William R. Fenner Early Career Award for Outstanding Service
Named in honor of Dr. William (Bill) Fenner's outstanding and dedicated service, the ACVIM William R. Fenner Early Career Award for Outstanding Service is awarded to a Diplomate exemplifying exceptional service in the College and/or their Specialty in a volunteer capacity within the first 10 years following Board-certification. The inaugural recipient was named in 2023.
Past Recipients
2023: Jessica Ward, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) | Iowa State University
Congratulations to our 2024 Recipient
François-René Bertin, DVM, MS, PhD, FHEA, DACVIM (LAIM)
Associate Professor, Large Animal Internal Medicine, Purdue University CVM
Dr. François-René Bertin was Board-certified in 2013 and began volunteering with the ACVIM that same year. Over the past decade, Dr. Bertin has continued to volunteer his time in various capacities, including as an abstract reviewer and moderator for the annual ACVIM Forum, as Chair of the LAIM Credentials subcommittee and of the Equine Endocrinology Special Interest Group (SIG), and as Chair and Deputy Chair of the Education and Research Committee (ERC). Dr. Bertin has also contributed significant time and effort to enhancing the ACVIM's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts as a member of the DEI Blueprinting task force. Outside of his record of service to the College, Dr. Bertin has made incredible research, teaching and leadership contributions to the large animal internal medicine specialty and is an outstanding role model to the new generation of veterinary specialists.
"Dr. Bertin is the epitome of engagement in and dedication to our specialty college. I believe that he will continue to drive support for the ACVIM by sharing the wide breadth of knowledge he has gained through service and leadership."
- Sandy Taylor, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)