UH APhA History
Below, is a timeline of accomplishments and honors awarded to the University of Houston APhA-ASP chapter and its members.
- 1995
- APhA Annual
- APhA-ASP Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award – Ms. Shara Zatopek
- Chapter Achievement Award: Most Improved Chapter
- APhA Annual
- 1996
- 1997
- APhA Annual
- National Patient Counseling Competition Finalist – Dr. Lynn Simpson
- APhA Annual
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- APhA-ASP Regional Office
- Elected Region 6 Member-at-Large – Dr. Denise Martinez-Jonathan
- APhA-ASP Regional Office
- 2002
- 2003
- APhA-ASP National Office
- Elected National President-Elect – Dr. Alex Varkey
- APhA-ASP Regional Office
- Region 6 MRM Coordinator – Dr. Denise Martinez-Jonathan
- APhA-ASP National Office
- 2004
- APhA Annual
- National Patient Counseling Competition Winner – Dr. Michelle Edwards
- APhA-ASP National Office
- National President – Dr. Alex Varkey
- Designed the current APhA-ASP Student Pharmacist pin – unveiled at 2004 Annual Meeting as President’s Gift to the Academy
- Executive Committee tasked with launching Heartburn Awareness Challenge
- Executive Committee tasked with unveiling Academy name change from APhA Academy of Students of Pharmacy to APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists
- Executive Committee created APhA Outstanding Dean Award and APhA Good Government Student Pharmacist of the Year Award
- National President – Dr. Alex Varkey
- APhA Annual
- 2005
- APhA Annual
- Dennis and Patricia Worthen APhA-ASP Presidential Award – Dr. Alex Varkey
- National Patient Counseling Competition Winner – Dr. Dana (Hausmann) Hill
- First time in APhA-ASP history where two consecutive NPCC winners have hailed from the same College of Pharmacy
- APhA Annual
- 2006
- 2007
- APhA Annual
- APhA-ASP Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award – Dr. Lynn Simpson
- APhA-ASP National Office
- Elected National Member-At-Large – Dr. Jason Lovero
- APhA Annual
- 2008
- 2009
- APhA Annual
- APhA-ASP Mortar and Pestle Professionalism Award – Dr. Jason Lovero
- National Patient Counseling Competition Finalist – Dr. Matthew Baker
- Region 6 Heartburn Awareness Challenge Award
- APhA-ASP Regional Office
- Elected Region 6 Delegate – Dr. Simi Bassett
- APhA Annual
- 2010
- APhA-ASP Regional Office
- Elected Region 6 Delegate – Lindsay Prekosovich
- Texas Pharmacy Association – Annual
- Patient Counseling Competition Winner – Heath Goins
- Patient Counseling Competition 3rd place – Tara Thompson
- UHCOP was awarded the TPA Chapter Achievement Award
- Texas Pharmacy Foundation Scholarship – Bernadette Asias
- Larry McLagherty Scholarship – Kristin Beard
- APhA-ASP Regional Office