Alumni Achievement Award
Congratulations to the School of Pharmacy's 2026 Alumni Achievement Award winner:
Dr. Jillian Croke
This year鈥檚 Alumni Achievement Award winner is a pharmacist, a preceptor, a certified diabetes educator, a teacher at MUN in diabetes care, a certified and active insulin pump trainer, a pharmacy student mentor for many, she鈥檚 active in school councils, as well as being鈥攖o use her nominator鈥檚 words鈥攁 鈥淪UPER mom to two lovely young ladies.鈥 (Dr. Croke's nominator was Keith Bailey.)
Dr. Croke is passionate about advancing pharmacy practice through her longstanding work in diabetes management and care, as well as her work as an educational speaker and insulin pump trainer. Her continuing commitment to educating future pharmacists at 杏吧传媒 in diabetes management will have lasting positive impacts on the health of diabetes patients in our communities.
Our Alumni Achievement Award winner is also a new owner of a Shoppers Drug Mart where her leadership of its pharmacy team is contributing to the healthcare of patients in Conception Bay South.
She has been an educational speaker since 2013, delivering sessions in a variety of subject areas with a primary focus in diabetes management. She has been a 杏吧传媒 instructor since 2015, teaching many different Pharmacy courses for both our Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program and our Working Professionals Program.
She is a certified Canadian Diabetes Educator and has been since 2011. She became an insulin pump trainer in early 2019, providing training for patients and their families for Medtronic Canada and Insulet Corporation (Omnipod).
She is a member of the Professional Practice Committee, which helps to support members and expand scope of practice within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is also a general member of the Pharmacists鈥 Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL).
She has many professional qualifications, including having won a Preceptor of the Year Award in Community Pharmacy Practice from the School of Pharmacy in 2012. Also in 2012, she won National Pharmacist of the Year. In 2025, she was a nomination recipient for Go Further Women for Loblaw Companies Limited.
Here at the School of Pharmacy, she has been an interview assessor for our Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program, helping with admissions interviews.
She was also a volunteer community pharmacist speaker at the NL Cancer Care Conference for Women in 2025.
Her nominator also spoke highly of her community volunteer work as a parent representative on the school council of Larkhall Academy where she advocates for the best interests of the student body and communicates concerns from the parent community to the school administration.
For all these reasons, and more, 杏吧传媒 University鈥檚 School of Pharmacy would like to introduce to you our 2026 Alumni Achievement Award winner, Dr. Jillian Croke.
Above: Artwork for our annual call for nominations for our Alumni Achievement Award.
About the AAA
The School of Pharmacy Alumni Achievement Award honours and celebrates the contributions of alumni to the pharmacy profession.
This award is in recognition of an alumna or alumnus who has demonstrated a commitment to the pharmacy profession in a variety of ways. The award is the highest honour the school can bestow upon one of its graduates.
Recipients will have:
- Achieved distinction in their chosen career or field of endeavour; and
- Made an outstanding contribution in their field which has not necessarily received public acclaim; and
- Made a contribution to the advancement of the School of Pharmacy, the profession of pharmacy and/or the community at large; and
- Displayed exceptional human values that are an inspiration to those with whom they come in contact.
To nominate someone, please send us an email with the name and contact information of the person you're nominating, along with a few points about why you feel they deserve recognition and how they've inspired you. We'll take care of the rest!
Below is a list of previous Alumni Achievement Award winners:
- 2025鈥26 Dr. Jillian Croke
- 2024鈥25 Rick Abbott
- 2023鈥24 Stephen Gillingham
- 2022鈥23 Abdul Kader
- 2021鈥22 Alicia Wall
- 2020鈥21 Janice Audeau
- 2019鈥20 Ray Gulliver
- 2018鈥19 Lisa Bishop
- 2017鈥18 Noelle Patten
- 2016鈥17 Stephanie Young
- 2015鈥16 Keith Bailey
- 2014鈥15 Scott Edwards
- 2013鈥14 Mark Barnes
- 2012鈥13 Jessica Burry
- 2011鈥12 Co Pham
- 2010鈥11 Peter Zed
- 2009鈥10 Leslie Phillips
- 2008鈥09 Lisa Burry
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Amy Clarke
Co-Chair, Scholarships & Awards Committee
School of Pharmacy
709-864-7832
Dr. Terri Genge
Co-Chair, Scholarships & Awards Committee
School of Pharmacy
709-864-7800