2009 CRWAD Dedicatee - Dr. Norman F. Cheville
Dr. Cheville is Professor and Dean Emeritus of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. He received the DVM degree from Iowa State University (1959), and MS (1963) and PhD (1964) degrees from the University of Wisconsin. In 1968, he did a sabbatical study at the National Institute for Medical Research, London, studying under Anthony Allison. The honorary doctorate degree Doctor Honoris Causa was conferred by the University of Liége in 1986 for outstanding work in veterinary pathology.
Dr. Cheville began his work at the Army Biological Laboratory, Fort Detrick, Maryland, in the Veterinary Corps of the U.S. Army, 1959 – 1961. After 3 years as research associate at the University of Wisconsin under Dr. Carl Olsen, he moved to the National Animal Disease Center as Chief of Pathology Research 1964 – 1989, and later as chief of Brucellosis Research Unit, 1989 – 1995, during which he led the team that developed a new vaccine for bovine brucellosis. Appointed chair of the Veterinary Pathology at Iowa State University in 1995, Dr. Cheville taught the introductory course General Pathology in the veterinary curriculum. He was appointed Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000 and retired from that position in August 2004.
Dr. Cheville has been a contributor to studies of the National Academy of Sciences including Principle Investigator for the NAS study, Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area (1998) and committee member for Dynamics of Ungulates of the Northern Range (2002) and National Needs for Research in Veterinary Science (2005). Dr. Cheville has been Secretary Treasurer and President of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, President of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease, and Editor of the scientific journal Veterinary Pathology. His honors include: Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, 2000, Pfizer Excellence in Bovine Research Award, American Veterinary Medical Foundation, 1999; Distinguished Member, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1999; Outstanding Achievement Award, USDA, 1991; Distinguished Scientist Award, ARS, USDA, 1990; and the Alumni Merit Award, Iowa State University for "Outstanding contributions to human welfare & professional accomplishment" 1978.
Dr. Cheville has published over 200 papers and 7 books, including Ultrastructural Pathology, Introduction to Veterinary Pathology, and Cellular Pathology.