About the Award
Championing Pharmacy Education
The Albert E. Rosica, Jr. Memorial Award is presented to a pharmacy practitioner in recognition of exemplary service to pharmacy students and fulfilling other responsibilities in pharmacy education.
All colleges of pharmacy are requested to nominate one candidate. As a part of the award, a $1,000 contribution will be made to the College of Pharmacy of the award recipient’s choice to be used to assist a pharmacy student to complete their education.
Award Criteria
- Service on college committees, e.g. admissions or curriculum
- Participation in alumni activities
- Officer
- Committee member
- Fund raiser
- Service as an instructor
- Teach courses
- Lecture in courses
- Serve as preceptor
- Recommendations from faculty and students
At a Glance
First Presented
1979
Presented To
A pharmacy practitioner serving pharmacy students
Includes
A $1,000 contribution to the recipient’s chosen College of Pharmacy
Nominations
One candidate per college of pharmacy
Albert E. Rosica, Jr. Memorial Award
Previous Recipients
- Burt Barshay *Deceased1979
- Martin Rubin1979
- Almer C. Engle1980
- Robert Schwartz1981
- Edward Toompas1982
- Patricia Angelucci1983
- Daniel A. Herbert *Deceased1984
- Earl W. “Bill” Bradley1985
- Paul W. Lofholm1986
- Jack L. Coffey1987
- Dennis J. McCallian1988
- Paul M. Armstrong *Deceased1989
- John Vandel1990
- William R. Bacon *Deceased1991
- James T. McCarty1992
- Walter P. Scheffe *Deceased1993
- James A. Williamson, Jr.1994
- Bernard J. Cremers1995
- James A. Bennett1996
- Don Coody1997
- Randall S. Myers1998
- Beverly A. Talluto1999
- George J. Malmberg *Deceased2000
- Gary R. Glisson2001
- James R. Schiffer2002
- Steven Chang2003
- Kathy Browne2004
- Robert Listecki2005
- William E. Osborn *Deceased2006
- Michael Leake2008
- Kristie Gholson2009
- Ron Davis2010-11
- Joseph Bova2011-12
- William Prescott2012-13
- Janet Cooley2013-14
- Deirdre L. Myers2014-15
- Sharon Sherrer2015-16
- Don Downing2016-17
- Erik Nelson2017-18
Nominations
Recommend an Individual
I would like to recommend the following individual for the Albert E. Rosica, Jr. Memorial Award.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
Need help? Questions about this award or the nomination process? Contact awards@acafoundationrx.org.
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