{"id":6957,"date":"2024-01-12T18:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T00:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article-v2\/howard-receives-aavmc-iverson-bell-award\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:23:33","slug":"howard-receives-aavmc-iverson-bell-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/howard-receives-aavmc-iverson-bell-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Receives AAVMC Iverson Bell Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p><strong><img alt=\"\" src='https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Howard-1.jpg\n' style=\"float: right; width: 400px; height: 267px;\">January 12, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Monica Howard, assistant dean of veterinary student success in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the recipient of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=To-tSn5G07I\">2024 Iverson Bell Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Iverson Bell Award is awarded to individuals who have played a significant role in the recruitment, development, and retention of pre-vet and DVM students, faculty, residents and interns from underrepresented or disadvantaged and\/or marginalized groups. Recipients have included and promoted diversity in the veterinary medical profession through the inclusion and infusion of diversity issues in the college environment through programming and curriculum additions.<\/p>\n<p>Howard is un unyielding champion for all College of Veterinary Medicine students and is a constant advocate and resource for students underrepresented in veterinary medicine while working closely with students on issues of mental and physical wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>A veterinarian by profession, Howard has diverse roles in the college and serves in a number of capacities. She serves on countless college committees and is a liaison for several Iowa State University campus service offices. She coordinates the more than 35 student organizations, including serving as co-advisor for CVM Spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Howard is responsible for many college events and activities including the annual White Coat Ceremony, Freshman Seminar Series for the entering VM1 class, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln-Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine, transfer student admissions, and the Federal Accreditation Core Orientation for VM3 students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She has responsibilities as the college\u2019s Director of Multicultural Student Success, is a member of the University Committee on Disabilities and serves as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the Office of Equal Opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;A DVM graduate of Tuskegee University in 1982, Howard also earned a PhD in veterinary pathology from Oklahoma State University in 1990. 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