A Brief History of PTEC
1989 August -The 1st Pharmacy Technician Educators Conference. Members met in Columbia, SC. Don Ballington organized this first conference as a networking / information sharing experience for technician educators.
1990 August - The 2nd Pharmacy Technician Educators Conference was again hosted by Don Ballington. Attendance at the conference increased and the idea of an organization dedicated to the interests and concerns of technician educators was discussed.
1991 August -The 3rd Pharmacy Technician Educators Conference in Charleston, SC, was the birthplace of the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council. Don Ballington, the founder of PTEC, was elected president, with Larry Nesmith elected Vice President, Vincent Druash elected Treasurer, Dick Kuschinsky elected Reporter, and Jan Keresztes elected President Elect.
1992 August - The 1st Annual PTEC meeting was held in Charleston, SC, with a meeting focus on pharmacy technician program curriculums, educational materials, and instructional techniques. PTEC selected the journal of Pharmacy Technology as its official journal
1993 August -The 2nd Annual PTEC meeting was hosted by President Jan Keresztes in Chicago, IL, with a meeting focus on pharmacy technology, pharmacy automation, and teaching critical thinking skills.
1994 August - The 3rd Annual PTEC meeting was hosted by President Peter Vonderau in Cleveland, OH, with a meeting focus on new duties and responsibilities for technicians. Discussions with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy led to a resolution to hold the 1995 PTEC meeting in conjunction with the AACP annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Award of Appreciation to Harvey A.K.Whitney, Jr. for the Promotion of Pharmacy Practice and Recognition and the Education of Pharmacy Technicians.
1995 July - The 4th Annual PTEC meeting, hosted by President Deborah Tapley, was held in conjunction with the AACP annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA. The joint meeting focus was "Revolution!" in healthcare and how it will change pharmacy education.
1996 July - The 5th Annual PTEC meeting and 97th annual AACP meeting was held July 14-18, 1996 in Reno, Nevada
1997 July - The 6th Annual PTEC meeting, was held July 12 - 16, 1997 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1998 July - The 7th Annual PTEC meeting was held in Aspen, Colorado.
1999 July - The 8th Annual PTEC meeting was held in Seattle, Washington.
2000 July - The 9th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 8 - 12, 2000 in San Diego, California.
December 2000 New PTEC web page launched with web space and design provided by Harvey Whitney Books
2001 July - The 10th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 7-11th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first annual awards were given. The Roy Kemp award went to Kim Ballow and the Phil Naut award went to Ron O. Nickel.
2002 July - The 11th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 13-16th in Kansas City, Missouri. The Roy Kemp award went to Cheri Boggs and the Phil Naut award went to Harvey AK Whitney, Jr.
2003 July - The 12th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 19th-22nd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Roy Kemp award went to Jan Keresztes and the Phil Naut award went to Melissa Murer.
2004 July - The 13th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 16th-19th in Portland, Oregon. The Roy Kemp award went to Earl Mckistry and the Phil Naut award went to Stanley Lloyd.
2005 July - The 14th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 15th-18th in Kansas City, Kansas. The Roy Kemp award went to Don Ballington and the Phil Naut award was not awarded.
2006 July - The 15th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 13th-16th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Roy Kemp award went to Gail Askew and the Phil Naut award went to Lisa Lifshin.
2007 July - The 16th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 12th - 15th in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Roy Kemp award went to Mary Ann Stuhan. and the Phil Naut award went to Paul Wagner.
2008 July - The 17th Annual PTEC meeting was held July 10th - 13th in Austin, Texas. The Roy Kemp award went to Barbara Snyder, and the Phil Naut award went to Hal Pollard.