Congratulations to the School of Pharmacy's 2025 Alumni Achievement Award winner:

Rick Abbott

Rick Abbott has been retired for seven years, but his impact as a pharmacist, a leader, an educator, and an innovator has left an indelible mark on the pharmacy community, here in Newfoundland and Labrador, and also across Canada. In the words of his nominator, Dr. Scott Edwards: Rick's legacy, spanning more than three decades, exemplifies the very purpose of this award: celebrating alumni whose careers have significantly advanced the profession and made outstanding contributions to health care.

If you're interested in reading Dr. Scott Edwards' nomination letter for Rick Abbott, please click: AAA 2025 - nomination.

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Above: Artwork for our annual call for nominations for our Alumni Achievement Award.

About the AAA

The School of Pharmacy Alumni Achievement Award honours and celebrates the contributions of alumni to the pharmacy profession.

This award is in recognition of an alumna or alumnus who has demonstrated a commitment to the pharmacy profession in a variety of ways. The award is the highest honour the school can bestow upon one of its graduates.

Recipients will have:

• Achieved distinction in their chosen career or field of endeavour; and
• Made an outstanding contribution in their field which has not necessarily received public acclaim; and
• Made a contribution to the advancement of the School of Pharmacy, the profession of pharmacy and/or the community at large; and
• Displayed exceptional human values that are an inspiration to those with whom they come in contact.

To nominate someone, please send us an email with the name and contact information of the person you're nominating, along with a few points about why you feel they deserve recognition and how they've inspired you. We'll take care of the rest!

Below is a list of previous Alumni Achievement Award winners:

• 2024-25 Rick Abbott
• 2023-24 Stephen Gillingham
• 2022-23 Abdul Kader
• 2021-22 Alicia Wall
• 2020-21 Janice Audeau
• 2019-20 Ray Gulliver
• 2018-19 Lisa Bishop
• 2017-18 Noelle Patten
• 2016-17 Stephanie Young
• 2015-16 Keith Bailey
• 2014-15 Scott Edwards
• 2013-14 Mark Barnes
• 2012-13 Jessica Burry
• 2011-12 Co Pham
• 2010-11 Peter Zed
• 2009-10 Leslie Phillips
• 2008-09 Lisa Burry

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Terri Genge
Acting Chair, Awards Committee
School of Pharmacy
Tel: 709-864-6792