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UW School of Pharmacy

Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence in Pharmacy Education

 

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Scrolling Through History

Please take a moment to scroll through 51 years of Pharmacy class composites. Click on individual slides to view larger images. (Some year's composites were not available for viewing).

A TIMELINE TO EXCELLENCE

Visit A Time to Excellence: History Explained, for details about the UW School of Pharmacy's early beginnings and our celebrating 75 year's of excellence!

 

  • 1946

    The University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy was organized in the fall of 1946 as a unit in the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. David W. O'Day was appointed head of the School of Pharmacy and Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts.

  • 1948

    The School of Pharmacy was established as an autonomous unity of the University in 1948.

  • 1950

    June 1950 saw the first class graduate with 23 graduates - 21 men and 2 women. The four-year curriculum was accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. The College occupied the basement and the first two floors of Merica Pharmacy.

  • 1960

    The five-year curriculum became effective in 1960. The College of Pharmacy’s five-year program was accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

  • 1968

    The University of Wyoming established the College of Health Sciences in 1968. The College consisted of the School of Pharmacy (name change from College of Pharmacy), the School of Nursing and the Division of Paramedical Sciences. Dean Bone remained the Dean of the School of Pharmacy and assumed the position of Dean of the College of Health Sciences.

  • 1969

    The new School of Pharmacy building was occupied in 1969.

  • 1972

     The clinical pharmacy program was started in 1972 with the hiring of Robert D. Scalley, Pharm.D.

  • 1996

    The School of Pharmacy launches its first year of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program.

  • 2000

    The School of Pharmacy graduates its first Doctor of Pharmacy Class.

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