Nathaniel White, of Hamilton, Va., the Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and Director of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, was awarded the American Association of Equine Practitioners' "Distinguished Service Award" during its recent annual meeting in Denver.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is the world's largest professional association of equine veterinarians. The AAEP's mission is to improve the health and welfare of the horse, to further the professional development of its members, and to provide resources and leadership for the benefit of the equine industry.

The AAEP "Distinguished Service Award" recognizes those who have provided exemplary service to the AAEP, the horse industry, or the equine veterinary profession.

"I am honored to have received the AAEP Distinguished Service Award," White said. "The AAEP is a progressive organization, which has fostered excellent care for horses by supporting the needs of the equine practitioner and the horse industry. I am fortunate to be able to help in this effort to improve the health and welfare of the horse."

White, an internationally recognized expert in equine colic and musculoskeletal disorders, joined the Equine Medical Center as assistant director in 1985 and was appointed the Theodora Ayer Randolph Professor of Equine Surgery in 1987. He was named director of the center in June 2004, and he was named the Jean Ellen duPont Shehan Professor and Director in November 2004.

White earned his D.V.M. degree from Cornell University in 1971 and completed an internship and residency program in equine surgery at the University of California at Davis. He also earned a master's degree from Kansas State University. He is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS) and he has served as chairman of the Board of Regents of the ACVS and president of the ACVS Research and Education Foundation.

White serves as director of the ACVS Veterinary Symposium, a major international veterinary continuing education event. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Maryland at College Park.

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, which is owned by Virginia Tech, is one of three campus facilities operated by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Established in 1980, the VMRCVM is jointly administered by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and the University of Maryland at College Park.

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