About the Award
The Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement is presented annually to one or more individuals who have made extraordinary achievements in the pharmacy profession. This medal is a pinnacle award given by the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, for a recipient who has advanced the practice of pharmacy in profound ways or made significant strides in discovery.
The award is named for both Robert and Ann Osterhaus, of Maquoketa, Iowa. Robert Osterhaus helped transform pharmacy practice and patient care in Iowa and in our nation. His business, Osterhaus Pharmacy, is a leading community rotation site for the UI College of Pharmacy and has earned national recognition for its patient-centered approach and emphasis on the pharmacist's role in health care.
Osterhaus has received many state, national, and international awards, including the American Pharmacists Association Remington Medal, the highest recognition given in the profession of pharmacy. He also served four terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, contributing his perspective as a health care professional and shaping legislative initiatives like the HAWK-I insurance plan for children from low-income families.
In May 2012, Osterhaus received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Iowa.
2025 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Kerry 'Gus' Hartauer
Kerry "Gus" Hartauer, ’84 BSPh, ’89 PhD, had a 26-year career at Eli Lilly (Lilly Research Laboratories), retiring as a research fellow. He led his formulation group in the development, scale‐up, and technology transfer of four unique, globally marketed drug products dosage forms used in treating infectious diseases, osteoporosis, depression, and more. Hartauer holds eight United States patents and multiple international patents. He has been widely published in scientific journals.
Hartauer’s technical management positions have included leading a pharmacokinetics department, and global divisions of formulation and analytical development. He’s authored hundreds of regulatory documents for Lilly development and marketed compounds.
After Lilly, Hartauer was an adjunct associate professor of medicine in the Indiana University College of Medicine Clinical Pharmacology Department. He also has provided technical consulting on formulation development, biopharmaceutics, and CM&C strategies for numerous companies. Hartauer is a past UI College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and an emeritus and inaugural member of the college’s Executive Leadership Board, contributing seven years.
Previous Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipients*
2024 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipients
Matthew, '80 BSPh, and Marilyn Osterhaus, '80 BSPh
2023 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Susan Winckler, ’92 BSPh, JD
2022 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Miekeleen Hart, ’79 BSPh
2021 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipients
Tom Ho, ’70 PhD
Randy Juhl, ’72 BSPh, ’74 MS, ’76 PhD
2019 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipients
Lyle Bighley, ’63 MS, ’66 PhD
Dennis Helling, BS Pharm, PharmD, ScD (Hon)
2018 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Jordan L. Cohen, BSPh, PhD
2017 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Jannet Carmichael, ’75 BSPh, PharmD
2016 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Patrick Keefe, ’69 BSPh, MBA
2015 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Victor Yanchick, ’62 BSPh, ’66 MS, PhD
2014 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
TJ Johnsrud, ’66 BSPh
2013 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
David Maher, ’64 BSPh
2012 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Recipients
Robert Osterhaus, ’52 BSPh, ’12 DSc
Max Eggleston, ’47 BSP
Thomas Temple, BSPh, ’77 MS
*No ceremony was held in 2020.