The CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences shined a spotlight on high-achieving students, alumni and faculty members recently during the 2020 Awards Convocation Ceremony.
While the coronavirus pandemic changed the typical convocation venue from a large auditorium to a Zoom presentation, awardees ranging from students who are just beginning their pharmacy education to an alumnus with decades of experience were honored for their commitment to the profession.
See the full list of award winners below:
CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards
Distinguished Coloradan Award: James Sajbel, RPh
Excellence in Pharmacy: Sandra Leal, PharmD
Faculty Member of Distinction: Sunny Linnebur, PharmD
Innovation in Science: John Carpenter, PhD
Meet the distinguished Coloradan, Jim Sajbel
Faculty Awards
Chancellor's Teaching Recognition Award: David Thompson, PhD
President's Excellence in Teaching: Ty Kiser, PharmD
P1 Teacher of the Year: Robert Schienman, PhD
P2 Teacher of the Year: Robert Page, PharmD
P3 Teacher of the Year: Ty Kiser, PharmD
Student Awards
NCPA Outstanding Student Member Award: Stephanie Early
Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Spirit: Catherine Donaldson
Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Award: Jordan Jenrette
Rho Chi Outstanding Student Award: Elizabeth Ko
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Excellence in Pharmacy Award: Armen Fstkchian
Mereck Awards: Emily Cai, Jessica Goldsby, Melissa Porter
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Clinical Practice Award: Marissa Powell
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Valedictorian Award: Melanie Jakobs
School of Pharmacy Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award: Nicole Osbaugh
School of Pharmacy Scholastic Achievement Awards: Christina Bartholomew, Madelyn Lebin, David Miner, Melissa Porter
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards: Kaitlyn Potts, Madison Ricco
School of Pharmacy Professional Achievement Awards: Clare Livingston, Ha Eun (Leena) Park, Chase Allen, Vinh Thai
Student Council Presidential Award: Maria Pearson
Dean’s Distinguished Student Award: Anushka Tandon
Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication: Ellen Brossart
Outstanding Ambassador Awards: Amanda Charlton, Hailee Griffin, Zaynib Hassan, Jordan Jenrette, Elizabeth Ko, Meena Mattamana, Jevin Tzeng
Holden Community Service Award: CU PediatRx
Scholarships
George Masunaga Memorial Scholarships: Tony Duong and Renee Johnson
CVS Health Foundation Scholarship: Chakavak Farhangi
CVS Health Foundation Spanish Scholarship: Guadalupe Mouzakis
Erwin-Vincent Scholarship: Kiet Giang
RxPlus Scholarships: Stephanie Early, Zachary Nuss, Carina Medina, Jackson Reed, Andrea Segerstrom-Nuñez
Walmart Scholarship: Miguel Orellana
Richard Scott Johnston Memorial Scholarship: Tracie VanHorn
Albertsons/Safeway Scholarship: Barbara Calvert, Michael Constant, Alexis Sanchez, Hannah Tillman, Brenda Tran
CU Pharmacy Alumni and Faculty Scholarships: Stephanie Early, Hailee Griffin, Peter Tonsits
Erin Terrio Memorial Scholarship: Sara Azimi
Glenn D. and Jennifer M. Appelt Scholarship: Chelsea Vallejos
Burroughs Welcome Endowment Scholarship: Holly Truong
Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award: Vasyl Baranets
Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship: Roman Komlev
Sheldon Steinhauser Diversity Scholarship: Chidinma Onyia
James L. McDowell Scholarship: Jessica Goldsby
Peggy and Jack Holden Scholarship: David Miner
Kaiser Permanente Kent M. Nelson Clinical Pharmacy Scholarships: Christina Bartholomew, Shelby Hafner, Megan Nelson, Riley Thompson
Edgar Sibert Scholarships: Arya Tehrani and Pengsue Yang
Dennis Mantas Memorial Scholarship: Jackson Reed
Edward and Karen Skaff Scholarship: Joanna Dukes and Nicole Osbaugh
JP Opioid Interaction Awareness Alliance Scholarship: Madison Ward
C. David Elm Pharmacy Practice Scholarship: Mario Careaga
Louis and Karen Diamond Preparatory Scholarship for Graduate Education: Madison Ricco
Louis and Karen Diamond New American Scholarship: Elizabeth Ko
Joyce Stoddard, PharmD, Scholarship: Zaynib Hassan
National Western Scholarship Trust: Hannah Bracken
Teresa McMahan-Shulkin Memorial Scholarship: Lawand Kamal
February 1, 2024