Meyer and Price elected to AVMA board leadership

On July 23, the final day of the AVMA Annual Convention in Chicago, the Executive Board elected and installed Dr. Thomas F. Meyer as its chair and Dr. V. Hugh Price Jr. as its vice chair for the 2013-2014 Association year.

Dr. Meyer has served on the Executive Board as the District XI representative since 2008. He and his wife, Dr. Jean Meyer, own an American Animal Hospital Association–certified mixed-animal practice in Vancouver, Wash.

The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine alum has served organized veterinary medicine in many capacities, including as a member of the AVMA House of Delegates and as chair of the House Advisory Committee.

Dr. Price was elected to the Executive Board as the District VIII representative in 2009. He is director of animal resources at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, where he is also professor of molecular and cellular physiology and professor of emergency medicine. Prior to joining the Executive Board, Dr. Price served in the HOD and on the House Advisory Committee.