Bowl of Hygeia Award Te 2024 Bowl of Hygeia was presented to Melody Savley. Tis prestigious
award is presented annually to a pharmacist for their outstanding record of community service in the pharmacy profession. Melody is an alumna of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and has
spent all her career in retail pharmacies, opening several pharmacies for grocery store chains. Her husband Don, a grocery store executive, has been in the grocery industry all his life. Aſter meeting in 2001, they decided it would be the right thing to do to build a grocery store with a pharmacy. Alps Market and Pharmacy opened February 7, 2004. Tis year Don and Melody will celebrate 20 years since opening, and 20 years of marriage. Teir business expanded over the years to three retail pharmacies located in Springfield, Nixa and Anderson, Missouri; a LTC pharmacy, Compounding Pharmacy, and Specialty pharmacy, all located in Nixa. Melody and Don also opened an ambulatory infusion center and Big Tree Medical in Nixa this past summer. Don and Melody have five grown children and eight grandchildren. Teir grandchildren are the joy of their lives.
Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award Melody and Don Savley
Te Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award was presented to Lacy
Epperson. To be eligible to be nominated for the award, an outstanding young pharmacist must be a member of the Missouri Pharmacy Association, licensed in Missouri, received his/her entry degree in pharmacy no more than nine years ago, actively practicing in retail, hospital, or consulting pharmacy, and participate in pharmacy associations, professional programs, and/or community service. Lacy is a 2020 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Springfield Satellite Campus Doctorate of Pharmacy Program. Lacy has professional practice experience in community pharmacy management, long-term care and consulting, and specialty pharmacy. Lacy enjoys teaching Community Health Workers in training and implementation methods to pharmacy teams to advance community pharmacies and improve care coordination. She has found a passion in innovation by learning within the CPESN network in her role as a Regional Facilitator for the Southwest Missouri region. Tis has allowed her to develop new ideas and pilots including the implementation of the recent Vaccine Gap Closure initiative, which has been heavily reliant on the utilization of Community Health Workers - and creating a replicable model, while also finding success in the ability to generate revenue and reinforcing the value of data to payors. Lacy’s primary role in addition to traditional staffing, is serving as the Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services at Mitchell’s Drug Stores in Neosho, Missouri. When she’s not working, Lacy stays busy and enjoys spending time with her husband, Jarrett, one-year old son, Jace, and dog, Obi.
Lacy Epperson
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