Distinguished & Honorary Lifetime Members
2025 OAEP DISTINGUISHED AND HONOURARY LIFETIME MEMBERS
DISTINGUISHED LIFE MEMBER: Senior active members who have made outstanding contributions to the Association may be nominated for this honour by the Executive Board and elected by the membership in advance of the annual meeting. Distinguished Life Members shall be exempt from all dues payments and entitled to vote and hold office.
HONOURARY MEMBER: Shall be those persons who have made noteworthy and outstanding contributions to equine practice. Candidates for Honorary Membership may be proposed by any active member. Unanimous approval of the Executive Board is required for election to this category. Honorary members shall be exempt from all dues payments but shall not vote or hold office.
If you are looking to nominate a colleague, send their name to equinepractitioners@gmail.com. An individual who has won before cannot win again. Below is a list of previous winners.
DISTINGUISHED LIFE MEMBERS
• Dr. Mary Bell
• Dr. Bruce Duncan
• Dr. Dan McMaster
• Dr. Jim Henderson
• Dr. Ken Armstrong
• Dr. Mike Weber
• Dr. Ruth Barbour
• Dr. James A. Mitchell
• Dr. Alison Moore
• Dr. Pat Meyers
• Dr. Mike Corradini
• Dr. Luis Arroyo
• Dr. Laura Smith-Maxie
• Dr. Darryl Bonder
• Dr. Stan Henderson
• Dr. Julie Ballinger
• Dr. Vernon Robertshaw
HONORARY MEMBERS
• Dr. Art Rotenberg
• Dr. Bill Hazen
• Dr. John Baird
• Dr. Laurent Viel
• Dr. Peter Physick-Sheard
• Dr. Nathalie Cote
• Dr. Don Trout
• Dr. Huw Llewellyn
• Dr. Harry Morrison
• Dr. Greg Taylor
• Dr Dan Kenney
• Dr. Judith Koenig
• Dr. Candace Allen