Named as Fellow of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2001
Listed in Who's Who in The World 2000
Merit Award, Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, American Pharmaceutical Association, 1999
Listed in International Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 1999-2000
Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Service, University of the Pacific
Bowl of Hygeia Award, California Pharmacists Association
Pharmacist of the Year Award, Central Valley Society of Hospital Pharmacists
National Community Service Award, U.S. Pharmacist/Searle Pharmaceuticals
Geigy Leadership Award, Sacramento Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Quality Commitment Award, Academy of Hospital Pharmacists, California Pharmacists Association
Roerig Distinguished Pharmacist Award
Life Membership, National Eagle Scout Association, Boy Scouts of America
Inducted into the Lodi Sports Hall of Fame in hometown of Lodi, CA
Currently serve on:
Reviewer, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1995-2006
Reviewer, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, 1995-2005
Consultant to Public Defender and Expert Witness on Addictions for Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Calavares Counties
Previous activities:
Board of Directors of the UOP School of Pharmacy Alumni Association
Adjunct Clinical Pharmacy Professor, Univerisity of the Pacific School of Pharmacy
Advisory Committee, Pharmacy Section, University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
National Pharmacy Advisory Committee for TENET Health Care Corporation
Chair, Institutional Section, Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Management, APhA
Editorial Review Committee, California Pharmacists Association
CPhA Educational Foundation, Education Advisory Committee
President of San Joaquin Pharmacists Association
President of Central Valley Society of Hospital Pharmacists
President of Sacramento Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Chair of Various Policy and Standing Committees for APhA, CPhA and CSHP
Member of House of Delegates for APhA, CPhA and CSHP
Executive Committee, Academy of Hospital Pharmacy, CPhA
Board of Directors, Central Valley Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Board of Directors, San Joaquin Pharmacists Association
Co-founder of the South West Pharmacist Recovery Network
Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy
Faculty Appointment, University of the Pacific, Drug and Alcohol Studies
Faculty Appointment, California State University, Sacramento, Addiction Studies
Consultant to Public Defender and Expert Witness on Addictions for Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Calavares Counties
Board of Directors of PALS, Inc. (Drug treatment Center)
Chairman of the California Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Diversion Evaluation Committee
Vice chairman of the California Board of Registered Nurses Diversion Evaluation Committee #7
San Joaquin County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board member.
Appointed to San Joaquin County Substance Abuse Master Plan Task Force
Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop #143, 49er Council, Boy Scouts of America
Elected to School Site Council, Lincoln High School, Stockton, CA
Lecturer, Drug Abuse, Prevention and Treatment, Manteca School System
Appointed to Calaveras County Drug Abuse Task Force
Bishop's Advisory Commission on Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency, Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
Numerous articles in state and national pharmacy publications including:
"Clinical Pharmacy Twisters," Hospital Pharmacy Report
"Addicts, Addictions and Recovery--A Brief Look" (in APhA's Points of Light)
"A Case History of an Addict" (also in APhA's Points of Light)
"Substance Abuse in the Pharmacy Workplace"
"Chemical Dependency--Pharmacists are Not Immune"
"When Helping Hurts, How to Avoid Enabling Behavior"
"SW-PRN Ten Years and Counting"
Numerous presentations on Chemical Dependency to various groups including:
American Pharmacy Association
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
California Pharmacist Association
California Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Maryland Pharmacy Association and Maryland Board of Pharmacy
Nevada Pharmaceutical Association
Kansas Coalition on Professional Impairment
Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association
New Mexico Pharmacists Association
Southwest Pharmacist Recovery Network
Academy of Students of Pharmacy Midyear Regional Meeting
University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy
University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy
Getting into Recovery
Co-founding the SouthWest Pharmacist Recovery Network
Clinical Pharmacy Services