The Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award, in honor of the first president of the American Pharmaceutical Association, is APhA’s premier practice award to recognize a pharmacy practitioner in any practice setting, who has distinguished himself/herself and the profession by outstanding performance.

2020 Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award recipient Joseph J. Saseen, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

Evaluation criteria

The nominee for the Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award must be a pharmacist who is a member of APhA, an APhA-APPM member, and a pharmacy practitioner in any practice setting who has distinguished himself/herself and the profession of pharmacy by sustained outstanding performance and achievement. Remington Honor Medalists are not eligible for the award. Nomination and recommendation letters should include a description of the nominee’s impact on practice and the profession. Applications will be evaluated based upon the following criteria (listed alphabetically; not in rank order):

• APhA related activities (leadership, committees, speaker, publication contributor/reviewer, etc.)
• Awards and recognition (state/national/university)
• Community service (government, religious, civic, etc.)
• Impact on the nominee’s area of practice and on the profession (innovative practice, scholarly activities)
• Participation in other professional associations (leadership, committee, etc.)

Nomination process

The nominator is responsible for submitting a complete award nomination. The deadline for nomination materials is September 1.

The nomination is to include the following items:

• A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why the nominee meets the criteria for the award
• One letter of recommendation is required; a maximum of two letters accepted
• A current curriculum vitae or detailed résumé

Selection process

The selection is made by the APhA-APPM Awards Committee based upon careful review of complete nominations and criteria as listed above.

Nature of award:

The award, to be presented at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition, consists of a 14K gold diamond ring in a presentation case. The recipient will also receive a complimentary APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition registration and reimbursement for meeting-related travel expenses, according to current travel policies and up to the maximum amount budgeted by APhA. The award is endowed by Bristol-Meyer Squibb Company.

Recipients of the APhA Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award:
 

2021 Stuart Beatty
2020 Joseph J. Saseen

2019 Betty J. Dong

2018 Bella Mehta

2017 Mary Ann Kliethermes

2016 Jonathan Marquess

2015 Cynthia J. Boyle

2014 Allen Nichol

2013 Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner

2012 Steven T. Simenson

2011 Jean-Venable “Kelly” R. Goode

2010 Daniel E. Buffington

2009 Samuel C. Augustine

2008 George H. Hinkle

2007 Randy P. McDonough

2006 Marie A. Chisholm

2005 Ralph E. Small

2004 Dennis K. Helling

2003 James A. Ponto

2002 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble

2001 Michael R. Cohen

2000 Stanley M. Shaw

1999 Marialice Bennett

1998 Charles R. Green

1997 Ray Edward Marcrom

1996 Hazel M. Pipkin

1995 William H. Briner

Recipients of the Daniel B. Smith Award:

1994 James B. Hills

1993 Robert E. Listecki

1992 John T. Bailey

1991 John H. Vandel

1990 Evelyn D. Timmons

1989 Donald. L. Beck

1988 Margaret C. Yarborough

1987 Ron Gieser

1986 Calvin H. Knowlton

1985 John W. Hasty

1984 Max Stollman

1983 Carl F. Emswiller, Jr.

1982 Mario Casinelli

1981 Robert L. Snively

1980 Joseph A. Mosso

1979 Howard L. Dell

1978 Emil W. Baker

1977 William R. Bacon

1976 Donald J. Wernik

1975 Morris Boynoff

1974 Kenneth E. Tiemann

1973 Martin Rein

1972 Paul Lofholm

1971 Wallace S. Klein

1970 William F. Appel

1969 David J. Krigstein

1968 Arnold L. Snyder

1967 James Moore

1966 Raymond Dunn

1965 Eugene V. White

Recipients of the APhA Practice Excellence Award:

1994 Frederick S. Mayer

1993 Grover C. Bowles, Jr

1992 D. Stephen Crawford

*In 1993, APhA-APPM recommended the merging of the Daniel B. Smith Award and the Practice
Excellence Award so as to have one premier APhA practitioner award. The APhA Board of Trustees
approved this recommendation in 1994. The first combined award was presented in 1995.
 

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