Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service
Established by the Alumni Association in 1986, the Daniel Elmer Salmon
Award for Distinguished Alumni Service honors Cornell Veterinary College
DVM graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to the
profession, their communities or to the College.
The award is named in honor of Cornell's first DVM graduate, who is
remembered for his pioneering work in controlling contagious animal
diseases in the early 20th century. D.E. Salmon was one of Dr. James
Law's first students when Cornell University opened its doors in 1868.
He received the Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree in 1872 and
entered practice in Newark, NJ. He continued his advanced research at
Cornell and in 1876 he was awarded the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
degree. This was the first DVM degree to be awarded in the United States
of America.
Help us honor our graduates by nominating a Cornell graduate. Nominations are accepted throughout the year until May 1. Should a nominator wish to re-nominate an alumnus/a from the previous year, a revised nomination form must be completed for the candidate to be considered. The recipient
of the award is notified by September 1.
Speech by 2012 recipient Dr. Jeanne A. Barsanti '74
Click here to view a SAMPLE nomination. Nomination should not exceed 1000 words in total.
Nomination form and supporting materials must be postmarked and received by May 1, 2013 to be considered for 2013.
Previous Award Recipients
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| Year Received | Name |
| 1986 | Arthur Gordon Danks* '33, Ellis Pierson Leonard* '34, Frederick O. Wright* '41 |
| 1987 | John D. Murray* '39 |
| 1989 | Stephen J. Roberts* '38 |
| 1991 | Robert E. Clark* '52 |
| 1994 | Richard C. Grambow '57, Robert W. Kirk* '46, Richard A. Smith* '51 |
| 1996 | Stanley M. Aldrich* '50, Louis C. Schimoler* '47 |
| 1997 | John J. Brennan '52 |
| 1998 | Francis H. Fox '45 |
| 1999 | Robert V. Manning* '55 |
| 2000 | Robert E. Lynk '61, Harold W. Zweighaft* '56 |
| 2001 | Robert B. Hillman '55 |
| 2002 | John D. Shumway '56 |
| 2003 | George W. Abbott* '45 |
| 2004 | Robert F. Kahrs '54 |
| 2008 | Alexander de Lahunta '58 |
| 2009 | Fredric W. Scott '62 |
| 2010 | Stephen J. Ettinger '64 |
| 2011 | N. Joel Edwards '64 |
| 2012 | Jeanne A. Barsanti '74 |
| * - deceased | |
