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While the primary audience will be students from the first three years of pharmacy school, the free talk is open to the general public.

Barrott, who has more than 15 years of experience in precision medicine research, said his message will transcend academic disciplines.

“I will challenge pharmacy students to embrace innovation as a lifelong pursuit. Curiosity, careful observation and the courage to ask bold questions often spark the breakthroughs that transform health care,” Barrott said.

Drawing on principles from The Innovator’s Prescription, Barrott will emphasize how innovation often arises “when we seek ways to make care more accessible, affordable and effective — sometimes by reimagining who delivers care and how it is delivered. 

“By cultivating a mindset of continuous learning and seeking more efficient, patient-centered approaches, future pharmacists can play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of medical progress. This talk will encourage students to see innovation not as a single achievement, but as a habit of mind — the pharmacist’s true edge in improving lives.”

Keo Glidden Smith, a 1937 SDSU graduate, was the daughter of a Willow Lake drugstore owner. She came to South ��ֱ���� State University to study general science but was recruited into pharmacy by a family friend, Dean Earl Serles. She was one of two women in her pharmacy class. 

She was a pharmacist in Phillip and Madison before returning to Willow Lake when her father became ill. 

Keo married Dwight Smith, SDSU class of 1934, on Sept. 1, 1940, in Willow Lake. She practiced pharmacy in New Orleans and Chicago. They moved back to South ��ֱ���� in 1965, living in Rapid City and at Lake Kampeska until 1974. Smith did pharmacy relief work until 1987, earning her 50-year diploma.