The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce that Professor Charles Phillips, professor of pharmacy administration, pharmaceutical, biomedical and administrative sciences, and associate dean for curriculum & assessment, has been appointed a Windsor Professor of Science.

The Windsor Professorships were established over 20 years ago through a gift from Mary Belle Windsor. Selection is based on teaching effectiveness, professional contribution through scholarly activity, leadership roles, and consulting activities, and contributions to the mission of the department, college and university.

Some highlights from his nomination letter and Dean Chesnut’s comments about his nomination:

Dr. Phillips plays an important and integral role as an instructor in the Pharm.D curriculum. He teaches course work at both the foundational level of the program and at an advanced level that integrates material and develops higher-level skills. He maintains an authoritative but humble presence in the classroom and his personable interactions with students creates a comfortable environment for student learning. He also makes significant contributions to teaching and mentoring outside of the classroom. In addition to outstanding individual student advising/mentoring over a long career, he has been a faculty advisor for over 20 years to Phi Delta Chi, a pharmacy professional fraternity on campus.

Dr. Phillips has a long and productive history of scholarship. He has published peer-reviewed papers and presentations, book chapters, and given invited presentations in many areas of social and administrative pharmacy. More recently, his scholarship has evolved towards work in the area of pharmacy program assessment and his accomplishments have provided notable achievements in this area. He has a number of peer reviewed articles examining best practices in accreditation processes and has published assessment of student learning and critical thinking. Dr. Phillips received a national Excellence in Assessment Award in 2010.

Dr. Phillips has been instrumental in the leadership of the college, serving on our administrative leadership committee continuously since 2003. He has been the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment for the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences since 2016. Prior to that time, he served as Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment (2015-16), and the Assistant Dean of Assessment from 2007-2015. He also served as Chair of the Clinical Sciences Department for 4 years. He has served on Faculty Senate multiple times, including terms as the Vice President and President of the Senate. He has a long history of serving the University as a member of numerous campus committees and taskforces throughout his time at Drake.

We congratulate Professor Chuck Phillips on his selection as a Windsor Professor of Science.

— Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost