University Of Southern Nevada

Sacha Pollard, a third year pharmacy doctoral student from the University of Southern Nevada (USN) College of Pharmacy, has been selected to receive a 2006-2007 American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (ASHP) Student Leadership Award.

As recipient of the prestigious award, Pollard received a plaque, an ASHP drug information reference library valued at more than $900 and a $2,500 cash award from the ASHP Research and Education Foundation.

Pollard was one of 12 recipients out of 71 highly qualified applicants from pharmacy colleges across the country to be selected for the honor.

In addition to the Student Leadership Award, Pollard also represented USN at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) National Patient Counseling Competition March 16 to19 in Atlanta, GA. She finished in the top 10 as she competed against students from more than ninety pharmacy schools in a mock patient counseling competition.

“Sacha has proven to be an ambitious student, dedicated to achieving academic and professional success,” said Dr. Harry Rosenberg, president of the University of Southern Nevada. “Her selection for the Student Leadership Award and her finishing in the top 10 in a national competition are tremendous achievements and a wonderful reflection on Sacha and the USN faculty that helped her develop remarkable competency in the pharmacy profession.”