Dickson Varner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, professor and Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) at Texas A&M University, has been named the recipient of the David E. Bartlett Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Theriogenology (SFT) and the American College of Theriogenologists (ACT).

Established in 1971 and named after the ACT’s first president, the award honors excellence in theriogenology, or animal reproduction, and is presented to one person annually. Varner will receive the award at the SFT/ACT annual conference this July in Asheville, North Carolina.

The award honors Varner’s work in equine theriogenology, which includes assisted reproduction, stallion fertility, and in vitro preservation of stallion sperm. He played a pivotal role in starting the stallion reproductive studies program at the CVM, and his innovative research has helped position the CVM as a top research and clinical facility for stallion reproduction.

Varner was instrumental in developing the use of procedures and technologies used worldwide in the equine industry, including new methods for examining and preserving sperm