The College of Pharmacy Awards for Excellence
Awarded to Students in Graduate Programs, PhD and MS
Awards are given in the Spring
Each spring, the College of Pharmacy celebrates excellence in the graduate programs (PhD and MS). Students are recognized in two categories: Academic Excellence and Outstanding Research.
Graduate Research Awards
To learn more about the different nomination and application requirements for each graduate research award, please view the PDFs below:
The Hugh E. Laird II, PhD Memorial Fellowship Award
The Abraham and MacDonald Graduate Student International Research Award
The William and Betty Milleson Fink Award
The Caldwell Health Sciences Research Fellowships
The Joseph B. Ryan Memorial Award
The Glenn Sipes Graduate Travel Award
Started by Dr. Glenn Sipes, this award is intended to fund travel expenses for graduate students who are pursuing a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology and will enable and encourage them to advance their research by participating in scientific meetings. Travel to conferences and scientific meetings remains an important aspect of graduate education where students network with fellow scientists and researchers. This award will continue to encourage students to participate and reduce the burden of costs associated with travel.
Drug Discovery & Development
- 2021-2022: Marissa Trujillo
- 2020-2021: Christopher Zerio
- 2019-2020: Christopher Zerio
- 2017-2018: Andrew Ambrose
- 2016-2017: Nicholas McConnel
- 2015-2016: Cyf Ramos
- 2014-2015: Nina Patrick
- 2013-2014: Brendan Frett
- 2012-2013: Bobbi Anglin
- 2011-2012: Jamin Steffen
- 2021-2022: Jared Sivinski
- 2020-2021: Yanmei Hu
- 2019-2020: Yueteng Zhang
- 2017-2018: Kevin Scott
- 2016-2017: Andrew Ambrose
- 2015-2016: Guillermo Martinez-Ariza
- 2014-2015: Clement Lin
- 2013-2014: Christine Kaiser
- 2012-2013: Robert Brown
- 2011-2012: Christopher Cabello
Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
- 2020-2021: Ernest Vallorz
- 2019-2020: Wafaa Alabsi
- 2015-2016: Usir Younis
- 2014-2015: Raj Patel
- 2013-2014: Daniel Evans
- 2012-2013: Brittany Admire
- 2011-2012: Poonam Sheth
- 2020-2021: Ernest Vallorz
- 2019-2020: Wafaa Alabsi
- 2017-2018: Maria Fernanda Acosta
- 2016-2017: Priya Muralidharan
- 2014-2015: Poonam Sheth
- 2011-2012: Stephen Franklin
Health & Pharmaceutical Outcomes
- 2021-2022: Daniel Arku
- 2020-2021: Mavis Obeng-Kusi
- 2019-2020: Srujitha Marupuru
- 2017-2018: Shannon Vaffis
- 2016-2017: Chanadda Chinthammit
- 2015-2016: Mahdi Gharaibeh
- 2014-2015: Wendy Tate
- 2013-2014: Kristin Khalaf
- 2012-2013: Prasadini Perera
- 2011-2012: Eleanor Olvey
- 2021-2022: Briana Choi
- 2020-2021: Srujitha Marupuru
- 2019-2020: Mok Yeum Oh
- 2017-2018: Lili Zhou
- 2016-2017: Patrick Campbell
- 2015-2016: Jill Augustine
- 2014-2015: Neil Schultz
- 2013-2014: Amanda Harrington
- 2012-2013: Ana Hincapie
- 2011-2012: Kim Saverno
Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2021-2022: Sarrah Hannon
- 2020-2021: Raymond Hau
- 2019-2020: Siennah Miller
- 2017-2018: Scott Malm
- 2016-2017: Michael Kerins
- 2015-2016: Aram Cholanians
- 2014-2015: Nicholas Mastandrea
- 2013-2014: Mark Canet
- 2012-2013: Joe Herndon
- 2011-2012: Sarah Lamore
- 2021-2022: Raymond Hau
- 2020-2021: Erin Jennings
- 2019-2020: Siennah Miller
- 2017-2018: Michael Kerins
- 2016-2017: Rebecca Justiniano
- 2015-2016: David Klein
- 2014-2015: José Muñoz Rodríguez
- 2013-2014: Tongde Wu
- 2012-2013: Rhiannon Hardwick
- 2011-2012: Alexandria Lau