Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award
The Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award is presented annually to young pharmacists, across the United States. This award recognizes individual excellence and outstanding contribution to pharmacy associations and communities. Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company proudly sponsors this award, while each state pharmacy association selects the recipient for each year. The criteria to be selected for this award is as follows:
- Obtained a Degree in Pharmacy within the last ten years (2012 graduation date or later)
- Must be a licensed Pharmacist within the state selected and be in good standing to practice
- Must be a current member of the state association with active participation
- Must participate in national pharmacy associations, professional programs, and/or community service
2023 Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award Recipients
- Alabama Pharmacy Association - Chidiya Ohiagu, Pharm.D.
- Alaska Pharmacists Association - Courtney Graziano, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
- Arizona Pharmacy Association - Yousef Toma
- Arkansas Pharmacists Association - Brooks Rogers, PharmD
- Colorado Pharmacists Society - Alison Betten, PharmD, BCCCP
- Connecticut Pharmacists Association - Allissa Long, PharmD, BCACP
- Delaware Pharmacists Society - Cody R. Morcom, PharmD
- Florida Pharmacy Association - Matthew P. Schneller, Pharm.D.
- Georgia Pharmacy Association - Dawn Lieber Sasine, Pharm.D.
- Hawaii Pharmacists Association - Kelli Aoki, PharmD, BCPS
- Illinois Pharmacists Association - Craig Fisher, PharmD
- Indiana Pharmacy Association - Molly Corder, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP
- Iowa Pharmacy Association - Robert E. Nichols, PharmD, BCPS
- Kansas Pharmacists Association - Angela Baalmann, PharmD
- Kentucky Pharmacists Association - Kelsie Skaggs, PharmD
- Louisiana Pharmacists Association - April Harris, PharmD
- Massachusetts Pharmacists Association - Katelyn O'Brien, PharmD
- Maine Pharmacy Association - Casey Hilfrank, PharmD
- Maryland Pharmacists Association - Tosin David, PharmD, BC-ADM
- Massachusetts Pharmacists Association - Katelyn O'Brien, PharmD
- Minnesota Pharmacists Association - Tegan Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
- Mississippi Pharmacists Association - Amanda Skal, Pharm.D.
- Missouri Pharmacy Association - Linda Tran, PharmD
- Montana Pharmacy Association - Cassandra Raffety, Pharm.D.
- Nebraska Pharmacists Association - Caressa Trueman, PharmD, BCACP
- New Mexico Pharmacists Association - John Ma, PharmD
- North Carolina Association of Pharmacists - Anna Pfeiffer, PharmD
- North Dakota Pharmacists Association -Samantha Ketterling, Pharm.D.
- Ohio Pharmacists Association - Cory P. Coffey, PharmD
- Oklahoma Pharmacists Association - Jonathan Little, PharmD
- Oregon State Pharmacy Association - Matthew Yeates, PharmD
- Pharmacists Society of the State of New York - Amanda Foster, PharmD, CHW
- Rhode Island Pharmacists Association - Brianna Kimball, PharmD, BCACP, CDOE
- South Carolina Pharmacy Association - Dr. Emily Russell, PharmD
- South Dakota Pharmacists Association - Megan Mack, Pharm.D.
- Tennessee Pharmacists Association - Ashley Pugh, PharmD, BCACP
- Texas Pharmacy Association - Shawn Ahmad, Pharm.D.
- Vermont Pharmacists Association - Emily Piehl, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
- Virginia Pharmacy Association - Andrew Tarasidis, PharmD
- Washington State Pharmacy Association - Mylinh Nguyen, PharmD
- West Virginia Pharmacists Association - Evan Turco, PharmD
- Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin - Francesca Johnson, Pharm.D., M.Ed.
- Wyoming Pharmacy Associati5on - Ross Davidson, PharmD