Teaching, research awards conferred
The following individuals are winners of the 2018 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.
Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award
Joe Rowe, PhD, Auburn University
Stephen McSorley, PhD, University of California-Davis
Kristy Dowers, DVM, Colorado State University
Patrick Carney, DVM, PhD, Cornell University
Jose Ignacio Aguirre, DVM, PhD, University of Florida
Jo R. Smith, VetMB, PhD, University of Georgia
Stephanie Keating, DVM, University of Illinois
Gayle B. Brown, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University
Manuel F. Chamorro, DVM, PhD, Kansas State University
Bess Pierce, DVM, Lincoln Memorial University
Shannon Dehghanpir, DVM, Louisiana State University
Stephan Carey, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University
Clemence Z. Chako, BVSc, PhD, Midwestern University
John P. Collister, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
Alyssa Sullivant, DVM, Mississippi State University
Alison LaCarrubba, DVM, University of Missouri
Mathew Gerard, BVSc, PhD, North Carolina State University
Ryan N. Jennings, DVM, PhD, The Ohio State University
Laura A. Nafe, DVM, Oklahoma State University
Fikru Nigussie, DVM, PhD, Oregon State University
Klaus Hopster, DVM, University of Pennsylvania
Larry G. Adams, DVM, PhD, Purdue University
W. Brady Little, DVM, Ross University
Marta Lanza Perea, BVetMed, St. George's University
Bente Flatland, DVM, University of Tennessee
Kati Glass, DVM, Texas A&M University
Trisha J. Oura, DVM, Tufts University
Leanda Livesey, BVMS, Tuskegee University
Sabrina L. Barry, DVM, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Jennifer Slovak, DVM, Washington State University
Gagandeep Kaur, DVM, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences
Stephen Johnson, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis
Jeremiah Easley, DVM, Colorado State University
Manuel Martin-Flores, MV, Cornell University
Christopher J. Martyniuk, PhD, University of Florida
Chad W. Schmiedt, DVM, University of Georgia
William H. Witola, BVetMed, PhD, University of Illinois
Karin Allenspach, PhD, Iowa State University
Weiping Zhang, PhD, Kansas State University
Paul L. Wood, PhD, Lincoln Memorial University
Rebecca Christofferson, PhD, Louisiana State University
James Luyendyk, PhD, Michigan State University
Ashlesh K. Murthy, PhD, Midwestern University
Bruce Walcheck, PhD, University of Minnesota
Barbara Lee Faubert Kaplan, PhD, Mississippi State University
Rajiv Mohan, PhD, University of Missouri
Ke Cheng, PhD, North Carolina State University
Andrew S. Bowman, DVM, PhD, The Ohio State University
Clinton Jones, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Natalia Shulzhenko, PhD, Oregon State University
Nicola J. Mason, BVetMed, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Jean Stiles, DVM, Purdue University
Patrick Kelly, BVSc, PhD, Ross University
Dave Marancik, DVM, PhD, St. George's University
M. Katherine Tolbert, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee
Jay Ramadoss, PhD, Texas A&M University
Cheryl London, DVM, PhD, Tufts University
Deepa Bedi, PhD, Tuskegee University
John H. Rossmeisl Jr., DVM, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
John Wyrick, PhD, Washington State University
Brian Oakley, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences
Marulasiddappa Suresh, DVM, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison