The Hartigs are a loyal alumni family committed to education. Richard Hartig, PH'73, GR'81, and his wife, Brenda, established the Hartig Pharmacy Fund for Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2002. Hartig Drug Stores is America's second-oldest continuously operated family drug chain, caring for customers in three states for more than 100 years through traditional drug stores, a long-term care pharmacy, Finley-Hartig Homecare, and hospital partnerships. The Hartig Pharmacy Fund supports two awards for CPHS faculty: the Distinguished Professor Award and the Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Award.
Hartig Distinguished Professor Award
This award is bestowed by the Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to recognize a faculty member who has distinguished themselves in teaching, scholarship, service, or practice. This monetary award is designed to recognize uniqueness, innovation, and creativity and is presented annually at the CPHS Awards Ceremony.
2025-26: Anisa Hansen
2024-25: Michael Andreski
2023-24: Eliza Dy-Boarman
2022-23: Cheryl Clarke
2021-22: Darla Eastman
2020-21: Shankar Munusamy
2019-20: Brian Gentry
2018-19: Mike Daly
2017-18: Kristin Meyer
2016-17: Ron Torry
2015-16: Sally Haack
2014-15: Geoff Wall
2013-14: Bob Soltis
2012-13: Jane DeWitt
2011-12: Pramod Mahajan
2010-11: Craige Wrenn
2009-10: Denise Soltis
2008-09: Chuck Phillips
2007-08: June Johnson
2006-07: Ron Torry
2005-06: Linda Krypel
2004-05: Geoff Wall
Hartig Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Award
This award was established to support full-time Drake pharmacy students, faculty, or staff members' proposal(s) to fund projects that focus on community or ambulatory pharmacy entrepreneurship projects, with priority to those with a rural health focus. Faculty who receive this award are supported in their research and development activities to achieve goals with this focus. Winners will be announced on Health Professions Day.
2019-20: Erin Ulrich
2017-18: Michelle Bottenberg, Carrie Koenigsfeld, and Nic Lehman