C. Boyd Granberg, longtime faculty member and former dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University, will be honored at a reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 16. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Weaver Lobby of Cline Hall, 2802 Forest Ave.

Granberg has been an advocate for ongoing personal and professional development, and is nationally known for his active involvement and leadership in professional organizations. Drake will unveil the C. Boyd Granberg Professional Leadership Award, which is named in honor of Granberg.

Granberg: longtime educator and professional leader

Granberg has devoted his career to academic scholarship, service to his profession and the enlightenment of his students. He joined the Drake faculty in 1950 as associate professor of pharmacy and served as dean of Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences from 1977 to 1984. His leadership in the college and devotion to teaching contributed significantly to the great success of Drake's pharmacy graduates.

He has done research in the area of health care and the political-social-economic aspects of pharmacy and has been widely published in his field. He served as editor of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education from 1961 to 1974. He was editor of Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, collaborated on Remarkable Pharmacists and was chapter author of the 15th edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences.

He is past president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Iowa Pharmacists Association, which named him Pharmacist of the Year in 1984. He also received the Drake Medal of Honor in 1998 and the Weaver Medal of Honor in 2000.

C. Boyd Granberg

First Granberg Award to be announced next year

The C. Boyd Granberg Professional Leadership Award will be presented annually to one faculty member for his or her service to professional organizations. The first award will be announced in 2009.

The main purpose of the award is to foster ongoing personal and professional development of pharmacy faculty, recognize leadership role models and encourage involvement by students in professional organizations.

Award recipients will deliver a lecture to student graduates of the college's Student Leadership Series at the year-end banquet in April.

For information on the award criteria and nomination process, or to contribute to the Granberg fund, contact Emily Westergaard, major gift officer for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, at 515-271-4049 or emily.westergaard@drake.edu.