Faculty

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy is proud to recognize and acknowledge faculty members for their professional achievements, service to the college or health care, and leadership within pharmacy or other disciplines. 

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The James Halpert Award for Research Excellence

The James Halpert New Investigator Award has been established by the Coit College of Pharmacy to honor of Dr. James Halpert and celebrate his contributions to pharmaceutical sciences. This achievement award was established to recognize excellent original research by early career investigators in any pharmacy-related research field. This award is presented annually, but only if there is a worthy candidate. Awardees will receive a $1,000 honorarium and a commemorative plaque.

Eligibility

• The nominee must be widely recognized for their transformational discoveries or innovative approaches impacting a pharmacy-related scientific field.
• The nominee must have an academic rank above assistant professor and have their primary appointment in a College of Pharmacy department.
• The nominee must have been a Contact PI on a prior or active, peer-reviewed, national-level grant.
• The nominee must not have received the James Halpert Award for Research Excellence in any prior year.

Criteria and Selection

The primary criterion for the award is the significance of research contributions made by the candidate in their field. The novelty and innovativeness of the science, the track record of the individual including peer-reviewed publications, and the potential of the scientific discoveries to transform a nominee’s field are important considerations. The selection of awardees will be made by the College of Pharmacy Research Affairs Committee and presented at the State of the College event in mid-December.

Self-nominations are allowed.

Nomination

Nominations for 2022 will open in the fall of 2022.

Applications must include:

• A letter of nomination for the candidate. The letter should describe the importance of the candidate's research contributions and the overall significance and impact of the candidate’s work. Self-nominations are allowed.
• Additional letters of nomination and support are allowed but not required. 
• The nominee’s curriculum vitae including a complete list of peer-reviewed publications and grant funding.

The A. Jay Gandolfi New Investigator Award

The A. Jay Gandolfi Award for Research Excellence has been established by the College of Pharmacy to honor the fundamental contributions of Dr. A. Jay Gandolfi in the fields of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Environmental Science. The Award recognizes outstanding original research contributions, particularly those having a major impact on future research in their field. This award is presented annually, but only if there is a worthy candidate. Awardees will receive a $1,000 honorarium and commemorative medal.

Eligibility

• The nominee must be a tenure eligible Assistant Professor with a primary appointment in a College of Pharmacy department.
• The nominee must not have received the A. Jay Gandolfi New Investigator Award any prior year.

Criteria and Selection

The primary criterion for the award is the level of excellence and originality of the research conducted by the candidate. Independence of thought, originality of approach, clarity of communication, and the impact of the work on the candidate’s field are important considerations. Particular consideration will be given to first/corresponding/senior author publications with high impact and to accomplishments made while during their appointment at the UA COP. The selection of awardees will be made by the College of Pharmacy Research Affairs Committee and presented at the State of the College event in mid-December.

Nomination

Nominations for 2022 will open in the fall of 2022.

Applications must include:

• A letter of nomination for the candidate. The letter should describe the importance of the candidate's research contributions, the overall significance and impact of the work, and the candidate’s role in the manuscripts provided with the application. Self-nominations are allowed.
• Additional letters of nomination and support are allowed but not required.
• The nominee’s curriculum vitae including a complete list of peer-reviewed publications and grant funding.
• The three most significant peer-reviewed manuscripts authored by the candidate (sent as separate PDF documents).

Schnellmann Family Faculty Award

The Schnellmann Family Faculty Award has been established to recognize an outstanding faculty member who has contributed exceptional and unique service within the College in the past academic year or 12 months, and (1) excellence in teaching, or (2) significant accomplishments in research. This award is presented annually at the State of the College event in mid-December. Awardees will receive a $2,400 honorarium and a commemorative plaque.

Eligibility

• The recipient must be a faculty member (>50% appointment) at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy (the “College”) in good standing for a minimum of five (5) years. 

Criteria and Selection

The recipient should demonstrate, as defined below, exceptional and unique service within the College in the past academic year or 12 months, and (1) excellence in teaching, or (2) significant accomplishments in research.

Exceptional and unique service within the college is defined as:

• Substantial participation and contribution in college service
• Contributions that support or advance organizational goals and priorities within the College
• Service in initiating and developing new initiatives
• Evidence of influence and/or impact—the positive difference the nominee's contributions made

Excellence in teaching is defined as:

• High expectations for student learning
• Alignment of intended outcomes, teaching practices and assessment methods
• Innovation and experimentation in teaching with a view to enhancing student learning
• Innovation and experimentation in teaching with a view to enhancing student learning
• Commitment to continuous improvement in teaching
• Support/mentoring of colleagues relative to teaching
• Organizing or overseeing new courses or revitalizing existing courses

Significant accomplishments in research is defined as:

• Sustained scholarly activity
• Research grant funding
• Consistent dissemination of research outcomes of scholarly work in one's field

Nomination

Nominations for 2022 will open in the fall of 2022.

College Faculty Service and Outreach Award

The College of Pharmacy Faculty Service and Outreach Award recognizes faculty who have extended their scholarship, teaching and service to external constituents in ways that result in a positive outcome in problem solving or development for individuals, organizations, or communities. Service and Outreach through engaged scholarship activities extend the intellectual expertise and resources of the College of Pharmacy through teaching, research, and/or service to address the social, civic, economic, and environmental issues and opportunities facing our communities.

Eligibility

• Faculty members whose primary responsibilities are teaching, research, and/or service, are eligible.

Criteria and Selection

Candidates will have demonstrated significant research, educational, and/or service-related efforts or initiatives that transmitted and enhanced knowledge and/or outcomes to the public/populations within Arizona and beyond. The Faculty Council will be responsible for submitting the name of the award recipient to the Dean’s office by late November. The award will be presented to the awardee at the State of the College and Awards Program. The awardee will receive a commemorative plaque. Additionally, the awardees name will be added to two perpetual plaques (one located in the student offices of each campus, Tucson, and Phoenix).

Nominations

Outside community organizations, programs, and faculty and students can make nominations. 

Nominations for 2022 will open in the fall of 2022.

Applications must include:

• The candidate’s CV and a letter that specifically describes how the nominee’s record in the area of service and outreach goes beyond expectations and provided tangible positive to the community locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally.

College Faculty Mentor Award

The College of Pharmacy Faculty Mentor Award recognizes any professional faculty or faculty member who excels in mentoring, supporting, and encouraging the scholastic growth of the College of Pharmacy students, staff, and faculty and provide them significant opportunities for professional, educational, and personal development. The award offers a way of commending individuals who support and promote the scholarly environment for all College of Pharmacy citizens.

Eligibility

• Professional faculty or faculty member including faculty mentors, senior project advisors, Resiprep program mentors, organization advisors, etc. can be nominated.

Criteria and Selection

The Faculty Council will be responsible for submitting the name of the award recipient to the Dean’s office by late April. The award will be presented to the awardee at the P4 Awards Luncheon in May. The awardee will receive a commemorative plaque. Additionally, the awardees name will be added to two perpetual plaques (one located in the student offices of each campus, Tucson, and Phoenix).

Application

Students, faculty, or staff may make nominations. The deadline for the award nomination is April 1st. 

Applications must include:

• Nominations will include the candidate’s CV and a letter that clearly describes the nominee's record of providing tangible development opportunities to students, faculty, and/or staff, contributions that lead to increased performance and job satisfaction, and efforts to improve the College of Pharmacy environment with respect to mentoring and professional development opportunities.

Basic Science Educators of the Year and Clinical Pharmacy Educators of the Year

The College of Pharmacy has recognized exceptional Basic Science and Clinical Pharmacy educators since 1984. Criteria for selection of recipients include an evaluation of teaching effectiveness based on factors such as motivation, communication skills, knowledge of subject matter, organization and relevancy of course material. The second consideration is scholarly activities related to teaching based on activities such as the development of innovative/creative teaching methods, publications, development of computer-assisted instruction, development of experiments for a teaching laboratory.

Basic Science Educators of the Year

Clinical Pharmacy Educators of the Year

*In 2000 and 2001 only one Educator of the Year award was given, no distinction between basic sciences or clinical sciences is noted.