2026 College of Pharmacy Awards

Pharmacy students, faculty and staff gathered to recognize their peers during the 2026 College of Pharmacy Awards Ceremony on Oct. 6. Following welcoming remarks from Dean Katherine Tromp, Pharm.D., and Provost C. Forrest Faison, M.D., guests heard from featured speaker Joseph Marchiano, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at NEOMED and clinical lead pharmacist in geriatrics for Summa Health.

The awards were sponsored by Acme Fresh Market Pharmacy.

The following awards were presented during the ceremony. Congratulations to all the recipients!

Student Awards

Pharmacy Leadership and Advocacy Award

• Alexia Howell
• Sebastian Bova
• Hanen Odeh

Excellence in Research Award

• Blaine Thompson
• Emily Slusarz
• Joselyn Crihfield

Student of the Year

• Olivia Paschke
• Cameron Mackowski
• Stephen Tallam

Faculty Awards

Innovation in Teaching Award

• Chris Paxos, Pharm.D., BCPP, BCPS, BCGP

Excellence in Scholarship Award

• Xinwen Wang, Ph.D.
• Jessica Emshoff, Pharm.D., RPh, BCPS, BCGP

Faculty Excellence Award

• Altaf Darvesh, Ph.D.

P1 Teacher of the Year

• Erin Reed, Ph.D.

P2 Teacher of the Year

• Richard Chan, Pharm.D. BCPS

P3 Teacher of the Year

• Jaclyn Boyle, Pharm.D., M.S., M.B.A., BCACP, ACC, FASHP

Preceptor Awards

P2 Preceptor of the Year

• Kyle Sacha, Pharm.D., RPh

P3 Preceptor of the Year

• Stephanie Ryan, Pharm.D.

Interprofessional Practice Award

• Danielle Taylor, Pharm.D.

Additional Awards

Staff Excellence Award

• Rebecca Gernert

Distinguished Alumni Award

• Dominique Trocchio, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP

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