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 featured Excellence in Innovation winners by clicking on any of the red icons below. Scroll down to the bottom to view the full list of all winners, by year. If you’re an award recipient and would like your bio to be featured on the map, click here.
Excellence in Innovation Award Winners
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Georgia: Ben Ross, PharmD
Illinois: Eric Bandy, RPh
Iowa: Deanna McDanel, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Kentucky: MeLeigha Milby & Nelda Eads
New Mexico: Uri Bassan, RPh
Pennsylvania: Shawn Nairn, RPh
Puerto Rico: Carlos Torrado-Delgado, PharmD, JD
Rhode Island: Kenny Correia, PharmD, BCACP, CVDOE
Tennessee: Katie Vandenberg, PharmD
Texas: Saba Syed, PharmD, MS, EMBA, BCACP, BCGP
Wisconsin: Thad Schumacher, PharmD
Alabama: Jessica Hung, PharmD
Arizona: Nicole Scovis, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CMWA
Connecticut: Amy Ricupero, PharmD, MEd
Georgia: Lindsay McCoy, PharmD, BCPP
Iowa: Casey Villhauer
Mississippi: Anna Ward
Missouri: Lisa Cillessen, PharmD, BCACP
New Mexico: Rebecca DeMoss, PharmD, BS
South Carolina: Ranarda Jones, PharmD, MBA
Tennessee: Jason Vinson, PharmD
Wyoming: Matthew Meyer
California: Nathan Painter, PharmD, CDCES, FADCES
Connecticut: Nathaniel (Nate) Rickles, PharmD, PhD, BCPP, FAPhA
Florida: Tim Rogers, RPh
Georgia: Nikki Adams Bryant
Illinois: Lisa Florence-Ray, RPh, MBA
Maryland: Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP
Massachusetts: Christine Do, PharmD, BCPPS
Missouri: Laura Challen, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, BCACP
North Carolina: Franklin Roye & Gregory Vassie
Ohio: Sue Paul
Pennsylvania: Kyle McCormick, PharmD
South Carolina: Amelia Milejczak
Wisconsin: Theresa Frey
Wyoming: Nathon Parker