The MAX Scholarship was established in 1977 to honor the past chapter advisor Dr. Max Polinsky. The scholarship is presented annually at the Alpha Psi Education, Scholarship, and Leadership Foundation Senior Banquet.
Criteria:
a. must be a senior
b. must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 while in the School of Pharmacy
c. must have involvement with the fraternity
d. must have involvement with the community
Past Recipients – Since 1977
| 1977 | Norman Anderson |
| 1978 | Rolin Wade |
| 1979 | Charles Norconk |
| 1980 | Steve Piontec |
| 1981 | Walt Cooley |
| 1982 | Tony D’Alessandro |
| 1983 | Anthony Morreale |
| 1984 | No record of Award |
| 1985 | Kevin Kong |
| 1986 | Derek Eskew |
| 1987 | Mike Gosland |
| 1988 | Scott Shimamoto |
| 1989 | Tim Walsh |
| 1990 | Jeff Sherman |
| 1991 | John Friesen |
| 1992 | Christian Emde |
| 1993 | Dale Jackson |
| 1994 | Raymond Jajeh |
| 1995 | Steve Lancaster |
| 1996 | Mark Buckton |
| 1997 | Kevin Lux |
| 1998 | Phil Brenner |
| 1999 | Ernie Vincentini |
| 2000 | Angela Post |
| 2001 | Deborah Bainbridge |
| 2002 | Christopher Hauschild |
| 2003 | Steven Huyen |
| 2004 | Desiree Fox |
| 2005 | Nikki Du |
| 2006 | Blake Cunnington |
| 2007 | Matthew Van Noort |
| 2008 | Patricia Chinn |
| 2009 | Nadia Aslam |
| 2010 | Benton Lo |
| 2011 | Tracy Phan |
| 2012 | Frank Sasaki |
| 2013 | Vivian Lee |
| 2014 | Angela Alfonzo |
| 2015 | Alex Van Zuiden |
| 2016 | Tina Liu |
| 2017 | Gabrielle Reyes |
| 2018 | Marianne Encarnacion |
| 2019 | Kristen Lau |
| 2020 | Joshua Wong |
| 2021 | Ritu Malhotra |
| 2022 | Kelsey Wong |
| 2023 | Kathleen Gani |
| 2024 | Phi-Nbat(Bo) Tran |
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.