Think about individuals who have and continue to promote and make significant contributions to the 

pharmacy technician profession. Such individuals are eligible to be considered for the AAPT Founders 

Award. Please review the guidelines and request for nominations below and join me, the AAPT Executive 

Board and past recipients in our commitment to honor an individual with this prestigious award in 2012. 

The Founders Award winner will be presented at the annual convention banquet. The 2012 Convention 

will be held in Memphis, Tennessee. I look forward to receiving your nomination(s) and to seeing you at 

Convention. This promises to be an awesome continuing education experience with record attendance.

Founders Award Guidelines & Request for Nominations

The Founders Award is given yearly to an American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT) 

member who has been an outstanding achiever in the pharmacy technician profession for an extended 

number of years and exemplifies the dedication to pharmacy and AAPT shown by the Founders of AAPT.

I. Guidelines for Nominee Qualifications

A. Each nominee shall be an active member of AAPT and shall have been an active member for at 

least the four years immediately prior to the next Convention.

B. No nominee shall be a member of the Selection Committee, the AAPT President for that year, or 

a past recipient of the Award.

C. Each nominee shall be an outstanding achiever in the pharmacy technician profession for an 

extended number of years.

D. Curriculum vitae (CV): in addition to the standard information, the nominee’s CV should reflect 

a history of pharmacy experience, including but not limited to:

1. Education and training.

2. Awards.

3. Organization membership.

4. Organization positions held.

5. Presentations made.

6. Attendance at continuing education within the past year.

7. Community involvement.

II. Guidelines for Nominations

A. The nominator must be an active member of AAPT.

B. The nominator shall obtain a CV from the nominee that includes the information in I. D. 1-7.

C. The nominator shall prepare a letter of recommendation that focuses on two or three outstanding 

achievements of the nominee within pharmacy technology practice.

D. The nominator shall send the letter of recommendation and the CV to the Founders Award 

Selection Committee, at the Chairperson's address, between January 1 and May 15.

E. Presentation and award.

1. The recipient shall attend the Convention with complimentary registration and a free room for 

the days of the Convention, the year in which he/she wins the award.

2. The recipient may have up to two guests attend the Awards Banquet free of charge.

3. The recipient shall receive a free membership in AAPT for one year.

4. The recipient shall receive a plaque and his/her name shall go on the perpetual plaque kept by 

the AAPT President or the National Office

5. The recipient shall make a speech or give a short thank you.

Submit all nominations by May 15, 2012 to:

Founders Award Committee Chair

P.O. Box 1447

Greensboro, NC 27402

or

aapt@pharmacytechnician.com