This award is given to a faculty member of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine who provides outstanding service to Minnesota veterinarians, who gives them their time and talent to the veterinary profession.
Faculty members Emily Barrell, Dawn Foster-Hartnett, and Chris Stauthammer have been named recipients of the Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service.
Within three years, vets diagnosed Luna the German pointer with two types of cancer and a heart condition. She pushed through it all to comfort her owner during his own cancer fight.