2024 Pharmacy Awards

The New Hampshire Pharmacist of the Year Award is presented annually to a pharmacist licensed and practicing in New Hampshire who demonstrates professional excellence, good citizenship and dedication to the profession.  The recipient must have demonstrated service to his/her practice setting either through sustained exemplary service, or a single outstanding achievement that has impacted pharmacy practice or individual patient care.

The New Hampshire Pharmacy Technician of the Year is presented annually to a pharmacy technician licensed and practicing in New Hampshire who demonstrates excellence in his/her practice setting, is motivated to learn, exhibits a professional attitude and is dedicated to the profession of pharmacy.  The recipient must have made significant contributions to pharmacy technician practice, professional organizations, and/or the community.

Sponsored by Pharmacists Mutual Companies, the Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award is presented annually to a pharmacist licensed in New Hampshire who has practiced ten years or less (2014 graduation date or later), has an active membership and participates in state pharmacy association activities, participates in national pharmacy associations, professional programs, state association activities and/or community service.

Sponsored by the APhA Foundation and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, the Bowl of Hygeia is presented annually to a pharmacist who has compiled an outstanding record of community service that, apart from his/her specific identification as a pharmacist, reflects well on the profession. The recipient must be a pharmacist licensed in New Hampshire, must be living and must not have been a previous recipient of this award.

Sponsored by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., the Excellence in Innovation Award is presented annually to a pharmacist practicing in New Hampshire who has demonstrated innovation in his/her respective practice, method or service, directly or indirectly resulting in improved patient care and/or advancement of the profession of pharmacy.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually in recognition of exceptional commitment, loyalty, and dedication to the practice of pharmacy in the State of New Hampshire.   Recipients of this award have distinguished themselves through a lifetime of exemplary service to the profession of pharmacy.  The recipient must have demonstrated a career-long performance record of substantive, measurable impact and/or benefit to his/her practice setting and/or the practice of pharmacy in the state of New Hampshire.