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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

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A version of this story appears in the February 2025 print issue of JAVMA