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LeBlanc Receives WEVA Lifetime Achievement Award

November 25, 2011
Posted by Warwick Bayly, BVSc, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM

Michelle LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACT, received the award at the 2011 WEVA Congress in Hyderbad, India.

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At the 2011 World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) Congress, held in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 2-6, 2011, Michelle LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACT, a theriogenologist at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, located in Lexington, Ky., was presented with the WEVA Lifetime Achievement Award

The WEVA Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for those whose contributions that far exceed the norm, whether they are in the arena of clinical practice, basic and applied research, teaching, or some combination of the aforementioned activities. Because of the special nature of this award, it is not given at every WEVA Congress.

Peter Rossdale, OBE, MA, PhD, Dr.(h.c.)Berne, Dr.(h.c.)Edinburgh, DESM, FACVSc, FRCVS, the first and only recipient to date, was unquestionably the perfect recipient for the inaugural award. His immense contribution has been recognized by his peers, nationally and internationally.

This year the WEVA Executive Committee has elected to similarly recognize and honor another veterinarian who has also made an immense contribution that far exceeds the norm; a person whose name is likewise synonymous with their specialty

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