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Dr. George Bishop Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

2024 Inductee

Jon Klingborg, DVM

Dr. Jon Klingborg has made an indelible mark on both the CVMA and veterinary medicine at large. Among his many accomplishments, perhaps Jon’s crowning achievement was the development and passage of the CVMA’s Eight Principles of Animal Welfare, Care, and Use in 2004. At that time, only 20 years ago, the phrase “animal welfare” caused anxiety within the profession. It was Dr. Klingborg who led the veterinary community to rethink animal welfare and the treatment of our animal patients. The adoption of the CVMA’s Eight Principles was felt across the nation, with state VMAs and the American Veterinary Medical Association following suite and crafting their own animal welfare principles, positively affecting the lives of countless animals. 

2023 Inductee

Peter Weinstein, DVM

Since the beginning of his career, Dr. Peter Weinstein has committed himself to improving veterinary medicine. He joined the CVMA immediately after graduation 35 years ago and has been an active, devoted member ever since. Dr. Weinstein has held just about every position possible with the CVMA. He served as the CVMA’s President (2003–2004), as a CVMA House of Delegates member (1993–1999), and as the CVMA’s District II Governor (1999–2005).

 

Additionally, Dr. Weinstein has offered his acumen to a variety of CVMA committees and task forces over the past three decades, notably serving as the Veterinary Medical Board Sunset Review Task Force Chair (2001–2004), as a longtime member (2004–2014) and President (2004–2005) of the Ways and Means Committee, and—most recently—as a member of the Access to Veterinary Care Task Force (2021–present). Beyond the CVMA, Dr. Weinstein has made a profound difference in his local community. He loyally served as the executive director of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association (SCVMA), the largest local veterinary medical association in the country, from 2007 to 2021. Under his leadership, the SCVMA expanded its continuing education chapter program to provide over 100 hours of free CE each year on topics tailored to the diverse interests of the SCVMA’s membership. 

2022 Inductee

William Grant, II, DVM

Dr. William “Bill” Grant, II was practically born into organized veterinary medicine. His father was active in the CVMA, the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association (SCVMA), and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), while his mother served as the President of the AVMA Auxiliary. Dr. Grant continued this legacy early on, becoming involved in organized veterinary medicine while attending university and serving as President of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association.

 

Dr. Grant immediately became involved in the CVMA after graduation. Among the many positions he has held, Dr. Grant served as the CVMA President (2008–2009), as a CVMA House of Delegates member (1998–2004), and as the CVMA District II Governor (2004–2010). The list of task forces and committees on which Dr. Grant has served is similarly extensive, including the Ways and Means Committee (2009–2019) and the AVMA Advisory Committee (2010–present). He is currently the AVMA Advisory Committee Chair, the CVMA Representative to the AVMA House of Delegates, and has been a member of the Finance Committee since 2006. Even with all of the above accomplishments, perhaps Dr. Grant’s most significant contribution to the CVMA has been his tireless involvement with its insurance program, spanning over 30 years. He sat on the Insurance Committee from 1991–2007, twice serving as its chair. Dr. Grant has also served on the Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC) Board in a variety of capacities, including as its director from 2007–2013 and in 2019, and as a consultant in 2018. He also currently serves as the chair of the VISC Board, a role he previously held from 2010–2013 as well.

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