A career filled with giving back to the profession
Throughout her career, Dr. Lucinda Maine has focused on giving back to the profession. A planned gift to the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy has allowed her to thoughtfully make an immediate and long-term impact to the institution while providing a benefit to her family.
Maine earned her doctorate in Social and Administrative Pharmacy in from the college in 1985. “I was impressed by the College of Pharmacy’s reputation for advocacy, and its professors with specialization in drug use in the elderly,” said Maine. “Minnesota had a legacy of really strong pharmacy leaders, and all of those things led me to apply to the University. It was a perfect fit.”
Maine practiced in the field of geriatric pharmacy, served as an associate dean at the Samford University School of Pharmacy in Alabama, and then moved to the State of Virginia in 1992. There, she served as senior vice president for policy, planning and communications with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) for 10 years followed by 20 years at the Association of Colleges of Pharmacy serving as its executive vice president and CEO.
Maine and her husband, Daniel Albrant, are both graduates of the College of Pharmacy. Dr. Albrant earned his PharmD from the College in 1987 and a Master of Divinity degree nearly three decades later after serving as a hospital clinical pharmacist and consultant.
Through their planned gift of real estate to the College of Pharmacy, Maine and Albrant have supported the College of Pharmacy through a charitable remainder trust they established as part of their long-term financial plan. “Our planned gift evolved naturally in our careers, and we’ve also benefited in that every year we received part of how the funds have been invested and grown,” explained Maine. “Some of the annual distribution funds accrued for our boys’ college education and Dan’s seminary fund. Since our sons and Dan have now completed their education, we have decided to direct that annual distribution to support students at the College of Pharmacy seeking to participate in enrichment activities of various types.”
Maine’s advice for anyone considering a planned gift is to reach out to leadership at the College of Pharmacy to explore the possibilities and options of how your support could benefit the College of Pharmacy long-term. “The sum can vary—whether it’s a small or larger planned gift,” said Maine. “The role the college plays in supporting advocacy to advance the profession at the state and federal level is well-known. We admire what the college has become over more than 125 years. And we feel proud to know that our gift will be in good hands at an institution that has meant so much to us individually and collectively,” said Maine.