The CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards and Scholarships Ceremony is the annual event that celebrates students' academic and leadership achievements and honors outstanding faculty and staff. Dean Altiere, PhD, opened the event with a welcome to the award recipients, as well as their family and friends. Drs. Julia Rawlings and Tom Anchordoquy served as the masters of ceremonies. Thanks to generous donors, close to $170,000 in scholarships were awarded.
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FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS 2025
SSPPS Staff Appreciation and Recognition Award
Michael Armstrong, Senior Professional Research Assistant
Teacher of the Year Awards
P1 Teacher of the Year: Professor Sunny Linnerbur, PharmD
P2 Teacher of the Year: Professor Robert Page, PharmD
P3 Teacher of the Year: Professor Cindy O'Bryant, PharmD
CU ANSCHUTZ STUDENT SENATE EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025
Outstanding Community Service – Ava Lyons
Spirit of Anschutz – Nicole DeLeon
Student Organization of the Year – National Community Oncology Dispensing Association
STUDENT AWARDS 2025
NCPA Outstanding Student Member Award Mai Tram Nguyen
Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Spirit Award Liam Watts
Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Award Michael Zupko
Rho Chi Outstanding Student Award Moriah Cargile
Dean’s Distinguished Student Award Annagabriela Figueroa
Merck Award Ariel Musheyev
Outstanding Ambassador Awards Lillian Afrifa, Kiri Carmody, Nicole DeLeon,
Ava Lyons, Andrew Maynor, Mackenzie Ryan, Liam Watts & Karolina Wisniewski
Outstanding Tutor of the Year Nicole DeLeon & Jay-Quan Dill
P4 Tutor Recognition Kyla Jantz & Emily Losinski
Student Council Presidential Award Mackenzie Moynahan
Viatris Excellence in Pharmacy Award Kyla Jantz
SSPPS Clinical Practice Award Sarah Neff
SSPPS Professional Achievement Award Sachin Khosla, Pia Moreno, Katherine Pardy & Abigail Westra
SSPPS Scholastic Achievement Award Genevieve Frye, Jenny Hoang, Sachin Khosla, Huu Nguyen, Marissa Roccanova & Michelle Shamroe
SSPPS Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Angelina Delabbio & Mackenzie Ryan
SSPPS Valedictorian Award Nada Mansour
Albertsons/Safeway Scholarship Mallory Wilson
Alumni/Faculty 100-year Scholarship Kiri Carmody
Armed Forces Pharmacy Scholarship Megan Byers & Cyril Ekwalor
Beverly Brunson Pharmacy Diversity Scholarship Nina Gyasi
Burroughs Wellcome Scholarship Morgan McGraw
CoBank Pharmacy Rural Health Scholarship Alexandra Jennings, Deontay Martinez & Michael Mullin
Colorado Pharmacy Scholarship Sara Anderson
Edgar Sibert Scholarship Bushra Hassan & Tabitha Willden
Edward and Karen Skaff Scholarship Tenuun Jadambaa & Phiefer Peck
Elmer and Joy Plein Scholarship Sazan Haji & Mackenzie Ryan
Erwin-Vincent Scholarship Thomas Riley
Familia Leal Scholarship Cole Mills & Jennifer Ramirez
George and Mary Masunaga Memorial Scholarships Stacia Fritz, Adalaide Graham, Meaghan Ireland, Marissa Roccanova, Cortney Umoelin & Kristen Whitley
Glenn D. and Jennifer M. Appelt Scholarship Deontay Martinez
Grant Kinn Memorial Scholarship Colton Hansen
Holden Community Service Award Phi Delta Chi
James McDowell Pharmacy Scholarship Kaden Collings & Paul Mathews
Joyce Stoddard Scholarship Jennifer Holguin-Guevara & Hannah Sosa
Kaiser Permanente Kent M. Nelson Clinical Alexis Daniels, Genevieve Frye &
Pharmacy Scholarship Elise Reinke
Louis and Karen Diamond New American Scholarship Lucia Hoang
Pay It Forward Pharmacy Alumni Scholarship Christopher Chan, Sharmin Dianatnejad & Ava Lyons
Pearl Surbrugg Stehley Scholarship Benjamin Ntalamu
Peggy and Jack Holden Scholarship Sharmin Dianatnejad & Tabitha Willden
Pharmacy Family Support Scholarship Benjamin Ntalamu & Khristina Weaver
Pharmacy Scholarship Fund Nicole DeLeon, Michael Shimek & Aislinn Warmka
Richard Scott Johnston Scholarship Laila Adl
School of Pharmacy 1911 Scholarship Cassandra Erdman, Daniel Nerney & Michelle Shamroe
Scott Lefler Book Scholarship Ashley Lane
Sheldon and Jan Steinhauser Diversity Scholarship Manaar Khan
Sherman Rich Memorial Scholarship Elise Estacio & Stephanie Schubert
Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award Grace Dunlap
Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship Emmitt Miller
National Western Scholarship Trust Shane Purkey
Teresa McMahan-Shulkin Memorial Scholarship Mai Tram Nguyen
