Zoetis confers teaching, research awards for 2024
The following individuals are winners of the 2024 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.
Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award
Kellye Joiner, DVM, PhD, Auburn University
Dean Hendrickson, DVM, Colorado State University
Daniel Lopez, DVM, Cornell University
Carrie A. Berg, DVM, Iowa State University
Emily E. Klocke, DVM, Kansas State University
Alexandra Gilley, DVM, Lincoln Memorial University
Stefanie DeMonaco, DVM, Long Island University
Jeremy Delcambre, DVM, Louisiana State University
Thomas Schaefer, DVM, Midwestern University
Matthew Lee Williams, DVM, Mississippi State University
Amy Stieler Stewart, DVM, PhD, North Carolina State University
Lyndi Gilliam, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Nova Prince-Kelly, DVM, Oregon State University
Stephanie D. Inoue, DVM, Purdue University
Kerry Rolph, BVM&S, PhD, Ross University
Heidi Janicke, VetMed, PhD, St. George’s University
Audrey Cook, BVM&S, Texas A&M University
Clinton J. Roof, DVM, Texas Tech University
Alison Gardner, DVM, The Ohio State University
Francisco de Oliveira Conrado, DVM, Tufts University
Leanda C. Livesey, BVM&S, Tuskegee University
Jennifer S. Bouschor, DVM, University of Arizona
Juan Claudio Gutierrez, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis
Christopher Lanier, DVM, University of Florida
Marc Kent, DVM, University of Georgia
Samantha Sander, DVM, University of Illinois
Jennifer Granick, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
Alex Bukoski, DVM, PhD, University of Missouri
Jennifer A. Punt, VMD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Deanna Schaefer, DVM, University of Tennessee
Calico Schmidt, DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Roger A. Ramirez-Barrios, DVM, PhD, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Patricia A. Talcott, DVM, PhD, Washington State University
Pedro P. Diniz, DVM, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
Vinicia C. Biancardi, PhD, Auburn University
Jenny Jones, DVM, PhD, Colorado State University
Brandon P. Hedrick, PhD, Cornell University
Patrick J. Gorden, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University
Jishu Shi, DVM, PhD, Kansas State University
Ashutosh Verma, BVSc, PhD, Lincoln Memorial University
Anait Levenson, PhD, Long Island University
Olalekan Ogundele, PhD, Louisiana State University
Sean Crosson, PhD, Michigan State University
Weidang Li, PhD, Midwestern University
Lora Petrie-Hanson, PhD, Mississippi State University
Cristina Lanzas, DVM, PhD, North Carolina State University
João Brandão, MS, Oklahoma State University
Brianna Beechler, DVM, PhD, Oregon State University
Uma K. Aryal, PhD, Purdue University
Jennifer K. Ketzis, PhD, Ross University
Sophie Moittié, DVM, St. George's University
Jonathan Lidbury, BVMS, PhD, Texas A&M University
Klementina Fon Tacer, DVM, PhD, Texas Tech University
Laura Selmic, BVetMed, The Ohio State University
Michael Kowaleski, DVM, Tufts University
Ehsan Abdalla, DVM, PhD, Tuskegee University
Francisco A. Uzal, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis
Paul S. Cooke, PhD, University of Florida
Melinda A. Brindley, PhD, University of Georgia
Bo Wang, PhD, University of Illinois
Kimberly VanderWaal, PhD, University of Minnesota
Pamela Adkins, DVM, PhD, University of Missouri
Mary A. Robinson, VMD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Joe Smith, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee
Peter Muir, BVSc, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kylene Kehn-Hall, PhD, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Warwick Bayly, BVSc, PhD, Washington State University
Sheema Mir, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences
A version of this story appears in the February 2025 print issue of JAVMA