APhA-ASP Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award

Erin Raney

Erin Raney, PharmD, is a professor of pharmacy practice at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy in Glendale, AZ. She earned her PharmD from the University of Arizona in 1996 and completed postgraduate residency training at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals. With more than two decades of experience as an ambulatory care pharmacist providing collaborative services and experiential education, Raney now focuses her didactic teaching on endocrinology, including cardiometabolic conditions and women’s health. A dedicated mentor, she has served as a faculty advisor for the College’s APhA–ASP Chapter on the Glendale campus for 25 years and has been actively engaged in student leadership training for more than a decade. She also coordinates the College’s Student Professional Development Program, where she integrates her expertise in emotional intelligence, strengths-based coaching, and effective team functioning. Raney is passionate about supporting continuing professional development and contributes through her scholarly work on teaching and learning curricula and self‑assessment strategies for pharmacy residents and preceptors.

• Be either an associate or active member of APhA
• Have been an active chapter advisor for at least one year
• Have actively promoted student welfare
• Made documentable contributions to achievements of the chapter
• Must not be a past recipient of the award

The nominator is responsible for submitting the award nomination packet online via Formsite.The award nomination packet includes:

• Nomination form
• A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why the nominee meets the criteria for the award
• Three letters of recommendation are required; a maximum of 6 letters accepted
• A current CV or detailed résumé

For individuals not selected as the recipient of this award, nominators have the opportunity to have packets forwarded to the following year’s Awards Standing Committee for their review. APhA Student Development Staff will contact the nominator each year prior to the deadline to obtain approval for re-nomination and to update any nomination materials. If the nominator has graduated or cannot be reached, the chapter president will be contacted. Packets will be forwarded for a maximum of 4 consecutive years.

Submit a Nomination

The selection is made by the APhA-ASP Awards Committee based upon careful review of complete nominations.

The recipient receives a plaque and the following: a complimentary APhA Annual Meeting registration and reimbursement for meeting-related travel expenses, according to current travel policies and up to the maximum amount budgeted by APhA.

All nominations are due annually by December 1.