The Practitioner of the Year awards are designed to pay tribute to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of veterinary medicine. Award recipients are nominated by their colleagues and selected by the Awards Committee. Award winners are honored during the Presentation Banquet at the TVMA Annual Conference and are profiled throughout the year in the Texas Veterinarian magazine. Call for nominations go out in July of each year and qualified TVMA members may be nominated in one of the following categories: