Awards and Honors Archives - School of Veterinary Medicine

Wisconsin Veterinarian Wins 2019 Honorary Klussendorf Award

Posted on October 7, 2019 Wisconsin State Farmer

Dr. Sheila McGuirk of Madison, Wis., was named the 17th winner of the Honorary Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States, during the 53rd World Dairy Expo. From the moment she interviewed for the then soon-to-opened University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, this veterinarian embraced her new community and its grand cow show at World Dairy Expo. Throughout the process, McGuirk helped transform dairy cattle health care.

Summer Scholars Present Research, Alumna Awarded at National Veterinary Symposium

Posted on August 22, 2019

The UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) was well represented at the 2019 National Veterinary Scholars Symposium in Worcester, Massachusetts in July. Twenty-two doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) students from UW participated in the symposium …

Veterinarians, Physicians to Jointly Explore Links Between Animal and Human Health

Posted on July 24, 2019

A physician, a veterinarian and a PhD researcher walk into a conference. At the event’s conclusion, the medical doctor says: “I had no idea there were veterinary cardiologists like there are human cardiologists.” This interaction …

Schuler Receives 2019 Hilldale Award

Posted on March 28, 2019

Linda Schuler, a professor of comparative biosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), is among this year’s winners of a Hilldale Award. The Secretary of the Faculty annually recognizes four professors …

UW School of Veterinary Medicine Comparative Genetics Research Laboratory members

After Winning Online Vote, Researchers to Assemble German Shepherd Genome

Posted on March 26, 2019

The UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine tapped its resourcefulness and humor to get a grant in an unusual way: by winning an online vote among six finalists. VetMed’s Comparative Genetics Research Laboratory will use the …

The UW School of Veterinary Medicine chapter of Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE) receives the VOICE National Chapter of the Year Award

UW SVM Student Leaders Earn VOICE National Chapter of the Year Award

Posted on March 20, 2019

The UW School of Veterinary Medicine chapter of Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE) has been selected to receive the VOICE National Chapter of the Year Award for 2018-19. This award honors a …

Batker DVM’95 Named WVMA Veterinarian of the Year

Posted on November 6, 2018

The Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) named Judith Batker DVM’95 the 2018 WVMA Veterinarian of the Year during its 103rd annual convention in October. A 1995 graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, …

Closeup of a hedgehog face, held with blue surgical glove.

Fund Supports 18 New Studies to Enhance Companion Animal Health

Posted on August 6, 2018

Thanks to grants from the school’s Companion Animal Fund, faculty and residents at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will launch 18 new research projects aimed at improving animal health care. Over $171,000 …

Celebration of Excellence 2018 Award Recipients

Posted on May 2, 2018

On Saturday, April 28, students, faculty, staff, and friends gathered in Varsity Hall at Union South to celebrate the end of the academic year and recognize the efforts of the exceptional people who work and …

Kim Sherman is shown sitting in exam room with eye exam equipment next to her.

Sherman Named WVTA Veterinary Technician of the Year

Posted on October 13, 2017

Kim Sherman, a certified veterinary technician in the Ophthalmology service at UW Veterinary Care, has received the 2017 Veterinary Technician of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association (WVTA). This prestigious award is presented …