MACON, Ga. — Mercer University’s Lisa Murphey Lundquist, Pharm.D., founding dean of the College of Health Professions, has been named senior vice provost, effective immediately, Executive Vice President Dr. Penny L. Elkins announced today.
In this new role, Dr. Lundquist will lead new academic program initiatives and innovations, partner with the College of Pharmacy to enhance strategies for success, and will continue leading the College of Health Professions.
“Dr. Lundquist is a proven leader who brings exceptional credentials to her new role,” Dr. Elkins said. “She has demonstrated outstanding leadership and organizational skills that will serve her well as senior vice provost. I am confident that she will provide the leadership needed to sustain excellence and achieve goals in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Health Professions.”
Dr. Lundquist has served as dean of the College of Health Professions since it became operational on July 1, 2013, and oversees graduate programs in physical therapy, physician assistant studies, public health, clinical psychology and athletic training, and undergraduate programs in public health and kinesiology with a presence on both the Macon and Atlanta campuses. She joined the College of Pharmacy faculty in 2006 and has served in a variety of roles, including assistant dean for administration, associate dean, interim chair and program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, and chair of the planning committee for the College of Health Professions. Dr. Lundquist also holds the rank of professor.
Dr. Lundquist has received several awards, including the College of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Educator Award in 2008 and Professor of the Year in 2011 from the Rho Chi chapter in the College of Pharmacy. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Order of Omega, Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society, and Pi Alpha Physician Assistant Honor Society. She has authored or co-authored more than 90 scholarly articles and abstracts and has made numerous presentations at academic conferences. She also completed the Academic Leadership Fellows Program with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Dr. Lundquist earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Samford University, completed a postgraduate residency in primary care, and is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. Prior to coming to Mercer, she served on the faculty at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and practiced clinically in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
