Allen Miyahara

Stange Award for Meritorious Service
By the College of Veterinary Medicine
Established in 1970 to honor alumni for outstanding professional achievements in education, government, industry, practice, or other professional endeavors in veterinary medicine

Allen Y. Miyahara

DVM ’54
MS Veterinary Pathology ’60
Honolulu, Hawaii

As the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) ambassador for the Pacific Rim, Allen Y. Miyahara has devoted most of his career to creating a stronger international veterinary profession. His efforts stem from his belief that a stronger, united profession will be more successful at meeting current and future challenges, especially in the areas of zoonotic diseases and bioterrorist threats. His tireless commitment resulted in more than 750 attendees from the Pacific Rim at the 2006 AVMA convention held in Honolulu.

Miyahara has been an advocate and promoter of veterinary continuing education, organizing one of the earliest programs about the human-animal bond in 1980. He has enhanced continuing education for veterinarians nationally, particularly in his home state of Hawaii. For decades he has also helped improve continuing education in Pacific Rim countries, starting in Japan back in the 1970s. 

Active in organized veterinary medicine, Miyahara served as the AVMA vice president (1995-1997) and represented Hawaii in the AVMA House of Delegates from 1970-1995. He was the director of the Pacific Rim for the Western Veterinary Conference from 2002-2005.

Miyahara was recognized for his efforts in international veterinary medicine by the AVMA in 2004 with the President’s Award and in 2006 when he was the recipient of the AVMA Award. In 1990 he received the Service Award from the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association, which he has actively served since 1958.

He is a lifetime member of the ISU Alumni Association.