Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2016

Doctor of Pharmacy Pharm.D. In May 2016, Cedarville University granted its first doctoral degrees to 48 individuals seeking to honor Christ and serve spiritual and physical needs in the field of pharmacy. The doors of opportunity that have opened for the first School of Pharmacy graduating class are remarkable. Cedarville’s pharmacy alumni have landed positions in highly competitive residency programs nationwide. They’re working in respected chain pharmacies, hospital settings, and opening their own stores. They have far exceeded expectations. “The inaugural class is an extremely ambitious, risk-taking group of students who will rise to leadership in their field very quickly,” said Marc Sweeney, Dean of the School of Pharmacy. FULFILLING A VISION In 2006, Bill Brown, Cedarville’s President, and his leadership team met to determine the feasibility of building a School of Pharmacy. Two years later, Cedarville recruited Sweeney, a Registered Pharmacist with a doctoral degree in pharmacy and a master’s in divinity, to cast vision and create a plan for the new endeavor. Determined to lay a biblical foundation rooted in leadership, character development, and ethics-based practice, the journey to develop a program began. “After a decade of planning and implementing a casted vision, the hope was to see students become pharmacists known for professional excellence, innovative solutions, and filled with Christlike compassion,” said Sweeney. PHARM.D. GRADUATES EXCEED EXPECTATIONS by Beth Ford 12 | Cedarville Magazine