August 11, 2006   Hendrix elected vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association   Dr. Charles Hendrix of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine has been elected vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.   The association’s House of Delegates unanimously selected Dr. Hendrix, a professor of parasitology, during its annual meeting in July in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a former Congressional Science Fellow for the association and for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also a past chair of the AVMA’s committee on wellness.   "This is a wonderful honor, and I look forward to working with the veterinarians of the future," said Dr. Hendrix, who will serve as the liaison to the association’s student chapters. He stresses  commitments to leadership skills, society, communication skills, health and wellness issues, and interdisciplinary collaboration.   “I believe veterinarians should be proactive and not wait to be asked to participate in local health care situations,” he said.” Being proactive would be to the benefit of two-legged and four-legged patients, all health care practitioners, and the discipline of public health.”   Dr. Hendrix, who came to Auburn in 1981, has received the veterinary college’s Norden Distinguished Teaching Award twice and the AU Student Government Association Teacher of the Year Award twice. He has authored two textbooks, Diagnostic Veterinary Parasitology and Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians.   He is also the veterinary representative to the Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary's Award writing competition, with his students winning more than $50,000 in prize money since 1999.   He earned his veterinary degree in 1974 from the University of Georgia and then served two years as a captain in the U.S Army Veterinary Corps. He received his master’s degree in 1978 and his Ph.D. in 1981, both from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.   Return to News