December 01, 2020

The following individuals are winners of the 2020 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award and the 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

Lindsay N. Starkey, DVM, PhD, Auburn University
Kevin D. Woolard, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis
Forgivemore Magunda, BVSc, PhD, Colorado State University
Daniel J. Fletcher, DVM, PhD, Cornell University
Wendy W. Mandese, DVM, University of Florida
Brandy Burgess, DVM, PhD, University of Georgia
Kari Foss, DVM, University of Illinois
Austin K. Viall, DVM, Iowa State University
Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, Kansas State University
Julie A. Hunt, DVM, Lincoln Memorial University
Olalekan M. Ogundele, PhD, Louisiana State University
Ioana Maria Soneo, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University
Anderson da Cunha, DVM, Midwestern University
Jennifer Granick, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
Matthew Williams, DVM, Mississippi State University
Patrick Hunt, DVM, University of Missouri
Lysa Pam Posner, DVM, North Carolina State University
Teresa Burns, DVM, PhD, The Ohio State University
Timothy A. Snider, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Erica McKenzie, BVMS, PhD, Oregon State University
Michael B. Mison, DVM, University of Pennsylvania
Joanne B. Messick, VMD, PhD, Purdue University
Sarah M. Cavanaugh, DVM, Ross University
Talia Guttin, DVM, St. George’s University
Marcy J. Souza, DVM, University of Tennessee
Mark Johnson, DVM, Texas A&M University
Marieke Hilarides Rosenbaum, DVM, Tufts University
Pamela Y. Martin, DVM, Tuskegee University
Katie M. Boes, DVM, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Stephen Hines, DVM, PhD, Washington State University
Ohad Levi, DVM, Western University of Health Sciences
Sathish Kumar, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence

Paul H. Walz, DVM, PhD, Auburn University
Jeffrey Stott, PhD, University of California-Davis
Stephanie McGrath, DVM, PhD, Colorado State University
Jessica McArt, DVM, PhD, Cornell University
Donald C. Bolser, PhD, University of Florida
Nikolay Miltchev Filipov, PhD, University of Georgia
Huanyi Qiao, PhD, University of Illinois
Jodi L. McGill, PhD, Iowa State University
Michael W. Sanderson, DVM, Kansas State University
Susanna Kitts-Morgan, PhD, Lincoln Memorial University
Jennifer Liford Sones, DVM, PhD, Louisiana State University
Gisela S. Hussey, DVM, PhD, Michigan State University
G. Elizabeth Pluhar, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota
Attila Karsi, PhD, Mississippi State University
Christian L. Lorson, PhD, University of Missouri
Lauren Schnabel, DVM, PhD, North Carolina State University
Shan-Lu Lui, PhD, The Ohio State University
Veronique Anne Lacombe, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Brian Dolan, PhD, Oregon State University
Dipti Pitta, MVSc, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Marxa Figueriedo, PhD, Purdue University
Firdous Khan, BVSc, St. George’s University
David E. Anderson, DVM, University of Tennessee
Stephen Safe, PhD, Texas A&M University
Lisa G. Barber, DVM, Tufts University
Temesgen Samuel, DVM, PhD, Tuskegee University
Sherrie Clark-Deener, DVM, PhD, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Santanu Bose, PhD, Washington State University
Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, Western University of Health Sciences
Jyoti Watters, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison