The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is a college of pharmacy located in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2016, U.S. News & World Report recognized the UK College of Pharmacy as one of the nation's top ten pharmacy programs.HistoryThe University at Kentucky College of Pharmacy has its root in the Louisville College of Pharmacy. The Louisville College of Pharmacy was established in 1870 in Louisville, Kentucky. Like other pharmacy schools of that time, it was a free standing institution. In 1947, it merged with the University of Kentucky (UK). However, it was not until 1957 that the school was moved from Louisville to Lexington.In 1967, Dr. Joseph V. Swintosky became dean of the college. He significantly expanded the program by adding the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees along with adding clinical and pharmacy practice residency programs. Swintosky also helped establish the Center for Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (CPST) as part of the college of pharmacy in 1986.UK broke ground on a new state of the art College of Pharmacy in 2007. The new facility, known as Biological-Pharmaceutical Building, was dedicated on January 25, 2010.UK College of Pharmacy Deans Earl P. Slone, 1946–1967 Joseph V. Swintosky, 1967–1987 Jordan L. Cohen, 1988–2000 Kenneth B. Roberts, 2000–2009 Timothy S. Tracy, 2010–2015 Kelly M. Smith, 2015-2016 (Interim Dean) R. Kiplin Guy, 2016 - Current
