Awards and Honors

Associate Dean Honored with National Creativity in Practice and Education Award

April 5, 2019

Dr. Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner recognized for her dedication to fostering interdisciplinary team programs, projects, and models that focus on the improvement of health care.

SOP’s Boyle Honored for Longtime Support of the APhA Foundation

March 22, 2019

Dr. Cynthia Boyle receives the 2019 Jacob W. Miller Award in recognition of her service to the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation.

Gobburu Receives ASCPT’s Sheiner-Beal Pharmacometrics Award

March 15, 2019

International award recognizes outstanding achievements at the forefront of research or leadership in the field of pharmacometrics.

PSC Researcher Awarded Biophysical Society’s Junior Faculty Award

March 6, 2019

Dr. Lisa Jones honored for her research and recent achievements focused on cutting-edge investigations of biomolecular processes in living organisms.

Assistant Professor Honored with National Pharmacy Leadership Award

March 1, 2019

The Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award recognizes young pharmacists no more than 10 years into their careers who have demonstrated exemplary leadership qualities.

PHSR’s Stellar Students Recognized with Scholarship Awards

January 14, 2019

Special ceremony honors five graduate students in the PhD in Pharmaceutical Health Services Research program with awards recognizing their outstanding scholastic achievements.

Brandt Honored with ASCP’s George F. Archambault Award

January 10, 2019

National award is presented each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of consultant and senior care pharmacy.

SOP’s Pixley Receives University Employee of the Month Award

December 11, 2018

Erika Pixley, MBA, earns recognition as “the glue” to the School of Pharmacy’s Online Master of Science and Graduate Certificates in Palliative Care program.

SOP’s Edwards Wins UMB Employee of the Month Award

October 25, 2018

Hillary Edwards, MPH, associate director of program management and evaluation for the School of Pharmacy’s PATIENTS Program, recognized for her work to put patients first in research and health care.

Local Technology, Global Impact

October 1, 2018

Dr. Maureen Kane’s leadership of the Mass Spectrometry Center make her a UMB Champion of Excellence.

Fighting Drug Resistance with Resilience

August 27, 2018

A lifelong passion for research and desire to inspire the next generation of scientists make graduate student Alecia Dent a UMB Champion of Excellence.

SOP’s Trovato Named an AACP Academic Leadership Fellow

August 16, 2018

Year-long fellowship program is designed to support and contribute to the development of leaders in academic pharmacy and higher education.