Awards, Honors and Certificates Primary School 1977 Certificate of Appreciation, "Bhagawadgeetha Kanthapatha", Sri Shankara Jayanthi Sabha, Balekuduru Srimatha, Dakshina Kannada, India. High School 1979-82 Government of India Merit Scholarship for higher secondary education. 1980 Second Prize in English Prose Recitation, 27th Annual College Day Celebrations, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, India. 1980 Senior General Knowledge Certificate, 30th Annual Test by All India Board of General Knowledge Test, United Schools Organization of India. 1981 Senior United Nations Information Test Certificate, 24th Annual United Nations Information Test, Council for UN Information, United Schools Organization of India. 1981 First Prize in High Jump (Junior Section), 29th College Day Celebrations, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, India. 1982 Ranked 49th in the Karnataka State Secondary School Leaving Certificate, India. 1982 Second Place for the District, and Certificate of Merit, for Performance in Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination, Inner Wheel Club of Mysore, India. Pre-University 1982-84 Government of India Merit Scholarship for pre-university education. 1982 Certificate of Training, Students' Association for Road Safety, Mysore City Traffic Police, Mysore, India. 1983 Certificate of Merit for Distinction and Prize for General Proficiency in Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination of April 1982, 30th College Day Celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, India. Undergraduate 1984-89 Indian Council of Agricultural Research Merit Scholarship for under-graduate studies. 1986-87 University of Agricultural Sciences Merit Scholarship for under-graduate studies in Veterinary Sciences. 1987 Second Prize in High Jump, Inter-Class Competitions, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. 1987 Second Prize in Group Song, Inter-Class Competitions, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. 1988 Certificate of Participation in the Orientation Course on Compound Livestock Feed Industry - Organized by The Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers' Association of India. 1989 Graduated with Distinction in Veterinary Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. Graduate - Masters 1989-91 University of Agricultural Sciences Merit Scholarship for Masters Degree Studies. 1991 Silver Medal, Men's Doubles Competitions in Badminton Shuttle, State Level Kannada Rajyothsava Sports Meet, Karnataka Veterinary Association, Bangalore, India. 1991 Silver Medal, Men's' Singles Competitions in Badminton Shuttle, State Level Kannada Rajyothsava Sports Meet, Karnataka Veterinary Association, Bangalore, India. 1991 First Place, Monoacting, State Level Kannada Rajyothsava Cultural Meet, Karnataka Veterinary Association, Bangalore,India. 1993 University of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Merit Student Gold Medal for the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Public Health. 1992 Dr. Eswaran Memorial Gold Medal for highest Grade Point Average in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Public Health or the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. Graduate - Doctorate 1993-96 Graduate Research Associate, Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA. 1995 Best Student Speaker (II place), American Association of Veterinary Immunologists, 76th Annual Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago, IL, USA. 1995 The Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Student, Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA. 1996 Susan Ann Smith Mills Memorial Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA. 1997 Joseph J. Garbarino Achievement Award for excellence in compiling original research relating to animal health or nutrition, Animal Health Institute Foundation, Alexandria, VA, USA. Post-doctoral Coming soon.