Awards and Honors

Faculty Member Named Chair-elect of AACP Section

February 5, 2015

Jill Morgan, PharmD, appointed to leadership role within one of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s newest interest groups

SOP’s Eddington Elected to National Leadership Position

February 5, 2015

Chair-elect appointment of AACP’s Council of Deans recognizes dean’s expertise and leadership in the field of pharmacy education.

SOP’s Agness and Colleagues Named Maryland Health Literacy Heroes

January 16, 2015

Award recognizes innovative web-based tool developed by Dr. Chanel Agness and her colleagues for its efforts to improve medication safety among older adults across the state of Maryland.

SOP’s Brandt Voted President-Elect of National Consultant Pharmacy Society

December 17, 2014

Members of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists elect Dr. Nicole Brandt to serve as the organization’s new president-elect.

Two PSC Graduate Students Awarded Prestigious Meyerhoff Fellowships

November 21, 2014

Awards provide financial assistance and unique networking opportunities to students from underrepresented groups pursuing graduate degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.

SOP’s Wilks Named Maryland Chemist of the Year

November 13, 2014

Presented by the Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society, award recognizes members’ outstanding achievement in the field of chemistry.

SOP’s Future Health Services Researchers Honored with Scholarship Awards

November 12, 2014

Four students from the School’s PHSR PhD Program receive the Arthur Schwartz Memorial Scholarship and Donald O. Fedder Memorial Fellowship in recognition of their superior academic performance.

Mullins Spotlights PATIENTS Program, PCOR During Founders Week Lecture

November 3, 2014

Delivered with Dr. Robin Newhouse, presentation emphasized listening to patients and caregivers’ voices across all stages of research.

SOP’s Mullins Named One of UMB’s Researchers of the Year

October 6, 2014

Recognition comes as part of University’s annual Founders Week, which pays tribute to the institution’s more than 200-year history and celebrates the achievements and successes of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

SOP Hosts APhA Foundation’s Inaugural Pinnacle Awards Lecture

September 30, 2014

Presented by El Rio Community Health Center – a 2014 Pinnacle Award recipient – this lecture spotlighted best practices in pharmacy practice innovation.

SOP’s Shaya Named An AACP Academic Research Fellow

September 16, 2014

Year-long fellowship develops established pharmacy faculty researchers into leaders with the skills to build and implement sustainable research and graduate education programs across their institutions.

Rodriguez de Bittner Named One of The Daily Record’s Innovators of the Year

September 15, 2014

Award recognizes Maryland innovators for their roles in creating new products, programs, services, or processes that help their organizations and communities.