AVMA Advocacy Award
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The AVMA Advocacy Award recognizes an individual for his/her contribution to advancing the AVMA's legislative agenda and advocating on behalf of the veterinary profession.
Nomination criteria
- Nominees may be veterinarians or non-veterinarians
- Veterinarians must be AVMA members
- Nominations may be submitted by AVMA members, state veterinary medical associations (VMAs), allied organizations, AVMA committees or councils, the AVMA House of Delegates, or AVMA Board of Directors
- Self-nominations will not be considered
- Nominations must recognize efforts related to state or federal advocacy to advance the AVMA's legislative agenda and advocate on behalf of the veterinary profession
Nomination requirements
- Interactive PDF nomination form
- Curriculum vitae/resume or biography (not to exceed two double-sided typed pages)
- Digital high resolution (300 d.p.i.) colored headshot photograph, suitable for publication
- 5” x 7”
- TIF or JPG format
Selection process
- The AVMA Board of Directors selects the recipient
- At the discretion of the AVMA Board of Directors, a recipient may not be selected in a given year if no nominee meets the criteria for selection