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Stephen D. Acres, DVM’70, PhD’77

A recipient of both the WCVM Faculty Gold Medal and the Governor General s Medal as the U of Ss most outstanding graduate, Dr. Acres returned to campus after graduation to work at the newly established Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). He led VIDO researchers in the development of the first vaccine to combat the most common form of calf enteritis. During his distinguished research career at VIDO, he also participated in the development of several other conventional and recombinant DNA vaccines to prevent pneumonias in cattle and swine.