
AIHP is now accepting nominations for Certificates of Commendation to recognize the efforts or projects of individuals or organizations that promote the history of pharmacy. Nominations will be accepted through August 1, 2020. The nomination form is available on AIHP’s website.
AIHP awards Certificates of Commendation to recognize endeavors that show evidence of considerable effort, ingenuity, and significance to explaining, understanding, or promoting the history of pharmacy. Nominations are reviewed by the Institute’s Awards Committee, and multiple certificates may be awarded when warranted.
AIHP has awarded Certificates of Commendation to recognize a broad range of activities and projects. In 2019, AIHP member Alvin J. Schalow of Virginia received a Certificate of Commendation for, among other things, his creation of “‘Doc’ Schalow’s Medicine Wagon Show;” which uses theatrics and humor to explain the evolution of safe and effective medicine in the United States, and his role in creating Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy’s video series that provide an overview of the history and development of pharmacy and the pharmacy profession.
A 2019 Certificate of Commendation was also awarded to Gloria Hartman Doughty, a pharmacist from Lexington, Kentucky, who was recognized for her role in establishing the Kentucky Renaissance Pharmacy Museum, which showcases the history of the pharmacy profession in Kentucky and preserves important artifacts, books, and documents.
Read about the 2017 recipients of Certificates of Commendation.
Further information about AIHP’s Certificates of Commendation is available on the Institute’s website.
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Read MoreUpcoming events hosted by AIHP
December 17, 2025, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Beyond medical pluralism: Interactions between physician-pharmacists and other craftspeople in the Graeco-Roman world with Laurence Totelin, Cardiff University.
January, 21, 2026, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Spring Semester Welcome Back Event: A critical reading of Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, hosted by Kelly O'Donnell, Towson Unviersity.
February 18, 2026, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Audrey Ke Zhao, UC Santa Cruz & CHSTM Research Fellow
March 18, 2026, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Ryan A. Kashanipour, University of Arizona
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Upcoming events of interest to pharmacists and historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields.
December 7-11, 2025: ASHP Midyear, Las Vegas, NV.
January 14, 2026: JCPP January 2026, Alexandria, VA.
March 27-30, 2026: APhA 2026, Los Angeles, CA.
April 18-21, 2026: NACDS Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL.
June 3-7, 2026: AAHM 2026, Buffalo, NY.
June 13-17, 2026: ASHP Pharmacy Futures, Charlotte, NC.
June 25, 2026: JCPP June 2026, Alexandria, VA.
July 18-21, 2026: AACP Pharmacy Education, Grapevine, TX.
September 17, 2026: JCPP September 2026, Alexandria, VA.
October 3-6, 2026: 2026 NCPA Annual Convention, Kansas City.