The LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD was presented to John I Good of FedEx Charters in recognition of his years of service to the animal transportation industry, both in business and through the AATA for his twenty years of AATA membership, half of which he has served tirelessly on the Boa4rd of Directory and most of that as an Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.

The INTERNATIONAL AWARD was presented to Australian Livestock Export Corporation (LiveCorp) in recognition of  their outstanding work in establishing standards of excellence as well as developing training programs for workers who load and unload live cargoes around the world.  LiveCorp has held training courses in Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait and other Middle Eastern countries instructing stevedores and feedlot handlers in best practices for handling and transporting animals.  They have been instrumental in ensuring that feedlots are equipped to provide chilled, fresh water and that facilities and trailers are built to safely and humanely facilitate the arrival and transport of animals exported from Australia.  The award was received by Cameron Hall, CEO of LiveCorp.

The ROBERT D. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL AWARD was presented to Mr. John Collins in recognition for his outstanding contributions over many years as Livestock Transport Advisor to DEFRA and expert advisor throughout the European Union as well as his tireless efforts in sharing his knowledge for the continued improvement in the welfare of animals during transit.  From 1980 to his retirement in 2006, Mr. Collins worked as a Livestock Transport Advisor for the MAFF/DEFRA in Great Britain, gaining practical and technical experience of live animal transport by road, sea, air and rail—including inspecting and accompanying livestock transports.  Much of the work involved advising on welfare aspects of animal transport law.  He participated in EU negotiations in Brussels, assisted with drafting the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) Convention and Codes, and represented the UK at IATA LAPB meetings.  Following retirement he has continued working as a consultant on animal transport issues, particularly working with DEFRA as a specialist advisor on EU Regulation 1/2005.

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The ANIMAL WELFARE AWARD was presented to Dr. Terry Paik, San Diego County Veterinary Disaster Coordinator, in recognition of his outstanding efforts and coordination to save the lives of countless animals during the historic wildfires of Southern California in October 2007, often referred to as the San Diego Firestorm of 2007.  The total evacuations in San Diego county alone was over 500,000 people, more than all of the evacuations in Hurricane Katrina and the largest evacuation in U.S. history.  Well over 5,000 horses and other animals were evacuated with minimal death loss.  Emergency plans had been developed following Katrina and were implemented with great success during the San Diego disaster.  Dr. Paik was not able to attend the Dresden conference.