Ross University Professor Becomes First International School Recipient to Receive SAVMA Teaching Award Mark D. Freeman, DVM, assistant professor of small animal surgery at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) was presented the Student American Veterinary Medical Association’s (SAVMA) 2010 Teaching Excellence Award at the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Freeman is the first faculty member from a veterinary school outside the United States to receive this award.