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Brittany Jennings
May 7, 2020



Each year, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy hosts an annual awards ceremony to honor and celebrate student and faculty achievements that have been made throughout the year. Due to the coronavirus global pandemic, the School is recognizing award winners virtually. This year’s student and faculty award winners include:

Kang_AshleyOffice of Professional Education Academic Excellence Award

This award, sponsored by the Office of Professional Education, is given to a graduating student who has excelled in pharmacy studies.

Ashley Kang
PGY1 Ambulatory Care Residency; Salisbury VA Health Care System; Salisbury, NC

 


Pfieffer_AnnaLynn F. Kieffer Award for Excellence

This award recognizes a graduating student from the Asheville campus who possesses outstanding records of academic achievement, campus leadership, and community engagement. This award is presented annually on behalf of the faculty and staff of the Asheville campus to a student who has demonstrated excellence in the classroom, has embraced professional dispositions, and has contributed to promoting the profession of pharmacy and serving others through community outreach events in Western North Carolina. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and made possible through the generosity of Lynn Kieffer ’77 and Dr. Bob Kieffer.

Anna Pfeiffer
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital; Lexington, KY


Sidi_AkilJamie Gasaway Kilar Patient Care Award

This award recognizes a student who has exhibited the highest standards of knowledge, dedication, and compassion in patient care at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and made possible through the generosity of Jamie Gasaway Kilar, BSPhar ’95, PharmD ’97.

Akil Sidi
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; WakeMed Health and Hospitals; Raleigh, NC


Beamon_ZanderRalph Rogers, Sr. Award

This award is given each year to a fourth-year professional student who has expressed a keen interest in a career in community pharmacy and has performed well in relevant classes. Candidates are judged on an essay they prepare, as well as relevant coursework. Funding for this award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and is given in memory of Ralph P. Rogers, Sr., BSPhar ’13, a prominent Durham area pharmacist,and is given by family and friends in memory of Ralph P. Rogers, Sr., a prominent Durham-area pharmacist.

Alexandra Beamon


Newman_JessicaBallenger-Smith Award for Excellence in the Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory

This award is presented for outstanding performance by a first-, second-, or third-year student in the Patient Care Laboratory who demonstrates excellence in professionalism, written and verbal communications, pharmaceutical compounding, medication administration, and patient care. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and is given by E. Scott Ballenger, BSPhar ’91, and Jennifer Smith Ballenger, AB ’87, to honor William L. Ballenger’s twenty-three years teaching at the North Carolina State School of Education and Robert L. Smith’s twenty-six years as a lab instructor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Jessica Newman


Division Awards:

Dorszynski_AmyJacobs Award in Medicinal Chemistry

The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry selects a graduating pharmacy student who achieved excellence in medicinal chemistry coursework and research. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and was established in memory of M. L. Jacobs, a medicinal chemist who was dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy from 1946 to 1950.

Amy Dorszynski
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; University of Virginia Health; Charlottesville, VA


Nguyen_BobbiePharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes Award

The Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy recognizes a student who achieves excellence in the division as evidenced by his or her involvement in pharmaceutical policy and outcomes research, teaching, or service projects.

Bobbie Nguyen
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; University of Maryland Medical Center; Glen Burnie, MD


Piscitelli_JoePharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics Award

The Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics selects a graduating student who has demonstrated a high degree of professional motivation and concern about the role of the pharmacist in the delivery of health care.

Joe Piscitelli
Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology/Oncology; University of California San Diego/Pfizer; San Diego, CA


Boesch_EmilyProfessor Leaf Huang Pharmaceutics Achievement Award

This award recognizes a professional student, who not only excelled in the Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery course during the first year of the PharmD curriculum, but who also advanced the field through superior contributions in teaching or research in the area of pharmaceutics. This award is given in honor of Leaf Huang, Ph.D., Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor, in recognition of his service to the School and generous support of the division.

Emily Boesch
Worldwide Medical Fellowship; MCPHS Biogen; Cambridge, MA


Brown_ErinJohn C. Hood Sr. Award in Practice Advancement and Clinical Education

The Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education recognizes a graduating student who excels in clinical-therapy courses and demonstrates the highest level of professionalism and exemplary patient care during his or her pharmacy immersion experiences. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation, and given by family and friends of John C. Hood Sr., a third-generation pharmacist whose father was a charter member of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association.

Erin Brown
PGY1 and PGY2 Combined Pharmacotherapy Residency; UNC Medical Center; Chapel Hill, NC


Tiemann_AndrewF.O. Bowman Award

This award is presented to a student in the Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy program in recognition of exemplary work and dedication to their mentored, in-depth longitudinal research project. Funding for this award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and is given by Fred O. Bowman Jr., MD ’50, in honor of his father, who served as general counsel to the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association and the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.

Andrew Tiemann
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL


Teaching Awards:

otey_carolPY1 Instructor of the Year Award

The PY1 class recognizes a faculty member who teaches coursework in the first year of the professional curriculum in recognition of exemplary instructional ability and interest in the students and the educational programs of the School.

Dr. Carol Otey, Ph.D.
UNC School of Medicine

 


frick_amberPY2 Instructor of the Year Award

The PY2 class recognizes a faculty member who teaches coursework in the second year of the professional curriculum in recognition of exemplary instructional ability and interest in the students and the educational programs of the School.

Dr. Amber Frick, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics

 


karen morbitzerPY3 Instructor of the Year Award

The PY3 class recognizes a faculty member who teaches coursework in the third year of the professional curriculum in recognition of exemplary instructional ability and interest in the students and the educational programs of the School.

Dr. Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S.
Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education

 


harris_suzieOverall Instructor of the Year

The graduating class recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated the most exemplary instructional ability and interest in the students throughout the four years of the professional program.

Dr. Suzie Harris, Pharm.D.
Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education

 


The Claude Paoloni Preceptors of the Year

The graduating class recognizes two preceptors for outstanding contributions to the educational development of future pharmacists. These individuals have demonstrated high standards of professionalism, ethics, and clinical practice. Provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation, these awards are given by the Paoloni family in memory of Claude Paoloni and in recognition of his many years of service to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Claude Paoloni was instrumental in the evolution of the clinical pharmacy program and the growth and development of the AHEC system for statewide pharmacy student education.

cicci_jonathanJonathan Cicci, Pharm.D. (UNC Health)

 

 

 

 

 

Jen KimJennifer Kim, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, CPP (Cone Health)

 

 

 

 

 


Student Activity Awards:

Guo_YangKappa Epsilon Award

The Lambda Chapter of Kappa Epsilon recognizes a student who has demonstrated leadership, character, service, and scholarship.

Yang Guo

 

 


Clark_HankPhi Lambda Sigma Leadership Award

The Epsilon Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma recognizes a student who has most noticeably developed and exercised effective leadership skills within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy by creating positive change, developing relationships, and empowering others.

Hank Clark
PGY1/2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership; The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center; Columbus, OH


Rath_CarolynGeorge H. Cocolas Pharmacy Student Body Award

The student body recognizes a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated the highest qualities of character, deportment, scholarship, participation in extracurricular activities, and promise of future distinction in the profession of pharmacy. This award is given by the Student Senate and is in memory of George H. Cocolas, PhD ’56, former associate dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Carolyn Rath
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; University of California – San Francisco Medical Center; San Francisco, CA


Rhone_RaenaBoka Hadzija Student Excellence Award

The student body presents this award as peer recognition for all-around service and dedication to the profession of pharmacy. The award was established in 1998 by the Student Senate and named in memory of Boka W. Hadzija, PhD, a pharmacy faculty member, in recognition of her many contributions to the students and educational programs of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Raena Rhone
Florida A&M University and Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Industry Residency; Davie, FL


Mays_ErinOffice of Curricular and Student Affairs Impact Award

The Office of Curricular and Student Affairs presents this award annually to a graduating PharmD student who has shown remarkable levels of impact in helping advance the office’s underlying ideals of promoting student pharmacist success, development and growth. Furthermore this award recognizes dedicated service to and leadership within various student organizations and the co-curriculum in its entirety.

Erin Mays
PGY1 Ambulatory Care Residency; University of North Carolina Medical Center; Chapel Hill, NC


Lee_BenMikey Nam Well-Being and Resiliency Award

This award is given in memory of Mikey Nam, a UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy student on the Asheville campus who passed away in 2017, to a pharmacy student who demonstrates strong leadership in well-being or resiliency. Mikey not only emphasized the importance of improving oneself, but also motivated others to make a positive difference in the community. The recipient embodies the same core values as Mikey—inclusion, friendship, compassion and joy. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation.

Ben Lee
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center; Tampa, FL


Special Recognition:

Wells_CaseySamuel Burrus Award for Community Service

This award is presented to a graduating PharmD student who exhibits outstanding and unselfish civic, community, or church volunteer service provided outside the scope of regular pharmacy practice. This award is provided by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation and is given by Dr. Henry T. Clark Jr. and Blanche Burrus Clark, BSPhar ’41, and members of the Burrus family in memory of Samuel B. Burrus, who graduated in 1915 from the Southern College of Pharmacy in Atlanta

Casey Wells
PGY1 Ambulatory Care Residency; MAHEC; Asheville, NC


UNC School of Pharmacy Distinguished Service Award

This award is given to an individual or individuals whose accomplishments and contributions have enhanced the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as well as the profession of pharmacy at the local, state, national, or international level. In particular, the recipients have provided distinguished service to the School and are therefore considered exceptional supporters of the School’s service and outreach initiatives.

Thomas R. (Tom) Thutt, RPh, BSPharm

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