Immediate Past President Dr Leon H. Russell from College Station, Texas, USA was educated at the University of Missouri, Tulane University and the Texas A & M University where he still works. Dr Russell holds numerous memberships: the American Veterinary Medical Association, Diplomate of the American College of Preventive Medicine- Specialty Epidemiology- Distinguished Member, National Academies of Practice in Veterinary Medicine-Distinguished Scholar, Texas Veterinary Medical Association – Distinguished Member, American Veterinary Epidemiology Society, Honorary Diploma, International HACCP Alliance, Board of Directors, American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians, US Animal Health Association, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
