Spring/Summer 2013 Aesculapian Magazine - University of Georgia ...

Alumni Association recognizes three colleagues at Annual Conference
Three alumni from the University of Georgia
College of Veterinary Medicine were recognized
with awards for service to the College and to
the veterinary profession. The awards were
presented by the Alumni Association of the College
of Veterinary Medicine during the College’s
50 th Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni
Weekend, held in Athens.
Adam C. Eichelberger (DVM ’03), of Aiken, S.C.,
was recognized with the Young Achiever Award
for 2013. Eichelberger joined Clemson University
in October 2010 as an extension/field veterinarian
for their Livestock Poultry Health division and
the South Carolina State Veterinarian’s Office;
his emphasis is on equine and dairy cattle, and
regulatory issues. He is also the current interim
director for Clemson’s Animal Health Programs.
Eichelberger, and his team, work directly with
the state veterinarian to protect, educate and
regulate the livestock and poultry industries of
South Carolina. He is also an adjunct professor of
animal and veterinary science, a trained foreign
animal disease diagnostician, a board member
for the South Carolina Horsemen’s Council, and
a member of the board of directors for the South
Carolina Association of Veterinarians. Eichelberger
is board-certified by the American College of
Theriogenologists.
Adam Eichelberger (DVM ‘03), right, received the Young Achiever
Award. He is pictured with Veterinary Alumni Association President
Flynn Nance (DVM ‘83). Photo by Sue Myers Smith.
John E. Hayes (DVM ’63), of Ruckersville, Va.,
was recognized with a Distinguished Alumnus
Award. Hayes is a well-known mixed animal
John Hayes (DVM ‘63), right, received the Distinguished Alumnus
Award. He is pictured with Veterinary Alumni Association
President Flynn Nance (DVM ‘83). Photo by Sue Myers Smith.
practitioner from the Virginia-Maryland region.
He opened Squire Veterinary Clinic in 1966, which
for years was known as the largest solo practice
in Maryland. After selling Squire, he opened,
grew, and later sold a second successful practice.
Throughout his career, Hayes has provided lowcost
or no-cost veterinary care to animals whose
owners could not otherwise afford care for their
pets. He has also been extremely active in shelter
medicine, and has worked to raise the standard of
care provided at shelters in his region. In 2007, he
helped open the Madison-Green Humane Society’s
low-cost spay/neuter clinic, where he still
works weekly and remains otherwise on-call—
all at no charge. He also mentors professional
colleagues, as well as students who want to
become veterinarians. Hayes was instrumental in
launching a foundation to provide scholarships
and loans to veterinary students. In addition, he is
active in his local community. Weekly, for the last
seven years, he has lent his voice to the Recording
for the Blind and Dyslexic Program in Albemarle
County, Va.
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