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Acting Dean 1982
Interim Dean 1983-1985
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In 1982, Dean Ice went on sabbatical leave and Assistant Dean H. Richard Shough, Ph.D. was named Acting Dean. Dean Ice resigned in 1983, and Dr. Shough became Interim Dean, serving until January of 1985 when a permanent replacement was appointed.
In 1978, H. Richard (Dick) Shough left the University of Utah, where he had taught for ten years, to join OU as Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. While at Utah, he was instrumental in establishing a nuclear pharmacy program and taught primarily immunology, anti-infective therapy, and natural products. He also participated in the administration of student affairs, space management, and alumni relations.
Dr. Shough is a native of Ohio and was licensed as an apprentice pharmacist at age 16. He took his prepharmacy studies at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and earned his B.S. in pharmacy in 1964 and his Ph.D. in 1968 from the University of Tennessee. While at Tennessee, he worked in community pharmacy. In graduate school and at Utah, he conducted research on the chemistry and biochemistry of the ergot alkaloids.
As Interim Dean, Dr. Shough coordinated the completion of the Henry D. and Ida Mosier College of Pharmacy Building. With the move into the new structure, the College was no longer scattered in converted homes along N.E. 14th Street but was reunited again under one roof.
Dean Shough has been Associate Dean of the OU College of Pharmacy since 1982. His work in academic affairs and alumni relations at the University of Oklahoma have been very beneficial to the College.
History sited from: Centennial, The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy; Author Leo Glenn Tate