Griffin McNamara of Pleasant Plains, Ill. Graduates from St. Louis College of Pharmacy

2013 May 10

Griffin McNamara has graduated from St. Louis College of Pharmacy. The commencement ceremony was held at Peabody Opera House in St. Louis on May 5, 2013.

McNamara was one of 173 students to receive a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.

McNamara is the child of Steve and Katie McNamara and is a graduate of Pleasant Plains High School.

"I have gotten to know the members of the Class of 2013 very well," College President John A. Pieper, Pharm.D., told the assembled crowd. "This is an extraordinary group of men and women. I can assure you that I believe today's graduates and their fellow student pharmacists at our College are smarter, harder workers, and more dedicated to community service than any student pharmacists in the United States."

International pharmacy leader Henri Manasse Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D. (Hon.), FFIP, was the featured speaker. He directed the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) as executive vice president and chief executive officer from 1997 through 2012.

Having completed six years of pre-professional and professional pharmacy education, McNamara now joins more than 200,000 pharmacists in the United States. This year's Commencement is the 145th in the College's history. The graduates come from 11 states and South Korea.