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Teaching, research awards conferred by Zoetis

The following individuals are winners of the 2022 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award and 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.

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Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award

Brandon L. Brunson, DVM, PhD, Auburn University
Gary Mason, DVM, PhD, Colorado State University
Carolyn M. McDaniel, VMD, Cornell University
Melissa Tropf, DVM, Iowa State University
Bryan M. Weaver, DVM, Kansas State University
Elizabeth Devine, DVM, Lincoln Memorial University
Rodolfo Nino Fong, DVM, PhD, Long Island University
Shannon D. Dehghanpir, DVM, Louisiana State University
Harold Schott, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University
John M. VandenBrooks, PhD, Midwestern University
Mike Pesato, DVM, Mississippi State University
Abi Taylor, VetMB, North Carolina State University
Jim Meinkoth, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Hadi Mansouri, PhD, Oregon State University
Marxa L. Figueiredo, PhD, Purdue University
Erik Peterson, DVM, Ross University
Stacey Byers, DVM, St. George’s University
Carolyn Arnold, DVM, PhD, Texas A&M University
Joshua A. Rowe, DVM, PhD, Texas Tech University
David Pontius, DVM, The Ohio State University
John Edward Rush, DVM, Tufts University
Elizabeth Snyder Graham, DVM, PhD, Tuskegee University
Barbara A. Byrne, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis
Federico R. Vilaplana Grosso, LV, University of Florida
Andrew Bugbee, DVM, University of Georgia
Anne Barger, DVM, University of Illinois
Christie Ward, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
Christopher P. Baines, PhD, University of Missouri
Elizabeth M. Woodward, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
William B. Thomas, DVM, University of Tennessee
Elizabeth Alvarez, DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Timothy Bolton, DVM, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Jennifer R. Gold, DVM, Washington State University
Gillian Angliss Glaser, DVM, Western University of Health Sciences

Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence

Dan Regan, DVM, PhD, Colorado State University
Carolyn Adler, PhD, Cornell University
Sabine Mann, DVM, PhD, Cornell University
Orhan Sahin, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University
Waithaka Mwangi, PhD, Kansas State University
Julie Hunt, DVM, Lincoln Memorial University
Xiaolei Tang, MD, PhD, Long Island University
Alexandria Noël, PhD, Louisiana State University
Angel Abuelo, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University
Thomas G. Rosser, PhD, Mississippi State University
Santosh Mishra, PhD, North Carolina State University
Mike J. Schoonover, DVM, Oklahoma State University
Charles T. Estill, VMD, Oregon State University
Dianne Little, BVSc, PhD, Purdue University
Ananda Muller, DVM, PhD, Ross University
Kate E. Creevy, DVM, Texas A&M University
Jennifer Koziol, DVM, Texas Tech University
Jessica M. Quimby, DVM, PhD, The Ohio State University
Melissa Mazan, DVM, Tufts University
Woubit Abebe, DVM, PhD, Tuskegee University
Boaz Arzi, DVM, University of California-Davis
Roy Curtiss III, PhD, University of Florida
Nicole M. Nemeth, DVM, PhD, University of Georgia
Maria Pieters, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
Alexander Franz, PhD, University of Missouri
Erica L. Reineke, VMD, University of Pennsylvania
Richard Gerhold, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee
Gillian McLellan, BVMS, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kevin D. Lahmers, DVM, PhD, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Felix Lankester, BVSc, PhD, Washington State University
Tonatiuh Melgarejo, DVM, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences