Nominations for AVMA president-elect

2026-27 Association year

The nomination deadline is May 29, 2025, to formally announce candidacy for the position of 2026-27 AVMA president-elect and present to the House of Delegates in July 2025. Nominations will continue to be accepted for this position until July 6, 2026. Candidates in this campaign must comply with the amended campaign rules approved by the House of Delegates in January 2025, which take effect beginning in July 2025.

2025-26 Association year

Nominations will continue to be accepted until July 14, 2025 for the position of AVMA president-elect for the Association year running from July 2025 to July 2026. The deadline to formally announce candidacy for this position and present to the House of Delegates has passed. Candidates in this campaign must comply with these campaign rules, which are in effect until the close of the HOD’s summer meeting, on July 18, 2025.

Candidacy materials and requirements

According to the Bylaws and the House of Delegates Manual, candidates for election to the office of president-elect must meet both of the following requirements:

  • Must have been voting members of the Association for a period of at least 10 continuous years immediately prior to their election
  • Must have served in either of the following capacities:
    • At least one term on the Board of Directors, one full term on an AVMA council, two full terms on an AVMA committee, or four years as a delegate or alternate delegate in the House of Delegates;
    • Extensive experience in a principal veterinary organization (state veterinary medical association), constituent allied veterinary organization, or regional veterinary medical association.

No candidate for one of these offices may run for any other office simultaneously. An individual who is serving on any AVMA entity (e.g., Board of Directors, House of Delegates, council, or committee) at the time of election must relinquish their seat on that entity when assuming office.

The president-elect and, when necessary, the president are elected at each annual session of the House of Delegates. The terms of the president and president-elect begin at the first regular meeting of the Board of Directors following the close of the annual session of the House of Delegates at which they were elected. The president-elect immediately and automatically succeeds to the office of president at the end of the term as president-elect. The president automatically succeeds to the office of immediate past president at the end of the term as president.

Specific duties and responsibilities of the officers are detailed in the AVMA Bylaws (PDF).

Interested candidates should submit their nomination form and campaign guide form, along with a 1-2 page resume or CV to:

Email: OfficeEVPatavma [dot] org (OfficeEVP[at]avma[dot]org)
Mail: AVMA Office of the Executive Vice President, 1931 N. Meacham Rd., Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL, 60173