2026 Remington Honor Medal Recipient
Thomas E. Menighan, MBA, ScD, FAPhA, FFIP
Dr. Thomas E. Menighan is CEO Emeritus of the American Pharmacists Association
(APhA) where he served as CEO from 2009 – 2020 and as Senior Director of
External Affairs (1987-1992). As Sr. Director, he led external & state
affairs, public relations, new business development, and practice management.
Elected roles included six years as Trustee including President in 2001-2002.
His professional leadership mantra is ”We promote consumer access and coverage
for pharmacists’ quality patient care services.”
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Timeline of awards
- Awards Nominations accepted via online submission. Nomination will not be accepted by any
other means. - June 16th, 2025
- Awards Nomination Close- September 8th, 2025
- Awards Selection Committee meetings - September, October & November 2025
- Announcement of Award recipients - December 2025
- Awards Presentation at APhA Annual Meeting - March 2026
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Nominations
are now being accepted for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual awards and
honors program. Submit applications for Profession-wide, Practitioner, Scientific, and Student
Awards.
2026 APhA AWARDS APPLICATION
The awards will be presented at the APhA Annual meeting and Exposition in Los Angeles, CA, March
2026. The APhA awards and honors program is the most comprehensive recognition program in the
profession of pharmacy.
Submission Tips
APhA recognizes member achievement with several competitive awards. The awards committee enjoys
reviewing nominees and determining award recipients, but sometimes great candidates are left out
because nomination materials are lacking. Consider these tips when developing your nomination
packet materials.
- Pick the right award. Review the criteria for each award
(www.pharmacist.com/awards) to ensure that your nominee meets the criteria. You can even
compare your nominee with past recipients listed.
- Fill out the application thoroughly. Judging is easiest from the questions
asked on the application, not the resume or CV. CV formats vary; it is not always easy to
find the information the award committee is searching for.
- Letters of recommendation: Different perspectives. Some awards allow more
than one letter of recommendation, but often only one letter is submitted. It is best to
have multiple letters discussing different and various viewpoints of the nominee.
- Letters of recommendation: Identify key criteria and tell us more. Detailed
letters of recommendation are essential. Award committees judge a candidate only from their
nomination materials. CVs or resumes are not the only method to identify key criteria, such
as impact on the profession, innovative services, management impact, etc. Review the
specific criteria for the award and be sure to describe how your nominee meets that criteria
in your letter.
- Letters of recommendation: Everything is awesome. In your letter, don’t
just say everything is great! Tell the committee specific details about how an innovation
impacted the profession or the people around the nominee. Was there a ripple effect? Did the
innovation affect the health system, students, other health care professionals, etc.? If so,
how? How do you know? Quantify the impact if possible.
- Letters of recommendation: Sweet spot for length. Letters vary from one
paragraph to three or more pages. Ideal letters discuss how the nominee meets the criteria
in one to two pages. Coordinate with other letter writers to identify what each person will
focus on.
- Service to APhA. Document specific service to APhA. If it is not in the
nominee materials, the awards selection committee cannot consider it. Document specific
dates for membership and volunteer opportunities. Did the nominee volunteer to review JAPhA
articles, abstracts, or posters? Serve as a delegate in the APhA House? Serve on committees
or in leadership positions? Contribute to Engage?
- Service to the profession and community. Many awards include a section on
service to the profession and community service. This category can include service to other
professional organizations and/or interprofessional outreach and community outreach. Often
nominees may not document community service, such as a local health fairs, in a CV, so this
may be a good area to ask the nominee about.
- Deadlines. The committee bases all its meetings on the deadline for the
award. Make sure the materials are completed by that deadline. The submission period is from
June to the end of August, so start early to get it all in.
- Resubmit. Every year, multiple excellent candidates are nominated for each
award. Don’t be afraid to resubmit your nominee for the award the following year. If
resubmitting, ensure all materials are updated and review the letters of recommendation (see
tips 3–6).
APhA would like to thank the following individuals for their contribution to this tip sheet:
Nicole Gattas, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA; Sarah A. Parnapy Jawaid, PharmD; Emily Prohaska, PharmD,
BCACP, BCGP; David R. Bright, PharmD, BCACP; Katelyn M. Alexander, PharmD