Fred J. Boyd

Fred J. Boyd was an Australian pharmacist, qualified accountant, and radiographer, and the founding president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.

Recognitions Fred J. Boyd began working as a hospital pharmacist in the 1920s in the mental hygiene section of the Victorian Health Department. Boyd served as chief pharmacist at Mont Park Mental Hospital.

In 1940 Boyd was elected to the council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria, became their librarian and was chairman of several committees. he worked closely with Charles B. Macgibbon to form The Society of Hospital Pharmaceutical Chemists. He was the first federal president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists, from 1961-1965.

Boyd was the first editor of the Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (now the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research).

Boyd was also interested in many community activities outside his profession. He served as the mayor of Heidelberg, Victoria, for a term (1955-1956) during which time he was presented to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Fred J. Boyd was also a life member of the Ivanhoe Sub Cricket Club and Ivanhoe Football Club, where he was also president for twenty years.