Steffen receives highest honor from American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
David Steffen, diagnostic pathologist and quality control section head of the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center (NVDC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recently received the prestigious E.P. Pope Award from the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) at its annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
The E.P. Pope award is the highest award bestowed by the AAVLD. It recognizes those who have made noteworthy contributions to the association and the field of veterinary diagnostic laboratory medicine.
Steffen has distinguished himself as a diagnostic pathologist, particularly in providing comparative and veterinary research services and consultation on bovine congenital diseases. He is highly regarded throughout Nebraska and the U.S. for activities that advance animal health.
Within Nebraska, Steffen served for multiple years on the Nebraska Poultry Industries Poultry Health Committee, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Johne’s Disease Committee and the Nebraska Laboratory Response Network.
Nationally, he has been an active member of the AAVLD since 1996, holding multiple office and chairing numerous committees. Steffen served 17 years as an associate editor for the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation.
Native of Nebraska, Dr. Steffen earned an undergraduate degree in animal science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a DVM from Iowa State University. He practiced veterinary medicine for one year in Iowa then began work on a doctoral degree at Kansas State University.
After earning a Ph.D. in pathology and pathobiology, Dr. Steffen joined North Dakota State University as a diagnostic pathologist and assistant professor. During this time he became board certified in anatomic pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Dr. Steffen returned to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1995 as a faculty member in what is now the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a diagnostician in the NVDC.
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