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Interim Dean 1962-1963
Assistant Dean 1972-1978
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In 1942, just after World War
II started, Dean D.B.R. Johnson was having difficulty finding faculty
for the College of Pharmacy because of the war. He found a drug store
owner in Edmond, Oklahoma, who not only had a Bachelor of Science in
Pharmacy, but also held the Master of Science degree--Blanche
Sommers. Dean Johnson offered Sommers a faculty position and she
accepted. As Sommers later said, "I was ready for a change again and
thought I'd teach for a year to see what it was like." She was a
member of the faculty of the University of Oklahoma College of
Pharmacy for the next thirty-seven years.
Dr. Sommers earned the B.S. in
Pharmacy in 1930 and the M.S. in 1931 from the University of
Oklahoma. In 1954,she earned a Ph.D. from The Ohio State
University.
In 1962, Dean Clark retired and
the University President, Dr. George Cross, appointed Dr. Sommers as
Acting Dean until a new dean could be found. She served as Acting
Dean in 1962-1963, returning to teaching when Loyd Harris became
dean. In 1971, she was appointed Assistant Dean of the College of
Pharmacy and served in that capacity until she retired in 1978.
In 1977, Dr. Sommers was named a
David Ross Boyd Professor of Pharmacy at the University of
Oklahoma.
History sited from: Centennial, The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy; Author Leo Glenn Tate