Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte
Student Business Plan Competition
1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up

Neil Pruitt, Sr.
H. Joseph Schutte
NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health
In an effort to promote interest in independent community pharmacy ownership, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and the NCPA Foundation have established the NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. The goal of the competition is to motivate pharmacy students to create the blueprint necessary for buying an existing independent community pharmacy or to develop a new pharmacy. The NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition is the first national competition of its kind in the pharmacy profession. The competition is named to honor two great champions of independent pharmacy, Neil Pruitt, Sr., and H. Joseph Schutte.
Please send an abstract, an application and 8 copies of the business plan to NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Business Plan Competition Attn: Cheron McCrae, 100 Daingerfield Rd. Alexandria, VA 22314.
The award is supported by contributions from the H. Joseph Schutte family, the Neil Pruitt family, and the NCPA Foundation.
Eligibility:
Award Description:
The team members and team sponsor of the 3 finalists will receive complimentary registration, travel and lodging to the NCPA Convention. After the live presentations are scored, the awards are as follows.
Third Place—$1000 to the NCPA student chapter, and $1000 in the Dean's name to promote independent pharmacy at the school.
Second Place—$2000 to the NCPA student chapter, and $2000 in the Dean's name to promote independent pharmacy at the school.
First Place—$3000 to the NCPA student chapter, and $3000 in the Dean's name to promote independent pharmacy at the school. The team members, team advisor, and Dean will receive complimentary registration, travel, and lodging to the Multiple Location Conference (formerly the Independent Chain Conference).
The three finalist teams made live presentations of their business plans before the competition nine judges and an audience during NCPA's 111th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition held Oct. 17-21 in New Orleans. NCPA President Holly Whitcomb Henry, RPh, announced the results of the competition during the convention's opening general session. Twenty nine written plans had been submitted.
The Univerity of Washington School of Pharmacy - Sequim Apothecary
Business Plan Handout PDF (605k)
University of Arizona
Business Plan Presentation PDF (3M)
Business Plan Handout PDF (2M)
University of Georgia
Business Plan Presentation PDF (796k)
Business Plan Handout PDF (228k)
The Top 10 Alphabetically: (announced at AACP's annual meeting in Boston, July 19th 2009)
University of Arizona
University at Buffalo
University of California, San Francisco
University of Georgia
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa
University of Southern California
University of Washington
University of Wyoming
Washington State University
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For more information, contact the NCPA faculty liaison at your school or e-mail NCPA at info@ncpanet.org.








