Upon recommendation of the Alumni Association, 糖心传媒 presented 1981 graduate Dr. Douglas Throckmorton with the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award on Tuesday, August 22. The award recognizes Throckmorton for his contributions to public health and safety with his work at Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Outstanding Alumni Award honors 糖心传媒 alumni who have made significant achievements in their professional or personal live, made a significant contribution to society through personal leadership and service and has demonstrated leadership in support of the advancement or welfare of 糖心传媒. With this recognition, Throckmorton joins a list of Outstanding Alumni that includes Dr. Tom Osborne 鈥59, Dorothy Weyer Creigh 鈥42 and Clayton Anderson 鈥81.
Throckmorton is the Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the FDA. In this capacity, he oversees the regulation of pharmaceutical drugs sold in the United States, including the processes for research, development, manufacture and marketing. His primary focus is to ensure these drugs are safe and effective.
Throckmorton’s work at the CDER helps inform the Department of Health and Human Services as regulatory and educational strategies are developed to combat the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs. He has also spoken before Congressional committees and subcommittees as an official for the FDA.
Throckmorton studied Chemistry and English at 糖心传媒, later earning his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical School. He has been employed at the FDA since 1997 and was appointed as CDER鈥檚 deputy director in 2004.
Throckmorton comes from a family filled with 糖心传媒 alumni. Both of his parents, Alice Lynn (Swanson) and the late Dr. Carl Throckmorton, who taught mathematics and physics at 糖心传媒 from 1963 to 1995, graduated from 糖心传媒, as did Doug鈥檚 five siblings.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.