2007 Jerry Newbrey Teaching
Scholars posted Jan 2008
The designation of "Newbrey Teaching Scholar"
is awarded for excellence in teaching during the first 3
years of the veterinary curriculum. It is awarded to
faculty who, according to the CVM's standardized student
evaluations, score in the top 20 percentile of the
college on the query "Rate the instructor." For
consideration as a Newbrey Teaching Scholar, a faculty
member must: {a} teach at least 10% of a course in the
core curriculum, (or have at least 6 contact hours), and
{b} receive standardized evaluations from at least 50%
of the veterinary students enrolled in the course. The
Newbrey Scholars are recognized each spring for
achievement in the previous calendar year.
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Rod Bagley
George Barrington
Gary Haldorson
Steve Hines
Charles Leathers
Linda Martin
John Mattoon
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Steve Parish
Leslie Sprunger
Patricia Talcott
Jane Wardrop
Tamara Wills
Patrick Wilson
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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
year’s 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
protégés.
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. Gay’s 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 Dictionary.
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 .
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Professor
Thomas E. Besser is the 2007
recipient of the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence.
 Dr.
Besser was introduced by David Prieur and presented the
Pfizer Award for Research Excellence plaque and check by
Warwick Bayly on October 17, 2007. Jerry Johnston of
Pfizer attended the banquet.
Dr. Besser was recognized for his long-term studies on
the microbiology, epidemiology, and ecology of bacteria
important in human food safety with an emphasis on
E. coli, multi-drug resistant Salmonella
enterica, and Campylobacter. He has had a
very productive and well-extramurally funded research
program in his 17 years as a faculty member. He has a
dual appointment in the Washington Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory and the Department of Veterinary
Microbiology and Pathology and heads the NIH-funded
Zoonosis Research Unit. He is a collaborative scientist
and has published in concert with his collaborators over
130 scientific publications in high quality refereed
journals.”
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 2007
Dr. Patrick Gavin
has been selected
by the WSVMA Awards Committee to
receive the 2007 WSU Faculty of the Year Award
in recognition of his work supporting the veterinary
practitioners in Washington and his meaningful
contributions to veterinary medicine both locally and
nationally. Dr. Gavin will receive this award at the
WSVMA Annual Conference in Yakima in
September.
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.
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