(ASHLAND, Ohio) September 23, 2018 – The top honor that an American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) member can obtain in his or her career is the AABP Bovine Practitioner of the Year award sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. This year, this prestigious award was given to Dr. Henry Ceelen, Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, at the 2018 51stAABP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 13-15. The award honors a veterinarian in active practice who is active in organized veterinary medicine and has made significant contributions to bovine medicine. Several other bovine veterinarians were also honored at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon on September 15. They are: AABP Award of Excellence Sponsored by AABP, recipients must be involved in teaching,research, industry or government areas. The recipient’s professional activities must have had a consistent and direct influence on daily activities of veterinarians in bovine practice. The 2018 recipient is: · Dr. Virginia Fajt, College Station, Texas Zoetis Distinguished Service Award The recipient of this award is an individual who, through long and continued service, has promoted the goals of the AABP and whose accomplishments have served as a model for service to bovine agriculture through organized veterinary medicine. The 2018 recipient is: · Dr. Dan Thomson, Manhattan, Kan. Merck Animal Health Mentor-of-the-Year Award The recipient of this award is an AABP member who has been engaged in the field of veterinary medicine for at least 25 years and has served as both advisor and role model to pre-veterinary and/or veterinary students. This award is given to a member who embodies this spirit whether in practice, the clinic, or the classroom. The 2018 recipient is: · Dr. Sheila McGuirk, Dodgeville, Wis. Boehringer Ingelheim Excellence in Preventive Medicine Awards This award recognizes individual member practitioners or practices that have developed outstanding preventive medicine programs. Because of differences in management goals and needs, one award is given to recognize an outstanding program for dairy production, and one for beef production. The2018 recipients are: · (Dairy) Dr. Ben Shelton, Olin, N.C. · (Beef) Dr. John Crews, Ft. Meade, Fla. Dr. James A. Jarrett Award for Young Leaders Recipients of this award have graduated veterinary school within 10 years, have given extraordinary service to the AABP in a manner that significantly enhances the mission of the organization, and whose contributions will help ensure the current and future success of the AABP. The 2018 recipients: · Dr. Eric Behlke, Okotoks, Alberta Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame The Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame annually recognizes one beef and one dairy veterinarian for their lifelong commitment to bovine veterinary medicine. This award is sponsored by AABP, the Academy of Veterinary Consultants, Bovine Veterinarian and Merck Animal Health. The2018 inductees are: · (Dairy) The late Dr. Leland Allenstein,Whitewater, Wis. · (Beef) Dr. Del Miles, Greeley, Colo. Student Chapter and Faculty Advisor Awards New in 2016, these awards recognize the activities and involvement of an AABP student chapter, as well as the activities and mentorship of a faculty advisor to bovine veterinary students. The 2018 recipients are: · Student Chapter – Iowa State University · Faculty Advisor – Dr. Derek Foster, North Carolina State University Find out more about AABP awards and past recipients at http://aabp.org/about/pastawards.asp. The 2019 52nd Annual AABP Conference will be held September 12–14 in St. Louis, Mo. # # # |
