APhA Accepting Nominations for 2021 Annual Awards and Honors Program

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Awards and Honors Program. The awards will be presented at the 2021 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Los Angeles, CA, March 12–15. The APhA Awards and Honors Program is the most comprehensive recognition program in the profession of pharmacy.

American Pharmacists Association – Professionwide Awards:

  • Remington Honor Medal: the pharmacy profession’s highest honor, recognizes distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy during the preceding year, culminating in the past year, or during a long period of outstanding activity or fruitful achievement.
  • Hugo H. Schaefer Award: recognizes APhA members who have made outstanding voluntary contributions to society, the profession of pharmacy and APhA.
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Award: recognizes APhA members who have made major contributions in government and/or legislative service at the local, state or national level.
  • Good Government Pharmacist-of-the-Year Award: recognizes an individual pharmacist who actively contributes to the community through his or her involvement in the political process.
  • Honorary Membership: is conferred upon individuals, either within or outside the pharmacy profession, whose activities and achievements have had a significant impact upon public health, the profession and its practitioners.
  • Honorary President: is conferred by the Association upon a member who has made significant contributions to the Association.
  • Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award: recognizes an individual who has promoted and encouraged pharmacists to attain leadership positions within pharmacy through example as a role model and mentor.
  • H.A.B. Dunning Award: recognizes an exemplary contribution to APhA and the practice of pharmacy by a pharmaceutical manufacturer, provider of support products or service, or other entities such as wholesalers, chain corporations, etc. 
  • Distinguished Federal Pharmacist Award: recognizes a pharmacist who has distinguished himself or herself and the profession through outstanding contributions in federal pharmacy practice, resulting in significant improvement in the health of the nation and/or the population he or she serves. 
  • Distinguished New Practitioner Award: recognizes an APhA member, within his/her first five years after graduation, who has demonstrated distinctive achievements in mentorship, service and commitment to the profession of pharmacy.
  • Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting Award: recognizes a community pharmacy residency director or preceptor who has demonstrated excellence in precepting, mentoring, leadership and community pharmacy residency program administration.
  • Generation Rx Award of Excellence: recognizes an APhA member pharmacist who has demonstrated a commitment to substance abuse education.

American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Management (APhA–APPM):

American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Pharmaceutical Research & Science (APhA–APRS):

American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA–ASP):

  • Linwood F. Tice Friend of APhA-ASP Award: recognizes an individual whose long-term services and contributions have benefited APhA–ASP, and thereby, student pharmacists in general.
  • APhA-ASP Outstanding Dean Award: recognizes a school or college of pharmacy Dean who has made significant contributions to the APhA-ASP Chapter and promoted with distinction the welfare of student pharmacists through various community service, leadership, and professional activities.
  • APhA-ASP Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award: recognizes advisors of APhA-ASP chapters who have promoted with distinction the welfare of student pharmacists through various professional activities.
  • APhA Student Leadership Awards: recognizes outstanding academic achievement and leadership ability in APhA-ASP at the local, regional, and national levels of students who are currently in their next to the last year of pharmacy school.
  • APhA Good Government Student Pharmacist-of-the-Year Award: recognizes a student pharmacist who successfully organizes student pharmacist grassroots activity within their chapter and actively promotes the value of advocating for the profession.

Fellows of the American Pharmacists Association:

Fellows are either members of the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Management (APhA– APPM) or the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Research & Science (APhA–APRS) with a minimum of 10 years professional experience. To become a Fellow, members must have demonstrated exemplary professional achievements and service to the profession through activities with APhA and other national, state or local professional organizations.

Guidelines for nominations and complete criteria for each award are available at http://www.pharmacist.com/awards. Nominations are due no later than September 1, 2020 for all awards except APhA–ASP. Nominations for APhA–ASP awards are due no later than November 1, 2020. Please submit all nomination materials online. Nominations will not be accepted by mail or email. Nominator and support signatures are required on all letters. Award recipients will be notified in December 2020. For any APhA award–related questions, please email awards@aphanet.org.