This award is presented annually by the BSAVA as the primary recognition for truly outstanding international contributions to the field of small animal practice and takes the form of an engraved decanter and scroll.

The 2009 award went to Dr Jörg Steiner. Jörg received his veterinary and doctoral degree from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. He completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania and a residency at Purdue University. In 1996 he achieved board certification with the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine. In 2000 he received a PhD from Texas A&M University for his work on canine digestive lipases. He currently serves as an Associate Professor with the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery and the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University and also serves as the Director of the GI Laboratory at Texas A&M.

As an alternative to the online form, you can make 2010 nominations for this award by downloading a nomination form here. Once completed, nomination forms must be signed by a member of the Association and must be returned to the Honorary Secretary at Woodrow House, by the 13th November 2010. If you have any further enquiries about the BSAVA Awards, please contact the Honorary Secretary, Alison Speakman, email secretary@bsava.com.