Pharmacy student receives national recognition

The U.S. Public Health Service has awarded Shannon Morrison, a third-year Marshall School of Pharmacy student from Huntington, an Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award.  She is one of 89 pharmacy students across the country to receive the award, which recognizes demonstrated commitment to public health and the pharmacy profession.

Morrison was nominated by professor Robert Stanton, Pharm.D., assistant dean of experiential learning at Marshall’s School of Pharmacy.

“Shannon is always smiling and enthusiastic and a genuine pleasure to have as a student and to work with at the Marshall Medical Outreach,” said Stanton. “She has been an inspiration to the medical and pharmacy team for her consistency, dependability and leadership.

Marshall’s Medical Outreach, which cares for Huntington’s homeless population, is just one example of how Morrison supports public health initiatives through pharmacy practice. She has previously served as a U.S. Army pharmacy specialist and a hospital pharmacy technician. She provides Minorities Diabetes Risk Training and is a registered provider of the National Memory Screening Program. Morrison is an Army Academy of Health Sciences Honor Graduate and a recipient of the Golden Medic Award.