- 1989
DR. GLEN SPERANDIO AND THE PURDUE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
An Oral History by Dr. Sperandio
Interviewed by Mrs. Theodora Andrews
Mrs. Theodora Andrews: This is an oral history of Dr. Glen J.
Sperandio concerning the development of the Purdue School of
Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences during his tenure as a teaching
staff and faculty member and administrator from 1945 to 1984
conducted by Theodora Andrews, Professor of Library Science;
Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences Librarian.
Dr. Sperandio, from reading your biography l know that you
were born in a small town in southern 1llinois and were educated
at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, having received your B.S.
degree there and your H.S. and Ph.D. degrees at Purdue. What
factors influenced your decision to choose the pharmaceutical
sciences and, specifically, the teaching of pharmacy practice as
a career?
Dr. Glen Sperandio: 1 think that probably both of these just
happened, because as 1 grew up in Edwardsville our neighbor asked
me if l would like to work as a curb service boy in his drug
store. So, l began working in a pharmacy at the age of 12 and
continued in the field ever since. When 1 graduated from high
school l had the choice of either going to the College of
Pharmacy at St. Louis, which was within commuting distance of
home, or not going to college at all because it was during the
depression and my parents couldn't afford to send me to college.
So l worked a year in the drug store and saved enough money to
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