{"id":11323,"date":"2012-11-01T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=11323"},"modified":"2021-02-03T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:08:24","slug":"book-chronicles-college-of-pharmacy-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/11\/01\/book-chronicles-college-of-pharmacy-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Book chronicles College of Pharmacy history"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The College of Pharmacy<\/a> has documented the history of creating the first college to train pharmacists in the Pacific region in a hardcover book published this summer called Emergence of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo College of Pharmacy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

CoP<\/abbr> Librarian Amy Knehans<\/strong> and Maggie Morris<\/strong>, editor of the CoP<\/abbr> magazine Kawili Laʻau<\/span><\/em>, scoured the archives for every milestone and event that led to the creation of the college. Besides chronicling the newsworthy details of the first five years, the book gives first-hand accounts from people who supported building a pharmacy school in Hilo from the beginning, such as Senator Daniel K. Inouye, former Chancellor Rose Tseng<\/strong>, Director of University Relations Gerald De Mello<\/strong>, and Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Representative Jerry Chang.<\/p>\n

Jerry Johnson<\/strong>, former dean of the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo College of Arts and Sciences, was in the trenches along with former CoP<\/abbr> Director of Community Partnerships Ron Taniguchi<\/strong>, and they were able to fill in the blanks on creating something from nothing for most of the events prior to admitting students in 2007.<\/p>\n

“In Hawaiʻi<\/span>, the informal steps can mean more than the formal steps to get things done,” Johnson said as he outlined the myriad procedures. “We had to convince [糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> administration] there was a local need, there\u2019s a national need, and that 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo can do it.”<\/p>\n

The book also contains nearly 100 photos as well as a timeline and an appendix that includes student composite photos of the first four classes, a map of student residency, testimony presented before the house, minutes of the regents’ committee, graduate survey, organizational charts, economic impact report, CoP<\/abbr>’s strategic plan and an honor roll of donors.<\/p>\n

“It has been an honor to be involved in creating such a work,” Knehans said. “I really enjoyed listening first-hand to the personal perspectives from key supporters of the college. I learned a great deal about the history of the island as well as the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> System. The college has come a long way in a short time.”<\/p>\n

Emergence<\/em> is available online on their website. Hard copies may be obtained by contacting the editors at knehans@hawaii.edu<\/a> or morrismm@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article was reprinted from the October 2012 edition of Ka Lono Hanakahi<\/a>, the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo faculty and staff newsletter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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