Alumni Awards > Overview

Dean Draugalis and Alumni Association President Shauna Peterson (’94) present Robert Richardson III ('58) the Distinguished Alumni Award during the 2008 Alumni Celebration.

Alumni awards are presented in order to recognize outstanding individual accomplishments. The alumni association calls for nominations for the awards annually and selection is made during a Winter or Spring meeting of the Alumni Affairs Board. Awards are presented at the Annual Pharmacy Day Awards Banquet.

• E. Blanche Sommers Award

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  Alumni recipients will be selected from alumni nominees who have made important contributions to the profession and community within five (5) years of graduation. The award is presented to recent graduates of The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in accord with the interests of Dr. E. Blanche Sommers in fostering the development of and recognizing the early achievements of potentially outstanding future practitioners.

• Ralph D. Bienfang Outstanding Practitioner Award

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  This award will be given to a pharmacist in Oklahoma who has exemplified the characteristics of Professor Ralph D. Bienfang - service orientation, sensitivity to human needs, ability to communicate verbally and in writing, ability to inspire fellow practitioners, leadership within the profession, and a broad base of interests and accomplishments within and outside of pharmacy - over a period of time. Individuals nominated could be graduates of any school or college of pharmacy.

• Outstanding Young Alumni Award

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  Alumni recipients are to be selected from alumni nominees who have made important contributions to the profession of pharmacy within ten (10) years of graduation.

• Distinguished Alumni Award

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  Alumni recipients will be selected from alumni nominees for accomplishment throughout the span of a career. Any of the following criteria may be used in submitting nominations:
  • Outstanding accomplishments in the profession considered to be distinctive and pioneering in nature and scope;
  • Leadership in the profession through service in local, state, or national pharmacy organizations, or in organizations active in the promotion of pharmacy;
  • Leadership in local, state, or national government, community civic organizations or service groups;
  • Service to The University of Oklahoma through commitment of time or other resources aiding the development of the College of Pharmacy or the broader university.

• Special Service Citation

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  This citation is given only on rare occasion to recognize an individual who has made extraordinary contributions of exceptional quality to the College of Pharmacy or to the pharmacy profession and leading to events widely recognized as seminal and of such merit as to warrant special honor and recognition.