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Tribute to John W. Mauger

I was asked to provide a tribute to Dean John W. Mauger to mark his stepping down as Dean of the College of Pharmacy on October 1, 2009 after 15 years of distinguished service. I am delighted to highlight Dr. Mauger's contributions to the College and equally excited to inform you, that although he is resigning as Dean, he will continue to serve the College and the University of Utah in his new role as Associate Vice President of Health Sciences for Special Projects. Dr. Mauger's pharmacy career spans four decades beginning with a B.S. in Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy in 1965. After receiving a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutics from the University of Rhode Island he joined the faculty in the College of Pharmacy at West Virginia University where he was ultimately named the inaugural chair holder for the Douglas Glover endowed chair. He then moved to the University of Nebraska Medical Center as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Luckily we were able to convince John and Karen Mauger to move to Utah, and John took over the duties as Dean of the College in October 1994.

Dean Mauger proved to be a consummate leader and gentlemen over the years always guiding the college with a steady and even hand. A hallmark of his leadership style was to promote participation in decision making at all levels in the College and to reach decisions by building consensus. The College thrived under this leadership model and successfully navigated through a number of major and sometimes tumultuous changes in both the college and the profession. These included a major revision of the professional pharmacy curriculum in the mid 90s and the transition from the B.S. pharmacy degree to the Pharm.D. as the entry level degree. It is a testament to Dean Mauger's leadership that the college successfully cleared these hurdles all the while sustaining the colleges accreditation by ACPE. Under Dean Mauger's leadership the College continued its growth as a leading research college, currently ranking #2 in NIH funding among all colleges of pharmacy. In fact during the past decade, College faculty received approximately $210M in extramural research support. When he began his term as Dean, Dr. Mauger also recognized the need to coordinate the various organizations in Utah that represent pharmacy. To this end he organized the Utah Pharmacy Coordinating Council comprised of representatives from the Utah State Board of Pharmacy, UPHA , USHP, the University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy and the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. This group has been instrumental in coordinating continuing pharmacy education for practicing pharmacists in Utah. Dean Mauger also undertook an active role within the University community as a member of the Council of Academic Deans as well as being a member of the advisory committees for the Utah Poison Control Center and the BIRCH Program (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health). At the national level, he served as Vice President and President of the National Pharmacy Accrediting Board. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the United States Pharmacopeia where he served as Chair of the Board from 2002 to 2008. In 2008, he was recognized for his contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences by being elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dean Mauger working together with his wife Karen built a scholarship base for pharmacy students that now exceeds $ 177,000 annually. They also developed the Pharmacy Advocates Advisory Council which advises the College on philanthropy. As a result, the level of private giving to the College has increased substantially. Most notable are significant lead gifts from The ALSAM Foundation and Mr. L. S. Skaggs, which have allowed the College to begin planning for a new pharmacy research building to be connected to L. S. Skaggs Hall by an atrium. A major goal of Dean Mauger's new role as Associate Vice President will be to lead development activities to obtain the funds necessary to complete the new building.

Chris M. Ireland
Professor and Interim Dean
College of Pharmacy