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REPORT
SUMMER 2007 | vol. 30 | no. 1
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Duncan Ferguson
Leads Veterinary
Biosciences
5
New Online Look
Expands Features
23
Campaign Seeks
Contributions with
Impact

Dean’s Column
In this issue
Features
New Leader Unites
“Veterinary” and “Biosciences”
Aspects of Department.. . . . . 1
A Passion for the Profession
Leads to Permanent Legacy.. 2
Zuschlag Collection Integrates
Veterinary History into
Student Life................. 3
Students Tailor Outreach
Programs for Community.. . . 4
College News .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Research News.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Retired Faculty .. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
New Faces .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Graduation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Awards & Scholarships..... 13
Kudos .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Message from the
UIVMAA President......... 18
Alumni News.............. 18
In Memoriam .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Advancement News.. . . . . . . 22
Calendar................... 25
On the cover: Veterinary Medicine
Open House was held March 31.
Photo by Nick Mann.
Are You With Us on
Our Top Five Goals
By Dr. Herb Whiteley
Through a process evolving over the past several years, the College of
Veterinary Medicine has articulated aspirations that are ambitious but
achievable.
If you haven’t been in touch with us lately, I encourage you to take a
look. Visit our new Web site, attend our reception at the AVMA meeting
in D.C. in July, or register for Fall Conference on October 4 and 5.
There are many exciting changes under way, and more ways than
ever for you to be involved.
Here is a brief status report on our top five strategic goals.
1. The DVM program: Our highest priority is excellence in educating
future veterinary professionals.
Our program was re-accredited by the AVMA Council on Education
last year. The reviewers required, however, that we put in place
a mechanism for centrally managing and regularly re-evaluating the
curriculum.
Faculty members have devoted countless hours to this process in
the past year. As a result, we are reshaping the veterinary curriculum,
integrating related clinical and basic science topics, and carving out more
time for clinical practice, including for-credit externships at approved
practices. A new position in the student affairs office will facilitate
ongoing curricular review.
2. Translational biomedical research: Discoveries that benefit
society through clinical advances related to animal, human, ecosystem,
and public health will elevate our visibility and enhance our reputation.
We continue to attract outstanding new faculty who are adding
depth to our research programs in infectious disease, environmental
toxicology, reproductive biology, orthopedic biology, oncology, and ecosystem
health. Emerging areas of research strength range from diabetes
and endocrine diseases to stem cell research to clinical pharmacology.
3. A Chicago presence: This initiative is crucial if we are to extend
our services and our relevance to the population center of the state.
We are developing plans for a clinical facility in the Chicago medical
district near the University’s Chicago campus. The Chicago Center
for Veterinary Medicine would not only offer clinical services but also
engage veterinary students in primary care and practice management,
provide continuing veterinary education, facilitate recruiting, and build
connections between our faculty and biomedical researchers at Chicago
institutions.
4. New facilities: We need facilities that support the growth and
excellence of our people and programs.
The first step is to raise funds for a building to connect the Veterinary
Teaching Hospital with the Basic Sciences Building. Naming
opportunities include a wing for imaging, a wing for small animal medicine/oncology,
and a wing for small animal surgery clinical service and
instruction. Many additional opportunities exist to renovate space in the
Small and Large Animal Clinics.
continued on page 3
“We are
reshaping the
veterinary
curriculum,
integrating
related clinical
and basic
science topics,
and carving
out more time
for clinical
practice,
including
for-credit
externships
at approved
practices.”

New Leader Unites ‘Veterinary’ and
‘Biosciences’ Aspects of Department
By background and outlook, Dr. Duncan Ferguson achieves a productive
balance between the “veterinary” and the “biosciences” aspects of the
department he now heads.
On the faculty at veterinary colleges since 1983, he says the importance
of being a veterinarian has always informed his teaching. He
believes the faculty at a veterinary institution—even those with a
primary research appointment—must appreciate what is different about
this setting.
“I’ve done a lot of teaching—continuing education, internationally,
undergraduates and graduate students: veterinary students are the
toughest ones to teach,” he says. “There’s only so much you can pour into
the funnel and have it stick for students who are sitting in lecture for an
entire day. We have a responsibility not to waste their time, to give them
something to take away.”
At the same time, Dr. Ferguson has led an impressive career in
research, with a focus on endocrinology, endocrine disruptor toxicology,
and clinical pharmacology. He has participated in about 60 grants,
serving as principal investigator for nearly 40 of these.
“My laboratory uses molecular genetic techniques to identify
and express physiologically relevant proteins and to quantify cellular
responses to hormones in the intact animal,” he explains.
With his wife, Dr. Margarethe Hoenig, he has studied the obese cat
as a model of insulin resistance and early Type 2 diabetes. With collaborators
at the EPA and the Universities of Georgia, Massachusetts, and
now Illinois, he has examined the influence of environmental chemicals
on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and the subsequent effect on
neurodevelopment.
“I couldn’t have developed a department with a better fit for my
research interests,” he notes, of the existing research strengths in Veterinary
Biosciences, particularly in endocrinology, toxicology, and pharmacology.
Duncan Ferguson
at a Glance
Current Title:
Head and Professor of Pharmacology,
Department of Veterinary
Biosciences, since November 2006
Education & Certification:
AB in Chemistry, Dartmouth College
VMD, University of Pennsylvania
PhD in Pharmacology, University of
Pennsylvania
Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine
Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
Selected Prior Positions:
University of Georgia College of
Veterinary Medicine, 1986 to 2006
Professor of Physiology and
Pharmacology and of Small Animal
Medicine
Director, Veterinary Medical
Scientist Training Program
Veterinary Information Network, Inc.,
1991–1999
Co-Founder, President, Vice
President, & Director of Continual
Education
Cornell University College of
Veterinary Medicine, 1983–1986
Assistant Professor of
Pharmacology
“What do students
need To know how
to be critical thinkers,
how to ask the right
questions, to be
humble about what
they do know.”
New Directions
Reviving a program in clinical pharmacology is chief among Dr. Ferguson’s
goals for the department. Only six such programs currently exist in
North America, with fewer than 50 diplomates of the American College
of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology worldwide.
Dr. Ferguson points out that his department was the faculty home
of Dr. Lloyd Davis, “the modern-day father of veterinary pharmacology
and a founding diplomate of ACVCP.”
This fall, Dr. Ferguson will teach a graduate-level course on comparative
clinical pharmacology.
“Clinical pharmacology is a bridging discipline that unites basic and
applied research,” he says. “I see rebuilding this program as an opportunity
to help researchers in the clinics do experiments that will fundamentally
impact the animal patients that they see.”
Fostering such “translational” research, which moves basic science
discoveries into applications to improve health, is a strategic initiative
for the College.
In his brief tenure at Illinois he has welcomed three new faculty
members: Dr. Levent Dirikolu, a veterinary pharmacologist working
on drug delivery and drug testing horses, and Drs. Suzanne Berry and
Marie-Claude Hofmann, whose work addresses basic questions in stem
cell biology, an emerging strength of the department.
Another of Dr. Ferguson’s goals is to extend the educational impact
of the department: “I want to bring more undergraduates to this building,
to show them what you can do with a DVM degree and expose
them to a veterinary perspective on biomedical science.”
Nick Mann
continued on page 2
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Duncan Ferguson, continued
Family Man, Animal Fan
Dr. Ferguson will bring another world-class
researcher to the College when his wife, Dr.
Hoenig, a veterinary specialist in obesity and
diabetes mellitus, joins the clinical medicine
faculty next year. She is currently winding up
a large research project based at the University
of Georgia.
The couple’s two daughters have finished
college and left the nest.
“I have a new child,” says Dr. Ferguson. “It’s
my 8-year-old Boxer.”
His appreciation of the human-animal
bond along with his research portfolio earned
him a spot on the scientific advisory board of
the Morris Animal Foundation. He previously
served on that board from 1992 to 1996, and
chaired it.
“My family had animals left and right when
I was growing up,” says Dr. Ferguson. In high
school he worked for a local veterinarian who
was a leader in his field.
As an undergraduate at Dartmouth College
in Hanover, N.H., Dr. Ferguson “caught the
research bug” while working in a lab. That’s
also when his interest in working with animals
solidified into a desire to study veterinary
medicine.
Combined Degree,
Dual Outlook
Then he was accepted into a joint veterinary
and PhD degree program at the University of
Pennsylvania. From this dual-degree training
arose his own philosophy about education.
Years later, he directed the combined DVM/
PhD program at the University of Georgia.
At Georgia he also played a big role in
veterinary curriculum review and management,
issues which have been at the forefront
at Illinois over the past year.
“Curriculum review creates a lot of tension.
That’s a good thing. That’s why we’re here, to
have a discussion about what we teach. Let’s
shake things up, even if they land right back
where they were,” he says.
“What do students need To know how
to be critical thinkers, how to ask the right
questions, to be humble about what they do
know.”
A Passion for the Profession
Leads to Permanent Legacy
Dr. Walter E. Zuschlag (IL DVM ‘54) was a man of many interests. Chief among
them were his loving wife and family of five sons and a daughter; Worth Animal
Hospital, the Palos Hills, Ill., practice that he operated for nearly 40 years; and
service to his community and to organized veterinary medicine at the local, state, and
national levels.
He also collected instruments and books
representing the proud history of the veterinary
profession. To this interest he brought
the same passion and intensity that he gave to
other aspects of his life.
According to Maureen Zuschlag, her late
husband would scour antique shops and used
book stores on their travels across the United
States and in Germany, England, and Scotland.
He built a collection of 500 books and
numerous instruments, which he painstakingly
cataloged shortly before his death in 2006.
When Dr. Zuschlag learned that the
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
was interested in creating a space at the
College of Veterinary Medicine devoted to
veterinary history, “he was very excited,” says
Dr. Walter and Mrs. Maureen Zuschlag
Mrs. Zuschlag.
“Walt was very concerned that his collection
of books and instruments might be locked away in boxes somewhere and forgotten.
Quite the opposite—he hoped his collection could serve as the nucleus for a
much larger and comprehensive collection of veterinary texts and instruments some
day,” she says.
“I promised him I would see
You’re invited…
to it that that’s where his collections
would go if the Illinois An official dedication of the
project came to be.”
Dr. Walter E. Zuschlag/ISVMA
After his passing, the family
Veterinary Heritage
designated the historical effort of
the ISVMA as a memorial fund Collection and Information
for Dr. Zuschlag. Many donations
were received, a tribute to
Commons
October 5 • 3 pm
the many people touched by his
service to the Chicago Veterinary
Medical Association, the We invite all College friends to join
Anti-Cruelty Society, and other
us at the close of the Annual Fall
organizations.
Conference for Veterinarians to
When Mrs. Zuschlag was
enjoy the newly renovated space
approached about making her
own gift to complete the funding and to express our gratitude to the
for the new space and to name it
individuals who have made this
new facility possible.
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College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois

Zuschlag Collection
Integrates Veterinary
History into Student Life
Without reminders of the past, future generations may lose the
rich dimension that awareness of the past can bring. The College
of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with the Illinois State
Veterinary Medical Association and its foundation to create a
dynamic means for instilling future veterinary practitioners with
pride in the Illinois veterinary heritage.
The Dr. Walter E. Zuschlag/ISVMA Veterinary Heritage
Collection and Information Commons is under construction
this summer, thanks to the generous support of many Illinois
practitioners and especially the family of Dr. Zuschlag. ISVMA
leaders provided the impetus for the project and spearheaded the
fund-raising effort and the identification of items for display.
The Zuschlag
Collection
combines a stateof-the-art
study
space for veterinary
students
with a display
of artifacts and
documents that
bring to life the
everyday efforts
and extraordinary achievements of Illinois veterinary practitioners,
educators, and researchers.
Located on the second floor of the Veterinary Medicine Basic
Sciences Building, just outside our Office of Academic and
Student Affairs, the collection will be a hub of veterinary student
activity for years to come.
for her husband, she conferred with her children. The family’s response
was very enthusiastic.
On October 5, at the end of the 2007 Fall Conference for Veterinarians,
the Dr. Walter E. Zuschlag/ISVMA Veterinary Heritage Collection
and Information Commons will be dedicated. (See above for more
about the room and dedication}.
“The fact that it’s a commons—a room that will be used daily by
students and visitors—is absolutely wonderful,” says Mrs. Zuschlag.
“Walt had a great love for both ISVMA and the University of
Illinois. Veterinary medicine was my husband’s life work, and a career
that my husband thoroughly enjoyed. Being able to support his alma
mater and also help preserve the historical legacy of his profession was
something that meant a great deal to him.
“Our family is delighted to see his collection housed at the University
of Illinois for others to study and appreciate.”
Design Group @ Vet Med
Dean’s Column, continued
5. Center for One Medicine/Ecosystem Health: Our
College has proposed a new University-wide program to
address both the animal and the human dimensions of
emerging public health issues.
In January we organized a colloquium to establish the
foundation for the Center for One Medicine. More than 50
leaders and experts attended, including AVMA president
Dr. Roger Mahr, University of Illinois president Dr. B.
Joseph White, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL; attending
by videoconference). The Center is envisioned as a way to
bring science-based analysis to bear on important public
policy issues.
To find out more about any of these initiatives or to learn
about ways you can help us achieve these goals, please
contact me at dean@cvm.uiuc.edu.
Dr. Jonathan Foreman
Takes the Reins in
Student Affairs
After 22 years on the equine
medicine faculty, Dr. Jonathan
Foreman has been selected to
lead the Office of Academic and
Student Affairs.
“Jon brings a wealth of experience
in working with students
in all four years of the DVM
program,” says Dean Herb
Whiteley. “He has also demonstrated excellent leadership
within the faculty during the review of the veterinary curriculum
over the past few years.”
Dr. Foreman’s appointment was announced to the
College on June 8. He steps into his new role on July 1 in
an interim capacity, and will have the title associate dean
for academic and student affairs after his appointment has
been approved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees
later this summer.
Dr. Gerald Pijanowski stepped down as associate dean
at the end of May (see item on page 5). More information
on Dr. Foreman will appear in a subsequent issue of
Veterinary Report.
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Students Tailor Outreach Programs for Community
By Lisa Xia
For veterinary students Janet Calkins and Vicky Nelson, dog-bite prevention
presentations have become part of the education experience.
Along with around 60 other students at the College, Calkins, Class
of 2009, and Nelson, Class of 2008, actively contribute to the Veterinary
Student Outreach Program, VSOP, a student-run, not-for-profit
organization that aims to strengthen ties between the local community
and the veterinary college by providing free, science-related educational
programming for all age groups.
“Part of the veterinary oath
says that we owe a debt to society "Part of the veterinary
to be responsible and to educate,” oath says that we owe
says Calkins, who coordinates
programming tailored for adults. a debt to society to
“VSOP is just part of that.” be responsible and to
VSOP was established in
educate. VSOP is just
2003 by four inspired veterinary
students in the Class of 2006— part of that."
Amy Wolf, Kevin Lewis, Clare
Ojala, and Tom Satkus—after they gave a presentation at a junior high
career day. From the start there were two intents: to promote humane
animal treatment and improve both animal and human welfare, and to
allow veterinary students to apply their education while practicing their
communication skills.
Last year, Calkins estimated that the outreach program gave presentations
to more than 50 groups on various topics. Programming is
custom-made to target four different age-groups, from pre-kindergarten
to adult.
Programs requests, which are submitted via the VSOP Web site
at http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/asa/vsop/, are responded to by public
liaisons, who determine if the request is feasible.
“We probably agree to do 80 percent of requests,” Nelson says.
Although they do not advertise, she speculates the group receives
between five and 10 program-requests a month.
Although VSOP’s mission to accommodate the community’s needs
means that it will design new presentations and programs to match
requests, their file of consistently successful ready-to-use programs is
growing.
The dog-bite prevention program, designed for pre-K to fifth
graders, is by far the most popular pre-designed program, Nelson said.
When an elementary school requests the program, several veterinary
students travel to the local school to deliver a 30- to 60-minute presentation
that teaches children what to do when approaching or being
approached by a dog. The goal: preventing dog bites and promoting
respect for animals.
When possible, vet students bring in animals, making their demonstrations
more interactive and showing exactly what they are discussing.
Veterinary Mentors: Members of VSOP assisted Dr. Gerald
Pijanowski, associate dean for academic and student affairs, in
providing a monthly program for Chicago high school students
interested in veterinary medicine. Here Marcia Chien (left), Class
of 2008, helps conduct a hands-on workshop on bone fracture
repair techniques.
“The animals are always a big hit with people at our programs,”
Calkins says. “Everyone loves them; even children who are initially
frightened of dogs or snakes have been able to overcome their fears.”
Other successful programs that are regularly requested have included
topics from veterinary career information and responsible pet ownership
to veterinary imaging (for adults) and the biology of bone fracture
healing.
Recently, the group has expanded programming to Aurora, Chicago,
and St. Louis, doing workshops for kids on science and veterinary medicine
careers, anti-cruelty, and dog-fighting prevention.
Although she is excited about VSOP’s growth, for Nelson, the most
important thing is that the student outreach program simply exists.
There was never a program like this before, says Nelson, adding that
for her, the best part about participating in VSOP were the simple,
intangible rewards.
Calkins agreed.
“Most of us enjoy reaching out to people, getting involved…and
feeling like we’re providing a service to the community,” she says. “We get
to go out there and share what we know and our enthusiasm.”
Kim Marie Labak
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College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois

College News
Leadership Changes
in Student Affairs
At the end of May, Dr. Gerald Pijanowski
stepped down as associate dean for Academic
and Student Affairs.
“Jerry provided leadership in student affairs
for nine years, helping to introduce many positive
changes,” says Dean Herb Whiteley. “We
are grateful to him and to his staff for their
diligent work to serve our students and our
DVM program.”
During Dr. Pijanowski’s tenure, the College
implemented changes “to help the admissions
process look at the entire person,” as he
describes it, incorporating more emphasis on
skills, knowledge, attitudes, and aptitudes that
lay the groundwork for successful veterinary
careers.
He also helped introduce limited tracking
options for fourth-year rotations to give students
clinical emphasis in their area of greatest
interest and devoted much time to recruiting,
especially of underrepresented populations.
Dr. Pijanowski plans to remain active in
recruiting through Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty
Society and the University of Illinois Principals
Scholars Program after he returns full
time to his position as an associate professor
of veterinary biosciences with a joint appointment
in bioengineering.
“I’m also looking forward to teaching the
dog gross anatomy class and devoting more
time to research on the stifle joint,” says Dr. “P.”
An internal search is identifying a new
associate dean who will have a 70 percent,
rather than 100 percent, appointment. In addition,
a new 50 percent position for an assistant
dean will focus on curricular issues. Both
positions will be filled from within the faculty.
Mary Kelm will continue to serve in her vital
role as assistant dean for student affairs.
Dr. Hoffmann Continues
as Interim Director of
Diagnostic Laboratory
At the beginning of last summer, soon after
the retirement of Dr. John Andrews, Dr.
Walter Hoffmann returned from retirement
to take on the role of interim director of the
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Although Dr. Hoffmann had “officially”
retired in January 2001, he had continued to
work on research projects and read cytology
slides at the lab.
Recently Dr. Hoffmann was reappointed
as interim director. He will continue in that
capacity for at least the next year until a permanent
director is identified.
Dr. Hoffmann has been maintaining the
lab’s excellent reputation for service and raising
practitioners’ awareness of tests available in
molecular-based real-time PCR and immunocytochemistry.
New Look Online
Offers More Ways
to Get the News
In May the College unveiled a redesigned Web
site with loads of features designed to keep
you in the loop. In addition, we are continually
offering more news and services by email.
Look for us online at www.cvm.uiuc.edu.
Here are a few of the things you’ll find:
Real stories: From faculty members
profiled on the department and research
home pages to profiles of alumni and
donors to featured events and news items,
the new Web site gives you more indepth
information about the people and
programs that make the College successful.
Highlighted [at right] are an interview
with Dr. Thomas Graves regarding his
role in the development
of Slentrol, the new Pfizer
obesity drug for dogs; a
link to register for the July
22-25 Industrial Toxicology
and Pathology Short
Course; and a news item
about a bald eagle with a
wing fracture being treated by the Wildlife
Medical Clinic.
Career resources: More than 800 positions
are listed on the Veterinary Career
Resource Center, a Web site dedicated
to providing up-to-date information on
job, internship, and externship openings
as well as career resources for students,
prospective students, and veterinarians. It’s
free for employers to list positions, and the
database of positions is searchable by state,
species, type of position, and more. There’s
also a 10-minute video about what it’s like
to be a veterinary student. See http://
www.vcrcIllinois.org/
An online advertisement for the
veterinary profession: Originally
created for the “IIlini Rewind with Ron
Zook” show, this ad covers the breadth of
veterinary careers—in 30 seconds! www.
cvm.uiuc.edu/editor/vet_med.swf
Event reminders: If you live near the
College, subscribe to the weekly e-mail
notice that lists our educational and social
events, including free seminars for c.e.
credit during the academic year: https://
webtools.uiuc.edu/groupManager/
subscribegroupId=590
Monthly e-newsletter: The fastest
way to get the latest College news is to
subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter,
Illinois VetNews. If you are not presently
receiving it, send a request to vetnews@
cvm.uiuc.edu.
News comes to you, simply: An RSS
(really simple syndication) feed allows
you to tailor the news you receive. Get the
latest on news, sports, and other events
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. The feed from the College
of Veterinary Medicine includes news
releases and weekly pet columns: http://
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College News
Magnetic Resonance: From Hounds to Horses
In March the Veterinary Teaching Hospital
became the only veterinary facility in Illinois
to offer MRI services for equine patients.
The new MRI machine, manufactured by
the Genoa, Italy-based Esaote company, has an
open-magnet design capable of imaging small
animals and the upper neck, brain, and lower
extremities of horses and other large animals.
Problems of the foot and fetlock are the
most common reason to use MRI for equine
patients. An MRI can distinguish between soft
tissues and bone in a way that other diagnostic
methods do not allow.
The new MRI machine is also used to
image a variety of ailments in small animal
Char Werts
patients, such as herniated disc and nerve
root tumors of the spinal cord, and can help
veterinarians distinguish between an infection,
trauma, or a tumor in the brain.
The nuclear scintagraphy camera was relocated
within the Large Animal Clinic to make
room for the new MRI, which required a room
with a climate-controlled environment in
which the temperature fluctuates by no more
than 1.8 degrees per hour. The MRI room
contains its own anesthesia and monitoring
equipment for both equine and small animal
patients.
Classrooms Get Overhaul
Major renovations to both auditoriums in the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital, 100 LAC and 80 SAC, have improved safety, accessibility,
and aesthetics. New audiovisual systems in both spaces offer instructors
a wide range of high-quality options for sharing information with
students. Room 80 SAC also has videoconferencing capabilities. Check
them out at Fall Conference or join us at noon on Mondays during the
academic semester for one hour of free C.E. at our weekly Translational
Biomedical Research seminar series.
Not Too Late to Take Career-
Changing Course
An exciting new Executive Veterinary Program in Swine Health Management
begins this fall. This beneficial and highly motivating educational
experience is designed for veterinarians who want to provide a
higher level of service to the swine industry.
Offered as two-day modules held in Urbana over the course of two
years, EVP covers essential aspects of swine production and health
maintenance to enhance the management, consultation, and problemsolving
skills of veterinarians. The class size is limited to 42.
Learn more or register at http://www.evpillinois.org/.
Tom Schaefges
Sign Up Now for Student
Mentoring Program
Last year the College and the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
renewed the student-practitioner mentoring program to resounding
success: 237 Illinois veterinarians participated.
This fall, students will again have an opportunity to request a
mentor. Veterinarians who would like to join the mentor program
may call Mary Kelm or Shelley Rairden in the Office of Academic and
Student Affairs at 217/265-0380 or Kyle Christiansen in the ISVMA
office at 217/523-8387.
Participants are encouraged to get together at the Saturday morning
tailgate after Fall Conference, on October 6, to enjoy food, fun and
football.
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College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois

Research News
Jam-Packed Fall Conference
Schedule Announced
Authoritative speakers, diverse and practice-relevant topics,
alumni and Illini highlights, and an economical price. You
can’t ask for a better value than our own Fall Conference.
Registration materials will be mailed in July, or check
our Web site: www.cvm.uiuc.edu.
Wednesday, Oct. 3:
Afternoon golf outing and evening social with
students, organized by the Veterinary Medical
Alumni Association
Thursday, Oct. 4:
Preconference workshop on biosecurity for the
practicing veterinarian
Two small animal tracks: pain management/
anesthesia and endocrine case management
Equine: nutrition and vaccines
Swine: management issues and infectious diseases
Alumni social and backyard barbecue
Presentation of alumni awards
Live broadcast of the Coach Ron Zook
call-in radio show from the Vet Med tent
Friday, Oct. 5:
Two small animal tracks: oncology and
ophthalmology/dermatology
Equine: reproduction and field
anesthesiology
Exotics: care and diagnosis in reptiles,
avian patients, and aquarium medicine
Cattle: feeding and reproduction
Two wet labs: on abdominal radiology and
on joint injections of the horse
Dedication of the Dr. Walter E. Zuschlag/
ISVMA Veterinary Heritage Collection
Multi-year class reunion kick-off
Saturday, Oct. 6:
Pre-game party and mentor-student social
Illinois-Wisconsin football game
Football coach Ron
Zook will broadcast his
radio show live from
the Fall Conference
barbecue on October 4.
University of Illinois Sports Information
Noise Reduction, Human
Contact Lower Stress
for Shelter Dogs
Excerpted from a news release by James E. Kloeppel
of the University of Illinois News Bureau
In a paper published in the Journal of Applied Animal
Welfare Science, Crista Coppola, an adjunct instructor at
the College, and her co-authors R. Mark Enns and Temple
Grandin, both at Colorado State University, describe noise
measurements made at an animal shelter built in 1999.
“Noise levels regularly exceeded the measuring capacity
of our noise dosimeter, which was 118.9 decibels,” says
Coppola, who is also a behavior fellow at the Midwest
office of the American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals
in Urbana. “These
levels were higher
than that produced
by a jackhammer
(110 decibels).
The Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration
recommends hearing
protection be worn
at noise levels above
90 decibels.
“Dogs are a very
social species. They
want to be around
other dogs. When they see other dogs, but can’t get to
them, you hear a lot of frustration barking back and forth.”
Cohabitation is one way to reduce both noise and stress
in dogs, Coppola says. Dogs housed in social groups vocalize
less, sleep more, and show fewer abnormal behaviors.
Cohabitation has worked well in Germany and Japan, but
has been slow to catch on in the United States.
In a separate study published in the journal Physiology
and Behavior, Coppola, Enns, and Grandin examined the
effect of human contact on stress response of shelter dogs.
Extra human contact was influential in reducing the
stressful effects of shelter housing, according to Coppola.
“Keeping dogs behaviorally healthy helps keep them physically
healthy. And healthy, unstressed dogs have a tendency
to be more calm and relaxed.”
Funding for these studies was provided by Grandin
Livestock Inc. and the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable
Trust.
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Retired Faculty
Administrator Led Biosciences Department to Prominence
Dr. David Gross went into veterinary
practice after earning his
veterinary degree from Colorado
State University in 1960. A few
years later, he says, he realized
that he “had the worst physiology
background ever.”
Dr. Gross began reading
physiology textbooks on his own.
“I got hooked,” he says, adding
that “cardiovascular is the sexiest
of all physiology.”
Thus began the 36-year career
in academics that culminated as
professor and head of the Department
of Veterinary Biosciences at
the College.
In 1970, 10 years after completing
his DVM, Dr. Gross sold his Phoenix,
Ariz., practice—bankrolling money for his
two sons’ college education—and went back
to school himself. In the era before there were
board-certified veterinary cardiologists, Dr.
Gross chose Ohio State University over the
University of Pennsylvania, then the only
two institutions with specialists in this field.
He studied with Dr. Robert Hamlin while
working in the teaching hospital as he pursued
his master’s and PhD degrees.
While at OSU he also worked on the
first direct measurements ever made of blood
velocity, borrowing fluid mechanics techniques
from the aeronautics field, in a pioneering
example of bioengineering.
“The thrill
of knowing
something no
one else knows
is hard to
describe.”
His career took him next to
Texas A&M University, where
he spent 16 years and became a
full professor, followed by 5 years
at the University of Kentucky
College of Medicine, as director
of the Cardiovascular Surgery
Research labs in the Division
of Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery.
In accepting the challenge to
head the Department of Veterinary
Biosciences at the University
of Illinois College of Veterinary
Medicine in 1995, Dr. Gross had
the opportunity to test his ideas
about being an administrator, a
role he had frequently criticized
in his career to that point.
“My approach has been to be honest and to
try to help those in my department be successful.
It works!” he reports. “What’s been most
gratifying in academics since I’ve been here is
that every single faculty candidate I’ve really
wanted to recruit has come, and most have
been extremely successful.
“In the first year after I started here,” he
says, “the department identified two areas of
research strength: reproductive biology and
environmental toxicology. We focused our
recruiting and pretty soon we built a critical
mass” in these areas.
Today the department enjoys an international
reputation in both areas, which offer
lots of opportunity for collaboration.
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A strong advocate for his faculty, Dr. Gross
espouses the philosophy that an administrator
should “hire them, stay out of their way, and
knock down any barriers to their success.”
His own research career encompassed 58
projects totaling $5.5 million but, ironically,
his two most-cited articles received no external
funding.
In 1994, he showed that feeding dietary
cholesterol to rabbits induced Alzheimer’slike
lesions in the brain. He helped pioneer a
non-invasive coronary artery bypass grafting
technique using the pig as a model. He has
also shown that bypass surgery can cause a
transitory cognitive deficit that appears as
Alzheimer’s-like lesions.
“When you actually discover something
new,” he says, “it’s pretty awesome stuff. The
thrill of knowing something no one else knows
is hard to describe.”
Since retiring in Seattle Dr. Gross has
been working on three book projects. One is a
semi-autobiographical novel about a Montana
veterinarian. Another is a fictionalized account
of the real-life bounty hunter Tom Tobin, in
northern New Mexico and Colorado in the
1840s.
The third tome is How to Study Effectively:
A Guide to Being a Professional Student, for
veterinary, dental, and medical students.
In looking back on his career, Dr. Gross
notes: “The main thing is: it’s been fun. I’ve
never been bored.”
Fond Farewell to the Drs. Eurell
Dr. Jo Ann Eurell and Dr. Thomas Eurell,
both associate professors in the Department
of Veterinary Biosciences, retired last August
after 20 years on the faculty. Despite choosing
to take a quiet leave of the College, they
had a tremendous impact on the education of
hundreds of Illinois veterinary students.
Dr. Jo Ann Eurell worked in the area of
orthopedic histopathology and histomorphometry
and was an editor of Dellmann’s
Textbook of Veterinary Histology. She taught
veterinary histology and developmental
anatomy and pioneered the use of computing
technology in teaching. She was the embryology
expert on the University of Illinois
“Chickscope” project, which brought science
curricula to area public school classrooms
in an early educational application of virtual
reality and the Internet. She also introduced
tablet computers for veterinary student use in
the classroom and implemented the electronic
computer notes program.
A Sheltie owner with tremendous respect
for the human-animal bond, she is especially
proud of her pivotal role in the initiation of
the College’s CARE Pet Loss Helpline and the
creation of the client counselor specialist position
at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Tom Eurell embraced the multidisciplinary
approaches advocated in “translational
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iomedical research” and applied nanotechnology
to biomedical problems, collaborating
with faculty in engineering and other departments.
He taught toxicology and histology, led
student courses focused on aquatic animals,
and served as the adviser for the student
chapter of the International Association of
Aquatic Animal Medicine.
Affectionately referred to in conversation
by students as “Dr. Mrs. Eurell” and “Dr. Mr.
Eurell,” the couple met while both were graduate
students at Texas A& M University, where
she earned a PhD in veterinary anatomy and
he earned a PhD in veterinary microbiology
and immunology. While Jo Ann was on
faculty at the University of Florida College of
Veterinary Medicine, Tom completed a DVM
degree there. ( Jo Ann earned her DVM and
a master’s in veterinary anatomy at Purdue
University.)
From their new home near the mountains
in Colorado, they continue to make contributions
to the field. Dr. Tom Eurell consults with
a biotechnology firm in Hawaii and serves on
the faculty at Colorado State University and
St. George’s University in Grenada.
At Colorado State, he opened the Tissue
Engineering Laboratory, where he engineers
pseudo-corneas from adult stem cells that
would otherwise be tossed away, according to
an item in the Denver Post on April 10. The
pseudo-corneas can be used to study how the
eye responds to everything from laser trauma
to new cosmetic products.
“We work with local corneal surgeons.
When they do a corneal transplant, there are
parts of the transplant tissue they can’t use,” he
is quoted as saying.
“They threw it away. But that’s gold to me.”
Toxicology Pioneer Retires After 36 Years
By Sarah Dowling
Drawn to the College for a one-year post doc
with Dr. Robert Metcalf—“I was interested
in his approach to toxicology after attending
a seminar he gave in North Carolina”—Dr.
Larry Hansen stayed on to become one of the
founders of the College’s environmental toxicology
program and an internationally sought
expert in PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
In 1970 Dr. Hansen left North Carolina
State University after earning a PhD in entomology
and toxicology. Dr. Hansen first began
attending North Carolina State University in
1966 with the intention of working on entomology
research, which evolved into toxicology
research involving pesticide metabolizing
enzymes in the common house fly.
“After my post-doc I worked with Dr.
Metcalf, Dr. William Huber, Dr. Ben Ewing,
and Dr. Richard Bevill to start an environmental
toxicology program, which was unheard
of at the time. I realized that this was something
that I was truly interested in,” says Dr.
Hansen, who retired last year as a professor
of toxicology in the Department of Veterinary
Biosciences.
From 1972 to 1977 Dr. Hansen studied
the effects on and disposition of the environmental
pollutants known as PCBs in food
animals through the newly created environmental
toxicology program at the College. He
later worked with organophosphorus pesticides
and, for the Metropolitan
Sanitary District of Chicago,
assessed the toxicity of sewage
sludge.
Since 1985 Dr. Hansen has
rededicated much of his time to
PCB research, delving into such
topics as the physiology behind
PCB toxicity, endocrine disruption
by PCBs, the dispersion of
PCBs in the environment, and
the effect of PCB exposure on
breast milk.
Dr. Hansen’s research involving
PCBs has led him to be an
expert witness in landmark trials,
including the Anniston, Ala.,
case, where PCBs from Monsanto
chemical plants had contaminated
the town, causing serious health
problems for the inhabitants.
He has helped develop a series of international
PCB workshops, the third of which
was held in Urbana in 2004, and is currently
working on editing a book that arose from the
2004 Urbana PCBs workshop. He is also the
author of The Ortho Side of PCBs.
The College honored Dr. Hansen in 1995
with the Research Excellence Award.
The spirit of collaboration present at the
College has been the most enjoyable part of
his work, and his interactions with graduate
students among the most rewarding.
Dr. Hansen’s
research
involving PCBs
has led him to
be an expert
witness in
landmark trials.
“The hallway conversations
with students and faculty are
probably some of the most astute
and revealing discussions I had
during my time here,” recalls Dr.
Hansen. “I’ve had a lot of fun and
met a lot of wonderful people.”
His advice for graduate
students is to have flexibility:
“Students should avoid locking
themselves into any one program
or field. It is important to keep an
open mind.”
Retirement has not ended Dr.
Hansen’s work. “I still have a lot
more to do, and I’m not going to
get it all done,” notes Dr. Hansen.
“I plan to keep my fingers in
the pie, publishing manuscripts,
editing the book from the 2004
PCBs workshop, and consulting on cases
involving PCBs.”
An article on PCBs that he co-authored in
Chemical Research in Toxicology last year was
recognized among articles receiving the most
citations in the same year published, based on
data obtained from Thomson ISI. (The citation
for this article is Chem. Res. Toxicol., 19
(1), 92 -101, 2006.)
Dr. Hansen also has more time for other
interests: “My grandson and children, riding
my horses, cultivating prairie grasses, and
tending to the pasture.”
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Retired Faculty
Toxicology Career Evolved Through Chemistry, Biology, Statistics
By Sarah Dowling
After nearly 20 years with the
College, Dr. David Schaeffer
retired last year as an associate
professor with joint appointments
in veterinary biosciences and
veterinary clinical medicine.
“I was brought to the field
of toxicology by fate,” says Dr.
Schaeffer, whose diverse career
has led him down many paths.
Dr. Schaeffer graduated from
the City University of New York
with a PhD in chemistry, and
then worked for several years
at the University of Illinois at
Springfield (formerly Sangamon
State University) teaching
biology-based courses.
In 1972 Dr. Schaeffer was
given the opportunity to join the
newly created Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
(IEPA). He worked there for over
13 years.
“During my years at the IEPA
I found that I was doing less
Dr. Schaeffer
was
instrumental
in the creation
of the first
toxicology
program in
the nation that
was based
on biological
organisms as
receptors to
pollutants.
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actual chemistry and more data
analysis. In order to be able to use
the piles of data that had been
collected over the years, I began
to learn how to do statistics,” Dr.
Schaeffer reminisces. “My colleagues
and I would spend hours
translating a chemical problem
into biology and then again into
mathematical statistics.
“It was through the nature
of the work that I found myself
being drawn into the world of
toxicology,” Dr. Schaeffer states.
In 1977 he was asked to create
a toxicology program for the
IEPA. Dr. Schaeffer was instrumental
in the creation of the first
toxicology program in the nation
that was based on biological
organisms as receptors to pollutants.
During this time he also
became a consultant to the Construction
Engineering Research
Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign.
In 1986 CERL brought
Dr. Schaeffer to the College of Veterinary
Medicine to develop a program to manage the
toxicological impact of CERL’s land.
At the College Dr. Schaeffer found that the
most rewarding part of his job was spending
time with graduate students as their adviser.
“I’ve enjoyed my interactions with the students
here and being able to work with them oneon-one
in their studies,” he says.
“I believe that students entering the College
need to keep their interests broad,” Dr. Schaeffer
advises. “One life lesson I have learned is
that you can have all of these grand plans, but
then fate can intervene and lead you in directions
that are completely unanticipated.”
Dr. Schaeffer is involved in several departments
within the University of Illinois outside
of the College and plans to continue working
closely with data analysis for the Department
of Civil Engineering after retirement.
“I appreciate all of the friendships I have
made over the years and all of the opportunities
that have come my way,” says Dr. Schaeffer.
“Now I am looking forward to moving in new
directions and, most of all, to spending more
time with my grandchildren.”
International Leader in Pain Management Retires
By Sarah Dowling
After 27 years with the College, Dr.
William Tranquilli retired last summer
as professor and chief of anesthesiology
and pain management.
Dr. Tranquilli earned a DVM from
the College in 1977. After working in
private practices in Robinson, Ill., and
Denmark, Wis., for nearly two years,
he returned to the College to take a
position as an instructor in clinical
medicine.
While completing a residency
and gaining board certification in
the American College of Veterinary
Anesthesiologists (ACVA), Dr. Tranquilli
worked closely with Dr. John
Thurmon, then head of anesthesiology.
“Because Dr. Thurmon believed
in both the discovery and practical
application of knowledge, he was an
inspiration in my early career,” notes
Dr. Tranquilli.
One of the more satisfying aspects
of Dr. Tranquilli’s career has been his
association with the field of veterinary
pain management.
“In the late 1990s increased emphasis
was being placed on pain management
in human
medicine,” recalls
Dr. Tranquilli.
He quickly
recognized that
pain management
would become
one of the most
important issues
defining veterinary
medicine in the 21st century.
“One of the best ways for a veterinarian
to encourage owners to better care for
their own animals is to show compassion,
including caring about their pet’s pain.
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New Faces
Attention to pain “I have
management not
never tired
only improves care
for patients but also of watching
fosters client loyalty students and
and employee morale
within the practice,” practitioners
he says.
realize that the
Over the years
power of their
Dr. Tranquilli has
worked to elevate the knowledge
understanding and makes a real
implementation of
difference in
advanced anesthesia
and pain management
therapies. He
their patients’
lives.”
has given hundreds
of presentations
at scientific meetings and at international,
national, state, and local veterinary conferences.
He is the current editor of the fourth
edition of Lumb and Jones’ Veterinary Anesthesia
and Analgesia (Blackwell Publishing)
scheduled for release in the fall of 2007 and
co-author of the popular handbook, Pain
Management for the Small Animal Practitioner
(2nd ed.), published in 2004 by Teton New
Media.
In the late 1990s, partnering with a select
group of faculty from North America and
Europe, he was instrumental in co-founding
the International Veterinary Academy of Pain
Management (IVAPM).
He was among the first faculty members
to provide an online course for the College’s
Veterinary Education Online program. The
College has recognized his contributions
with the Research (1991) and Service (2000)
Excellence Awards.
Dr. Tranquilli has continued to advance
and promote the fields of veterinary anesthesiology
and pain management. He will be
presenting three sessions on pain management
at the Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians
in October.
“My interaction with veterinary students,
faculty, technicians, and staff during my three
decades at the College is what I’ll miss most
about my career,” he says. “I have never tired
of watching students and practitioners realize
that the power of their knowledge makes a real
difference in their patients’ lives.”
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College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Jodi Flaws
Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
BS, St. Xavier University, 1986
MS, Loyola University of Chicago, 1989
PhD, University of Arizona, 1994
Research Interests: To determine the genetic and environmental factors that
affect the female reproductive system; gene and hormone regulation of the
development and function of the ovary; effects of environmental toxicants on the development
and function of the ovary; association between environmental toxicant exposure and reproductive
abnormalities
After completing a PhD in physiology and toxicology in 1994, Dr. Flaws spent the next three
years participating in post-doctoral research fellowships at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
and at the University of Maryland. Since 2001 she has served as an associate professor
for toxicology programs in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine at the
University of Maryland. For four years she was also an adjunct associate professor of gynecology
and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Stuart Clark-Price
Clinical Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
BS, University of Nevada, 1995
DVM, Ross University, 2000
MS, Kansas State University, 2003
Residency (Equine Internal Medicine), Kansas State University, 2003
Residency (Anesthesia), Cornell University, 2005
Dipl. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Large Animal, 2005
Research Interests: Characteristics of recovery from general anesthesia in horses and how they
can be improved; novel uses of lidocaine; anesthesia of the critical patient
Dr. Clark-Price has dedicated the past 14 years to studying and working in the field of veterinary
medicine. Before attending veterinary school he spent three years working as a veterinary
assistant for clinics in the Reno, Nev., area. After completing a DVM degree and two residencies,
Dr. Clark-Price was an associate veterinarian of internal medicine, critical care, and anesthesia for
Performance Equine Associates in Whitesboro, Texas.
Dr. Edgar Garrett
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, FARMS, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
BS, Auburn University, 1987
DVM, Auburn University, 1990
MS, University of Wisconsin, 1996
Residency (Dairy Production Medicine), University of Wisconsin, 1996
Dr. Edgar Garrett began his career in veterinary medicine as a student clinical assistant while
attending undergraduate and veterinary school at the Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. After
earning a DVM Dr. Garrett completed an internship at the University of Illinois College of
Veterinary Medicine in food animal medicine and surgery. He also worked for three years as an
associate veterinarian for Watertown Veterinary Clinic, a mixed-animal practice in Minnesota. Dr.
Garrett has been a practicing dairy veterinarian as well as a consulting veterinarian for Novartis
Animal Health.
Dr. Laura Garrett
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine/Oncology,
Veterinary Clinical Medicine
BS, University of Illinois, 1988
DVM, University of Illinois, 1991
Residency (Oncology), University of Wisconsin, 1996
Dipl. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Oncology, 1997
Research Interests: Clinical trials investigating new anti-cancer agents for tumors such as canine
lymphoma and osteosarcoma; immunocytochemistry assessing for prognostic indicators in
canine mast cell disease
Dr. Laura Garrett is originally from the Chicago area. She attended undergraduate and veterinary
school at the University of Illinois in Urbana. After an internship at the University of Minnesota,
she worked in that area as an emergency veterinarian in a referral clinic for two years before
starting as an oncology resident at the University of Wisconsin. She later practiced in New
Zealand for a year and a half, then joined the faculty at Kansas State University in 2002.
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Graduation
Graduation Ceremony
Cause for Celebration,
Remembrance
One hundred graduates—76 women and 24 men—received DVM
degrees from the College of Veterinary Medicine on May 13. The
College also awarded 11 master’s degrees, 3 PhDs, and 23 certificates of
internship or residency.
One of the veterinary degrees was awarded posthumously to Clint
Franks, who died on December 17, midway through his fourth year of
study. Belle Drake, a member of the Class of 2007 who succumbed to
cancer after completing the first year of the program, was awarded a
posthumous citation.
Members of the Class of 2007 selected Dr. Anne Barger, pathobiology,
to give the address. Dr. Thomas Graves, veterinary clinical medicine,
gave the welcome.
Dr. Craig Stevenson, president of the Illinois State Veterinary
Medical Association, offered greetings. ISVMA president-elect Dr.
Ronald E. Gill gave the ISVMA Award to valedictorian Kristina Marie
Kalivoda, while Dr. Gerald Pijanowski, associate dean for Academic and
Student Affairs, presented the Carrie McGreevy Award to two salutatorians,
Katherine Marie Brix-Rutherford and Nicole McGee.
Hooders included Dr. Pijanowski, Mary Kelm, assistant dean for
Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Barger, Dr. Sherrie Clark, Dr.
Graves, Dr Ralph Hamor, and Dr. Sandra Manfra Marretta, all veterinary
clinical medicine.
After the hooding ceremony, Dean Herb Whiteley led the graduates
in the Veterinarian’s Oath. Dr. James Park gave the response from the
Class of 2007.
Graduation Day
Clockwise from top
left: Dr. Kelli Stewart
opens a graduation
gift with family as Drs.
Cynthia Schlund and
Sarah Foust look on;
Drs. Devon Spencer
and Leslie Gellatly; Dr.
Melissa Fairfield (third
from right) and her
mother, Becky Fairfield
(who graduated from the College
of Education on the same day),
celebrate with family and friends; the
Vet Med buffet reception; Dr. James
Park, who was selected to give the
response from the Class of 2007, with
his mother, Mrs. Young Park.
MS and PhD Degrees,
Internships, and
Residencies
Department of Veterinary
Biosciences
Master of Science
Lauren Ann Storms
Doctor of Philosophy
Motoko Mukai
Srinivasa Raju Mantena
Department of Veterinary
Clinical Medicine
Master of Science
Julia Baldrighi
Gabriel Calderon
Walter Gruenberg
Amity Huskey
James Lehman
Andrew Lowe
James Naughton
Obimbola Oshin
Kahrma Wagner
Matthew Wuchter
Doctor of Philosophy
Timothy Fan
Certificate of Internship
Equine
Rebecca Ruemmler
Jessie Pallen
F.A.R.M.S.
Jeanette Perry
Small Animal Medicine
Sevim Aktay
Jessica Clemans
Karine Eusanio
Erica Hartmann
Meredith May
Brent Newcomb
Jennelle Sharpley
Jennifer Wiley
Oncology
Virginia Coyle
Certificate of Residency
Dermatology
Andrew Lowe
Equine
Jennifer Barrett
Britany Benson
F.A.R.M.S.
Gaberial Calderon
Ricardo Stockler
Oncology
Lorin Hillman
Ophthalmology
Amity Huskey
Erica Tolar
Small Animal Internal Medicine
Amy Totten
Small Animal Surgery
Elizabeth Rawson
Kahrma Wagner
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Awards & Scholarships
Awards Luncheon Celebrates the Donor-Student Connection
The College distributed more than $222,000 to award winners this
spring. More than 80 veterinary students and several residents and
faculty members were recognized for their skills and achievements at
an April 14 gathering. Nearly 300 people attended a luncheon at which
scholarship donors had the chance to get to know the students who
received their award.
During a brief program, Ellen Blakeman regaled the audience with
an account of her life growing up with a veterinarian for a father. She
and her brother and sister established a scholarship in honor of their
parents in 1996 to acknowledge their parents’ Illinois loyalty. Dr. David
McConnell, a 1956 graduate of the College, passed away on July 24,
2006.
Emily Wheeler Lankau, a dual-degree student who is also pursuing a
PhD in ecology, spoke on behalf of all student awardees. She noted that
while donors come from all walks of life, “what they all have in common
is a deep compassion for animals. They see investing in us as the way to
make the future brighter for all creatures.”
Dr. Anthony Kremer, a 1990 graduate of the College, spoke about
his fond ties to the University of Illinois and urged students, as they go
forth, to “give back to the place that made it possible and the students
who are not too far behind you.”
He and his wife, Margaret Kremer, have established two student
scholarships, including one that was new this year, the Kremer Veteri-
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Dr. Anthony Kremer
made the “odd
proposition” that
student award winners
at the luncheon
“donate their awards
back to the College”—
after they have
established themselves
in their careers.
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The Dr. and Mrs. David McConnell Scholarship
was awarded to Annie Lo (holding certificate), for
having a solid foundation in the basic sciences, a
questioning mind, and a strong work ethic. Mrs.
Bonnie McConnell (left) attended the celebration
with her daughter Ellen Blakeman, her son
Douglas, and his daughter Ashley.
Emily Wheeler Lankau
spoke at the event on
behalf of students. She
was the winner of the
Marvin T. and Carolyn
B. Case Scholarship for
a student interested in
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a non-practice career.
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International Dairy Award Gives Students Global Perspective
By Sarah Dowling
Dr. Howard L. Whitmore, professor emeritus
and majority partner of Hill Top Dairy, and
Dr. Borje K. Gustafsson, former head of the
College’s Department of Veterinary Clinical
Medicine and adjunct professor at the College,
wanted to assist Illinois veterinary students
in gaining experience working across cultural,
political, social, and economic boundaries.
Dr. Gustafsson received a DVM in 1960
and a PhD in 1966 from the Royal Veterinary
College in Stockholm, Sweden. He has been praised as an ambassador
for European veterinary medicine in the United States and across the
world. Since coming to the United States in 1976, Dr. Gustafsson has
worked to promote cooperation and exchange between United States
and European veterinarians and scientists.
Dr. Whitmore graduated with a DVM from Oklahoma State University
in 1960. He was in dairy practice for nine years and then studied at
the University of Wisconsin, earning a PhD in 1973. Dr. Whitmore came
to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine from the Uni-
versity of Minnesota. He served as chief of the
section for Food Animal Medicine from 1980
until 1991. Dr. Whitmore and his partners
established an 1,800-cow dairy farm in South
Dakota in 1997 and operated it until 2006.
The Howard L. Whitmore and Borje K.
Gustafsson International Dairy Award was
established with a $25,000 endowment. It
is hoped the award will serve as a first step
toward permanent funding of the College’s
efforts to create opportunities for its veterinary
students to gain international experience within the DVM curriculum.
Students with documented experience and interest in dairy production
medicine are encouraged to apply. The winner will receive $1,000
or more for assistance in visiting a foreign private practice and veterinary
college.
The objectives of the international experience are to identify
strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for practicing veterinarians
in a foreign country and the United States. Students will present their
findings in a seminar for fellow students, faculty, and Illinois dairy
practitioners.
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Kudos
Dr. Val Beasley, veterinary biosciences, spoke in September
at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, in
collaboration with filmmaker David McGowan. McGowan
recently filmed mountain gorillas in Uganda for Envirovet,
an international program led by Dr. Beasley that seeks to
educate leaders in effective wildlife and ecosystem research,
management, and long-term problem-solving.
In February Dr. Beasley was a plenary roundtable
speaker on “one medicine” at the Seventh National Conference
on Science, Policy, and the Environment in Washington,
D.C., and a plenary speaker on amphibians in conservation
medicine at a St. Louis, Mo., conference organized
by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Dr. Beasley also participated at the Raptor Center Strategic
Planning Workshop, University of Minnesota, and
the Wildlife Toxicology Workshop, which was co-sponsored
by The Smithsonian Institution and the Environmental
Protection Agency. He is a member of the Working
Group on Unusual Marine Mammal Mortality Events of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
He is the author, with Dr. Jeff Levengood, of a chapter
entitled “Principles of Ecotoxicology” in Veterinary Toxicology,
R.C. Gupta, editor, published in 2007 by Elsevier.
Dr. William Buck, professor emeritus in toxicology, who
along with his wife Dr. Marie Cote retired from the College
in 1997, recently moved to St-Sylvestre, Quebec, Canada.
In 1978 Dr. Buck, a pioneer in the field of clinical toxicology,
founded the Animal Toxicology Hotline at College
as a way for toxicology residents to learn by answering calls
from animal owners and veterinarians about toxicity cases.
This was the first animal poison control center staffed 24
hours a day. In 1980 the name was changed to Animal
Poison Control Center, and in 1996 the program was
acquired by the ASPCA.
Dr. Louis-Philippe de Lorimier, veterinary clinical
medicine, is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of
Veterinary Forum magazine. He and Dr. Timothy Fan, veterinary
clinical medicine, spoke at the January 2007 North
American Veterinary Conference in Orlando. With Dr.
Laura Garrett, they were authors or co-authors of four
chapters for the fourth edition of Withrow and MacEwen
Small Animal Clinical Oncology, published in January.
Members of the oncology section presented six scientific
abstracts at the Veterinary Cancer Society meeting in Pine
Mountain, Ga.
Kathleen Ellis, health information coordinator, was
invited to be on a panel entitled “Web-Based Tools Work
Well” at the Talbott Symposium, part of the annual
meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association,
in Hawaii in July. The discussion covered various methods
for using the Web for secure data collection, transfer, and
retrieval.
Dr. Timothy Fan, veterinary clinical medicine, was a
conference coordinator of “Genes, Dogs and Cancer,” an
international conference held in Chicago in September.
One abstract and one poster were presented from research
done in the Comparative Oncology Research Laboratory.
He has also recently served as a member of the Editorial
Advisory Board of the Journal of Veterinary Medicine and
was profiled in the May issue of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Larry Firkins, assistant dean
for public engagement, spoke on
the impact of enteric and respiratory
diseases on production
profitability and on disease control
strategies at the 2006 Latin
America Pork Congress in Foz do
Iguacu, Brazil.
Dr. Jonathan Foreman, veterinary
clinical medicine, was invited
to present a research report concerning
new methods of equine
thermoregulation after exercise at
the Seventh International Conference
on Equine in Exercise Physiology
in Fontainebleau, France, in
August.
Drs. Thomas Gillespie, Tony
Goldberg, and Uriel Kitron, all
pathobiology, were participants
in the September U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s forum
and advisory meeting, held in
Washington, D.C., concerning
Biodiversity and Human Health.
The Kibale EcoHealth Project was
among the 14 research projects
highlighted by the forum. The
advisory meeting focused on new
approaches toward biodiversity
and human health.
In November Dr. Gillespie and
Marla Frisby, animal care
specialist in the Veterinary
Teaching Hospital, was one
of eight people across the
Urbana campus honored
with the Chancellor’s
Distinguished Staff Award.
She was cited for being
cheerful and dedicated.
When heavy snows shut
the campus for two days,
“Marla was one of the few
who made it to work so
that normal operations and
animal care would not be
compromised,” according to
her nominators.
Dr. Val Beasley, veterinary biosciences, were among approximately
30 experts from Sweden, Finland, Russia, Poland,
Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the United States
who participated in a workshop on the Ecosystem Health
and Sustainable Agriculture Program in Tallinn, Estonia.
The program will help develop courses to be offered at multiple
universities in the Baltic Sea and Great Lakes regions.
These faculty and Drs. Borje Gustafsson and Jeffrey
Levengood from the Urbana campus are working with the
EPA to further support the Great Lakes/Baltic collaboration.
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Dr. Tony Goldberg, pathobiology, received one of 12 Lindbergh
grants awarded in 2006 for his proposal to evaluate whether a recreational
catch-and-release sport fishing industry could provide income to
local communities in a marine protected area of the Bahamas without
harming overexploited fisheries.
Sandra Grable, dermatology technician, and Ginger Passalacqua,
client services coordinator, presented two posters at the annual symposium
of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Both
posters focused on the benefits of programs at the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital: the Tender Loving Volunteer Program, which enhances
patient care, and the clinical coordinator program, which improves
internal and external communication.
Dr. Dominique Griffon, veterinary clinical medicine, was invited
to speak on fracture management at the annual scientific meeting of
the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in Seville, Spain, during
which she presented three scientific abstracts and judged presentations
at the residents’ forum.
Dr. Griffon has also been selected to chair the residents’ forum at the
next meeting of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Dr. Wanda Haschek-Hock, pathobiology, co-chaired the two-day
pre-conference short course on Toxicology in Drug Development for
the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in Chicago in August.
She was also a speaker at the meeting.
Dr. Kirsten Holthusen, veterinary biosciences resident, was selected
to chair a session at the Society of Reproduction meeting in August.
Dr. Lois Hoyer, pathobiology, presented an invited lecture on Candida
albicans cell surface glycoproteins at the 16th Congress of the International
Society for Human and Animal Mycology last June in Paris,
France.
Dr. Joan Jorgensen, veterinary biosciences, was selected by fourthyear
veterinary students to receive the Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished
Teacher Award. This honor recognizes outstanding teaching
ability as well as dedication, character, and leadership qualities and contributions
to the advancement of the profession. The award is sponsored
by Pfizer Animal Health.
Dr. Avenel Joseph, Erica Deutscher, and Jessica Tomaszewski,
veterinary biosciences graduate students, were among 10 finalists, out of
214 applicants, for research excellence awards at the August Society of
Reproduction meeting. Each student won a Lalor Trainee Travel Award
as well as a Larry Ewing Travel Award from the society. Dr. Joseph
also received the Minority Travel Award.
Daniel Lewart, senior research programmer, was honored by Region 9
of the Illinois Education Association as an Advocate of the Association
of Academic Professionals, an organizing union of campus employees.
Dr. Donna Mensching, toxicology resident, received first place in
the graduate student competition at the North Central Conference of
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians in Nebraska in June for her talk
concerning toxicosis in dogs.
2006 College Awards
Congratulations to the faculty, graduate
students, and staff members at the
College who were honored on September
28, 2006, for their outstanding
contributions in a variety of areas.
Each award included $1,000 and a
certificate, unless otherwise noted.
Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen
Kruger All-Round Excellence
Award
for excellence in the College’s threefold
mission of teaching, research, and
service/public engagement
Dr. Mark Kuhlenschmidt
Professor, Pathobiology
Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen
Kruger Research Excellence
Award
for quality and quantity of publications,
research awards, and outside recognition
Dr. Lois Hoyer
Associate Professor, Pathobiology
Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen
Kruger Service Excellence
Award
for outstanding committee work, clinical
service, and continuing education
Dr. Petra Volmer
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
and director of the Veterinary
Clinical Toxicology Residency Program
Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen
Kruger Teaching Excellence
Award
for teaching with enthusiasm, dedication,
clarity, and creativity and integrating
subject concepts into the overall
framework of the veterinary curriculum;
selected by third- and fourth-year veterinary
students
Dr. Thomas Graves
Associate Professor,Veterinary Clinical
Medicine
Pfizer Animal Health Award
for Research Excellence
for research that shows promise of
attaining or that has attained national
recognition
Dr. Eric Vimr
Professor in Pathobiology
Terry and Judy Rathgeber
Academic Professional
Excellence Award
for exemplary performance and professionalism,
demonstrated creativity and
initiative, and interpersonal skills
Candice Solomon-Strutz
Coordinator of PC support
Dr. Robert and Lucy Graham
Staff Excellence Award
for outstanding contributions by a staff
employee
Argelia Simon
Histology technologist in the Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory
Shirley A. Seets Staff
Excellence Award
for demonstrated excellence in overall
job performance and service
Sherrie Lanzo
Laboratory manager, Veterinary Biosciences
Dr. Joseph O. Alberts Award
for an outstanding graduate student in
veterinary medical science; $100 and a
certificate
Srinivasa Mantena
Veterinary Biosciences
Dr. Walter E. Hoffmann and
Dr. Ann L. Johnson Resident
Teaching Excellence Award
for a resident, intern, or graduate
student in training at the College for an
AVMA-recognized specialty board
Luke Borst
Pathobiology
Drs. Diego and Mariangela
Segre Fellowship
for an outstanding graduate student in
the Department of Pathobiology, $1,500
and a certificate
Sangeeta Rao
Dr. Edward J. and Lois G. Voss
Award
for a graduate student conducting
research in pursuit of a master’s or
PhD degree in immunology, molecular
biology, or biochemistry in the Department
of Pathobiology
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Dr. Gay Miller, pathobiology, was selected as a Congressional
Fellow by the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. She is completing her fellowship
year working in a new program, the National Veterinary
Stockpile, for the Center for Animal Emergency Management.
Dr. Allan Paul, public engagement, received the 2006
Community Service Award from the Region 6 American
Boarding Kennel Association for his work in examining
pets rescued from Hurricane Katrina. He also spoke on
disease transmission from animals at the 2006 Illinois
Immunization and Communicable Disease Conference,
sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health and
the Illinois Public Health Association.
In October he spoke on zoonoses to health care and
public health professionals from Missouri and Illinois at
the Eleventh Annual Bi-State Regional Infectious Disease
Conference, held in St. Louis.
Shelley Rairden, program manager in academic and
student affairs, was asked to serve on the Chancellor’s Academic
Professional Excellence Award selection committee.
Dr. Marilyn Ruiz, pathobiology, received a faculty fellowship
from the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications for her proposal concerning spatial elements
for surveying animal disease in Illinois.
Dr. Helen Sable, visiting research assistant professor in
veterinary biosciences, was one of 58 scientists selected
from nearly 900 applicants to receive funding in the first
round of awards for the new Pathway to Independence
Program, a project of the National Institutes of Health
designed to give promising postdoctoral scientists both
mentored and independent research support from the same
award. Working initially with Dr. Sue Schantz, Dr. Sable
will examine, using a rodent model, whether developmental
exposure to PCBs enhances the predisposition to develop
drug addiction.
Dr. Deoki Tripathy, pathobiology, spoke on fowl viruses
and effective vaccines at the May 2006 Sixth International
Symposium on Turkey Diseases in Berlin, Germany.
Dr. Victor E. “Ted” Valli, pathobiology, is the author of
Veterinary Comparative Hematopathology, published in
May by Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa. This is a first-of
its-kind book covering the most common animal tumors
treated with chemo- or radiation therapy and using an
approach based on the WHO classification of tumors
in human cancer. It will assist in providing more specific
diagnoses and therapies.
Dr. Petra Volmer, veterinary biosciences, served as the
course director of the Toxicology Short Course in March.
Hosted by the
College of Veterinary
Medicine and
the ASPCA Animal
Poison Control
Center, the event,
which concerned
toxicosis in small
animals, attracted 67
registrants from nine
states.
She a gave nine
talks at the Central
Veterinary Conference
in Kansas in
August, as well as
a presentation concerning
pet poisons
at the College of
ACES in September.
Dr. Richard
Wallace, veterinary
clinical medicine,
was elected vicepresident
of the
American Association
of Bovine
Practitioners. He
Dr. Matthew Wallig, pathobiology,
received the 2006 Outstanding Faculty
Advisor Award from the Student
Chapters of the American College of
Veterinary Pathologists. His contributions
helped to make the Illinois chapter
a success by generating student interest
and promoting student-faculty interaction.
Dr. Wallig (at right) received the
award from Dr. Rani Sellers, chair of
the Student Chapter Subcommittee, at
the ACVP national meeting in Tucson,
Ariz., in December.
will serve on the executive committee of the board of directors
for the first year, serve as president elect in 2007, and
be president in 2008.
Dr. Herbert Whiteley was reappointed as dean of the
College by Provost Linda Katehi. She noted, “I value Herb’s
insight and judgment as a member of the leadership team
of the campus, and am pleased that his leadership and
vision will be available to the college and the campus in the
future.”
Virginia Winckler, assistant dean for administrative
affairs, was selected by Provost Linda Katehi to participate
in the University Administrative Fellows Program,
a three-year leadership program designed to develop the
most promising staff at all three campuses for middle and
executive leadership positions.
Dr. Jacqueline Wypij and Dr. David Heller, both
oncology residents, contributed a series of three articles
to the June 2006 issue of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wypij
was first author on the articles covering liver neoplasia and
feline mammary tumors; Dr. Heller, who completed his
residency in 2006, wrote an article on bladder tumors.
Dr. Humphrey Yao, veterinary biosciences, was invited
to give the opening presentation for the Symposium on
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Toxicant-Induced Alterations in Sexual Differentiation
at Duke University in Durham, N.C., in October. He was
also an invited speaker for the November International
Symposium on Animal Biology of Reproduction in Belo
Horizonte, Brazil.
In addition, Dr. Yao was appointed to serve on the
Editorial Board for Biology of Reproduction, the top journal
in the reproductive biology field.
Dr. Angela Yates, veterinary clinical medicine resident,
was one of 23 recipients of an American Kennel Club
scholarship.
Students
Ryan Ainsworth, Class of 2008, completed a six-week
externship last summer at the Sea Life Park, in Hawaii,
and spent two weeks in the Dolphin Health Assessment
Program through the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution,
Ft. Pierce, Florida.
Cristina M. Hansen,
Class of 2007, completed an
externship at the International
Crane Foundation in
Baraboo, Wis. In the photo,
she is performing an annual
health check on a Brolga
crane with assistance from
Dr. Barry K. Hartup.
She also won first place in
the student research competition
of the American
Veterinary Toxicology Board for her work on establishing
baseline cholinesterase levels in Alaskan caribou.
Sara Schultz, Class of 2007,
completed a six-week aquatic
animal medicine rotation at the
Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
During this externship, Schultz
(shown at left), who aspires to
be an aquarium veterinarian,
received experience in treating
many reptiles, birds, fish and
marine mammals, including
Bubba, a famous grouper who survived tumor removal and
chemotherapy but eventually died despite her veterinary
team’s heroics.
Illinois students have been
selected to fill two new positions
as student representatives on the
board of directors of the American
Association of Swine Veterinarians.
Aaron Lower, Class of
2009, and Lynda Gould, Class
of 2009, attend the board meetings
and provide their input.
Aaron Lower (left) and Dr. John
In addition, 14 Illinois
Waddell.
students attended the AASV
Annual Meeting in Orlando in March. Lower and
Amanda Ness, Class of 2008, were among the 15 student
members selected nationally to present their research. Ness
was awarded $1,250 for her presentation on research she
had completed with Dr. Sherrie Clark, veterinary clinical
medicine, and Lower won the competition, receiving
$5,750 for his presentation entitled “Improving the quality
of mortality data through necropsy.” Lower’s study was
done under the direction of Dr. John Waddell (IL DVM
’81) in Sutton, Neb. Clayton Johnson, Class of 2008,
who worked closely with Lower on the research, also was
selected to present a poster at this meeting for an additional
research project.
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nary Services Scholarship, awarded for an interest in the economics of
veterinary medicine and small animal practice management.
Other scholarships awarded for the first time this year include:
• The Alice and Robert Campbell Scholarships, which are bestowed
by the dean to recruit incoming first-year veterinary students. These
awards are sponsored by the Alice C. and Robert C. Campbell
Scholarship Fund in Loving Memory of the Campbell Cats.
• The Dr. Albert S. Dorn Award for Excellence in Small Animal
Dentistry and Oral Surgery, awarded for excellence, competence,
interest, and achievement in small animal dentistry and oral surgery
and sponsored by the Albert Dorn Dentistry Award Fund.
• The Legacy Scholarships, sponsored by the University of Illinois,
which are given to meritorious students with financial need.
• The Howard L. Whitmore and Borje K. Gustafsson International
Dairy Award (see story on page 13).
The College thanks our donors for their generosity and vision.
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Message from the UIVMAA President
It has been my privilege to represent the
Veterinary Medical Alumni Association
of the University of Illinois as president.
We have made exciting advances in our
efforts as an alumni association.
During Fall Conference, we sold
50/50 raffle tickets. Dr. Janis Audin
(DVM IL ‘79), the winner of the raffle,
generously donated her winnings back
to the pot. Proceeds of nearly $900
went toward goodie packets for students
during finals in December and business
card holders for every graduate in May.
To continue its fund-raising for
students, the alumni association is planning
a golf outing on October 3, the day
before Fall Conference. Please join us to
have fun for a good cause.
This year we also selected a student
representative from each class to serve
on the alumni board. They are Kerry
Rissetto, Class of 2007; Rachel Shaff,
Class of 2008; Lynda Gould, Class of
2009; and Brian Flesner, Class of 2010.
Our goal is to establish a strong
bond between current students and veterinary
alumni. To establish a high level
of camaraderie among veterinarians
free of jealousy and competitiveness, we
must begin by ensuring that veterinary
students have positive feelings about
their future colleagues in the profession.
We hope the renewed mentor program
will help with this also.
Membership in the alumni association
is important and valuable, both
as veterinary medicine alumni and as
proud alumni of this great university,
the University of Illinois.
I urge you to take this opportunity to
become a member today, if you have not
already done so.
Dr. Roger Dupuis
DVM IL ’71
[Editor’s note: You can join by using
the form on page 21 or by visiting
www.uiaa.org.]
Alumni News
National Leaders in Veterinary
Medicine Honored by College, Alumni
On September 14, the College and its Veterinary
Medical Alumni Association bestowed
awards on three veterinarians who have had
a national and international impact on the
veterinary field.
Dr. Gary Stamp, executive director for
the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Society, and Dr. Janis Audin, editor-in-chief
at the American Veterinary Medical Association,
received Dr. Erwin Small Distinguished
Alumni Awards, which recognize distinguished
Illinois graduates who have made
significant contributions to the profession or
College. The Special Service Award went to
Dr. Roger Mahr, currently the president of the
American Veterinary Medical Association.
After practicing as an associate veterinarian
in Calumet City, Ill., for four years, Dr.
Janis Audin (DVM ’79, MS IL ’75), joined
the editorial staff of the American Veterinary
Medical Association in 1985, eventually taking
the helm as editor-in-chief of both the Journal
of the American Veterinary Medical Association
and the American Journal of Veterinary
Research in 1995.
She has implemented procedural and
technological changes in the journal to reduce
costs, improve timeliness of publications,
and promote readership and awareness. New
features introduced under her leadership make
the journals more practice-relevant and newsy.
She has also increased manuscript submissions
from abroad. Her service to the AVMA
also includes assisting with the development of
new bylaws and on other committees.
Dr. Audin was noted for being “dedicated to
our profession with a quiet fervor that enables
her to make things happen.”
Since retiring in 2001 as Commander of
the US Army Veterinary Corps, a position that
culminated his 31-year military career, Dr.
Gary Stamp (DVM ’70, MS CSU ’76) has
served as executive director for the Veterinary
Emergency and Critical Care Society, a 3,000-
plus-member organization which he helped to
found. He also helped start the International
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium
and was a charter diplomate and first
Drs. Roger Mahr, Janis Audin, and Gary Stamp pose
with Dr. Bill Hollis (DVM IL ’96), then-president
of the Veterinary Medical Alumni Association,
after receiving awards at the 2006 annual Fall
Conference for Veterinarians.
president of the American College of Veterinary
Emergency and Critical Care.
Dr. Stamp was noted on the nomination
for his devotion to veterinary students as the
profession’s future and for being a powerful
influencer and mentor to many veterinarians.
Following graduation, Dr. Roger Mahr
(DVM Iowa State ’71) was employed as an
associate veterinarian in the Chicago suburbs
of Morton Grove and Evanston for three years.
Dr. Mahr established, owned, and directed the
Meadow View Veterinary Clinic in Geneva,
Ill., from 1974 through 2004.
Dr. Mahr has been active in organized
veterinary medicine his entire career, including
serving as president and board member and on
numerous committees for both the Chicago
and the Illinois State veterinary medical
associations as well as on the AVMA Executive
Board, Long Range Planning Committee,
Committee on Environmental Affairs, and
Model Veterinary Practice Act Task Force.
He was unanimously elected in 2005 as
president-elect of the American Veterinary
Medical Association. As president he has
focused on improving human and animal
health and increasing the number of veterinarians
entering the areas of food safety, biomedical
research, academia, regulatory medicine,
and emergency health preparedness.
He received the Special Service Award in
recognition of his significant contributions to
the veterinary profession and the College.
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Alumni News
The College acknowledges the alumni featured in
this section who have made generous donations
in the current fiscal year (since July 1, 2006) by
listing their name in Illini Orange.
Dr. Martin P. DeAngelis
(DVM IL ’65) received
the Legend Award from
the American College of
Veterinary Surgeons Foundation.
He is the owner of
the Village Animal Clinic in
Ardsley, N.Y. The Legend Award recognizes
surgical procedures that have proven their
value by becoming the treatment of choice for
a specific condition. Dr. DeAngelis was given
the Legend Award by Dr. William B. Henry,
of Boston Veterinary Specialists, for his publication
“A Lateral Retinacular Technique for
the Surgical Correction of the Anterior Cruciate
Ligament Rupture in the Dog,” JAVMA
1970 Jul 1; 157(1):79-84. This original paper
was the basis for the current widely used extracapsular
surgical technique in the repair of
cranial cruciate ligament ruptures, which has
been modified and refined.
Dr. Salvatore Cirone (DVM IL ’66), Riva,
Md., was named a Distinguished Diplomate of
the American College of Veterinary Preventive
Medicine. He is program director for health
science policy in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
Dr. Dennis F. Lawler (DVM IL ’74) was
a co-author with 20 other researchers on an
April 6, 2007, article appearing in Science.
The article, entitled “A Single IGF1 Allele Is
a Major Determinant of Small Size in Dogs,”
explores the evolutionary mechanism of body
size variation in dogs, which exhibit greater
diversity in body size (ranging up to 100 times
difference in weight among breeds) than any
other mammalian species. Dr. Lawler works at
the Nestle Research Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. Richard M. DeBowes (DVM IL ’79),
professor of surgery at Washington State
University College of Veterinary Medicine,
recently accepted the position of associate
dean for veterinary development and external
relations at that college. In that role he will
continue to coordinate the college’s medical
communication curriculum, oversee the
professional leadership program, and direct
the Veterinary
Leadership Experience,
an international
program.
His academic
career included
earning more than $2
million in gifts and
grants, completing
110 peer-reviewed
publications, authoring
24 book chapters,
and giving more than
350 invited professional
presentations
on four continents.
Dr. Marian K.
Rippy (DVM IL
’82, PhD IL ’88), president of Rippy Pathology
Solutions, Inc., received a 2006 Outstanding
Alumni Award from the alumni association of
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at
Cornell University for her work studying the
pathogenesis of hemorrhagic fever viruses and
ricin intoxication in nonhuman primates.
Before she formed her own company in 2004,
Dr. Rippy held a variety of positions,
including serving as chief of ultrastructural
pathology at the U.S. Army Medical Research
Institute of Infectious Diseases, working at
Lilly Research Laboratories and at Ethicon,
Inc., to develop medical advances in women’s
health initiatives, and serving as one of 13
Senior Fellows and manager of pathology
services at Guidant Corporation.
Dr. Cindy Charlier (DVM IL ’84), owner of
Fox Valley Veterinary Dentistry and Surgery,
was named Fellow of the Year by the Academy
of Veterinary Dentistry at the September
meeting of the Veterinary Dental Forum in
Portland, Ore. The award recognizes contributions
to further the field of veterinary
dentistry, including involvement in private
practice, organized veterinary medicine, the
veterinary medical community, civic involvement,
and the general promotion of veterinary
dentistry to other veterinarians.
Dr. Charlier started a mobile practice in
2003 that provided specialty dentistry and
advanced surgery at veterinary hospitals in the
Chicago area and recently expanded it with a
referral location. Her passion is to educate the
entire veterinary health care team about oral
Members of the Class of 1956 celebrated their 50th reunion at the
College in October. Reunion photos from other classes can be seen on
the Advancement Web page: www.cvm.uiuc.ecdu/advancement/.
health and to change their views about it. Her
Web site is www.fvvds.com
Dr. John Ciribassi (DVM IL ’84) recently
received board certification in the American
College of Veterinary Behaviorists. A past
president of the Chicago Veterinary Medical
Association, Dr. Ciribassi owns Chicagoland
Veterinary Behavior Consultants and
also practices with two 1984 classmates, his
wife, Dr. Elise Ciribassi, and Dr. Martin
Johnson.
Dr. Karen Becker (DVM IL ‘87) delivered
the keynote address at a September workshop
in Urbana entitled “Infectious Disease Informatics:
Surveillance, Modeling, and Response.”
At the time Dr. Becker was a senior health
adviser at the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, working with public health
officials to strengthen emergency preparedness.
The College and its Center for Zoonoses
Research were among the sponsors of the
workshop.
Dr. Karen Becker enjoyed being reunited with her
former professor Dr. Al Safonie while she was in
Urbana last September.
Nick Mann
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In Memoriam
Dr. Becker’s career has included several
years in veterinary practice, followed by a
transition to public health issues in 1995. She
holds a master’s of public health from the
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and is
a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary
Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Stephen Juriga (DVM IL ’87), owner
of an AAHA-accredited small animal hospital
and the Veterinary Dental Center in Oswego,
Ill., recently became a diplomate of the American
Veterinary Dental College. He completed
an alternate pathway dental residency from
2002 to 2006 under Dr. Sandra Manfra Marretta,
veterinary clinical medicine.
Dr. Bill Krug, who completed a dental
residency at Illinois in 2006, also passed
AVDC boards. Both passed on their first try.
Dr. Katherine Wasson (DVM IL ’89, IL
MS ’99, UC Davis PhD ’05, Dipl. ACLAM),
of Sacramento, Calif., accepted the position of
associate director at the University of California,
Davis, Comparative Pathology Laboratory.
The CPL provides a complete range of
diagnostic and veterinary medical services
for animals used in teaching and research to
faculty, staff, and students in the UC system,
other academic institutions, and private
research/biotechnical facilities. As associate
director, Dr. Wasson is also assistant clinical
professor in the UC Davis Center for Comparative
Medicine, and serves as attending
veterinarian for the Jackson Laboratory’s JAX
West facility in West Sacramento, Calif.
Dr. Joanne Carlson (DVM IL ’93) and her
husband, Michael, announce the birth of twins
on July 19, 2006: Julia and Jonathan joined big
sister Theresa at the family’s home in Rolling
Meadows, Ill. Dr. Carlson is the owner of
the Loving Care Animal Clinic in Rolling
Meadows.
Dr. Coretta Patterson (DVM IL ’95),
assistant professor of small-animal clinical
sciences at Michigan State University, was
selected by graduating veterinary students to
receive the Excellence in Teaching Award in
recognition of superior ability to communicate
with students and integrate clinically relevant
information in the classroom.
Dr. Janelle Bols (DVM IL ’97) and her
husband David Michlik, of Streator, Ill.,
welcomed their daughter Annika Lorraine on
January 16. Dr. Bols practices at Chessie Lane
Animal Hospital in Ottawa, Ill.
Dr. Marta Guerra (DVM, MPH, PhD, Dipl.
ACVPM), senior staff veterinary epidemiologist
for the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, gave the keynote address for
the Tenth Annual Conference on New &
Reemerging Infectious Disease at the College
in April. Dr. Guerra earned a PhD at Illinois
in 2000. Former Illinois faculty member Dr.
Roberto Docampo, now at the University of
Georgia, also spoke at the conference.
Dr. Heidi Kellum (DVM IL ’02), now a clinical
instructor in cardiology in the University
of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary
Medicine, was selected by students as the
SCAVMA (Student Chapter of the American
Veterinary Medical Association) Instructor
of the Year. Dr. Kellum also recently gained
board certification in cardiology.
Dr. Michael Adkesson (DVM IL ’04)
received the Outstanding Young Alumni
award from the Decatur Public Schools Foundation.
He is currently completing a zoological
medicine residency at the Saint Louis Zoo
through the University of Missouri College of
Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Jason Bleedorn (DVM IL ’05) recently
matched for a three-year small animal surgery
residency at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison. He has already completed a one-year
general internship at Purdue University and is
presently finishing a surgical internship at the
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center.
Dr. Dana Anne Marsh (DVM IL ’06)
reports enjoying her one-year internship at
Merritt & Associates Equine Hospital in
Wauconda, Ill., to study equine lameness.
Dr. Dale Blackburn (DVM IL ’76), a veterinarian
with Fox Valley Animal Hospital in
Crystal Lake, Ill., died on April 7, 2007.
Dr. John Thomas Creasey (DVM IL ’06),
of Canton, Ill., died January 30, 2007. He
practiced at Spoon River Animal Clinic in
Canton.
Dr. John Elder (DVM IL ’54) passed away
on July 18, 2006. He was a veterinarian in
Bement and Savoy, Ill., before moving to Portland,
Ore., in 2001.
Clint Franks, a member of the Class of 2007
from Port Byron, Ill., died December 17, 2006.
He was posthumously awarded a Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine degree at graduation
ceremonies on May 13.
Dr. Ralph Otto Holstein (DVM IL ’55), of
Carson City, Nev., died August 11, 2006. He
practiced in Northbrook, Ill., for many years
until retiring in 1994.
Dr. Jason Elliott James (DVM IL ’57) died
January 21, 2007. He practiced in Sullivan, Ill.,
from 1957 until his retirement in 1996, and
was honored for his contributions to swine
and dairy health.
Dr. James G. Logsdon (DVM IL ’63) of
Hot Springs, Ark., died May 27, 2006. Prior
to retirement in 1997, he practiced equine
medicine for more than 30 years at racetracks
in Illinois and Arkansas.
Dr. David McConnell (DVM IL ’56) died
July 24, 2006. He owned and operated the
Dundee (Ill.) Animal Hospital from 1957 to
1986, then pursued a second career with the
American Veterinary Medical Association
Professional Liability Insurance Trust from
1987 to 1995.
Dr. Stephen Nash (DVM IL ’94), a partner
and veterinarian at Ghrist Veterinary Clinic in
Pittsfield, Ill., passed away on July 20, 2006.
Dr. Winfield Samuelson (DVM IL ’60), of
Delavan, Wis., died on September 11, 2006.
He owned the Samuelson Veterinary Clinic in
Elgin, Ill., from 1963 to 1987.
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Dr. Ross Dean Scoggins (MSU DVM ’60),
emeritus faculty in equine Extension, died
December 29, 2006. He had retired from the
College in 2002 after 25 years. He was very
active in the horse community, both throughout
Illinois and nationally. On December 8
Dr. Scoggins was inducted into the Hall of
Fame of the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock
Breeders in recognition of his lifetime
achievements. His formal portrait hangs in the
Illinois Department of Agriculture Building in
Springfield.
Dr. Jennifer (Wilson) Thompson (DVM
IL ’96), of Amboy, Ill., died on February 14.
She owned and operated Amboy Veterinary
Clinic.
Dr. Glenn L. Waxler (DVM IL ’53), of
Haslett, Mich., died March 3. Dr. Waxler
earned master’s and PhD degrees from Michigan
State University and had a prominent
career on the veterinary pathology faculty
there, retiring in 1990.
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Advancement News
Widow Honors Husband’s Legacy with Planned Giving
Dr. Bill Huber and the College of Veterinary Medicine grew and
prospered together. Through their charitable giving, the late Dr. Huber
and his wife, Joyce, have acknowledged that the College’s people and
programs contributed to their success.
A member of the first class to graduate from the College, the Class
of 1952, Dr. Huber continued his education here to earn a master’s in
1957 and a PhD in comparative pharmacology in 1960. Mrs. Huber
also attended the University of Illinois.
After serving on the faculty at the College for 13 years, Dr. Huber
became the director of research for Hoffmann La Roche, an international
pharmaceutical company. Dr. Huber was also on the staff of three
other universities, retiring as associate dean of the veterinary school at
Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg.
In December 1997, he and his wife established the Dr. William G.
and Joyce F. Huber Veterinary Medicine Library Endowment Fund
with a major current use gift to acknowledge that “the library is an
integral part of the veterinary medicine program,” as Dr. Huber noted at
the time.
In 2001, the Hubers decided to add to the library endowment with a
deferred gift. The option they chose for this gift enables Mrs. Huber to
receive income from the gift until her death, at which time the gift will
be added to the library endowment.
The Huber library endowment honors Dr. Huber’s classmates in
the Class of 1952, the College’s first class. It also honors Deans Robert
Graham and Carl Brandly, the first and second deans of the College, and
Dr. Roger P. Link, a professor and department head who mentored Dr.
Huber throughout his graduate studies.
“The Huber endowment provides a critical source of funding for
acquiring needed materials at a time when the state acquisitions budget
barely covers our core veterinary and medical journal subscriptions,” says
Greg Youngen, veterinary medicine librarian.
“Last year the Huber funds allowed us to purchase over 50 titles that
greatly enhanced the library’s collection. This additional funding allows
the Veterinary Medicine Library to build its national reputation and to
After her husband’s death in April 2005,
Mrs. Huber established an additional gift
in his honor that will support students
in perpetuity when the trust terminates.
Through a unique arrangement, her
daughter receives income from this gift
during Mrs. Huber’s lifetime.
Vet Med Librarian Greg Youngen (at left) was able to purchase a
text needed by Dr. Tony Goldberg, pathobiology, through funds
from the Huber endowment.
create a valuable resource not only for the College but for the citizens of
Illinois and those worldwide who can access and use our collection.”
The tax savings and high level of income from that first arrangement
compelled Mrs. Huber to establish an additional similar gift after
her husband’s death in April 2005. However, this time she decided to
establish a student support fund in Bill’s name. As a result, the W.G.
Huber Scholarships and Fellowships will be funded in perpetuity when
the trust terminates.
“Bill was in the first veterinary class at the University of Illinois. This
was a most unusual class,” says Mrs. Huber, who has stayed in touch
with alumni and their widows from the Class of 1952. “Twenty-four
fellows who had all served in World War II, all on the GI bill, and all
with limited funds. Bill’s education made such a difference in his life
that I felt a good legacy would be to help other students.”
This second arrangement was unique in that it allowed Mrs. Huber
to also provide a benefit to her daughter. Specifically, during Mrs.
Huber’s lifetime her daughter will receive income which will serve to
enhance her financial security as well.
“I’d like more people to be aware of the Huber Library Endowment
and of the excellent education Bill received at the University,” says Mrs.
Huber. “I hope that others will become familiar with the tax and income
advantages available through planned giving options.”
College Dean Herb Whiteley echoes the comments of Greg Youngen
in acknowledging the impact on the College when alumni choose to give
back: “Generous gifts such as those from the Hubers make the difference
for students and faculty between a program that is adequate and
one that is excellent.”
Nick Mann
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With Campaign Momentum,
College Can Accelerate to Excellence
By Brenda Betts, Assistant Dean for Advancement
It was “launched” from Chicago’s Navy Pier on June 1: the biggest-ever
fund-raising campaign at the University of Illinois, targeting a goal of
$1.5 billion in private support over the next five years.
Our piece of that target equals $35 million. Luckily, we aren’t starting
from zero. Close to half of the overall goal was raised during the
“quiet phase” of the campaign, when we were diligently setting priorities
and talking with many of you about the impact your gifts can have for
the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Last September we brought together members of our campaign
leadership committee for an orientation. This group will lead the effort
through their gifts and their connections.
For the College of Veterinary Medicine, as for the Urbana and other
campuses, the money raised is directly tied to our aspiration. We want
Illinois to be the place for veterinary and comparative biomedical education,
research, and public engagement.
In support of the College strategic goals, outlined in Dean Whiteley’s
column at the front of this magazine, we are seeking:
Endowed chairs in such areas as imaging, endocrinology, and pathobiology;
a chair can be endowed for a minimum gift of $2 million.
Endowed professorships in small animal emergency and critical
care, regenerative biology, swine medicine/infectious disease,
environmental toxicology, and other areas; professorships start at
$500,000.
Funds for a new hospital facility that includes a wing devoted to
imaging and radiation therapy, small animal surgical suites with a
dedicated teaching laboratory,
and a small animal medicine
wing as well as remodeling
throughout the existing Large
and Small Animal Clinics;
the cost for these initiatives
varies widely.
Funds to endow key initiatives,
including the Chicago
Center for Veterinary
Remembering Rachel: Brenda posed
Medicine, the program in with Rachel, her feline friend for 15
One Medicine, the oncology years, in the Basic Sciences Building
program, and the Wildlife last fall. Sadly, Rachel died in March,
Medical Clinic; the cost
leaving Cassie, the cocker spaniel, to
would fall between $3 million rule the roost in the Betts household.
and $5 million.
Equipment support for the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory totaling
$1.5 million.
Endowed scholarships and fellowships to support outstanding
students at every level; these range from $25,000 to $500,000.
To learn more about these opportunities or to discuss areas not mentioned
in which you have an interest, please contact me at 217/333-
5545 or bbetts@uiuc.edu.
With your help, we can achieve our goal of preeminence and ensure a
brilliant future for the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Nick Mann
Leaders: Members of the College’s campaign leadership
committee have agreed to support the campaign by making
a lead gift and by identifying potential donors. During the
University of Illinois Foundation Annual Meeting last September,
the committee met to learn about campaign objectives. From left,
front row: Drs. Rosemary LoGiudice, Ann Johnson, Bob Twardock,
and Lloyd Helper. Back: Dean Herb Whiteley, Drs. Peter Weinstein,
Wally Hoffmann, Will Wright, and George Richards, and Brenda
Betts. Also serving on the leadership committee are Drs. Jeff
Fortman, Paul Gerding, Steve Hadaway, and Larry Ritzhaupt.
Event Sponsorship
Reaches Thousands
US Bones, an online retail store for dog bones, is the newest corporate sponsor
for the event sponsorship program at the College. US Bones, a subset of DD
Industries, manufactures dog bones, chews, and treats in Chicago using only
raw materials from the United States.
Korey McWilliams, fundraising program director for US Bones, explains
that “the basic mission of the company is to support animal shelters and rescue
groups through the sale of high quality U.S. made products.
“There are so many worthy organizations in need of funding. By sponsoring
events at the College we are hoping to generate interest in our fundraising
programs and ultimately promote animal welfare,” says McWilliams.
US Bones has strong ties to the University and the community. McWilliams
is a former Champaign resident, and partner-founder Kyle Wessels is
the son of Warren K. Wessels, assistant dean of the UI College of Agriculture
from 1958 to 1994.
Find out about joining the College event sponsorship program—which
reaches more than 7,000 veterinary students, alumni, and animal owners
through 13 annual events—by calling 217/333-2761.
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Calendar
Thank you, Event
Sponsors
The College of Veterinary Medicine gratefully
acknowledges the supporters whose gifts make
possible these annual events for alumni and
students: alumni receptions at the American
Veterinary Medical Association, American
Association of Equine Practitioners, North
American Veterinary, and Western Veterinary
conferences; the fall new student orientation
and blue coat ceremony; the pre-game alumni
event during Fall Conference weekend; the
student applicant interviews and recruitment
program; Open House; the spring awards
and scholarships ceremony; the white coat
ceremony; the senior farewell event; and the
commencement reception.
Learn how your practice or business can
become a sponsor by visiting the Advancement
Office Web page (www.cvm.uiuc.edu/advancement/)
or by calling 217/333-2762.
Platinum Sponsors:
College of Veterinary Medicine
Fort Dodge Animal Health
Hill’s Student Feeding Program
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
Nestlé Purina Pet Care
VCA Animal Hospitals
Gold Sponsors:
Pfizer Animal Health
Merial Limited
Silver Sponsors:
Banfield, The Pet Hospital
Hawthorne Animal Hospital
Novartis Animal Health US, Incorporated
Schering Plough Animal Health
Vetgate USA, a Pro Brands Company
Bronze Sponsors:
Auxiliary to Illinois State Veterinary Medical
Association
Central Illinois Veterinary Medical Association
Eastern Illinois Veterinary Medical Association
Kankakee Valley Veterinary Medical Association
Mississippi Valley Veterinary Medical Association
University of Illinois Veterinary Medical Alumni
Association
USBones.com
July
16 AVMA Alumni Reception, Washington, DC. Call
Jim Pound, 217/333-2761.
22–25 Industrial Toxicology and Pathology Short
Course, Urbana, Ill. See http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/
ope/itp/ .
August
3 & 4 Keeping the Peace with Fluffy and Fido: New
Pets, Reactive Pets, and Multiple-Pet Issues, Urbana,
Ill. See http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/behavior/.
14 Veterinary Medicine Exhibit at the Illinois State
Fair, Springfield, Ill. Contact the Office of Public
Engagement, 217/333-2907.
September
21 Oskee Bow Wow 2007, a fund-raiser for the CARE
Helpline held at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital,
Urbana, Ill. Contact the Office of Advancement at
advancement@cvm.uiuc.edu.
October
3–6 Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians, Urbana, Ill.
See details on page 7.
November
3 Alumni Reception at the Illinois State Veterinary
Medical Association Convention, Peoria, Ill.
Contact Jim Pound, 217/333-2762.
December
3 American Association of Equine Practitioners
Alumni Reception, Orlando, Fla. Contact the Office
of Advancement at advancement@cvm.uiuc.edu
January
8 Alumni Reception at the North American
Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Fla. Contact the
Office of Advancement at advancement@cvm.uiuc.
edu
For more current College
events listings, check the
Web: www.cvm.uiuc.edu
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Dean
Herbert E. Whiteley
Head of Pathobiology
Daniel L. Rock
Head of Veterinary Biosciences
Duncan C. Ferguson
Head of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
David A. Williams
Interim Director of the Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory
Walter E. Hoffmann
Director of the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital
Michael L. Biehl
Interim Associate Dean for
Academic and Student Affairs
Jonathan H. Foreman
Associate Dean for Public
Engagement
Allan J. Paul
Associate Dean for Research and
Advanced Studies
Edwin C. Hahn
Assistant Dean for Advancement
Brenda K. Betts
Associate Directors of Development
James A. Pound
Heather F. Vazquez
Director of Communications
Chris Beuoy
Writers
Sarah Dowling, Lisa Xia
Graphic Design
Studio 2D
Photographers
Nick Mann, Tom Schaefges
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Fun for a Good Cause
Two gala fund-raisers in the past year have
drawn the public in support of College programs.
In October, about 100 friends visited Webster
White’s place for Oskee Bow Wow, a
Homecoming-themed party in support of the
CARE Pet Loss Helpline.
Webster’s place happens to also be the
home of University of Illinois President B.
Joseph White and his wife Mary. Webster, of
course, is their dog, a friendly Coton de Tulear.
The event celebrated the human-animal
bond while raising nearly $10,000.
The highlight of the evening was a Homecoming
pet parade, emceed by radio personality
Don Munson, which featured current
veterinary students and their furry or feathered
friends and culminated in an exclusive
interview with Webster and Mary White.
Plans are under way for another Oskee
Bow Wow, slated for September 21, to be held
at our own Veterinary Teaching Hospital, with
many surprises in store for guests.
Nick Mann
In April the Wildlife Medical
Clinic held its sixth annual
Doodle for Wildlife benefit
auction. The event was the most
successful to date, attracting more
than 200 people and bringing in
more than $45,000.
During the event, Kris
Fitzpatrick and her late husband
Tim were honored with the firstever
“Wildlife for Life” award, in
recognition of their long-time
support of the Wildlife Medical
Clinic.
The Wildlife Medical Clinic
is a non-profit, volunteer-run
organization that cares for nearly 2,000 sick
or injured animals a year. Funds raised enable
the clinic to continue providing medical care to
native wildlife, educating veterinary students
in the art of clinical care, and supporting conservation
through education and research.
The following businesses helped sponsor
the Doodle: Action Auction, Framer’s Market,
Martin Graphics and Printing, and Sun Singer
Wine and Spirits.
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