Each year, the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) partners with Upsher-Smith to honor innovators in the pharmacy field. Excellence in Innovation winners were awarded in more than 40 states in 2020. Read more about some of the recipients recognized for the great work of pharmacy innovators across the country by clicking on any of the red icons below. Scroll down to view the entire list of winners.

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All of the 2020 Excellence in Innovation Winners

State honorees receive their award from participating state pharmacist associations during separate award ceremonies throughout the year.

• 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

Not all pharmacist associations presented awards.