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R. Marlin Perkins Award: 1984
AZA Honorary Member
Theodore H. Reed DVM
AZA President 1963-1964
Smithsonial National Zoological Park
Ted was born in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 1922. He graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State College in 1945. He then served as Assistant State Veterinarian in Salem, Oregon during 1946-1948. In 1949, he went into private practice working in Caldwell, Idaho; Ashland, Oregon; and Portland, Oregon.
While in Portland, Ted served as veterinarian to the Portland Zoo and on the Mayor's Zoo Commission during 1951-1955. He was appointed Veterinarian at the National Zoological Park in 1955, becoming that zoo's Acting Director in 1956 and its Director in 1958. He has retired from that position in 1984 and is currently a Senior Scientist and Veterinarian Emeritus of the National Zoological Park.
As a member of AZA, Ted has been Chair of the Importation, Exportation, Quarantine, Health and Welfare Committee (1958-1960); Chair of the Advisory, Legislation and Bylaws Committee; and Chair of the Membership Committee. He was also Co-Chair of the special committee to study a national propagation program for the conservation of endangered species, was a member of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens, and served on the Board of Directors (1959-1965; 1981-1984). Ted was awarded the AZA’s highest honor, the R. Marlin Perkins Award in 1984.
While President, guidelines for AZA conference program planning were established, consideration was given to standardizing the reporting of animal mortalities, holding AZA conferences separately from AIPE conferences was explored, the AZA vanishing wildlife symbol was developed, and an Aquarium Liaison Committee was formed to resolved continuing problems with the low involvement of aquarium professionals in AZA. Consideration was also given to changing the Association’s name (it was actually changed, but the vote was rescinded) to American Association of Zoological Parks; however, it was decided to make a renewed effort to gain the support of aquarium professionals.
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