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Dr. Marvene Augustus is currently the pharmacy manager at Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine. At LSU, Dr. Augustus serves as secretary of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and is a member of the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus. She also works as a staff pharmacist for Baton Rouge General Health Systems and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr. Augustus has worked in university pharmacy services since 1978. She is co-authoring the chapter "Pharmacology and Pharmacy" in Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians that is currently available in its fourth and fifth editions.
Dr. Augustus received both a B.S. in pharmacy and a Pharm.D. from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, where she received the Merck Award in 1972 and the Sandoz Award in 1993. She also has studied managerial accounting at Western Michigan University.
Prior to joining LSU, Dr. Augustus worked as a product and research coordination specialist at The Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She also has worked as a registered pharmacist at Conrad's Drugstore in Baton Rouge; an assistant to the pharmacy director at Villa Feliciana Geriatric Hospital in Jackson, Louisiana; a pharmacist-in-charge at the Jetson Correctional Center for Youth in Baton Rouge; and a relief pharmacist at Southern University's Student Health Center in Baton Rouge. She is an active member of an array of professional and service organizations, and has been a volunteer tutor since 1967.
Dr. Augustus lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and spends much of her free time visiting her grandchildren in Baton Rouge and Atlanta, Georgia. She is an active member of her church; and she also enjoys reading, traveling and family gatherings.
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