The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7330 p892
18/25 December 2004

Society summary

Five pharmacists designated as fellows of Society

Five pharmacists have been designated as fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society by the Society’s panel of fellows. The new fellows, whose names were reported to the December Council meeting, are Rosamund Baird, Michael Bland, John Perrin, Monica Rose and Roger Walker. An Official Notice appears on p896).

The following brief biographical information is based on material provided by the panel of fellows to assist in identifying the pharmacists concerned. It does not necessarily represent the reasons for their designation as fellows.

Dr Baird, who registered in 1971, is a community pharmacist working for the West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust. She is also co-ordinator of the Daphne Jackson Trust at the University of Surrey, an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Bath and a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. She has previously been principal pharmacist at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, and a microbiological consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. She has a post-doctoral fellowship of the University of Leiden, the Netherlands.

Mr Bland, who registered in 1963, is a locum pharmacist in Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex. He is secretary of the Society’s Wessex region, treasurer of its Southampton branch, treasurer of Southampton and Winchester Pharmacy Development Group, chairman of Eastleigh and Test Valley South Local Pharmacy Group and treasurer of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Pharmaceutical Committee. He formerly worked for Hunt & Co (Winchester), progressing to be manager, director and finally managing director.

Professor Perrin, who registered in 1960, is professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Florida, US, having previously been professor of pharmaceutics and chairman of the department of pharmaceutics. Former posts include professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and dean of the school of pharmacy of the University of Utrecht, assistant associate professor and visiting assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin and assistant lecturer at the University of London.

Mrs Rose, who registered in 1964, is a locum pharmacist in rural Wales and a former pharmacist in charge at Parkside Hospital, Wimbledon, London. She is currently president of the National Association of Women Pharmacists and treasurer of the Society’s Ceredigion branch. She has previously been professional secretary to Dyfed Powys Local Pharmaceutical Committee and continuing pharmacy education tutor for the Welsh Centre for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education in West Wales and South Powys. She has served as chairman of the Society’s South West Metropolitan branch and the Association of Private Hospital Pharmacists.

Professor Walker, who registered in 1976, is director of pharmaceutical public health for Gwent Health Authority and professor of pharmacy practice at Cardiff University. He was previously senior lecturer in clinical pharmacy at Cardiff University and an honorary clinical pharmacist at University Hospital Wales and before that principal lecturer at Sunderland University and an honorary clinical pharmacist at Sunderland Royal Infirmary. He is an honorary member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine.