Past Outstanding Pharmacy Buyer of the Year Awards

Results for 2019

3rd Place:

Roxanne Sias, CPhT
Resource Specialist Buyer
University of Hospital & Clinics/Lafayette
General Health System
Lafayette, Louisiana

Received $250 Award for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2019

Phala Flugaur, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsville, MN

Shana Greenwald, CPhT, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Kelly Knutson, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, OR

Barbara Krupinski, RPhT – Division Procurement & Inventory Analyst, HCA Healthcare, Jacksonville, FL

Susan Remsen, CPhT, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Coordinator, Riverview Hospital, Noblesville, IN

Taylor Reuter, CPhT, BS – 340B Program Manager, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Irma Romo Flores, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, Moore County Hospital District, Dumas, TX

Pam Shea, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA

Gendron “Jenny” Webb, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, University of MN Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

Jessica Wegner, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, St. Croix Regional Medical Center, St. Croix, WI

Results for 2018

3rd Place:

Christine Adkison, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Island Hospital
Anacortes, Washington

Received $200 Award for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2018

Carla Carroll, CPhT – Supply Chain Tech/Buyer, St. Joseph Regional Health Center, Bryan, TX

Dannette Cole, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/340B Specialist, Banner Churchill Community Hospital, Fallon, NV

Margon Dillard, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, CHI St. Luke’s Sugarland Hospital, Sugar Land, TX

Phala Flugaur, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsdale, MN

Susan Hamilton – Purchasing Officer, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Charlene Hogan, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN

Angela Loftus, CPhT – Senior Pharmacy Purchasing Buyer/Analyst, Nebraska Medicine-Bellevue, Omaha, NE

Melissa Palmer, CPhT, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, FL

Taylor Reuter, CPhT, CAN – Pharmacy Buyer/Tech, Sidney Regional Medical Center, Sidney, NE

Results for 2017

3rd Place:

April Friedlander, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Redmond Regional Medical Center
Rome, Georgia

Received $200 Award for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2017

Christine Adkison, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer & Lead Technician, Island Hospital, Anacortes, Washington

David Allen, RPT, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Florida

Antonette Armijo, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Tech, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Rodney Elliott, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent/Technology Coord., Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Tara Hughes, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Technician, Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, New York

Kelli Pardee, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist, Memorial Health Care, Owosso, Michigan

Karenina Russell – Pharmacy Buyer, Sharp Coronado Hospital, Coronado, California

Jim Thomas, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, Nebraska

Kerry Young – Pharmacy Buyer, Specialists Hospital Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana

Results for 2016

3rd Place:

Bell Hoy, CPhT
Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Received $200 Award for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2016

Christine Adkison, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer & Lead Technician, Island Hospital, Anacortes, Washington

Patrick Gallagher, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Technician, Marian Regional Medical Center (MRMC), Santa Monica, California

Regena Millis – Pharmacy Purchaser, Cullman Regional Medical Center (CRMC), Cullman, Alabama

Results for 2015

3rd Place:

Brett Carpenter, CMRP, CPhT
Senior Pharmacy Buyer
York Hospital- Wellspan Health
York, Pennsylvania

Awarded $200 for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2015

Mark Anaya, CPhT – Pharmacy Systems Analyst, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Alamosa, CO

Sandra Avery, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Supply Coordinator, Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC

Megan Faust, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Saint Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE

April Friedlander Floyd, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome, GA

Whitney Grover, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA

Rakesh Khandelwel – Senior Pharmacy Procurement Coordinator, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

Jody Meling, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Walla Walla General Hospital, Walla Walla, WA

Jim Thomas, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, NE

Results for 2014

3rd Place:

Kathleen St. Clair, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, Indiana

Awarded  $200 for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2014

Rebecca Brewer, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchaser, Naval Health Clinic, Charleston, Goose Creek, SC

Diana Dorgan, CPhT – Inventory Control Coordinator, Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Zinaida Kapustin, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MO

Nancy Pearson, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, Mercy Medical Center, Redding, CA

Dana Ryan, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA

Ambrea Sandlin, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Mercy Hospital, Ada, OK

Regina Smith, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Technician, WellStar Windy Hill Hospital , Marietta, GA

Jim Thomas, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, NE

Kimberly Whiteleather, CPhT  – Pharmacy Buyer, Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Glendale Heights, IL

Kerry Young  – Pharmacy Buyer/Inventory Manager, Specialists Hospital, Shreveport, LA

Results for 2013

3rd Place:

Rakesh Khandelwal
Senior Procurement Coordinator
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Awarded $200 for Education/Travel

Nominees for 2013

Edward “Mooler” Mookie, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California

Krista Reyes, LPN – Drug Room Supervisor, Memorial Hospital & Physician Group, Frederick, Oklahoma

Brooke Richards, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Goodall Hospital, Sanford, Maine

Diana Webster – Pharmacy Buyer, Centegra Hospital, Woodstock, Illinois

Kerry Young – Pharmacy Buyer/Manager, Specialists Hospital Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana

Penny Davis, CPhT, CPA – Pharmacy Coordinator, Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas

Peggy Harville, CPhT – Inventory Specialist/340-B Specialist, Saint Joseph-London Hospital, London, Kentucky

Deidre Jones, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Tech, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Bozeman, Montana

Lori Welsh – Pharmacy Buyer Liaison, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), Englewood, Colorado