2 newbies to join COP in Phoenix

When the offices of the College of Pharmacy in Phoenix open next month, two new employees will be there to put things in order.

Accepting the positions of coordinator of administrative services for COP are Luann Musser and Sue Johnston. The pair will provide administrative support to Tucson-based college administrators and faculty involved in developing Phoenix programs, to Jamie Joy (experiential education director in Phoenix) and to future Phoenix-based administrators and faculty. They will report directly to Dean J. Lyle Bootman.

Johnston began her duties Sept. 17, working from a temporary desk until COP digs on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus are ready in mid October. Musser will join COP Oct. 1.

Johnston worked for UA in Tucson from 1978 through 1989, holding positions with the University Teacher Center, Department of Chemistry, Department of Psychology and Department of Political Science. She has since held several positions in Phoenix.

Musser comes to the college following nearly a decade of service with Arizona State University and 15 years with the University of Michigan. Most recently she held positions with ASU’s Campus Health Service, Facilities Management and the Department of Theatre.

"I'm excited to be part of the development of downtown Phoenix and a new enterprise for the College of Pharmacy," Johnston says. She visited the Tucson campus Sept. 18 and 19, meeting several of members of the COP staff.