Surgeons from 1947 to 1949. From 1951 to 1952, she was president of the Central Veterinary Society, and was awarded the Victory Gold Medal by that society in 1965. She was elected to the council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1968, and became a fellow in 1973. She took over as the first woman president of the RCVS in 1976. She was also Vice-President of the Institute of Animal Technicians. Legacy In 2005, the Dame Olga Uvarov Research Award was established, based on a legacy which Uvarov had left to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. The award, given annually to veterinary researchers, consists of a medal and a prize of £1000. Uvarov's papers are held by the RCVS Knowledge archive. Death Never married, Uvarov's last years were spent in a nursing home at Hatch End until her death at age 91 on 29 August 2001. Works References External links Portrait image of Dame Olga Uvarov 1910 births 2001 deaths Alumni of the Royal Veterinary College British veterinarians Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Women veterinarians 20th-century British philanthropists Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons