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FIP Awards

Recognition of outstanding contributions to pharmacy and FIP

We believe it is of utmost importance to support and recognise individuals who, through their vision and commitment to their profession, are making outstanding contributions to the fields of pharmacy practice, pharmacy education and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as to FIP itself at different stages of their career. As such, each year we honour those who have demonstrated commendable work and dedication in areas which parallel our overall mission of advancing pharmacy worldwide for the betterment of global health.

Awards fall into the following categories:

Practice

Education

Science

Honorary

Service

Organisations in membership

André Bédat Award (senior career)

FIP Olivier Bugnon Award (mid-career)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Practice Recognition  Award (early career)
 

FIP Exceptional Award in Pharmaceutical Education (senior career)

FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Education Award (mid-career)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Education Recognition Award (early career)
 

Høst Madsen Medal (senior career)

FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Science Award (mid-career)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Science Recognition Award (early career)

 

Honorary President

Honorary Member

 

Joseph A. Oddis Award for Exceptional Service to FIP

Award for Exceptional Leadership to FIP

FIP Distinguished Service

FIP Presidential Citation

Kamal K. Midha Award for Exceptional Leadership to FIP

FIP Fellowship

Health Promotion Campaign

Pharmaceutical Education Organisational Award

Pharmaceutical Science Organisational Award

 
The guidelines for all awards, including the nomination criteria and submission deadlines, are available in the FIP Statutes or Awards Handbook. All awards, except awards intended for organisations in membership, follow a 3-year cycle since not all of the abovementioned awards are awarded annually.
 
2026 2027 2028

FIP Exceptional Pharmaceutical Education (senior career)

FIP Olivier Bugnon (mid-career)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Science Recognition (early career)

Joseph A. Oddis Award for Exceptional Service to FIP

Honorary Membership

FIP Fellowships

Health Promotion Campaign

Pharmaceutical Science Organisational Award

Høst Madsen Medal (Senior career)

FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Education (mid-career)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Practice Recognition (early career)

Award for Exceptional Leadership to FIP

FIP Fellowships

Health Promotion Campaign

Pharmaceutical Education Organisational Award

  

André Bédat (senior career)

FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Science (mid-career)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Education Recognition (early career)

FIP Distinguished Service

Honorary Membership

FIP Fellowships

Health Promotion Campaign

Pharmaceutical Science Organisational Award

 

Awardees are announced during the opening ceremony at the annual FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and included in a FIP press release published after the ceremony.

Practice

André Bédat Award
This award serves as a tribute to the services rendered to international pharmacy by Mr André Bédat, who was president of the federation from 1978 to 1986. The purpose of the award is to recognise an exceptional pharmacist in the senior phase of their career, who has made significant contributions to pharmacy at an international level.

Awardees
2025 Ms Eeva Teräsalmi (Finland)
2022 Dr Roberto Frontini (Germany)
2020 Prof. Martin Schulz (Germany)
2018 Prof. Lloyd Sansom (Australia)
2016 Dr Ana Martinez (USA)
2014 Dr Thomas Lönngren (Sweden)
2012 Prof. Charles D. Hepler (USA)
2010 Prof. S.I. (Charlie) Benrimoj (Australia)
2008 Prof. Albert I. Wertheimer (USA)
2006 Mrs Gloria Niemeyer-Francke (USA)
2004 Mr John A. Bell (Australia)
2002 Dr Nils-Olof Strandqvist (Sweden)
2000 Mr Joep Winters (Netherlands)
1998 Mr D. Sharpe (United Kingdom)
1996 Mrs M. Bickle (Australia)
1994 Dr Joseph A. Oddis (USA)
1992 Mr A. Russell (Australia)
1990 Prof. E. Ogunlana (Nigeria)
1988 Mr P. Peckre (France)
1986 Mr André Bédat (Switzerland)

 

Ms Eeva Teräsalmi (Finland) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left) 

FIP Olivier Bugnon Award
Prof. Olivier Bugnon was involved in variety of FIP working groups and committees, bringing his expertise and sharing the Swiss experience internationally, primarily in the field of pharmacy practice (community pharmacy) and education. The purpose of this award is to recognise an outstanding mid-career pharmacist who has made significant contributions to pharmacy within their field of practice at an international level.

Awardees
2023 Dr Shellyza Moledina Sajwani (Canada)

 

Dr Shellyza Moledina Sajwani (Canada) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Practice Recognition Award
The purpose of the award is to recognise an outstanding early career pharmacist who has made important contributions to their field of practice at a national level, and who is emerging internationally.

Awardees
2024 Dr Shania Liu (Australia)

 

Dr Shania Liu (Australia) with FIP vice president Luís Lorenço (pictured left) and FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured middle)

 

Education

FIP Exceptional Pharmaceutical Education Award
The purpose of this award is to recognise an outstanding educator (senior career) who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the diverse field of pharmacy education, and contributions which have had impacts on policy, practice and research related to education at an international level.

Awardees
2023 Mr Michael J. Rouse (USA)

 

 

Michael J. Rouse (USA) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Education Award
The purpose of this award is to recognise an outstanding mid-career educator who has made significant contributions to the field of pharmacy education that have also impacted the practice of pharmacy.

Awardees
2024 Prof. Lauren J. Jonkman (Namibia/USA)

 

 

Prof. Lauren J. Jonkman (Namibia/USA) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Education Recognition Award
The purpose of this award is to recognise an outstanding early career individual who has made important contributions to their field of pharmacy education at a national level, and who is emerging internationally.

Awardees
2025 Dr Praveen Devanandan (India)
2022 Dr Betty Exintaris (Australia)

 

Dr Praveen Devanandan (India) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

Science

Høst-Madsen Medal
The Høst-Madsen Medal is conferred in honour of Dr Erik Høst-Madsen, an eminent past president of FIP (1935-1953). The purpose of the award is to recognise an exceptional research-active scientist who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the diverse field of pharmaceutical sciences, and contributions which have had an impact on policy and practice.

Medalists
2024 Dr Vinod P. Shah (USA)
2021 Prof. Hideyoshi Harashima (Japan)
2019 Prof. Meindert Danhof (Netherlands)
2017 Prof. Mitsuru Hashida (Japan)
2015 Prof. Hans E. Junginger (Germany)
2013 Prof. Daan J.A. Crommelin (Netherlands)
2011 Prof. Malcolm Rowland (UK)
2009 Prof. Yuichi Sugiyama (Japan)
2007 Prof. Patrick Couvreur (France)
2005 Prof. Stanley S. Davis (UK)
2003 Prof. E. Mutschler (Germany)
2001 Prof. L.Z. Benet (USA)
1999 Prof. R. Borchardt (USA)
1997 Prof. A. Florence (Great Britain)
1995 Sir D. Jack (Great Britain)
1993 Prof. Dr. D. Breimer (Netherlands)
1991 Prof. Dr. M. Gibaldi (USA)
1989 Prof. P. Speiser (Switzerland) & Prof. J. Swintoski (USA)
1986 Prof. T. Nagai (Japan)
1984 Prof. G. Schill (Sweden)
1982 Prof. A. Beckett (Great Britain)
1980 Prof. J. Polderman (Netherlands) & Prof. R. Paris (France)
1978 Prof. G. Levy (USA)
1974 Prof. M. Guillot (France)
1972 Prof. J. Wagner (USA)
1970 Prof. H. Flück (Switzerland)
1968 Prof. R. Ruyssen (Belgium)
1966 Prof. E. Bamann (Germany)
1964 Prof. M. Janot (France)
1962 Prof. K. Mothes (Germany)
1960 Prof. J. Büchi (Switzerland) & Prof. S. Schou (Denmark)
1958 Prof. R. Fabre (France)
1955 Prof. E. Høst Madsen (Denmark)

 

Høst-Madsen Medal    

 

Dr Vinod P. Shah (USA) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

 

 

FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Science Award
The purpose of the award is to recognise an outstanding research-active scientist (mid-career) who has made significant contributions to the diverse field of pharmaceutical sciences.

Awardees
2025 Dr Ranjita Shegokar (Germany)
2022 Prof. Yahya Choonara (South Africa)

 

 

 

Dr Ranjita Shegokar (Germany) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left) 

FIP Early Career in Pharmaceutical Science Recognition Award
The purpose of the award is to recognise an outstanding early career individual who has made important contributions to their field of pharmaceutical sciences at a national level, and who is emerging internationally.

Awardees
2023 Associate Professor Dr Chun-Wai Mai (Malaysia)

 

Associate Professor Dr Chun-Wai Mai (Malaysia) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

Honorary

Honorary President
The FIP Council, on the proposal of the FIP Board, may award the title of Honorary President to former FIP presidents who have given exceptional service.

Honorary Presidents
2024 Dr Michel Buchmann (Switzerland)
2020 Dr Carmen Peña (Spain)
2014 Prof. Kamal K. Midha (Canada)
2002 Dr Dieter Steinbach (Germany)

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Michel Buchmann (Switzerland) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

Honorary Membership
The FIP Board may award the title of Honorary Member to members who have rendered significant service to FIP. The award will be reserved for exceptional circumstances.

Honorary Members
2012 Prof. Leslie Z. Benet (USA)
2011 Prof. Tsuneji Nagai (Japan)
2010 Dr John A. Gans (USA)
2000 Mr George B. Griffenhagen (USA)
2000 Dr Jo Eirik Asvall (Norway)
1999 Dr Lars-Einar Fryklöf (Sweden)
1998 Professor Patrick F. d’Arcy (United Kingdom)
1998 Professor Jacobus Polderman (The Netherlands)
1998 Ms Agathe Wehrli (Switzerland)
1997 Mr A. Scales (Canada)
1996 Dr J. Kohlberg (Israel)
1996 Dr Kok (The Netherlands)

 

Service

Joseph A. Oddis Award for Exceptional Service to FIP
Dr Joseph A. Oddis was FIP president from 1986 to 1990. He was also CEO of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) for almost 40 years. The purpose of the Joseph A. Oddis Award is to recognise officers of FIP and individuals who have rendered exceptional and distinguished service to FIP.

Awardees
2023 Ms Ema Paulino (Portugal)
2019 Mr Andrew L. Gray (South Africa) and Prof. Philip J. Schneider (USA)
2017 Prof. Henk de Jong (Netherlands)
2016 Dr Dieter Steinbach (Germany)
2015 Prof. Henri R. Manasse, Jr. (USA)
2014 Mr Colin R. Hitchings (UK)
2013 Dr Joseph A. Oddis (USA) 

 

Ema Paulino (Portugal) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured left)

Award for Exceptional Leadership to FIP
The purpose of the award is to recognise officers of FIP and individuals who have rendered exceptional leadership in pharmacy practice, education or science serving the mission of FIP.

Awardees
2024 Prof. Ralph J. Altiere (USA)

 

 
FIP Distinguished Service Award
This award recognises individual FIP members who have rendered distinguished service to FIP at a regional or global level.

Awardees
2025 Prof. Claire Anderson (UK)
2017 Mr Howard Rice (Israel)
2014 Mr John A. Ware (Australia)
2009 Mrs Gretie Rolf von den Baumen (Netherlands)
2008 Mr Michael J.A. Rouse (USA)
2005 Mr Kal Chatto (USA) and Mr John Ferguson (UK)

 

Prof. Claire Anderson (UK) with FIP president Paul Sinclair (pictured right)

FIP Presidential Citation
This award recognises an individual who has shown inspirational, intensive and outstanding dedication and contribution in leading, developing and implementing a significant activity of FIP. The citation will be reserved for exceptional circumstances.

Awardees
2017 Prof. Meindert Danhof (Netherlands)

 

 
Kamal K. Midha Award for Exceptional Leadership to FIP
Dr Kamal K. Midha was the FIP president from 2006 to 2010. This award recognises the 40 years of leadership and contribution of Dr Midha to FIP and the 2020 FIP vision that has been achieved (by subsequent presidents, leaders, contributors and volunteers), which has laid the foundation for the contemporary and vibrant organisation that FIP is today. The purpose of the award is to recognise officers of FIP and individuals who have rendered exceptional leadership in pharmacy practice, education, and pharmaceutical science serving the mission of FIP. The award will be reserved for exceptional circumstances.

Awardees
2023 Mr Dominique Jordan (Switzerland)
2020 Prof. William N. Charman (Australia)

 

 
FIP Fellowship Award
FIP Fellowship recognises individual members of FIP who have exhibited strong leadership internationally, distinguished themselves in the practice of pharmacy, education and/or pharmaceutical sciences, contributed to the advancement of practice, education and/or pharmaceutical sciences, and who have served FIP. FIP Fellows may use the designation “FFIP.”
 

Awardees

2026

New fellows will be announced at the opening ceremony in Montreal on 30 August.

 

2025
Dr Nadia Al Mazrouei (United Arab Emirates)
Dr Filipa Alves da Costa (Portugal)
Dr Astrid Czock (Switzerland)
Dr Luna El Bizri (Lebanon)
Dr Victoria Garcia Cardenas (Spain)
Mr Sherif Guorgui (Canada)
Dr Amy Kruger Howard (USA)
Prof. Lisa Nissen (Australia)
Dr Virginia Olmos (Uruguay)
Dr Mohamad Rahal (Lebanon)
Dr Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner (USA)
Ms Yulia Trisna (Indonesia)

 

2024
Dr Abdikarim Abdi (Turkey)
Sir Anthony Akhimien (Nigeria)
Mr Daragh Connolly (Ireland)
Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin (Australia)
Dr Stephen Eckel (USA)
Dr Prosper Hiag (Cameroon)
Ms Eiko Kobayashi (Japan)
Dr Rajatheran (Sham) Moodley (South Africa)
Prof. Melody Ryan (USA)
Dr Venkata Narayana Tanniru (India)

 

 

2023
Dr Waël E. Abi-Ghanem (Lebanon)
Prof. Rula M. Darwish (Jordan)
Dr Josep M. Guiu Segura (Spain)
Ms Tara Hehir (Australia)
Prof. Dai John (UK)
Prof. Aukje Mantel-Teeuwisse (Netherlands)
Dr Thomas E. Menighan (USA)
Dr Didier Mouliom Ngambe (Cameroon)
Dr Joseph Nicolazzo (Australia)
Prof. Giovanni Pauletti (USA)
Ms Samira Shammas Goussous (Jordan)
Ms Mary Wang (China Taiwan)

 

2022
Dr Naoko Arakawa (UK)
Dr Andreia Bruno-Tomé (Portugal)
Dr Ryan Forrey (United States)
Dr John B. Hertig (United States)
Dr Michael D. Hogue (United States)
Prof. Pierre Moreau (Kuwait)
Ms Leonila Ocampo (Philippines)
Dr Carl R. Schneider (Australia)
Dr Jenelle L. Sobotka (USA)

 

 

2021
Prof. Patricia Acuna-Johnson (Chile)
Dr Dalia Bajis Al-Jasra (Bahrain)
Dr Mariet Eksteen (South Africa)
Dr Ian Larson (Australia)
Prof. Don Mager (USA)
Dr Jonathan Penm (Australia)
Dr Bernard Poggi (France)
Mr Olusola Solarin (Nigeria)

 

 

 

 

 

2020
Mr Jaime Acosta Gomez (Spain)
Dr Jill E. Martin Boone (USA)
Prof. William N. Charman (Australia)
Dr Martin Henman (Ireland)
Prof. Marilyn Morris (USA)
Dr Charlotte Rossing (Denmark)
Dr Vaiyapuri Subramaniam (USA)
Prof. Shigeo Yamamura (Japan)
 

 

2019
Dr Marwan El Akel (Lebanon)
Dr Sylvain Grenier (Canada)
Prof. Kurt Hersberger (Switzerland)
Dr Marianne Ivey (USA)
Ms Susan James (Canada)
Dr Robert Moss (Netherlands)
Dr John Pieper (USA)
Dr Lars-Ake Söderlund (Sweden)
Ms Carwen Wynne Howells (UK)

 

2018
Mr John Bell (Australia)
Prof. Tina Brock (Australia)
Mr Ulf Janzon (Sweden)
Dr Peter Kielgast (Denmark)
Mr Abdul Latif Sheikh (Pakistan)
Mr Jean Parrot (France)
Prof. Marion Schaefer (Germany)
Dr Dieter Steinbach (Germany)
Dr James Stevenson (USA)
Dr Boyan Todorov (Netherlands)
Prof. Toyin Tofade (USA)

 

2017
Prof. Lilian Azzopardi (Malta)
Dr Betty Chaar (Australia)
Mr Walter da Silva Jorge João (Brazil)
Professor Mahama Duwiejua (Ghana)
Ms Kirstie Galbraith (Australia)
Prof. Takuya Kumamoto (Japan)
Mr Luís Miguel Lourenço (Portugal)
Dr Arijana Meštrović (Croatia)
Mr Mike Rouse (USA)
Mr Paul Sinclair (Australia)
Prof. Bob Sindelar (Canada)

 

2016
Dr Ralph Altiere (USA)
Dr Michael Anisfeld (USA)
Dr Parisa Aslani (Australia)
Mr Thony Björk (Sweden)
Mr Timothy Chen (Australia)
Ms Manjiree Gharat (India)
Prof. Michiho Ito (Japan)
Ms Lindsay McClure (UK) 
 

2015
Prof. Claire Anderson (UK)
Ms Jane Dawson (New Zealand)
Prof. Jennifer Dressman (Germany)
Dr Linda Hakes (Germany)
Mr Dominique Jordan (Switzerland)
Prof. Jennifer Marriott (Australia)
Dr Rebekah Moles (Australia)
Prof. Hiroshi Suzuki (Japan)
Ms Agathe Wehrli (Switzerland)
Prof. Albert I. Wertheimer (USA)
Mr Nobuo Yamamoto (Japan)

 

2014
Col. Zheng-yu Chen (China)
Prof. Henk de Jong (Netherlands)
Prof. Ross McKinnon (Australia)
Dr Lucinda Maine (USA)
Prof. Tsuneji Nagai (Japan)
Mrs Jacqueline Surugue (France)
Dr Frans van de Vaart (Netherlands)
Mr Lee C. Vermeulen (USA)
Mr William Zellmer (USA)

 

  2013
Prof. Ian Bates (UK)
Mr Andrew L. Gray (South Africa)
Prof. Wayne Hindmarsh (Canada)
Dr Tatsuro Irimura (Japan)
Prof. Kamal K. Midha (Canada)
Dr Carmen Peña-Lopez (Spain)
Prof. Geoffrey T. Tucker (UK)

2012
Dr Lowell Anderson (USA)
Dr Horst-Dieter Friedel (Germany)
Ms Mei-Ling Hsiao (China Taiwan)
Mr Niels Kristensen (Denmark)
Mr Warren Meek (Canada)
Mr Avi Moshenson (Israel)
Ms Ema Paulino (Portugal)
Dr Mario L. Rocci (USA)
Dr Hitoshi Sasaki (Japan)
Dr Leopold Schmudermaier (Austria)
Ms Eeva Teräsalmi (Finland)
Dr Régis Vaillancourt (Canada)
Mr Heinz-Günter Wolf (Germany)

 

  2011
Dr Max Brentano-Motta (Switzerland)
Mr Mehmet Serif Boyaci (Turkey)
Mr Azubike Okwor (Nigeria)
Prof. Adel Sakr (Egypt)
Dr Eduardo Savio (Uruguay)

2010
Prof. Daan J.A. Crommelin (Netherlands)
Dr James T. Doluisio (USA)
Prof. Mitsuru Hashida (Japan)
Prof. Bert Leufkens (Netherlands)
Prof. Philip J. Schneider (USA)
Mrs Linda J. Stone (UK)
Mr Thomas Thielke (USA)

 

  2009
Dr Michel Buchmann (Switzerland)
Prof. Martin Schulz (Germany)
Prof. Stanley Shaw (USA)

2008
Ms Bente Frøkjær (Denmark)
Dr Sabine Kopp (Switzerland)
Prof. Henri R. Manasse, Jr. (USA)
Prof. Peter Noyce (UK)
Mr Prafull D. Sheth (India)
Prof. Yuichi Sugiyama (Japan)

 

 

2007
Prof. S.I. (Charlie) Benrimoj (Australia)
Mrs Cynthia K. Brown (USA)
Dr John A. Gans (USA)
Dr Ross W Holland (Australia)
Mr Howard Rice (Israel)

2006
Dr Ryoji Konishi (Japan)
Prof. Tony C. Moffat (UK)
Dr Vinod P. Shah (USA)
  2005
Prof. Dominique Duchêne (France)
Prof. Hans Junginger (Germany)
Mrs Jane Nicholson (UK)
Prof. Hiroshi Terada (Japan)

Organisations in membership

Health Promotion Campaign Award
The purpose of this award is to annually recognise a health promotion campaign or programme developed and run by an organisation in membership that aimed to improve public health through innovative use of pharmacy practice, education, or science.

Awardees
2025 Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association (KNMP) (the Netherlands) for their campaign ‘Running out is not an option' (In Dutch 'Op is geen optie’)
2024 General Pharmaceutical Council of Spain (CGCOF) (Spain) Rural Health Schools for their campaign ‘Health education by the community pharmacist’
2023 Irish Pharmacy Unition (IPU) (Ireland) for their campaign ‘Safe Pharmacy - Supporting local communities to combat domestic violence’
2021 Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) (Singapore) for their campaign ‘Virtual carnival of health promotion’
2020 Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) (Nigeria) Young Pharmacists Group for their campaign ‘Mental Awareness’
2019 Federal Council of Pharmacy Brazil (CFF) (Brazil) for their campaign ‘Project Global well-being’
2018 Association of Pharmacists Belgium (APB) (Belgium) for their campaign ‘My pharmacist knows me, I sign up. Chose today your family pharmacist!’
2017 PharmaSuisse (Switzerland) for their campaign ‘No to colorectal cancer – a campaign in the Swiss pharmacies’
2017 Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) (South Korea) for their campaign ‘Education Campaign for Appropriate Drug Use’
2016 Ordem dos Farmacêuticos de Portugal (OF) (Portugal) for their campaign ‘Medicines use – we are all responsible’ (In Portuguese ‘Uso do Medicamento - Somos Todos Responsáveis’)

 

 

Pictured from left to right: The Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association (KNMP) teamlead communication Jamila Bakkers, KNMP CEO Dr Eric Janson, KNMP president Aris Prins and FIP president Paul Sinclair

Pharmaceutical Education Organisational Award
The purpose of the award is to recognise an educational programme or innovation that promotes excellence in learning and teaching in any discipline of pharmacy. The award will be presented biennially at the annual FIP congress.

Awardees
2025 Utrecht University (the Netherlands) for their programme ‘Evidence-based Curricular Revision of a Postgraduate Community Pharmacist Specialisation Programme’
2023 Monash University (Australia) for their programme ‘MyDispense online pharmacy simulation’

 

 

Pictured from left to right: KNMP director for education Dr Anouschka Zwart, PhD student at Utrecht University Dr Marnix Westein, Prof. Dr Aukje Mantel, representing the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University and FIP president Paul Sinclair

Pharmaceutical Science Organisational Award
The purpose of this award is to recognise a campaign, project or programme that promotes and/or supports the role of pharmaceutical scientists and science in healthcare. The award will be presented biennially at the annual FIP congress. This award will be awarded for the first time in 2026.
 

 

Past awards

Distinguished Practice Award
The FIP Distinguished Practice Award was made to an individual or group who had made an outstanding contribution to pharmaceutical practice.

Awardees
2021 Prof. James Stevenson (USA)
2019 Prof. Olivier Bugnon (Switzerland)
2017 Ms Jane Dawson (New Zealand)
2015 Dr Régis Vaillancourt (Canada)
2013 Prof. Martin Schulz (Germany)
2011 Dr Marianne F. Ivey (USA)
2009 Mr Colin R. Hitchings (UK)
2007 Ms Jane Nicholson (UK)
2005 Mr Joao Silveira (Portugal)
2003 International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation in recognition of the NEEMA Project
1999 Pharmaciens Sans Frontières (Pharmacists without Borders)
1998 Prof. Helga Möller (Germany)
1997 Dr Charles D. Hepler (USA)
1996 The EuroPharm Forum
1995 Mr Jan Leschly (UK)
1994 Prof. Lars G. Nilsson (Sweden)

 

FIP Lifetime Achievement in the Pharmaceutical Practice Award
The purpose of this award was to recognise an individual who had, over many years, contributed to the development of the practice of pharmacy and who had been engaged in the work of FIP, with evidence of sustained and recognised contributions.

Awardees
2015 Prof. David K. Raynor (UK)
2013 Dr William Zellmer (USA)
2011 Prof. Th. (Dick) F.J. Tromp (the Netherlands)
2009 Dr Jaldo de Souza Santos (Brazil)
2007 Prof. Dr Zoltán Vincze (Hungary)
2005 Mr Hans-Günter Friese (Germany)
2001 Mr Peter V. Rollason (Zimbabwe) and Mr Robert J. Osterhaus (USA)
1999 Mr Mathis Gundersveen (Norway)
1998 Prof. Dr Ernst-Dietrich Ahlgrimm (Germany)
1997 Prof. Boonardt Saisorn (Thailand)
1996 Mrs Gloria Niemeyer Francke (USA)
1995 Prof. Helmuth Binder (Austria)
1994 Prof. Károly Nikolics (Hungary)

 

Distinguished Science Award
This award was made to an individual or group who made an outstanding contribution to pharmaceutical sciences.

Awardees
2018 Prof. Bert Leufkens (Netherlands)
2016 Prof. Shinji Yamashita (Japan)
2010 Prof. Hideyoshi Harashima (Japan)
2008 Dr Jennifer Dressman (Germany)
2006 Dr Gordon L. Amidon (USA)
2004 Prof. Toshio Honda (Japan)
2000 Dr Aquiles Arancibia (Chile)
1999 Dr Kathleen M. Giacomini (USA)
1998 Dr Mitsuru Hashida (Japan)
1997 Prof. Meindert Danhof (Netherlands)
1996 Prof. Patrick Couvreur (France)
1995 Prof. Vincent H.L. Lee (USA)
1994 Prof. Yuichi Sugiyama (Japan)

 

Lifetime Achievement in Pharmaceutical Science Award
The purpose of this award was to recognise an individual who had, over many years, contributed to the development of the pharmaceutical sciences and who had been engaged with the work of FIP, with evidence of sustained and recognised contributions.

Awardees
2014 Prof. William N. Charman (Australia) and Prof. Guowei Sang (China)
2012 Dr Sabine Kopp (Switzerland) and Dr Vinod P. Shah (USA)
2010 Prof. Hans E. Junginger (Germany)
2008 Prof.  H.L. Bhalla (India)
2006 Prof. Atilla A. Hincal (Turkey)
2004 Dr Stig L. Agurell (Sweden)
2002 Dr Pierre Potier (France) and Prof. Hiroshi Terada (Japan)
1998 Prof. Emeritus William C. Bowman (UK)
1997 Prof. William I. Higuchi (USA)
1996 Prof. Toshio Nambara (Japan)
1995 Prof. E. Mutschler (Germany)
1994 Prof. Gerhard Levy (USA)

 

Pharmacy Practice Improvement Programme Award
This award recognised a programme developed and run by a FIP member organisation (or one of its chapters) during the previous year, aiming to improve (or expand) pharmacy practice with some innovative vision of the pharmacist’s role.

Awardees
2021 National Association of Pharmacies (ANF) (Portugal) for their programme ‘Portuguese COVID-19 crisis management initiative’
2020 Association of Pharmacists Belgium (APB) (Belgium) for their programme ‘National quality improvement programme on compounded medicines’
2020 General Pharmaceutical Council of Spain (CGCOF) (Spain) for their programme ‘Adherencia MED: adherence management service’
2019 National Association of Pharmacies (ANF) (Portugal) for their programme ‘Abem Programme’
2018 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) (US) for their programme ‘Project IMPACT Immunisations’
2018 Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) (Singapore) for their programme ‘Nursing Homes Pharmaceutical Care Program’
2017 Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association (KNMP) (the Netherlands) for their programme “The First Time”
2016 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) (Australia) for their programme “the Health Destination Pharmacy” 

    

 
Last update 22 June 2026

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