This scholarship, given to a graduating senior, was established in 1959. It was renamed in 2000 to honor the memory of Alumni Brother Rick Friedmann for his outstanding contributions to the Alumni Association. The scholarship is presented annually at the Alpha Psi Education, Scholarship, and Leadership Foundation Senior Banquet.
Criteria:
a. High scholastic ability
b. Involvement with the fraternity
c. Involvement with the School of Pharmacy
d. Membership and involvement within other pharmacy organizations
e. Any other involvement which may be pertinent
Past Recipients – Since 1959
| 1959 | George Silva |
| 1960 | Kenneth Zentner |
| 1961 | Herbert Low |
| 1962 | Leonard Terra, Alan Combs |
| 1963 | Bill Soares |
| 1964 | Dale Boothby, Arden Pratt |
| 1965 | Richard Babin |
| 1966 | Richard Alexander |
| 1967 | Gordon Takemoto |
| 1968 | Mike Pirozzoli |
| 1969 | Bill Collins |
| 1970 | Patrick Burch |
| 1971 | Dexter Mar |
| 1972 | Randy Brannon |
| 1973 | Dave Tashjian, Bob Matzen |
| 1974 | Mark Rotman |
| 1975 | Jim Santa |
| 1976 | Rick DeCarlo |
| 1977 | Mark Hoffstetter |
| 1978 | Rolin Wade |
| 1979 | Joe Tate |
| 1980 | Clyde Miyagawa |
| 1981 | Rick Friedmann |
| 1982 | Mike Walsh |
| 1983 | Robert Barsamian |
| 1984 | Ken James |
| 1985 | Jeff Binkley |
| 1986 | Robert Garlick |
| 1987 | Vincent Payne |
| 1988 | Alden Smith |
| 1989 | Lars Duren |
| 1990 | Harry LeSeur, Brian Rozema |
| 1991 | J.R. Stasinis |
| 1992 | Duane Griffin |
| 1993 | Kevin Box |
| 1994 | Marcus Ravnan |
| 1995 | Tim Perlick |
| 1996 | Scott Camoirano, David Trinh |
| 1997 | Todd Reames |
| 1998 | Jarod Cook |
| 1999 | James Miles |
| 2000 | Scott Wallace |
| 2001 | Barbara Choi |
| 2002 | Yaofay Lin |
| 2003 | Brent Guillee |
| 2004 | Kristine Loo |
| 2005 | Seng Taing |
| 2006 | Tou Bee Thao |
| 2007 | Tracy Magistrado |
| 2008 | Melissa Lew |
| 2009 | Joy Pimentel |
| 2010 | William Jacob Mello |
| 2011 | Tiffany Yee |
| 2012 | Michael Conner |
| 2013 | Tina H Tran |
| 2014 | Tien Tran |
| 2015 | Megan Shimada |
| 2016 | Joseph Kim |
| 2017 | Claire Kim |
| 2018 | Jamie Legaspi |
| 2019 | Mitchell Kozono |
| 2020 | Clark Ma |
| 2021 | Sandra Le |
| 2022 | Irene Chia |
| 2023 | Klara Kim |
Creating tomorrow’s leaders through annual leader development programs, scholarships and awards.
The Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt public benefit corporation, provides scholarships and leadership development for student pharmacists and new practitioners.
The Foundation aspires to be widely recognized for creating and developing tomorrow’s leaders in pharmacy, healthcare, and communities across the nation.
The Foundation embodies the belief that investing in the development of student pharmacists and new practitioners is an investment in improving the profession of pharmacy and health of our communities.