NCPA Foundation Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Oct. 19, 2025) – During the National Community Pharmacists Association’s Annual Convention, Oct. 18-21 in New Orleans, La., the NCPA Foundation announced the recipients of this year’s NCPA Foundation scholarships. The NCPA Foundation proudly awards scholarships each year to college students pursuing community pharmacy ownership, recognizing those with demonstrated leadership qualities, academic achievement and an interest in independent community pharmacy. Scholarship awardees receive funds to be put toward their school tuition, complimentary registration to this year’s NCPA Annual Convention, and a travel stipend.

For the first time, the NCPA Foundation awarded four Partners in Pharmacy need-based scholarships providing $10,000 to pharmacy students who demonstrate a strong commitment to independent community pharmacy and significant financial need. This additional investment honors the original Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship founders’ intentions to support those students most in need.

“Our hope is that students who may otherwise have more difficulty pursuing independent community pharmacy will have their barriers lessened with this support,” said Jerry Shapiro, president of the NCPA Foundation. “The cost of pharmacy education continues to rise annually, and we don’t want to see students discouraged from pursuing pharmacy ownership due to the increased cost they carry, even before they graduate.”

Congratulations to the following NCPA student members receiving a 2025 NCPA Foundation scholarship:

J.C. and Rheba Cobb Memorial Scholarship in Government Affairs

Colby Cormell, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Neil Pruitt Sr. Memorial Scholarship for Entrepreneurism

Ashleigh Ewens, Mercer University

William B. Simmons Memorial Scholarship in Pharmacy Management

Hannah Grace Matthewson, University of Georgia

Presidential Scholarship, sponsored by McKesson RxOwnership

Tiffany Chao, Rutgers University

Ty Davenport, University of Oklahoma

Emily Fisher, University of South Carolina

Rachel Helbling, University of Texas at Austin

Cindy Lu, University of Pittsburgh

Amber Martin, University of Montana

Evelyn McHaney, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Oluwateti Omilana, Howard University

Ellie Twedt, University of Iowa

Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship

Kara DiNardo, West Virginia University

Armin Dogic, Drake University

Mackenzie Gunn, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Mark Hanin, University of Southern California

Hannah Lerma, University of Texas at Austin

Madison Shreffler, North Dakota State University

Laney Skipper, Auburn University

Andrea Tucker, Auburn University