AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ZOOLOGICAL MEDICINE
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| Congratulations to the new ACZM Officers for 2007-2009: President, Dr. Jim Carpenter , Vice-President, Dr. Craig Harms, Secretary, Dr. Mark Drew, and Treasurer, Dr. Jonathan Sleeman.See Photo |
| Congratulations to Scott Citino for being honored with the Emil Dolensek Award during the 2007 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and Nutrition Advisory Group Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. |
| Congratulations to Christine Fiorello for winning the 2007 ACZM Manuscript Award during the 2007 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and AZA Nutrition Advisory Group Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee for her manuscript entitled "Demography, Hunting Ecology, and Pathogen Exposure of Domestic Dogs in the Isoso of Bolivia." published in Conservation Biology (2006) 20(3):762-771.See Photo |
| Congratulations to Kay Backues, Michael Stoskopf, Steven Hernandez-Divers and Ted Mashima for being honored with the ACZM Presidential Award during the 2007 ACZM Annual Business Meeting held in association with the 2007 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.See Photo |
| Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Eric Baitchman, Ellen Bronson, Rob Coke, Jennifer D'Agostino, Laurie Gage, Leah Greer, Pam Govett, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marty Haulena, Jan Ramer, Jessica Siegal-Willot, John Sykes, and Doug Whiteside. - who passed the ACZM board examination October 11-14, 2007 at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee. See Photo |
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| Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Sara Childs-Sanford, Christine Fiorello, Chris Hanley, Eric Klaphake, and David Miller - who passed the ACZM board examination October 23-25, 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom. See Photo |
| This was the first year ACZM participated in the annual
AAZV auction at the AAZV annual conference. The auction proceeds for ACZM from this year's auction were
$3500. To all ACZM members that donated items to the auction at the 2006 AAZV annual conference: The AAZV PR committee would like to thank you all for your generous donations of unique items. All items are welcome and keep the auction in mind during your institution's gift shop sales or your world travels. Some of the best sellers are the items you personally make be it jewelry, paintings or mead! It is truly amazing the artist/creative talents of some of our members. Thanks again for your donations, the money raised goes to fund scholarships and awards. Respectfully the AAZV PR committee. |
| Congratulations to Sonia Hernandez-Divers, Kirsten Girlardi, Joanne Paul-Murphy, and Scott Citino for being honored with the ACZM Presidential Award during the 2006 ACZM Annual Business Meeting held in association with the 2006 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Conference in Tampa, Florida. |
| Congratulations to Jim Wellehan for winning the 2006 ACZM Manuscript Award during the 2006 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Conference in Tampa, Florida for his manuscript entitled "Varanid Herpesvirus 1: a novel herpesvirus associated with proliferative stomatitis in green tree monitors (Varanus prasinus)" published in Veterinary Microbiology (2005) 105(2):83-92. |
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Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Chris Dutton, Lisa Harrenstien, Kelly Helmick, Lauren Howard, Terra Kelley, Don Neiffer, Jodie Sherrill-Bell, Kurt Sladky, Meg Sutherland-Smith, and Jim Wellehan - who passed the ACZM board examination October 24-26, 2005 at White Oak Conservation Center. See Photos |
| Congratulations to the new ACZM Officers for 2005-2007: President, Dr. Mark Stetter, Vice-President, Dr. Ted Mashima, Secretary, Dr. Craig Harms, and Treasurer, Dr. Jim Carpenter. |
| Congratulations to Christine Fiorello for winning the 2005 ACZM Manuscript Award during the 2005 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and AZA Nutrition Advisory Group Conference in Omaha, Nebraska for her manuscript entitled "Seroprevalence of pathogens in domestic carnivores on the border of Madidi National Park, Bolivia" published in the journal of Animal Conservation (2004) 7:45-54. |
| Congratulations to Alita Huff, Jean Sieprawski, Bill Boever, Kathryn Gamble, and Wilbur Amand for being honored with the ACZM Presidential Award during the 2005 ACZM Annual Business Meeting held in association with the 2005 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and AZA Nutrition Advisory Group Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. |
ACZM held its second Strategic Planning Retreat February 21-24, 2005 at the Saleh Bamberger Ranch near Johnson City, Texas. Twelve ACZM Diplomates were involved in the retreat which developed future plans and goals for the College. Diplomates should watch for the new Strategic Plan Document in the Diplomates Only Section. See Photo |
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Congratulations to ACZM's newest honorary diplomate, Dr. Sam Ridgway. Dr. Ridgway's honorary diplomate status was announced at the 2004 Annual AAZV conference in San Diego, California. Read his Bio |
Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Noha Abou-Madi, Ryan Devoe, Shannon Ferrell, Steven Hernandez-Divers, Maud Lafortune, and Martha Weber - who passed the ACZM board examination September 19-22, 2004 at White Oak Conservation Center. See Photo |
| Congratulations to Brad Lock for for winning the 2004 ACZM Manuscript Award during 2004 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and Wildlife Disease Association Conference in San Diego, California. |
| Congratulations to Kathryn Gamble and Kirsten Gilardi for being honored with the ACZM Presidential Award during the 2004 ACZM Annual Business Meeting held in association with the 2004 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and Wildlife Disease Association Conference in San Diego, California. |
| Congratulations to Jim Carpenter for being honored with the the Emil Dolensek Award during the 2004 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and Wildlife Disease Association Conference in San Diego, California. |
| Congratulations to Dr. Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf for being voted Chair-Elect of the Executive Committee of the American Board of Veterinary Specialties of the American Veterinary Medical Association. |
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| Congratulations to the new ACZM Officers for 2003-2005: President, Dr. Joanne Paul-Murphy, Vice-President, Dr. Mark Stetter, Secretary, Dr. Ted Mashima, and Treasurer, Dr. Jim Carpenter. |
| Congratulations to Pat Morris, Craig Harms, Kay Mehren, and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf for being honored with the ACZM Presidential Award during the 2003 ACZM Annual Business Meeting held in association with the 2003 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| Congratulations to Michael K. Stoskopf for being honored with the the Emil Dolensek Award and William Lance for being honored with the Duane Ullrey Award during the 2003 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Pam Dennis, Greg Fleming, Nadine Lamberski, and Brad Lock - who passed the ACZM board examination September 16-17, 2003 at White Oak Conservation Center. See Photo |
| Congratulations to Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf for her appointment to AVMA's American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) Executive Commmittee as the Member-at-Large. Dr. Kennedy-Stoskopf is also a member of the Policies and Procedures Committee of ABVS. |
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| Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Sonia Hernandez-Divers, R. Scott Larsen, Jonathan M. Sleeman, and Gary West - who passed the ACZM board examination September 17-19, 2002 at White Oak Conservation Center. |
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| Congratulations to New ACZM Diplomates - Kay A. Backues, Elizabeth J. Chittick, Kirsten V. Gilardi, Stephanie B. James, Jennifer E. Langan, Geoffrey W. Pye, Robin W. Radcliffe, William Kirk Suedmeyer, and Lisa A. Tell - who passed the ACZM board examination October 9-11, 2001 at White Oak Conservation Center. See Photo |
| Congratulations to the 2001 recipients of the ACZM Presidential Award - Kay Mehren and Phil Ensley. The award was presented by ACZM president, Scott Citino, at the ACZM annual business meeting September 19, 2001 in Orlando, Florida. See Photo |
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| The ACZM steering committee on veterinary curriculum held a workshop at White Oak Conservation Center on November 9-12, 2000. Representatives from all 31 AVMA accredited colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada joined members from 6 allied professional veterinary organizations to deliberate on recommendations to help veterinary educators effectively provide appropriate offerings in zoological medicine in veterinary curricula. Results of this effort were published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 219, No. 11, Pages 1532-1535, 2001 as ACZM's recommendations on veterinary curricula and will facilitate the ongoing efforts of North American veterinary colleges to provide their students with knowledge and skills relative to zoological medicine believed necessary for them to succeed in their profession. See Photo |
| ACZM's first strategic planning retreat was held November 6-9, 2000 on Emerald Island, North Carolina. A detailed strategic plan was developed for the future of the College along with an organizational mission statement and objectives. The strategic plan document can be found in the Diplomates Only Section. See Photos |
| Congratulations to New AZCM Diplomates - Karen S. Kearns, Gregory A. Lewbart, Suzan Murray, and Barbara A. Wolfe - who passed the ACZM board examination October 10-11, 2000 at White Oak Conservation Center. See Photo |
| Congratulations to the first recipients of the ACZM Presidential Award - Mark Drew, Michael Stoskopf, and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf. The award was presented at the ACZM annual business meeting September 17, 2000 in New Orleans, Louisiana. ACZM President, Scott Citino, initiated the award this year to recognize outstanding service to the College. See Photo |