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
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Cedarville Magazine