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he College of Veterinary Medicine
2004 Awards Ceremony was held
on May 26 at the LaSells Stewart
Center. The auditorium was filled
with students, proud parents,
faculty, and staff who attended to celebrate
students’ achievements. Over $180,000
was awarded to students this year. The
graduating fourth-year students received
awards and the first-, second-, and thirdyear
students received scholarships that
are applied to the 2004–05 academic year.
This year’s awards focused on merit,
character, and area of interest. The most
prestigious fourth-year award, the E. E.
Wedman Founding Dean Award, was
presented to Lynn Healy by Mrs. Rachel
Wedman, widow of the college’s first dean.
Andrea Lantis, third-year student,
received the Class of 2005 Academic
Excellence Award. She was also recognized
Students Honor Professor
Each year, OSU’s veterinary students
honor a professor whom they
believe contributed significantly
to their education and thus to the
advancement of the profession.
For academic year 2003-04, they chose
Dr. John Schlipf to receive the annual
Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher
Award, recognizing his ability, dedication,
character, and leadership as
their instructor.
Dr. Schlipf is originally from
Colorado. He is a graduate of Colorado
State University and a diplomate of the
www.vet.oregonstate.edu
for being selected for the Western Veterinary
Conference Scholarship, which
included a trip to the conference plus a
stipend and scholarship funds.
Second-year student Christy Gibbs
received the Class of 2006 Academic
Excellence Award.
Recipients of a new category of awards
given to members of the Class of 2007 had
been determined by a confidential vote of
their peers. Kristy-Ann Correa and Nicole
Tomps received the Community Outreach
Award, Sara Shaw and Lisa Williams
received the Leadership Award, and
Katherine Earl and Katherine Felton
received the Mentorship Award. Beginning
next year, these awards will be given to five
recipients in each of the four classes along
with the Academic Excellence Awards.
Research Achievement Awards, also
new this year, were awarded to Danna
American College of Veterinary Internal
Medicine. Prior to coming to OSU, he
spent several years in private practice in
Montana, Michigan, and Kentucky, and
also some years at Colorado State and
Purdue as an instructor in equine internal
medicine. He was appointed assistant
professor in equine internal medicine
at OSU in 2000.
His areas of interest include equine
respiratory and neurologic diseases,
pain management, and neonatology.
The major focus of his teaching is the
equine portion of the college’s course
in large animal medicine. In addition,
he co-teaches analgesia and lectures on
clinical diagnosis.
Dr. Schlipf says he made the move
from private practice to teaching because
he enjoys “watching the lights come on”
when a student grasps a new concept.
“There’s the excitement, the enthusiasm
you see when they finally get something,”
he says. “You really feel you have impacted
their life in some way.” He puts in extra
time with students, often meeting them
Awards
Michael Huber (left) poses with Carolina Cabaret
Memorial Award sponsors Jim and Carole Bradford
and recipient Tamera NcNamara.
Hoyt, Jaime Ueda and Clarissa Zuver,
to recognize their enthusiasm and
diligence during research endeavors.
Dean Howard Gelberg presented the
Outstanding Staff Award to Sherry Workman
and Becky Paasch. The Carl J. Norden
Distinguished Teacher Award was presented
to Dr. John Schlipf (see story below).
Students met with their scholarship
donors and received congratulations at the
reception after the program.
early in the morning to listen to senior
papers and provide feedback.
He also encourages the students to
learn by doing. “I tell them the first day
that they’re not my technician, that we’re
all colleagues,” he says. “By the time they’re
seniors, they have the knowledge. My
purpose is to give them some direction on
how to put it all together, make some sense
of it, and learn how to apply it.” He says
his years in private practice enable him to
pass along some “real world” techniques.
Additionally, Dr. Schlipf says he
appreciates the sense of giving back to the
veterinary profession and continuing to
learn something new all the time.
“Every day the students are here to challenge
you—and vice versa—you’re here to
challenge them,” he says. “It keeps you
young, keeps you excited about what you’re
doing. I don’t think any good teacher will
ever tell you it’s just a one-way street; they
learn as much from the students as the
students do from them.”
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