Nominations for the Paul F. Parker Award, New Clinical Practitioner Award, New Educator Award, New Investigator Award, and ACCP Fellows are due February 15, 2012. The online nominations portal specifies the required nominating materials. This portal is available at http://www.accp.com/membership/nominations.aspx.

2012 ACCP Fellows: Fellowship is awarded in recognition of continued excellence in clinical pharmacy practice or research. Nominees must have been Full Members of ACCP for at least 5 years, must have been in practice for at least 10 years since receipt of their highest professional pharmacy degree, and must have made a sustained contribution to ACCP through activities such as presentation at College meetings; service to ACCP committees, PRNs, chapters, or publications; or election as an officer. Candidates must be nominated by any two Full Members other than the nominee, by any Fellow, or by any member of the Board of Regents. Current members of the Board of Regents, Research Institute Board of Trustees, Pharmacotherapy Board of Directors, or Credentials: FCCP Committee are ineligible for consideration. Nomination deadline: February 15, 2012.

2012 Paul F. Parker Medal for Distinguished Service to the Profession of Pharmacy: Recognizes an individual who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to improving or expanding the profession of pharmacy in an area of professional service, including but not limited to patient care, leadership, administration, finance, technology, information processing, service delivery, models of care, and advocacy. The award is not limited to pharmacists or ACCP members. All nominations must consist of a letter to the Chair of the Selection Committee detailing the nominee’s qualifications for this award and his or her contributions to the profession of pharmacy; the nominee’s curriculum vitae, resume, or biographical sketch as available; and a minimum of three letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters must be from an individual outside the nominee’s current practice locale. Current members of the Board of Regents, Research Institute Board of Trustees, Pharmacotherapy Board of Directors, Selection Committee, or ACCP staff are ineligible. Nomination deadline: February 15, 2012.

2012 New Clinical Practitioner Award: This award recognizes and honors a new clinical practitioner who has made outstanding contributions to clinical pharmacy practice and patient care. Nominees must have been Full Members of ACCP at the time of nomination and members at any level for a minimum of 3 years, and it must have been less than 6 years since completion of their terminal training or degree, whichever is most recent. Board certification in a specialty is not required but will be given favorable consideration. Fellows of ACCP (i.e., “FCCPs”) are ineligible. All nominations must include a letter of nomination from an ACCP member detailing the nominee’s qualifications for the award, the nominee’s current curriculum vitae, and letters of support from two other ACCP members that describe the individual’s accomplishments relative to the award criteria. At least one of the letters of support must be from an individual outside the nominee’s current place of employment. Additional letters of support also may be included. Current members of the Board of Regents, Awards Committee, or ACCP staff are ineligible. Nomination deadline: February 15, 2012.

2012 New Educator Award: This award recognizes and honors a new educator for outstanding contributions to the discipline of teaching and to the education of health care practitioners. Nominees must have been Full Members of ACCP at the time of nomination and members at any level for a minimum of 3 years, and it must have been less than 6 years since completion of their terminal training or degree, whichever is most recent. Fellows of ACCP (i.e., “FCCPs”) are ineligible. All nominations must include a letter of nomination from an ACCP member detailing the nominee’s qualifications for the award, the nominee’s current curriculum vitae, and letters of support from two other ACCP members that describe the individual’s accomplishments relative to the award criteria. At least one of the letters of support must be from an individual outside the nominee’s current place of employment. Additional letters of support also may be included. Current members of the Board of Regents, Awards Committee, or ACCP staff are ineligible. Nomination deadline: February 15, 2012.

2012 New Investigator Award: This award’s purpose is to highlight the research program of an ACCP member who has made a major impact on an aspect of clinical pharmaceutical science. Nominees must have been members of ACCP for more than 3 years; they must have a research program with a significant publication record having a programmatic theme or an especially noteworthy single publication; and it must have been less than 6 years since completion of their terminal training or degree, whichever is most recent. Fellows of ACCP (i.e., “FCCPs”) are ineligible. All nominations must include a letter of nomination from an ACCP member detailing the nominee’s qualifications for the award, the nominee’s current curriculum vitae, and letters of support from two other ACCP members that describe the individual’s accomplishments relative to the award criteria. At least one of the letters of support must be from an individual outside the nominee’s current place of employment. Additional letters of support also may be included. Current members of the Board of Regents, Awards Committee, or ACCP staff are ineligible. Nomination deadline: February 15, 2012.