Charles A. Walton, Ph.D. received his B.S. degree in pharmacy in 1949 at Auburn University and later earned his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University. Dr. Walton joined The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy in 1973 and served as professor and assistant dean with a joint appointment in the Department of Pharmacology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He was a collaborator in the establishment of the first Drug Information Center in the nation and later served as its Director. In 1987, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy presented Dr. Walton with the Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award. He retired in 1988 and holds the title of William J. Sheffield Centennial Professor Emeritus. Dr. Walton and his wife, Joyce, live in Titus, Alabama.

A 1952 graduate of the UT College of Pharmacy, Bob Gude took his dream of pharmacy practice and molded it into Eastern Hills Pharmacy of Fort Worth, one of the leading independent pharmacies in Texas. He has served in leadership roles in pharmacy organizations at many levels including his tenure as president of the Texas Pharmacy Association in 1987-88. Within the UT College of Pharmacy he accumulated a total of 12 years of service as a member of the Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Foundation Advisory Council fulfilling terms in 1980-83 and again in 1989-1998. In July 1988, he founded the Pharmacy Freedom Fund (PFF), leading a group of independent pharmacy owners as they pursued a course of justice against discriminatory pricing practices within the pharmaceutical industry. Under the leadership of Bob Gude, the PFF grew into a national grass roots movement that eventually resulted in financial compensation for literally thousands of pharmacists who had been disadvantaged by the pricing practices. Many of the pharmacists who benefited from Gude's tireless efforts with the PFF, in turn have honored Bob and Mary by contributing to and establishing the Bob and Mary Gude Excellence Endowment within the UT College of Pharmacy.

Jean Sheffield graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1951. She began her career as a pharmacist at the University of Texas Student Health Center and went on to become the Senior Director of the Pharmacy Recovery Network with Texas Pharmacy Association. Ms. Sheffield was instrumental in implementing several innovative programs of benefit to the pharmacists in Texas, including the TPA Committee on Pharmacists Rehabilitation. Ms. Sheffield has been devoted to helping drug and alcohol dependent pharmacists, pharmacy students, and their families seek professional assistance to overcome this debilitating condition. Ms. Sheffield has volunteered as a preceptor for the University of Texas College of Pharmacy and remains a member of The Southwest Pharmacist Recovery Network. In 1989, she was awarded the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Merit Award. In 1996, the Texas Pharmacy Association awarded her their Exceptional Service Award, and in 2001 the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependencies named her Outstanding Alumna. She has served as editor for the TPA Speedletter, PRN Quarterly Newsletter and several local and state officials' newsletters.

Lonnie F. Hollingsworth, Sr. is recognized at the 2003 Legend of Pharmacy recipient for his contributions to pharmacy and pharmacy education. Mr. Hollingsworth has an extensive resume with numerous honors and involvement in almost every professional pharmacy association in the state and the nation. However, the most appropriate item on that resume refers to a title he held in the military - "Storekeeper First Class." Mr. Hollingsworth has been a champion of community pharmacy since 1959 when he opened L&H Drugs in Lubbock, Texas. He has served in offices in the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association, the Texas Pharmaceutical Association, the National Association of Retail Druggists, The Pharmacy Freedom Fund, and Community Pharmacy Foundation and as interim director of the Texas Pharmacy Association. Among his many honors is the "Bowl of Hygeia," from The Texas Pharmacy Association, Heritage Award, and Pharmacist of the Hour, from the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association, and Outstanding Achievement in the Profession of Pharmacy from Merck, Sharp & Dohme.

This award recognizes an individual whose contributions to pharmacy or pharmacy education have been "legendary."   John Carson's years of service and commitment to the pharmacy field led to his nomination of   the Legend of Pharmacy award.   Mr. Carson held state and national leadership positions including serving as President for both the Texas Pharmacy Association and the National Community Pharmacists Association.  He has been active on the Pharmaceutical Foundation's Advisory Council and has served as a preceptor for pharmacy students.   In addition, Mr. Carson's pharmacy, Oakdell Pharmacy, piloted a residency in community practice in conjunction with the College.   His well-reputed pharmacy staff is exemplar in carrying out professional services.  Mr. Carson's tremendous devotion to the practice of pharmacy makes him a true leader in the field.  

Fred S. Brinkley, Jr. received a of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin, attended Drake University's Graduate School of Public Administration, and received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Brinkley began his career as a community pharmacist in San Antonio where he also served as a professional service representative for E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. From 1969 to 1972, he held a joint appointment as Director of Public Affairs of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association and Assistant to the Dean of the University of Texas College of Pharmacy. During this time, he also served as Director of the National Drug Abuse Education Training Center in San Antonio, a cooperative effort of The University of Texas College of Pharmacy and The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. In 1972, Mr. Brinkley accepted an appointment from Iowa's governor, Robert D. Ray, as Director of the Iowa Drug Abuse Authority, an independent executive agency located within the Iowa Governor's office. He served in this position until 1976 when he accepted an appointment as Executive Director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, a position he held for two decades. Mr. Brinkley is presently Vice President of Professional Affairs for Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a position he has held since July 1997. Mr. Brinkley is a member of the Capitol Area Pharmaceutical Association, Texas Pharmacy Association, American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the Texas and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists, American Society for Pharmacy Law, National Community Pharmacists Association, Kappa Psi, and Phi Lambda Sigma. He has served as a member-at-large of the United States Pharmacopial Convention and as a member of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. In 1993 Mr. Brinkley received the "William J. Sheffield Outstanding Alumnus" Award from The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy Alumni Association, was honored in 2000 by the Texas Pharmacy Association as the "2000 Pharmacist of the Year," and received the 2005 "Legends of Pharmacy" award from the U.T. College of Pharmacy Alumni Association. He is also a member and recently completed a four year term as Chairman of the University of Texas Pharmaceutical Foundation Advisory Council.

Cliff Littlefield received a B.A. in Biology from California State University at Northridge in 1963 and his Pharm.D. from the University of Southern California in 1967.

Following five years of hospital pharmacy practice, he completed a Clinical Pharmacy Residency at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center in 1973. Cliff joined the UT Austin College of Pharmacy faculty in August 1973 and he played an instrumental role in the development of the Pharm.D. Program that was administered jointly by the College and the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

From 1981 to August 2004, Cliff has served as a Division Head, an Assistant Dean and an Associate Dean within the College of Pharmacy. Currently, he is the William J. Sheffield Centennial Professor of Pharmacy and Director of the Hispanic Center of Excellence. He has served on numerous committees and task forces within the College, the University of Texas, and the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. In addition, he has served twice as a Co-Chair of the ACPE Accreditation Self-Study Steering Committee. He received the College's Teaching Excellence Award in 1982, holds elected membership in Phi Lambda Sigma, and was selected as the 2005-06 Robert G. Leonard Memorial Lecturer.

Over the past 15 years, Cliff has accounted for more than $4.2 million in grants and contracts of which almost $2.6 million supported the development of programs in South Texas and along the Texas-Mexico Border. He served as a member of the UT System Texas-Mexico Border Health Services Advisory Committee from July 1992 to August 2002 and, for the past three years, has served as a member of the U.S. Mexico Border Hispanic Center of Excellence Consortium. Cliff has held elected office and served on committees for AACP, ASHP, TPA, TSHP and the Bexar County Pharmaceutical Association. He has served on the editorial boards of Clinical Pharmacy and Journal of Pediatric Health Care, contributed chapters to two textbooks and published several professional and scientific articles and abstracts.

Dr. Steven W. Leslie received his B.S. in Pharmacy in 1969, M.S. in Pharmacology/Toxicology in 1972 and Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology in 1974. All degrees were received at Purdue University. He joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pharmacology in 1974, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1979, and to Professor in 1984. Dr. Leslie was appointed as the Sublett Professor in the College of Pharmacy from 1986-1989 and is currently the holder of the Bauerle Centennial Professorship, which he has held since 1989. Appointed as Dean of the College of Pharmacy and the James T. Doluisio Regents Chair from 1998-2007, Dr. Leslie was appointed as Executive Vice President and Provost at The University of Texas at Austin in January 2007.

Recognized for his career accomplishments by the awarding of a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue University in 1994, Dr. Leslie has also received special recognition for his research accomplishments. He is a past recipient of an NIH Research Scientist Development Award and an NIH MERIT award. Dr. Leslie's research interests involved the study of the role of the NMDA subtype of glutamate receptors on neuronal development as well as studies on the effects of fetal alcohol exposure on NMDA receptors and brain development. In 1997, Dr. Leslie was honored to receive the Exceptional Service Award from the Texas Pharmacy Association, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism.

Dr. Leslie has served in numerous administrative capacities at The University of Texas at Austin. He was the founder and Director of the Institute for Neuroscience (1986-1992), a University-wide interdisciplinary research institute composed of approximately 60 faculty in 6 colleges. Dr. Leslie has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Research Society on Alcoholism and as a member of the Medical Advisory Council of the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, and as a member of their Board of Trustees. He has published approximately 100 peer reviewed scientific articles relevant to the areas of neuropharmacology and alcohol research.