Columbus -- Glenn Sonnedecker, professor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, will discuss “The Industrialization of Pharmacy (1825-1925)” before faculty and students of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy at 11:30 a.m., Thursday (5/24) in Room 107 of Lloyd M. Parks Hall, 500 W. 12th Ave. The lecture is open to the campus community.

On Friday (5/25), Sonnedecker’s lifetime achievements in the history of pharmacy will be celebrated at the Pharmacy Alumni Society’s annual Award Banquet at the Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road.

A native of Creston, Ohio, Sonnedecker received his bachelor’s degree nin pharmacy from Ohio State’s College of Pharmacy in 1942. Following graduation, he held important editorial positions with Science Service and the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) in Washington, D.C. In 1952, at the University of Wisconsin, working under the tutelage of renowned pharmacy historian, George Urdang, he became the first American to receive a Ph.D. in the History of Pharmacy. Until his retirement in 1986, Sonnedecker served on the faculty of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin.

During the past 50 years, Sonnedecker has contributed extensively to the understanding of the historical development of the profession of pharmacy throughout the world. In 1963 and 1976, he revised Kremers and Urdang’s History of Pharmacy, the only comprehensive history of pharmacy in English. Generations of American pharmacists developed an appreciation of their professional roots through their study of this important text.

Sonnedecker has analyzed and documented nearly every facet of pharmacy’s professional, industrial, and scientific past, including drug adulteration and the development of drug standards. His achievements in the history of pharmacy have been recognized by many awards, including the Schelenz Plaque from the International Society for the History of Pharmacy (1971), the Remington Honor Medal from the APhA for documenting the historical development of the profession (1972), and the prestigious George Urdang Medal from the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy for internationally distinguished pharmaco-historical writing (1976). He has lectured at many institutions throughout the world and received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Ohio State in 1964.

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