Honors and Certifications
2018 Debra Sivesind Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Palliative Care
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2018 Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award (for a pharmacist who has demonstrated outstanding
commitment to raising awareness of the dangers of prescription drug abuse among the general public and among the pharmacy community). Maryland Pharmacists Association. 2018.
2018 Named as a “Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Medicine”
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
2017 Top poster (“Knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding the use of medical cannabis in the hospice population: An educational intervention”)
International Conference on Opioids, June 2017
2017 Recipient, Award of Service and Excellence: Practice
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 175th Anniversary Celebration
2015 Teacher of the Year,
Graduating Class of 2015, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2015 Teacher of the Year, Graduating Class of 2015, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2015 25 Top Pharmacy Professors by Medical Technology Schools
http://www.medicaltechnologyschools.com/pharmacy-technician/top-pharmacy-professors
2014 Dr. J. Marvin Cook Outstanding Student Award
Awarded to a graduate of the Master’s degree program in Instructional Systems Development,
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
2014 Seidman Distinguished Achievement Award
Maryland Pharmacist Association
2013 Robert Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award
American Associations of Colleges of Pharmacy
2013 Teacher of the Year
Graduating Class of 2013, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2013 Presidential Citation
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association
2013 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2012 University of Maryland Baltimore Founder’s Week
Campus Teacher of the Year
2012 The Mentor of the Year Award, Awarded by the Maryland Pharmacists Association
2012 University of Maryland, Baltimore, “Trailblazer” Award.
Women’s History Month Celebration, University of Maryland Baltimore
2012 Fellow, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
2011 Fellow (inaugural), American Society of Pain Educators (FASPE)
2011 University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Alumni Association Evander Frank Kelly Honored
Alumnus Award
2011 Fellow, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2011 – 2012 Advisor, Baltimore Albert Schweitzer Fellows
2010 Fellow, Mayday Pain and Society Fellowship Program
2010 – present Co-Director, Palliative Care and Geriatrics Pathway
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2009 Medallion Recipient for Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academy
Of Practice in Pharmacy, Awarded by the National Academies of Practice
2009 Health Care Hero – Health Care Professional Category, Awarded by the Daily Record, Baltimore,
Maryland
2009 Certified Pain Educator (CPE). American Society of Pain Educators
2008 Professor of the Year
Selected by the 2008 Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy
2007 Hospice Champion. Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
2007 Professor of the Year
Selected by the 2007 Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy
2006 Recertified, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
2006 W. Purdum Award (Lifetime Achievement), Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
2005 Maryland Pharmacists Association, Elan Pharmaceuticals Innovative Practice Award
2004 APhA-APPM Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice,
American Pharmacists Association
2003 Fellow Status Awarded, American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
2001 Fellow Status Recertified, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1999 Certified Anticoagulation Provider, National Cert Board for AC Providers
1997 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Teacher of the Year (voted by
Faculty)
1997 Fellow Status Awarded, American Pharmaceutical Association
1996 Fellow Status Recertified, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1996 Hospice Network of Maryland, Recognized for 10 years of service
1995 Outstanding Preceptor, Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, 1995
1994 Teacher of the Year, Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, 1994
1993 First Annual Outstanding Clinician of the Year, Maryland Association for Home Care
1993 Certified Diabetes Educator, National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
1992 Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
1992 Who’s Who Among Human Service Professionals, Third Edition
1992 Board Certified Pain Practitioner, American Academy of Pain Management
1991 Fellow Status Awarded, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1989 Special Recognition for Outstanding Service, Maryland Association Home Care
1988 Outstanding Young Women in America
1988 Home Care Staff Member of the Year, Union Memorial Home Care Program
1987 Most Valuable Player, Union Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Department
1986 Sandoz Pharm.D. Award, in recognition of superior academic achievement and contribution to
health care. Scholarship awarded.
1986 Frank J. Slama Memorial Award. Presented by the Alumni Association of the School of
Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore.
1984 Rho Chi Society, National Pharmacy Honor Society
1983 - 1985 Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Scholastic Honor Award 1983, 1984, 1985; Outstanding Leadership Award, 1984; Asklepios Key
presentation for Outstanding Achievement, 1985
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2018 Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award (for a pharmacist who has demonstrated outstanding
commitment to raising awareness of the dangers of prescription drug abuse among the general public and among the pharmacy community). Maryland Pharmacists Association. 2018.
2018 Named as a “Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Medicine”
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
2017 Top poster (“Knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding the use of medical cannabis in the hospice population: An educational intervention”)
International Conference on Opioids, June 2017
2017 Recipient, Award of Service and Excellence: Practice
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 175th Anniversary Celebration
2015 Teacher of the Year,
Graduating Class of 2015, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2015 Teacher of the Year, Graduating Class of 2015, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2015 25 Top Pharmacy Professors by Medical Technology Schools
http://www.medicaltechnologyschools.com/pharmacy-technician/top-pharmacy-professors
2014 Dr. J. Marvin Cook Outstanding Student Award
Awarded to a graduate of the Master’s degree program in Instructional Systems Development,
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
2014 Seidman Distinguished Achievement Award
Maryland Pharmacist Association
2013 Robert Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award
American Associations of Colleges of Pharmacy
2013 Teacher of the Year
Graduating Class of 2013, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2013 Presidential Citation
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association
2013 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2012 University of Maryland Baltimore Founder’s Week
Campus Teacher of the Year
2012 The Mentor of the Year Award, Awarded by the Maryland Pharmacists Association
2012 University of Maryland, Baltimore, “Trailblazer” Award.
Women’s History Month Celebration, University of Maryland Baltimore
2012 Fellow, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
2011 Fellow (inaugural), American Society of Pain Educators (FASPE)
2011 University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Alumni Association Evander Frank Kelly Honored
Alumnus Award
2011 Fellow, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2011 – 2012 Advisor, Baltimore Albert Schweitzer Fellows
2010 Fellow, Mayday Pain and Society Fellowship Program
2010 – present Co-Director, Palliative Care and Geriatrics Pathway
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
2009 Medallion Recipient for Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academy
Of Practice in Pharmacy, Awarded by the National Academies of Practice
2009 Health Care Hero – Health Care Professional Category, Awarded by the Daily Record, Baltimore,
Maryland
2009 Certified Pain Educator (CPE). American Society of Pain Educators
2008 Professor of the Year
Selected by the 2008 Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy
2007 Hospice Champion. Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
2007 Professor of the Year
Selected by the 2007 Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy
2006 Recertified, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
2006 W. Purdum Award (Lifetime Achievement), Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
2005 Maryland Pharmacists Association, Elan Pharmaceuticals Innovative Practice Award
2004 APhA-APPM Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice,
American Pharmacists Association
2003 Fellow Status Awarded, American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
2001 Fellow Status Recertified, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1999 Certified Anticoagulation Provider, National Cert Board for AC Providers
1997 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Teacher of the Year (voted by
Faculty)
1997 Fellow Status Awarded, American Pharmaceutical Association
1996 Fellow Status Recertified, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1996 Hospice Network of Maryland, Recognized for 10 years of service
1995 Outstanding Preceptor, Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, 1995
1994 Teacher of the Year, Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, 1994
1993 First Annual Outstanding Clinician of the Year, Maryland Association for Home Care
1993 Certified Diabetes Educator, National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
1992 Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
1992 Who’s Who Among Human Service Professionals, Third Edition
1992 Board Certified Pain Practitioner, American Academy of Pain Management
1991 Fellow Status Awarded, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1989 Special Recognition for Outstanding Service, Maryland Association Home Care
1988 Outstanding Young Women in America
1988 Home Care Staff Member of the Year, Union Memorial Home Care Program
1987 Most Valuable Player, Union Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Department
1986 Sandoz Pharm.D. Award, in recognition of superior academic achievement and contribution to
health care. Scholarship awarded.
1986 Frank J. Slama Memorial Award. Presented by the Alumni Association of the School of
Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore.
1984 Rho Chi Society, National Pharmacy Honor Society
1983 - 1985 Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Scholastic Honor Award 1983, 1984, 1985; Outstanding Leadership Award, 1984; Asklepios Key
presentation for Outstanding Achievement, 1985