Teaching, research awards conferred

The following individuals are winners of the 2015 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award and the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence. The Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award is given to educators in recognition of their character and leadership qualities as well as their outstanding teaching abilities. The Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence recognizes researchers whose innovative studies have advanced the scientific standing of veterinary medicine.  

Mahmoud Mansour, DVM, PhD, Auburn University

Brian Murphy, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis

Timothy N. Holt, DVM, Colorado State University

H. Jay Harvey, DVM, Cornell University

Richard D. Johnson, PhD, University of Florida

Kevin Clarke, DVM, University of Georgia

Danielle Merema, BVMS, University of Illinois

Shannon Hostetter, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University

Justin D. Thomason, DVM, Kansas State University

Martha Littlefield, DVM, Louisiana State University

N. Bari Olivier, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University

Christie Ward, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota

Brian L. Frappier, DVM, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia

Barrett D. Slenning, DVM, North Carolina State University

Tatiana Motta, DVM, The Ohio State University

Margi Gilmour, DVM, Oklahoma State University

Jorge Vanegas, DVM, Oregon State University

Amy C. Durham, VMD, University of Pennsylvania

Pete Bill, DVM, PhD, Purdue University

Carmen Fuentealba, DVM, PhD, Ross University

Michael D. Smith, MS, EdD, St. George’s University

Linden E. Craig, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee

Jeffrey Musser, DVM, PhD, Texas A&M University

Joyce Knoll, VMD, PhD, Tufts University

Roslyn Casimir-Whittington, DVM, Tuskegee University

Thomas E. Cecere, DVM, PhD, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Thandeka Ngwenyama, DVM, Washington State University

Josep Rutllant-Labeaga, DVM, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences

Christopher Snyder, DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison  

Pamela J. Lein, PhD, University of California-Davis

Sheryl Magzamen, PhD, Colorado State University

Adam R. Boyko, PhD, Cornell University

Rosanna Marsella, DVM, University of Florida

Biao He, PhD, University of Georgia

Jing Yang, PhD, University of Illinois

Paul J. Plummer, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University

Philip R. Hardwidge, PhD, Kansas State University

Shafiqul Chowdhury, DVM, PhD, Louisiana State University

Robert B. Abramovitch, PhD, Michigan State University

Randall Singer, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota

Matt J. Griffin, PhD, Mississippi State University

John R. Middleton, DVM, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia

Samuel Jones, DVM, PhD, North Carolina State University

Chen Gilor, DVM, PhD, The Ohio State University

Pamela Lloyd, PhD, Oklahoma State University

Anna Jolles, PhD, Oregon State University

P. Jeremy Wang, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Mohamed Seleem, BVSc, PhD, Purdue University

Sean (John) J. Callanan, MVB, PhD, Ross University

Karin Kalchofner Guerrero, Dr.med.vet., St. George’s University

Maria Cekanova, PhD, University of Tennessee

Noah Cohen, VMD, PhD, Texas A&M University

Lluis Ferrer, PhD, Tufts University

Solomon Olawole Odemuyiwa, DVM, PhD, Tuskegee University

Sarah M. McDonald, PhD, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Michael H. Court, BVSc, PhD, Washington State University

Babak Faramarzi, DVM, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences

Thaddeus Golos, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison