Professor Emeritus John Murphy Named 2022 Parker Medalist

Sept. 2, 2022
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John Murphy

John Elliott Murphy III, BSPharm, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, was chosen by the Parker Medal Selection Committee as the 2022 recipient of the College’s Paul F. Parker Medal for Distinguished Service to the Profession of Pharmacy.

Murphy was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy in 2019. He currently volunteers on the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Item-Reviewer Panel and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award Selection Committee.

"Dr. Murphy has earned numerous awards and honors over the course of his career. Most recently, he received the 2021 Hall of Fame Award from the Arizona Pharmacy Association. He was also an innovative educator, as demonstrated by his receipt of the 2015 Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), which is AACP’s highest education award," said Brian Erstad, PharmD, MCCM, FCCP, FASHP, head of the department of pharmacy practice and science. "I can think of no other individual more deserving of this recognition. I can say without question that Dr. Murphy truly exceeds the definition of the type of person who deserves this honor. His contributions to clinical pharmacy have been consistent, numerous and significant over the course of his illustrious career."

Murphy's previous roles include professor and head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and associate dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and associate dean for the college of pharmacy’s Phoenix campus. Murphy also served as ACCP president from 2008 to 2009 and ASHP president from 1997 to 1998. 

At the time of his nomination, Murphy had written more than 300 publications and delivered 114 peer-reviewed presentations over a 35-year period.

He has received numerous awards, including the Hall of Fame Award from the Arizona Pharmacy Association, the Harvey A.K. Whitney Award from ASHP, the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award from AACP, and the ACCP Robert M. Elenbaas Service Award. He was awarded fellowship from ACCP in 1989, the American College of Pharmacology in 1991, and ASHP in 2001.

Murphy will be recognized during the 2022 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy. The Parker Medal Selection Committee is composed of representatives from member organizations of the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners, together with past presidents of ACCP.