Faculty & Staff Recipients of Awards
presented by the College of Veterinary Medicine

Merit Employee of the Year
2024:
Susan Fulster, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2023: Joanna Hildreth, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2022: Tammy Krock, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2021: Stephanie Canon, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2020: Chris Lee, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2019: Diane Perry & Lisa Smith, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2018: Sandy Popelka, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2017: Vern Hoyt, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2016: Tracy Rullestad, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2015: Deanna Collins, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Merit Mid-Career Employee of the Year
2024:
Nicole Bergman, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2023: Jessica Griffith, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2022: Crystal Hentry, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center

Merit New Employee of the Year
2024:
Emily Price, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center 
2023: Liesel Schwartzkopf, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2022: Courtney Melohn, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center

Resident/Intern/Graduate Student/Post Doc of the Year
2024: Lisa Uhl, Veterinary Pathology (resident)
2024: Megan Neveau Thomas, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (graduate student)
2024: Brandon Ruddell, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (post doc)
2023: Stephanie Telek, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (resident)
2023: Henry Osemeke, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (graduate student)
2023: Ashenafi Beyi, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (post doc)
2022: Lauren Page, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (resident)
2022: Nicole Jandick, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (graduate student)
2022: Amo Hashish, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (post doc)
2021: Alanna Farrell, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (resident)
2021: Nyzil Massey, Department of Biomedical Sciences (graduate student/post doc)
2020: Kayla Le & Louise O'Leary, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (resident)
2020: Giovani Trevisan, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (graduate student/post doc)
2019: Robin White, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (resident/intern)
2019: Jeba Jesudoss, Department of Veterinary Pathology (graduate student/post doc)
2018: Kayode Garraway, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (resident/intern)
2018: Joseph Smith, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (graduate student/post doc)
2017: Caitlin Wiley, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2016: Jacob Ewing, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2016: Joshua Ydstie, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2015: Dilshan Harischandra, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2014: Kyle Tofflemire, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2013: Lindsey Gilmour, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Kate Hepworth, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2012: Amanda Kreuder, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine

Service Team of the Year
2024:
Poultry Team
2024: Dairy HPAI Investigation Team
2023: Histopathology Lab
2022: Equine Veterinary Medicine
2021: Public Health Testing Team
2020: Emergency & Critical Care Unit and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory IT Team
2019: Oncology Service
2018: Equine Field Services
2017: Surgical Education Team
2016: Center for Food Security and Public Health
2015: Ophthalmology Section
2015: Diagnostic Imaging Service
2014: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Molecular and Viral Diagnostics Section
2013: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory's diagnosticians, graduate students and staff responsible for PEDV diagnosis
2012: Office of Curricular and Student Assessment
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Molecular and Virology Diagnostics Section

P&S Employee of the Year
2017:
 Lisa Gestrine, instructional support specialist, IT Department
2016: Bill Robertson, program coordinator, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2015: Liz Mills, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center customer service representative
2014: Deb Hoyt, Instructional Technology
2013: Wolfgang Weber, teaching lab assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2012: Joe Brodie, manager, ISU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Histopathology Laboratory
Phyllis Fisher, laboratory supervisor, Histopathology and Clinical Pathology Laboratory supervisor
Liz Mills, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center customer service representative

Faculty Member of the Year
2017: 
Chad Johannes, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2016: Suzanne Millman, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine and Department of Biomedical Sciences
2015: Rachel Allbaugh, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2014: Michael Yaeger, professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2013: Darrell Trampel, professor and poultry extension veterinarian, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2012: Locke Karriker, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine

Dean's Innovation Award - recognizing a creative and innovative idea that generates new revenue, reduces costs and/or increases efficiency.
2018: Comparative Pathology Core Service, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2017: Department of Biomedical Sciences (Dr. Michael Lyons and William Robertson): "Utilizing Human Anatomy Lab in Undergraduate Courses"
2017: Karen Harmon, Avanti Sinha, Sarah Bade and Laura Bradner: "Development of Custom Reagents to Use for Diagnostic PCR Assays"
2016: Department of Biomedical Sciences 1-Year, Non-Thesis Masters' Program
2015: Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center overtime reduction plan, submitted by Kathi Cunningham, LVMC business manager
2014: Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital online anesthesia scheduler, submitted by Bonnie Hay-Kraus, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
2023:
Mark Lyte, professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2022: Orhan Sahin, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2021: Jodi Smith, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2020: Jodi McGill, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2019: Philip Gauger, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2018: Karin Allenspach, professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2017: Brad Blitvich, professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2016: Jianqiang Zhang, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2015: Paul Plummer, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine & Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2014: Johann "Hans" Coetzee, professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2013: Jeffrey Zimmerman, professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2012: Suzanne Millman, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine & Department of Biomedical Sciences
2011: Al Jergens, professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2010: Mark Ackermann, professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2009: Tanja Opriessnig, professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2008: Annette O'Connor, professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2007: Qijing Zhang, professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2006: Vlastislav Bracha, professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2005: Greg Phillips, professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine 
2004: Anumantha Kanthasamy, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2003: Pat Halbur, Professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2002: Michael Conzemius, College of Veterinary Medicine
2001: Eileen Thacker, College of Veterinary Medicine
2000: Mark Ackerman, professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
1999: Brad Thacker, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
1998: Mike Wannemuehler, professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
1997: Srdija Jeftinija, College of Veterinary Medicine

Award for Early Career Achievement in Research
2024: Gustavo Silva, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2023: Jamie Kopper, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2022: Luis Gimenez-Lirola, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2021: David Verhoeven, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2020: Josh Beck, assistant professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2019: Jonathan Mochel, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine & Department of Biomedical Sciences
2018: Daniel Linhares, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2017: Dana LeVine, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2016: Paul Plummer, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine & Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine 
2015: Jianqiang Zhang, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2014: Gil Ben-Shlomo, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2013: Eric Burrough, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine

Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
2024:
Amanda Kreuder, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2023: Jodi McGill, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2022: Jonathan Mochel, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine & Department of Biomedical Sciences
2021: Orhan Sahin, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2020: Phil Gauger, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2019: Jodi Smith, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2018: Iddo Friedberg, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2017: Alan Robertson, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2016: Suzanne Millman, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine and Department of Biomedical Sciences
2015: Cathy Miller, associate professor, Department of Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2014: Michael Kimber, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2013: Arthi Kanthasamy, professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
2024:
Melissa Kubai, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2023: Jamie Kopper, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2022: Justin Brown, assistant teaching professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2021: Scott Radke, clinical assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2020: Melissa Tropf, clinical assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2019: Matt Brewer, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2018: Jessica Ward, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
2024:
Carrie Berg, Biomedical Sciences
2023: Mike Lyons, teaching professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2022: Tamara Swor, clinical associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2021: Stephanie Caston, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2020: Brett Sponseller, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2019: Eric Rowe, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2018: Thimmasettappa Thippeswamy, professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

International Service Award
2024:
Radford Davis, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2023: Jessica Ward, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2022: Victoria Lenardon, lead public health veterinarian, Center for Food Security and Public Health
2021: Jianqiang Zhang, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2020: SMART Translational Medicine (Drs. Karin Allenspach, Al Jergens & Jonathan Mochel), Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2019: Karl Kraus, professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2018: Wilson Rumbeiha, professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine

Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice
2024:
Erin McQuinn, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2023: Jamie Kopper, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2022: Jarrod Troy, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2021: Rebecca Walton, clinical assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2020: Chris Rademacher, clinical professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2019: Chad Johannes, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2018: Yuko Sato, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine

Outstanding Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice
2024:
Drew Magstadt, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2024: Beatrice Sponseller, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2023: Kristina Miles, professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2022: Eric Burrough, professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2022: Rachel Allbaugh, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2021: Joan Howard, clinical associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2020: Kevin Kersh, clinical associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2019: Rodger Main, director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

P&S Excellence Award
2024:
Brian Adams, College of Veterinary Medicine
2023: Sheila Norris, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2023: Kelly Boesenberg-Smith, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2022: Jeremy Kellen, Information Technology
2021: Wendy Stensland, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2020: Lindsey Alley, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2019: Phyllis Fisher, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2018: Jennifer Holdredge, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

P&S Mid-Career Excellence Award
2024:
Brian Rowe-Barth, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2023: Brit Crim & Daniel Patanroi, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2022: Katie Woodard, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

P&S Outstanding New Professional Award
2024:
Sarah Karner, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2023: Audra Hartwigsen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2022: Rylie Vander Platts, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2022: Mingxi Guo, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 
2021: Josef Biechler, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
2020: Carrie Schwake, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center & Megan Jedlicka, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2019: Ashley Rasmussen, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2018: Deanna Gerber, College of Veterinary Medicine

P&S Research Award
2023:
Dr. Amro Hashish, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2022: Karrie Daniels, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine

Frederick Douglass Patterson Diversity and Inclusion Award
2024:
Rachel Derscheid, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine 
2023: Jen Scaccianoce, clinical assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical 
2022: Rachel Allbaugh, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2021: Claire Andreasen, University Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology & Joan Howard, clinical associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2020: Courtney Vengrin, director of curricular assessment and teaching support
2019: Heather Greenlee, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2018: Monica Howard, director of student programs

CVM Champion Award
2024:
Brian Anderson, custodian, Patterson Hall 
2023: Brad Kuennen, CVM librarian, ISU Library
2023: Deb Vance, assistant director, International Students and Scholars
2022: Tammy Miller, custodian, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center

Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award
2023:
Dr. Steve Carlson, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2022: Melissa Tropf, clinical associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2021: Jamie Kopper, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2020: Austin Viall, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2019: Jessica Ward, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2018: Gayle Brown, assistant director and veterinary specialist, Center for Food Security and Public Health
2017: Thimmasettapa Thippeswamy, professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2016: Steve Carlson, associate professor, Department of  Biomedical Sciences
2015: Shannon Hostetter, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

William O. Reece Award
2022: Carrie Berg, associate teaching professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2021: Jamie Kopper, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
2020: Steve Carlson, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2019: Gayle Brown, senior lecture, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
2018: Jennifer Schleining, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2017: Amanda Fales-Williams, professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2016: Alex Ramirez, associate professor, Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
2015: Gayle Brown, assistant director and veterinary specialist, Center for Food Security and Public Health