2012 Award Information

Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2011

Introduction

Dr. Richard Rimler was from Athens, GA, and worked as a technician in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, prior to receiving the MS degree in Medical Microbiology from the University of Georgia.  His Ph.D., done under the direction of Drs. Stanley Kleven and Richard Davis, involvedHaemophilus paragallinarum.  Drs. Rimler and Davis developed the first successful coryza bacterin, which was commercialized as Salsbury's Coryza-vac, the first product on the market.  Dr. Rimler went to NADC in Ames after graduation and remained there for the rest of his career, where he worked primarily on Pasteurella multocida.  After Dr. Rimler’s untimely passing in 2000, his family made a generous bequest to AAAP for the establishment of an award recognizing excellence in poultry disease research by a graduate student.  Candidates for this award are not required to possess the D.V.M. degree.

Criteria

Candidates should be enrolled currently in a thesis-requiring Master of Science program or a Ph.D. program, or have received the degree within the year preceding the application deadline.  It is not required that they possess the D.V.M. degree, and non-D.V.M. candidates are encouraged to apply.  The area of study and research should clearly involve some aspect of poultry health or disease.  The major professor or at least one member of the student’s graduate committee should be a member in good standing of AAAP.  The award(s) will be competitive and will be given for travel to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s meeting, to present a paper.  The AAAP Board of Directors will determine the number of awards and the provision of travel expenses up to $1,500.  Receipts will be required.  The award was first given in 2002.

Contents of the Application

1)    The candidate should submit a one-to-two page abstract describing the original research conducted by the candidate.  Those selected to receive the award will be expected to present their research to the Avian Medicine Section of the Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

2)    A copy of a current curriculum vitae.

3)    An official transcript of the graduate coursework completed to date.

4)    The candidate should submit a one-to-two page narrative statement outlining their career goals and plans for the future, and how their graduate studies have influenced and advanced these goals.

5)    The major professor or other member of the candidate’s graduate committee, who is a member in good standing of AAAP, should submit a supporting letter, commenting on the applicant’s suitability and qualification for the award.  This letter should contain a distinct paragraph stating that the candidate meets the criteria stated above under “Criteria”.

Previous Winners of this award are: 

Send nominations by mail, fax, or E-mail to:

Calvin Keeler

Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
044 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2150

Tel:     302-831-2524
Fax:     302-831-2822
Email:   ckeeler@udel.edu

E-mail is preferred because it facilitates the distribution to committee members, saving secretarial work and mailing costs.