Hugo H. Schaefer Award
The Hugo H. Schaefer Award was established by the American Pharmacists Association in 1964 to honor the
long-time APhA Treasurer, Hugo H. Schaefer, for a lifetime of contributions to the profession of
pharmacy
and in particular for his service to APhA. The purpose of the award is to recognize an individual who
has
made outstanding voluntary contributions to society as well as to the profession of pharmacy and APhA.
Hae Mi Choe, PharmD
Hae Mi Choe, PharmD was chief population health officer for Michigan Medicine, associate dean for pharmacy
innovations and partnerships at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, and executive director of
the
Michigan Institute for Care Management & Transformation. A national leader in transforming team-based
care, she established a scalable clinical pharmacist practice across 14 health centers and pioneered
reimbursement pathways now used across Michigan. She also led a pharmacist-embedded hypertension care model,
so successful the CDC named it a best practice and began scaling it nationally. An award-winning mentor and
innovator, Dr. Choe trained at UC San Diego, UCSF, and Kaiser Permanente.
The nominee must be an APhA Member who has made outstanding voluntary contributions to society, the
profession
of pharmacy, and APhA. Remington Honor Medalists are not eligible.
The nominator is responsible for submitting a complete award nomination.
The nomination is to include the following items:
- A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why
the
nominee meets the criteria for the award
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Letters of recommendation are optional; two letters are preferred with a maximum of six letters accepted
- A current curriculum vitae or detailed résumé
The selection is made by the APhA Board of Trustees based upon careful review of complete nominations.
The award, presented at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition, consists of a medal bearing the likeness
of
Hugo H. Schaefer mounted on a wooden base, which is inscribed with the recipient’s name and date of
presentation. The recipient also receives a complimentary APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition registration
and reimbursement for meeting-related travel expenses, according to current travel policies and up to the
maximum amount budgeted by APhA.
2025 Dr. Rosalyn C. King, PharmD
2023 Ruth A. Smarinsky, PharmD
1984 George B. Griffenhagen
1971 Harry C. Shirkey, MD
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