Lecture Series
The School of Pharmacy hosts various lectures throughout the academic year. School lectures include The Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture and the Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture. Departmental lectures include the Rachel and Winfield Cotton Lecture, hosted by the Department of Pharmacy Administration, and the Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry, hosted by the Department of Medicinal Chemistry.
Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture
In 1973, the School of Pharmacy established the Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture to recognize the contributions of Charles W. Hartman, former dean of the School of Pharmacy, to the University of Mississippi and to the pharmaceutical sciences. Annually, an internationally recognized leader in pharmacy is selected to deliver the lecture.
Previous lecturers include:
| 1973 | Dr. Stanley F. Yolles Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York |
1996 | Mr. Jerome A. Halperin Executive Vice President of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. |
| 1974 | Dr. Robert Q. Marston President of the University of Florida |
1997 | Dr. Bernadette Marriott Director of the Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health |
| 1975 | Dr. Donald B. Louria Chairman of the Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health, New Jersey Medical School |
1998 | Dr. Pedro Pujol Specialist in endocrinology, nutrition, and sports medicine |
| 1976 | Dr. Lewis Nobles President of Mississippi College |
2001 | Dr. Bernard A. Schwetz Acting Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration |
| 1977 | Dr. Bruce Dull Associate Director of the Centers for Disease Control |
2002 | The Honorable Thad Cochran United States Senator, Mississippi |
| 1979 | Dr. Arthur Ulene Noted health advocate and physician |
2004 | Dr. Mark B. McClellan Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration |
| 1980 | The Honorable Paul G. Rogers Former United States Representative, Florida |
2005 | Dr. Ed Thompson Chief of Public Health Practice for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 1981 | Dr. James Schoenberger President of the American Heart Association |
2006 | Dr. J. Edward Hill President of the American Medical Association |
| 1982 | Mr. E. Claiborne Robins, Jr. President and CEO of A.H. Robins Pharmaceutical Company |
2008 | Dr. Daniel W. Jones President of the American Heart Association Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| 1983 | Dr. Leslie Caine Campbell Author of 200 Years of Pharmacy in Mississippi |
2009 | Mr. Joseph T. Rannazzisi Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration |
| 1984 | Dr. Leo H. Sternbach Scientist who synthesized Valium and Librium |
2010 | Dr. Lucinda L. Maine Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
| 1985 | Mr. Thomas M. Collins President of Smith, Kline, and French Laboratories |
2011 | Dr. Thomas E. Menighan Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association |
| 1986 | Dr. Lawrence C. Weaver Interim Dean Emeritus of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy |
2012 | Ms. Diane B. Ginsburg Immediate Past President of the American Society of Health- System Pharmacists Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy |
| 1987 | Mr. Edwin Meese III United States Attorney General |
2013 | Dr. Lois Margaret Nora President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Board of Medical Specialties |
| 1988 | Dr. Daniel Callahan Renowned medical ethicist |
2014 | Dr. Robert Vince Director of the Center for Drug Design |
| 1989 | Dr. Kenneth N. Barker Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Auburn University |
2015 | Ms. Susan A. Cantrell Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Americas for the Drug Information Association |
| 1990 | Dr. Carl E. Trinca Executive Director of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
2016 | Dr. Paul Abramowitz Chief Executive Officer of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and professor emeritus at the University of Iowa |
| 1991 | Dr. Joseph A. Oddis Executive Vice President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
2017 | Dr. Ronald T. Piervincenzi Chief Executive Officer of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. |
| 1992 | Mr. Raymond A. Gosselin Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacy Times |
2018 | Dr. Blake Thompson Vice President for Government Affairs at The Ohio State University |
| 1993 | The Honorable William F. Winter Former Mississippi Governor |
2019 | Dr. Michael Maddux Executive Director of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy |
| 1994 | Dr. Jannet M. Carmichael Past-President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator of the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Reno, Nevada |
2020 | Rear Admiral (Retired) Pamela Schweitzer Former Assistant Surgeon General, 10th Chief Pharmacist Officer, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| 1995 | The Honorable Trent Lott United States Senator, Mississippi |
2021 | Ms. Alice P. Mead Senior Adviser, Greenwich Biosciences |
| 2022 | Dr. John M. O’Brien President and Chief Executive Officer, National Pharmaceutical Council |
Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture
The School of Pharmacy established the Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture in 2004 to recognize Dr. Waller’s contributions to his discipline and the School of Pharmacy. Each year the lecture is hosted by a department within the school. Lecturers are selected for their contributions to the host department’s discipline.
Previous lecturers include:
| 2004 | Dr. Oakley S. Ray Executive Secretary of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Host: Department of Pharmacology |
2012 | Dr. Marilyn A. Huestis Chief, Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section for the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Host: National Center for Natural Products Research |
| 2005 | Dr. Billy R. Martin Chair and Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Virginia Commonwealth University Host: National Center for Natural Products Research |
2013 | Dr. William H. Gerwick Distinguished Professor of Oceanography and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego Host: Department of Pharmacognosy |
| 2006 | Dr. Jon Clardy Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School Host: Department of Pharmacognosy |
2014 | Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn Professor and Jack L. Beal Chair in Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University Host: Department of BioMolecular Sciences |
| 2007 | Dr. Carlton E. Turner President and CEO of Carrington Laboratories Host: Department of Medicinal Chemistry |
2016 | Dr. Mansoor A. Khan Professor and Vice Dean of Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Host: Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery |
| 2008 | Dr. Ashim K. Mitra Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Missouri Curators’ Professor of Pharmacy, and Chairman of the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Host: Department of Pharmaceutics |
2016 | Dr. John E. Murphy Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Host: Department of Pharmacy Practice |
| 2009 | Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns Department Head and Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Arizona Host: Department of Pharmacy Practice |
2018 | Dr. C. Daniel Mullins Professor and Chair of the Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Host: Department of Pharmacy Administration |
| 2010 | Dr. Marv Shepherd Professor and Director, Pharmacy Administration Division, University of Texas Host: Department of Pharmacy Administration |
2018 | Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly Co-Director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Project Host: National Center for Natural Products Research |
| 2012 | Dr. Susan B. Shurin Acting Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Host: Department of Pharmacology |
2019 | Dr. Laura M. Bohn Professor of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute Host: Department of BioMolecular Sciences |
Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry
In 2005, the Department of Medicinal Chemistry established the Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry to recognize Dr. Borne’s contributions to the department. The lectures are delivered by scholars in the fields of medicinal chemistry and synthetic drug discovery.
Previous lecturers include:
| 2005 | Dr. Philip S. Portoghese Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Minnesota Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
2011 | Dr. Bruce E. Maryanoff The Scripps Research Institute |
| 2006 | Dr. Allen B. Reitz Senior Research Fellow, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development Editor of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry |
2012 | Dr. Michael Owens Director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| 2007 | Dr. Neal Castagnoli, Jr. Peters Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
2013 | Dr. Kenneth Jacobson Chief of the Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Recognition Section National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institutes of Health |
| 2008 | Dr. Kenner C. Rice Chief of the Chemical Biology Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse |
2014 | Dr. Chris M. Ireland Distinguished Professor and Dean of the University of Utah College of Pharmacy |
| 2009 | Dr. Duane D. Miller Van Vleet Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs College of Pharmacy University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
2015 | Dr. Lawrence J. Marnett Director of the A.B. Hancock, Jr. Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Professor of Cancer Research and Biochemistry at VanderbiltUniversity |
| 2010 | Dr. Peter Crooks George A. Digenis Professor in Drug Design and Discovery University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy |
Winfield and Rachel Cotton Lecture
In 1998, the Department of Pharmacy Administration established the Rachel and Winfield Cotton Lecture to recognize Mr. Cotton’s contributions to pharmaceutical wholesaling. The lectures are delivered by scholars in the fields of development and distribution of pharmaceutical products.
Previous lecturers include:
| 2001 | Dr. Ronald J. Streck President and CEO of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association |
2011 | Dr. Kenneth Kaitin Director and Research Professor Tufts University |
| 2004 | Dr. Robert A. Freeman Executive Director of Public Policy at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |