Zane Hamilton Singletary, formerly from Bladenboro, North Carolina, has been named as the President of the American Pharmacists Association, Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) for South University School of Pharmacy in Columbia, South Carolina. Each pharmacy school in the State of South Carolina has an APhA-ASP Chapter on their local campus whereby they elect officers, but the President is selected by the Pharmacy Association of South Carolina. Dr. Sarah Braga, who is an at-large Director of the South Carolina Pharmacy Association and the faculty advisor to APhA-ASP at South University, announced that Singletary had been chosen to serve as the President, to take his term of office beginning in January, 2017. This decision was made considering the prior leadership experience from the pool of incoming pharmacy students of 2016.
Dr. Sarah Braga, a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy has been a member of SCPhA for over 30 years. Dr. Braga issued a statement that South University is very excited to have a student of the caliber of Zane Singletary with the extensive leadership experience that he brings with him to South University. Singletary served as both the Junior and Senior Beta Club President at the State Level, graduated from West Bladen High School in Bladenboro, North Carolina as both the President and Valedictorian of his Senior Class, and went on the become the President of both his Freshman and Sophomore Classes at Campbell University where he studied for 2 years in the Pre-Pharmacy Program. He also became the youngest Democratic Party Chairman in the State of North Carolina. Due to his extensive leadership experience and his academic achievement, he was granted early acceptance into South University’s Pharm.D Accelerated Program. South University is only one of three accelerated programs in the United States and is a year round program that allows students to obtain their doctorate degree in a shorter period of time. Singletary is also currently serving as Vice-President of his incoming Class at South University, being elected to this office by his peers in June, 2016.
As President of the South University Chapter of the American Student Pharmacy Association, and by his office, Singletary will also serve as a Representative to the South Carolina Pharmacy Association House of Delegates. As a House of Delegates Representative, Singletary will gain invaluable experience in association activities such as committee work, policy development, project completion and implementation, and public presentations.One of the events that Zane Singletary has indicated excites him the most will behis attendance and advocacy at the Pharmacy Day at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina. Singletary has long had a passion for politics, and looks forward to this opportunity. He indicated that he had been questioned in the past about whether his loyalties were with pharmacy or politics to which he replied, “I do not see why these two interests are inconsistent. I think I can do a good job with both.” Singletary has a passion for the pharmacy profession, and believes that the profession needs more advocates to ensure that their interests are represented. According to Dr. Braga, South University was aware of Singletary’s interests in leadership and politics when he applied for their program, and as such, they want to work with him to promote his talent and skills. According to Dr. Braga, “We are excited to have Zane Singletary at South University, and we expect to see great things from him in the future.
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