Honoring Innovators in the Pharmacy Field

Each year, Upsher-Smith partners with the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) and state pharmacy associations to honor innovators in the pharmacy field. State honorees receive their award from participating state pharmacist associations during separate award ceremonies throughout the year. Not all pharmacist associations present awards. Read more about some of the Excellence in Innovation winners by clicking on any of the red icons below. Click here to view the entire list of winners, or scroll down. If you’re an award recipient and would like to add your bio to the map, click here.

Recent Excellence in Innovation Award Winners

2020 Recipients

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Alabama: Ross Woods, PharmD
Alaska: ANTHC Pharmacy Compliance Team
Arizona: Darren Clonts, PharmD
Arkansas: Anne Pace, PharmD
California: Nathan A. Painter, PharmD, CDCES, FADCES
Colorado: Rachael W. Duncan, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Connecticut: Nathaniel M. Rickles, PharmD, PhD, BCPP, FAPhA
Delaware: Jaqueline C. Tanzer, RPh
Florida: Timothy Rogers, RPh
Georgia: Nikki Adams Bryant, PharmD
Hawaii: Brian White, PharmD
Illinois: Lisa Florence-Ray, RPh, MBA
Indiana: Matthew Covert, RPh, BCSCP
Iowa: Michael Daly, PharmD, MSCI, BCPS
Kansas: Emily Prohaska, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Kentucky: Sarah Vickey, PharmD, BCACP
Louisiana: LaKeisha G. Williams, PharmD, MSPH
Maine: Joe Lorello, RPh
Maryland: Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP
Massachusetts: Christine Do, PharmD, BCPPS
Michigan: David R. Bright
Minnesota: Alison Kingsbury, PharmD
Mississippi:
- Jeffrey Clark
- Jeffery M. King, PharmD
Missouri: Laura Challen, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCACP
Montana: Kristi Monson, PharmD
New Hampshire: Namone S. Pike, PharmD
New Mexico: Amy Bachyrycz, PharmD
North Carolina:
- Gregory J. Vassie, PharmD
- Franklin Roye, PharmD
North Dakota: Ramona Sorenson, PharmD
Ohio: Sue Paul, RPh
Oregon: Pharmacy Artifact Sorting Team (PAST)
Pennsylvania: Kyle McCormick, PharmD
Rhode Island: Joseph Bizier, PharmD, BCACP
South Carolina: Amelia Milejczak, PharmD
Tennessee: Amanda R. Gillion, PharmD, BCPS
Texas: Benjamin McNabb, PharmD
Utah: Roxanne Thacker, PharmD
Washington: Chuck Paulsen, RPh
Wisconsin: Theresa Frey, PharmD, BCPP
Wyoming: Nathon Parker, PharmD, BCPS AQ-ID

2021 Recipients

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Alabama: Jessica Hung, PharmD
Alaska: Erin Narus, PharmD
Arizona: Nicole Scovis, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CMWA
Arkansas: Blake Torres, PharmD
California: Danielle C. Colayco, PharmD, MS
Colorado: Michelle L. Izor, PharmD
Connecticut: Amy Ricupero, PharmD, MEd
Delaware: Chaitanya Gadde
Florida: Jade D. Montejo, PharmD
Georgia: Lindsay J. McCoy, PharmD, BCPP
Illinois: Harry M. Zollars, PharmD
Indiana: Patrick Sorgen, PharmD, CSP
Iowa: Casey Villhauer, PharmD, BCGP
Kansas: Lawrence Davidow, RPh
Kentucky: Hope Maniyar, PharmD
Louisiana: Carl J. Savoie, RPh
Maryland: Arnold J. Honkofsky, RPh, SCC
Michigan: Meijer Pharmacy Team
Mississippi: Anna Kathryn Ward
Missouri: Lisa M. Cillessen, PharmD, BCACP
Montana: JoEllen Maurer, BSPh, MHA, BCPS
New Hampshire: Bethany A. Francis, PharmD
New Jersey: Antonio V. Minniti, RPh, FACA
New Mexico: Rebecca DeMoss, PharmD
New York: Mayank Parikh, PharmD
North Carolina: Claire Austin, PharmD
North Dakota: Brody Maack, PharmD
Ohio: Alexa S. Valentino, PharmD, BCACP, TTS
Oklahoma: Chris Schiller, PharmD
Oregon: Julie Dewsnup, RPh, CDE
Pennsylvania: John DeJames, RPh
Rhode Island: Kerry LaPlante, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA
South Carolina: Ranarda Jones, PharmD, MBA
Tennessee: Jason Vinson, PharmD
Texas: Aaron Gibson, PharmD, MS
Virginia: Kristi R. Fowler, RPh
Washington: Ahmed Ali, PharmD
Washington, DC: Samir Balile, PharmD
West Virginia: Matthew Rafa, PharmD
Wisconsin: Trisha Seys Ranola, PharmD, CDCES, BCGP, FAIHM
Wyoming: Matt Meyer, PharmD