New Mexico
Pharmacists Association

Award Nominations!

NMPhA is seeking nominations for the awards given for pharmacists who provide service to the profession and the community.

Ernie Welch Award

Bowl of Hygeia Award

NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award

Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award

Legend of Pharmacy 


Download Award Nomination form here

Awards List2024update.doc

NMPhA Award Recipients

Teri Rolan - 2024 Bowl of Hygeia - Award Script


Donald Godwin – 2024 Ernie Welch - Award Script


Monique Dodd – 2024 Distinguished Young Pharmacist - Award Script



Alexandra Herman – 2024 Excellence in Innovation - Award Script


Lowell Irby – 2023 Legend of Pharmacy - Tim Cooper w/ WSPC presents Award to Kirk Irby.


Bowl of Hygeia Recipients

2023 - Mona Ghattas - Albuquerque

2022 - Victor Baca - Portales

2021 - Jennifer Ortega - Albuquerque

2020 - Chris Woodul - Carlsbad

2019 - Dale McCleskey - Albuquerque

2018 - Michael Raburn - Lovington

2017 - David Lansford - Clovis

2016 - Jack Volpato - Carlsbad
2015 - Amy Bachyrycz - Albuquerque
2014 - Steve Burgess - Farmington
2013 - Phil Griego - Albuquerque
2012 - Ken Corazza - Albuquerque
2011 - Michel Disco - Albuquerque
2010 - Kirk Irby - Artesia
2009 - Ken Hargues - Carlsbad
2008 - Debra Herman - Clovis
2007 - Nick Brown - Roy

Full list:

Year          Name                             City

1964       Carl Moore, Jr.                Socorro

1968       Ed Osborne                     Roswell

1972       Foster R. Dickerson     Grants

1973       William Burt                   Deming

1976       Lowell Irby                     Artesia

1977       Robert Brito                    Espanola

1978       E. Mitch Wells                Grants

1979       Dennis Pena                    Albuquerque

1980       Robert Ghattas                Albuquerque

1981       Ray Rede                        Las Cruces

1983       Ralph Gutierrez              Las Cruces

1984       Victor Castillo                 Albuquerque

1985       Robert Addison              Fort Sumner

1986       Wayne Sowell                 Socorro

1987       Bob McClellan, II           Tucumcari

1989       Ben Maestas                   Espanola

1990       Hal Sims                         Alamogordo

1991       Francis Blair                   Albuquerque

1992       Jack Weaver                   Albuquerque

1993       John Denslow                 Albuquerque

1994       John Heaton                   Carlsbad

1995       Bob McClellan, III          Tucumcari

1996       Gary Reece                     Springer

1997       John Gunter                    Los Alamos

1998       William Hadley               Albuquerque

1999       Charles Shannon             Roswell

2000       Tris McSherry                 Las Cruces

2001       Neal Dungan                   Carlsbad

2002       Scott Wallis                     Las Cruses

2003       Greg D’Amour                T or C 

2004       Jose Abeyta                    Springer

2005       Rick Harter                     Albuquerque

2006       Danny Cross                   Carlsbad

2007       Nick Brown                    Roy

2008       Debra Herman                Clovis

2009       Ken Hargues                   Carlsbad

2010       Kirk Irby                         Artesia

2011       Michel Disco                  Albuquerque

2012       Ken Corazza                   Albuquerque

2013       Phil Griego                      Albuquerque

2014       Stephen Burgess             Farmington

2015       Amy Bachyrycz              Albuquerque

2016       Jack Volpato                  Carlsbad

2017       David Lansford               Clovis

2018        Michael Raburn                 Lovington     

2019        Dale McCleskey                 Albuquerque

2020    Chris Woodul         Carlsbad   

2021 Jennifer Ortega Albuquerque

2022 Victor Baca Portales 

2023 Mona Ghattas Albuquerque

2024 Teri Rolan Albuquerque


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