STVM - History

The STVM is made up of scientists, veterinarians and students from more than 40 countries with common interests in tropical veterinary medicine. It was founded in 1978 as the American Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine but proposed to become an international organization at its Biennial Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1991. A new constitution was drawn up with the name, Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, and was approved by the membership.

Dr. Jim Williams, President of the Society, worked with an artist to develop the logo. The STVM encourages student participation in the organization and sponsors two student awards. The Norval-Young Award provides support for a student to attend the Biennial Meeting and the Career Development Award provides support for a training program in some area of tropical veterinary medicine.

Past Officers



Date	Position	Officer
2018-2024	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer	Ard Nijhof Ala Tabor Christine Maritz-Olivier Kelly Brayton
2015-2018	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer	Christine Maritz-Olivier Ard Nijhof Jabbar Ahmed Kelly Brayton
2009-2015	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer	Jabbar Ahmed Olivier Sparagano Olivier Sparagano Edmour Blouin & Katherine Kocan
2007-2009	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer	Olivier Sparagano Julio Figueroa Jean Charles Maillard Edmour Blouin & Katherine Kocan
2005-2007	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	Jean Charles Maillard Olivier Sparagano Edmour F. Blouin Thomas Walton Will Goff Pat Conrad
2003-2005	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	Edmour F. Blouin Jean Charles Maillard Bob Bokma Thomas Walton Will Goff Pat Conrad
2001-2003	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary-Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	Bob Bokma Edmour F. Blouin Paul Gibbs Thomas Walton Will Goff Pat Conrad
1999-2001	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	Paul Gibbs Bob Bokma Emmanuel Camus Edmour F. Blouin Thomas Walton Bob Bokma Pat Conrad
1997-1999	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	Emmanuel Camus Paul Gibbs James House Edmour F. Blouin Thomas Walton Bob Bokma Pat Conrad
1995-1997	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	James House Emmanuel Camus Katherine M. Kocan Edmour F. Blouin Thomas Walton Alwynelle Ahl Pat Conrad
1993-1995	President President-Elect Past-President Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor Student Programs	Katherine M. Kocan James House Jim C. Williams Alwynelle Ahl/ Edmour F. Blouin Thomas Walton Alwynelle Ahl Karel Schat
1991-1993	President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor	Jim C. Williams Katherine M. Kocan Alwynelle Ahl Thomas Walton Alwynelle Ahl

Past Meetings and Dedications

See our Past Events web page for more information.

Past STVM meetings were dedicated to:

2012 Dr. Jean Charles Malliard

2009 Dr. Tom Walton

2007 Dr. Katherine Kocan

2005 Dr. Jim Williams

2003 Dr. Connie Yunker

2001 Dr. Alain Provost

1999 Dr. Duncan Brown

1997 Dr. Gerrit Uilenberg

1995 Dr. Alan Young & Dr. Andy Norval

Honorary Members

Honorary membership is the highest award bestowed by the STVM. It recognizes individuals of good moral character who have achieved eminence in tropical veterinary medicine. For a complete list, see our Members web page.

Alain Provost / CIRAD Award Winners

2024		Francis Sena Nuve: Farmers’ wellbeing significantly impacted by poor animal health in the Ghanaian lives- tock system
2018		Yosra Amdouni: First detection and molecular identification of Neospora caninum from naturally infected sheep in North Africa
2016		Mariem Rouatbi: Molecular detection and phylogenetic analyses of Toxoplasma gondii from naturall infected sheep in northern and central Tunisia
2009		Youmna M'ghirbi: Serological and Molecular Survey of Parasites in Cattle in Tunisia
2007		Maxwell Opara: Hematological and Plasma Biochemistry of the Adult Wild African Grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus)
2005		Cynthia M. Tate: Characterization of a Previously Undescribed Anaplasma sp. of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Norval Young Award Winners


Year	Awardee(s)	Title
2024	S. Marcus Makgabo Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	Rodents as potential reservoir hosts for Anaplasma spp. at the human-livestock-wild-life interface of the Mnisi community, South Africa
2018	Mario Hidalgo Ruiz Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro Mexico	Babesia bovis RON2 contains conserved B-cell epitopes that induce an invasion-blocking humoral immune response in immunized cattle
2016	Luise Robbertse School of Biological Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa	Genetic diversity, acaricide resistance status and evolutionary potential of a Rhipicephalus microplus population from a disease-controlled cattle farming area in South Africa
2009	Ruth Cecilia Galindo Ordoñez Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), Ciudad Real, Spain)	Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in sheep infected with bacteria that target immune cells
2007	Victoria Naranjo Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), Ciudad Real, Spain)	Molecular characterization of the wildlife reservoir, host-Mycobacterium bovis interface and control of bovine tuberculosis
2005	Samantha Gibbs University of Georgia, USA	Avian Indicators of West Nile Virus in Georgia
2003	Michael J. Yabsley University of Georgia, USA	Distribution and molecular heterogeneity of Ehrlichia chaffeensis from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
2001	Joseph K. Gaydos University of Georgia, USA	The dynamics of maternal antibodies to Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses (Reoviridae: Orbivirus) in white-tailed deer at an enzootic site
1999	Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky CIRAD-EMVT, France Reginald A. Valdez Washington State University,USA	Assessing infection risk by vectors: spatial and temporal distribution of African ticks An in vivo model to investigate lymphocyte mediated immunity during acute hemoparasite infections: use of a monoclonal antibody to selectively deplete CD4+ T lymphocytes from thymectomized Calves
1997	Christine Jost Tufts University, USA Darren Watt University of Edinburgh, CTVM	An ethnoveterinary and serological evaluation of the Karamoja, Uganda community animal health care worker program A PCR-based study in three different areas of Kenya in relation to the presence of Theileriosis in cattle and ticks

Career Development Award Winners


Year	Awardees	Title

2003	Lisa A. Shender University of California, Davis	Externship at the Bird Park (Parque das Aves), Iguazu Falls, Brazil.

2000	Marie-Claude Theoret University of Montreal Matthew T. Stachmus Virginia-Maryland Regional Coll. Veterinary Medicine	Orangutan Foundation International. Rehabilitation Program in Kalamatan, Borneo Remote Army medical Program-Guatemala. Evaluation of Short Term Veterinary Shuttles

1999	Rachel C. Eddleman Auburn University	Guatemala Veterinary Project: A cooperative effort between Remote Army Medical and the University of Tennessee: Identification of common intestinal parasites and seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in El Peten, Guatemala

1998	M. Lisa Tuzo University of Tennessee Celine Leheurteux University of Montreal Claudia Harper Tufts University	Remote Area Medical (RAM) Veterinary Services Project in Guatemala Field Training Project of ASETO (Assistance in the Animal Production Sector) in Oriental Chad Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of Warm water Fishes, University of Florida

1997	Dana Roth Tufts University	Tropical Animal Pathology, CIRAD-EMVT, Montpellier, France