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DuPriest, Sydney Slotkin

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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 12-14-2016 Pharmacy Administration Chair Named Associate UM Provost Sydney Slotkin DuPriest Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation DuPriest, Sydney Slotkin, "Pharmacy Administration Chair Named Associate UM Provost" (2016). University of Mississippi News. 3949. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/3949 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchDonna Strum, chair and professor of the UMDepartment of Pharmacy Administration, will becomeassociate provost in 2017. Photo by Nathan Latil/OleMiss CommunicationsPharmacy Administration Chair Named Associate UMProvostDonna Strum hailed as 'outstanding leader and administrator'DECEMBER 14, 2016 BY SYDNEY SLOTKIN DUPRIESTOXFORD, Miss. – Donna Strum, chair andprofessor of the University of Mississippi’sDepartment of Pharmacy Administration andresearch professor in the Research Institute ofPharmaceutical Sciences at the School ofPharmacy, will become associate provost in2017.A native of Germantown, Tennessee, Strumearned three degrees from UM, including adoctorate in pharmacy administration in 1999.After eight years on the faculty of the College ofPharmacy at the University of Arkansas forMedicine Sciences, she returned to Ole Miss in 2008 as chair of pharmacy administration.“I love being here at the university, and it was exciting to see this position open up because I thought itwould be a good opportunity to really contribute to the university in a broader capacity,” Strum said.During her eight years as chair, she helped to restructure the graduate curriculum, decreased the timeneeded to earn master’s and doctoral degrees in pharmacy administration and helped the departmentwin the university’s Excellence in Promoting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education award.Strum also helped create the “Educating Pharmacists in Quality” program, a teaching tool aimed atimproving medical safety and quality of pharmacy care. The program, which is used around the world,won the 2015 Duncan Neuhauser Award from the Academy for Healthcare Improvement, and won Strumthe 2016 Faculty Instructional Innovations Award from the UM pharmacy school.“I have every confidence that Donna will do well as associate provost,” said David D. Allen, UMpharmacy dean. “Her balanced leadership of the Department of Pharmacy Administration has directlyresulted in many of our school’s success and innovations.”As a pharmacist and professor, Strum has focused on quantifying and measuring the effectiveness ofpharmaceuticals and pharmacy care. She hopes this interest in evaluating and improving establishedprocesses will serve her when dealing with universitywide issues.“I’m data-driven,” Strum said. “I appreciate data when making decisions, so I think that I’m capable oftaking a lot of different pieces of information and sorting through them to find the best path.”Interim Provost Noel Wilkin said he is honored to have Strum join the provost’s office.“It is clear that she has distinguished herself as a respected leader,” Wilkin said. “She will bring uniqueabilities, perspectives and energy to the work that we do to facilitate the success of the university.”Strum said that she will miss her department and her pharmacy research, but that she is lookingforward to working with and contributing to the provost’s office.“I hope to make a meaningful difference at this university for faculty and students, and I hope that beingin a central position will allow me to make a positive impact across campus,” she said.John Bentley, professor of pharmacy administration and research professor in the Research Institute ofPharmaceutical Sciences, will become the new chair of the pharmacy administration department.Bentley called Strum “an outstanding leader and administrator.”“She seeks input from individuals before making decisions and is fully capable of making and justifyingdecisions, even those that are challenging and potentially controversial,” Bentley said.Read the story …Read the story …Follow us on socialCampus BriefsStudents Learn ‘Real Politics’ inWashington, D.C., Winter SessionOXFORD, Miss. – Eleven University ofMississippi students spent their winterbreak learning about the people who workbehind the scenes of the Americangovernment in Washington, D.C. 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The Federal Reserve’sNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannel“She knows what it takes to be productive and successful, and understands the barriers to, andfacilitators of, success. She understands the many facets of a comprehensive university such as theUniversity of Mississippi.”Strum assumes her new role Jan. 1, along with fellow associate provost, Rich Forgette, seniorassociate dean of the College of Liberal Arts.FILED UNDER: NEWS RELEASES, PHARMACY, SCHOOL OF PHARMACYRead the story …More Posts from this CategoryRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p i

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