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Donor News Honor Roll The College of Veterinary Medicine expresses deep appreciation to all individuals and companies who have supported our program over the past fiscal year. “I’ve always been an animal lover and thought it was time to do something for the animals.” —Jane Goudy Page 8 O S U V E T E R I N A R Y J O U R N A L A Desire to Give Back Donor generosity makes a difference for veterinary medicine M any donors to OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine say their personal experience in receiving services from the college motivated their gifts. Others say they gave because they want to ensure that certain services are available to animal caretakers and veterinarians in Oregon. Most say they want to be sure Oregon has plenty of qualified veterinarians to care for livestock and beloved companion animals. Some cite all of these, plus others, as the reasons they wanted to give to the college. Below are the stories of some individuals who have made generous gifts to the college in the recent past. These donors have helped make the construction of the Small Animal Teaching Hospital a reality and to support tomorrow’s veterinarians in receiving a quality education. Jane and Alan Goudy “I’ve always been an animal lover and thought it was time to do something for the animals,” says Jane Goudy (’52), who recently made a significant donation that supports the new Small Animal Teaching Hospital. Jane, an OSU College of Science graduate, and her husband, Alan, have a long history of supporting OSU. Their major contributions have benefited organizations and students throughout the university. Most recently, their gift enabled the Joyce Goudy Powell Leadership Center to be established in the Memorial Union in memory of their daughter—a 1981 OSU graduate—who died after a long illness. As an animal lover, Jane has always appreciated the veterinary college. Another daughter, Ruth Goudy Momeni (’86), was involved in the equestrian club on campus while she was a student here. “I’ve kind of been watching the school grow up, you might say,” says Jane. But she really took notice when her oldest daughter Susan’s horse sustained a significant injury and was brought to the college for a complicated surgery, she says. The horse originally was not expected to live more than a year, but thanks to the excellent care received at OSU’s large animal hospital, he is still alive after five years. “He’s a happy horse,” says Jane. “If it hadn’t been for the facility at Corvallis, we would have had to go to Davis, California.” She says a trip to California would have been extremely stressful for everyone involved, particularly the horse. Ken and Celia Austin Ken (’77) and Celia (’76) Austin carry on the proud tradition of supporting OSU that was begun by Ken’s parents, Ken and Joan Austin. Since 1997, an OSU veterinary student interested in camelids has received a scholarship donated by Ken and Celia. “When we first got into llamas, there weren’t a lot of veterinarians who had experience with llamas,” says Celia, who is on the OSU Foundation Board of Trustees. “We wanted to encourage students to look at that area of specialty.” Ken and Celia started raising llamas 14 years ago. They took a neonatal class at the college and found it so helpful they frequently recommend it to others. Over the years, they have used the veterinary college as a resource when various animals in their “We have to take responsibility for the animals we’re raising and part of that is their physical health.” —Ken Austin
care have had problems. “There are certain situations that local vets just aren’t able to handle,” says Celia. Most recently, the Austins made a significant donation to the college’s expansion project. “We have to take responsibility for the animals we’re raising and part of that is their physical health,” says Ken. “It is devastating to lose a pet, and you want to do everything you can for these animals. The best way to do this is to provide good veterinarians for them, and part of that is having a great veterinary program in the state. We need to support it.” Celia says, “We think it’s very exciting for the state to have the entire program at OSU. It not only benefits the llama community, but it benefits the entire state.” She stresses that it’s an economic advantage to the state to have more veterinarians train here, thereby increasing the chances of graduates staying in Oregon to practice. “We’re selfish, we want the best care for our dogs close by!” —Hal Engel Hal and Jodi Engel Hal and Jodi Engel began supporting veterinary education in Oregon even before the college came into existence—in the mid-1970s when it was still the Department of Veterinary Science. Their recent gift sponsors the Canine Waiting Room of the new Small Animal Teaching Hospital. www.vet.oregonstate.edu Hal, one of the first members of the college’s faculty, retired from the university in 2003. Jodi was an associate professor in the College of Education for many years before her retirement. The couple has been spending more time than ever involved in their passion of raising, showing, and judging Brittanys. The Engels are excited about the changes at the college. “From the very beginning we hoped this would happen,” says Jodi. “Even though it’s starting at the end of our careers, we want to do everything we can to make sure this happens.” Hal says that having access to the small animal clinic from the first year will make a huge difference for students. “Students will get constant exposure to cases even though they’re not directly involved,” he says. He remembers bringing 100 pounds of radiographs down from Washington to present them to students in past years. “Now the teaching materials will be available,” he says. Then there is the personal aspect of the Engel’s desire to give back. “We’re selfish,” jokes Hal. “We want the best care for our dogs close by!” McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers Dr. Kelli Wildfang-Rosen (’94) has a pretty simple reason for encouraging the McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers to endow a scholarship for a veterinary student. “I wanted to give back,” she says. Charlotte Cline, president of the club, says Kelli was instrumental in setting up the endowment. She says that several members have always wanted to do something for a veterinary student, but when they first started talking about it, the organization did not have the funds to go forward with the idea. Each spring and fall, the club holds a dog show, and since it is a nonprofit organization all proceeds are donated to worthy causes. Eventually, the club built up enough of a fund to offer a scholarship. Donor News “These students are the future veterinarians who are going to be taking care of our animals,” —Dr. Kelli Wildfang-Rosen Kelli invited Todd Olney, director of development for the college, to Eugene to talk about possibilities. Together, they determined that it would be most satisfying for the club to endow a scholarship rather than making a yearly contribution. For the past couple of years, the club has made donations of $1,000 for the annual award in addition to making significant contributions toward the endowment, which is now almost large enough to support the annual award. Their goal is to continue building the endowment so they can fund larger scholarships in the future. Kelli says she would like to see the endowment grow so it could fund scholarships equaling $5,000. “If you really want to make a difference in a veterinary student’s life, you’ve got to give more,” she says. “One thousand dollars isn’t really very much money when you’re looking at a student coming out of school $80,000 or more in debt.” She says that with $5,000 available, the club could offer one $5,000 scholarship or two $2,500 scholarships. She says she finds the new four-year program at OSU “immensely exciting.” “As a student, trying to relocate for one-and-a-half years and then come back was a huge imposition,” she says. “The fact that it’s now a four-year program is just wonderful.” Kelli would like to see more groups making donations to the college. “These students are the future veterinarians who are going to be taking care of our animals,” she says. “My goal is to get other dog and cat groups to follow suit.” F A L L 2 0 0 4 Page 9
Page 2 and 3: Message from the Dean Oregon State
Page 4 and 5: College News A new wet lab provides
Page 6 and 7: College News New Veterinary Library
Page 10 and 11: Honoring Deceased Pets Creates Scho
Page 12 and 13: The College of Veterinary Medicine
Page 14 and 15: Department News West Nile Virus Vac
Page 16 and 17: Department News Department Name Cha
Page 18 and 19: Student & Alumni News Dean Howard G
Page 20: 2005 Calendar Alumni Reception West

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