rate on state and national board examinations. Subsequent classes have maintained a record of 99 percent passage rate on the national board exam and 99 percent on state board exams. The school is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Additional courses are taught at the School of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Research located on Campbell University’s RTP campus.Photo Copy: School of Pharmacy alumni tour the new pharmacy teaching facility at Campbell. From left, Jeremy Massengill (’00), of Clayton, N.C.; Ed Herring (’95), of Laurinburg, N.C.; Jason Cain (’03), of Elm City, N.C.; Jerry Haynes (’93), of Whiteville, N.C.; Heather Massengill (’00), of Clayton, N.C.; and Jodi Peeler, director of Alumni Relations for the School of Pharmacy.

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