1993 Western College of Veterinary Medicine Prize in Histology

1993 Western College of Veterinary Medicine William Sidey Scholarship

1994 Western College of Veterinary Medicine W.B. Saunders Company Award in Medicine

1991-95 Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarship

1994-95 Western College of Veterinary Medicine University Undergraduate Scholarship

1995 Western College of Veterinary Medicine Bayer, Inc. Award in Herd Medicine

1995 Western College of Veterinary Medicine Impromed Provides Award in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

1996 Marilyn J. Dodd Memorial Award

1996 John Carl Tucker Award

1996 F.W. Schofield Prize in Veterinary Pathology

1996 Dr. R.H. Dunlop Book Prize for Academic Excellence in Veterinary

1996 American College of Veterinary Surgeons Award for Large Animal Surgery

1996 Ayerst Veterinary Laboratories First General Proficiency Award

1996 Western College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty Gold Medal

1998 Student Chapter of American Veterinary Medical Association Large Animal Resident Appreciation Award

1999 Dr. Virgil and Metzy H. Yount Postgraduate Veterinary Medicine Award

2010 Certificate of Special Recognition from California-International Llama Association

2011 Dr. Murray Fowler Achievement Award

2014 Nominated and accepted as a Fellow in The Teaching Academy of the Consortium of West Region
Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in 2014.

2015 School of Veterinary Medicine Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award

2016 UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate and Professional Teaching

2020 Lifetime Achievement Award (Llama Association of North America (LANA))
Reason for award: given in recognition of service, commitment, and positive impact on the entire camelid community.
Professional significance: This award signifies formal recognition and appreciation of clinical service, education, and research benefiting camelids. LANA is a nonprofit owner organization since 1981.

2022 T Douglas Byars Equine Educator of the Year Award, The T. Douglas Byars Equine Educator of the Year Award is based on contributions to equine/large animal emergency and critical care education and programs, where individuals nominated must have been a speaker for IVECCS in the past. The award has been named in honor and memory of Dr. T. Douglas Byars who played an instrumental role in the development of the Large Animal Emergency & Critical Care specialty within ACVECC.

2023 SVM Class of 2023 Favorite Equine Professor Award

2023 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award

2024 SVM Class of 2024 Favorite Equine Professor Award

2025 Favorite Equine Professor Award