The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy has been a national leader in pharmacy education and research for more than a century. Established in 1883, it was the first school of pharmacy to offer a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy. It was also the nation’s first to award doctoral degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, the history of pharmacy, social studies of pharmacy, continuing education, and one of the first in pharmacy administration.
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Historical Alumni
Leo Butts
Leo V. Butts (class of 1920) was the first known African-American graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Edward Kremers
Edward Kremers established the first four-year degree in pharmacy at the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy
James Buchanan
James W. Buchanan (class of 1943) was the second known African-American graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy