Dr. Bruce Schnell to receive honorary degree

Congratulation to Dr. Bruce Robert Schnell, BSP, MBA, PhD, FCSHP, who will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the Thursday, June 4 convocation ceremony.

Apr 23, 2015

Bruce Schnell, BSP’60, earned an MBA (Toronto) and a PhD (Wisconsin). He joined the faculty in 1966, was dean from 1976 to 1982. As the first pharmacy dean to hold a PhD degree, he rejuvenated the undergraduate education program and developed solid research and PhD programs in pharmaceutical science and practice.

Dr. Schnell served vice-president of the University from 1982 to 1992, including the academic and external portfolios. He retired as professor emeritus in 1994 to become the first executive director of The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs, a position he held for ten years.

Dr. Schnell chaired the CPS Editorial Panel for 28 years and the Saskatchewan Formulary Committee for 17 years. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the CSHP Distinguished Service Award, the CPhA Centennial Pharmacists Award, and the PAS 2014 Award of Merit. He authored Pharmacy: An Art, a Science, a Profession, Reflections on 100 Years of Pharmacy Education in Saskatchewan.