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College of Pharmacy receives $1 million gift for new construction |
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Charisse Montgomery |
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Sep 18, 2008
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The UT College of Pharmacy received a lead gift for its new building — a $1 million donation from Discount Drug Mart, an Ohio-owned and operated retail pharmacy.
The gift will provide $200,000 in scholarship enhancements and build eight state-of-the-art laboratories for pharmacy students in the new 54,000-square-foot pharmacy building set to be completed on UT’s Health Science Campus in 2010.
“Discount Drug Mart’s generous gift will have a tremendous impact on pharmacy students and the future of pharmacy education in Ohio,” said Dr. Johnnie L. Early II, dean of the College of Pharmacy.
“This contribution will help to enhance education and advance patient care at The University of Toledo,” President Lloyd Jacobs said. “Discount Drug Mart’s support of medical research and training strengthens the University’s impact on local health care and will foster greater synergy among the health science disciplines.”
Comprised of 68 retail stores throughout Ohio, Discount Drug Mart Inc. ranks eighth in retail sales among retail drug store chains nationwide. Parviz Boodjeh, founder, chairman and CEO of Discount Drug Mart, completed his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy at the University in 1954. In 1969, he founded Discount Drug Mart.
The College of Pharmacy has posted more than a 90 percent on-time graduation rate and a 100 percent placement rate for its graduates.
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