Published on July 29, 2025 at 3:45 p.m. by Alison Ingle  
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Elizabeth Sheaffer, associate dean for assessment and accreditation in Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, was part of a team of authors who won this year's Rufus A. Lyman Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). 

The paper, "A National Survey of Perceptions Around Conditions Associated with Pharmacy Faculty Workload Equity" was recognized as the best paper published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education during the previous year. The paper assessed pharmacy faculty members’ perceptions of conditions associated with workload equity and identified factors that can improve it. 

The AACP's annual awards recognize seven individuals for their outstanding contributions to pharmacy education, research, patient outcomes, community service and academic publishing. The recipients were honored at the organization’s annual pharmacy education meeting held in July in Chicago. 

Shaeffer came to McWhorter School of Pharmacy in 2016 having previously served as a faculty member and director of curriculum and assessment for the Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy. Her diverse work history includes training, assessment and evaluation positions with the U.S. Department of State, American College of Cardiology and George Washington University. 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.