President's Prize
updated 3 February 2011
The award is restricted to members of the Society who are presenting their first or second paper at the Annual Conference.
Two prizes of equal standing of £150 each will be offered, one for a theatre paper and one for a poster paper. In addition up to two highly commended in each category will receive £50 each. A prize for short theatre presentations of £100 may be offered and highly commended £50. The award will be made for a contribution which in the opinion of the President best fulfils the following requirements:
- Clarity of presentation and illustration
- Scientific content
- Adequacy of interpretation in the contribution
- Efficiency in dealing with questions
- Punctuality (theatre presentation only)
Previous recipients of the awards are as follows:
| Name | Organisation | Presentation Award | |
| 2010 |
Eileen McCloskey Laura J Corbin Laura J Pocock Andrew M Clempson
| Queens University Belfast Roslin Institute and Royal Dick Vet Royal Agricultural College Royal Veterinary College | Best Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Best Short Theatre Best Highlights |
2009
| Amy Taylor Elly Navajas Lucy Brunton Hanan Al-Khalifa | University of Leeds Scottish Agricultural College University of Leeds University of Reading | Best Short Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Best Poster |
2008
| Kathryn Kemper Nicola Blackie Georgia Hadjipavlou Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan | Roslin Institute Writtle College Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh Newcastle University | Best Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Highly Commended Theatre |
2007
| Lorna Baird Stuart Williamson Angela J Wright Sam Mason Jessica Brickell | Agri-food and Biosciences Institute University of Liverpool Royal Veterinary College University of Leeds Royal Veterinary College | Best Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Best Poster Highly Commended Poster Highly Commended Poster |
2006
| Camila Munoz Mark Fenwick Catherine Hayhurst Joanne Mallinson | AFBI and Queen's University, Belfast Royal Veterinary College University of Liverpool University of Nottingham | Best theatre Highly Commended Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Best Poster |
2005
| Suzanne Rowe Ruth Pickard Lenice Bell | Roslin Institute University of Newcastle upon Tyne Myerscough Agricultural College | Best Theatre Highly Commended Theatre Best Poster |
2004
| Troy M Fischer Jennifer Macfarlane | University of New England, Australia Scottish Agricultural College | Best Theatre Best Poster |
2003
| Angela J Fahey Ian J Wellock | University of Nottingham
| Best Theatre Best Poster |
2002
| Emma C Whittemore Andrew Crawford Marie Jackson Beverly Mahlhausler Honathan Mills Jonathan Amory Sarah Cooper Maria Campo Homayoun Farhangfar Ruba Mohamed Richard Wynn | Scottish Agricultural College Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland Harper Adams University College Adelaide University, Australia University of Reading Harper Adams University College Harper Adams University College University of Bristol University of Newcastle University of Newcastle University of Nottingham | Best Theatre Commended Theatre Commended Theatre Commended Theatre Best Poster Commended Poster Commended Poster Commended Poster Commended Poster Commended Poster Commended Poster |
2001
| Catherine Bertenshaw Adam Lock Caroline Docking | University of Newcastle University of Nottingham ADAS, Terrington | Best Theatre Best Poster Commended |