TPA Annual Awards

2024 Award Winners

The Texas Pharmacy Association presented several prestigious awards during the 2024 TPA Conference & Expo.

	Bowl of Hygeia Bruce McAnally, R.Ph. • Medicine Shoppes, Inc. Recognizes a pharmacist who continually has demonstrated professional excellence and made significant public service contributions to their communities. Sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations.
	Pharmacist of the Year Benjamin McNabb, Pharm.D. • Love Oak Pharmacy Recognizes a pharmacist who has made outstanding contributions to the Texas Pharmacy Association and its mission.
	Distinguished Young Pharmacist Andrew Wall, Pharm.D. • Prism Health North Texas Recognizes a pharmacist who has graduated within the last 10 years and has demonstrated leadership excellence, made important contributions to their community and the Texas Pharmacy Association, and advanced the practice of pharmacy. Sponsored by Pharmacists Mutual.
	Distinguished Student Pharmacist Heather Howell • The University of Texas at El Paso Recognizes a third- or fourth-year pharmacy student who has demonstrated leadership excellence, made important contributions to their community and the Texas Pharmacy Association; and advanced the practice of pharmacy.
	Distinguished Pharmacy Technician Theresa Day, CPhT, PhTR • UNTHSC College of Pharmacy Recognizes a pharmacy technician who has demonstrated excellence and supported the advancement of the practice of pharmacy.
	Distinguished Service Award Amanda Stallings, Pharm.D. • The University of Texas at Austin Recognizes an individual who has provided outstanding service to the pharmacy profession, the health care community and the Texas Pharmacy Association. The recipient does not have to be a pharmacist nor a member of the Association.
	Robert L. Hays Outstanding Consultant Pharmacist Sylvia Perry, Pharm.D. • PharmD Consultants of Texas Recognizes a pharmacist who has demonstrated excellence in consultant pharmacy practice.
	Excellence in Innovation Carlos Irula, Pharm.D. • St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy Recognizes a pharmacist who has demonstrated innovative pharmacy practice resulting in improved patient care and/or advancement of the profession of pharmacy. Sponsored by the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
	Student Advocacy Award The University Texas at Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy Established by the TPA Student Directors to highlight student achievements and contributions to pharmacy advocacy in Texas.

Award Criteria

The Association’s annual awards are based on nominations submitted by members and selected by a committee of the TPA Association Affairs Council. Self-nominations are not accepted. The Council has the sole discretion as to whether an award is to be presented, and the committee has the sole discretion for selection of the recipient of each award.

To qualify, nominees for TPA awards must be in good standing with the Texas Pharmacy Association and have made contributions to the profession that align with the mission of the Texas Pharmacy Association to elevate the profession and advance the practice of pharmacy to care for patients.