Awards and Honors

Two UMSOP Faculty Members Receive APhA Awards

April 8, 2024

Cherokee Layson-Wolf is a professor of practice, sciences, and health outcomes research, and James Polli is a professor of pharmaceutical sciences.

Dean Michel Named Innovation Fellow by Universities at Shady Grove

February 26, 2024

Sarah L.J. Michel will lead innovation in the health and life sciences sector.

UMSOP Faculty Appointed by Governor to Statewide Advisory Councils

February 14, 2024

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has appointed Leah Sera, Chad Johnson, and Zafar Zafari to multiyear terms.

Diversity Recognition Award Winner: Danya Qato, PhD, PharmD, MPH

January 17, 2024

The School of Pharmacy associate professor is committed to advancing equity and justice in health care access, research, and delivery.

University of Maryland Recognizes Polli as MPower Professor

December 20, 2023

James Polli, PhD, leads multiple intercampus research centers in regulatory science and drug quality.

Alumni Association Honors Recent Award Recipients

December 7, 2023

Multi-year recipients of the Evander Frank Kelly Honored Alumnus Award and the B. Olive Cole Honorary Alumnus Award recognized at a special event in Pharmacy Hall.

Pharmacometrician Receives Lewis B. Sheiner Lecturer Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievements

November 13, 2023

Joga Gobburu is professor and director of the Center for Translational Medicine.

McPherson Receives Awards for Palliative Care Work

October 16, 2023

Mary Lynn McPherson is executive director of the Graduate Studies in Palliative Care program.

Shapiro Named UMB David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year

October 5, 2023

Shapiro and UMSOM’s Jeffrey Hasday, MD, honored for discovery of a novel class of drugs that selectively inhibits an enzyme’s role in promoting disease-causing inflammation and has been licensed to GEn1E Lifesciences.

Solinsky Wins Award for Pulmonary Pharmacy Work

October 4, 2023

Paul Solinsky, a clinical staff member at the School, named Health System Pharmacist of the Year.

Eddington Receives Mentorship Award from ACCP

September 27, 2023

Former dean receives the Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award.

Practicing P-SHOR Faculty Receive Statewide Recognition

August 31, 2023

Alison Duffy and Bethany DiPaula were honored by MPhA.