MVMA Awards-2008

• Veterinarian of the Year: Dr. Carl Osborne. This award is given to well-rounded, outstanding members of the veterinary profession who have given much to the profession as well as to their community. Dr. Osborne is a longtime professor in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences department.
• Outstanding Faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine: Dr. Pat Redig. This award is given to a faculty member who provides outstanding service to Minnesota veterinarians, gives his or her time and talent to the veterinary profession, makes a difference to the profession, and is a dedicated contributor to organized veterinary medicine. Dr. Redig is a CVM professor and cofounder of The Raptor Center.
• Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Joni Scheftel. This award is given to an MVMA member who has given special service to the profession of veterinary medicine, improving the profession as a result of that service. A state public health veterinarian, Dr. Sheftel is an adjunct member of the College's Veterinary Population Medicine faculty.
• President's Award: Lisa Berg. Lisa is a longtime staff member in the College's Veterinary Medical Library.

Kari Ekenstedt and Meetu Seth win poster competition
Graduate students Kari Ekenstedt and Meetu Seth were the winners of the first-ever MVMA poster competition. Kari won first place and a $200 prize for her poster on the genetic basis of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs, and Metu won second place and a $100 prize for her poster about bovine tuberculosis.