Nominations are Open for 2024 Annual AwardsOne of the duties and privileges of a professional association is to recognize excellence within the profession. The Montana Pharmacy Association does this each year at the winter conference by presenting professional awards of excellence. Awards will be presented at the 2024 MPA Winter Conference at the Fairmont Resort in January. These awards are the Distinguished Young Pharmacist, Excellence in Innovation, Fitzgerald Pharmacist of the Year, Pharmacy Technician of the Year, Bowl of Hygeia, and MPA Fellowship Award. Click on the below button to nominate a deserving member of MPA!! MPA Fellow Designation Program – Apply to highlight your professional achievements! Dear MPA Member, We are pleased to announce the 3rd year of our “Montana Pharmacy Association (MPA) Fellow Designation Program.” This program allows members to nominate their colleagues or themselves to apply and receive recognition for their professional achievements and dedication to the practice of pharmacy. This initiative has been endorsed by the MPA Board to recognize and reward pharmacist members who have demonstrated excellence in helping people achieve optimal health outcomes and advance the practice of pharmacy. Successful candidates for the Fellow of MPA (FMPA) will have made sustained contributions to MPA in addition to demonstrating a high level of excellence in the pharmacy profession. Applicants who qualify as a FMPA will receive recognition at the MPA Annual Awards Ceremony, special coverage in the MPA Newsletter, an exclusive label pin, a certificate, and an announcement of your achievement to local press outlets in your practice area. To learn more about how you can apply please go to 2024 Fellow of MPA Application and checkout the complete Fellow of MPA Application form which describes the process and points needed to earn the fellowship designation. Or click here for a downloadable PDF to print and mail or email back to MPA. Thank you! We Honor Our 2023 MPA Award RecipientsClick here to view a full listing of all past award recipients.Bowl of Hygeia •Mark is a graduate of the UM School of Pharmacy
•He is currently MOSTLY retired Pharmacy Director for Mountain Health COOP, an insurance carrier serving members in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. He worked as a community pharmacist in Helena for 13 years before moving into managed care and pharmacy benefit management.
•Mark is not only a member of MPA, but a valued member who has done and achieved the following
•twice been elected and served full terms on the MPA Board of Directors, including a term as MPA President.
•Mark has previously been recognized by his MPA peers and been the recipient of the following MPA Awards: 1989, Outstanding Young Pharmacist, 1993 Past-Presidents Award, 1994 Montana Pharmacists of the Year, 2010 Innovative Practice of the Year Award
•Mark is a go to guy in Montana Pharmacy World and someone both new and old pharmacists look to for advice. He is respected for his positive style and the way he offers thoughtful advice based on experience and facts that he’ll take extra time to personally research.
•And Mark is a proud family leader with two successfully grown children, plus several young grandchildren. Today Mark is mostly retired and resides in Helena with his wife Carol. In his free time, he enjoys golf, hunting, four-wheeling, hiking and times in outdoors with family and friends.
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Paul Brand, PharmD with Florence Community Pharmacy-Florence |
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Tom Richardson, PharmD with St. Peter’s Health-Helena |
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Mike Rivey, PharmD with Community Medical Center-Missoula |
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Logan Tinsen, PharmD with Benefis Hospital-Great Falls |