Dr. Joanne Paul-Murphy Wins Murray Fowler Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Emerita Joanne Paul-Murphy is the 2024 recipient of the Murray Fowler Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM). Throughout her career, Dr. Paul-Murphy was widely recognized as a leader in exotic animal medicine. She has received multiple awards celebrating her contributions to zoological medicine including the Animal Welfare Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association in 2019 and the TJ Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year Award in 2014.
Dr. Paul-Murphy has an international scientific presence, having authored or co-authored over 150 peer reviewed publications, more than 40 textbook chapters, and over 100 abstracts or other scientific presentations. This award recognizes an ACZM Diplomate that has demonstrated exceptional commitment and contributions to the ACZM while making significant lifetime contributions that have advanced the discipline of zoological medicine.