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ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2023) – William Letendre of Cornelius, N.C. and Naples, Fla., was awarded the 2023 John W. Dargavel Medal by the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation as part of NCPA’s Annual Convention, which was held Oct. 14-17 in Orlando.
At the second General Session of the 2023 NCPA Annual Convention at the Orange County Convention Center, NCPA President Hugh Chancy took the stage to the chorus of Survivor's 1982 song "Eye of the Tiger" to welcome a packed hall. Chancy introduced Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who received a standing ovation and an enthusiastic round of applause.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 3, 2022) – James R. Schiffer, a partner in the law firm of Allegaert Berger & Vogel LLP whose law practice draws on his many years of pharmacy and business experience, was awarded the 2022 John W. Dargavel Medal by the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation as part of NCPA’s Annual Convention, which was held Oct. 1-4, in Kansas City, Mo.
NCPA January 27, 2021 Lonnie Hollingsworth, president of the National Association of Retail Druggists (now NCPA) in 1986-87, passed away Jan. 18 in Lubbock, Texas. He went on to serve as treasurer of the NCPA Foundation Board. Hollingsworth, 88, also served as president of the Texas Pharmacy Association and the West Texas Pharmacists Association, which he helped found. He was named Texas Pharmacist of the year in 1981 and 2001 and served as chairman of the Dean's Advisory Council for the University of Texas School of Pharmacy and served on the Dean's Advi...