Nominations open for 2015 VN Golden Jubilee Award

Nominations for this year’s VN Golden Jubilee Award, which recognises exceptional contribution to veterinary nursing, are now being accepted.

The Award was launched in 2011 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our first veterinary nursing training course and recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to the profession, animal welfare and/or patient care. Nominees can be registered veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons or lay people.

Nomination forms need to be submitted by 5pm on Friday 24 April. The principal nominator must be a registered veterinary nurse or veterinary surgeon, although the two supporting proposers can be lay people.

Kathy Kissick, Chair of VN Council, said: “One of the main priorities of VN Council in the coming years is to raise levels of awareness of registered veterinary nurses, and awards which recognise the importance of VNs in the context of the veterinary team and animal welfare are crucial to enhancing the profession’s profile.

“Therefore I would encourage veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons to think about those VNs who go above and beyond the call of duty for their cause and who would be excellent ambassadors for the profession and nominate them for the Golden Jubilee Award.”

Last year’s winner was Hayley Walters (pictured right receiving her Award from Kathy Kissick) who was recognised for her contribution to animal welfare through her teaching, clinical and international outreach work. Previous recipients were Jean Turner in 2011 and Sue Badger in 2012. No award was made in 2013.

The winner will be chosen by a panel of VN Council members and will receive the Award at RCVS Day – our Annual General Meeting and Awards Day – on Friday 10 July 2015.

For further information about making a nomination for the Award please contact Annette Amato, Deputy Head of Veterinary Nursing, on [email protected] or 020 7202 0713.