Named Scholarship: CHARLES C. THOMAS
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation is pleased to
announce the establishment of the Charlie Thomas Scholarship by Phi
Lambda Sigma as part of the APhA Foundation Student Scholarship Program.
The scholarship will honor distinguished pharmacists Charles C. Thomas,
RPh, FAPhA. Thomas is a 1965 graduate of the Auburn University School of
Pharmacy. While a student at Auburn University, he founded Phi
Lambda Sigma, the national pharmacy leadership society. Today, the
society has chapters in 98 colleges and schools of pharmacy and is
continuing Thomas’ vision of supporting leader development and
recognizing leadership talent in student pharmacists and
practitioners.
Charlie Thomas, RPh, currently serves as the Pharmacy Director for
the Alabama Department of Public Health. He joined the Public Health
Department in 1997 and has been a team leader for emergency preparation
and training activities conducted in the state. Thomas is supervisor for
the Controlled Substances Database in Alabama. In addition, he is
an active participant in Regional and National Disaster Planning
Activities. Prior to working for the Department of
Public Health, Thomas practiced in community pharmacy for over 35 years,
and was the owner of a community pharmacy in Huntsville,
Alabama.
Charlie Thomas is a Past President of the Alabama Pharmacy
Association, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and Auburn University
School of Pharmacy Alumni Association. He currently serves as an
Affiliate Faculty Member for both Auburn University and Samford
University schools of pharmacy and serves on each School’s
Dean’s Advisory Committee. He is an active member of
the American Pharmacists Association having served as Chair of the
APhA-APPM Community/Ambulatory Section, Delegate to the House of
Delegates, member of the APhA Strategic Directions Committee, APhA-PAC
and on numerous Advisory Committees. Charlie Thomas is a Fellow of
the American Pharmacists Association and is the 2005 recipient of the
APhA-ASP Linwood F. Tice Friend of the Academy of Student
Pharmacists.
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