Awards

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Danica McKellar, well known as Winnie Cooper on “The Wonder Years” and Elsie Snuffin on “The West Wing,” headlined the NACDS Annual Hallmark Luncheon here on Tuesday. In addition to photo opportunities with McKellar, Hallmark's lunch guests met the company's master artists.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation awarded $230,000 in scholarships and grants through its 2017 NACDS Foundation Scholarship Program. The recipients were presented with their awards Monday night at an NACDS Foundation event during the NACDS Annual Meeting.

Genoa CEO John Figueroa has been in the business for 26 years, but he told Drug Store News that the pharmacy chain’s business model is “the most exciting model I’ve ever been a part of.” Genoa’s integrated care model — which centers on pharmacies on-site at community mental health centers — has him excited for several reasons, among them the company’s growth in the past year and the interest that payers have begun to show in the adherence boost exhibited by patients served by Genoa pharmacies.

PITTSBURGH — Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Health, will be the featured speaker for the University of Pittsburgh’s graduate student commencement convocation at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 29. Merlo, a Pitt alumnus and University trustee, was named Pitt’s 2016 Distinguished Alumni Fellow, the University’s premier alumni honor, which recognizes extraordinary professional achievements. In 2010, he received Pitt School of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Alumni Award, and in 2008 was named a Legacy Laureate.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Zipdrug on Wednesday was named as an inaugural 50+ Innovative Leader by AARP and MedCity News. The inaugural program recognizes entrepreneurs, companies and ideas behind innovative new products and services for Americans aged 50 and older.

 SAN ANTONIO — H‑E‑B on Wednesday laid its claim as the largest privately held employer in the state of Texas and one of the largest privately held retailers in the nation with more than 100,000 employees. H‑E‑B employs more than 90,000 partners in 332 Texas stores and more than 10,000 partners in 56 stores throughout Mexico.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health on Wednesday was recognized by Billion Dollar Roundtable, a corporate advocacy organization that promotes supply-chain diversity excellence, for reaching its goal of spending over $1 billion with diverse suppliers.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Henkel’s Dial brand on Wednesday announced the introduction of three new products this year, following a year in which the brand won three national beauty awards.

In 2016, Dial’s coconut water body wash won Allure’s Best of Beauty Best Steals award, its advanced bar soap won Family Circle’s Best Beauty Buy for bar soap and its advanced bar soap was among People StyleWatch’s best new beauty products under $25 and “things you never knew you needed.