Six Promising New Vets Awarded AAEP Foundation Scholarships
Six 2015 veterinary graduates committed to careers in equine medicine were each presented with $4,000 scholarships.
Six 2015 veterinary graduates committed to careers in equine medicine were each presented with $4,000 scholarships.
Dr. Virginia Reef was named a distinguished educator (academic) at the 2015 AAEP Convention.
Recently retired John W. Lee, Jr., DVM, received the Distinguished Educator (Mentor) Award at the 2015 AAEP Convention.
Dr. Nat White was recognized for his leadership and volunteerism in the AAEP during his 43 years of membership.
Daniel P. Keenan, DVM, will serve on the board for a three-year term, which expires in 2018.
Amy Grice, VMD, MBA, retired in 2015 from a New York practice to open a veterinary consulting practice in Montana.
Margo Macpherson, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, will assume the role of AAEP president in 2018.
Kathleen Anderson, DVM, was installed as president during the Dec. 8 President’s Luncheon at the AAEP Convention.

Seventeen premises remain quarantined while restrictions have been lifted on 414 facilities.
Dr. Jane Marie Manfredi hopes to optimize field-oriented dynamic insulin and glucose regulation tests and more.
Dr. Aimee Colbath is researching bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for treating equine musculoskeletal disease.
Eight students committed to careers in equine medicine received $2,500 scholarships from the AAEP Foundation and Markel.
The students received the inaugural $5,000 scholarships via the Merck Animal Health/AAEP Foundation scholarship program.
The code is a broad set of principles designed to establish good equine welfare procedures for industry organizations.

The oldest member of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s herd died Dec. 2 at the Wallkill Correctional Facility.
Speakers will discuss different aspects of feeding high-performance horses March 24 in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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