September 26, 2023

Announcing the 2023 George Urdang Medal

AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, today announced that Dr. Alain Touwaide has been selected to receive the 2023 George Urdang Medal, AIHP’s most prestigious award. AIHP awards the George…

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September 15, 2023

Welcome Kristen Huset – Our New Digitization Collections Specialist!

The AIHP staff in Madison are thrilled to announce a valuable addition to our team. Kristen Huset has joined AIHP as our new Digitization Collections Specialist, and we couldn’t be…

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August 10, 2023

2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize Awarded

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that the 2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize has been awarded to Wesley Sparkmon, PhD, MPH. The Sonnedecker Prize…

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July 6, 2023

John Parascandola Receives AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award

The Institute’s Board of Directors has awarded the 2023 AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award to longtime AIHP member John Parascandola, PhD, for his extraordinary contributions to the Institute and the…

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June 19, 2023

2023 Kreminar: “Highlighting Our Homebase: Stories from the AIHP/UWSoP Historical Collections.”

AIHP invites all members to join us for a free webinar on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Noon (Central) for the final lecture in this summer’s “Kreminar” series.  This week’s…

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June 19, 2023

Remembering Pharmacy’s Past: Tadeusz Pankiewicz: A Biography of a WWII Pharmacist

Editor’s Note: The following article is part of AIHP’s “Remembering Pharmacy’s Past” series, in which we highlight previously published articles that recount aspects of pharmacy’s long and colorful history. The article was authored…

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June 12, 2023

“We Remember Them” Update:  We Need Your Help!

AIHP last November posted an article on its website highlighting a new book published by longtime Institute member Dennis B. Worthen, PhD, that identifies and provides brief biographies of 165…

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June 12, 2023

AIHP Leadership Transition Underway

Current AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, will become the Institute’s Executive Director on July 1, when Dennis Birke retires from that position, AIHP President John D. Grabenstein, PhD, announced…

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May 24, 2023

Nominations for Certificates of Commendation Now Being Accepted

Each year AIHP awards Certificates of Commendation to recognize individuals or organizations whose work or actions have contributed to or promoted the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals in creative or innovative ways….

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May 18, 2023

AIHP Member Publishes Book on Drug Promotion Memorabilia

Pharmacists of a certain age will remember when pharmaceutical companies promoted their products with a vast array of pens, key chains, ashtrays, and a myriad of other kinds of trinkets….

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