Coverdale Honored with 2016 Equine Science Award

Dr. Josie Coverdale was an associate professor and equine science section leader at Texas A&M University before her death in February.
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Josie A. Coverdale, MS, PhD, who was an associate professor and equine science section leader at Texas A&M University before her death in February, has been named the 2016 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and Equine Science Society (ESS) Equine Science Award recipient, sponsored by Zinpro Corporation.

The award was presented to Coverdale’s surviving husband Mark by Connie Larson, PhD, Zinpro Corporation’s ruminant research and nutrition service manager—North America, at the recent ASAS and American Dairy Science Association joint annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“We honor and applaud Dr. Coverdale for her outstanding abilities and the incredibly positive influence she had on so many in our industry as an educator, researcher and leader in equine science,” said Larson. “Dr. Coverdale was a gifted teacher, loved by her students, as demonstrated by her distinguished achievement award for college-level teaching from the Association of Former Students in 2015-2016. She was also a leader in research that focused on fetal programming, foal health, gut microbiome and the modulation of inflammatory molecules associated with arthritis. In addition, she regularly and effectively communicated equine research results both nationally and internationally.”

Born in Jefferson, Iowa, and raised in Krum, Texas, Coverdale earned her doctorate and master’s degree in animal nutrition from Iowa State University and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Texas A&M University. In 2003, she joined the University of Georgia as an assistant professor. In 2006, she joined Texas A&M University’s equine science section, with a promotion to associate professor in 2012 and another promotion to equine science section leader in 2015

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