WASHINGTON, DC – The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has awarded its 2021 APhA Foundation Student Scholarships to 19 student pharmacists enrolled in schools across the country. The recipients were selected based on their academic accomplishments and for their leadership skills as demonstrated by their active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP).
Student scholarship recipients help shape the future of the pharmacy profession while managing the demands of a full-time curriculum. To learn more about the scholarship program, please visit www.aphafoundation.org/student-scholarship-program
The 2021 APhA Foundation Scholarship awardees are as follow:
Aliya Abdulla – University of Georgia College of Pharmacy – Paul Pumpian Scholarship
Sidrah Alam – Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy – Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy
Megan Alhadeff – Oregon State University College of Pharmacy – Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy
Brittany Allen –Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Hamilton, Harris, And Tucker APhA-ASP Chapter President Scholarship
Jane Beyer – University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Pharmacy - Theodore G. Tong Scholarship
Cassandra Darling – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy – Colonel Jerry W. Ross Scholarship
Madilyn Eberle – Purdue University College of Pharmacy – John A. Gans Scholarship
Kennedy Erickson – Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences— Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy
Elise Illius – The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences – Robert D. Gibson Scholarship
Mohammed Kaker – Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy – George F. Archambault Scholarship
Neha Nadkarni – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy – Tery Baskin Scholarship
Erica Paterson – Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy– Boyle Family Scholarship
Thayra Rios Schad – University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy – Mary Munson Runge Scholarship
Ashlyn Tedder – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy – APhA Foundation Scholarship
Isabelle Tharp – Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Gloria Francke Scholarship
Jenee Vo – Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy – Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy
Ryan Waldschmidt – Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy – Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy
Toobah Wali –Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy – Juan and Esperanza Luna Scholarship
Alex Wallace – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy – Charles C. Thomas Scholarship
About the American Pharmacists Association Foundation
The APhA Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., is a trusted source of research demonstrating how pharmacists can improve health care. The APhA Foundation’s mission is to improve health by inspiring philanthropy, research, and innovation that advances pharmacists’ patient care services. The APhA Foundation is affiliated with the American Pharmacists Association, the national professional society of pharmacists in the U.S. For more information, please visit the APhA Foundation website www.aphafoundation.org. Follow the APhA Foundation on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates.