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Meeting2016 AIHP Annual Business Meeting Teleconference

Report of the President

The Stewardship Role of the Board of Directors AIHP Annual Business Meeting November 30, 2016

William A. Zellmer
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, September 2016, 58 (3-4) 111-112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.58.3-4.111
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This report reflects the responsibilities and perspectives of the Board of Directors (which is chaired by the President), and, as such, complements the programmatic report of the Executive Director. To be effective and sustainable, nonprofit associations and scholarly societies, such as AIHP, must endeavor to excel in their programs and in their application of well-established principles of good governance and oversight. Good governance and oversight are key elements of organizational stewardship, which is the primary occupation of the Board.

Board of Directors

I have appreciated the opportunity to work with an excellent Board that is committed to fostering the success of the Institute: Arthur Daemmrich (Vice President), Robert Buerki (Secretary), Clarke Ridgway (Treasurer), David Herzberg (At Large), Jole Schackelford (At Large), Gregory Higby (Executive Director), and Steven Swanson (Ex Officio). Dr. Schackelford’s term on the Board is ending, and I thank him for his service to the Institute in this capacity.

Strategic Goals

The Board and staff of the Institute continued to be guided this past year by the four strategic goals we established in 2014:

  • Revitalize the AIHP journal, Pharmacy in History.

  • Actively pursue membership and leadership development.

  • Raise the profile of the Institute among national pharmacy associations.

  • Maintain a strong relationship between AIHP and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

As reflected in Dr. Higby’s report, and in other reports that will be presented later during the Annual Business Meeting, we have made good progress on all four goals.

National Association Sponsors

I am pleased with the support for the Institute demonstrated by our five National Association Sponsors (which relates to the third strategic goal listed above):

  • Patrons ($10,000)

    Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

    American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

  • Donor ($5,000)

    American College of Clinical Pharmacy

  • Contributors ($2,500)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

    American Pharmacists Association

The financial contributions of these national association sponsors allowed the Institute to work on enhancing the teaching of the history of pharmacy, stimulate research and publication on the history of pharmacy practice and education, begin planning an international congress on the history of pharmacy, and facilitate communications about the history of pharmacy. We continue to encourage other pharmacy groups to become association sponsors and thereby support AIHP’s role in preserving, studying, and communicating the history of our field.

Other Initiatives

An ambitious program has been launched related to membership and leadership development, which will be the focus of a report later in this meeting. (This effort relates to the second strategic goal listed above.)

The Board looks forward to action later in our meeting on proposed bylaws amendments, which are designed to widen membership involvement in the work of the Institute and improve the effectiveness of governance.

The Institute has had a long-standing relationship with the Wisconsin Historical Society. This strategic partnership is being refreshed through a new memorandum of understanding. The opportunity to revitalize this relationship came about largely through the volunteer efforts of Angela Long, a newly elected Board member who will be installed later in our meeting.

Through the leadership of Treasurer Clarke Ridgway, we have found a way for the Institute to obtain outside review, during the current fiscal year, of its financial procedures. One of the principles of good association oversight is for the governing board to periodically arrange for such a review.

Conclusion

I thank AIHP members for the privilege and honor of serving as President.

I will close my report, as I did last year, with an excerpt from comments AIHP made to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education in advocating for the teaching of the history of pharmacy:

An occupation earns professional status by its history of service, achievement, and contributions to society. A profession cannot exist without its history, and a pharmacist cannot be a self-aware professional leader without a grasp of that history.

These words touch the heart of one of the purposes of AIHP and embody the spirit of the many pharmacists who hold membership in the Institute.

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy thanks Assistant Director Dr. Elaine Condouris Stroud for her 32 years of service to the Institute. Enjoy your retirement, Elaine!

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Elaine (right) with son Alex at the 1985 AIHP Christmas Party in the Urdang Room.

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Elaine (left) with AIHP Executive Director Greg Higby and AIHP Program Manager Beth Fisher in the Urdang Room in 2009.

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Elaine with AIHP Honorary Director Glenn Sonnedecker at AIHP’s 75th Birthday party in 2016.

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Elaine with the AIHP Exhibit during the 1993 APhA Annual Meeting in Dallas.

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