Faculty Awards
Awards 2021
Innovative Teacher Awards
Selected by students from all years of the curriculum:
Dr. Susan Spence & Dr. Jennifer Granick
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Christopher Ober, DVM, PhD, DACVR
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the fourth year students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Susan Arnold
Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to the VCS resident selected by the fourth year Small Animal Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Lauren Ienello
Veterinary Population Medicine
Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Scott Madill
Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Emily Barrell
Resident/Intern Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM resident selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Alyson Booth
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Teacher Award: Presented to the VBS faculty member the students have selected as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. David Brown
Veterinary Medical Center
Technician Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to three VMC technicians, selected by the fourth year students as having contributed significantly to their clinical year.
Kristin Hohnadel (Small Animal), Hilary Baskin (Large Animal), Paul Weinand (Large Animal)
CVM Awards
Outstanding Graduate Advising/Teaching Award: Recipient selected for consistent and effective advising of graduate students, service on many graduate thesis committees, impressive number of publications with students as first author, and regular participation in several of our graduate courses.
Dr. Mark Rutherford
Excellence in Course Coordination Awards: Presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to student learning through excellence in course coordination.
Year 1: Dr. Peggy Root (Preventive Medicine)
Year 2: Dr. Jennifer Granick (Small Animal Medicine I)
Year 3: Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy (Food & Fiber Selective I: Practice)
Year 4: Dr. Kari Anderson (Comparative Imaging)
Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award: This award, sponsored by Zoetis, is our most prestigious faculty teaching award. This award is unique in that the winner is selected by veterinary students.
Dr. Erin Malone
Awards 2020
Innovative Teacher Awards
Roxanne Larsen, PhD; Erin Burton, DVM, MS, DACVP; Christopher Stauthammer, DVM, DACVIM
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Jennifer Granick, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the fourth year students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to the VCS resident selected by the fourth year Small Animal Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Veterinary Population Medicine
Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Christie Ward, DVM, PhD, MVSc, DACVIM
Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Resident/Intern Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM resident selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Teacher Award: Presented to the VBS faculty member the students have selected as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Veterinary Medical Center
Technician Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to two VMC technicians, one each from the Small and Large Animal Hospitals, selected by the fourth year students as having contributed significantly to their clinical year.
Jody Stafford (Small Animal); Melissa Prokop, MA (Large Animal)
CVM Awards
Outstanding Graduate Advising/Teaching Award: Recipient selected for consistent and effective advising of graduate students, service on many graduate thesis committees, impressive number of publications with students as first author, and regular participation in several of our graduate courses.
Excellence in Course Coordination Awards: Presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to student learning through excellence in course coordination.
Year 1: Erin Burton, DVM, MS, DACVP (Agents of Disease I)
Year 2: Erin Burton, DVM, MS, DACVP (Diagnostics Laboratory)
Year 3: Christopher Ober, DVM, PhD, DACVR (Veterinary Imaging II)
Year 4: Daniel Almeida, MV, MS (Comparative Anesthesiology)
Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award: This award, sponsored by Zoetis, is our most prestigious faculty teaching award. This award is unique in that the winner is selected by veterinary students.
Awards 2019
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Christopher Stauthammer
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the fourth year students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Caroline Baldo
Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to the VCS resident selected by the fourth year Small Animal Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Abigail Thomson
Veterinary Population Medicine
Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Erin Malone
Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Timothy Goldsmith
Resident/Intern Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM resident selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Whitney Cutrone
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Teacher Award: Presented to the VBS faculty member the students have selected as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Roxanne Larsen
Veterinary Medical Center
Technician Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to two VMC technicians, one each from the Small and Large Animal Hospitals, selected by the fourth year students as having contributed significantly to their clinical year.
Rosemary Klass (Small Animal) and Shannon Vesledahl (Large Animal)
CVM Awards
Poster Awards
Effect of mindset, physical exercise, and perception of lark versus night owl status on examination performance in veterinary school - Bakke H, Root Kustritz MV, Rendahl A
Crossing barriers for interprofessional learning and collaboration: A pilot bridging pharmacy and veterinary medicine - Walburg K, Massey S, Clarkson C, Stoa M, Rupnow N, VanHooser J
Innovative Teacher Awards: Selected by students from all four years of the curriculum; please see the poster highlighting accomplishments in innovation by these instructors
Dr. Jody Lulich and Dr. Peggy Root
Outstanding Graduate Advising/Teaching Award: Recipient selected for consistent and effective advising of graduate students, service on many graduate thesis committees, impressive number of publications with students as first author, and regular participation in several of our graduate courses.
Dr. Aaron Rendahl
Excellence in Course Coordination Awards: Presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to student learning through excellence in course coordination.
Year 1: Dr. Christina Clarkson
Year 2: Dr. Daniel Heinrich (not pictured)
Year 3: Dr. Christopher Stauthammer
Year 4: Dr. Lindsay Merkel
Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award: This award, sponsored by Zoetis, is our most prestigious faculty teaching award. This award is unique in that the winner is selected by veterinary students.
Dr. Roxanne Larsen
Awards 2018
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Jennifer Granick
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the fourth year students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Amy O'Brien
Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to the VCS resident selected by the fourth year Small Animal Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Laura Motschenbacher
Veterinary Population Medicine
Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Erin Malone
Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Troy Trumble
Resident/Intern Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM resident selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Bridget Nottle
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Teacher Award: Presented to the VBS faculty member the students have selected as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Tim Johnson
Veterinary Medical Center
Technician Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to two VMC technicians, one each from the Small and Large Animal Hospitals, selected by the fourth year students as having contributed significantly to their clinical year.
Danielle Telander and Hannah Knowlan
CVM Awards
Outstanding Graduate Advising/Teaching Award: Recipient selected for consistent and effective advising of graduate students, service on many graduate thesis committees, impressive number of publications with students as first author, and regular participation in several of our graduate courses.
Dr. Cathy Carlson
Excellence in Course Coordination Awards: Presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to student learning through excellence in course coordination.
Year 1: Dr. Peggy Root
Year 2: Dr. Erin Burton
Year 3: Dr. Erin Malone
Year 4: Dr. Stephanie Goldschmidt
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award: This award recognizes significant accomplishments and innovation in acheiving and sustaining diversity and inclusion efforts within the college community and among our partners.
Rae Richardson, Jessica McElmury and Larissa Minicucci
Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award: This award, sponsored by Zoetis, is our most prestigious faculty teaching award. This award is unique in that the winner is selected by veterinary students.
Dr. John Collister
Awards 2017
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Margaret Root Kustritz
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the fourth year students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Christopher Stauthammer
Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to the VCS resident selected by the fourth year Small Animal Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Emily Coffey
Veterinary Population Medicine
Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Erin Malone
Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Cindy Wolf
Resident/Intern Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM resident selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Jennifer Brown
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Teacher Award: Presented to the VBS faculty member the students have selected as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Erin Burton
Veterinary Medical Center
Technician Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to two VMC technicians, one each from the Small and Large Animal Hospitals, selected by the fourth year students as having contributed significantly to their clinical year.
Marie Bodin and Melissa Prokop
CVM Awards
Outstanding Graduate Advising/Teaching Award: Recipient selected for consistent and effective advising of graduate students, service on many graduate thesis committees, impressive number of publications with students as first author, and regular participation in several of our graduate courses.
Dr. Molly McCue
Excellence in Course Coordination Awards: Presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to student learning through excellence in course coordination.
Year 1: Dr. James Mickelson
Year 2: Dr. Davis Seelig
Year 3: Dr. Christie Ward
Year 4: Dr. Daniel Almeida
Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award: This award, sponsored by Zoetis, is our most prestigious faculty teaching award. This award is unique in that the winner is selected by veterinary students.
Dr. Christopher Stauthammer
Awards 2016
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Christopher Stauthammer
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award: Presented to the VCS faculty member selected by the fourth year students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Caroline Baldo
Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to the VCS resident selected by the fourth year Small Animal Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of small animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Rachel Smith
Veterinary Population Medicine
Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the third year students as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Erin Malone
Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM faculty member selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Timothy Goldsmith
Resident/Intern Award for Excellence in Clinical or Diagnostic Teaching: Presented to the VPM resident selected by the fourth year Large Animal/Mixed Track students as the most outstanding clinical teacher during their fourth year of large animal clinical rotations.
Dr. Fernando Amitrano
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Teacher Award: Presented to the VBS faculty member the students have selected as the most outstanding teacher during their first three years of veterinary school.
Dr. Mark Rutherford
Veterinary Medical Center
Technician Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching: Presented to two VMC technicians, one each from the Small and Large Animal Hospitals, selected by the fourth year students as having contributed significantly to their clinical year.
Marie Bodin and Jennifer Olson
CVM Awards
Outstanding Graduate Advising/Teaching Award: Recipient selected for consistent and effective advising of graduate students, service on many graduate thesis committees, impressive number of publications with students as first author, and regular participation in several of our graduate courses.
Dr. Montserrat Torremorell
Excellence in Course Coordination Award: Presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to student learning through excellence in course coordination.
Year 1 : CVM 6901 : Physiology I : Dr. Al Beitz
Year 2 : CVM 6919 : Systemic Pathology : Dr. Robert Porter
Year 3 : CVM 6947 : Veterinary Imaging II : Dr. Christopher Ober
Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award: This award, sponsored by Zoetis, is our most prestigious faculty teaching award. This award is unique in that the winner is selected by veterinary students.
Dr. Robert Porter