Teaching, research awards conferred
The following individuals are winners of the 2019 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
Ellen N. Behrend, VMD, PhD, Auburn University
Lance C. Visser, DVM, University of California-Davis
Dean Hendrickson, DVM, Colorado State University
Erin Epperly, DVM, Cornell University
Martha F. Mallicote, DVM, University of Florida
Corrie Brown, DVM, PhD, University of Georgia
Devon Hague, DVM, University of Illinois
Jessica Ward, DVM, Iowa State University
Lisa M. Pohlman, DVM, Kansas State University
Stacy Anderson, DVM, PhD, Lincoln Memorial University
Amy M. Grooters, DVM, Louisiana State University
Jennifer Roberts, DVM, Michigan State University
Sarah A. Matyjaszek, DVM, Midwestern University
Roxanne Larsen, PhD, University of Minnesota
Talisha Moore, DVM, Mississippi State University
Cathleen Kovarik, DVM, PhD, University of Missouri
Michael Davidson, DVM, North Carolina State University
Jerome Masty, DVM, PhD, The Ohio State University
Jill C. Akkerman, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Christiane Löhr, Dr. med. vet., PhD, Oregon State University
Joseph S. Bender, DVM, University of Pennsylvania
Stephanie A. Thomovsky, DVM, Purdue University
Michelle Dennis, DVM, PhD, Ross University
Anne Marie Corrigan, DVM, St. George’s University
Andrea S. Lear, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee
Sara Lawhon, DVM, PhD, Texas A&M University
Gregory Wolfus, DVM, Tufts University
Lauren L. Rowe, DVM, Tuskegee University
Kemba S. Clapp, DVM, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Pamela Lee, DVM, Washington State University
Paul Gordon-Ross, DVM, Western University of Health Sciences
Karen M. Young, VMD, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
Douglas R. Martin, PhD, Auburn University
Peter J. Havel, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis
Kelly S. Santangelo, DVM, PhD, Colorado State University
Jeongmin Song, PhD, Cornell University
Jose Ignacio Aguirre, DVM, PhD, University of Florida
Eric R. Lafontaine, PhD, University of Georgia
Aditi Das, PhD, University of Illinois
Phillip C. Gauger, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University
Wenjun Ma, BVSc, PhD, Kansas State University
Undine Christmann, DVM, PhD, Lincoln Memorial University
Yogesh Saini, DVM, PhD, Louisiana State University
Adam James Moeser, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University
Mark J. Aciero, DVM, Midwestern University
Molly E. McCue, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
John M. Thomason, DVM, Mississippi State University
Shawn B. Bender, PhD, University of Missouri
Nanette Yoder, PhD, North Carolina State University
Prosper Boyaka, PhD, The Ohio State University
Andrew S. Hanzlicek, DVM, Oklahoma State University
Stephen Ramsey, PhD, Oregon State University
Serge Y. Fuchs, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
GuangJun Zhang, PhD, Purdue University
Felix Toka, PhD, Ross University
Tara Paterson, DVM, St. George’s University
Stephen A. Kania, PhD, University of Tennessee
H. Morgan Scott, DVM, PhD, Texas A&M University
Jonathan Andrew Runstadler, DVM, PhD, Tufts University
Pawan L. Puri, DVM, PhD, Tuskegee University
Michele Borgarelli, DVM, PhD, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Jon M. Oatley, PhD, Washington State University
Yvonne Drechsler, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences
Linda Schuler, VMD, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison