PAA Distinguished Alum of the Year
For over 50 years, the Distinguished Alum of the Year Award has been the highest honor bestowed by the UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA).
The award recognizes a UCSF School of Pharmacy graduate who has made outstanding contributions to the profession, society, and/or UCSF.
Nomination and Selection Process
We welcome nominations from any member of the public, provided the nominees meet the following criteria:
- Nominees are graduates of the School of Pharmacy’s professional programs.
- Nominees have made significant contributions to the profession of pharmacy, health care delivery, pharmaceutical research, pharmacy education, and/or public health.
- Nominees have made contributions that are unique and innovative.
- Nominees have demonstrated continuous and sustaining service, contributing to the growth and development of the School of Pharmacy, professional pharmacy organizations, the pharmaceutical industry, and/or community or government entities.
All nominations must include a signed letter of nomination, up to four letters of support, and a CV or resumé. Nominations are considered “active” for a five-year period.
We’ll begin accepting nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alum of the Year in Summer 2023.
Past Awardees
2023: Sheila West, PharmD ’71, PhD
2022: Daniel C. Robinson, PharmD ’76, Resident Alum
2021: John Skhal, PharmD ’71
2020: James Knoben, PharmD ’71
2019: Glen Stimmel ’72
2018: Kathleen Kennedy ’78
2017: Donald Kishi ’68
2016: David Adler ’70
2015: Pamela Schweitzer ’87
2014: Michael S. Maddux ’79
2013: Lloyd Y. Young ’69
2012: Brian K. Komoto ’81
2011: Robert “Buzz” Kerr ’70
2010: Betty J. Dong ’72
2009: Michael E. Winter ’70
2008: Gary Cleary ’66
2007: C.A. “Cab” Bond ’72
2006: Eric T. Herfindal ’65
2005: Theodore G. Tong ’69
2004: Raymond J. Townsend ’77
2003: Robert Elenbaas ’72
2002: Ernest Prien ’34
2000: Catherine Angell Sohn ’77
1999: Joe Hirschmann ’65
1998: Wilma K. Wong ’73
1997: William H. Barr ’61
1996: Clarence T. Ueda ’67, ’74
1995: Samuel W. Kidder ’63
1994: William E. Gilbertson ’65
1993: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble ’69
1992: Robert L. Day ’58
1991: Darryl S. Inaba ’71
1990: E. Leong Way ’38, ’42
1989: Philip D. Hansten ’67
1988: Richard P. Penna ’59
1987: Dean Jere E. Goyan ’52, ’57
1986: George H. Pennebaker ’60, ’61
1985: Frederick S. Mayer ’54
1984: John S. Rosselli ’36
1983: Robert D. Gibson ’54, ’58
1982: William M. Tonelli ’34
1981: L. James Wagner ’56
1980: William E. Smith ’65
1979: Sigmund Oppenheimer ’30
1978: Eric Owyang ’41
1977: William D. Wickwire ’34
1976: Paul W. Lofholm ’64
1975: William R. Bacon ’52
1974: Marcel F. Laventurier ’51
1973: Donald C. Brodie, Frank M. Goyan, and John J. Eiler, ’28
1972: Jere E. Goyan ’52, ’57
1971: Gerhard Levy ’55, ’57
1970: Joseph F. Bottini ’30
1969: Morris Boynoff ’43
1968: John J. Eiler ’28
1967: Troy C. Daniels
1967: Special Honor Award
1966: Harry W. Hind ’39
1965: Henry L. Giordano ’34
1964: Floyd H. Heffron
1963: Carroll G. Waterman
1962: Milton P. Duffy
1961: W. Byron Rumford ’31
1960: Augustus Affleck