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In Memoriam: James (Jim) Ruble, PharmD, JD

Jim Ruble, PharmD, JD, smiling and holding a microphone while being a part of a question-and-answer panel during the 2025 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Mountain West Pharmacy Summit. The photo is edited to be monochrome with the edges of the photo fading to black.

It is with profound sadness that we inform our community about the passing of James (Jim) Ruble, PharmD, JD, Executive Associate Dean for Professional Education, following a brief journey with cancer.

Dr. Ruble served as a beloved Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and was a Distinguished Leader within the college for many years. While we abruptly lost a mentor and pillar of our college, the impact that Dr. Ruble has had across our Faculty, Students, Staff, and Alumni will be on display forever through the people that he loved to teach and work alongside.

The Ruble family has created an online memorial page, where anyone who experienced a touching or memorable moment with Dr. Ruble is invited to share stories, photos, and memories. Additional ways to cherish his memory are also available.

Jim, thank you for the kindness, professionalism, and passion that you brought into every room. We will miss you dearly.

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