Kansas Veterinary Medical Association Honors Veterinarian of the Year
By: Kansas Veterinary Medical Association By: Kansas Veterinary Medical Association The Kansas Veterinary Medical Association was Kansas Veterinary Medical Association was pleased to The honor Dr. Nels Lindberg of Great Bend, Kan. pleased to honor Dr.prestigious Nels Lindberg of the Great Bend, Kan. with the KVMA’s most award, Veterinarian with theAward KVMA’s most8prestigious of the Year on June at KVMA award, Awardsthe Luncheon of the Year Award on June at KVMA heldVeterinarian during the 77th Annual Conference for 8Veterinarians th Awards Luncheon in Manhattan, Kansas.held during the 77 Annual Conference for Veterinarians in Manhattan, Kansas. of the Year award is given only The Veterinarian The Veterinarian of the Year award is given only to KVMA members that have demonstrated outstanding to KVMA members that have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the veterinary profession, the KVMA and to the veterinary profession, the KVMA and thecontributions community. Candidates are nominated by constituents the association community.orCandidates of the clients. are nominated by constituents of the association or clients. “Dr. Nels Linberg has devoted his career to the “Dr. Nels Linberg has devoted his career to the promotion of veterinary medicine,” says Megan Kilgore, promotion of veterinary medicine,” says Megan Kilgore, KVMA executive director. “He has set a professional KVMA director. hasofset a professional example forexecutive veterinarians in the“He state Kansas.” example for veterinarians in the state of Kansas.”
Dr. Nels receiving the KVMA Veterinarian of the Year Award with his family and Dr. Dan Thomson.
NelsLindberg Lindberg received received his of of Dr.Dr. Nels hisdoctorate doctorate veterinary medicine from Kansas State University. Dr. veterinary medicine from Kansas State University. Dr. Nels Lindberg, commonly referred Nels,has hasa a Nels Lindberg, commonly referred to to asas Dr.Dr.Nels, passion for research, beef cattle health and feedlot cattle passion for research, beef cattle health and feedlot cattle performance. performance.
He is one of the leading veterinary feedlot He is one leadingStates. veterinary feedlot consultants in of thetheUnited Dr. Nels has current consultants the ownership United States. Nels has currentCenter, holdings inand in Dr. Animal Medical holdings and ownership Animal Medical Center, Progressive Beef andinProduction Animal Consultation Progressive Beef and Production Animal Consultation groups. groups. A true servant leader, Dr. Nels attributes his work true servant leader,skills Dr. Nels his work ethic,Amoney management and attributes desire to serve others ethic, money management desireKansas to servetown. He from his upbringing in askills smalland Western others from an hisincredible upbringing in a small Western Kansas has built mixed animal practice, employing town. He has built an incredible mixed animal practice, two associate veterinarians and a large service staff. Nels employing associateas veterinarians and veterinarian a large service is knowntwo nationally a progressive and staff. Nels is known nationally as a progressive businessman. veterinarian and businessman.
“He has set a professional example for veterinarians in the state of Kansas.” Dr. Nels’ passion for the veterinary profession is passionwith for the the college veterinary profession is evident in Dr. his Nels’ relationship of veterinary evident in his relationship with the college of medicine at Kansas State University. As a regularveterinary guest medicine at Kansas University. As a regular lecturer for the studentsState in veterinary medicine, Nels guest lecturer for his theknowledge students inandveterinary medicine, enjoys sharing wisdom with future Nels enjoys sharing his knowledge and wisdom with future veterinary leaders. veterinary leaders. He and his wife, Karen, have donated generously donated generously He and his wife, Karen, have to to bring nationally-recognized speakers campus to to bring nationally-recognized speakers to campus to present to veterinary students on a variety of topics. present veterinary on a leader varietyinofGreat topics. Dr.toNels is also astudents community Bend Nels is also a community leader in Great Dr. serving on the city council and as a past Deacon and Bend serving onFirst the city council and as a past Deacon and Elder Elder in the Christian Church. in theHe First Church. andChristian Karen reside in Great Bend with their Heand andMacKenzie, Karen reside Greatpets, Bend twins, Nash and in family Samwith and their twins, Nash and MacKenzie, and family pets, Sam and Blue. Blue.Founded in 1904, The Kansas Veterinary Medical The Kansas Founded in 1904, Association is comprised of approximately 900 Veterinary veterinarians from around the nation, of all approximately committed to 900 Medical Association is comprised serving the veterinary medical the profession protecting to veterinarians from around nation, and all committed human andthe animal health.medical ** serving veterinary profession and protecting human and animal health. **
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