IVMA Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Greg Kurtz, Hagerstown, IN
This award recognizes an IVMA member for cumulative service and accomplishments benefiting the profession, organized veterinary medicine, and the community.
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rtz is a livestock veterinarian and co-owner of Kurtz Veterinary Clinic in Hagerstown, IN. Dr. Kurtz, and his wife Robyn, who also is a veterinarian, graduated from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1982 and began practice in Hagerstown in 1983 after practicing one year in central Wisconsin. Kurtz Veterinary Clinic is a four-doctor practice serving the livestock and pet owners of east central Indiana. His areas of practice interest are cattle reproduction and dairy herd health consulting. Dr. Kurtz services herds ranging in size from 40 to 5200 milking cows and herds that vary from grazing organic herds to confined herds milked by robotics. He is an active member of Zions’ Lutheran Church, Pershing; serves on the Board of Directors of Wayne County Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau Animal Care Policy Advisory Group, and is a member of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council, and John Purdue Club. Dr. Kurtz currently sits on the IVMA Board of Directors.
rtz is a livestock veterinarian and co-owner of Kurtz Veterinary Clinic in Hagerstown, IN. Dr. Kurtz, and his wife Robyn, who also is a veterinarian, graduated from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1982 and began practice in Hagerstown in 1983 after practicing one year in central Wisconsin. Kurtz Veterinary Clinic is a four-doctor practice serving the livestock and pet owners of east central Indiana. His areas of practice interest are cattle reproduction and dairy herd health consulting. Dr. Kurtz services herds ranging in size from 40 to 5200 milking cows and herds that vary from grazing organic herds to confined herds milked by robotics. He is an active member of Zions’ Lutheran Church, Pershing; serves on the Board of Directors of Wayne County Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau Animal Care Policy Advisory Group, and is a member of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council, and John Purdue Club. Dr. Kurtz currently sits on the IVMA Board of Directors.
Dr. Conner is a 1984 graduate of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. She has practiced veterinary medicine in Central Indiana her entire career. Her recent involvement in IVMA includes participation in the 2020 IVMA Practice Act Review Task Force. The recognition took place on February 4, 2021, during the first-ever virtual Crossroads Veterinary Conference meeting of the IVMA.
Dr. Risser is a 1992 grad of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. He owns and operates Fall Creek Veterinary Medical Center in McCordsville. Dr. Risser served as IVMA president in 2015. He has been actively involved in committees as well as having served on the Board of Directors. Dr. Risser led the Practice Act Review Task Force during 2020. Even during a pandemic, the task force completed its work and offered recommendations to the IVMA Board of Directors for consideration. The recognition took place on February 4, 2021, during the first-ever virtual Crossroads Veterinary Conference meeting of the IVMA.
practices small/mixed animal medicine in LaGrange. He has been a leader in his community assisting those in need, including organizing a recent workday. The recognition took place on February 4, 2021, during the first-ever virtual Crossroads Veterinary Conference meeting of the IVMA.
Lisa has served as Executive Director of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) since 1996. She is a graduate of Indiana University and is a big Hoosier fan.