{"id":9259,"date":"2010-12-12T17:49:41","date_gmt":"2010-12-12T17:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=9259"},"modified":"2010-12-12T17:49:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-12T17:49:41","slug":"newsletter-2010-winter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2010\/12\/12\/newsletter-2010-winter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Profile: David Feeney, Class of 1971"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Feeney, Class of 1971<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dave Feeney is a Rhode Island pharmacist and gold level benefactor of the Pharmacy Future Fund Dean\u2019s Roundtable. A URI Class of \u201971 graduate, Feeney first fell in love with pharmacy during his freshman orientation at the university. \u201cI was mesmerized,\u201d says Feeney. \u201cI fell in love with pharmacy and everything it could do\u2014everything you as a pharmacist could do\u2014and I still feel that same way.\u201d In his time at URI, Feeney met mentors and established friendships that would guide him through his academic tenure and professional career. Feeney\u2019s captivation with pharmacy would lead to his creation of the \u201cURxI\u201d branding, a symbol of the College of Pharmacy that is used to this day.
\nThe story of Dave Feeney is also the story of an independent pharmacy in Warwick, RI. Established in 1963 by Brad Oxnard, Oxnard Pharmacy has been providing unmatched service to its customers as well as unbeatable competition to incoming chain pharmacies since its founding. At the head of Oxnard Pharmacy are Dave Feeney and his wife, Priscilla, both of whom have been wholeheartedly dedicated to their 81 hour-a-week operation since 1986 when they purchased the pharmacy. For Dave and Priscilla, Oxnard Pharmacy isn\u2019t their job\u2014it\u2019s their playtime.
\n\u201cI think it\u2019s the greatest job in the world,\u201d says Feeney. \u201cI love playing
\npharmacy.\u201d\n<\/div>\n

\n\"\"The pride of Oxnard Pharmacy lies in its staff. Together, the team provides a community service that both welcomes and supports those in need. On top of this, the staff is just as eager as Feeney to apply new technologies behind the counter. The result is one of the most sophisticated systems of drug administration in the state, placing Oxnard Pharmacy at the forefront of prescription pharmacy.
\nAnd it is Feeney\u2019s interest in broadening service that brings both success and innovation to Oxnard Pharmacy. \u201cThis pharmacy operation is unique. I don\u2019t know how many places around the country you\u2019re going to find pharmacies with a certified diabetic educator\u2014we\u2019re the first pharmacy in the state to be certified as a diabetes outpatient educator\u2014a certified asthma educator, and an immunizer. A lot of places do one; some might do two; we do all three.\u201d
\nBut according to Feeney, \u201cthis is why you go to pharmacy school: To do all the fun things.\u201d Feeney fondly recalls Fogarty Hall being home to him and his peers in their studies at URI\u2014an etched picture of the building hangs proudly upon his home office wall, he says. When asked about the new pharmacy building, Feeney said, \u201cI\u2019m sure it will become a place for students to congregate and learn about the whole profession of pharmacy. The biggest anticipation is that it\u2019s going to be state of the art and that it\u2019s going to be able to morph into what it needs to in order to provide for the future of pharmacy.\u201d
\nThis is what Feeney sees in pharmacy, and what he hopes will continue to inspire students just as it inspired him.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re betting on pharmacy.\u201d
\nChad Lamoureux, Pharmacy Student, Class of 2015<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
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