Art Wharton, MS
Director, Office of Continuing Education
Clinical Associate Professor
Arthur obtained his BS in Pharmacy and his Master of Pharmacy Administration from Mercer University, Southern College of Pharmacy in Atlanta. After a tour of duty with the Navy he worked in community pharmacy. From community pharmacy he joined The Upjohn Company where he enjoyed 31 years in various sales and marketing positions. In 1987 he became a charter member of Upjohn's Pharmacy Science Liaison Unit, a unit dedicated to pharmacy research and education where he was awarded the Upjohn Academy and the W.E. Upjohn Award, two of the highest and most prestigious awards available to employees of The Upjohn Company. He took early retirement in 1994 and since has served as Interim Executive Vice President of the Florida Pharmacy Association and as Principal with Designing Solutions, LLC, a health care services consulting firm in the Washington, DC area. He joined the faculty of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in 1998 as Director of Continuing Education and Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Arthur served as President of the Mercer University Alumni Association for two years and as a member of the Mercer University President's Advisory Board for five years. He has been a regular visitor to the University of Florida College of Pharmacy Advisory Board, and in 1996 he was awarded the University of Florida College of Pharmacy Distinguished Pharmacy Service Award.
Arthur lives in Gainesville with his wife, Jan and two children, Lesley and Trey, where his primary hobby is oil painting and an occasional round of golf. The Whartons are members of Trinity United Methodist Church.
