National & International Office Holders

Faculty members in Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine are world-renown for their research and teaching. Many also serve in other capacities in state, national and international professional organizations. Here is a sampling of those individuals.

Department of Biomedical Sciences

  • Timothy Day, president, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Association
  • Thimmasettappa Thippeswamy, member, American Epilepsy Society's Epilepsy Research Benchmarks Stewards Committee

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

  • Rachel Allbaugh, board of directors, International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium
  • Rachel Allbaugh, chair, American Board of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Credentials Committee
  • Rachel Allbaugh, member, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
  • Rachel Allbaugh, co-chair, Vision for Animals Foundation Grants Committee
  • Rachel Allbaugh, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Rod Bagley, director, AAVMC's 2020-21 Leadership Academy
  • Darren Berger, member, American College of Veterinary Dermatology
  • Darren Berger, member, American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology
  • Darren Berger, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • April Blong, member, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Benchmark Subcommittee
  • April Blong, member, Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
  • April Blong, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Joyce Carnevale, member, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners Outreach Committee
  • Bonnie Hay-Kraus, chair, American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Multiple Choice Examination Committee
  • Albert Jergens, president, Comparative Gastroenterology Society (CGS)
  • Albert Jergens, member, European Society for Comparative Gastroenterology (ESCG)
  • Albert Jergens, member, AGA
  • Albert Jergens, member, ACVIM Forum program committee
  • Albert Jergens, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Albert Jergens, member, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • Albert Jergens, member, American Gastroenterology Society
  • Kevin Kersh, member, American Association of Equine Practitioners
  • Kevin Kersh, member, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
  • Karl Kraus, founder, president, International Veterinary Orthopedic Academy
  • Karl Kraus, founder, president, International Veterinary Neurosurgery Academy
  • Kristina Miles, president, Society of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine
  • Brenda Mulherin, examination committee member and grader, American Veterinary Dental College
  • Brenda Mulherin, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Brenda Mulherin, member, American Animal Hospital Association
  • Brenda Mulherin, member, Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry
  • Brenda Mulherin, member, Veterinary Dental Educators
  • Margaret Musser, member, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Maintenance of Credentials Oncology Subcommittee
  • Margaret Musser, member, Veterinary Cancer Society
  • Margaret Musser, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • James Noxon, member, American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology
  • James Noxon, member, American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
  • June Olds, chair, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Development Committee
  • Jean-Sebastian Palerme, ACVIM Specialty Examination Reviewer
  • Jean-Sebastian Palerme, ACVIM Forum Abstract Reviewer
  • Jean-Sebastian Palerme, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • Jennifer Scaccianoce, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Jennifer Scaccianoce, member, Primary Care Veterinary Educators
  • Beatrice Sponseller, member, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
  • Tamara Swor, NAVLE form and pool reviewer, International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA)
  • Tamara Swor, member, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
  • Tamara Swor, member, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
  • Tamara Swor, member, Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
  • Tamara Swor, member, American Association of Equine Practitioners
  • Tamara Swor, member, American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Tamara Swor, member, American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
  • Tamara Swor, member, American Association of Veterinary Colleges
  • Laura Van Vertloo, member, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Exam Rating Committee
  • Jessica Ward, co-chair, cardiology forum subcommittee, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine

  • Eric Burrough, president, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
  • Pat Gorden, alternate representative, American Veterinary Medical Association Animal Agriculture Liaison Committee
  • Pat Gorden, past president, American Association of Bovine Practitioners
  • Pat Halbur, immediate past president, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
  • Locke Karriker, vice president, American Association of Swine Veterinarians
  • Locke Karriker, member, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
  • Locke Karriker, founding member, Academy Certified Expert Educator
  • Paul Plummer, president and trustee, American Dairy Goat Association Research Foundation
  • Paul Plummer, alternate representative, American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Antimicrobials
  • Paul Plummer, chair, USDA Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health
  • Paul Plummer, member, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
  • Jan Shearer, president, Dairy Cattle Welfare Council
  • Jan Shearer, board of directors at large, American College of Animal Welfare

Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine

  • Jodi McGill, president, American Association of Veterinary Immunologists
  • James Roth, chair, Food and Agriculture Committee of the Professional and Scientific Advisory Board of the American Society for Microbiology
  • James Roth, executive director, Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics, a World Organization for Animal Health Collaborating Center for Diagnosis of Animal Disease and Vaccine Evaluation in the Americas
  • James Roth, director, Center for Food Security and Public Health, a World Organization for Animal Health Collaborating Center for Day One Veterinary Competencies and Continuing Education
  • James Roth, National Academies of Science, National Research Council, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Advisory Council
  • James Roth, USDA Consultation Board member
  • Qijing Zhang, appointed to APLU/AAVMC Committee on Curriculum Development to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
  • Qijing Zhang, president, 100th annual Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases

Department of Veterinary Pathology

  • Matt Brewer, member, National Center for Veterinary Parasitology Advisory Board
  • Jared Danielson, chair, Academic Affairs Committee of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
  • Amanda Fales-Williams, past president, Iowa Veterinary Medical Association