Richard B. Rimler Memorial Paper Award Grant

The Richard B. Rimler Memorial Paper Award, established by the American Association of Avian Pathologists, recognizes excellence in poultry disease research by graduate students. Candidates enrolled in thesis-requiring Master’s or Ph.D. programs are eligible, and they may present their research at the AAAP Annual Meeting. This competitive award provides travel expenses up to $1,500 to support the dissemination of innovative research in avian health, enhancing the well-being of poultry and food safety.

Through the AAAP Foundation, scholarships and awards are given each year to support those who are striving for careers in poultry medicine and acknowledge outstanding achievement in the area of poultry medicine.
Introduction
Dr. Richard Rimler was from Athens, GA, and worked as a technician in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, prior to receiving the MS degree in Medical Microbiology from the University of Georgia. His Ph.D., done under the direction of Drs. Stanley Kleven and Richard Davis, involved Haemophilus paragallinarum. Drs. Rimler and Davis developed the first successful coryza bacterin, which was commercialized as Salsbury's Coryza-vac, the first product on the market. Dr. Rimler went to NADC in Ames after graduation and remained there for the rest of his career, where he worked primarily on Pasteurella multocida. After Dr. Rimler’s untimely passing in 2000, his family made a generous bequest to AAAP for the establishment of an award recognizing excellence in poultry disease research by a graduate student. Candidates for this award are not required to possess the D.V.M. degree.
Funding
The award(s) will be competitive and will be given for travel to the American Association of Avian Pathologists Annual Meeting, to present a paper. The AAAP Board of Directors will determine the number of awards and the provision of travel expenses up to $1,500. Receipts will be required. The award was first given in 2002.

Eligibility

Candidates should be enrolled currently in a thesis-requiring Master of Science program or a Ph.D. program, or have received the degree within the year preceding the application deadline. It is not required that they possess the D.V.M. degree, and non-D.V.M. candidates are encouraged to apply. The area of study and research should clearly involve some aspect of poultry health or disease. The major professor or at least one member of the student’s graduate committee should be a member in good standing of AAAP.Those selected to receive the award will be expected to present an oral presentation of their research at the American Association of Avian Pathologists Annual Meeting.