- Sponsor: Dr. Lloyd and Mrs. Jean Helper
Criteria: Provided to a deserving faculty member who enhances a cooperative learning environment among students and a constructive mentoring/coaching relationship between faculty and students.
- Sponsor: Dr. Beryl D. and Renee Endowment Fund
Criteria: For a faculty member who demonstrates compassion in effectively dealing with the bond that exists between small animal companions and the owners.
- Sponsor: The Estate of Dr. Erwin Small and the College of Veterinary Medicine
Criteria: For excellence in teaching, awarded to one faculty member from each department, as selected by students in the second-, third-, and fourth-year of the veterinary degree program.