CVM Faculty, Staff, Student and Alumni Accolades

Carolyn Henry, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Oncology), dean of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, was recently inducted into the Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health. Delta Omega is a national honor society for public health. It was founded at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1924. Delta Omega recognizes outstanding accomplishment in scholarship, research and practice each year. This year the Gamma Eta Chapter at MU, one of 120 chapters across the United States, inducted Henry as its honorary inductee, along with eight MU students, five alumni, and another faculty member.

Henry said she didn’t expect the induction. “That came as a complete surprise to me,” she said. “It was very rewarding in that Dean Kristofer Hagglund (PhD, ABPP, dean of the School of Health Professions) and I had a shared vision for the Master of Public Health program and really developed the department of public health as a shared department between the CVM and the School of Health Professions. It’s an honor and a surprise, as well as validation that we’ve done something here that’s unique.”

By Nick Childress

Angela Baysinger, DVM, a 1992 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, was recently elected and installed as the vice president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Baysinger, who is originally from Martinsburg, Missouri, attended Mizzou for both her undergraduate studies and her DVM. She currently serves as the North American Animal Welfare Lead for all species for Merck Animal Health, a role she’s held since 2017.

Baysinger has served on multiple AASV committees as both a member and chair, as well as the AASV Board of Directors. She received the AASV Alex Hogg Memorial Scholarship in 2018, which partially funded her master of science degree in international animal welfare, ethics, and law that she earned in 2021 from the University of Edinburgh. Baysinger has represented the AASV on multiple committees and is a co-chair of the recently established National Institute for Animal Agriculture Sustainability Council.

In an AASV press release, Baysinger commented, “I am honored to expand my service to the AASV and the swine industry in the role of vice president. The opportunity to work with the members of AASV is exciting, and I look forward to the challenges.”

By Nick Childress

Gregory Cline, DVM, an alumnus of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year Award on March 1 at the AASV’s 53^rd Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. “This award recognizes veterinarians in the swine industry who have demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency and effectiveness in delivery of veterinary service to their companies and their clients, as well as given tirelessly in service to the AASV and the swine industry,” according to the AASV.

Cline, a member of the CVM Class of 1990 and native of Plattsburg, Missouri, joined Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in 2001, where he has held multiple roles and currently serves as the senior key account veterinarian-swine. He also possesses extensive knowledge in production systems, private practice, and technical service, which all contributed to his selection for the award. Cline has also served two terms on the AASV’s Board of Directors and is an active member of the organization’s Human Health, Safety, and Well-being Committee.

“I can think of no greater honor than to be recognized by one’s peers,” Cline said. “It certainly is a privilege to work in the swine industry, a privilege that I enjoy every day.”

By Nick Childress