Pharmacy Awards

The P4 Nomination Form is for the Class of 2027 to nominate their peers, faculty, staff, preceptors, and alumni for awards.  It will be available November 2026 – January 2027, and awards will be presented at the Dean’s Reception in April 2027. P4 students can nominate individuals for the following awards:

Student Awards

Student Excellence in Role Modeling of Interprofessional Collaboration Award: A graduating student who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrates enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration
  • Demonstrates effective communication skills with peer learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations.

Bowl of Hygeia Award: A classmate who you would most want as your own personal pharmacist as exemplified through excellent intellectual and clinical skills, empathy, and patient rapport, as well as diligence and support of fellow colleagues.

Summa Health Rootstown Pharmacy Community Practice Award: A classmate who demonstrates academic excellence and a strong commitment to community pharmacy practice.

Council of Ohio Colleges Pharmacy Leadership Award: A classmate who is involved in leadership roles on campus, exemplifies the core values of NEOMED including Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy and Respect, is a role model for other students, exhibits professionalism, and is a positive ambassador of the College of Pharmacy

Professional Achievement Award: A classmate who exemplifies scholastic and professional achievement, leadership ability, and ethical conduct.

Evidence-Based Medicine Approach to Patient Care: A classmate who is academically strong, intends to enter practice upon graduation, demonstrates high personal motivation and a unique ability to communicate drug information.

Viatris Excellence in Pharmacy Award: A classmate demonstrating promise in improving care and an appreciation for scientific inquiry and an evidence-based approach to evaluating natural medicines and a strong interest in an evidence-based approach to patient care.

Ohio Pharmacists Association Student Leadership Award: A classmate who is a current member of APhA-ASP, demonstrates leadership and outstanding achievement in ASP chapter activities, and for recognizing the value of associations in improving the profession.

Outstanding Researcher Award: A classmate who has demonstrated pursuit of research projects, presentations, and publication of research results.

Excellence in Clinical Communication and Patient Care Award: A classmate who demonstrates superior achievement in patient care and as a health care provider by means of superior verbal and written communication skills and effectiveness of relaying pharmacy knowledge.

Commitment to Service Award: A classmate who has made outstanding contributions to the College of Pharmacy, his or her class and community through leadership, donation of time to class, and service and advocacy in community service programs.

Akron Area Society of Health-System Pharmacists Pharmacy Practice Award: A classmate demonstrating academic excellence and strong commitment to health system pharmacy practice.

Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship:  A classmate who is fluent in one or more languages in addition to English and is actively involved in promoting and embracing collaboration across different cultural groups.

Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award: A classmate who demonstrated leadership, academic success, and a commitment to championing pharmacy, healthcare, and high-quality patient care in a community setting.

Class Gift: It is customary for the graduating class to present the College with a class gift, which would be purchased with leftover class funds. Please provide any ideas for this permanent gift from the class. Suggestions will be communicated to your student council representatives. Prior examples include contributions toward the Tahani Mansour COP Memorial Scholarship, Pharmacy Emergency Foundation Loan Fund, General Pharmacy Scholarships, Pharmacy Priority Fund, COP Scholarship Fund, Wasson Center.

Faculty Awards

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member (core or voluntary) who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations. 

Hooder:  A faculty member that will bestow the doctoral hoods during the graduation ceremony.

Most Influential Professor/Faculty Award: A  faculty member who has worked with students and is dedicated to their education and professional development.

Preceptor Award

P4 Preceptor of the Year: A core and a voluntary faculty preceptor who served as an excellent teacher and role model and demonstrated professionalism during the P4 year.

Alumni Awards

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.

The P3 Nomination Form is for the Class of 2028 to nominate their peers, faculty, staff, preceptors, and alumni for the 2026-2027 Pharmacy Awards.  It will be available January 2027 – May 2027, and awards will be presented in Fall 2027 at the Pharmacy Awards Ceremony.  P3 students can nominate individuals for the following awards:

P3 Student Awards

Leadership & Advocacy Award: A P3 student who has exceeded expectations in a student leadership role and/or who has taken special initiative to focus on one or more pharmacy advocacy activities.

Excellence in Research Award: A P3 student who has pursued one or more scholarly activities beyond the requirements of academic research endeavors which have contributed to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy.

Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award: A classmate who demonstrated leadership, academic success, and a commitment to championing pharmacy, healthcare, and high-quality patient care in a community setting.

Faculty Awards

P3 Teacher of the Year: An instructor that teaches in the pharmacy curriculum regardless of discipline, faculty rank, or number of teaching hours and serves as an excellent teacher and role model to promote the profession of pharmacy.

Innovation in Teaching Award: A faculty member who has developed and/or applied a teaching strategy, approach, technique, or tool that is used to improve learner outcomes or the learner experience.

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member (core or voluntary) who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations. 

Staff Award

Staff Excellence Award: A staff member who consistently and substantially exceeds the expectations of the position, performing at a level above and beyond normal job requirement and has made important and significant contributions in their area.

Preceptor Award

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member or preceptor who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations.

P3 Preceptor of the Year: This should be an individual who has:

• • Served as an excellent teacher and role model for a minimum of three students in the corresponding class.
  • Received positive experiential evaluations from a minimum of two students in the corresponding class.
  • Demonstrated professionalism in all interactions with students, staff, and patients.
  • Contributed to the professional development of students and advanced the profession.
    The preceptor has consistently submitted student evaluations within one week of completion of the rotation. Preceptors must not have won the award in the past 5 years. Preceptors with a full faculty appointment within the College are ineligible.

Alumni Awards

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.

The P2 Nomination Form is for the Class of 2029 to nominate their peers, faculty, staff, preceptors, and alumni for the 2026-2027 Pharmacy Awards.  It will be available January 2027 – May 2027, and awards will be presented in Fall 2027 at the Pharmacy Awards Ceremony. P2 students can nominate individuals for the following awards:

P2 Student Awards

Leadership & Advocacy Award: A P2 student who has exceeded expectations in a student leadership role and/or who has taken special initiative to focus on one or more pharmacy advocacy activities.

Excellence in Research Award: A P2 student who has pursued one or more scholarly activities beyond the requirements of academic research endeavors which have contributed to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy.

Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award: A classmate who demonstrated leadership, academic success, and a commitment to championing pharmacy, healthcare, and high-quality patient care in a community setting.

Faculty Awards

P2 Teacher of the Year: An instructor that teaches in the pharmacy curriculum regardless of discipline, faculty rank, or number of teaching hours and serves as an excellent teacher and role model to promote the profession of pharmacy.

Innovation in Teaching Award: A faculty member who has developed and/or applied a teaching strategy, approach, technique, or tool that is used to improve learner outcomes or the learner experience.

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member (core or voluntary) who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations. 

Staff Award

Staff Excellence Award: A staff member who consistently and substantially exceeds the expectations of the position, performing at a level above and beyond normal job requirement and has made important and significant contributions in their area.

Preceptor Award

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member or preceptor who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations.

P2 Preceptor of the Year: This should be an individual who has:

• • Served as an excellent teacher and role model for a minimum of three students in the corresponding class.
  • Received positive experiential evaluations from a minimum of two students in the corresponding class.
  • Demonstrated professionalism in all interactions with students, staff, and patients.
  • Contributed to the professional development of students and advanced the profession.
    The preceptor has consistently submitted student evaluations within one week of completion of the rotation. Preceptors must not have won the award in the past 5 years. Preceptors with a full faculty appointment within the College are ineligible.

Alumni Awards

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.

The P1 Nomination Form is for the Class of 2030 to nominate their peers, faculty, staff, and alumni for the 2026-2027 Pharmacy Awards.  It will be available January 2027 – May 2027, and awards will be presented in Fall 2027 at the Pharmacy Awards Ceremony.  P1 students can nominate individuals for the following awards:

 P1 Student Awards

Leadership & Advocacy Award: A P1 student who has exceeded expectations in a student leadership role and/or who has taken special initiative to focus on one or more pharmacy advocacy activities.

Excellence in Research Award: A P1 student who has pursued one or more scholarly activities beyond the requirements of academic research endeavors which have contributed to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy.

Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award: A classmate who demonstrated leadership, academic success, and a commitment to championing pharmacy, healthcare, and high-quality patient care in a community setting.

Faculty Awards

P1 Teacher of the Year: An instructor that teaches in the pharmacy curriculum regardless of discipline, faculty rank, or number of teaching hours and serves as an excellent teacher and role model to promote the profession of pharmacy.

Innovation in Teaching Award: A faculty member who has developed and/or applied a teaching strategy, approach, technique, or tool that is used to improve learner outcomes or the learner experience

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member or preceptor who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations.

Staff Award

Staff Excellence Award: A staff member who consistently and substantially exceeds the expectations of the position, performing at a level above and beyond normal job requirement and has made important and significant contributions in their area.

Alumni Awards

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.

The Faculty Nomination Form is for faculty to nominate students, faculty, staff, preceptors, and alumni for the 2026-2027 Pharmacy Awards.  It will be available January 2027 – May 2027, and awards will be presented in Fall 2027 at the Pharmacy Awards Ceremony. Faculty members can nominate individuals for the following awards:

Student Awards

Student of the Year: A P1, P2, and P3 student who exemplifies the core values of NEOMED including Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy and Respect.

Leadership & Advocacy Award: AP1, P2, and P3 student who has exceeded expectations in a student leadership role and/or who has taken special initiative to focus on one or more pharmacy advocacy activities.

Excellence in Research Award: A P1, P2, and P3 student who has pursued one or more scholarly activities beyond the requirements of academic research endeavors which have contributed to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy.

Faculty Awards

Excellence in Scholarship Award: A faculty member who has made substantial scholarly contributions to his or her field in the past year. The nature of the research may be basic, translational, clinical, or in the realm of teaching and learning.

Faculty Excellence Award: A faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service, and who exemplifies the core values of NEOMED including Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy and Respect.

Innovation in Teaching Award: A faculty member who has developed and/or applied a teaching strategy, approach, technique, or tool that is used to improve learner outcomes or the learner experience.

Staff Award

Staff Excellence Award: A staff member who consistently and substantially exceeds the expectations of the position, performing at a level above and beyond normal job requirement and has made important and significant contributions in their area.

Preceptor Award

Interprofessional Practice Award: A faculty member or preceptor who exemplifies interprofessional collaboration through one or more of the following:

• • Demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of interprofessional collaboration.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills with learners, colleagues, and/or patients.
  • Actively and consistently collaborates with other health care professionals to model interprofessional collaborations.
  • Advances practice/research in interprofessional collaborations.

Alumni Awards

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.

The Staff Nomination Form is for staff to nominate faculty, staff, and alumni for the 2026-2027 Pharmacy Awards.  It will be available January 2027 – May 2027, and awards will be presented in Fall 2027 at the Pharmacy Awards Ceremony.  Staff members can nominate individuals for the following awards:

Faculty Award

Innovation in Teaching Award: A faculty member who has developed and/or applied a teaching strategy, approach, technique, or tool that is used to improve learner outcomes or the learner experience.

Staff Award

Staff Excellence Award: A staff member who consistently and substantially exceeds the expectations of the position, performing at a level above and beyond normal job requirement and has made important and significant contributions in their area.

Alumni Awards

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.

The Alumni Nomination Form is for alumni to nominate each other for the 2026-2027 Pharmacy Awards.  It will be available January 2027 – May 2027, and awards will be presented in Fall 2027 at the Pharmacy Awards Ceremony.  College of Pharmacy alumni can nominate individuals for the following awards:

College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award: An alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. Nominees must meet at least two of the three following criteria:

• • Exemplifies outstanding leadership and serves as a role model for others.
  • Actively contributes to the pharmacy profession through his/her practice site, research, and/or involvement in professional organizations.
  • Contributes to the NEOMED College of Pharmacy (e.g., preceptor, on-campus teaching, committee involvement, etc.).

Excellence in Service Alumni Award: An alumnus who has a record of professional and/or extra-professional activities to advance the practice of pharmacy, and/or contributions of time, talent, or financial support to benefit NEOMED.