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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Lauren Powell
University of Pennsylvania
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Dr. PABLO SANCHEZ-QUINTEIRO
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of Lugo
Dr. Clara Rodrigues
University of Aveiro
Prof. Vera Baumans
Utrecht University
Winner
Daniel Stec
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. Stanisław Dzimira
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology,
Dr. António Carvalho
Faculty of Science, University of Porto
Dr. Pablo Orozco-terWengel
Cardiff University
Winner
Katharina Hohlbaum
Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. Maria José Hötzel
Universidade FEderal de Santa Catarina
Prof. Vera Baumans
Utrecht University
Winner
Jay Johnson
Agricultural Research Service- United States Department of Agriculture
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
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