PVM Associate Dean S. Kathleen Salisbury Receives IVMA President’s Award

Dr. Greg Kurtz, IVMA past-president, presented the IVMA President’s Award to the 2025 recipient, PVM Associate Dean for Academic Affairs S. Kathleen Salisbury during the annual IVMA Crossroads Veterinary Conference.

Dr. S. Kathleen Salisbury, Purdue Veterinary Medicine associate dean for academic affairs, was honored recently by the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association as the recipient of the association’s annual President’s Award. The award recognizes an Indiana veterinarian or citizen who has made exceptional contributions to the association and the veterinary medical profession during the IVMA president’s term in office. Dr. Salisbury received the award in Noblesville, Indiana, January 30, during the IVMA’s annual Crossroads Veterinary Conference.

The outgoing IVMA president, Dr. Lindsey Hedges (PU DVM 2011) selected Dr. Salisbury for the award. However, Dr. Hedges was unable to attend the ceremony, so the award was presented by Dr. Greg Kurtz (PU DVM ’82), IVMA past-president.

Dr. Salisbury earned her DVM degree at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine before coming to Purdue for a small animal surgery residency. After completing the residency in 1984, she joined the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. She was appointed chief of small animal surgery in 1988 and later moved into administration, being named associate dean for academic affairs in 2010.

Dr. Salisbury is a recognized leader in the field who is passionate about veterinary medical education. She has been involved in every major curriculum revision in the college and in 2018, was named a 150th Anniversary Professor by the Office of the Provost in conjunction with the University’s Sesquicentennial. Dr. Salisbury is a member of Purdue’s Book of Great Teachers, a charter member of the Teaching Academy and an honored mentor of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Foundation.

The IVMA President’s Award recognized Dr. Salisbury for her career long commitment to the education and success of Purdue’s veterinary students.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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