Class of 2017 Graduating Students Earn Awards for Excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Skills

UH College of Pharmacy and select student organizations presented awards to several graduating students at the Class of 2017 Graduation Awards Reception May 10 at the UH Hilton.

The Graduation Awards Reception is an annual tradition of the college to recognize students for exceptional scholarship, leadership, service and exhibition of pharmacy practice skills such as patient counseling and communication.

The 2017 award recipients are: 

APhA-ASP Service Recognition Award – Erin Moody

ASHP Health System Pharmacy Award – Kaitlin Wasko

Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication Sponsored by Facts & Comparisons and Lexicomp – Amber Wright

Dean Joseph P. Buckley Pharmacy Leadership Award – Jared Moore, Caroline Root, Steven Seagroves, Tiffany Sieben, Lydia Solis, Mary Sun, Chelsea Wong and Sherien Zaid

Lilly Achievement Award – Krutina Patel Garcia

Mylan Pharmaceutical Excellence in Pharmacy Award – Amanda Nguyen

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Recognition Award – Stacy Poindexter

Outstanding Achievement in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award During P2 Year – Mary Sun and Chelsea Wong

Outstanding Achievement in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award During P1 Year – Jared Moore

Phi Lambda Sigma Student Leadership Award – Marissa Blumenthal

Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Excellence – Peter Guo

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Outstanding Student Award – Caitlin Le

UHCOP Ambulatory Care Award – Lisa Fischer

UHCOP Award of Excellence in Non-Prescription Medications and Self Care – Natalie Chu

UHCOP Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Excellence Award – Tran Do, Eric Kao and Boxin Xu

UHCOP Communication and Counseling Award – Erin Moody

UHCOP James McCarty Community Pharmacy Internship Award – Lidia Adamache

UHCOP Hospital Pharmacy Internship Award – Brandon Casarez

UHCOP Legislative and Policy Award – Scott Ondrasek

UHCOP Most Spirited Volunteer and Leadership Award – Michael Dinh and Katie Hay

UHCOP RX Cougar Leadership Award – Holly Ryan and Robert Miller

UHCOP Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills – Linda Mai and Anna Huynh

U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award – Krutina Patel Garcia

PHOP Graduate Student Excellence Award (Doctoral Program) – Ruta Sawant

In addition, UHCOP Clinical Associate Professor Lynn Simpson, Pharm.D. ('97), received the Phi Lambda Sigma Faculty Leadership Award for the second consecutive year.