Six distinguished cattle veterinarians have been nominated and voting is underway for the 2015 Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame, which was created in 2011 to honor exceptional individuals who have made lasting contributions to the veterinary profession. This year’s outstanding nominees have played leading roles throughout their careers in preventive health medicine, surgical advancement, bovine reproduction, clinical field research, production record analysis, and milk quality.

Five organizations founded and sponsor the Hall of Fame – Merck Animal Health, the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC), the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), Bovine Veterinarian and Osborn Barr.

Voting is currently underway and will remain open until August 7. Members of the AVC and the AABP may vote for one beef and one dairy nominee. AVC members may vote during the organization’s spring and summer conferences or online. AABP members may vote online.

The fifth annual Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at this year’s AABP Annual Conference in New Orleans, Sept. 17 – 19, 2015.

Beef Nominees:
Dallas Horton, D.V.M.
Ed Johnson, D.V.M.
Gary P. Rupp, D.V.M.

Dairy Nominees:
Jenks S. Britt, D.V.M.
Keith E. Sterner, D.V.M.
Lawrence J. Hutchinson, D.V.M.