Faculty, Staff Garner Awards

On November 13, 2003, more than 50 faculty, graduate students, and staff members of the College were honored for their service and achievements.

Eight people received a $1,000 cash prize and a certificate for the College-sponsored excellence awards in various categories. The winners and awards were:

Dr. John Andrews, veterinary diagnostic laboratory, won the Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Kruger All-Round Excellence Award signifying excellence in the College’s three-fold mission of teaching, research, and service.	Dr. Mark Oyama, veterinary clinical medicine, was selected by third- and fourth-year veterinary students as the winner of the Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Oyama also received the $1,500 Outstanding Instructor Award from the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association. He also received the 2003 Dr. Carl J. Norden Distinguished Instructor Award.
Dr. Federico Zuckermann, veterinary pathobiology, won the Research Excellence Award recognizing the quantity and quality of his research work at the College.	Dr. Ted Lock, Urbana, veterinary clinical medicine, received the Service Excellence Award for outstanding committee work, clinical service, and continuing education.
Dr. Robert Prosek, cardiology resident, received the Resident Teaching Excellence Award, which goes to a resident, intern, or graduate student in training at the College for an AVMA-recognized specialty board.	Laura Anglen, veterinary biosciences, won the Academic Professional Excellence Award.
Gary Sergent, facilities manager, was the winner of the Dr. Robert and Lucy Graham Award for outstanding contributions by a staff employee.	The Shirley A. Seets Staff Excellence Award went to Pam Frerichs, veterinary administration.

Additional Presentations
Eight additional awards sponsored by alumni, friends, and corporations were presented during the program:

Dr. Luis Fernando Pita Gondim, veterinary pathobiology, won the $2,000 Dr. Paul B. Doby Award for outstanding infectious disease research applicable to the livestock industry.	Katie Kalivoda received the $1,500 Diego and Mariangela Segre Fellowship for an outstanding graduate student in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology.
Dr. Uriel Kitron, veterinary pathobiology and associate director of the Center for Zoonoses Research, received the $1,000 Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence.	Clayton Green the $1,000 Dr. Edward J. and Lois G. Voss Award for a veterinary pathobiology graduate student conducting research in pursuit of a master’s or doctoral degree in immunology, molecular biology, or biochemistry.
Dr. Tony Goldberg, veterinary patho- biology, was the winner of the $500 Dr. Norman and Mrs. Helen Levine Award, which recognizes research productivity and excellence among young faculty at the College.	Dr. Tim Fan, veterinary clinical medicine faculty member and doctoral student in cancer biology, received the $500 Dr. Ted and Carroll Valli Award for current DVM/PhD candidates at the College.
Georgina Cheng, veterinary pathobiology, received the $100 Dr. Joseph O. Alberts Award for an outstanding graduate student.	Dr. Anna Rötting, resident in equine medicine and surgery, was the recipient of the $100 Boley Award for an outstanding resident studying a specialty recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Recognition of Service

Two retirees from the previous year were recognized: Walter Crackel, who retired as a nuclear medicine specialist after 27 years of service, and David Kuehl, who retired as a veterinary research specialist after 29 years of service, both of veterinary biosciences.

An additional 38 employees were honored at the program for years of service as follows.

Veterinary Administration
5 Years: Barb Earl
10 Years: Craig Flowers
15 Years: Lou Ann Miller
Deanelle Payne, Cindy Stauffer, James Stockdale
25 Years: Dr. Gerald Pijanowski

Veterinary Biosciences
5 Years: Kay Carnes
10 Years: Joan Thompson
20 Years: Sharon Meachum, Linda Swett
25 Years: Dr. Mark Simon

Veterinary Clinical Medicine
5 Years: Margaret Alt, Dr. Sonia Crochik, Laura Curtis, Barbara Drennan, Dr. Marcella Ridgway
10 Years: Sherri Brewer, Dr. Peter Constable, Alyssa Galligan, Dr. Ralph Hamor, Igor Kuriashkin, Charlene Werts
15 Years: Vicky Armstrong, Wayne Conatser, Dr. Arthur Siegel
20 Years: Dr. Karen Campbell, Elaine Remillard, Sheila Voyles

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
5 Years: Dr. Keith Bailey, Mary Smock
15 Years: John Scott

Veterinary Pathobiology
5 Years: Tish Lehigh
10 Years: William Schnitzlein
15 Years: Donna Epps, Steven Fay
20 Years: Dr. Mark Kuhlenschmidt
30 Years: Dr. Ronald Smith