UF veterinary administrator honored for contributions to animal clinical biochemistry

John W. Harvey, D.V.M., Ph.D., executive associate dean and a professor of hematology at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2010 Heiner Sommer Prize from the International Society for Animal Clinical Pathology. The award is given in recognition of lifetime contributions to the field of animal clinical biochemistry.

As this year’s winner, Harvey presented the keynote Heiner Sommer Lecture during the society’s 14th biannual Congress, held at Oregon State University.

A board-certified veterinary clinical pathologist, Harvey has been a member of UF’s veterinary college faculty since 1974. His scholastic accomplishments include the publication of 113 refereed papers — many describing syndromes not previously recognized — in both veterinary and human medicine, three books, 46 book chapters, 56 proceedings papers, 65 abstracts and 31 research grants. He is an accomplished lecturer both nationally and internationally, having participated in more than 250 major seminar engagements throughout the world.

Harvey is a past president and treasurer of the society, and has held numerous leadership roles in other organizations, including the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology, of which he is a past president and board member. He has served on the examination committee of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and has been a member of several other national and state veterinary associations.

Earlier this year, Harvey received the 2010 Mark L. Morris Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions to the field of comparative hematology. Among Harvey’s other awards are the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award, the American Association of Feline Practitioners Research Award, the Alumni Recognition Award from Kansas State University and the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology’s Lifetime Achievement Award.