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April 10, 2000 Contact: WSU Pharmacist Earns Alumni Achievement Award PULLMAN, Wash. -- R. Keith Campbell, one of the country’s foremost authorities on diabetes education, received the Washington State University Alumni Achievement Award April 8 during the WSU College of Pharmacy Week. He was cited for bringing distinction to WSU through his teaching, scholarly contributions and public service as a diabetes educator. The professor and associate dean of the college of pharmacy has been a member of the WSU faculty for 31 years. He came to Pullman from Spokane and completed a degree in pharmacy in 1964, and a master’s degree in business administration in 1972. He started the university’s off-campus clinical pharmacy program that enables students to observe physicians and clinical pharmacists in Spokane hospitals and to work in community or hospital pharmacies. His scholarly contributions include more than 500 publications. He also has made some 600 presentations to students, patients and professionals on "Understanding Medications and Their Use" and updates on the treatment of diabetes. Campbell’s forte is diabetes managed care. He also has developed a continuing education program on diabetes, smoking cessation, heart disease, AIDS and other topics that empowers health care providers throughout the United States. He is a consultant to six major pharmaceutical manufacturers and former host of "Ask Your Pharmacist," a national radio talk show. His professional memberships include the American Diabetes Association board of directors and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has served as a trustee of the Diabetes Research and Education Foundation and on the Diabetes Advisory Board of Pullman Memorial Hospital. Campbell also has devoted countless hours as an adviser to the Pharmacy Students Association, the Student Diabetes Association and WSU’s chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity. His WSU honors include the President’s Excellence Award for Public Service and Dad of the Year. From the college of pharmacy, he has been named Outstanding Alumnus, Adviser of the Year, and twice named Outstanding Faculty Member. Peers in the Washington State Pharmaceutical Association voted him Pharmacist of the Year, and he also was recognized as the Outstanding Diabetes Educator in the United States. Pc106-00
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