Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the National Level

This award recognizes a significant contribution to the prescriptive authority agenda at the national level.

Examples may be successful passage of legislation, a sustained period of advocacy at the national level, major educational contributions, or other sustained contributions that have garnered national attention in forwarding this important milestone for the profession.

Please submit nominations, including letters of nominations or other attestations, to 2025 Division 55 Awards Chair Lynette Pujol, PhD, MSCP, in electronic format only.

2026

Joseph Comaty, PhD, MSCP, ABPP & Lynette Pujol, PhD, MSCP, ABRxP

2025

Derek Phillips, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP

2024

Kathleen McNamara, PhD, ABPP & Peter Smith, PsyD, MSCP

2023

Robert Ax, PhD

2022

Judi Steinman, PhD

2021

Sophie Friedl, MPH

2020

Morgan Sammons, PhD

2019

Scott Barstow, MS

2018

Matt Turner, PhD

2017

Heather Kelly, PhD

2016

David Nussbaum, PhD

2015

No award given

2014

Beth Rom-Rymer, PhD

2013

Capt. Robert Younger, PhD