Dr. Bruce Whittle Named Veterinarian Of The Year

Bruce Whittle, DVM, owner/practitioner at Honey Creek Veterinary Hospital of Trenton, was honored as the recipient of the coveted 2022 Veterinarian of the Year Award by the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr. Richard Meadows presented the award to Dr. Whittle at a ceremony held as part of the association’s 130th Annual Convention, held Jan. 27-30 in Columbia.
Dr. Whittle grew up in the Joplin area and attended Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville for three years before being accepted at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri. Both he and his wife, Gayla, earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. Two weeks after graduation, they moved to Trenton, where they established Honey Creek Veterinary Hospital, a mixed animal veterinary practice.
In 2018, Dr. Whittle received the MU-College of Veterinary Medicine’s Faculty-Alumni Award. He previously received both the CVM Alumnus of the Year Award and the Dean’s Impact Award, which is presented for sustained and significant positive impact on CVM programs.
He has served as MVMA vice president, president-elect, president and board chair. He has also been a member and chair of the MVMA equine committee, a member of the legislative committee and has served many volunteer hours to the association.
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association’s Veterinarian of the Year award is the premiere recognition bestowed by the association. The award winner is determined annually by the MVMA Board members, who represent nearly 1,700 veterinary members of the MVMA in Missouri. The recipient of this highest honor is chosen based on their impeccable reputation as a skilled and knowledgeable veterinarian, their dedication and service to their patients and clients, their service as an integral participant in their community, the engagement and leadership in organized veterinary medicine, their mentorship to our future veterinarians, the admiration and respect held for them among their peers, and the positive impact they have had on the lives they have touched.
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association is the society for veterinarians in the state, dedicated to maintaining the highest standards for professionalism and ethics in animal health care in Missouri. The association was founded to help the veterinarian better serve the welfare of animals and their owners.