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NEW YORK — Time is running out to register for NACDS’ 90th anniversary celebration. Chain Drug Review, Drug Store News, The Emerson Group and MMR have joined forces to celebrate the contributions of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and community pharmacy retailers. Registration is open for this special event, which will be held on December 13th in New York City.
NACDS’ 90th anniversary event will celebrate NACDS and the industry leaders (past and present) across retail channels who have impacted community health care over the last 90 years and helped transform pharmacy into a healthcare destination.
Just a few of the retailers participating in this monumental special event include:
- Walmart
- Thrifty-White
- HEB
- Target
- Amazon
- Walgreens
- Kroger
- CVS
- Costco
“This unprecedented show of solidarity is an important milestone,” said John Kenlon, vice president and publisher of the DSN brand at EnsembleIQ. “The people, events, developments and milestones over the last 90 years have transformed the industry into the force it is today and we expect even bigger things for the future as retail pharmacy continues to evolve and play a bigger role in U.S. health care.”
“NACDS is a critical force supporting retail pharmacy in Washington, D.C. and state capitals, and in building the retailer-supplier connections that ultimately benefit the consumer and the patient,” said Chris Stanton, publisher of Chain Drug Review. “This event confirms that ours is an industry that understands the importance of the relationships between the patient and the pharmacist, the shopper and other store personnel, and, from where I stand, the retailer and the CPG supplier. Truly an event 90 years in the making.”
The December issues of both magazines will feature an in-depth report about the history and accomplishments of NACDS, and how they fit into the evolution of retailing in America.
In addition, more than 500 retailers and suppliers will attend the December event and several will be called to the stage for recognition of their contributions to the industry and their communities.
When
Wednesday, Dec. 13
5:30 – 8:00 PM
Where
Ziegfeld Ballroom
141 W 54th Street
New York, New York 10019
The event would like to give special recognition to the Board of Directors, Honorary Board members and past and present NACDS Board Chairs:
Board of Directors
Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM, NACDS
Brad Cochran, Medicine Shoppe International, Inc.
Randy Edeker, Hy-Vee, Inc.
Lynne Fruth, Fruth Pharmacy
Omer Gajial, Albertsons Companies
Rick Gates, Walgreen Co.
Mark Griffin, Lewis Drug
Kevin Host, Walmart
Sean Jackson, Sam’s Club
Nimesh Jhaveri, Health Mart
Rick Keyes, Meijer, Inc.
Colleen Lindholz, The Kroger Co.
Robert Narveson, Thrifty White Pharmacy
Martin Otto, H-E-B
Luke Rauch, Walgreen Co.
Dain Rusk, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Karen Staniforth, Rite Aid Corporation
Sharon Sternheim, Zitomer/Thriftway Drug Corp.
Mike Wysong, CARE Pharmacies Cooperative, Inc.
David Warner, Kinney Drugs, Inc.
NACDS Honorary Board
David Bernauer, Walgreen Co.
Warren F. Bryant, Longs Drug Stores
Anthony N. Civello, Kerr Drug, Inc.
Leonard A. Genovese, Genovese Drug Stores, Inc.
Andrew A. Giancamilli, Snyders Drug Stores
Alex Gourlay, Walgreens Boots Alliance & Walgreen Co.
Robert W. Hannan, Thrift Drug, Inc.
Gerald Heller, May’s Drug Stores, Inc.
Christopher Lane, Wakefern Food Corp./ShopRite
Alan B. Levin, Happy Harry’s, Inc.
Robert D. Loeffler, H-E-B
David Maher, American Stores Company
Larry J. Merlo, CVS Caremark Corporation
Frank A. Newman, Eckerd Corporation
Mark Panzer, Alberstons Companies
Harvey Rosenthal, CVS
Thomas M. Ryan, CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Mary Sammons, Rite Aid Corporation
John Standley, Walgreen Co.
Stewart Turley, Jack Eckerd Corporation
Gregory D. Wasson, Walgreen Co.
NACDS Board Chairs, 1934-2023
George H. Gales, Liggett Drug Co., 1934-1938
Nate S. Shapero, Cunningham Drug Stores, 1938-1941
Horace A. Taylor, Taylor Drug Co., 1941-1944
J.F. Gallaher, Gallaher Drug Co., 1944-1945
C.R. Walgreen, Jr., Walgreen Drug Stores, 1945-1947
E. Roy Albright, Albright & Wood, 1947-1949
Merle A. Sanders, Snyder’s Drug Stores, 1949-1951
Scott C. Rea, Rea & Derick, 1951-1953
S.J. Besthoff, Katz & Besthoff, 1953-1955
G.B. Burrus, Peoples Drug Stores, Inc., 1955-1957
Adolph Weinberger, Gray Drug Stores, Inc., 1957-1959
M.K. Wood, Gallaher Drug Co., 1959–1961
Ches B. Larsen, Cunningham Drug Stores, 1961-1963
Morris R. Shlensky, Katz Drug Company, 1963-1965
Carlyle W. Evans, Gray Drug Stores, Inc., 1965-1967
August F. Hook, Hook Drugs, Inc., 1967-1969
L.S. Skaggs, Skaggs Drug Centers, Inc., 1969-1971
George T. Hilden, Osco Drug, Inc., 1971-1973
Joseph M. Long, Longs Drug Stores, 1973-1975
S.H. Ashcraft, Craft’s Drug Stores, 1975-1976
J.A. Weinberger, Gray Drug Store, Inc., 1976-1977
C.R. Walgreen III, Walgreen Company, 1977-1978
Stewart Turley, Jack Eckerd Corporation, 1978-1979
Robert B. Begley, Begley Drug Company, 1979
Sheldon W. Fantle, Peoples Drug Stores, Inc., 1980-1981
Sydney J. Besthoff, III, K&B, Incorporated, 1981–1982
Sidney Dworkin, Revco D.S., Inc., 1982-1983
Henry A. Panasci, Jr., Fay’s Incorporated, 1983-1984
Robert M. Long, Longs Drug Stores, 1984-1985
James I. Harrison, Jr., Harco Drug Inc., 1985-1986
Alex Grass, Rite Aid Corporation, 1986-1987
Jack A. Robinson, Perry Drug Stores, Inc., 1987-1988
Stewart Turley, Jack Eckerd Corporation, 1988-1989
Gerald Heller, May’s Drug Stores, Inc., 1989-1990
Richard G. Eils, Thrifty Corporation, 1990
Philip E. Beekman, Hook-SupeRx, Inc., 1990-1992
Harvey Rosenthal, CVS, 1992-1993
Robert W. Hannan, Thrift Drug, Inc., 1993–1994
Jack Futterman, Pathmark Stores, Inc., 1994-1995
David L. Maher, American Stores Company, 1995-1996
Gerald Heller, May’s Drug Stores, Inc., 1996-1997
Thomas M. Ryan, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., 1997-1998
Leonard A. Genovese, Genovese Drug Stores, Inc., 1998-1999
Frank A. Newman, Eckerd Corporation, 1999–2000
Alan B. Levin, Happy Harry’s, Inc., 2000-2001
Mark E. Griffin, Lewis Drug, 2002-2003
Mary Sammons, Rite Aid Corporation, 2003-2005
Anthony N. Civello, Kerr Drug, Inc., 2005-2007
David W. Bernauer, Walgreen Co., 2007-2008
Warren F. Bryant, Longs Drug Stores, 2008
Andy A. Giancamilli, Snyders Drug Stores, 2008-2010
Larry J. Merlo, CVS Caremark Corporation, 2010-2011
Robert D. Loeffler, H-E-B, 2011-2012
Gregory D. Wasson, Walgreen Co., 2012-2013
Robert J. Narveson, Thrifty White Pharmacy, 2013-2014
John Standley, Rite Aid Corporation, 2014-2015
Randy Edeker, Hy-Vee, Inc., 2015-2016
Martin Otto, H-E-B, 2016-2017
Alex Gourlay, Walgreens Boots Alliance & Walgreen Co., 2017 -2018
Mark Panzer, Alberstons Companies, 2018-2019
Christopher Lane, Wakefern Food Corp./ShopRite, 2019-2020
Richard Ashworth, Walgreen Co., 2020
Rick Keyes, Meijer, Inc., 2020-2021
Colleen Lindholz, The Kroger Co., 2021-2022
Brian Nightengale, RPh, PhD, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, 2022-2023
