Theodore "Ted" L. Hoy Honored as 2009 Outstanding Alumnus

Ted Hoy (center) is pictured with CHS Dean Joe Steiner and Linda Martin, SOP associate dean of operations and academic affairs.

All three Hoy brothers graduated from the School of Pharmacy. (L to R) Richard, Theodore "Ted", and Kenneth Hoy.

Theodore "Ted" L. Hoy (B.S.P. '50) was honored as the 2009 CHS School of Pharmacy Outstanding Alumnus during the annual School of Pharmacy Alumni Reception and the College of Health Sciences Outstanding Alumni Reception on October 9, 2009.

Former owner of Hoy's Drug in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and continuing supporter of the school, Hoy was a member of the school's first class of graduates in 1950. He has been a member of the School of Pharmacy Advisory Committee since it was formed in 2005. His brother, Ken, also graduated in the first pharmacy class. Another brother, Richard, graduated from the program in 1959. Mr. Hoy's sisters, Margaret (Dickman) and Amayda (Johnson), graduated from UW with degrees in vocational home economics (1946) and music education (1956), respectively.

The Hoy family sponsors the Otis L. Hoy Memorial Seminar in honor of their father. The seminar is held during Pharmacy Weekend each year. Long-time supporters of UW, the Otis and Edna Hoy family was named Family of the Year in 2003 by the Associated Parents of the University of Wyoming, and their support continues through funding of the seminar series. Hoy says it's an honor to have the seminar series named after his father, who put five of his children through college at UW without ever getting a college degree himself.

Ted Hoy served in the Navy during World War II and after the war returned to the University of Wyoming where he received a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1949 followed by a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1950. He established Hoy's Drug in 1955 where he worked for 45 years. Hoy received the Bowl of Hygeia award in 1985. He is now retired and lives in Cheyenne.

Members of the Hoy family attending the reception honoring Ted Hoy are seated (L to R) Amayda Hoy Johnson, Richard Hoy, Theodore "Ted" Hoy, Kenneth Hoy, and Margaret Hoy Dickman.  Standing (L to R) Kathleen Hoy Witsil, Kendall Johnson, Helen Hoy, Nina Hoy, Steve Hoy, and Francois Dickman.

Previous College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy Outstanding Alumni:
• 2005 Linda L. Wells, (B.S.P. '70)
• 2006 Kevin H. Tripp, (B.S.P. '78)
• 2007 Marilyn H. Mitchell-Deiss, (B.S.P. '56)
• 2008 Robert Abramowitz, (B.S.P. '76)
 

(photos by Zach Orenczak)

Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009