The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held a reception at the Carolina Inn on June 24, 2011, to honor Steve Caiola, MS, who is entering phased retirement after a distinguished career that has spanned more than forty years at the School.

Since coming to UNC in 1969, Caiola, chair of the School's Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education, has served in a variety of positions responsible for educating pharmacists. He has received his share of accolades for his contribution to pharmacy in the state with some recent ones being the Don Blanton Award and 2007 Acute Care Practice Forum Pharmacist of the Year from the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists.