Awards

BVA award winners

BVA awards recognise the exceptional commitment, work and achievements of vets from across the profession. Find out our list of winners below.

  • 2023 Dr Richard (Dick) Sibley BVSc HonFRCVS
  • 2022 Professor Timothy Greet BVMS MVM CertEO DESTS DipECVS FRCVS
  • 2021 Professor Mike Herrtage MA BVSc DVSc DVR DVD DSAM FRCVS DECVIM DECVDI
  • 2020 Professor Martin Green BVSc PhD DCHP DipECBHM MRCVS
  • 2019 Professor David Noakes BVetMed PhD DSc(Med) DVRep DipECAR FRCVS
  • 2018 Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE FRSE BVMS(Hons) MSc PhD DSc DipECBHM DipECSRHM DLSHTM FIBiol FRAgS MRCVS
  • 2017 Professor David B Morton CBE BVSc PhD MRCVS FSB DipECLAM(ret) DipECAWBM(AWSEL)
  • 2016 Professor Stuart Reid CBE BVMS PhD DVM(Hons) FSB FRSE MRCVS
  • 2015 Andrew Biggs BVSc MRCVS
  • 2014 Dr Lydia Brown MBE MBA PhD CBiol FSB FRCVS
  • 2013 Chris Lewis BVetMed DSHP DipECSRHM MRCVS
  • 2012 Professor Michael Thrusfield BVMS MSc DTVM DipECVPH CBiol FSB MRCVS
  • 2011 Vic Simpson (Deceased)
  • 2010 Professor G B Edwards (Deceased)
  • 2009 Professor Agnes Winter BVSc PhD DSHP DipECSRHM MRCVS FRAgS
  • 2008 Professor Joe Brownlie CBE DSc BVSc PhD FRCVS FRCPath DipECVP FRASE ARAgS
  • 2007 Professor A R ‘Bob’ Michell - Deceased
  • 2006 Professor Stan Done DVetMed BA PhD DipECVP DipECPHM FRCPath FRCVS
  • 2005 Professor Neil Gorman BVSc DVMS(hc) PhD DipACVIM FRCVS
  • 2004 Professor Paul Flecknell MA VetMB PhD DipECVA DipECLAM DLAS HonFRCVS
  • 2003 Roger Eddy BVetMed FRCVS
  • 2002 Professor Alex Donaldson OBE MVB MA PhD ScD DVM&S(hc) HonFRCVS
  • 2001 Professor Leo Jeffcott MA BVetMed PhD FRCVS DVSc VetMedDr(hc)
  • 2000 Professor Ian Aitken OBE (Deceased)
  • 1999 Dr T J L Alexander (Deceased)
  • 1998 Roger Blowey BVSc BSc FRCVS
  • 1997 Professor David Onions BVSc PhD MRCVS
  • 1996 T Boundy (Deceased)
  • 1995 Professor L C Vaughan (Deceased)
  • 1994 Professor John Wilesmith CBE BVSc MRCVS
  • 1993 Dr Peter Rossdale (Deceased)
  • 1992 O Swarbrick (Deceased)
  • 1991 Professor Sir James Armour (Deceased)
  • 1990 Professor Ron Roberts BVMS PhD FRCPath CBiol FSB FRSE FRCVS
  • 1989 M R Muirhead (Deceased)
  • 1988 Professor Donald Lawson (Deceased)
  • 1987 Dr W Brian Singleton (Deceased)
  • 1986 Dr P D Storie-Pugh (Deceased)
  • 1985 Miss W M Brancker (Deceased)
  • 1984 Dr W Plowright (Deceased)
  • 1983 Professor Ian Silver MA FRCVS
  • 1982 Professor E Cotchin (Deceased)
  • 1981 Major D H Witherington (Deceased)
  • 1980 J H Parsons (Deceased)
  • 1979 Professor Sir Alexander Robertson (Deceased)
  • 1978 Professor A O Betts (Deceased)
  • 1977 Colin Gould (Deceased)
  • 1976 Professor J O L King (Deceased)
  • 1975 L E A Rowson (Deceased)
  • 1974 Sir William Henderson (Deceased)
  • 1973 Professor Peter Biggs CBE (Deceased)
  • 1972 Professor A Steele-Bodger (Deceased)
  • 1971 Dr J T Stamp (Deceased)
  • 1970 J B White (Deceased)
  • 1969 Sir William Weipers (Deceased)
  • 1968 Dr H Williams Smith (Deceased)
  • 1967 A G Beynon (Deceased)
  • 1966 S L Hignett (Deceased)
  • 1965 Dr R F Gordon (Deceased)
  • 1964 Dr J R M Innes (Deceased)
  • 1963 Dr W R Kerr (Deceased)
  • 1962 Dr I A Galloway (Deceased)
  • 1961 Miss J O Joshua (Deceased)
  • 1960 Dr A W Stableforth (Deceased)
  • 1959 Professor A T Phillipson (Deceased)
  • 1958 Dr W R Woolridge (Deceased)
  • 1957 Professor H G Lamont (Deceased)
  • 1956 R H Smythe (Deceased)
  • 1955 H Thornton (Deceased)
  • 1954 G C Knight (Deceased)
  • 1953 G N Gould (Deceased)
  • 1952 Dr R E Glover (Deceased)
  • 1951 Professor R Lovell (Deceased)
  • 1950 E Brayley Reynolds (Deceased)
  • 1949 H E Hornby (Deceased)
  • 1948 F Blakemore (Deceased)
  • 1947 E L Taylor (Deceased)
  • 1946 H W Steele-Bodger (Deceased)
  • 1945 A D McEwen (Deceased)
  • 1944 L E W Bevan (Deceased)
  • 1943 W A Pool (Deceased)
  • 1942 T M Doyle (Deceased)
  • 1941 R Daubney (Deceased)
  • 1940 Dr J T Edwards (Deceased)
  • 1938 Dr F C Minett (Deceased)
  • 1937 F T Harvey (Deceased)
  • 1936 Major C W Dunkin (Deceased)
  • 1935 Sir Thomas Dalling (Deceased)
  • 1934 Professor J G Wright (Deceased)
  • 2023 Dr Jane Ladlow MA VetMB DipECVS CertSAS CertVR MRCVS
  • 2022 Dr David McKeown BVMS CertSHP MRCVS
  • 2021 Ed Varley BVetMed MSc CertWEL MRCVS
  • 2020 Dr Rosie Allister BSc(Hons) BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS
  • 2019 Professor S Abdul Rahman BVSc MVSc PhD(Australia) FRVCS(Spain)
  • 2018 Dr Anthony Andrews BVetMed PhD DipECBHM DipECSRHM FBIAC MRCVS
  • 2017 Ruth Layton BVetMed MSc DWEL MRCVS
  • 2016 Professor Sarah Cleaveland OBE BSc BA VetMB PhD MRCVS FRSE FRS
  • 2015 Not awarded
  • 2014 Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE BVMS(Hons) MSc PhD DSc DipECBHM DipECSRHM DLSHTM FRAgS FRSE MRCVS
  • 2013 David Bartram (deceased)
  • 2012 Professor A R (Bob) Michell (deceased)
  • 2011 Professor John E Cooper DTVM FRCPath FSB CIBiol FRCVS DipECVP
  • 2010 Christine Magrath BVMS HonFRCVS
  • 2009 Ray Butcher (deceased)
  • 2008 Professor Tim Greet BVMS MVM Cert EO DESTS Dip ECVS FRCVS
  • 2007 Peter C Jinman OBE BVetMed DipArb MRCVS FCIArb
  • 2006 Professor William J Reilly BVMS BSc DVSM FFPHM DipECVPH HonFRCVS
  • 2005 Mary Brancker CBE (deceased)
  • 2004 Desmond J Thompson OBE TCD MVB BA MRCVS
  • 2000 Professor John Wilesmith CBE BVSc MRCVS
  • 1999 Professor Peter Biggs CBE (deceased)
  • 1998 Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior (deceased)
  • 1997 Professor Sir James Armour CBE (deceased)
  • 1996 Francis Anthony BVMS MRCVS
  • 1993 Dr Hans Bendixen (deceased)
  • 1992 Alf Wight (James Herriot) (deceased)
  • 2023 Dr Luke Gamble
  • 2022 Not awarded (Covid)
  • 2021 Not awarded (Covid)
  • 2020 Not awarded (Covid)
  • 2019 Not awarded
  • 2018 Not awarded
  • 2017 Dr Karen Reed
  • 2016 Heather Bacon
  • 2015 Bryony Jones
  • 2014 Dr Delia Grace
  • 2013 Roland Minor
  • 2012 Professor Brian Perry
  • 2011 Tim Leyland
  • 2010 Chris Daborn
  • 2009 Dr Andy Catley
  • 2008 Dr Sarah Cleaveland
  • 2007 Professor John E Cooper
  • 2006 Jack Reece