HISTORY OF GSHP
THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS HISTORY (GSHP)
The Georgia Society of Hospital Pharmacists (GSHP) accomplished much since its inception. Starting with fourteen dedicated hospital pharmacists and two associate members in 1952, the Society has grown to over 1500 members at its peak. The GSHP is currently the seventh largest state affiliate chapter of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
The Charter Membership established $2.00 per year membership dues. Over the years, these dues have grown to $100.00 per year. Also, service to the membership has grown proportionately.
The GSHP has developed during the years through the volunteer services of hundreds of dedicated Georgia Health-System Pharmacists. A Board of Directors composed of the Executive officers, nine District Directors, and nine District Director-elects governs the Society with Committee chairs and pharmacy school liaisons providing input.
In 1991, a GSHP office was occupied. After several changes in staffing and other difficulties, the building was leased and later sold. Having a paid staff has been very beneficial in the growth of the Society, but the dedicated volunteer Health-System Pharmacists still provide the drive to excel.
Through the years, the primary service to the Georgia Health-System Pharmacists has been educational. Since inception of the Society, one need only to examine the content of the meetings and seminars to note that the reason the meeting was a success was its educational component. Through the Society’s educational programs thousands of hours on a myriad of subjects have been presented, benefiting all of Pharmacy in Georgia.
PRESIDENTS OF THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS
1952 JOHNNIE M. CROTWELL (Beck)
1953 CLARA ROSS GREENE (Martin)
1954 LILLIAN TURNER PRICE
1955 JACK C. KIRKLAND
1956 C E PEACOCK
1957 DOUGLAS JOHNSON, Ph.D.
1958 CLARA ROSS GREENE (Martin)
1959 RHETA E. LEVERETT (Skolaut)
1960 HERBERT CARL DITTMER
1961 LT. CDR. THOMAS D. DeCILLIS
1962 CLAYTON B. McWHORTER
1963 JAMES S. DORSEY
1964 STONEWALL C. KING, JR.
1965 CLIFTON F. LORD, Ph.D.
1966 CAROL K. KAMINIS (Reddic)
1967 J. BARRY RICHARDS
1968 CHARLES JOSEPH LANDERS
1969 DAVID GURITZ
1970 RAYMOND STANLEY BAKER
1971 JAMES T. BRISCOE, SR.
1972 DURWARD M. POLAND
1973 EDWARD D. SUMNER, Ph.D.
1974 CLARKSTON M. DRIGGERS
1975 CARL R. WEBER
1976 M. EARL STRICKLAND
1977 S. MONTE KELLAM, JR.
1978 DON ARDEN MYERS
1979 THOMAS HARMON BRASWELL
1980 WARREN L. SCHULTZ
1981 WHITNEY B. PICKETT
1982 TED R. WALKER, JR.
1983 J. MICHAEL ELLINGTON
1984 ROBERT E. STEPHENSON
1985 SARA R. MULLIS
1986 MARTHA CATO HARTLEY
1987 EARL S. WARD, JR.
1988 J. RUSSELL MAY
1989 BURNIS BRELAND
1990 FRANK LANDRUM
1991 JOHN E. MURPHY
1992 EMILY JAN MACKEY
1993 DONALD PITTMAN
1994 VICTOR LAMPASONA
1995 FRED COLEMAN
1996 MARJORIE PHILLIPS
1997 RAY MADDOX
1998 MICHAEL SCHLESSLEMAN
1999 MITCH WOOD
2000 SHARON MURPHY
2001 RONALD BARNES
2002 DAVID COPELAN
2003 PEGGY SUDDRETH
2004 JUDY GARDNER
2005 DEBORAH MANGUM
2006 ANDREA ROBERSON
2007 RONDELL JAGGERS
2008 CYNTHIA PANGBURN
2009 DON DAVIS
2010 SONNY RADER
2011 PATRICIA KNOWLES
2012 Ken Jozefczyk
2013 Megan Freeman
2014 Steve Carlson
2015 Mike Melroy
2016 Chris Bridgers
2017 Leslie Jaggers
2018 Jennifer Sterner-Allison
2019 Collin Lee
2020 Trisha Branan
