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Pharmacy faculty, staff win Extra Miles awards by Roby Hill SCCP director of communications Two faculty members and two staff members representing both campuses of the South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP) became the inaugural winners of the Extra Miles Award by the SCCP Scholarship and Awards Committee.   Faculty members Sandra Garner, associate professor of clinical pharmacy and outcomes sciences on the MUSC campus, and Laura Fox, clinical assistant professor in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences on the University of South Carolina campus, were honored for their performance in building inter-campus relationships and accomplishments for the unique program.   Winners of the inaugural staff awards were Faye Ratliff, administrative assistant for student affairs on the MUSC campus; and John Williams, director of distance education on the USC campus.   The Extra Miles awards, announced for the first time on June 20, recognize faculty and staff from each campus who demonstrate exceptional success in fostering SCCP intra-campus collaboration and program advancement. Full-time faculty or staff may be nominated by department chairs or vice chairs or by any two faculty, staff members, or students.   Materials evaluated by the selection committee included a nomination letter; a summary of the nominees’ activities that address the award criteria; and a letter of support from one or two faculty or staff members at the alternate campus.   Each winner earned a $1,000 bonus for their efforts.   “The Extra Miles Award is an important reflection of our commitment to intra-campus collaboration and the benefits that can accrue from it,” said Joseph T. DiPiro, Pharm.D., SCCP executive dean. “Many members of the SCCP community engage regularly in these types of activities, and I congratulate the winners for their efforts in going the extra mile.”     Friday, July 18, 2008 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.