About Us

Andy Ullrich, RPh

Andy Ullrich was born in Cuba in 1953. He came to the United States in 1966 on the “Freedom Flights”. He lived and went to high school in East Point, Ga. before coming to Athens to attend the University of Georgia on a football scholarship. He graduated from Georgia in 1977 and purchased his first pharmacy in 1984. Andy enjoys spending time with his family especially his 4 grandsons. Customer service at Hawthorne Drugs is of utmost importance and Andy helps provide that to his patients.

Brandon Ullrich

Brandon is the store manager. He has no prior business experience and is in no way qualified to manage anything. Using his leverage as the owner's son he calmly brushed aside claims of nepotism by firing anyone who dared to mention it. After vanquishing his foes he now stands atop the corporate ladder as a leader of men and women. Brandon graduated from UGA with a six year bachelor's degree in Economics. He is married to Emily Ullrich, the Em of Em's Kitchen, and has 3 handsome sons named Tate, Owen and Paxson and 1 beautiful daughter named Claire. He has a coffee mug that says #1 Dad(poll source unknown) and is the 4 time defending Father of the Year(for his household). He likes golf, adult c league church softball, winning parenting awards, being humble, and most of all filling your prescriptions with the accuracy of something that is routinely mentioned when discussing high rates of accuracy.

Briggs Hightower, PharmD

Briggs began working for Hawthorne Drugs during his second year in pharmacy school at the University of Georgia. He could not resist the offer to come back and work as a pharmacist after graduating with his PharmD in 2022. At the store Briggs is responsible for several clinical services that he is proud to believe makes Hawthorne Drugs unique amongst other pharmacies. Briggs is happily married to his beautiful wife Emily Royal Hightower, who is also a pharmacist! In his free time, he loves to play golf with friends, learn about the stock market, hang out with his golden retriever best buddy Copper, and spend time making memories with his wife. Above all else, if you are considering Hawthorne Drugs, Briggs wants you to know something, "The secret sauce at Hawthorne Drugs is two fold. Firstly, our employees are part of a true team. When we have things going on in our personal lives, we step up for one another at the store. Secondly, we understand that our patients are not simply patients. They are mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons, daughters, and family or otherwise important to somebody. We think in every decision, if this was our loved one, how would we want them treated? It is that attitude that makes us different, and we are proud to stand by and honor that commitment".

Terry Jones, RPh

Jane Killeen, RPh

Jane has worked at Hawthorne Drugs for 15 years. She is originally from East Tennessee and still a Volunteer fan. She moved to Athens after graduating from pharmacy school at Mercer University in Atlanta. She has boy/ girl twins and a husband who is a big Bulldog fan. She has previously worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative, in a hospital home infusion pharmacy , and for a large retail pharmacy. She enjoys working at Hawthorne Drugs and the satisfaction that comes with getting to know and counsel her patients. In her free time she likes to run with her 4 year old dog and is a member of a monthly book club.

Brenda Owens, RPh

Elizabeth "Liz" Brooks

Juanita Pendley

Cathy Warner