Boots the Chemists Ltd recently held a presentation ceremony at its Nottingham headquarters for the pharmacy students who had received their school of pharmacy's Boots prize for excellence in pharmacy practice. Each received a cheque for £100 and an engraved crystal bowl. The picture shows (left to right) David Young (pharmacy training, Boots), Kamalpreet Heer (Bath), Richard Dunne (pharmacy training, Boots), Julie Tullett (Portsmouth), Margot Fergusson (Aberdeen), Digby Emson (superintendent pharmacist, Boots), Melanie Thornton (Brighton), Sabiha Begum (Aston), Lyn McGartland (Belfast), Donna Gallagher (Leicester), Glyn Ratcliffe (professional recruitment manager, Boots), Andrea Smith (superintendent's office, Boots), Helen Hirst (project manager, Boots), Martin Haigh (Bradford), Joanne Hay (Manchester), Mark Miller (Strathclyde), Andrew Modley (Cardiff), Paul Aliu (Sunderland). Matthew Coppell (Liverpool) and Dawit Zergabechew (King's College London) could not attend the ceremony.