Current 2025 Recipient
Richard M. Church, PharmD, FAPhA, is a retired assistant surgeon general and rear admiral in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). He served as the PHS chief pharmacist officer and in several program and executive leadership roles with the Indian Health Service. Read More >
For Nominations
The Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award is given annually to an individual of high moral character, good citizenship, and elevated professional ideals. The recipient has made significant contributions to health-system pharmacy, including sustained exemplary service, an outstanding single achievement, or a combination of accomplishments benefiting the profession and public health. These may include achievements or outstanding performance that relate to health-system pharmacy:
- Practice, education, or administration,
- Research or development,
- Organizational activities,
- Scientific or professional writing,
- Journalism,
- Public and/or inter-professional relations activities, or
- Law, legislation, regulation, or standards of professional conduct.
Nominating Instructions
ASHP’s Chief Executive Officer sends out an annual call for nominations to State Affiliates and ASHP Past Presidents at least nine months in advance of ASHP’s Pharmacy Futures meeting. An all-member notice is also typically published in AJHP. Selection Committee members, ASHP state affiliate officials, past presidents, and any 10 active ASHP members can submit recommendations. All nominations must include a complete, specific statement about the candidate.
Selection Committee
The Whitney Award Selection Committee is comprised of past recipients. The candidate receiving a majority (more than half) of committee votes is declared the award winner. The committee chairperson is the most recent past recipient — they do not vote except to break tie ballots. The winner is expected to present a lecture at the award banquet. Additionally, the awardee receives an engraved plaque, a generous stipend, and free registration to ASHP’s Pharmacy Futures meeting.
The Harvey A.K. Whitney Award Lecture
The Harvey A.K. Whitney Award Lecture is a collection of addresses presented by past awardees. View the collection.
