Wyoming Pharmacist of the Year

Jennifer Nevins (right) is pictured with daughter, Kellie, who presented the award.

(reprinted with permission from the Wyoming Pharmacy Association)

The Wyoming Pharmacy Association held the 92nd Annual Convention in Casper June 26-28. It was during this convention that they recognized Jennifer Nevins, RPh as the Wyoming Pharmacist of the Year. At left, Kellie Nevins, daughter and UW School of Pharmacy Student surprised her mother with this award.

Nevins has been involved in many aspects of pharmacy in her career and is an outstanding advocate for her profession. She is a member of ASHP, ASCP, WPhA and WSHP and served as WSHP president for 2006-7; president elect for 2005-6, and board member 2007-8.

In addition to being an active member for the various pharmacy associations, she has also served as an elected member of the Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy for two terms between 1993-2005, where she served as board president for a combined 4 years and is currently serving another term for 2008-2011. While on the board she participated in MPJE item writing for the jurisprudence exam and she is very active representing the board during legislative sessions and meetings with the board of medicine. She was involved with visiting various states to review prescription drug monitoring programs prior to Wyoming adopting the current prescription drug monitoring program.

She served on several taskforce committees at NABP including the Resolutions committee 2 times, Taskforce Chairman and served as the District 7 representative on NABP Resolution & Nomination Committees. She is currently the President of District 7 NABP. She is the WY NABP Voting Delegate, ACPE Board Representative, and serves on the Dean's Advisory Council, USP 797 Task Force, UW Alumni Board of Directors, as well as a UW & high school preceptor for many years.

Jennifer is active in her community with a yearly booth at the local health fair and is hoping to add a drug take-back program for the health fair this year. She is on the Hospital Speaking Bureau for the community, speaking to various groups and at the senior center and will take students to speak at the Senior Center occasionally. She organizes her school of pharmacy class reunions and started a scholarship fund for the UW School of Pharmacy students through her class.
 

Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009