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Curriculum Vitae 

Leon H. Russell 

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PRESENT POSITION AND ADDRESS: 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Leon H. Russell, D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D. 

November 2006 

Title: Professor - Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health 

Professor - Medical Microbiology and Immunology 

Professor - Food Science and Technology 

Professor - Toxicology 

Professor - Epidemiology; School of Rural Public Health 

Professor - Texas A & M Health Sciences Center Graduate Faculty 

Office: Department Veterinary Integrative Biosciences 

Phone: (979) 845-3517 

FAX: (979) 845-8981 

Email: lrussell@cvm.tamu.edu 

EDUCATION: 

Degree/Training Conferring Institution Field Year 

B.S. University of Missouri Animal Science 1953 

D.V.M. University of Missouri Veterinary Medicine 1956 

M.P.H. Tulane University Epidemiology 1958 

Ph.D. Texas A&M University Microbiology 1965 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 

Dates Position(s) (Rank) Department 

Texas A&M University: 

2002-present Professor Health Sciences Center Graduate Faculty 

1998-present Professor Epidemiology; Rural Public Health 

1996-present Professor Toxicology 

1978-present Professor Food Science and Technology 

1977-present Professor Medical Microbiology and Immunology 

1969-present Professor Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health 

1976-1979 Professor Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology 

1965-1969 Associate Professor Veterinary Public Health 

1959-1965 Assistant Professor Veterinary Public Health



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CLINICAL SPECIALTY/BOARD CERTIFICATION: 

Distinguished Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (1989) 

Diplomate (1985), Subspecialty of Epidemiology (President 1985-87) 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (1979) 

Diplomate, American Board of Public Health (1965) 

AWARDS AND HONORS: 

Phi Tau Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Phi Zeta 

Texas Veterinary Medical Association Faculty Achievement Award (1969) 

Texas A&M University Veterinary Students "Good Stick Award" (1974) 

Norden Distinguished Teaching Award (1977) 

Former Students Association Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Student 

Relationships (1979) 

Former Students Association, College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Excellence Award 

(1982) 

American Veterinary Medical Association Certificate of Appreciation (1984) 

Association of Teachers of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine of the United 

States and Canada, Award of Recognition (1984) 

Alumnus of the Year, University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine, Alumni 

Association (1985) 

Texas Veterinary Medical Association Faculty Achievement Award in Research (1988) 

American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Certificate of Appreciation (1988) 

American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine "Distinguished Diplomate" (1989) 

TAMU Deputy Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching (1990) 

American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Certificate of Appreciation (1990) 

American Veterinary Epidemiology Society, Honorary Diploma (1990) 

Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, Resolution of Recognition (1991) 

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Gov. B.C. Jones, Commissioned as Kentucky Colonel (1992) 

El Paso, Texas, Mayor Larry Francis, Key to the City of El Paso (1994) 

University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine, Recognition of Service (1994) 

Association of Military Surgeons of U.S., General James A. McCallam Award (1994) 

Texas Veterinary Medical Association, President’s Award (1995) 

U.S. Academic Representative, U.S. Delegation, U.S.-Indonesia Food and Agriculture Forum 

(1997) 

Appointed to the Texas Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies by Texas 

Department of Health (1997) 

Helwig-Jennings Award (1998) 

Distinguished Membership, Texas Veterinary Medical Association (1998) 

Appointed to the Texas Department of Health’s Committee on Bioterrorism (1998-1999) 

Selected as “The B.G. Russell McNellis Memorial Guest Lecturer” for the keynote address at 

the 49th International Military Veterinary Medicine Symposium, Chiemsee, Germany 

(October, 1998)



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Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria (1999-2001) 

XIIth International Veterinary Congress Prize (July, 2000) 

Received a certificate of appreciation from the American Board of Veterinary Specialties for 6 

years of service on the ABVS, February 29, 2004. 

Commencement Speaker of the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, 

Columbia, on May 14, 2004. 

Keynote Speaker of the Opening Plenary Session of the13 th Congress of Chile Veterinary 

Medicine, November 4, 2004, University of Austral, Valdivia, Chile. Title of the one 

hour lecture: “The Most Important Problems of Food Safety”. 

Southwest Veterinary Symposium Award for World Leadership in Veterinary Medicine , Ft. 

Worth, TX, September 2005. 

Keynote Speaker of Opening Plenary Session of the Veterinary Public Health Congress in 

Brazil, November 2005: “Bioterrrorism” 

Keynote Speaker at 2006 World Veterinary Day. January 5, 2006, Taiwan: The Global Role 

of the Veterinarian” 

AVMA President’s Award, July 15, 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii 

Keynote Speaker at the St. George’s University College of Veterinary Medicine’s “White 

Coat Ceremony”, August 22, 2006, St. George, Grenada 

EDITORIAL BOARDS: 

GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEES: 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 

A paragraph summarizing teaching responsibilities, whether basic science or clinical, with 

the details below provided for the past three years; if there are major changes or new emphasis 

areas, details for five years. Include information for all graduate students, residents, interns, and 

postdoctoral fellows you have supervised. 

Undergraduate: 

Credit % of Formal Contact Hr 

Course Title Institution Hr Course Dates 

VIBS 404 TAMU 3 66% 30 hrs. Spring/Fall 

(Food Toxicology & Safety) 

Professional: 


Course Title Institution Hr Course Dates



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VIBS 930 TAMU 4 33% 20 hrs. Spring 

(Zoonoses) 

VIBS 948 TAMU 1 100% 16 hrs Spring/Fall 

(Regulatory Issues) 

Graduate: 


Course Title Institution Hr Course Dates 

VIBS 607 TAMU 4 100% 90 hrs. Fall 

(Applied Epidemiology) 

VAPH 615 TAMU 4 100% Web-based Summer 

(Food Hygiene) 

VAPH 633 

(Zoonoses) 

TAMU 3 100% 45 hrs. Spring 

Current graduate Students: 

Advisor or 

Name Degree Institution Committee Member Dates 

*Grady, G. Ph.D. TAMU Member 

Jenny Finks M.S. TAMU Member 

Johnson, Mark Ph.D. TAMU Member 

*Kirkpatrick, R.S. Ph.D. TAMU Member 

Ming, C.G. M.S. TAMU Member 

Meyer, J.M. Ph.D. TAMU Member 

Murrel, J.A. M.S. TAMU Member 

Stansky, N. Ph.D. TAMU Member 

Wong, Tsui-Yin Ph.D. TAMU Member 

Wynalda, RA MS TAMU Member 

Zindler, C. M.S. TAMU Member 

* Graduated 

Residents/Interns/Postdoctoral Fellows: 

Name Institution 

Advisor or 

Committee Member Dates 

Predoctoral Fellows: 

Name Institution Dates 

TEACHING PROGRAMS



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Highlight special teaching programs, e.g., CD-Roms, interactive, published note sets, etc. 

RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES: 

Proposal Submitted.2005. Co-Investigator on Tracing Sources of Epidemic Strains of 

Salmonella in Cantaloupe farms in the United States and Mexico. Submitted to the 

USDA/CSREES Epidemiologic Approaches to Food Safety. 

Co-Investigator, “Oral Rabies Vaccine in Coyotes.” (1993-94) $90,000 

Principal Investigator, "Rabies ELISA Test," Texas Advanced Technology Research 

Program. 3 years (1985-87) $307,000 

Co-Investigator on Comparative Medicine Project. Genetic Control of Susceptibility or 

Resistance to Rabies Infection. (1984-85) $3,000 

Co-Investigator on Medical Microbiology - Immunology Project. Effect of Malnutrition 

and Neoplasms on Opportunistic Fungal Infections. (1983) $5,000 

Project #6547 - Evaluation of ELISA Test for Rabies Diagnosis. Two year contract with 

Texas Department of Health. (1981-83) $25,000 per year. 

All other projects have internal funding: Evaluation of Rabies Vaccines in Horses and 

Cattle (1980-81); Bat Cave Focus of Histoplasmosis (1980-81) $6,000 

BIBLIOGRAPHY: (Chronologic order) 

Publications in Refereed Journals: (journals only) 

1. Russell, L.H., R.W. Moore, C.W. Livingston, and J.N. Beasley. 1966. Equine infectious 

anemia. II. Evaluation of a precipitin test. Southwestern Veterinarian 19:192-206. 

2. Russell, L.H., C.W. Livingston, and R.W. Moore. 1966. Equine infectious anemia. III. 

Comparison of alterations in serum protein to results. Southwestern Veterinarian. 

19:207-216. 

3. Russell, L.H., W.L. Schwartz, and J.W. Dollahite. 1969. Toxicity of Chinese tallow tree 

(Sapium sebiferum) for ruminants. Am. J. Vet. Res. 30: 1233-1238. 

4. Szabuniewicz, M., W.L. Schwartz, L.H. Russell, and J.D. McCrady. 1971. The 

electrocardiogram, vectorcardiogram, and spatiocardiogram in the Capuchin monkey 

(Cebus apella). Zbl. Vet. Med. 18:206-218.



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5. Szabuniewicz, M., W.L. Schwartz, L.H. Russell, J.D. McCrady, and B.J. Camp. 1972. 

The experimental production and treatment of oleander poisoning in several species of 

animals. Southwestern Veterinarian 25:105-114. 

6. Russell, L.H. 1973. The future role of veterinarians in food safety and his preparation 

for it. JAVMA 163:1071-1974. 

7. Schwartz, W.L., W.W. Bay, J.W. Dollahite, R.W. Storts, and L.H. Russell. 1974. The 

toxicity of nerium oleander in the Capuchin monkey (Cebus apella). Veterinary 

Pathology 1:259-277. 

8. Joiner, G.N., L.H. Russell, C.A. Gleiser, and D.E. Bush. 1975. A spontaneous 

neuropathy of free-ranging Japanese Macaques. Lab. An. Sci. 25:232-237. 

9. Bush, D.E., L.H. Russell, A.I. Flowers, and A.M. Sorenson. 1975. Semen evaluation of 

Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Lab. An. Sci. 25:588-593. 

10. Russell, L.H., C.B. Goswick and A.I. Flowers. 1977. Accidental exposure of veterinary 

students to rabies. JAVMA 171:1184-1187. 

11. 

12. Davis, D.S., L.H. Russell, L.G. Adams, R.G. Yeager, and R.M. Robinson. 1980. An 

experimental infection of Trypanosoma cruzi in striped skunks (Mephtis mephtis). J. 

Wildlife Diseases 16:403-406. 

13. Genigeorgis, C.A., N.D. Heidelbaugh, L.H. Russell, W.F. McCulloch and A.B. Childers. 

1980. Educating veterinary students in food safety. J. Vet. Med. Educ. 7:71-77. 

14. Joyce, J.R. and L.H. Russell. 1981. Clinical signs of rabies in horses. Comp. Contin. 

Ed. 3:556-61. 

15. Parker, R.W., T.D. Phillips, L.F. Kubena, L.H. Russell and N.D. Heidelbaugh. 1982. 

Inhibition of pancreatic carboxypeptidase A: a possible mechanism of interaction 

between penicillic acid and ochratoxin A. J. Environ. Sci. Health B 17:77-91. 

16. Turner, G.V., T.D. Phillips, N.D. Heidelbaugh and L.H. Russell. 1982. A high pressure 

liquid chromatographic method for analysis of zearalenone in chicken blood. J. 

Environ. Sci. Health B 17:297-309. 

17. McMurray, D.N. and L.H. Russell. 1982. Contribution of bats to the maintenance of 

Histoplasma capsulatum in a cave microfocus. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 31:527-531. 

18. Turner, G.V., T.D. Phillips, N.D. Heidelbaugh and L.H. Russell. 1983. High pressure 

liquid chromatographic determination of zearalenone in chicken tissues. J. Assoc. Off. 

Anal. Chem. 66(1):102-104.



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19. Kenyon, E. M., D. N. McMurray, and L. H. Russell. 1984. Isolation of Sporothrix 

schenckii from potting soil. Mycopathologia 87:128. 

20. Kenyon, E. M., D. N. McMurray, and L. H. Russell. 1984. Isolation of pathogenic 

aspergillus species from commercially prepared potting soil. Mycopathologia 87:179. 

21. Russell, L.H. 1994. Symposium on Compounding in Veterinary Medicine. J. Am. Vet. 

Med. Assoc. 205:194. 

22. Dykstra, E.A., M.R. Slater, P.D. Teel, L.H. Russell. 1996. Perceptions of veterinary 

clinics and pest control companies regarding tick related problems in Texas cities. 

AVMA Journal 209:360-365. 

23. Russell, L.H. 1996. Teaching Food Safety. AVMA Journal 210:1494-95. 

24. Hanlon, C.A., J.S. Smith, G.R. Anderson, and the National Working Group on Rabies 

Prevention & Control. 1999. Recommendations of a national working group on rabies 

prevention and control. Article I: Prevention and education regarding rabies in human 

beings. JAVMA 215(9):1276-1280. 

25. Hanlon, C.A., J.S. Smith, G.R. Anderson, and the National Working Group on Rabies 


prevention and control. Article II: Laboratory diagnosis of rabies. JAVMA 

215(10):1444-1446. 

26. Hanlon, C.A., J.E. Childs, V.F. Nettles, and the National Working Group on Rabies 


prevention and control. Article III: Rabies in Wildlife. JAVMA 251(11):1612-1618. 

27. Russell, LH. 2004. The Needs for Public Health Education: Reflections from the 27 th 

World Veterinary Congress. Jour. Veterinary Med. Educ. 31 (1): 17-21. 

Refereed Proceedings/Monographs: 

Abstracts: 

Chapters: 

1. Russell, L.H. 1978. Chapter: Heavy metals in foods of animal origin. Toxicity of 

Heavy Metals in the Environment. F.W. Oeheme (ed.) Decker, New York. pp. 3-23.



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2. Russell, L.H., D. Bay, and P. Teel. 1981. Chapter: Environmental control of livestock 

disease. Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture. CRC Press. pp. 527-536. 

3. Russell, L.H. 1990. Chapter: Comments on alternative agriculture. Alternative 

Agriculture - Scientists' Review. K. A. Niyo (ed.) Council for Agricultural Science and 

Technology, Ames, IA. pp. 56-69. 

4. Russell, L.H., P.D. Teel, and D.E. Bay. 1991. Chapter: Environmental control of 

livestock disease. CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture. 2nd Edition. 

Pimentel, D. and Hanson, A. A. (ed.) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 623-636. 

Textbooks: 

Non-Refereed Publications: (optional) 

l. Russell, L.H. 1965. Evaluation of the precipitin reaction as a laboratory test for 

equine infectious anemia. Diss. Abstracts 26:319-320. 

2. Russell, L.H. 1970. Subhuman primates as model experimental animals for the study 

of poisonous plants. Proc. Tech. Session Am. College Vet. Toxicol. 12:3-4. 

3. Russell, L.H., et al. 1982. Report of the rabies committee. Proc. 86th Annual Meeting 

US Animal Health Assoc. p. 423. 






US Animal Health Assoc. pp. 380-381. 



8. Russell, L.H., et al. 1987. Report of the rabies committee. Proc. 91st Annual Meeting 


9. Russell, L.H. 1988. Methods of tracking a foodborne salmonella outbreak. Proc. 

Salmonella Symposium: Control of Salmonella in Poultry, A Risk Management 

Approach. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. pp. 15-21.



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10. Russell, L.H., et al. 1988. Report of the rabies committee. Proc. 92nd Annual Meeting 


11. Russell, L.H., et al. 1989. Report of the rabies committee. Proc. 93rd Annual Meeting 




13. Russell, L.H. 1990. Wildlife reservoir of rabies. Proc. SAVMA Symposium, pp. 188- 

193. 

14. Russell, L.H. 1991. Report of rabies committee. Proc. 95th Annual Meeting US 

Animal Health Assoc. pp. 36-37. 

15. Russell, L.H. 1994. AVMA promotes the use of public health veterinarians. J. Am. 

Vet. Med. Assoc. 205:937. 

16. Rabies Protection in the Veterinary Clinic: Modern Vet. Practice: Part 1, May-June; 

Part 2, July-August; Part 3, September-October, 1995. 

PATENTS AND RELATED DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES 

SERVICE ACTIVITIES: 

Clinical Service: 

Professional Organizations and Service: 

American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine - Epidemiology Subspecialty, 

President (1985-87); Internal Affairs Committee (1989-90, 2003-2006), 

Chairman (1995-96). 

American Academy of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology 

American Veterinary Medical Association 

Convention Scientific Section Program Officer (1969-70); Council of Public 

Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine (1978-84), Vice-Chairman 

(1982-83), Chairman (1983-84); American Veterinary Medical Foundation 

Vice President (1985-88), President (1988-91); Executive Board, Representing 

District VIII (Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, for 1985-91); Vice-chairman, 

1989-90; Chairman, 1990-91; Chairman, AVMA Board of Governors, 1990- 

91. Foundation, Board of Directors; Vice President (1985-88), President 

(1988-91); Nominated for AVMA President-Elect (1991); Elected as AVMA 

President-Elect (1992-1993); AVMA President (1993-1994); AVMA 

Immediate Past-President (1994-95).



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AVMA-American Board of Veterinary Specialties, representing Am. College of 

Veterinary Preventive Med. (1997-2004). 

Teachers of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Secretary/Treasurer 

(1973-75), Counselor (1981-83) 

Institute of Food Technologists (1970-2004). 

Texas Veterinary Medical Association 

President (1984-85); President Elect (1983-84); First Vice-President 

(1982-83); 

Second Vice-President (1981-82); Third Vice-President (1980-81); Board of 

Directors (1976-80) 

Long Range Planning Committee, Chairman (1985-96), Member (1985- 

Present); Member Services Committee (1995-98); Public Health Committee 

(1995-96); CVM/TVMA Liaison Committee (1995-99); AVMA/TVMA 

Liaison Committee (1996-2006), Rabies Vaccination Task Force (2002-2003). 

Texas Veterinary Medical Past-Presidents Association, Secretary/Treasurer 

(1986-present). 

U.S. Animal Health Association 

Disease Surveillance Committee (1980-2002); Rabies Committee (1978-2002), 

Chairman, Rabies Committee (1982-1990); Food Safety Committee (1997- 

2006), Public Health & Rabies Committee (2002-2006). 

American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians 

USAHA/AAVLD Animal Health Information Systems Committee (2002-2006) 

Council for Agriculture and Science, Board of Directors (1987-91). 

American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians - President-Elect (1995-97); 

President (1997-99); Immediate Past-President (1999-2001). 

CDC-National Rabies Control Plan Committee (1995-2003). 

USDA-National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (1999- 

2001). 

USDA/FSIS-Organizing Committee: National Forum on Animal Production Food 

Safety, College Park, MD, May 23-25, 1995. 

USDA/FSIS-National Advisory Committee on Red Meat and Poultry Safety (1994-96). 

Chairman, Organizing Committee for the World Food Hygiene Congress, 

Year 2001, Washington D.C. (1999-2001). 

World Veterinary Association, National Representative for AVMA, (1999-2002); 

Council Member (1999-2002); Chair, Veterinary Public Health Committee 

(1999-2002). Chairman, finance Committee (2002-2005). 

World Veterinary Association, Education Committee, Secretary (1996-2002). 

World Veterinary Association, Vice-President (2002-2005). 

Liaison Officer with the World Health Organization (2002-2005) 

World Veterinary Association, President (2005-2008) 

International HACCP Alliance, Board of Directors (1995-2006); Executive Committee 

(2000-2002)



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Manuscript Review for Journals: 

Major Committee Assignments: 

Departmental: 

College: 

CVM Student-Faculty Relations Committee (1965-71), Chairman (1970-71) 

Library Committee, Chairman (1965-70), (1979-89) 

Curriculum Committee (1967-87), Chairman (1976-79) 

Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Liaison Committee (1970-75) 

Graduate Instruction Committee (1973-76) 

Biomedical Science Committee (1976-78) 

Medical Sciences Library Building Committee, Coordination for College of 

Veterinary Medicine (1981-85) 

College Tenure and Promotion Committee (1984-90) 

Medical Sciences Library Tenure and Promotion Committee (1983-85) 

College Five Year Plan Committee (1971-72)(1986-87) 

Academic Appeals Committee, Chairman (1986-87) 

Dean's Search Committee (1972-73)(1987-88) 

CVM First Year Promotion Committee (1988-91) 

CVM Second Year Promotion Committee (1986-91) 

CVM Third Year Promotion Committee (1986-2006) 

CVM Fourth Year Promotion Committee (1988-91) 

CVM Associate Dean for Instruction Search Committee (1989-90) 

College Strategic Planning Committee (1989-96) 

CVM Food Safety Action Team, Chairman (1995-98) 

University: 

Medical Sciences Library Council (1983-93) Chairman (1985-86) 

TAMU Library Council (1965-70), (1979-82), (1985-91) 

Library Automation Committee (1986-87) 

Medical Sciences Library Building Committee (1981-85) 

Curriculum Committee (1978-80) 

Committee for Review of Research with Humans (1975-76) 

Ecology Committee (1972-73) 

Environmental Safety & Health Committee (1964-74) 

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Task Force (1996-98) 

Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee (Chair) (1999-2000) 

Executive Committee of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Food Science 

and Technology (2003-2006)



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OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: 

Conferences, Symposia: Organized/Chaired (examples) 

Invited Presentations, Symposia, Colloquia and Named Lectures (examples). 

l. Teaching Public Health in the Professional Curriculum. Seminar, Kansas State 

University. 1974. 

2. Utilization of Sub-Human Primates in Food Toxicology. Annual Meeting of the 

American Veterinary Medical Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. 1970. 

3. Teaching Food Safety to Veterinarians. Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary 

Medical Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1973. 

4. Heavy Metals in Foods of Animal Origin. American Veterinary Medical Association, 

Cincinnati, Ohio. 1976. 

5. Russell, L.H.*, C. Goswick, and A.I. Flowers. Multiple Accidental Rabies Exposure 

to Veterinary Students. American Veterinary Medical Association, Atlanta, 

Georgia. 1977. 

6. Heidelbaugh, N.D., L.H. Russell*, C.A. Genigeorgis, and W.W. Bay. Veterinary 

Public Health Teaching and Research: A Plan for the Future. American Veterinary 

Medical Association, Dallas, Texas. 1978. 

7. Russell, L.H.*, J. Hobbs, C. Goswick. Pre-Exposure Rabies Prophylaxis with Rhesus 

Diploid Cell Rabies Vaccine. Texas Veterinary Medical Association, Houston, Texas. 

1980. 

8. Russell, L.H.* and J. Joyce. Evaluation of Rabies Vaccines for Horses and Cattle. 

Texas Veterinary Medical Association, El Paso, Texas. 1981. 

9. Russell, L.H.* and D.N. McMurray. Recent Information on Histoplasmosis. Texas 

Public Health Association, Houston, Texas. 1981. 

10. Epidemiological Techniques for the Investigation of Disease. Academy Health 

Sciences, San Antonio, Texas. 1981. 

11. Rabies Vaccination of Horses. Texas A&M University Equine Diseases Conf., 

College Station, Texas. 1981. 

12. Epidemiological Techniques for Investigation of Disease. Academy of Health 

Sciences, San Antonio, Texas. 1982. 

13. Rabies Report. US Animal Health Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. October 28, 

1982.



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14. Food Toxicology. Bakery Workshop, Texas A&M University. 1983, 1984, 1985. 

15. Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases. United States 7th Army Workshop, West 

Germany. 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. 

16. Rabies: Monoclonal Antibody Techniques. Diseases of Nature Conference, 

Arlington, Texas. 1984. 

17. Rabies in the United States: Current Status. US Animal Health Association, Las 

Vegas, Nevada. 1983. 

18. Rabies in the 1980's. American Veterinary Medical Association Convention, New 

Orleans, Louisiana. 1984. 

19. Rabies. US Animal Health Association, Fort Worth, Texas. 1984. 

20. Mycoses. Diseases of Nature Conference, Lubbock, Texas. 1985. 

21. Rabies. US Animal Health Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1985. 

22. Pixley, C.E., L.H. Russell*. A Rapid Technique (ELISA) to Screen Human Sera of 

Rabies Antibodies. Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical 

Association, Atlanta, Georgia. 1986. 

23. Rabies. US Animal Health Association, Louisville, Kentucky. 1986. 

24. Methods of Tracking a Foodborne Salmonella Outbreak. Salmonella Symposium: 

Control of Salmonella in Poultry, A Risk Management Approach, Dept. of Poultry 

Science, College of Agriculture, TAES-TAMU, Dallas, Texas, August, 1987. 

25. Rabies Research in Texas. Texas Veterinary Medical Association, El Paso, Texas. 

February 7, 1988. 

26. Zoonoses. Texas Environmental Health Association, San Antonio, Texas. March 5, 

1988. 

27. Rabies and Veterinary Practice. Texas Veterinary Medical Association, Austin, 

Texas. August 26, 1989. 

28. Future Perspectives session. AVMA Symposium on "Veterinary Perspectives on 

Safety of Foods of Animal Origin", Washington, D.C. September 18-21, 1989. 

29. Inter-institutional joint PEW Proposal on Food Safety. Faculty at the School of 

Veterinary Medicine at University of California at Davis, Davis, CA. October 15-17, 

1989. 

30. Rabies Control. Animal Control Officers Conference, College Station, TX. 

November 14, 1989.



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31. Continuing Education program. Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association 

Convention, Little Rock, AR. January 12-15, 1990. 

32. CAST Board of Directors meeting, Washington, D.C. February 26-28, 1990. 

33. Wildlife Rabies. Student AVMA Symposium, College Station, TX. March 12, 1990. 

34. Strategic Planning Workshop. AVMA Foundation Board of Directors Meeting, 

Lincolnshire, IL. April 3-8, 1990. 

35. Spoke to Executive Board of American Association of Bovine Practitioners, 

Indianapolis, IN. September 14-16, 1990. 

36. Chair Ad Hoc Committee on Drug Compunding, AVMA meeting with FDA, 

Schaumburg, IL. August 29-30 and October 24, 1990. 

37. Rabies Control. Animal Control Officers Conference, College Station, TX. 

November 12,1990. 

38. Food Safety Issues. Agriculture Teachers Conference, Riverside Campus, Texas 

A&M University, College Station, TX. June 12, 1991. 

39. Rabies Epizootic in Texas. U.S. Animal Health Assoc., Grand Rapids, MI. October 

31, 1994. 

40. Post-Exposure Rabies Prophylaxis in Domestic Animals. U.S. Animal Health Assoc., 

Grand Rapids, MI. October 31, 1994. 

41. Centers for Disease Control, National Rabies Control Committee, Atlanta, GA. 

March 13-15, 1995. 

42. Keynote Address: “The future of veterinary epidemiology,” Veterinary 

Epidemiology Symposium, College Station, TX. May 31, 1995. 

43. Rabies Panel: Rabies Protection in the Veterinary Clinic. American Animal Hospital 

Association, Denver, CO. March 26-27, 1995. 

44. Oral Rabies Vaccination Program, USDA, APHIS, ADC, Oversight Committee, 

1995. 

45. Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 1996, National Association of State Public 

Health Veterinarians, St. Louis, MO, October 5-8, 1995. 

46. Rabies Symposium for D.V.M.’s, MD’s, Nurses and Technicians, Austin, TX, 

December 16-17, 1995.



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47. Food Safety and Animal Diseases: Texas Association of Milk and Food Sanitarians, 

Austin, TX June 4, 1996. 

48. Teaching Food Safety: American Veterinary Medical Association, Louisville, KY, 

July , 1996. 

49. Public Health Update, Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association, Cancun, Mexico, 

August 2 and 3, 1996. 

50. AVMA Leadership Conference, Chicago, IL, January 2-4, 1996. 

51. HACCP Regulations: Implications for the Cattle Feeding Industry, Plains Nutrition 

Council, Amarillo, TX, September 15, 1997. 

52. Food Safety and Hazard Analysis/Critical Control Point Programs. U.S.-Indonesia 

Food and Agriculture Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia, October 5-8, 1997. 

53. Chaired the Symposium: “HACCP Rules and Food Safety: The Present and The 

Future” in Louisville, KY, October 23, 1997. 

54. Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 1998. National Association of State Public 

Health Veterinarians, Syracuse, NY, October 30-November 2, 1997. 

55. Veterinary Education in Food Safety. Food Safety Symposium, AVMA Annual 

Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 22, 2000. 

56. Symposium Conclusions. Panel Discussion. Food Safety Symposium, AVMA Annual 

Convention, Boston, MA, July 14 & 15, 2001. 

57. Continuing Education Program for Arkansas Veterinary medical Association. 

Invited presentation for the entire two day conference: “Zoonoses and 

Bioterrorism”, Branson, MO, August 2-4, 2002. 

58. USDA, FSIS, Consumer Safety Officers Conferences. Invited presentation: 

“Epidemiologic Investigation of Food Borne Outbreaks of Disease”, College Station, 

TX, January 27, June 10, August 12, and November 10, 2003 . 

59. World Leaders in Veterinary Education. Invited presentation: “Biosecurity”, Mexico 

City, 

Mexico, August 15, 2003. 

60. American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, Nov. 12-16, 2003, 

Schaumburg, IL. Presented oral and written reports on the WVA and 28th World 

Veterinary Congress. 

61. World Veterinary Assoc. Executive Meeting and the 28 th World Veterinary Congress 

Planning Committee Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 20-22, 2003. On site planning 

for the meeting to be held July16-20, 2005.



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62. International HACCP Alliance Board of Directors Meeting, December 9, 2003, 

Washington, D.C., December 9, 2003. Member of the Board. 

63. Global Veterinary Opportunities and Responsibilities Workshop January 4-6, 2004, San 

Antonio, Texas, USA . Participated as an invited member. 

64. American Veterinary Medical Association’s Leadership Conference, January 9-11, 2005, 

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Invited participant. 

65. USDA, FSIS, Enforcement Investigation Analysis Officers Conferences. Invited 

presentation: “Epidemiologic Investigation of Food Borne Outbreaks of Disease”, 

College Station, TX, February 4, 2004. 

66. Texas A & M, Health Center Medical School. Lecture on Rabies to Second Year 

Medical Student Class, February 11, 2004. 

67. American Board of Veterinary Specialities, February 27-29, 2004, Schaumburg, IL. 

Participated as a member. Presented the ABVS evaluation of the Five-Year In-Depth 

Report of the American College of Theriogeniologists. 



College Station, TX, March 15, 2004. 

69. American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, April 4-6, 2004, 



70.. USDA, FSIS, Enforcement Investigation Analysis Officers Conferences. Invited 


College Station, TX, May 24, 2004. 

71. CVM, TAMU Veterinary Enrichment Camps, June 9, 2004. Presented an invited 

evening talk, Rabies, to the Camp. 

72.. American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, June10-12,, 2004, 



73. CVM, TAMU Veterinary Enrichment Camps, June 16, 2004. Presented an invited 

evening talk, Rabies, to the Camp. 

74. AVMA Annual Meeting, July 22-27, 2004, Philadelphia, PA. Invited presentations, 

written and oral reports, to the AVMA Executive Board, July 22, AVMA House of 

Delegates, July 23, and to the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine 

on July 24 & 26, 2004.



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College Station, TX, August 30, 2004. 

76. XIX Pan American Congress Veterinary Science, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 24- 

18, 2004. Presented invited paper, “Bioterrorism” 

77. XIII Chile Congress of Veterinary Medicine and 50th Anniversary of the Veterinary 

Science Faculty of the University of Austral, Valdivia, Chile, November 4-6 , 2004. 

Presented invited paper, “The Most Important Problems of Food Safety”. 



College Station, TX, November 8, 2004. 

79. American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, November 18-20, 

2004, Schaumburg, IL. Presented oral and written reports on the WVA and 28th 

World Veterinary Congress. 

80. TVMA Building Dedication, Austin, Texas, March 6, 2005. Invited participant and gave 

congratulatory remarks from the WVA. 

81. American Veterinary Medical Association, Executive Board Meeting, April 7-10, 


World Veterinary Congress. 

82. 55 th Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, College 

Station, TX, June 1-3, 2005. (Co-Chair and Moderator) 

83. 37 th Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 

March 14-19, 2005. Head of World Veterinary Association’s delegation. 

84. . North American Veterinary Leadership Meeting, April 28-30, 2005, Vancouver, British 

Columbia, Canada. Invited speaker to this annual conference with veterinary leaders from 

Mexico, Canada and the USA. Presented an invited paper on the 2005 AVMA 

Convention/World Veterinary Congress. 

85. OIE General Assembly, May 30-June 4, 2005, Paris, France 

86. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FEV), June 8-11, 2005, Nice, France . Spoke on 

the WVA and FEV Relationships. 

87. Participated in the Southwest Veterinary Symposium, September 28-30, 2005 in Ft. 

Worth, Texas, as a Member of the AVMA-TVMA Liaison Committee.



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88. .American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, Nov. 17-20, 2005, 



89. International HACCP Alliance Board of Directors Meeting, December 9, 2003, 

Washington, D.C., December 5, 2005. Member of the Board. 

90, The First Veterinary Public Health Congress, November 27-30 2005, Guarapari, Brazil. 

Gave the Key note Address, “Bioterrorism” 

91. Taiwan Veterinary Medical Association Annual meeting, January 5-7. 2006, Taipei, 

Taiwan. Spoke on “Global Veterinary Medicine” and led a forum on “Avian Flu”. 

92. AVMA Leadership Conference, January 13-15, 2006, in Chicago, IL. 

93. USDA, EIAO course instruction on October 24, 2005 and, February 14, 2006. 

94. North American Veterinary Leadership Meeting, March 15-18, 2006, Veracruz, Mexico, 

Invited speaker to this annual conference with veterinary leaders from Mexico, Canada 

and the USA 

95. American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, March 29- April1, 


World Veterinary Congress 

96. 55 th International Military Veterinary Medical Symposium, April 9-15, 2006, Garmisch, 

Germany. Gave an invited peach on “Global Veterinary Medicine”. 

97. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FEV), May 17-20, 2006, Malaga, Spian . Spoke 

on the WVA and FEV Relationships. 

98. WVA Executive Committee Meeting, May 20, 2006, Malaga, Spain. Chaired the meeting. 

99. WVA 14 th Council Meeting, May 21, 2006, Malaga, Spain. Chaired the meeting. 

100. 77 th OIE General Assembly Meeting, May 22-24, 2006. Spoke to the General Assembly 

on the WVA-OIE Cooperative Programs. 

101. Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations, May 24-27, 2006, Auckland, New Zealand. 

Gave an invited paper “ Global Veterinary Medicine”.



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102. American Veterinary Medical Assoc. Executive Board Meeting, June 7-11,, 2006, 

Schaumburg, IL. Presented oral and written reports on the WVA activities affecting 

the AVMA. 

103. 22 nd Codex Alimentarius Commission Meeting, July 3-8, 2006, Geneva, Switzerland. 

Head of the WVA delegation. 

104. AVMA Annual Meeting, July13-20, 2006, in Honolulu, HI. Invited presentations, 

written and oral reports, to the AVMA Executive Board, July 13, and the AVMA 

House of Delegates, July 15, 2006. 

105. CVM, TAMU Veterinary Enrichment Camp, July 26, 2005. Presented an invited 

evening talk, Rabies, to the Veterinary Enrichment Camp. 

106. St. George’s University, College of Veterinary Medicine, White Coat Ceremony, August 

21-21, 2006, St. George, Granada. Gave the invited keynote address for the ceremony. 

Administrative and Committee Responsibilities 

* = Presenter (presentations with no author listed were written and presented solely by 

Leon H. Russell). 

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: 

1. Food Safety and Zoonoses. United States 7th Army Workshops, West Germany. 

Annually for the years 1983-92. 

2. Food Additives and Veterinary Preventive Medicine in Developing Countries. United 

States Army 7th Medical Command Workshop, Bitburg, Germany. March 30-April 2, 

1992. 

3. 41st International Conference on Veterinary Medicine. U.S. Army, Garmisch, 

Germany. October 25-30, 1993.



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4. World Congress on Meat and Poultry Inspection. College Station, TX. October 10-14, 1993. 

5. Rabies Vaccination in Japan. Japan Veterinary Medical Association, Matsue, Japan. 

February 9-15, 1994. 

6. Organized Veterinary Medicine. Australian Veterinary Medical Association, 

Canberra, Australia. March 5-12, 1994. 

7. Organized Veterinary Medicine and Extra-label Use. Canadian Veterinary Medical 

Association, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. July 4-6, 1994. 

8. Organized Veterinary Medicine. British Veterinary Association, Edinburgh, Scotland. 

September 20-26, 1994. 

9. PAHO/WHO: Workshop on Epidemiological Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and 

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Programs, Ames, Iowa, May 1-4, 1995. 

10. World Veterinary Association, General Assembly and Education Committee Meeting, Paris, 

France, May 29-31, 1997. 

11. U.S.-Indonesia Food and Agricultural Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia, October 5-8, 1997. 

Represented the USDA and Texas A&M University. 

12. World Congress on Food Hygiene-2001. Chairman, Organizing Committee, 1998-2001. 

13. International Military Veterinary Medicine Symposium, Chiemsee, Germany, “The BG. 

Russell McNellis Memorial Guest Lecturer,” October 20-24, 1998. 

14. International HACCP Alliance, Board of Directors (1996-2000). 

15. Fifth Workshop in Pet Food Labeling and Regulations, St. Louis, MO. November 11-14, 

1999 

16. Sixth Workshop in Pet Food Regulations, St. Louis MO. October 19-22, 2000. 

17. World Veterinary Association Committee on World Veterinary Congress 2002. Tunis, 

Tunisia, November 6-12, 2000. 

18. World Veterinary Association Council Meeting, Melbourne, Australia., May 11-16, 2001. 

19. Codex Alimentarius Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1-7, 2001. 

20. Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Washington D.C., August 27-29, 2001. 

21. Codex Committee on Veterinary Drug Residues, Charleston, SC, December 3-7, 2001.



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22. World Veterinary Association, World Congress 2002, Planning committee, Tunis, Tunisia, 

February 1-5, 2002. 

23. US-Mexico Global Accreditation Committee. Invited presentation on “Zoonotic Diseases, 

Bioterrorism and Food Safety in the U.S.”, Henderson, NV, February 26-28, 2002. 

24. Global HACCP Conference, Chicago, IL, May 15-18, 2002.Participated as a member of the 

International HACCP Board of Directors. 

25. 27 th World Veterinary Congress, Tunis, Tunisia, September 26, 2002. Presented an invited 

paper: “Global HACCP”. 

26. World Meeting of Leaders in Veterinary Education, Autonomous University of Mexico, 

Veterinary Faculty, Mexico City, Mexico, August 15, 2003. Presented an invited 

paper:“Biosecurity and Veterinary Medicine”, 

27. Opening Ceremonies of the 150 Year Celebration of the Veterinary Faculty, Autonomous 

University of Mexico, August 14, 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico. Participated as a member 

of the stage party of honored guests. 

28. 150 Year Celebration of the Veterinary Faculty, Autonomous University of Mexico, August 

14, 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico. Presented an invited talk: “The World Veterinary 

Association”, 

29. Hemispheric Conference on the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, March 3-4, 2004, 

Houston, Texas, USA. Represented the World Veterinary Association a this FAO, PAHO 

and OIE sponsored conference with 20 countries represented. 

30. OIE International Conference on the Control of Infectious Animal Diseases by Vaccination, 

April 13-16, 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Represented the WVA atthis important 

conference on eradication of livestock diseases. 

31. North American Veterinary Leadership Meeting, April 26, 2004, Schaumburg, Illinois, 

USA. Invited speaker to this annual conference with veterinary leaders from Mexico, 

Canada and the USA. Presented an invited paper on the cross-border introduction of BSE 

and avian influenza. 

32. World Veterinary Association’s EXCOM Meeting and 12 th Council Meeting, Cape Town, 

South Africa, July 30 August 1, 2004. Also participated in the South Africa Veterinary 

Association Annual Convention. 

33. Norman E. Borlaug International Science and Technology Fellows Program, September 3- 

28, 2004, College Station, TX. Severed as one of the invited hosts for the international 

fellows from Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Ghana. Hosted Anamrija Mandic, Novi Sad 

University. 

34. XIX Congreso Panamericano de Ciencias Veterinarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 

24-18, 2004. Presented invited paper, “Bioterrorism”.



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35. XIII Congreso Chileno de Medicina Veterinaria and 50th Anniversary of the Veterinary 

Science Faculty of the University of Austral, Valdivia, Chile, November 4-6 , 2004. 

Presented invited paper, “The Most Important Problems of Food Safety”. 

36. Invited participant of the dedication of the National Autonomous University of Mexico 

College of Veterinary Medicine’s Banfield Pet Hospital, Mexico D.F., February 8, 2005. 

37. World Veterinary Association Annual EXCOM Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 

26-27, 2005. 

38. 37 th Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 

14-19, 2005. Head of World Veterinary Association’s delegation. 

39. North American Veterinary Leadership Meeting, April 28-30, 2005, Vancouver, British 

Columbia, Canada. Invited speaker to this annual conference with veterinary leaders from 

Mexico, Canada and the USA. Presented an invited paper on the 2005 AVMA 

Convention/World Veterinary Congress. 

40. 28 th World Veterinary Congress, July 15-20, 2005, Minneapolis, MN. Addressed the 

Presidents Assembly, July 20, 2005. 

41. World Veterinary Association Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 15-26, 2005. 

42. British Veterinary Association Congress, London, England, September 29-30, October 1, 

2005. 

43. The First Brazilian Veterinary Public Heath Congress, Guarapari, Brazil, November 14-16, 

2005. Keynote Address: “Bioterrorism” 

44. Taiwan Veterinary Association Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, January 4-7, 

2006.Keynote Address: The Role of Global Veterinarians”.Led a forum on avian influenza. 

45. North American Veterinary Leadership Meeting, March 15-18, 2006, ,Veracruz, Mexico. 

Invited speaker to this annual conference with veterinary leaders from Mexico, Canada and 

the USA. Presented an invited paper on the Avian Influenza situation. 

46. 55 th International Military Veterinary Medical Symposium, April 9-15,2006,Garmisch, 

Germany. Gave an invited peach on “Global Veterinary Medicine”. 

47. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FEV) General Assembly, May 17-20, 2006 in 

Malaga, Spain. Invited to speak on the World Veterinary Association’s Global Role. 

48 WVA Executive Committee Meeting, May 20, 2006, Malaga, Spain. Chaired the meeting.



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49 WVA 14 th Council Meeting, May 21, 2006, Malaga, Spain. Chaired the meeting. 

50 World Organization of Animal health (OIE) 77 th General Assembly, May 21-24, 2006, 

Paris, France. Spoke to the OIE General Session on the OIE-WVA Cooperative Agreement. 

51. Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations and the New Zealand Veterinary Congress, 

May 24-28, 2006, Auckland, New Zealand. Spoke to FAVA on the Role of Veterinary 

Medicine in Global Animal Health. Spoke to the NZVMA on the WVA. 

52 Codex Alimentarius Commission Annual meeting, July 2-, 2006, Geneva, Switzerland. 

Head of the WVA Delegation. 

53 White Coat Ceremony, St. George’s University, August 21-21, 2006, St. George, Grenada. 

Gave the Keynote Address to the St. George’s University College of Veterinary Medicine 

Class of 2010.

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