Robert Bowles, Jr., registered pharmacist and owner of Big C, is a 1970 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy.  In addition to his thirty-seven years of pharmacy experience, Robert has fourteen years of experience in clinical pharmacy consulting.  He is also an adjunct faculty preceptor for Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.  Robert was recently elected Second Vice President of the Georgia Pharmacy Association. Robert has focused his attention in the area of diabetes care and is credentialed in Diabetes Disease State Management by the National Association Boards of Pharmacy.  He has been honored with several awards including the 2001 Pfizer Visionary Leadership Award, the 2001 Thomaston-Upson Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award, the 2003 GPhA Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award, and the 2003 GPhA Innovative Practice Award.  Robert is an active member and Deacon at First Baptist Church, Thomaston.  He and his wife Judy have been married for 37 years and have three grown children, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way.