The award, which is conferred at the discretion of the ASHP Board of Directors, may be presented annually at the ASHP national meeting or other appropriate function. There is no limit to the number of awards that may be conferred each year.
2023 Recipients
Alex J. Adams, PharmD, MPH
Administrator
Idaho Division of Financial Management
Dr. Adams is a champion for advancing patient care by enabling pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to practice to the full extent of their education and training. Under his leadership, the Idaho Board of Pharmacy cut regulations and broadened autonomous prescriptive authority in the state to cover preventative care and acute and chronic conditions. As a result, Idaho’s advanced practice authority legislation and regulations now serve as a model for other states seeking to advance pharmacy practice and patient care.
Julie Groppi, PharmD, FASHP
Assistant Deputy Chief Consultant, Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Policy
Veterans Affairs
Dr. Groppi is a change agent and example of servant leadership. Her passion for advancing state scope of practice and establishing advanced pharmacist roles has driven clinical pharmacy practice advancements nationally. Her efforts have empowered pharmacists across all practice settings to fulfill their role as essential patient care providers and vital members of the interprofessional healthcare team.
Criteria and Eligibility
ASHP members are invited, annually, to suggest nominees in writing with substantiating evidence. The award is intended to recognize an elected government official, public servant, or an organization whose involvement in public policy and advocacy supports the improvement of medication safety and health outcomes and the advancement of pharmacy practice. Support can be demonstrated either through a recent singular, significant achievement or for career-long contributions and accomplishments at the local, state, or national level. Examples include but are not limited to outstanding contributions to the visibility, value, and advancement of pharmacy practice and health policy through political and legislative activity, patient advocacy, civic leadership, and/or environmental stewardship with regard to ASHP’s strategic priorities and key advocacy issues.
Nominees may be pharmacists or non-pharmacists, regardless of practice area or ASHP membership status. Current ASHP Board members and ASHP staff are not eligible.
Nominating Instructions
Nominations are accepted year-round and are to be transmitted electronically during this period using the Award Nominations Form. Please see the Call for Award Nominations to reference the criteria for the award as well as the nomination instructions.
Nominations received by October 1 will be reviewed by the Awards Committee, and selections will be made the following February. In some years, selections are not made for all awards.
If you have any questions about the Awards Program, please contact the Office of Member Relations at [email protected].
Past Recipients
| 2022 | Representative Gary Merchant, MBA, RPh |
| 2022 | Colorado Pharmacists Society led coalition involved in the passage of H.B. 21-1275, Medicaid Reimbursement for Services by Pharmacists |
| 2021 | ADM Brett P. Giroir, MD |
| 2021 | Coalition of New Mexico pharmacy professionals involved in the passage of H.B. 42, Pharmaceutical Services Reimbursement Parity |
