Donald Rickert Professor, Pharmacy Administration Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences Don.Rickert@uhsp.edu Education B.S. in Pharmacy from St. Louis College of Pharmacy MBA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Certificate in International Affairs from Washington University Ph.D. in Business Administration from St. Louis University Specialty Professor Rickert's interest is in self-awareness and leadership, including: Personal effectiveness Emotional intelligence Personality and perception Effective change Current Research Therapeutic outcomes of writing Writing as a way to increase self-awareness and leadership skills Current Courses, Activities, and Scholarly Interest Pharmacy Leadership & Change Writing for Health Vita Highlights As the most senior member of St Louis College of Pharmacy, Professor Rickert has served the College in a wide variety of ways, including: Student Alumnus Faculty member Director of Graduate Studies Dean of Students Vice-president of Student Affairs Interesting Facts A native of southern Illinois, Professor Rickert graduated from St Louis College of Pharmacy in 1971 and began practicing both retail and hospital pharmacy until he joined the College in 1981. During his early years, as the only pharmacy administration faculty member at STLCOP, he taught economics to second-year students, marketing to third-year students, entrepreneurship to fourth-year students, and pharmacy law to fifth-year students. In 1986, he developed a graduate program in pharmacy administration and served as the program's director until 1990 when he was chosen to serve as Dean of Students and Vice-president of Student Affairs. During his time as Dean of Students and Vice-president of Student Affairs, he instituted many new programs, including the Drug Awareness Peer Education program that was funded by a FIPSE grant. This program allowed students to be designated as Leadership Scholars during their STLCOP career. In 1997, Professor Rickert returned to teaching and began employing creative writing as a tool for developing self-awareness and leadership. In 2011, he published The Parallax: See Yourself with New Understanding, which has helped hundreds of students improve their emotional intelligence.
B.S. in Pharmacy from St. Louis College of Pharmacy
MBA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Graduate Certificate in International Affairs from Washington University
Ph.D. in Business Administration from St. Louis University
Professor Rickert's interest is in self-awareness and leadership, including:
As the most senior member of St Louis College of Pharmacy, Professor Rickert has served the College in a wide variety of ways, including:
A native of southern Illinois, Professor Rickert graduated from St Louis College of Pharmacy in 1971 and began practicing both retail and hospital pharmacy until he joined the College in 1981. During his early years, as the only pharmacy administration faculty member at STLCOP, he taught economics to second-year students, marketing to third-year students, entrepreneurship to fourth-year students, and pharmacy law to fifth-year students. In 1986, he developed a graduate program in pharmacy administration and served as the program's director until 1990 when he was chosen to serve as Dean of Students and Vice-president of Student Affairs. During his time as Dean of Students and Vice-president of Student Affairs, he instituted many new programs, including the Drug Awareness Peer Education program that was funded by a FIPSE grant. This program allowed students to be designated as Leadership Scholars during their STLCOP career. In 1997, Professor Rickert returned to teaching and began employing creative writing as a tool for developing self-awareness and leadership. In 2011, he published The Parallax: See Yourself with New Understanding, which has helped hundreds of students improve their emotional intelligence.