TVMA Practitioner of the Year
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 General Session 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:
- Companion Animal Practitioner of the Year
- Distinguished Career Achievement Award
- Equine Practitioner of the Year
- Food Animal Practitioner of the Year
- General Practitioner of the Year
- Industry Representative
- Non-Traditional Species Practitioner of the Year
- Veterinary Paraprofessional of the Year (non-licensed team members)
- Recent Graduate Veterinarian of the Year
- Veterinary Medical Specialty Award
- Licensed Veterinary Technician of the Year
Nominate a member for an award HERE.
Texas Veterinary Heritage Practice Awards
The Texas Veterinary Heritage Practice Awards program annually recognizes one to two practices of veterinary medicine in Texas that have been in continuous operation for 50 years or more. The daily practice of veterinary medicine is not an easy endeavor; therefore, a business with 50 years or more of sustainable medical contributions to the public and their animals is quite noteworthy.
TVMA formally celebrated the beginning of the program in March 2009 by honoring four heritage practices, the first of which was the Department of Veterinary Science at the A&M College of Texas, which was established in 1888 on a small scale with Dr. Mark Francis as its sole practitioner and employee. Dr. Francis later became the first dean of the school of veterinary medicine in 1916.
Since 2009, a total of 38 heritage practices have been honored at the annual meetings. It is the association’s hope that this program helps to increase veterinarians’ appreciation of their heritage and increases their knowledge of the history of veterinary medicine as well. TVMA has developed an official registry of qualifying heritage practices. If your practice or one where you are employed is 50 years or older, complete the nomination form online. While the practice must have been in continuous operation for at least 50 years, the building does not need to be the original.
Nominate a practice online HERE.