April 15, 2014
H. Gray Hutchison, Jr. received the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Service Award at the School’s annual Awards Ceremony held Sunday, April 13, at the Rizzo Center. The School thanks Rite Aid (silver sponsor) and Kroger (bronze sponsor) for their support of the event.
Hutchison is currently special counsel with Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP in Raleigh with a practice focus on the tax and fiduciary aspects of employee benefits. Hutchison received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1970 and a law degree in 1973 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hutchison has served on the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina Board of Directors for more than twelve years. In his time on the board, he served in leadership roles as treasurer and currently an executive committee member. His wife, Gail Hutchison, is a 1971 graduate of the School.
“This past year, the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina changed leadership and reviewed and revised its governance structure. Gray was instrumental in assisting the foundation on governance oversight and best practices for nonprofit organizations,” says Bob Blouin, PharmD, dean of the School. “His integrity and his ability to work collaboratively made his contributions to the foundation and the School all the more valuable this past year.”
As the chair of the foundation’s special committee on governance, Hutchison led the rewriting of the foundation bylaws, articles of incorporation, and other governance documents, some of which were nearly seventy years old. His leadership and inclusiveness were instrumental in addressing the needs of the School, the Foundation and its board members.
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