R. Tim Webster

Who was R. Tim Webster?

R. Tim Webster, SCD was a founder and long-time executive director of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. He was born October 9, 1946, in Martins Ferry, Ohio and lived in St. Clairsville, Ohio until he graduated from high school. He received his degree in pharmacy from Ohio State University in 1969 and then dedicated his entire career to promoting quality pharmaceutical care to the elderly. Prior to his 27-year tenure as executive director of the ASCP, he was involved in regulatory affairs relating to long-term care in both the public and private sector. He died of cancer on July 6, 2003.

Under Webster's leadership, ASCP produced scores of reference materials, policies, award-winning publications, educational programs, internet resources, and other products and services that allow ASCP members to provide the highest levels of professional pharmacy services to seniors living in a wide variety of settings. He championed the cause of taking the expertise ASCP members honed in more than thirty years of experience in nursing facilities to the larger senior population. He was also the founder of ASCP's monthly peer-reviewed journal, The Consultant Pharmacist, which continues to add to the immense body of knowledge used by consultant pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care to seniors.