My name is La'Marcus Wingate. I was born in Cheraw, South Carolina on November 2, 1980. I am a graduate of the class of 1999 at Cheraw High School. After graduation from high school, I went to Marine Corps basic training in the summer of 1999 to prepare me for my role in the Marine Corps reserve. Following my graduation from the Marine Corps boot camp, I started my attendance at Clemson University in South Carolina. I majored in microbiology and graduated magna cum laude in the spring of 2003. During the summer before my senior year, I did research at the Medical University of South Carolina in the areas of gene transplant. During my senior year at Clemson I was accepted in the dual degree program at the University of Tennessee School of Pharmacy to begin working towards a PharmD. degree and a Ph.D. in the area of Health Science Administration.

Currently I am in my third year of study at the University of Tennessee School of Pharmacy. I have been a member of SNPhA all three years serving as social chair and chaplain. Also, I was elected as the most promising P1 member. I have also been a member of the Black Student Association (BSA) for all three years and was appointed as the pharmacy representative in the past. Currently, I serve as the Vice President, webmaster, and Black History Month Chairman for the Black Student Association. I am also representative for the Health Science Administration Program on the Graduate Student Executive Council. I have been the lead author on one article published in the Tennessee Pharmacist and second author on two other articles within this journal. I am also an author on a pending article within the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.

Recently I have been awarded a Geier Minority Fellowship for the project entititled "The Community Pharmacy and Neighborhood Access to Health Care in Minority Communities". I am most fond of my service at my local church, "World Overcomes Outreach Ministries Church" www.worldovercomers.org". I am a graduate of the "Kingdom Seekers" new members perfecting class from January 25, 2004. After this time I began to serve as an usher. Subsequently I began serving in the spiritual mapping intercessory prayer ministry and the college cell groups outreach.

It is an honor to serve as the director of the Men's Health Education Center as a Pharmacist for Africa. This is a noble group that is destined for great achievements within and outside the African continent. Feel free to let me know if you have further questions.

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