Awards and Honors

SOP’s Mattingly Named Speaker-Elect for American Pharmacists Association

April 4, 2018

Dr. Joey Mattingly will preside over the association’s House of Delegates and serve as a member of its Board of Trustees during three-year appointment.

SOP’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Names New Emerson Chair

February 23, 2018

Dr. Angela Wilks becomes the seventh recipient of the Isaac E. Emerson Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences since its establishment in 1927.

PSC Researcher Named One of Five Finalists in National Toxicity Challenge

January 26, 2018

Dr. Hongbing Wang receives $100,000 from the National Toxicology Program to help support his work to develop a new cell culture model for use in high-throughput screening assays.

SOP’s Whittaker Receives National Consultant Pharmacy Award

January 24, 2018

The Armon Neel Senior Care Pharmacist Award recognizes geriatric pharmacists who consistently exemplify the ideals of the senior care pharmacist and contribute significantly to the goals of ASCP.

Prestigious Award Honors UM Pharmacist’s Innovative Research

December 11, 2017

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation recognizes Dr. Deanna Kelly with its 2017 Maltz Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research.

SOP’s McPherson Named Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

November 21, 2017

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine honors leaders in the specialty.

Scholarship Awards Recognize Up-and-coming Health Services Researchers

October 30, 2017

Eight graduate students in the PhD in PHSR program honored for superior scholastic achievements.

SOP’s Shaya Named UMB Teacher of the Year

October 16, 2017

Professor and vice chair for academic affairs in PHSR honored for her dedication to teaching and mentoring the next generation of pharmaceutical health services researchers.

Gamez Shows High Fiber In Carpeting Crisis

August 8, 2017

LAN administrator at the Maryland Poison Center was recognized for configuring temporary work stations and adapting the call center’s computer hardware so the MPC could stay open while new carpeting was being installed.

SOP’s Mullins Named Recipient of International Professional Leadership Award

July 5, 2017

Presented by the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, the Marilyn Dix Smith Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership to the organization.

Kensington Pharmacist Posthumously Inducted into Dean’s Hall of Fame

May 18, 2017

School of Pharmacy alumnus and independent pharmacy owner Huseyin Tunc honored for his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to helping patients.

Evening Gala Honors School of Pharmacy’s Founding Pharmapreneurs

May 17, 2017

Event celebrates the official debut of the School’s new pharmapreneurism initiative and honors nine alumni for their unparalleled success as innovative pharmapreneurs.