The APhA–ASP Chapter Achievement Awards (CAA) Program was established in 1974 to recognize outstanding activities of APhA–ASP chapters at the schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States and Puerto Rico. The program is an extension of APhA–ASP’s mission to provide opportunities for professional growth and improve patient care while advancing the future of pharmacy. The awards structure is designed to recognize superior programming among chapters that envision the future of pharmacy by creating opportunities for student participation. The awards program also embraces the core ideas of APhA–ASP’s mission to create new standards of leadership, professionalism, membership, patient care, and legislative advocacy among student pharmacists nationwide.
In addition to recognizing outstanding chapter accomplishments, the CAA Program serves as an invaluable information resource for APhA–ASP. Through the reports, APhA staff and the APhA–ASP National Executive Committee are kept abreast of chapter activities. Participation in the CAA Program is required for all APhA–ASP chapters to maintain their charter. Full participation in the CAA Program offers tremendous learning opportunities for members and the opportunity for chapters and individuals to be showcased during the APhA–ASP Awards Ceremony at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Chapters compete for 1 of 17 awards that actively promote the mission of APhA–ASP. Evaluation of chapter activities is done using their Chapter Achievement Report (CAR) and is based upon criteria such as originality of programs, the number of chapter members involved, impact on the community, benefits to student pharmacists, and collaboration with other healthcare organizations. Chapters are also evaluated on their year-to-year progress, particularly in relation to chapter activities and membership retention.
In order to provide a baseline for evaluating chapter activities, certain minimum requirements have been established for the CAA Program. Every APhA–ASP chapter is required to submit a Chapter Achievement Report (CAR) Form using their chapter administrative account information and the APhA Awards Platform online.
All APhA–ASP chapters must submit the following required sections of the CAR:
- Chapter Achievement Report Form
- Section 1: Chapter Submission Information
- Section 2: Chapter Operations, Logistics, & Membership
- Chronological List
- Chapter’s Constitution/Bylaws
- Chapter Goals and Objectives
- Section 3: Chapter Advocacy & APhA-ASP Policy Activities
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activities (Chapter and National Projects)
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activity - Operation Substance Use Disorders
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activity - Operation Diabetes
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activity - Operation Heart
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activity - Operation Immunization
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activity - OTC Medicine Safety
- Section 4: Chapter Patient Care Activity - Operation Reproductive Health
- Section 5: Chapter Professionalism Activities
- Section 6: Chapter APhA-ASP/IPSF Activities
- Section 7: Optional APhA-ASP Reports
- Section 7: Most Improved Report
- Section 8: Chapter Advisor Review & Submission
- Photographs and Supplemental Materials (if applicable)
Photos and supplemental items should be uploaded to through APhA-ASP Dropbox. Chapter advisors and officer were sent an invitation.
2023-2024 Reporting Guidelines
- Overview of Awards Program
- Requirements and Consideration for Chapter Recognition
- Description of Divisions, Eligibility, and Awards
- Awards Selection and Presentation Process
- Chapter Achievement Report Submission Instructions
Each chapter should submit one form. Only one person at a time should access the saved. We highly recommend creating an account at the beginning of the process so that you may save your progress along the way.
2023-2024 Chapter Achievement Report
Each chapter can create an account to save completed information and return to the same form.
ACCESS A SAVED FORM
2022-2023 APhA-ASP Chapter Achievement Awards were presented during the APhA2024 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. Congratulations to all award recipients!
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR :
The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
MOST IMPROVED CHAPTER :
Binghamton University The State University of New York School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
DIVISION A WINNER :
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
DIVISION AA :
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy
DIVISION AAA :
Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
DIVISION A FIRST RUNNER-UP:
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
DIVISION AA FIRST RUNNER-UP :
South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy
DIVISION AAA FIRST RUNNER-UP :
Harding University College of Pharmacy
DIVISION A SECOND RUNNER-UP :
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
DIVISION AA SECOND RUNNER-UP :
University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
DIVISION AAA SECOND RUNNER-UP :
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
CHAPTER OPERATIONIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD :
Union University College of Pharmacy
CHAPTER PATIENT CARE AWARD :
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
CHAPTER POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE AWARD :
Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
CHAPTER PROFESSIONALISM AWARD :
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Boston
OUTSTANDING IPSF ACTIVITY AWARD :
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2021-2022 APhA-ASP Chapter Achievement Awards were presented during the APhA2023 Annual Meeting. Congratulations to all award recipients!
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR : University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
MOST IMPROVED CHAPTER : The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy
DIVISION A WINNER CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
DIVISION AA WINNER CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
DIVISION AAA WINNER CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : Lipscomb University College of Pharmay
DIVISION A FIRST RUNNER-UP CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : University of Florida College of Pharmacy
DIVISION AA FIRST RUNNER-UP CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy
DIVISION AAA FIRST RUNNER-UP CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : Union University College of Pharmacy
DIVISION A SECOND RUNNER-UP CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
DIVISION AA SECOND RUNNER-UP CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : : University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
DIVISION AAA SECOND RUNNER-UP CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
UP-AND-COMING CHAPTER : Not awarded this cycle
CHAPTER OPERATIONIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD : Purdue University College of Pharmacy
CHAPTER PATIENT CARE AWARD : University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
CHAPTER POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE AWARD : UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CHAPTER PROFESSIONALISM AWARD : South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AWARD : University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
OUTSTANDING IPSF ACTIVITY AWARD : Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Boston