Awards
College of Agriculture Staff of the Year, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2001
President’s Award for Excellence Through Teams, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2002
University Outstanding Staff of the Year, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2004
Palms to Pines Branch Outstanding Service Award, The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science – District 8, 2008
Golden Leaves Award, Honorable Mention, book chapter Food Safety Reforms in the United States: The Food Safety Modernization Act. Food Safety and Protection, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2019
Distinguished Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Staff Award, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2023
Contracts and Grants
Intramural
2000-2001 Heart Rate Variability in Horses. California State Polytechnic Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Program. $5,000 (Co-PI)
2000-2001 Altitude Acclimatization in Horses and Mules. California State Polytechnic Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Program. $4,700 (Co-PI)
2000-2001 Altitude Acclimatization in Horses and Mules. California State University Agricultural Research Institute. $28,149 (Co-PI)
2002-2003 Efficacy of a Yeast Supplement in Increasing Performance in the Horse. California State University Agricultural Research Institute. $6,000 (Co-PI)
2002-2003 Effect of Fatigue in Endurance Horses. California State University Agricultural Research Institute. $40,000 (Co-PI)
2012-2013 Validation of Hand-Held Lactate Analyzers for Use in The Horse. California State Polytechnic University President’s Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Program. $4,500 (Co-PI)
2012-2013 Incidence of Distal Phalanx Fractures in Arabian Foals. California State University Agricultural Research Institute. $4,000 (Co-PI)
2015-2016 Arabian Horse Tales; A Literacy Program for Elementary Children. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Faculty Devel. Mini Grant, $880 (Co-PI)
2019 Fatigue and factors associated with changes in locomotor control in horses during a 160-km endurance ride. Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI) Seed Grant, Cal Poly Pomona, $8,000 (PI).
2020 Exhaust System for Animal and Veterinary Sciences Anatomy & Physiology Specimen Dissection Classes. Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience (SPICE), Cal Poly Pomona, $30,000 (PI).
2021 Teaching Environment Modernize for AVS Laboratory Classroom. Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience (SPICE), Cal Poly Pomona, $28,092 (PI).
2022 Learn Through Discovery, Hatchery Project: Horse Wellness Team: S. Campos, J. Alvarez, H. Esqueda, S. Inzunza, J. Alvarez. Cal Poly Pomona, $8,000
2023 Equine Reproduction Classroom Technology Upgrade. Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience (SPICE), Cal Poly Pomona, $12,327.50
Extramural
1995-1996 High Altitude Acclimatization in the Horse. White Mountain Research Station – UC San Diego. $1,000, (Fellowship Grant)
1996-1997 Effect of Training at Altitude on Athletic Performance. UC Davis, Center for Equine Health. $6,000 (Co-PI)
1997-1998 Efficacy of an Electrolyte Supplement. Farnam Pharmaceuticals, $2,000 (Co-PI)
1998-1999 Efficacy of an Equine Blanket. Farnam Pharmaceuticals, $2,500 (Co-PI)
1998-1999 Field Efficacy of a Doramectin Injectable. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, $12,340 (Co-PI)
2001-2002 Probiotic for Performance Enhancement. Diamond V Products, $3,000 (Co-PI)
2001-2002 Altitude Acclimatization: Training and Performance in Horses and Mules. UC Davis, Center for Equine Health, $9,048 (Co-PI)
2003-2004 Efficiency of Herbal Anti-stressor, Adaptogen and Performance Enhancer Supplementation in Sports Horses. Ayurvet Limited, $7,456 (Co-PI)
2006-2007 Yeast ß-glucan Supplementation in Horses. DogEquine Inc., $2,450 (Co-PI)
2009-2010 The effects of extruded feed supplements in horses (Alfalfa Formula and Alfalfa Free Formula), Canidae Natural Pet Foods, $20,659 (Co-PI)
2020 Use of a Smart Halter to Predict Foaling in Mares, Private donation, $14,383 (gift in-kind)
2022 Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy, MagnaWave – $3,400 (Equipment Loan)