Dean Emeritus Manasse Honored with Remington Medal at APhA Annual Meeting

Dean Emeritus Manasse Honored with Remington Medal at APhA Annual Meeting

Dr. Henri Manasse, professor and dean emeritus of the UIC College of Pharmacy, was awarded the 2023 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Remington Honor Medal, one of the highest honors in the field of pharmacy, for a lifetime of achievements in advancing the profession of pharmacy and pharmacy education.

Among many other accomplishments, Manasse is a graduate of UIC (BS Pharm) and served as dean of the college for 12 years. He was honored at the APhA annual meeting in Phoenix in March 2023, where current dean Glen Schumock gave a speech in his honor. Below is an excerpt of Dean Schumock’s remarks:

“Henri Manase was appointed acting dean of the UIC College of Pharmacy in 1980 when he was only 33 years old. At that time, the university trustees said he was too young to be a permanent dean; he had to wait until he was 35 for that.

“Henri’s time as dean was one of turmoil and change in both the university and the profession of pharmacy. Like any good visionary, Henri saw opportunity in that turmoil, and he expanded the role of the college in the operations of pharmacy services and expansion of clinical pharmacy programs.

“Henri was a leader in establishing the entry-level PharmD degree in the 1980s. An extremely controversial move at the time, he and others faced intense opposition. He convinced not only college faculty and state organizations, but the Board of Trustees of the university, to make UIC and early adopter on the PharmD program—which enrolled its first class in 1984.

“In preparation for the conversion to the PharmD program, Henri implemented what was called the CCO Program or Continuing Curriculum Option. This was a nontraditional, post-bachelor’s program to grant the PharmD degree to practicing pharmacists. What made the program unique was that it was self-directed and largely ‘online’ before the internet. It was also based on seminal research Henri had done as a faculty member—the ‘Investigational Program for Self-Directed Education Study.’

“Henri left the deanship in 1992 to become the university’s interim vice chancellor for health affairs and later moved to the University of Iowa in that same role. The programs and legacy he built at Illinois have continued and grown.

“Henri returned to the college in 2012, and he remains one of our most enthusiastic faculty. For the past 10 years, he has given lectures, mentored students in independent study every semester, and served on committees. I am personally very fortunate to have him available whenever I need advice or to get a historical perspective on whatever I am working on.

“On behalf of all of the faculty, students, and staff of the UIC College of Pharmacy, I want to wish Henri congratulations on this well-deserved, overdue recognition.”

ABOUT THE REMINGTON HONOR MEDAL

The Remington Honor Medal, which is the pharmacy profession’s most prestigious award, was established in 1918 to recognize distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy during the preceding year, culminating in the past year, or during a long period of outstanding activity or fruitful achievement. It was created by what was then the APhA New York Chapter in honor of Joseph P. Remington (1847–1918), eminent community pharmacist, manufacturer, and educator.