BVA Congress 2011: Prestigious Awards And Scholarships Presented

The following awards were presented during the BVA Congress Awards Ceremony on Thursday 22 September.

• Chiron Award to Professor John E Cooper for his outstanding service to the veterinary profession overseas and inspiring many in the UK http://www.bva.co.uk/newsroom/2452.aspx
• Dalrymple-Champneys Cup and Medal to Vic Simpson for his immense contributions to increasing the knowledge base of the pathology of wildlife species in Great Britain http://www.bva.co.uk/newsroom/2451.aspx
• Trevor Blackburn Award to Tim Leyland for strengthening veterinary services in developing countries and providing veterinary services to communities in remote, marginalised and conflict-affected areas http://www.bva.co.uk/newsroom/2453.aspx
• Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Scholarship to Francesca Scott for her elective project on the economics of bovine TB in Ghana http://www.bva.co.uk/newsroom/2454.aspx
• Celebrating 100 BVA overseas travel grants and awarding this year's grants to Jodie Hughes & Hayley Chidlow, Per Karlsson and Clare Muir for projects in Fiji, Indonesia and Nepal respectively http://www.bva.co.uk/newsroom/2450.aspx

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