2012 Profiles in Courage - Delegate Jim Shuler, Retired Virginia House of Delegates
OCCUPATION: Retired Member, Virginia House of Delegates, first elected in 1994 representing the 12th House District ( Blacksburg, and the Counties of Alleghany, Bath, Craig and Giles). While a member of the General Assembly served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the Education Committee and the Public Safety Committee Retired, Doctor Veterinary Medicine. Founder and former owner of Companion Animal Clinic, Inc. — practiced for 25 years, Blacksburg.
EDUCATION: 1962, Page County High School 1966,Virginia Tech, Bachelor of Science 1970,University of Georgia, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cum Laude COMMUNITY & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Director, National Bankshares, Inc., Vice-Chair of Board Director, National Bank of Blacksburg, Vice-Chair of Board Past Board member, Community Foundation of the NRV Board member, Performing Arts Institute of Virginia Past member, Blacksburg Town Council (1982-1988) Past member, Virginia State Board of Health (1983-1991) Past President, Kiwanis Club Past Chair, Blacksburg Baptist Church Board of Deacons
AWARDS, RECOGNITION & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: 1970 - Phi Kappa Phi-University of Georgia Outstanding Senior-College of Veterinary Medicine 1993- Elected to the Virginia General Assembly 1994 - Distinguished Virginia Veterinarian of theYear, Virginia Veterinary Medical Association 1996- Legislator of the Year,Virginia Asociations of Home Health Care 1998 - Legislator of the Year, Virginia Horse Council 2001 - John Dalton Society Inductee for Distinguished Service by Va. - Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine 2004-Virginia Sportsman Legislator of the Year 2010 - Distinguished Friend of Virginia Agribusiness 2010 - Col. Michael Harris Award-American Association of University Professors 2010 - Virginia Tech Distinguished Service Award Member - Virginia Veterinary Medical Association Member - Omicorn Delta Kappa Leadership Society
PERSONAL: Born in Rockingham County, the youngest of six. First student body president of Page County High School, graduated 1962, received Outstanding Senior Award. Married to Margaret Sue Flippin Shuler, from Pulaski. They have two children — Laurel Shuler Moore, ’ 94 Georgetown graduate and Marshall Shuler, 1996 graduate of University of Virginia, 2001 graduate of Duke University and 2005 graduate of MIT. Margaret and Jim have four grandchildren — Mallory and Gillian Moore, Zahara James Shuler and Ali Marshall Shuler
HOBBIES: Boating, fishing, hunting, restoring vintage automobiles and restoring and collecting antique clocks