2013 PVM Report - Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine

Gold is an appropriate symbol for
that which is of great value. That’s
why “golden” is a fitting term for
the 50th anniversary that Purdue
Veterinary Medicine’s first class will
celebrate this fall. Fifty years is an
important milestone, and just as we
took great care to properly recognize
our College’s 50th anniversary in
2009, it is vital that we appropriately
recognize this very special class
anniversary.
Any way you look at it, 50 years represents a significant passage of time, filled
with memories, traditions, changes and accomplishments. That reality is especially
true for members of the Class of 1963, who blazed a trail as the first class of Purdue
Veterinary Medicine students. No one will duplicate what they accomplished as the
class that “test-drove” a brand new school, with new facilities, new faculty and a new
curriculum.
As you will read in this special Annual Report issue of the PVM Report magazine,
Class of ’63 members saw Purdue’s veterinary program as a newly opened gateway
to a profession that previously had been nearly closed to Indiana residents who had
to compete as out-of-state students at veterinary colleges beyond Indiana’s borders.
As a result, they approached their chance to receive a Purdue veterinary education
as a cherished opportunity. They pursued their degree with gusto and good cheer,
achieving a level of excellence that quickly garnered an outstanding reputation for
Purdue alumni.
That commitment to excellence continues today, as evidenced by the stories
you will see in this issue about members of the 50th class to enroll in the Purdue
University College of Veterinary Medicine, the class of 2013. Though much has
changed at Purdue and in the veterinary medical profession, the fundamental
qualities that endear Purdue veterinary alumni to their clients and colleagues remain
the same – hard work, perseverance, and an uncanny knack for making the right
diagnosis and finding ways to make life better for both animals and people.
As you thumb through this publication, I hope you will take pride in Purdue
Veterinary Medicine’s successes and accomplishments, knowing that, whether as a
graduate, faculty or staff member, student or friend, you have helped write this story
that is, indeed, “as good as gold.”
Willie M. Reed, DVM, Ph.D.
Dean
A Message from the Dean
A Golden
Opportunity
PVM Report
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
2012 Annual Edition Volume XXXV - Number 2
Dean
Willie M. Reed
Associate Deans
S. Kathleen Salisbury
Harm HogenEsch
Sandra San Miguel
Director of Advancement
Jeff Spielman
Director of Development
Becky Hershey
Editor
Kevin Doerr
Graphic Designer
Alan Glasgow
Contributing Writers
Kevin Doerr
Becky Hershey
Jeff Spielman
Photography
Kevin Doerr
Ed Lausch
Seth Bossingham
Sam Royer
Purdue Marketing & Media
This issue of the PVM Report was
published through donations from
generous alumni and friends.
Please visit us at the College’s Web Site:
www.vet.purdue.edu
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