Drug Store News, Chain Drug Review and The Emerson Group collaborate to celebrate community pharmacy

In an exceptional moment of solidarity, Drug Store News, Chain Drug Review and The Emerson Group have joined forces to celebrate the contributions of community pharmacy retailers and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, as the association celebrates its 90th anniversary.

The event to be held in New York City on Dec. 13 will celebrate 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."

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"This is an unprecedented show of solidarity because this 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 been instrumental in turning the industry into the force that it is today. And we expect even bigger things for the future as retail 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.

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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.

Register here
 

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 givespecial 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