{"id":29260,"date":"2016-09-06T22:50:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T22:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=29260"},"modified":"2019-01-30T15:11:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T21:11:52","slug":"2016-avian-practitioner-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/2016-avian-practitioner-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Avian Practitioner of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Gregory Rich named 2016 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-macaw-width-600-labeled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-macaw-width-600-labeled.png\" alt=\"Dr. Rich with a blue and gold macaw; Photo credit: WGNO.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-macaw-width-600-labeled.png 600w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-macaw-width-600-labeled-500x335.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-macaw-width-600-labeled-400x268.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When nominations closed for the 2016 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year, a list of 19 outstanding avian veterinarians were submitted for consideration. The independent Selection Committee, hosted through Louisiana State University, narrowed the list to five finalists and the Award recipient, <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/rich-gregory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Gregory Rich<\/a>, was announced during the Opening Session at ExoticsCon 2016 on Monday, August 29.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rich truly embodies the spirit of this Award, exhibiting dedication and compassion for his avian patients as well as clinical excellence. [<a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/2016-dr-gregory-rich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MORE<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-Award-cropped-Pence-labeled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29355 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-Award-cropped-Pence-labeled-400x344.png\" alt=\"Dr. Rich holding the &quot;Giving Hands&quot; Award; Photo credit: Dr. Leslie Pence\" width=\"400\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-Award-cropped-Pence-labeled-400x344.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-w-Award-cropped-Pence-labeled.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Award recipients<\/h2>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/t-j-lafeber-avian-practitioner-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lafeber.com<\/a> for information on previous Award recipients.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Did You Know&#8230;?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/t-j-lafeber-avian-practitioner-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/award-250-x-174.jpg\" alt=\"Caring Hands award\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/t-j-lafeber-avian-practitioner-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year<\/a> is nominated by their peers: \u00a0YOU.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">The Awardee is NOT, and has never been, selected by Lafeber Company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">This autonomous committee, consisting of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aav.org\/default.asp?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a> members, is led by Dr. Tom Tully, Professor and Chief of the Zoological Medicine Service at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">A Lafeber Company Veterinary Consultant, who does NOT vote on the Award recipient, manages committee paperwork and scheduling only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When nominations closed for the 2016 T.J. 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