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A team from ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ's McWhorter School of Pharmacy was named among the top three finalists in business plan completion sponsored by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).

The four-member team will now take their presentation to the annual NCPA convention in Tampa, Fla., in October.

Team members Christy Kight Garmon of Talladega, Brad Nall of Pinson, Elizabeth Redmill of Jasper and Alex Sproule of Bessemer competed against teams from 30 schools and colleges of pharmacy to make the top three. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ pharmacy professor Dr. Condit Steil is team advisor.

The goal of the NCPA student business plan competition is to motivate pharmacy students to create a blueprint necessary for buying an existing independent community pharmacy or developing a new pharmacy.

The ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ team created a plan outlining the purchase and merger of two competing independent pharmacies in central Alabama.

In Tampa, the ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ foursome will compete against teams from University of Arizona and University of Kansas pharmacy schools. At stake will be top national honors, a $6,000 cash prize and a trip to an international conference for the team members.