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Health-System Pharmacist of the Year
- 2009 Michael Fotis
- 2008 Stan Kent
- 2007 Avery Spunt
- 2006 Jan Keresztes
- 2005 Miriam Mobley-Smith
- 2004 Mike Novario
- 2003 Mary Ann Kliethermes
- 2002 Andy Donnelly
- 2001 Jackie Kessler
- 2000 Bob Hoy
- 1999 Jim Dorociak
- 1998 Janet Teeters
- 1997 Steve Marx
- 1996 Bruce Dickerhofe
- 1995 Ed Donnelly
- 1994 Alan Weinstein
- 1993 Kevin Colgan
- 1992 Ken Witte
- 1991 Scott Meyers
- 1990 Edna Dooley
- 1989 Lee S. Simon
- 1988 Marcia Palmer
- 1987 Max L. (Mick) Hunt
- 1986 LeRoy Hayes
- 1985 William Wuller
- 1984 Dave Vogel*
- 1983 E. Clyde Buchanan
- 1982 Mary Miranti*
- 1981 Karen Nordstrom
- 1980 Sr. Mary Margaret Wright
1980 Ernie Steinbaugh**
- 1979 Merrikay Oleen
- 1978 Terry Trudeau*
- 1977 Raphael Jacobsen*
- 1976 John Lewis
- 1974 Ronald Turnbull
- 1973 Roger Klotz
- 1972 Harland E. Lee
- 1971 Sr. Mary Louise Degenhart
- 1970 Herbert Carlin
- 1969 Edward Hartshorn
- 1968 C. Charles Lev
- 1967 Louis Gdalman*
- 1966 R. Regis Kenna*
*Deceased
**Awarded Posthumously
Selection CriteriaThe Illinois Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Award is given annually, if a recipient is chosen, to an individual of high moral character, good citizenship and high professional ideals, who has made significant contributions affecting the practice of health-system pharmacy throughout the state. These contributions shall have been in the form of sustained exemplary service in health-system pharmacy, or a single outstanding achievement, or a combination of accomplishments benefiting health-system pharmacy, and through it, humanity and the public health. They may include accomplishments, achievements or outstanding performance in:
- health-system pharmacy practice,
- health-system pharmacy education,
- health-system pharmacy administration,
- pharmaceutical research or development related to health-system pharmacy,
- pharmacy organizational activity with a definite relationship to health-system pharmacy,
- scientific or professional pharmaceutical writing, e.g., noteworthy articles on pharmaceutical subjects with applicability to health-system pharmacy,
- pharmaceutical journalism related to health-system pharmacy,
- public and/or interprofessional relations activities benefiting health-system pharmacy,
- pharmaceutical law or legislation, professional regulations, standards of professional conduct or pharmacy law enforcement as related to health-system pharmacy practice.