KU News Release

June 19, 2009
Contact: Gene Hotchkiss, School of Pharmacy, (785) 864-3591

KU pharmacy camp attracts high school students from five states

LAWRENCE – Twenty-two junior and senior high school students from five states were in Lawrence to participate in the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Summer Camp June 14 through 19.

Nine boys and 13 girls from Kansas, Illinois, Texas, Nebraska and Oklahoma learned what pharmacists do in their daily routines, education skills needed to become a pharmacist and the ethics and professionalism standards that guide the pharmacy profession. Gene Hotchkiss, associate dean of pharmacy, coordinated the camp.

In addition to learning about career opportunities in pharmacy and the pharmacy education curriculum at KU, camp participants were taught to conduct blood glucose, cholesterol and hypertension screening, prescription compounding techniques and the prescription dispensing process. Camp participants also spent a day touring area hospital, retail and specialty pharmacies as well as pharmacy research facilities at KU.

The program also provided information about academic and career planning for a future in the pharmacy profession.

Two KU pharmacy students, Andrew Huskey of Lincoln, and Emily Prohaska of Atchison were camp counselors. Both are sixth-year pharmacy students in KU’s six-year doctor of pharmacy program. Huskey is the son of James and Anita Huskey in Lincoln, and Prohaska is the daughter of Larry and Nancy Prohaska of Atchison.

“Our pharmacy camp program traditionally attracts highly qualified students, many of whom decide to attend KU to pursue a degree in pharmacy,” Hotchkiss said.

The camp program presentations, lectures and hands-on experiential activities were presented and conducted by pharmacy faculty and pharmacist practitioners from Lawrence and other communities in Kansas.

High school students attending are listed by name, hometown, parents’ names and high school attended in 2008-09:

KANSAS
Ellsworth: Billy Canaan, son of Sheila Canaan, a junior at Ellsworth High Scool.

Emporia: Grant Saylor-Perkins, son of Jaryl Perkins and Kay Maendele, a junior at Emporia High School.

Eudora: Abigail Mott, daughter of Shari Mott, a junior at Eudora High School.

Kingman: Jessica Miller, daughter of Richard and Joyce Miller, a junior at Kingman High School.

Jaclyn Stasa, daughter of Mark and Pamela Stasa, a senior at Kingman High School.

Lawrence: Brittany Mailand, daughter of Kevin and Michelle Mailand, a junior at Free State High School.

Lenexa: Erin Graham, daughter of Tom and Ann Graham, a senior at Smoky Valley High School.

Lindsborg: Maggie Pihl, daughter of Kevin and Becky Pihl, a senior at St. James Academy High School.

Newton: Alexander Wiens, son of Paul and Julie Wiens a junior at Newton High School

Olathe: Timothy Butler, son of Tim Butler and Carrie Stanton, a senior at Olathe North High School.

Michael Smart, son of David and Delia Smart, a senior at Olathe North High School.

Oskaloosa: Chanel Reiling, daughter of Rynette Reiling and Daryl Polzin, a junior at Oskaloosa High School.

Overland Park: Emily Horstmeyer, daughter of Eric and Anita Horstmeyer, a junior at Olathe East High School.

Macey Wolfe, daughter of Tom and Kim Wolfe, a senior at Blue Valley West High School.

Pittsburg: Megan Nance, daughter of Doug and Amy Nance, a senior at Pittsburg High School.

Prairie Village: Clark Waldon, son of Vernon and Robin Waldon, a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School.

Shawnee: Chris DeLeersnyder, son of Michael and Karen DeLeersnyder, a senior at St. James Academy High School

Matt Johnson, son of Robert and Michele Johnson, a senior at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.

ILLINOIS
Peru: Hannah Fahler, daughter of Cynthia Fahler and William Fahler, a senior at LaSalle-Peru Township High School.

NEBRASKA
Norfolk: Kristina Dozon, daughter of Francisco and Luz Dozon, a senior at Norfolk Catholic Senior High School.

OKLAHOMA
Tulsa: Julianne Bonifield, daughter of Kevin and Kim Bonifield, a senior at Bixby High School.

TEXAS
Dallas: Byron Griffin, son of David and Becky Griffin, a senior at J.J. Pearce High School.

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