Winkle College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Distinguished Alumni awards are the highest honor bestowed upon graduates from the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. Do you know an exemplary alumnus from the University Of Cincinnati Winkle College Of Pharmacy? If you do, we would like you to provide an opportunity to help us honor their achievement in pharmacy with a distinguished alumni award.
2026 Honorees
Graduate of the last Decade Award: Kyle Schuchter, PharmD, Phar ’21
This award recognizes an alumnus from the College of Pharmacy within the last ten years, who has made significant contributions to the college and/or the profession.
Kyle Schuchter, BCEMP, is a Health-System Specialty Practice Pharmacist in Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He provides clinical pharmacy services at a Level I adult trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, and burn center. Dr. Schuchter completed postgraduate residency training in pharmacy practice and emergency medicine at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. He is dedicated to advancing pharmacy practice through precepting and mentoring pharmacy students and residents, institutional committee service, quality improvement initiatives, and research. Dr. Schuchter is also active at the national level, holding leadership roles within the ASHP Emergency Medicine Section Advisory Group and the Academy of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists (AEMP).
Arthur C. Glasser Award: Gary Kelm, PhD, Phar ’77, ’91
This award recognizes an alumnus of the College of Pharmacy who has contributed time and expertise to the college and its degree programs in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences to enhance student learning, training or research.
Gary Kelm has spent his career advancing pharmaceutical science through research, product development and education. He retired from Procter & Gamble in 2009 as a Research Fellow after 36 years with the company, where his work focused on drug delivery, formulation, pharmacokinetics, and personal care and over-the-counter products. His research has resulted in 23 issued U.S. patents and more than 40 published articles and abstracts. Dr. Kelm is an adjunct professor of pharmaceutics and cosmetic science and previously served as Interim Director of the Cosmetic Science program. He has taught and developed numerous graduate courses and mentored more than 80 students through their master’s degrees. In recognition of his contributions to UC and its students, he received the University’s Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award in 2018.
Robert J. DeSalvo Award: Nimita Dave, PhD, Phar ’13
This award recognizes an alumnus of the College of Pharmacy who has contributed to the profession of pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences at the national or international level.
Dr. Nimita Dave is a biotech executive whose career spans academia and biopharma. She earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Cincinnati in 2013 and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in UC’s Pharm.D. and Master’s in Drug Development programs. Her career includes clinical pharmacology and drug development roles at AbbVie, Blueprint Medicines, Black Diamond, Nimbus and LAPIX Therapeutics, supporting multiple INDs and global drug approvals across oncology, rare diseases and immunology. A graduate of MIT Sloan’s Executive MBA program, Dr. Dave is also an active mentor, startup advisor and volunteer consultant focused on innovation in drug development and healthcare.
Past Honorees
2025 Kevin Brooks, Phar ’97
2024 Trent A. Stewart, PharmD, '78
2023 Tina Hamilton, PharmD, '07
2022 Mike Espel '74
2021 James Kirby, PharmD, '02
2020 Kathryn Clark McKinney, PharmD, '07
2019 Melca Wallace '82
2018 Daniel Hein '87
2017 Margaret Eves, RPh, '80
2016 Eric W. Mueller, PharmD, '99, '01
2015 Chad Worz, PharmD, '96, '98
2014 Gary Thompson, PhD, '76, '83
2013 David Witmer, PharmD, '78, '82
2012 Kevin Burns, PharmD, '83
2011 Nicholas K. Barsan '80
2010 Mimi E. Hart '78
2009 Timothy J. Benedict '75
2008 Harry "Norm" Dingeldein '58
2007 Don Ruwe '58 (dec.)
2006 Paul Ruwe '60
2005 Michael J. Puccini '83
2004 Jerry Rucker '78
2003 Richard G. Darlington '55
2002 John A. Dinkelaker (dec.)
2001 Candace Kendle, PharmD, '70, '72
2000 Martin W. Nie (dec.)
1999 Thomas J. Thomas (dec.)
1998 Forrest E. Pack, Sr. '48
1997 Ralph B. Kinross (dec.)
1996 Irving S. Feuer (dec.)
1995 Paul Lamping '55 (dec.)
1994 Alan N. Kessler '72
2025 Chad Worz, Phar ’96, '98
2024 Greg Fox '83
2023 Eric W. Mueller, PharmD, '99, '01
2022 Stan Weber, PharmD, '75
2021 Daniel Robinson, PharmD, '75
2020 Gary Greiner, PharmD, '68, '71
2019 James Dalton, PhD, '86
2018 Robert Cluxton (dec.)
2017 Edward Zastawny, PharmD, '82
2016 Myrella Roy, PharmD, '80
2015 Verneda Hawkins, PharmD, '84
2014 Dennis Helling, PharmD, '73
2013 Steven Krill, PhD, '82, '84
2012 Connie Jung, PhD, '00
2011 Capt. Stephanie M. Simon '84 (dec.)
2010 Thomas P. Reinders, PharmD, '70, '72
2009 John R. Horn, PharmD, '77
2008 Gregory Kearns, PharmD, '79
2007 Michael Reed, PharmD, '75, '77
2006 Betty-ann Hoener, PhD, '70
2005 Fred N. Eshelman, PharmD, '74
2004 Ajaz S. Hussain, PhD, '86
2003 Dorothy L. Smith '72 (dec.)
2002 Rebecca Finley, PharmD, '77, '79
2001 J. Richard Wuest, PharmD, '58, '68, '71
2000 John H. Voige, Jr. (dec.)
1999 C. Robert Blake '58
1998 I. Glenn Sipes, PhD, '65
1997 Joseph V. Roney '66
1996 Sheldon W. Fantle '51 (dec.)
1995 Gloria N. Francke '71 (dec.)
1994 Ronald J. Brenner (dec.)
2025 Lars Almassalkhi, A&S ’10, ’11, Phar ’17
2024 Rebecca M. Lahrman, PharmD, '17, '19
2023 Rusty Curington, PharmD, '09, '13
2022 Tyler Vest, PharmD, '16
2021 Cynthia Johnson '18
2020 Ryan Marable, PharmD, '13
2019 Kristina Reinstatler, PharmD, '99, '03, '09
2018 Leah Fuller, PharmD, '09
2017 Christopher Droege, PharmD, '08
2016 David Jarnot, PharmD, '06
2015 Kelly Dobos '12
2014 Chris Forg, PharmD, '10
2008 James L. Winkle, RPh, '58 (dec.)
2000 A. William Forbriger (dec.)
1998 Ida Lou (dec.) & Mark C. Carl '39 (dec.)
This event is open to all University of Cincinnati alumni, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other class or status protected by applicable law.
