Helping patients achieve better health outcomes through pharmacy.
About the Foundation
The American College of Apothecaries Research & Education Foundation was incorporated as a public foundation in 1978. The Foundation promotes the public welfare through development of quality services in institutions providing health care, encourages and conducts research to improve health care provided to the public and encourages health care practitioners to improve the quality and availability of services to the public.
The Foundation presents four major awards each year which include grants to colleges of pharmacy for student activities. The Albert E. Rosica, Jr. Memorial Award is presented to a pharmacy practitioner who has worked extensively to strengthen pharmacy education and the ACA Dean’s Recognition Award is presented to the Dean of a college of pharmacy for contributions to community pharmacy practice. The ACA Research & Education Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a member who has continually dedicated himself to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy as seen through his commitment and support of the ACA Research and Education Foundation. The J. Leon Lascoff Memorial Award is the highest award presented by the College in recognition of outstanding contributions to professional pharmacy.
Purpose & Objectives
Our Vision:
Helping patients achieve better health outcomes through pharmacy.
Our Mission:
Conducting research and encouraging development of quality programs in pharmacy to improve public health.
The American College of Apothecaries Research & Education Foundation was incorporated as a public foundation in 1978. The Foundation serves a three-fold purpose:
The Foundation Board has approved the following basic objectives:
Officers & Board Members
The officers of the Foundation are President, Treasurer and Secretary. The Foundation Board of Directors is composed of the officers and nine additional members who are interested in education and research to improve health care.
Officers:
President — Terri Hall-Klouda
Treasurer — David Stahlberger, RPh, FACA
Board Members:
Calvin Freedman, RPh, FACA, FACVP (2024)
Tom Hunt, RPh, FACA, FACVP (2024)
Greg Lake (2023)
David B. Liebman, RPh, FACA, FACVP (2023)
Joe Odumodu, MRpharmS, RPh, FACA (2024)
Marisol Lopez, PharmD, MPH, FACA, FACVP (ACA Chairwoman)
Kim Ferguson, RPh FACA (ACA President)
Nick Smock, RPh, FACA (ACA President-Elect)
Erica Wassack, PharmD, DICVP, FACVP, FSVHP (ACVP Chairman)
Brenda Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA (ACVP President)
Thomas Magnifico. RPh, FACA, FACVP (ACVP President-Elect)
Paul W. Lofholm, PharmD, FACA (Pharmacists Public Health Initiatives)
A. Jeffrey Denton, RPh, FACA (Emeritus)