[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. THOMAS S. FOSTER

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 2015

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life of a very 
special man from Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Thomas S. Foster was a 
pharmacy educator and a pioneer in pharmacology research.
  Dr. Foster earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University 
of Kentucky's College of Pharmacy in 1973. He had a long and successful 
career at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Foster served as a Professor 
of Pharmacy, where he inspired generations of pharmacy students who 
have gone on to be successful in their profession. He motivated 
students to achieve more than they thought possible. Dr. Foster's 
clinical pharmacy research involved investigational drugs and drug 
administration systems. His research efforts led to the development of 
numerous products that improved the health of Americans and others 
around the world.
  Dr. Foster served in many professional organizations, including the 
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American Pharmacists 
Association, and the United States Pharmacopeial Convention. Foster 
chaired Kentucky's Drug Formulary Council, the Drug Management Review 
Board, and the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. He was a consultant to the 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration as well as the Office of Human 
Research Protection of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services. He was elected to fellowship in the American Pharmacists 
Association, the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, and the 
American College of Clinical Pharmacology.
  Dr. Foster and his wife Marijo had a daughter, a son, and six 
grandchildren. Dr. Foster contributed greatly to the pharmacy 
profession. He loved his work and left a legacy of education and 
research. The many accomplishments of Dr. Thomas S. Foster are renowned 
and he will be greatly missed.

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