The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, announces that nominations are now being accepted for the Association's practitioner awards and honors. Presentation of these awards is scheduled for the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Seattle, WA, March 25-28, 2011. Nominations must be received at APhA headquarters by September 15, 2010.

APhA's awards recognition program is American pharmacy's most comprehensive recognition program. Guidelines for nominations, the nomination form, and complete criteria for each award are available here. Please submit all nomination materials to: APhA Awards and Honors Program - Attention: Meredith Nelson, 2215 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037-2985, or email to mnelsonaphanet. Nominator and support signatures are required on all letters. Please indicate for which awards or honors you wish to make a nomination. For additional questions please contact Meredith Nelson at (202) 429-7559.

The following awards and honors are administered by the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM).

- Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award: Established in 1964, the award recognizes an APhA member, in any practice setting, who has distinguished himself or herself and the profession of pharmacy through sustained outstanding performance and achievement.

- Distinguished Achievement Awards: APhA-APPM seeks to recognize pharmacists who have made significant or sustained contributions to the provision of pharmaceutical care within one of the six practice areas represented by the APhA-APPM Sections. APhA presents a Distinguished Achievement Award in each of the following areas: Administrative Practice, Clinical/Pharmacotherapeutic Practice, Community and Ambulatory Practice, Hospital and Institutional Practice, Nuclear Pharmacy Practice and Specialized Pharmacy Practice.

- APhA Fellow: This honor recognizes APhA members, with a minimum of 10 years of exemplary professional experience and achievements in professional practice, who have rendered outstanding service to the profession through activities in APhA and in other organizations. Up to 10 APhA Fellows can be selected by APhA-APPM each year.

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American Pharmacists Association