Other Distinguished Faculty Awards
2009
Dr.
Terry McElwain, a professor of
Pathology and Infectious Diseases in the
Washington State University College of
Veterinary Medicine has been elected to
membership in the National Academy of
Science's Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Election to this prestigious body is one
of the highest honors for those in
biomedical research and human health
care.
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Dr.
Richard M. DeBowes (DVM Illinois '79, MS WSU '82) was presented
with the
Dr. Erwin Small Distinguished Alumni Award on September 10,
2009. Dr. Richard DeBowes, professor and associate dean of veterinary
development and external relations at Washington State University, received
the Dr. Erwin Small Distinguished Alumni Award for his dedicated to
promoting leadership in the veterinary profession. Dr. DeBowes envisioned,
developed and delivered, the Veterinary Leadership Experience (VLE),
a national program to promote leadership development in hundreds of
veterinary students and faculty from across North America, Australia, the UK
and Europe. He has also led the development of pilot programs on leadership
in veterinary medicine in both Australia and Western Europe and has
presented these programs to practice groups to advance the practice of team
drive and relationship-centered care.
Dr. Debora Sellon, professor of equine
medicine, and associate dean of the Graduate School at WSU, has been named
to the board of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
Dr. David Prieur Receives the Dean's Team Player Award
posted May 4, 2009
The
DEAN'S TEAM PLAYER AWARD is "given to an individual who has worked
tirelessly to help colleagues to become more productive." This year I chose
one of our three department chairs -- by far the longest serving department
chair -- to receive this award; David Prieur, Chairman of
the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology. This is a very
successful department, and that success is in no small part due to Dr.
Prieur's steady hand and advocacy all these years in making sure the
departments needs were well met and that the faculty, staff, and students
had the resources and systems in place to help them succeed. He has also
tirelessly put forward his faculty and staff to make sure they receive the
awards and recognition they deserve. Presented at the second annual
Celebration of Excellence. See
Dean's Blog for more details.
Dr. Rick DeBowes receives the
Veterinary Specialists in Private Practice
(VSIPP) Spirit of Excellence Award for
VLE.
Dr. Singh Dhillon receives the Pacific Ag and Poultry
Association of the Pacific Northwest Poultry Scientist of the Year.
Dr. Bob Schneider receives the Johnson &
Johnson Elastikon Award for Research from the Grayson Jockey Club
Instructors Earning Diplomate Status in 2009
Dr. Stacey Byers - ACVIM, Large Animal
Dr. Pilar LaFuente - ACVS, Small Animal
Dr. Goeff Orbell - ACVP
Dr. Mitch Powers - ACVS, Small Animal
Dr. Erick Spencer - ACVIM, Small Animal
Dr. Kathy Seino - ACVIM, Large Animal
Dr. Sarah Sampson - ACVS, Large Animal
Dr. Pilar LaFuente - ACVS, Small Animal
The Washington State University Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE)
celebrated the excellence of faculty, staff, and students at its 2008-9
awards ceremony April 9 at the Lewis Alumni Centre. The Honors College
Faculty Thesis Advisor of the Year Award was presented to:
Krzysztof
Czaja, assistant professor in VCAPP who was nominated by Honors
student Bo Herzog
Rebecca
Craft, professor in psychology &
neuroscience graduate faculty member who was
nominated by Honors student Brittany Navarre
Guy
Palmer, director of the School for Global
Animal Health, and Regents Professor, who was
nominated by Honors student Matt Grimes
(details)
The WSU Libraries Public Relations & Marketing Working Group is excited
to announce the 2009 winner of the Library Excellence Award: Dr.
Steven Hines of Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology.
Nominated by Vicki Croft, Dr. Hines is a very strong supporter of the
libraries between his collaborative participation with the Diagnostic
Challenges program and the Animal Health Library and leadership roles within
the AHL (formerly HSL). He has been active in participation with journal
cancellation projects and to use Vicki's words: “Dr. Hines has contributed
significantly to the Libraries by encouraging and promoting student library
use and involvement in the library, and in making it a more pleasant and
conducive place for veterinary and pharmacy students to study, collaborate
and use library resources, both print and online.” The Library Excellence
Award ceremony will be Monday, April 27th from 2:30 - 4pm in the Terrell
Atrium.
Dr.
Wendy C. Brown, professor in veterinary microbiology and
pathology, has been awarded the honor of delivering the Distinguished
Faculty Address for 2009.
On the faculty since 1995, she and collaborators have developed the
scientific basis for the eventual production of rationally designed and
effective vaccines against diseases caused by protozoal and rickettsial
infectious agents and have laid the foundation for extrapolation of
these approaches to similar diseases of humans.
In 2007, Brown was named an American Association for the Advancement of
Science fellow for her distinguished contributions to understanding
T-lymphocyte responses to obligate intracellular tick-borne protozoal
and rickettsial pathogens yielding vaccine candidates and novel
mechanisms used to modulate host immunity.
Details
Dr.
Terry F. McElwain, professor, veterinary microbiology and pathology
and School for Global Animal Health, has received the 2008-09 Sahlin Faculty
Excellence Award for Outreach and Engagement. On WSU faculty since 1989,
McElwain became director of the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory (WADDL) in 1993. He played a vital role in the formation of the
National Animal Health Laboratory Network and has reached out to
international audiences, in part as the U.S. representative to the World
Animal Health Organization.
Award Details
Dr.
Sue Ritter, professor, veterinary and comparative anatomy,
pharmacology and physiology, has received the 2008-09 Sahlin Faculty
Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship and Arts.
A part of the WSU faculty since 1974, she is working on research
important to the understanding of several aspects of human health,
including obesity and diabetes.
She has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health
for 31 of her 34 years at WSU, including a U56 grant.
Award Details
Dr. Clive Gay, professor emeritus of veterinary clinical
sciences, has received the 2009 Washington State University Emeritus Society
Excellence Award for outstanding contributions while in retirement to
academia, the university, the community and mankind.
Details
2008
Two CVM faculty members were among
six elected from WSU as new Fellows of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.
Nationally, only 486 scientists received this award last year. The new AAAS
Fellows are Guy Palmer and Bryan Slinker.
Dr. Clive Gay former Director of WSU Field Disease
Investigation until 2005, has been honored for his outstanding achievements
in the field of veterinary epidemiology and preventative medicine. Dr Clive
Gay was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Veterinary Science at the
annual graduation ceremony held at the University of Melbourne's Parkville
campus in early December 2008.
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Dr. John Gay Receives the Dean's Team Player Award
posted May 28, 2008
This
award is given to an individual who has worked tirelessly to help colleagues
to become more productive.
The award was presented at the Celebration of Excellence on May 16, 2008.
2007
Dr. Clive C. Gay receives the The Calvin W.
Schwabe Award in Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
(December 2007)
The Calvin W. Schwabe Award is presented
annually by the AVEPM to honor lifetime achievement in veterinary
epidemiology and preventive medicine. This years honoree is: Dr. Clive C.
Gay .
On
behalf of the
Association for
Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (AVEPM), I am pleased to
announce that Dr. Clive Gay, Professor Emeritus from Washington State
University, has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the Calvin W. Schwabe
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive
Medicine. This award is presented annually by the AVEPM, and previous
recipients include Drs. Calvin W. Schwabe, Robert K. Anderson, James H.
Steele, and S. Wayne Martin. This award was presented on December 2, 2007
at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) at a
special symposium featuring a keynote address delivered by Dr. Gay in
addition to presentations from colleagues and protgs.
Dr. Clive C. Gay served on the faculty at Washington
State University from 1979 until 2005, and was the division head for
population medicine, theriogenology, and food animal medicine and surgery
within the Department of Clinical Sciences from 1988 through 2005. Dr. Gay
received DVM and MVSc degrees from the University of Guelph, and later
became a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists. Before
joining the faculty at WSU, he served as a Lecturer at the University of
Glasgow and the University of Melbourne.
In 1983, Dr. Gay led in the development of the Field
Disease Investigation Unit (FDIU) at WSU, a much-admired service unit in
applied veterinary epidemiology. The FDIU quickly established an excellent
reputation with livestock producers for responding meaningfully to their
problems, with research faculty for integrating field research with bench
science, and with the academic veterinary community for raising the standard
and image of field-based epidemiological service and research. Emulation of
this integrative model has been attempted by veterinary institutions from
around the world, but none have superseded the original, which is
undoubtedly due in large part to the spirit infused by Clive Gay.
Dr. Gays unique blend of clinical skills, self-effacing
demeanor, practical knowledge, and scientific ability are hallmarks of his
interaction with producers, students, veterinarians, researchers, and
decision-makers at the local, national, and international level. The
hallmark of his research activity has been its applicability to practical
issues faced by livestock producers. He is a dedicated and effective
teacher, having contributed to the education of veterinary students for more
than 40 years, particularly in the art and skill of physical diagnosis.
Dr. Gay was also an advisor, invaluable mentor, and
committee member for 29 PhD and MS students during his career. He is an
author on more than 90 peer-reviewed journal publications, in addition to
publishing numerous book chapters, including several for the Merck
Veterinary Manual. To some, he may be best known for his contribution to one
of the most influential veterinary textbooks ever published, Veterinary
Medicine - A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Pigs and
Goats. Dr. Gay was a contributing author to the 5th, 6th, and 7th editions,
and was a co-editor for the 8th, 9th, and most recently, the 10th edition
which was published in 2007. With his broad expertise and unequalled
knowledge of pertinent literature, it is not surprising that he was also a
co-author of the 3rd edition of Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionar.
Dr. Cheryl Dhein is presented with the 2007 Shirley Davis Award for
Excellence in Synchronous Distance Learning. The National
University Telecommunications Network (NUTN) 2007 Shirley Davis Award for
Excellence in Synchronous Distance Learning competition recognizes the work
of individuals, organizations and institutions in providing synchronous
distance learning (via web- or video-conferencing) of a superior nature. The
award was presented at the NUTN annual meeting in Philadelphia on June 12.
Dr. Ahmed Tibary, D.V.M., Department of Clinical
Sciences, has received the Veterinary Achievement Award from the Alpaca
Research Foundation. Dr. Tibary is honored for his generosity in
presenting the Annual ARF Lecture. The Mission of the Alpaca Research
Foundation is to encourage and support scientific research which benefits
the North American alpaca industry primarily in the areas of alpaca health
and husbandry, genetics and fiber.
Drs. Wendy Brown & David Prieur Elected as
American Association for Advancement of Science Fellows
(October 2007)
Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed
upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts
to advance science or its applications.
Dr Brown is a faculty member of the Department of
Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology. She has made
distinguished contributions to understanding
T-lymphocyte responses to obligate intracellular
tick-borne protozoal and rickettsial pathogens yielding
vaccine candidates and novel mechanisms used to modulate
host immunity.
Dr Prieur is the chair of the Department of
Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology and has made
significant contributions to identification and
characterization of animal genetic diseases as models of
human diseases and leadership in developing an acclaimed
Department of Veterinary Pathology .
Dr John Gorham is awarded the Lifetime Excellence in Research Award by
the American Veterinary Medical Association.
July 2007
Dr. John R. Gorham (WSU '46) received the Lifetime
Excellence in Research Award. Accepting the award was
Dr. Warwick Bayly. Dr. Gorham is a professor of
veterinary microbiology and pathology at Washington
State University. He retired from the Department of
Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in 1995. Dr.
Gorham traveled to veterinary laboratories throughout
the world as a cooperating scientist and lecturer. In
1974, he led the first U.S. veterinary delegation to the
Soviet Union.
Dr. Gorham is one of the few veterinarians with
expertise in fur animal diseases and developed a spray
vaccine that has been used worldwide to immunize mink
against distemper. He and Dr. Donald Cordy discovered
the rickettsia that causes salmon poisoning. Dr. Gorham
is a charter member of the American College of
Laboratory Animal Medicine and American College of
Veterinary Microbiologists, an honorary diplomate of the
American College of Veterinary Pathologists, and a
member of the National Academies of Practice.
Professor Emeritus, Robert B. Wilson, was
inducted by the House of Delegates of the American Veterinary Medical
Association as an Honor Roll Member, at the AVMA convention in
Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2007. Bob is a former Professor in VMP,
former Professor in WWAMI, former Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine
and former Chair of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and
Pathology. Bob still resides in Pullman. Posted September 200.
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Dr.
Guy Palmer was honored as the 2007 Annual WWAMI Science
in Medicine Lecturer
at the University of Washington Medical School. His
lecture was entitled, Antigenic Variation as a Driver
for Pathogen Emergence and Disease Outbreak.
2006
Dr. Timothy Baszler has been awarded the 2006
American Association of Veterinary Diagnosticians Award for Best Manuscript
in the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. He was the lead
author of a multi-institute comparison of two automated immuno-histochemical
procedures for the diagnosis of scrapie in domestic sheep and chronic
wasting disease found in North American white-tailed deer and mule deer.
Dr. Guy Palmer is elected to Institute of Medicine
posted Oct 2006
Dr.
Guy Palmer, a veterinary pathologist at Washington State
University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has been elected to
membership in the National Academy of Science's Institute of
Medicine (IOM). Election to this prestigious body is one of the
highest honors for those in biomedical research and human health
care.
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Dr. James Krueger is presented with the 2006
Distinguished Scientist Award at the Sleep Research Society
June 2006
James M.
Krueger, Ph.D., a professor of neuroscience at Washington State
University (College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of VCAPP),
was presented with the 2006 Distinguished Scientist Award at the
Sleep Research Society's June 2006 annual meeting in Salt Lake City,
Utah. The Distinguished Scientist Award is the highest award
presented by the society. Given annually since 1898, it is presented
for significant, original, and sustained contributions of basic,
clinical or theoretical nature.
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Dr. Douglas
R. Call was named the Caroline Engle Faculty
Fellow
March 2006
This is a three-year award that recognizes Doug Calls research
accomplishments.
Dr. Henk Granzier is awarded a Helmholtz Humboldt Award
posted
May 2006
This is a joint award from the Helmholtz and Humboldt
Foundations to "internationally acknowledged" scientists from abroad
and requires integration of work into a German research university.
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/programme/preise/helmholtz.htm
Dr. Claude
Ragle, an equine surgeon was presented with the 2006
Distinguished Service Award by the American
Association of Equine Practitioners. To be honored, an individual must
provide exemplary service to the benefit of horses, the horse industry, or
the profession of veterinary medicine.
posted Oct 2006
Dr. Terry McElwain awarded the Outstanding
Alumnus Award by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State
Feb 2006
Terry McElwain was recently awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Award by the
College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University. The award was
presented to Terry by Dean Ralph Richardson of KSU at the Western States
Veterinary Conference.
2005
James Krueger, professor of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy,
Pharmacology and Physiology, recently received an honorary M.D.
degree from the University of Szeged, Hungary. He has had a
longstanding collaborative relationship with Ference Obal (recently
deceased) at the University of Szeged. They worked together in the
area of sleep research.
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Dr. Travis Maguire Inducted into the Equine Research Hall of Fame
Oct 2005
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Dr. Travis Maguire, an immunologist at Washington
State University has been inducted into the Equine
Research Hall of Fame from the University of
Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Foundation. He was
honored on October 10 at the Keeneland Race Course
in Lexington, Kentucky.
Dr. Maguire is known for his studies in the equine
immune system and the host's immune response to
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Dr. Robert Schneider is the recipient of the McEachern Distinguished
Professorship in Equine Medicine summer 2005
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Professor Robert K. Schneider, an internationally
known equine orthopedic surgeon at Washington State
University's College of Veterinary Medicine, is the
current recipient of the four-year Robert B.
McEachern Distinguished Professorship in Equine
Medicine.
Dr. Schneider is the immediate past president of the
American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is also
a previous recipient of the WSU Faculty Member of
the Year Award from the Washington State Veterinary
Medical Association. Dr. Schneider's specialty is
surgery on bones and joints of horses, especially
equine athletes, performance and show horses, and
valuable breeding stock.
The professorship was established with a private
gift from Robert B. and Margaret McEachern in 1995.
The intent of the couple's gift was “to make WSU's
educational program in equine medicine even stronger
and to further the college's reputation for quality
research in this field.”
Complete story in equine News, Summer 2005 |
Congratulations to
Dr. Harmon Rogers who recently received the prestigious
IVD Award from the American Association of Animal Hospitals
(posted April 18, 2005)
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The INNOVATIVE VETERINARY DIETS AWARD (FORMERLY the
CYCLE AWARD) is traditionally presented to an AAHA
member who has made extensive contributions to the
practice of veterinary medicine and surgery and in
particular, small animal veterinary medicine or
surgery.
This award is presented by Innovative Veterinary
Diets, a brand in the veterinary division of Royal
Canin USA, and consists of a “Golden Fido” statue
and an honorarium from Royal Canin. A permanent
in-house plaque engraved with the winner's name is
displayed at the AAHA headquarters building.
The Award specifically stipulates that:...
... "The recipient should have been in the forefront
of the veterinary profession during the last five
years by giving of this individual's self and
knowledge to the betterment of the veterinary
profession." |
2003
Terry
F. McElwain, Washington State University veterinary
professor and executive director of the
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL),
recently received the 2003 E.P. Pope Award from the American
Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD).
The award is the highest honor given by the association. It was
presented to McElwain, also director of the WSU Animal Health
Research Center, for his contributions to the association and
for his extensive work in veterinary diagnostic laboratory
medicine.
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Dr. Larry Fox Receives Merial Award
posted June 4 2003
Savoy, Ill., - The American Dairy Science Association is
proud to announce Dr. Lawrence K. Fox, professor, Washington
State University, as the recipient of the 2003 Merial Dairy
Management Research Award. This award, sponsored by Merial,
will be presented on Tuesday, June 25, 2003 during the
awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix.
Fox earned his B.S. in Animal Science at Cornell
University in 1977, his M.S. at Virginia Tech in 1980, and
his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in 1983. After a
2-year period as Extension Dairy Specialist at the
University of Hawaii, Fox joined the faculty at Washington
State University in 1985. During his tenure, important
decision strategies have been developed and applied to
minimize the economic impact of contagious mastitis on dairy
farms.
His research has progressed from microbiology and
pathology of clinical mastitis toward an increasing
management emphasis to reduce its economic impact on farms.
Fox has been an active member and leader of the National
Mastitis Council and other ADSA and USDA committees. He has
authored or coauthored 70 peer-reviewed publications and
numerous other publications and has spoken at many national
and international conferences. Fox received the ADSA West
Agro Mastitis Award in 1991.
Dr. Robert C. Speth Receives the WSU
Science Libraries' Service Award posted June 2003
On Monday, June 16th the WSU Science Libraries' Service
Award was presented to Robert C. Speth, Veterinary and
Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology Department.
Since 1984 Speth has been both a strong advocate for the
WSU science libraries and an active member of numerous
university library committees, as well as a frequent library
user. In July he will assume the position of Chair of the
Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi.
The Science Libraries Service Award is awarded to a WSU
faculty or staff member who has made outstanding, long-term
contributions to the Science Libraries.
Clinical Environmental Enrichment Award
posted Jan. 03
From the students: "To show our appreciation for all of
the wonderful "little things" that people do to enhance the
clinical year at WSU, a student-generated award was founded.
Although this award was announced at the holiday party, the
nominees and winners have so greatly enhanced the lives of
4th year students that they deserve many congratulations and
thank yous. What better way to start off 2003 than by
recognizing some of the people that are constantly giving to
students and helping us reach our dreams.
Fourth year students were asked to pick an individual
from large animal medicine and one from small animal
medicine that has made their clinical experience more
enjoyable. The individuals with the most nominees from each
category received a check from Hill's."
Small Animal Nominees:
James NcNaughton, Dr. Kiklevich, Dr. Finch, Dr. Lincoln, Dr.
McEwen, Jayme Jones, and Megan (technician). Dr. Lincoln
received the most nominations in this category.
Large Animal Nominees:
Dr. Parish, Dr. Barrington, Dr. Christina Hewes, Devin
Clinton, Shirley Sandoval, Dr. Tibary, and Molly
(technician). Dr. Tibary received the most nominations in
this category.
