SAVA Awards 2023

Abstract

This article covers South African Veterinary Association members who have been awarded for long and outstanding service to the veterinary profession, best scientific article or series of articles recently published, citations in recognition of specific achievements or contributions to the veterinary profession, and veterinarians who excelled in applied veterinary practice. Citations 2023: SAVA Citation 2023 were awarded to two veterinarians, Dr Rosemary Peter for her meritorious contributions to the veterinary profession in her fields of expertise, and the second SAVA Citation 2023 to Dr Morne de la Rey for his ground-breaking and sustained meritorious contributions to Veterinary Science and the profession. The Boswell Award was presented to Dr David Gerber as a highly regarded contributor to the veterinary profession through the SAVA and its Groups. The SAVA Gold Medal went to Dr Roy Bengis. Dr Bengis’s awards include the President’s Award of the SAVA, the Sir Arnold Theiler Memorial Medal, and the Gold Medal of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Roy Bengis has had a 49-year career as an internationally recognised, very eminent veterinary wildlife scientist and is a most worthy recipient of the SAVA Gold Medal for 2023.