UC Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Robert J. DeSalvo Distinguished Alumni Award

Greg Fox recently retired as the Health & Wellness Merchandiser (Director) for The Kroger Co.’s Central Marketing Area, where he managed operations across Indiana, Illinois, and parts of Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio. His career spans community, managed care, long-term care, and consultant pharmacy. Fox has served on numerous health insurance plan boards and P&T committees. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy and the University of Mississippi APhA Community Pharmacy Business Management Program, he was instrumental in passing legislation in Ohio that allowed pharmacists to immunize and provide collaborative services. He also testified for similar laws in Indiana and Illinois. Fox is currently a member of the APhA Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, serving as Treasurer. Over the past 25 years, he has participated in numerous advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill to educate legislators about the value of pharmacist services. He has also been involved with the APhA House of Delegates and is a contributing author. His leadership extends to serving on the Indiana State Board of Pharmacy Technology Committee, Indiana Pharmacists Alliance, Ohio Pharmacists Association, Indiana and Illinois Retail Pharmacy Committees, and the Medication Safety Partnership of Indiana. Fox played a key role in developing the Kroger/Purdue Community Pharmacy Residency Partnership and has served as an adjunct professor at various Colleges of Pharmacy, currently sitting on three College of Pharmacy Dean’s Councils. Among his many accolades are the BCPA Pharmacist of the Year, Ohio’s Young Pharmacist of the Year, Kroger Chairman’s & President’s Awards, and Purdue University’s "Friend of Pharmacy Award."

Arthur C. Glasser Distinguished Alumni Award

Trent Stewart is a retired pharmacist and program manager with a distinguished career in both acute care and ambulatory practice at the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS). After transitioning from pharmacy practice, Dr. Stewart managed VAPORHCS’s Diversity & Inclusion, Civil Rights, Conflict Resolution, and Minority Veterans Programs. His responsibilities included overseeing program development, administration, evaluation, training, reporting, and advisory functions. He also provided oversight for these programs across seven other VA facilities in VISN (Network) 20. He served on several committees, including the Institutional Review Board, Drug Seeking Behavior Committee, Drug Use Evaluation Committee, and Medication Use Committee at VAPORHCS. He also chaired the Oregon Federal Executive Board's Shared Neutrals Program. In addition, he is a certified Crucial Conversations Trainer, Certified Mediator, and Certified Mentor. Dr. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Cincinnati and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Washington. In retirement, he enjoys mentoring high school students.

The G.O.L.D (Graduate of The Last Decade) Distinguished Alumni Award

Rebecca Lahrman is a shared faculty member with Ohio State University and OhioHealth O'Bleness Family Medicine Clinic in Athens, Ohio, where she is deeply committed to advancing rural healthcare. In her current role, she educates medical residents while practicing under a collaborative agreement to manage diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking cessation, and HIV/PrEP. Previously, at Shrivers Pharmacy and Wellness, she implemented key patient care services such as COVID-19 vaccinations, yellow fever vaccines, pharmacogenomics, and cognitive wellness screenings. Rebecca is also a dedicated volunteer with Rising Suns Nonprofit Pharmacy and is passionate about mentoring pharmacy students, particularly in rural healthcare settings. Her husband, Kevin Burwinkel, a fellow UC pharmacy alumnus, serves as the pharmacy manager at OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital, and they reside together in Athens.