A List of Past Prize Winners, Essay Titles, and Publication Details:

2007:
1st Prize:  Ellen Carlin, Cornell University.
"The gender laws: Federal legislation and the feminization of veterinary medicine."

2nd Prize:  Jeremiah Burnett, Washington State University.
"Past, present and future responses by the veterinary medical profession to socioeconomic change."

3rd prize:  Alphina Ho, Kansas State University.
"Shining light on foreign animal diseases: The story of Plum Island."
 

2006
1st Prize:  Amy Lynn, Cornell University, 2006.
"Cats are not Small Dogs: The Emergence of Feline Medicine."

2nd Prize:  David Gardiner, Cornell University, 2006.
"The Age of Veterinary Specialization."

3rd Prize:  Melissa Bourgeois, University of Florida, 2007.
"From 1946 to the Present - NASA's Contribution to the Veterinary Medical Sciences."
 

2005
1st Prize: David William Gardiner, 2006, Cornell University
"Canine Parvovirus: From Not There to Everywhere: An Historical Look at the Emergence, Media Coverage, and Vaccine Development of Canine Parvovirus."
Published in: Veterinary Heritage, Nov. 2005, 28(2): 38-45.

2nd Prize: Sarah Melissa Dyson, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia
"Women Veterinarians Throughout the 20th Century."
Published in: Veterinary Heritage, May 2006, 29(1): 8-14.

3rd Prize: Greg A. Schmiesing 2005, Washington State University
"Attempting to Make Practice Acts Perfect."
Published in: Veterinary Heritage, Nov. 2005, 28(2): 46-51.
 

2004
1st Prize: Greg A. Schmiesing 2005, Washington State University
"Transportation, Vaccination, Eradication, Consolidation: Reasons for Consternation?"
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2004 Nov; 27(2):35-41.

2nd Prize: Kathryn Bradford 2006, Oklahoma State University
"Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence: Veterinarian, Anthropologist, and Author."
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2004 Nov; 27(2):42-44.

3rd Prize: Jennifer Chediak 2006, Cornell University
"Shaping the Profession: James Law and The Rise of Veterinary Professionalism in the United States."
 Published in: Veterinary Heritage, 2005 May; 28(1):1-5.

2003
1st Prize: Greg A. Schmiesing 2005, Washington State University
"Independentsí Days: Independent Colleges in the Foundation of Veterinary Education in the United States."
 Published in: Veterinary Heritage, 2003 Nov; 26(2):21-28.

2nd Prize: Rebecca E. Brahm 2005, Oklahoma State University
The Changing Face of Veterinary Medicine: Women in the Profession.
 Published in: Veterinary Heritage, 2003 Nov; 26(2):36-39.

3rd Prize: Jolene M. North 2005, Oklahoma State University
Dueling Serpents.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2004 May; 27(1):10-14.
 

2002
1st Prize: Greg A. Schmiesing 2005, Washington State University
Protection of Animals Through Modern Legislation.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2002 Nov; 25(2):30-36.

2nd Prize: Margaret M. Brosnahan 2002, Tufts University
One Hundred Years of Colic: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Equine Gastrointestinal Disease in the Twentieth Century.
 Published in: Veterinary Heritage, 2002 Nov; 25(2):40-6.

3rd Prize: Ann H. Montague 2003, University of Minnesota
The Battle for a Veterinary School in Minnesota.
 Published in: Veterinary Heritage, 2003 May; 26(1):10-13.
 

2001
1st Prize: Jill Pruett 2003, Oklahoma State University
Evolution of Exotic Medicine Through Zoological Gardens.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2001 Nov; 24(2):27-32.

2nd Prize: Michelle L. Quigley 2003, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medicine and the American Civil War.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2001 Nov; 24(2):33-37.

3rd Prize: Arden J. Gillespie 2003, Oklahoma State University
Mark L. Morris, Sr., DVM Pioneer and Innovator.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2002 May; 25(1):7-11.
 

2000
1st Prize: Glenn Allen Olah 2002, Oklahoma State University
From Scrapie to Prions: Veterinarians Pave the Way.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2000 Nov; 23(2):38-42.

2nd Prize: Andrew M. Silverstone 2000, Atlantic Veterinary College
The New Light: Roentgenís Unusual Demonstrations and the Development of Diagnostic Radiology in North America.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2000 Nov; 23(2):46-51.

3rd Prize: Melanie J. Blystone 2001, University of Georgia
Rinderpest: One Virusís Impact on Veterinary History.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2001 May; 24(1):8-12.
 

1999
1st Prize: Debbie Tacium Ladry 2000, Universite de Montreal
The Remarkable History of Treatment for Milk Fever.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1999 Nov; 22(2):31-34.

2nd Prize: Heather Campbell 2000, Texas A & M University
The Portrayal of Veterinary Medicine in Films.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1999 Nov; 22(2):35-37.

3rd Prize: (tie) Melanie J. Blystone 2001, University of Georgia
Veterinarians in Zoo Medicine: The Evolution of a Career.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2000 May; 23(1):9-13.

3rd Prize: (tie) Pat R. Davis 2000, Auburn University
Coming Full CircleóA History of the 168th Medical Detachment (VS).
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 2000 May; 23(1):21-27.
 

1998
1st Prize: Cydria Schaefer Manette 2000, Washington State University
Veterinary Ethics and the Changing Role of the Veterinarian: A Historical Review.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1998 Dec; 21(2):25-33.

2nd Prize: Debbie Tacium Ladry 2000, Universite de Montreal
Winnie the Pooh and the Veterinarian Too: A Biographical Essay on the Life of Dr. Harry Colebourn, BVSc, MRCVS (1887-1947).
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1998 Dec; 21(2):41-45.

3rd Prize: (tie) Jason M. Evans 1999 Oklahoma State University
A Retrospective of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1999 May; 22(1):14-19.
 

1997
1st Prize: Marilyn T. Waters 1997, Oregon State University
Hocus Pocus: A Pharmacologic Look at Patent Medicine Colic Cures.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1997 Nov; 20(2):40-44.

2nd Prize: Amy M. Lesniak 2000, North Carolina State University
Animals and The Veterinarian in Ancient Rome.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1997 Nov; 20(2):45-49.

3rd Prize: (tie) Diana Murphy Jordan 1998, Iowa State University
Hog Cholera: A Historical Review.
 Published in: Veterinary Heritage, 1998 May; 21(1):1-8.

3rd Prize: (tie) Stacy L. Pritt 1997, Washington State University
The History of the Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) in Society and Veterinary Medicine.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1998 May; 21(1):12-16.
 

1996
1st Prize: Ilana Beth Furman Levinson 1999, Oregon State University
The History of Zoos and the Emergence of Zoo Veterinarians.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1996 Dec; 19(2):20-23.

2nd Prize: G. Russell Danner 1998, University of Wisconsin
Elmer A. Woelffer, DVM, 1897-1995.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1997 May; 20(1):27-29.

3rd Prize: Kelly J. Hoover 1998, Washington State University
Rabies Treatments and Preventives Through the Ages.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1997 May; 20(1):30-34.
 

1995
1st Prize: Melinda S. Cumming 1995, Washington State University
Blisters, Beetles, and Beliefs.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1995 Jun; 18(1):3-10.

2nd Prize: Stacy L. Pritt 1997, Washington State University
Norman Rockwellís Illustration of Pet Care and Veterinary Medicine.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1995 Dec; 18(2):55-58.

3rd Prize: Joanne C. Martineau 1998 University of Pennsylvania
A Historical Survey of Vivisection from Antiquity to the Present.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1996 Jun; 19(1):8-10.
 

1994
1st Prize: Sandra Coestar, 1995 Cornell University
The Magical and Mystical World of Atropine and Other Belladonna Alkaloids.

2nd Prize: Kim Taugott, [Brooktondale, NY]
Florence KimballóAmericaís First Woman Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

3rd Prize: Ilene Shapiro, [Ontario, Canada]
The Contributions of C.D. McGilvray.
 

1993
1st Prize: Jane Knoper 1995, Washington State University
The Thermometer: History and Application.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1995 Jun; 18(1):3-10.

2nd Prize: Angela K. Schoening 1995, Purdue University
Robert Stroud: The Brains Behind the Birdman.
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1995 Dec; 18(2):55-58.

3rd Prize: Yvonne Kalifianos 1994, Purdue University
History of Veterinary Homeopathy
 Published in Veterinary Heritage, 1996 Jun; 19(1):8-10.
 

1992
1st Prize: Catherine Hibbett 1993, University of Minnesota
Artists and Anatomists in Renaissance Europe.

Hon. Mention: Becky Manning ë??, University of Wisconsin
The New York Zoological Societyís Veterinary History.
 
 

Last updated 5 July 2006