Awards and Honors

Practice Faculty Earn Fellow Status from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

December 14, 2021

McPherson and Walker are the first pharmacists to receive fellow designation from 5,500-member professional organization

PSC Faculty Member Receives Inaugural MPower Professorship

December 9, 2021

Bruce Yu, PhD, is one of eight professors from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland, College Park awarded $150,000 each over three years.

Pharmacy Faculty Member Named One of Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40

November 19, 2021

Deanna Tran, PharmD, recognized for immunization delivery, education, and advocacy

UMSOP Alumnus Honored with UMB Catalyst for Excellence Award

November 3, 2021

Award honoring success, achievement, and philanthropy given as part of Founders’ Week activities

Practice Faculty Member Honored with USM Elkins Professorship

October 1, 2021

Annual award recognizes Dr. Heather Congdon’s expertise in interprofessional education and supports plans for collaboration with Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

Pharmaceutical Health Services Research’s Besser Named UMB Employee of the Month

September 28, 2021

Business services specialist honored for supporting the PHSR graduate program and its admissions process during the pandemic.

PSC Faculty Member Receives $1.9 Million MIRA Award from the NIH

September 10, 2021

Five-year grant supports research on nanoparticles’ design on inflammatory responses

UMSOP Faculty Recognized by Maryland Pharmacists Association for Service and Contributions

August 23, 2021

Deanna Tran named vice president/president-elect; two other faculty members recognized with awards

Gilead Sciences and University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Collaborate to Develop Future Leaders in Pharmacometrics

August 20, 2021

New two-year postdoctoral fellowship will provide hands-on technical training, unique drug development experiences, and supervised research projects.

School of Pharmacy’s Lamy Center Works to Engage Older Adults and Caregivers through PCORI Engagement Award

August 19, 2021

Drs. Nicole Brandt and Catherine Cooke are leading efforts to create a network to support Patient-Centered Outcomes Research focusing on medication optimization.

School of Pharmacy Alumnus, Founding Pharmapreneur Receives Honorary Degree from UMB

May 20, 2021

Calvin Knowlton, BScPharm, MDiv, PhD ’93, awarded honorary Doctor of Sciences in recognition of his decades of leadership in the fields of pharmacy, business, and philanthropy.

SOP’s Abree Johnson Receives Presidential Core Values Award for Knowledge

April 23, 2021

With inquisitive nature and ability to multitask, director of pharmaceutical research computing is a great asset to the School of Pharmacy.