Stephanie Phelps, BSPharm, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAPhA, is the 2016 recipient of the Linwood F. Tice Friend of American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Award. This distinction is given to an individual who has not only demonstrated outstanding commitment and dedication to APhA-ASP but who has also promoted the advancement of student pharmacists within the profession, provided support to student pharmacists at the national level, and served as a positive motivator.
When asked about winning the award, Dr. Phelps noted “Receiving this prestigious award is incredibly humbling. It is not simply a matter of being included among past recipients, but of knowing that there are individuals in the audience that should be standing here tonight. I was fortunate to have been nominated by my dean, colleagues, former and current students. I can never adequately express my thanks to them.”
Formerly known as the “APhA Friend of ASP Award,” the Tice Award was established in 1988 in order to honor an individual whose commitment and dedication to APhA-ASP greatly benefited the organization. In 1994, the award was renamed in order to pay tribute to Dr. Linwood F. Tice, who served as both Dean Emeritus at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and as a former president of APhA. From 1952-1955, Dr. Tice also served as the Chairman of the APhA Committee on Student Branches. His involvement was instrumental in helping this section evolve into what we now know today as APhA-ASP.
Dr. Phelps has served as the advisor for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy APhA-ASP chapter for over 25 years.