This award, which is NAMA’s highest honour, recognises outstanding leadership in private, public or academic service and is given each year to a senior agribusiness executive who not only exemplifies excellence in agribusiness but has also made significant contributions to the industry. Now in its 15th year, the award will be presented at the Opening General Session of the 2015 Agri-Marketing Conference, 'Growing Greatness' on 16 April 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Clint Lewis

Mr Lewis has helped to spearhead Zoetis’ ongoing commitment to support and help advance the veterinarian and livestock producer profession to continuously raise the bar on animal health.

He has been at the forefront of advancing diversity in the veterinary and animal health professions, specifically in educating the next generation of veterinarians.

For six consecutive years, Zoetis has invited second- and third-year students of veterinary medicine to apply for the Zoetis Veterinary Student Scholarship Program. Since the launch of the scholarship program in the fall of 2010, more than $2.7 million in scholarship funding has been awarded to more than 1,100 exceptional veterinary students.

As a member of Zoetis’ Executive Committee and immediate past chair of the Board of Directors for the Animal Health Institute (AHI), Mr Lewis has played a key role in helping to advance legislation to support both veterinarian and livestock producer groups and to ensure support for animal care. A member of AHI since 2007, Mr Lewis previously served as AHI chair for the 20011-2012 term.

AHI is the trade association for the animal health industry in the US, advocating on various issues important to the industry, including efficient and effective regulatory and approval processes by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Zoetis congratulates Mr Lewis on this achievement. Learn more about the 2015 Agribusiness Leader of the Year award by visiting the NAMA news site.