The 2002 AVMA council nominations were reviewed by the Executive Board at its meeting in April. Thirty-seven nominees are running for 16 positions on seven councils. The House of Delegates will elect the council members at its annual session in July in Nashville. At that time, additional nominations may be submitted from the floor. Terms of elected council members are six years, unless otherwise stated.  Council | Professional category of vacancy | Nominees for council vacancies |
Biologic and Therapeutic Agents | Private practice, predominantly equine | Joseph J. Bertone, Carbondale, Colo. |
| | Private practice, predominantly small animal | Kevin A. Hahn, Houston James S. Reid*, Locust Grove, Va. Robert L. Stear, Cambridge, Neb. |
| Education | Private small animal clinical practice | Shannon B. McGee, Collierville, Tenn. John S. McKibben, LaGrange, Ind. |
| | Small animal clinical science | Alan H. Brightman, Manhattan, Kan. C. A. (Tony) Buffington, Columbus, Ohio Robert A. Martin, Blacksburg, Va. |
| | Private food animal clinical practice, filling unexpired term ending in July 2006 | Thomas W. Graham, Davis, Calif. Samuel E. Strahm, Pawhuska, Okla. |
| | Private clinical practice, filling unexpired term ending in July 2006 | Reilly P. Glore, Montesano, Wash. William F. Jackson, Lakeland, Fla. Calvin E. Schafer, Galena, Ill. Janeen K. Stobaeus, Brunswick, Ga. Frank E. Walker, New Rockford, N.D. |
| Judicial | None specified | George T. Barrows, Atlanta Gavin L. Meerdink, Urbana, Ill. Kent D. McClure, Washington, D.C. |
| Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine | Public health agencies or the armed forces | Charles E. Pixley, San Antonio Mark D. Starr*, Sacramento, Calif. |
| Member-at-large | Conley F. Byrd Jr., Little Rock, Ark. John P. Huntley, Hadley, N.Y. Stephanie K. Kordick, Raleigh, N.C. Elizabeth A. Krushinskie, Mount Crawford, Va. |
| Public Relations | Private practice, predominantly equine | James M. Hamilton, Southern Pines, S.C. |
| | Member-at-large, filling unexpired term ending in July 2004 | P. Ray Glick, Northfield, Ill. Steven L. Leary, High Ridge, Mo. Saundra E. Wright, Everett, Wash. |
| Research | Veterinary medical research (two positions) | Ingrid E. Feder, Manhattan, Kan. David M. Hood, College Station, Texas Stanley H. Kleven, Athens, Ga. Gerald W. Parker Jr., Fort Detrick, Md. |
| | Private practice, predominantly clinical, filling unexpired term ending in July 2006 | |
| Veterinary Service | Private practice, exclusively equine | Lloyd H. Kloppe, Buckeye, Ariz. |
| | Private mixed practice, predominantly food animal or equine | Michael W. Bolton, Greenville, Mich. Will A. Hadden, Tyler, Texas Charles E. Ozanian, Ferndale, Calif. |
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* Incumbent is eligible for re-election; will have served a term of three years or less For the purpose of category designation, the word "predominantly" means that 50 percent or more of the candidate's professional activity is in the category specified, and "exclusively" means that 90 percent or more of the candidate's activity is in the category specified.
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