Every spring, the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine honors faculty, staff, alumni, and other members of our community who have been granted awards and other distinctions throughout the year. This includes internal and external recognitions.
Alumni Awards
Dr. Dee Thornell: Distinguished DVM Alumni Award, Practitioner. This award goes to an individual who has distinguished himself or herself in private practice for a sustained period of time and who has added great value to the veterinary community through excellence in practice, exemplary professionalism, and outstanding service.
Dr. James Sikarskie: Distinguished DVM Alumni Award, Non-Practitioner. This award goes to an individual who similarly has excelled in public practice with government, corporate, military, or academic entities and added significant value to the profession and to his or her organization.
Dr. Simon Petersen-Jones: Honorary Alumni Award. The recipient of the Honorary Veterinary Alumni Award is a non-alumnus member of the College community who has been both distinctive and distinguished in one or more of the College’s mission areas—teaching, research, or service. In recognition of sustained excellence and the great credit this person has brought to Michigan State University, the College officially names him or her an honorary alumnus.
Dr. Augusta Pelosi: Distinguished Postdoctoral Alumni Award. This award to an individual who has either received a master’s degree or a doctor of philosophy degree under the direction of a member of the College’s faculty, or completed an internship or residency program at the College.
Kelli Keith: Distinguished Veterinary Nursing Alumni Award. The recipient of the Distinguished Veterinary Nursing Alumni Award has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Technology/Nursing or a Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Technology/Nursing from the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and has excelled in practice, teaching, research, service, or organized veterinary medicine.
Community Awards
College of Veterinary Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Dr. Ian Moore: Read more
Shelter Veterinarian of the Year Award, Association of Shelter Veterinarians
Dr. Shirene Cece-Clements, alumna
2022 Krehbiel Distinguished Staff Award
Rochelle Mahaley
2022 Unsung Hero Award
Veterinary Nursing Teacher of the Year Award
Charles A. Gliozzo International Award for Public Diplomacy
Dr. John Kaneene: Read more
2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine: Read more
2022 Simmons Chivukula Award of Academic Leadership
#iteachmsu Educator Award & MSU Women of Color Community Recognition Award
Micaela Flores
Senior Celebration Awards
Small Animal Clinical Sciences Awards
Large Animal Clinical Sciences Awards
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Awards
On-the-Spot Award Recipients
On-the-Spot Awards are given to members of the College community who demonstrate outstanding service and commitment to the College's mission, vision, and values.
Retirements
These are the staff and faculty who have most recently retired. We wish them the happiest retirements!
Find last year's honorees here.
Did we miss an award from the 2021-22 academic year that should have been recognized? Submit the award at communications@cvm.msu.edu.