Three pharmacy colleges in Andhra Pradesh were among the winners of
awards given away during the 62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at
Manipal from December 17 to 19, 2010. The KK Acharya Memorial Award
was given away to S Prakash N Kumar who was declared a topper in D
Pharm from Koringa College of Pharmacy in Andhra Pradesh.

Under
the ML Khurana Medal category for the highest marks in B Pharma, R
Ramakrishna from Acharya Nagarajuna University, Andhra Pradesh bagged
the honours. In the category of highest grade in the course, Shyamali
of Manipal Pharmaceutical Sciences received the prize.

The award
for BV Patel Essay competition went to SS Manikiran of the Chalapati
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh. From the industry
participant, the award went to Pramod R Parashuramkumar of Matrix Labs.

The Shroff Award 2010 was bagged by Gurumuthry Parathsarthy, Professor Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Mysore.

The
Indian Pharmaceutical Association instituted Eminent Pharmacist award
went to Dr Prem Gupta, former Deputy Drugs Controller, government of
India and current consultant for drug manufacturing for India and
US-based companies.

Prof ML Khurana Award went to Praful Sheth, vice president, Federation of International Pharmacists (FIP).

The
GP Srivatsava Award instituted by the Association of Pharmaceutical
Teachers of India (APTI) went to D Ram Bhau, former professor, Kakatiya
University in Andhra Pradesh and current advisor to Natco Pharma.

The
Indian Pharmacy Graduate Association which instituted the KC Chaterjee
Memorial Award went to SL Sobti, ex-deputy drugs controller, Govt of
NCT of Delhi. The best drugs controller award instituted by the AIOCD
went to Omprakash Advani, FDA Maharashtra.

All the awards included a cash prize, citation and a certificate.