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Awards & Nominations

Annual Convention Speaker Nomination Form

The WVMA awards exceptional members and industry through annual awards.

Veterinarian of the Year
The Veterinarian of the Year award is given annually to the WVMA member who made major contributions toward the advancement of the veterinary medical profession. The award recipient must be nominated by a fellow WVMA member and selection is made by the Executive Board.

1954   Sam Elmer*
1955   Roland Anderson*
1956   H.J. O'Connell*
1957   S.H. McNutt*
1958    Richard Bristol
1959   Q.C. Metzig
1960   Luther Albert
1961   E.S. Scobell
1962   Frank Gentile*
1963   Arden Erdmann*
1964   John C. Dahl
1965   W.J. O'Rourke*
1966   Elmer Woelffer*
1967   Clyde Lyle*
1968   Darrell E. Johnson
1969   Donald S. Postle
1970   Floyd N. Petersen
1971   Frederick J. Born
1972   Leland Allenstein
1973   Robert L. Madson
1974   Raymond G. Pahle
1975   None was granted
1976   Glenn E. Downing*
1977   Marion T. Szatalowicz*
1978   Jeffrey R. Hamann
1979   Bernard C. Easterday
1980   Jeffery W. Gaver
1981   Alan B. Lippart
1982   Kent J. Fletcher
1983   Robert H. Keith
1984   Lester Larson*
1985   No award given
1986   Larry L. Smith
1987   Edwin Lindner
1988   Oscar H. Hildbrandt, Jr.
1989   Dennis J. Carr
1990   Howard H. Krueger
1991   Willis G. Parker
1992   John C. Dahl
1993   Berwyn  J. Cadman
1994   Andrew P. Johnson
1995   Jacob Hines|
1996   Ted Poelma
1997   Peter Vanderloo
1998   Peter MacWilliams
1999   John Kuenz
2000   Sheila McGuirk
2001   René  Carlson
2002    Jerry Quilling
2003   William Gengler
2004   Daryl Buss
2005   Pamela Ruegg
2006   Laurence Baumann
2007   Kevin Nelson
2008   Thomas H. Howard
2009   Yvonne Bellay

* Deceased

Friend of Veterinary Medicine
This award is given by the outgoing president to a person or a company who, in the opinion of the president, has provided extraordinary service or assistance to the WVMA. The award recipient must be nominated by a fellow WVMA member and selection is made by the Executive Board.

1990   The Zimdars Company, Inc.
1993   State Representative Barbara Gronemus1995    Delores Tollefson
1998   Graeme Mein, PhD
1999   Joseph Tregoning
2002   Teri Raffel, CVT
2003   Josette Svitter
2004   Judy Dvorak
2005    Darrell Bazzell
2006   Susan Hyland, PhD
2007   Leslie G. Grendahl
2008   Rachel Rothschild, JD
2009   Bette Anderson

Corporate Partnership Award
This award is given to a business which has demonstrated outstanding support for veterinary medicine and organized veterinary medicine. The award recipient must be nominated by a fellow WVMA member and selection is made by the Executive Board.

1996   Pfizer Animal Health
2000   Hill’s Pet Nutrition
2002    Merial Limited
2005   Midwest Cremation Service of Wisconsin
2007   Marshfield Clinic Laboratories
2009   DeWitt, Ross & Stevens s.c.

Presidential Award
This award is given by the outgoing president to a person or a company who, in the opinion of the president, has provided extraordinary service or assistance to the WVMA. Recipient is selected by the outgoing President.

1994   Barney Easterday, DVM, PhD
1996   Thomas Howard, DVM
1998   David Rhoda, DVM
2001   Leslie G. Grendahl
2002    Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association
2007   UW SVM Student Body
2008   Thomas H. Howard
2009    Kim Brown Pokorny

Meritorious Service Award
This award is given to members in recognition of their service, commitment and contributions specifically to the WVMA and organized veterinary medicine.

1960   G.B. Wrigglesworth*
W.L. Richards*

1961   Fred Milke*

1962   William Madson*
Ralph Garman*
James Fessler*

1963   S.K. Andreassen*
H.W. Jacobson
O.S. Phelps*

1964   J.J. Roberts*
Lawrence Lewis*
F.O. Jacobson*

1965   C.R. Curtis*
E.P. Pope*
Benjamin Schlimovitz*
William R. Winner*

1966   S.C. Bernhard*
S.C. Mount*
W.W. Arzberger*

1967   George Evenson*
T.L. Knapstein*
H.E. Wicker*

1968   Clarence Otteson*

1969   S.D. Cronk*
I.A. Walsdorf*

1970   C.L. Lee*
Sam McNutt*
George J. Theiler*

1971   L.B. Cobb*
O.M. Enger*
G.I. Gregory*

1972   Clyde J. Heagle*
W.R. Wastrack*

1973   C. Wayne Burch*
Kenneth Nicholson*

1974   Roy E. Nichols*

1975   Walter M. Johnson*
E.A. Woelffer*

1976   Rolland Anderson*
Clyde D. Lyle*

1977   David E. Bartlett

1978   James Welch*
Fred Idtse

1979   Leland C. Allenstein
Dennis J. Carr

1980   Ralph E. Day
Larry L. Smith

1981   Edwin W. Krueger*
Arthur E. Moats, Sr.*

1982   Virginia F. Bradford
Francis J. Bradford
Carl Olson, Jr.*

1983   Frank Gentile*
W.H. Dreher

1984    Gordon Marold*
Robert L. Madson
Quentin S. Paulson*

1985   No award given

1986   Quintin C. Metzig
William E. Norris

1987   Berwyn J. Cadman
Keith W. Downey
Edwin R. Lindner
Vernon A. Thieleke*

1988   William Bogenschultz
Fred J. Born
Howard H. Krueger
Marion T. Szatalowicz*

1989   William L. Hilleman
Jerry A. Quilling

1990   Robert J. Klostermann
Larry D. Mahr

1991   Kenneth Lambrecht
Charlotte A. Little

1992   Arthur L. Daun
Ted Poelma

1993   Richard Ernsberger
Elisabeth Lembke

1994   John C. Dahl
Barbara Rossi

1995   Daniel Griffiths
Ray Pawlisch

1996   Don Niles
David Rhoda

1997   Pete MacWilliams

1998   Paul Rapnicki
Bill Burnap

1999   The State Fair Committee
Diane Bennetts
Joanne Carpentier
Mary Frautschy
Charlotte Little
Brian Nelson

2000   Heather Curtis=
Dale Bjorling

2001   Don Dykhouse
Robert Spencer

2002   Fred J. Born

2003   Mark Lindborg

2004   Victor Eggleston

2005   Nigel Cook
Randy Schuett

2006   Al Lippart

2007   Guy Jodarski
Tom Myers

2008  Robert Leder

2009 James Johnson
Robert Klostermann

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