Veterinary Board Chairman Chris Runde Named 2010 Maryland Distinguished Veterinarian by MVMA

Former Chair John OÆMara Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 26, 2010) – Chairman of the Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Chris H. Runde, DVM, has been selected to receive the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association’s 2010 Distinguished Veterinarian Award in recognition of and in appreciation for his outstanding leadership, dedication and continued commitment to the Veterinary Profession. In 2003, Dr. Runde was appointed to the Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and in 2004 he was elected president.
“We are very pleased to learn of Dr. Runde’s recognition by his peers of Maryland veterinarians,” said Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance.  “His commitment to the standards and professionalism of the veterinary profession through his service to the Vet Board is outstanding and we thank him for it.”
Dr. Runde is a 1981 Magna Cum Laude graduate of University of Maryland College Park with a degree in agriculture. He then went on to receive his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. He is also a 1978 graduate of Snow Hill High School.

Dr. Runde has been a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association since 1981 and of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association since 1985. From 1985-1987, Dr. Runde worked as an associate veterinarian at Squire Veterinary Clinic in Upper Marlboro, MD. In 1987, he co-purchased Tidewater Veterinary Hospital in Charlotte Hall, MD.
The MVMA also recognized the previous chairman of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners John P. O’Mara, DVM with the 2010 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was given in honor of Dr. O’Mara’s years of dedicated and outstanding service to the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, as the first “President’s Mentor” and for his continued involvement and leadership of the Legislative and Technicians Committees.

Further information about the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, its recent awards and related photos can be found at www.mdvma.org or by contacting MVMA’s Executive Director, Ron Sohn at 410-931-3332 ext. 109.

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