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Development News Steady progress toward our goal to build the VMLC Over the last year, we have gained a lot of ground in our quest to build our new Veterinary Medical Learning Center, but we still have far to go. Thanks to our wonderful alumni and donors, we have now raised $6.35 million toward our goal of $15 million in private donations for the project. The Alumni Class Campaign, launched last summer, has been a great help to our VMLC fundraising efforts, and we thank all of you who have participated. We also owe a huge thanks to our friends at Merial who helped us host a fundraiser in August at the Georgia Aquarium, and also to our friends at the Aquarium, who generously made their facility available to us for a delightful private evening. In late September, faculty and staff committees from our Teaching Hospital began working with Perkins & Will, the architectural firm hired by the University System Board of Regents to design our VMLC. The committees are helping the firm design the space needed by each service in the hospital, by our patients and clients, as well as the learning facilities for our third and fourth year students. The completion of the design process and other preconstruction work required to make this a “shovel ready” project was made possible by Gov. Sonny Perdue (DVM ’71), who proposed $7.7 million in planning money for our VMLC in the budget he submitted to the Georgia Legislature in 2010. While we remain hopeful that construction funding will be allocated soon, we do not expect that to happen this year. As many of you are aware, because of Georgia’s current economic climate, Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget did not include funds for many new construction projects throughout the state during FY 2012. We feel this conservative recommendation is justified at this time. We continue to talk to the governor and our elected officials, and are hopeful the funding will be provided in the FY 2013 budget as Georgia’s economic conditions improve. Meanwhile, we will continue to raise private funds for the VMLC. From all of us to all of you who have donated toward our much-needed Veterinary Medical Learning Center, thank you! If you would like to stay informed of our progress, read more about our need for this facility, or to donate to the cause, please visit us online at www.vet.uga.edu/vmlc. You may also contact our Development office at 706/542-1807, or give2vet@uga.edu 30 The University of Georgia • College of Veterinary Medicine
UGA CVM sends a HUGE THANK YOU to our friends at Merial and at the Georgia Aquarium for hosting our August 2, 2010, event to raise money toward the building of our Veterinary Medical Learning Center. Alumni from all over the United States joined us for this fun evening, which included our private use of the Aquarium and access to its exhibits. UGA CVM greatly appreciates the support of all who have donated toward our need to build this facility. You may visit our Honor Roll of Donors online at www.vet.uga.edu/vmlc/honor-roll.php All pictures from the evening that are displayed here are from Wingate Downs Photography (www.wingated.com). Aesculapian • Winter/Spring 2011 31
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