For 21 years, Mandy (Massey) Gibson has been serving as a pharmacist at Auburn Pharmacy in Osage City and just last month was able to add another distinction to her name as she was named by the Kansas Pharmacy Association Board of Directors as this year’s “Pharmacist of the Year.”
Gibson, a 1996 graduate of Eureka Junior/Senior High School, attended Emporia State University for two years before transferring to the University of Kansas where she graduated from the KU School of Pharmacy in 2002. Since then, she has served the Osage City community. Gibson also strives to be involved with the community. She holds immunization clinics, is a volunteer firefighter with Miller Fire Department and has served as a Lyon County 4-H volunteer for many years.
Gibson, the daughter of Greg and Janice Massey of rural Eureka and the granddaughter of Marilyn Massey and the late Calvin Massey and Leon Richardson and the late Orella Richardson, all of Eureka, resides with her husband Jason near Admire, in Northern Lyon County, where they operate Gibson Cattle Company. The Gibson’s have one son, Mason, who is a freshman at Fort Scott Community College.
Mandy Gibson was awarded the Pharmacist of the Year award on August 26, in Lawrence, during the annual Awards Gala.
AboutThe Honor
The Pharmacist of the Year Award was developed in 1977 by KPhA and is presented annually to a KPhA member. The awardee must be a KPhA member in good standing; a licensed pharmacist in Kansas; have contributed significantly to the advancement of the profession, the goals of KPhA, the reputation of Kansas Pharmacy, or other readily identifiable professional achievements during the year for which the award is given or at least in a reasonably recent time frame which would support the award title of the Pharmacist of the Year. These accomplishments are expected to be in areas other than ones directly related to employment; and be an individual of the highest degree of integrity and recognized as a professional leader.
