2010-03 Newsletter - American College of Veterinary Pathologists

TEACH 

I am humbled to 

serve as your 

President of the 

American College 

of Veterinary 

Pathologists in a 

time of change, 

yet great 

opportunities. 

RESEARCH 

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• The Secretary/Treasurer’s 

Corner 

• ACVP/STP Coalition – New 

ACVP Diplomates 

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• ACVP Distinguished Member 

Award Recipients – 2009 

ACVP 

An Official Publication of The American College of Veterinary Pathologists 

SERVE ACVP 

From the President 

Michael D. Lairmore, DVM, PhD 

“Your Council in ACTION” 

A quote attributed to Ludwig 

Borne states, “Nothing is lasting 

but change; nothing perpetual 

but death.” As veterinary 

pathologists we are faced with 

both of these concepts on a 

daily basis. I am humbled to 

serve as your President of the 

American College of Veterinary 

Pathologists (ACVP) in a time 

of change, yet great opportunities. It is with this sense of 

responsibility that I would like to inform our members of 

the many plans and initiatives that your Council has 

underway or undertaken to better serve all of you. In 

2010 we find ourselves in the unique leadership position 

of providing excellence in veterinary pathology in all its 

many facets, while at the same time we are reflecting on 

our roles in a global society. One major objective of the 

ACVP 2007-2012 Strategic Plan is to better define the 

current roles of veterinary pathologists. The Strategic 

Planning Group identified three priority strategic goals: 

1) develop veterinary pathologists for the future; 2) identify 

innovative ways to meet future demands; and 3) 

develop partnerships. From these goals three major 

initiatives were launched and recently completed. 

• The Role Delineation Task Force chaired by Dr. Dan 

Morton reported on the specialized tasks, knowledge, 

tools, and point of acquisition of skills that 

define the current practice of veterinary clinical 

pathology and anatomic pathology. 

• Using role delineation data, Test Planning Groups 

developed written plans to guide the future development 

of the certifying examination, assist ACVP 

Examination Committee members in creation of 

future exam questions, and facilitate training programs 

in curriculum improvement. 

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• Thanks to the 2009 ACVP 

Committee Members and 

Volunteers 

Pages 9-10 

• 2009 Annual Meeting Photos 

Pages 11-12 

• 2009 Award Winners 

NEWSLETTER 

Change in ACVP Officers 

March 2010 

ACVP recognized Don Meuten, 2009 President, for his 

service to the organization at the Annual Business 

Meeting, December 8, 2009 in Monterey, California. 

Michael Lairmore was installed as the President, as 

were the other 2010 Officers and Councilors: Derek 

Mosier, President-Elect; Michael Topper, Secretary/ 

Treasurer; Mark Simpson, Councilor. Ricardo Ochoa 

was appointed by Council to complete Mike Topper’s 

final year as Councilor. Past President, John Cullen 

was honored for his years of service. Also honored for 

her years of service was out-going Councilor Buffy 

Howerth. The other Councilors serving this year are 

Maxey Wellman and Cory Brayton. 

Dr. Donald Meuten passes the gavel to Dr. Michael Lairmore 

at the ACVP Awards and Recognition Event 

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• VIP Day – Monterey 

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• How the ACVP Uses Your 

Generous Donations 

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• 2010 Preliminary Program 

2010 

Annual Meeting 

photos on 

pages 9-10 

On The Inside: 

Pages 16-17 

• Student Externship Reports 

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• Upcoming Events 

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• Call for Abstracts

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ACVP Newsletter • March 2010 

Council has 

authorized a 

Certifying 

Examination Task 

Force led by Dr. 

Buffy Howerth. 

From the President 

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• Past President Dr. Linda Munson 

is leading a Training Program 

Development Task Force that will 

soon report on guidelines of 

excellence in training programs 

among other assigned charges. 

But there is “no rest for the weary” 

and the current ACVP Strategic 

Plan has additional components 

that need to be addressed. 

The Council, working with our 

Executive Director Wendy Coe, has 

been hard at work over the past few 

months with multiple initiatives or 

projects linked to these strategic 

goals. We have authorized a 

Certifying Examination Task Force 

led by Dr. Buffy Howerth. This 

important group will evaluate our 

current certifying examination and 

make recommendations that align 

our exam to national standards and 

address critical issues from format 

to implementation of test plans. 

We have reviewed reports of the 

Strategic Partnerships Task Force of 

ACVP Executive Offices – Address Change 

ACVP Executive Offices: 

2424 American Lane (NEW ADDRESS) 

Madison, WI 53704-3102 USA 

Phone: +1-608-443-2466 

Fax: +1-608-443-2474 

E-Mail: info@acvp.org 

ACVP Website: http://www.acvp.org 

2008 and have initiated selected priorities 

to enhance our ties to key 

national and international groups. To 

promote excellence in veterinary 

pathology we must approach our 

task knowing that the world is getting 

more mobile and interconnected 

than ever before. Part of this effort 

has started by sponsoring planning 

for a joint meeting with ACVP/ 

American Society for Veterinary 

Clinical Pathology and the Society of 

Toxicologic Pathology. 

Dr. Michael Topper, your new 

Secretary/Treasurer, has been very 

active and has completed the transition 

of the certifying examination 

application process to our management 

headquarters in Madison, 

Wisconsin. Council has developed 

and approved a “Member-in-Good 

Standing” Relief Policy in response 

to hardships that may arise in the 

lives of our members such as financial 

or family issues. 

Life-long learning was identified as a 

key element in future activities of the 

ACVP. To this end, Council is in the 

process of developing a Task Force 

ACVP Newsletter Editor: 

Tom Forest, DVM, PhD, DACVP 

Merck & Co., Inc. 

WP45-223 

770 Sumneytown Pike, PO Box 4 

West Point, PA 19486-0004 

Phone: +1-215-652-1575 

Fax: +1-215-993-2600 

Email: thomas_forest@merck.com 

to develop life-long learning opportunities 

and guidelines for continued 

competency. 

Another major goal is redevelopment 

of our ACVP website to create 

a dynamic and interactive tool for 

our members and constituent 

groups. We hope to have this 

launched by the end of 2010. Finally, 

we need to understand that we must 

communicate our activities in a tactical 

manner that takes full advantage 

of current technologies. Thus, 

Council is now meeting monthly via 

teleconferences and web-assisted 

sites to move continually towards 

completion of our tasks in a timely 

manner. On behalf of Council, I 

would ask you to stay involved and 

provide us feedback on how we can 

better serve you. For in this changing 

world, the membership is the 

driving force of how ACVP will meet 

our future. We must look to the 

future with a strong vision of who we 

are, while at the same time, envisioning 

where we want to be. I look 

forward to taking this journey with all 

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The ACVP Executive Offices will be moving to another location in Madison effective March 26. Please make 

note of the new address below. The phone and fax numbers will remain the same.

Michael J. Topper, DVM, PhD, 

DACVP 

I would like to reintroduce 

myself 

as the new ACVP 

S e c r e t a r y / 

Treasurer, but 

first I would like to 

thank my predecessor, 

Derek 

Mosier, for his 

service to the College for 

five years as Secretary/Treasurer 

and one year as Secretary/Treasurer- 

Elect. Derek did an outstanding job 

in, among many things, making sure 

the College was on firm financial 

footing and the yearly certification 

process occurred seamlessly. Derek 

is not going anywhere, as he is the 

current President-elect, so the 

College will have his wise counsel 

for three more years. 

I am re-introducing myself because I 

should not be a “stranger” to the 

membership. I served as a member 

of Council for the past three years; 

the last one was dual-hatted as 

Councilor and Secretary/Treasurer- 

Elect. Previously, I served as the 

ACVP Newsletter Editor, Chair of 

the Recruitment Committee, and 

Chair of the Student Chapter 

Subcommittee. I currently am the 

The Secretary/Treasurer’s Corner 

Council liaison to the Examination 

Committee, Credentialing Committee, 

Development Committee, the 

Registry of Veterinary Pathology, 

and the AVMA’s American Board of 

Veterinary Specialties. 

Baltimore is my hometown (so I am 

glad the Annual Meeting is going to 

be there this year), but all my formal 

post-high school education was in 

Athens, GA at the University of 

Georgia. I have my BS (1976), DVM 

(1980), and PhD (1997) in pathology 

from UGA. I was also fortunate to 

complete residencies in anatomic 

pathology at Armed Forces Institute 

of Pathology and in clinical pathology 

at UGA. I was board certified in 

anatomic pathology in 1988. After a 

22-year career in the U.S. Army 

Veterinary Corps, culminating as 

Director of Pathology at the Walter 

Reed Army Institute of Research, I 

retired at the rank of Colonel and 

entered the toxicologic pathology 

workforce. After three years at a 

contract research organization, I 

joined the Department of Safety 

Assessment at Merck & Co., Inc. 

in West Point, PA in 2005 as 

Director of Clinical Pathology and 

Immunology. 

Here are a few things that are in 

progress. We have already transi- 

ACVP/STP Coalition for Veterinary Pathology Fellows 

New ACVP Diplomates for 2009 are: 

• Sandeep Akare from the University of Illinois sponsored by 

GlaxoSmithKline 

• Danielle Lewis Brown from North Carolina State University sponsored 

by sanofi-aventis 

• Torrie Crabbs from the University of California-Davis sponsored by 


• David Gardiner from Colorado State University sponsored by 


• Robert Johnson from Purdue University sponsored by Pfizer 

• Melissa Sanchez from the University of Pennsylvania sponsored 

by Pfizer 

• Dodd Sledge from Michigan State University sponsored by 

Bristol-Myers Squibb 


tioned the administration of the 

certifying examination from the 

Office of the Secretary/Treasurer to 

our management company, The 

Rees Group, Inc. Registration was 

completely online this year and was 

completed without any significant 

problems. All correspondence was 

also only done electronically. We are 

exploring how to report exam results 

in a secure manner electronically, 

and hope to have this in place in the 

future. We are invigorating the 

College’s individual member development 

effort as the amount provided 

by our corporate partners diminishes. 

We now have online donation available 

and have some donation naming 

opportunities in the works. The 

Development Committee is working 

very hard to expand membership in 

the Legacy Society. Check this out at: 

http://www.acvp.org/development/ 

It will be my pleasure to serve the 

next five years as your Secretary/ 

Treasurer, and assist in keeping the 

ACVP financially sound, responsive 

to its members and evolving environments, 

and ever growing with 

new members. 

ACVP welcomes 

Choudari Kommineni, 

DVM, PhD, MD, 

(ExxonMobil Foundation) 

as a Lifetime Benefactor. 

We apologize for 

neglecting to list 

Dr. Kommineni in the 

2009 ACVP publications. 

I am 

re-introducing 

myself because 

I should not be a 

“stranger” to the 

membership. 

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I would like to 

express my 

thanks and 

appreciation to 

those who felt 

justified in putting 

my name 

forward to the 

Council for this 

recognition. 

Remarks of Distinguished Member 

David Harold Gribble, DVM, PhD, 

Diplomate, ACVP 

I am deeply humbled, in awe and 

more than a little surprised. 

Humbled and in awe that I would be 

added to that list of those men and 

women who have been recognized 

as distinguished members. I must 

admit, as I was reading the letter 

informing me of this honor, I glanced 

at the envelope to see if indeed the 

letter was correctly addressed and 

thought for a moment... could Roger 

Culbertson and Jim Moe be up to 

one of their tricks. A phone call to 

President Meuten resolved the 

doubt. 

Perhaps this is justification for the 

pedagogical method of betting 

beers, milkshakes, and ice cream to 

encourage critical assessment of 

histo slides. The Friday evenings 

spent settling those debts now 

seems well justified. 

I would like to express my thanks 

and appreciation to those who felt 

justified in putting my name forward 

to the Council for this recognition. I 

also wish to acknowledge three people 

who played a major role in my 

evolution as a pathologist; Bob 

Leader, Donald Cordy, and Peter 

Kennedy. As a student at 

Washington State College the veterinary 

department employed me. 

Mostly as a “gofer” for the graduate 

students and was given a table and 

chair in the corner of Bob Leader’s 

office where as a “fly on the wall” I 

came to appreciate the day to day 

activities of this man and his enthusiastic 

curiosity of all things pathologic, 

and so came to think perhaps 

pathology was a discipline worth further 

consideration. The summer 

between my junior and senior years 

Donald Cordy came to Pullman from 

Davis, California to teach a graduate 

course in neuropathology, which I 

attended. 

ACVP Distinguished Member Award Recipients - 2009 

Dr. David Gribble, (right) Distinguished Member, 

is congratulated by Dr. William Spangler. 

The easy laid back manner of his 

lectures, and a fountain of knowledge 

freely given outside of the lecture 

room, I knew I wanted to be 

where this man was. So, after a brief 

enjoyable time in a mixed practice in 

Anacortes, Washington, I was off to 

Davis with my N.I.H. fellowship in 

hand to come under the tutelage of 

that triumvirate, Cordy-Kennedy- 

Moulton (Peter Richards was a junior 

faculty member who played a significant 

role in our training as well). 

Thus began a life long relationship 

with Peter Kennedy who was to 

become my major professor. A relationship 

beginning with a good bit of 

trepidation on my part when interacting 

and sometimes confronting what 

at times could be an intimidating 

personality, perhaps best remembered 

by me when he returned the 

first draft of my thesis with the comment 

that about ten percent of what 

I had written was worth keeping. The 

relationship improved. 

Three very different personalities, 

each now past and each recognized, 

and justifiably so, as distinguished 

members. But, to me these 

men demonstrated through their 

actions that teaching was an honorable… 

and a giving profession. The 

giving of one’s time. For I can truly 

say that when I entered the offices of 

these men with a question, a slide or 

a tray full of slides, I was not asked 

to come back later or to leave the 

slide or the tray and they would get 

back to me… No. Rather, their typical 

reaction was to roll their chair 

over to the microscope and ask “OK, 

what do we have here?” Then began 

a moment of teaching and learning 

for a minute, five minutes, half hour, 

whatever was necessary. Often 

ending with a suggested trip to the 

library. 

Their guidance served as a template 

for me during my attempt at teaching 

and if I was able to pay it forward to 

encourage others in a positive way 

in their endeavors toward the study 

of pathology, then that would be 

reward enough. Tonight is surely 

frosting on the cake and for this I 

would again like to thank President 

Meuten and the Council. Also, this 

organization of which I consider 

myself a not loud but proud member. 

But most especially, I want to thank 

those young… and some not so 

young, residents and graduate students, 

colleagues who provided me 

with some of the best years of my 

life.

ACVP Distinguished Member Award Recipients - 2009 - continued 


Keith W. Prasse, DVM, PhD, 


This recognition caused me to 

reflect on my career. I am very 

aware that failures are self induced. 

On the other hand, if you succeed or 

accomplish things, many others 

have helped. I am referring to parents, 

family, and teachers of course, 

but for us in academics, our students, 

especially graduate students, 

and our professional colleagues 

have taught, encouraged, and collaborated 

in ways supportive of our 

own success. Other people open 

doors, raise expectations, provide 

constructive criticism, or challenges, 

which lead us to accomplishment. 

To the many colleagues, students, 

graduate students and fellow ACVP 

members who have worked with and 

helped me, I say thank you. 

I wish to specifically mention four 

people who have been critical in the 

success of my professional life. The 

first is the late Dr. Frank K. Ramsey, 

former Professor and Head, 

Department of Veterinary Pathology, 

Iowa State University College of 

Veterinary Medicine. While I was an 

instructor and part-time graduate 

student, Dr. Ramsey had spent a 

year trying to hire a board certified 

veterinary pathologist to start a new 

course called clinical pathology for 

students in the veterinary medical 

curriculum. One day, out of sense of 

desperation I’ve always suspected, 

he said, “Will you do it?” I did. Dr. 

Ramsey had two expressions that 

remained with me all my life. He 

repeated a quotation, “Mediocrity is 

the most available commodity on the 

market!” His unspoken message 

was, “you better do better than 

mediocre.” The second thing he said 

was, “Young man, if you succeed, I 

succeed.” And I certainly was never 

going to be accused of Dr. Ramsey’s 

lack of success. My respect for him 

and his expectations helped me my 

entire professional life. 

The second person was Dr. J. 

Robert Duncan, a full partner in my 

life and accomplishments as a vet- 

Dr. Keith Prasse, (right) Distinguished Member, 

is congratulated by Dr. Mary Anna Thrall. 

erinary pathologist. For more than a 

decade we studied every hemogram, 

chemistry profile, cytology 

and biopsy that came to our laboratory 

out of the University of Georgia 

Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Our 

graduate students and other close 

colleagues shared in this effort. We 

shared our observations in the 

classroom, manuscripts, and continuing 

education conferences. Ours 

was a productive, enjoyable and 

great relationship. I owe so much to 

Bob Duncan. 

The third person I want to mention is 

Ms. Merrill Lago. Ms. Lago was our 

chief Medical Technologist. Now 

retired, Ms. Lago was an extraordinary 

professional. She demanded 

accuracy and excellence. She 

trained Bob and me. If a clinician or 

veterinary student screwed up, they 

heard from Ms. Lago. The initial 

reaction might be fear, but that soon 

changed to love and appreciation for 

the fantastic service she provided 

them in the health care of their 

patients. Bob and I didn’t hire Merrill, 

she inherited us, and we owe her an 

enormous amount of gratitude for 

her contributions to our work. 


The last person I want to specifically 

and publicly thank is my wife, Taffi. 

She is a very successful and excellent 

veterinary ophthalmologist. She 

is absolutely dedicated to the principle, 

make a diagnosis, and then 

apply state-of-the-art medical and 

surgical approaches to help the 

patient. Her clients love her. Despite 

her devotion to her own professional 

career, Taffi has been there for me, 

giving up her own time to be at my 

side at various events, listening to 

me and occasionally providing 

astute advice. I thank her with all my 

heart. 

My very sincere thank you goes to 

Dr. John Shadduck for his nomination, 

Dr. Mary Anna Thrall for her 

kind introduction, the Distinguished 

and Honorary Member Subcommittee 

and Council for their supportive 

consideration, and most of all, the 

American College of Veterinary 

Pathologists. I am deeply honored to 

be recognized as a Distinguished 

Member. 

To the many 

colleagues, 

students, graduate 

students and 

fellow ACVP 

members who 

have worked with 

and helped me, I 

say thank you. 

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During my 

subsequent 

career... the 

friendships and 

collaboration of 

many pathologists 

are greatly 

appreciated. 

2009 Annual Meeting 

ACVP Distinguished Member Award Recipients - 2009 - continued 


Jerrold Michael Ward, DVM, PhD, 


Thank you very much to the ACVP 

Council and ACVP membership for 

this great honor. For the first time in 

my life, I am speechless. Any award 

is impossible without the help of 

one’s mentors and peers, especially 

in the great field of veterinary pathology. 

I wouldn’t be here today except 

for one person – Harvey Olander – 

who, while I was a vet student at 

Cornell, nurtured my interest in 

pathology daily in the necropsy 

room. He convinced me to go to UC- 

Davis for a pathology residency and 

to obtain a PhD. At Davis, the excellent 

department staff, especially the 

late great Donald Dungworth, provided 

a stimulating environment for 

learning. Other mentors at Davis 

included my fellow honoree Dave 

Gribble, Peter Kennedy, Jack 

Moulton, Don Cordy, Oscar Schalm, 

Peter Richards, Roy Pool, and fellow 

residents Terry Jackson, Jim 

DeMartini, Fletcher Hahn, Stan 

Snyder, Dan Gould, Jim Popp and 

others. During my subsequent 

career, and especially involving the 

NCI and NTP toxicology and carcinogenesis 

programs and also 

genetically engineered mice, the 

friendship and collaborations of 

many pathologists are greatly 

appreciated. In the NCI and NTP 

toxicology and carcinogenesis test- 

Thanks to the 2009 ACVP Committee Members and Volunteers 

Program Chair: Fabio Del Piero 

EC Chair: Calvin Johnson 

Exhibits Liaison: Cory Brayton 

Specialty Group Coordinator: 

Lindsay Tomlinson 

Specialty Group Co-Coordinator: 

Kelli Boyd 

Council Liaison for Annual Meeting: 

Cory Brayton 

Corporate Partners Liaison: 

Mark G. Evans 

Award Chair: Kelli Boyd 

ing programs these pathologists 

included Bob Squire, Dick 

Griesemer, Dawn Goodman, Jerry 

Hardisty, Gene McConnell, Gary 

Boorman, Bob Maronpot, Charlie 

Frith and, more recently, Dave 

Malarkey, Susan Elmore and 

Robert Sills. During the past 17 

years my work with genetically engineered 

and other mice included collaborations 

and friendships with 

John Sundberg, Sabine Rehm, 

Miriam Anver, Diana Haines, Cory 

Brayton, Piper Treuting, Jerry 

Rehg, Kelli Boyd, Rod Bronson 

and others. During the past two 

Specialty Groups 

Dr. Jerry Ward, (left) Distinguished Member, is congratulated 

by Dr. Piper Treuting. 

Clinical Pathology: 

J. Messick (Chair), K. Barnhart 

Diagnostic Pathology: 

L. Roth-Johnson (Chair), G. Johnson 

(Co-Chair), P. Carmichael, B. Lewis, 

C. Loehr, F. Uzal 

Education: 

J. Neel (Chair), H. Bender (Co-Chair), 

T. Almy, A. Fales-Williams, 

S. Newman, J. Rottman 

Experimental Disease: 

D. Gardner (Chair), L. Richey 

(Co-Chair), B. Buetow, J. Greenlee, 

R. Meisner, M. Sebastian, C. Zeiss 

years, the Veterinary Pathology journal 

editorial board experiences, with 

editor Carl Alden and his supporting 

cast, have been very productive. 

Finally, I have experienced veterinary 

pathology not just as a job but 

a lifelong adventure impacting on 

the health and welfare of animals 

and people in the USA as well as 

throughout the world. Last, but not 

least, I greatly value the friendships 

of all those involved in my journey 

into the world of veterinary pathology. 

Thank you all. 

Natural Disease: 

P. Pesavento (Chair), D. Alves 

(Co-Chair), K. Keel, T. LeRoith, 

B. Njaa, J. Tiefke 

Toxicologic Pathology: 

K. Gabrielson (Chair), A. Lopez- 

Martinez (Co-Chair), D. Ennulat, 

D. Hutto, W. Dochterman, 

V. Sasseville, M. Sebastian, 

B. Singh

Dr. Donald Meuten thanks Dr. Fabio Del Piero 

for his work as Program Chair. 

Education Committee 

EC Chair: C. Johnson 

Program Chair: F. Del Piero 

Past Program Chair: K. McDorman 

Council Liaison: C. Brayton 

At Large Reps: D. Bouley, M. Leach, 

J. Rottman, J. Vidal 

Specialty Group Coordinator: 

L. Tomlinson 

Specialty Group Co-Coordinator: K. Boyd 

ASVCP Program Chair: J. Andrews 

ITPIG Liaison: N. Collins 

ACVP/STP Coalition for Veterinary 

Pathology Fellows Liaison: G. Cockerell 

C.L. Davis Liaison: B. Williams 

Annual Scientific Symposium Liaison: 

E. Galbreath 

PR Liaison: M. Law, L.D. McGill 

Corporate Partners Liaison: M. Evans 

AVMA - American Board of Veterinary 

Specialties: 

Representative: R. Hall (2007-2011), 

Alternate Representative: L.M. Miller 

Examination: 

General Chair: 

D. Bienzle 

Veterinary Anatomic Pathology: 

M. Ackermann (Chair), K. Eaton, 

S. Hale, K. LaPerle, S. Lenz, A. Lewis, 

N. Parry, K. Thompson; Proctors: 

K. Linder, P. Pesavento, K. Terio, 

L. Woods 

Veterinary Clinical Pathology: 

D. Bienzle (Chair), A. Barger, 

S. Burton, M. Fry, M. Petrites-Murphy; 

Proctors: F. Almy, A. Bohn, D. Walker 

QA Representative: 

G. Wieser 

Council Liaison for the Examination 

Committee: 

Secretary/Treasurer D. Mosier 

Local Liaison for the Examination 

Committee: 

Ames, IA: J. Haynes 

Ft. Collins: R. Basaraba 

Requalifying Exam: 

T. Schoeb (Chair); D. Baker, 

E. Howerth, J. Radin 

Credentialing Committee: 

T. Blanchard (Chair), L. Craig, T. Schoeb, 

M. Tomlinson, T. Van Winkel, D. Mosier 

(Council Liaison) 

Development Committee: 

J. Moe (Chair), T. Brown, D. Dodd, 

D.R. Patterson, J. Cullen (Council 

Liaison) 

Corporate Partners Subcommittee: 

M. Evans (Chair), P. Bouchard, 

C. Fishman, D. Weinstock 

Endowment Subcommittee: 

O. Fletcher (Chair), C. Alden, T. Bucci, 

R. Cimprich 

Government Policy Committee: 

G. Coleman (Chair), M. Bryant, 

T. Graham, M. Calderwood Mays, 

L. Pace, R. Reams, E. Sartin, M. Smith, 

M. Topper (Council Liaison) 

Nominating Committee: 

J. Cullen (Chair), R. Cattley, 

S. Weisbrode 

Distinguished and Honorary 

Member Subcommittee: 

M.A. Thrall (Chair), G. Cockerell, 

E. Janovitz 


Thanks to the 2009 ACVP Committee Members and Volunteers - continued 

Dr. Donald Meuten thanks Dr. Dorothee Bienzle 

for her work on the Examination Committee. 

Dr. Donald Meuten thanks Dr. Mark Ackermann 

for his work on the Examination Committee. 

Oncology Committee: 

M. Kiupel (Chair), E. Howerth (Council 

Liaison) 

Immunohistochemistry in 

Veterinary Oncology Subcommittee: 

T. Graham (Chair), S. Dial, 

E.J. Ehrhart, M. Kiupel, S. Lenz, 

J. Ramos-Vera, W. Vernau 

Assessment of Surgical Margins 

Subcommittee: 

E.J. Ehrhardt (Chair), W. Dernell, 

S. Lenz, L.D. McGill, S. Moroff, 

S. Withrow 

Canine and Feline Mast Cell Tumors 

Subcommittee: 

Stephen Lenz (Chair), B. Kidney, 

M. Kiupel, C. London, S. Moroff, 

B. Powers 

Lymphoid Leukemias and 

Lymphomas Subcommittee: 

T. Valli (Chair), S. Dial, E.J. Ehrhart, 

C. Fournel, R.M. Jacobs, M. Kiupel, 

M. Miller, P. Moore, S. Moroff, R. Page, 

M. Paoloni, R. Raskin, Y. Schulman, 

E. Teski, W. Vernau 

Myeloid and Other Bone Marrow 

Neoplasia Subcommittee: 

P. McManus (Chair), D. Bernreuter, 

J. Bjorneby, J. Blue, M. Breen, 

H. DeHeer, S. Dial, P. Ewing, M. Fry, 

J. Knoll, G. Kociba, S. Moroff, 

R. Raskin, K. Russell, T. Stokol, 

M.A. Thrall, T. Valli, W. Vernau 

Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas 

Subcommittee: 

B. Powers (Chair), W. Dernell, 

E. Janovitz, D. Pinson 

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Thanks to the 2009 ACVP Committee Members and Volunteers - continued 

Canine and Feline Mammary 

Tumors Subcommittee: 

L.D. McGill (Chair), L. Anothayonontha, 

T. Lipscomb, R. Page, P. Stromberg, 

M. Goldschmidt 

Lip and Oral Mucous Membrane 

Melanomas Subcommittee: 

D.G. Esplin (Chair), J. Edwards, 

N. Ehrhart, P. Ewing, B. Kitchell, 

A. Paulman, B. Powers 

Pathology Department Heads, 

Chairs or Contacts: 

S. Ahmed, A. Alcaraz, C. Andreasen, 

K. Baer, A. Beitz, L. Bermudez, G. Bratton, 

M.M. Chengapa, J. Dame, A. Donohue- 

Rolfe, D. Dunn, Y. Grohn, K. Harris, 

J. Harvey, E. Hoover, C. Hunter, 

R. Jacobs, C. Johnson, G. Johnson, 

M. Lairmore, M. Laughlin, M. Harold, 

M. McEntee, J. Meinkoth, S. Mittal, 

L. Pace, D. Prieur, S. Quessy, 

M. Roberson, M. Roberts, D. Rock, 

R. Schultz, M. Suter, J. Thomas, R. Thune, 

P. Timoney, F. Tippett, D. Wilson, C. Zink 

Public Visibility Committee: 

L. McGill (Chair), G. Foley, L. Johnson, 

K. La Perle, M. Law, M. Miller, L. Munson, 

B. Njaa, T. Papenfuss, P. Stromberg, 

K. Szabo, E. Whitley (TASS Liaison), 

G. Coleman (Government Policy Liaison), 

F. Del Piero (Annual Meeting Liaison), 

C. Johnson (Education Committee), 

J. Moe (Development Liaison), M. Wallig 

(Recruitment Liaison), D. Mosier (Ad 

Hoc), C. Brayton (Council Liaison) 

Publisher Search Task Force: 

J. Ward (Chair), C. Alden, B. Bolon, 

T. Hodge, D. Kusewitt, E. Sartin, 

E. Howerth (Council Liaison) 

Recruitment Committee: 

M. Wallig (Chair), A. Brix, M.J. Burkhard, 

G. Cantor, J.M. Cline, C. Johnson, 

R. Johnson, A. Kier, K. La Perle, 

D. Malarkey, J. Markovits, M. Calderwood 

Mays, L. Munson, T. Painter, 

B. Saladino, K. Salamoto, R. Sellers, 

M. Wellman (Council Liaison) 

Externship Scholarship 

Subcommittee: 

D. Malarkey (Chair), B. Buetow, 

N. Collins, H. Deheer, S. Newman, 

J. Nold, T. Painter, D. Rudmann, 

B. Saladino 

Mentoring Subcommittee: 

J. Markovits (Chair), M. Calderwood 

Mays, S. Gaunt, K. Henson, 

C. Johnson, K. La Perle 

Awards Subcommittee: 

C. Johnson (Chair), R. Basaraba, 

G. Cantor, K. Harr, A. Sharma, 

C. Thompson 

Student Chapter Subcommittee: 

B. Saladino (Chair), S. Corn, A. Fales- 

Williams, F. Geoly, K. La Perle, 

R. Sellers 

Residency Training Committee: 

S. Stockham (Chair), M. Sebastian 

(Co-Chair), D. Bienzle, T. Chance, 

A. Durham, E.J. Ehrhart, J. Engiles, 

J. Haynes, S. Honnold, N. Kock, S. Lenz, 

K. Linder, D. Malarkey, G. Mason, 

T. Morgan, M. Pinkerton, B. Porter, 

K. Potter, K. Russell, T. Schoeb, B. Singh, 

H. Steinberg, B. Szladovits, M. Wallig, 

E. Howerth (Council Liaison) 

The ACVP Society Symposium: 

E. Whitley (Chair), J. Wilkinson (Co-Chair), 

M. Ackermann, J. Burkhardt, E. Galbreath, 

W. Halpern, T. LaBranche, M. McArthur, 

M. Oglesbee, A. Rogers, M. Topper 

(Council Liaison) 

Test Plan Groups: 

Anatomic Pathology: 

M. Miller (Chair), M. Ackermann, 

B. Bolon, G. Coleman, D. Dunn, 

S. Honnold, K. La Perle, A. Ryan, 

T. Schoeb, P. Stromberg, S. Terrell, 


Clinical Pathology: 

S. Tornquist (Chair), L. Berent, 

D. Bienzle, D. Honor, M. Petrites- 

Murphy, J. Radin, L. Sharkey, 

S. Shelly, M.A. Thrall, G. Weiser, 


Training Program Development 

Task Force: 

L. Munson (Leader), T. Birkebak, 

G. Cockerell, L. Craig, W. Haschek- 

Hock, N. Kock, K. La Perle, D. Malarkey, 

P. Miller, D. Rudmann, L. Sharkey, 

M. Simpson, S. Tornquist, M. Wellman, 

M. Lairmore (Council Liaison) 

World Wide Web Editor: 

D. Rudmann 

Registry of Veterinary Pathology: 

Representative: D. Mosier 

ACVP Newsletter Editor: 

T. Forest 

Journal, Veterinary Pathology: 

Editor-in-Chief: C. Alden (2008-2011) 

E-mail: alden@mpi.com 

Veterinary Pathology Online: 

www.vetpathology.org 

Editors: 

ECVP: 

Andrea Gröne, University of Utrecht 

JCVP: 

Toshiharu Hayashi, Yamaguchi 

University 

Associate Editors: 

Infectious Disease (Research): 

J. Caswell 

Environmental Pathobiology: R. Sills 

Other Diseases (Research): 

H. HogenEsch 

Oncology (Research): M. Kiupel 

Diagnostic Pathology (Domestic 

Animals): M. Miller 

Animal Models of Human Disease: 

R. Sellers 

Wildlife, Marine and Zoo Animals: 

J. St. Leger 

Poultry Pathology: D. Swayne 

Pharmaceutical Pathobiology: 

K. Mitsumori 

Laboratory Animals: J. Ward 

EVetPath Editor: M. Mense 

Columns: 

Diagnostic Exercise: T. Schoeb 

Book Reviews: J. Crissman 

Noteworthy: L. Rush 

Abstract Editor: L. Tomlinson 

Images: D. Gillette, D. Gunson 

Editorial Board: 

W. Anderson, L. Andrew-Jones, 

C. Brown, G. Cantor, G. Cassali, 

A. Cooley, D. Dixon, M. Dore, 

S. Fitzgerald, H. Gelberg, R. Gunther, 

S. Hafner, P. Helie, G. Johnson, N. Khan, 

Y. Kobayashi, J. Kreeger, T. Kuiken, 

J. Modiano, P. Roccabianca, M. Starost, 

K. Uchida, B. Williams, J. Yamate, 

E. Howerth (Council Liaison) ■


TEACH 

RESEARCH 

SERVE 

2009 Annual Meeting 

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Monterey, California

2009 ACVP Abstract Awards 

Congratulations to the recipients of the 

2009 ACVP and ASVCP Awards! These 

awards were given out at the Annual 

Meeting that was held in Monterey, 

California on December 5-9. Visit the 

ACVP website to review the abstracts for 

each of the award winners. 

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ACVP/AAVLD Diagnostic Travel 

Award Recipient 

The American College of Veterinary 

Pathologists (ACVP) and the American 

Association of Veterinary Laboratory 

Diagnosticians (AAVLD) encourage 

trainees in veterinary pathology to participate 

in the Annual Meetings of both 

organizations. The Diagnostic Travel 

Award is available to graduate students 

and/or residents in veterinary pathology 

for participation in the Annual Meeting of 

the AAVLD. A scholarship of $1,000 was 

awarded to the following individual: 

Leah Schutt, University of Guelph 

MICROCHIP-ASSOCIATED SOFT 

TISSUE SARCOMA AND MASSIVE 

MULTIORGAN EXTRAMEDULLARY 

HEMATOPOIESIS IN A HOUSE MUSK 

SHREW (SUNCUS MURINUS). 

L.K. Schutt, P.V. Turner. Department 

of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, 

Guelph, ON, Canada 

Judges 

K. Paige Carmichael, DVM, PhD + 

Matti Kiupel, DVM, PhD + 

Shelley J. Newman, DVM, DVSc + 

Yvonne Schulman, DVM + 

Alternate: James Cooley, DVM + 

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ACVP Young Investigator Awards 

This ACVP awards program recognizes 

quality poster presentations by veterinary 

pathology residents and graduate students. 

The posters are judged by College 

Diplomates representing several specialty 

groups. Individuals eligible for this competition 

must be veterinarians currently 

enrolled in a residency or graduate program 

in veterinary pathology or that have 

completed such a program the previous 

year. The poster must present original 

work of the competitor completed during 

the period of residency or graduate training. 

First place recipients received an award 

2009 Award Winners at the 60th Annual Meeting 

of $500; second place received $300; and 

third place received $200 in four specialty 

group categories. 

Diagnostic Pathology 

First Place 

Chantelle Bozynski, University of 

Missouri 

VASCULAR ANOMALY OF THE 

VERTEBRAL AND SPINAL ARTERIES 

OF A DOG ASSOCIATED WITH 

CERVICAL SPINAL COMPRESSION. 

C. Bozynski 1 , L. Vasquez 2 , 

G. Johnson 1 , D. O’Brien 2 ; 

1 

Veterinary Medical Diagnostic 

Laboratory and 2 Veterinary 

Medicine and Surgery, University of 

Missouri, Columbia, MO 

Second Place 

Adam Stern, Oklahoma State 

University 

DISSEMINATED CUTANEOUS MAST 

CELL TUMORS WITH EPITHE- 

LIOTROPISM AND SYSTEMIC 

MASTOCYTOSIS IN A DOMESTIC 

CAT. 

A.W. Stern 1 , C.G. Lamm 2 , A.J. 

Smith 2 , E.J. Cooper 2 , S.W. Ullom 3 , 

G.A. Campbell 2 ; 1 Department of 

Pathobiology, Oklahoma State 

University, Stillwater, OK; 

2 

Oklahoma Animal Disease 

Diagnostic Laboratory, Oklahoma 

State University, Stillwater, OK; 

3 

Timbers Vet Clinic, Tahlequah, OK 

Third Place 

Heather Tillman, Michigan State 

University 

APPLICATION AND CLINICAL RELE- 

VANCE OF THE WHO HISTOLOGIC 

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM TO 

CANINE THYMOMAS. 

H. Tillman 1 , J.C. Zitz 3 , S.J. Birchard 3 , 

G.C. Couto 3 , V.F. Samii 3 , 

S.E. Weisbrode 2 , G.S. Young 3 , 

M. Kiupel 1 ; 1 Department of 

Pathobiology and Diagnostic 

Investigation, Michigan State 

University, East Lansing, MI; 

2 

Department of Veterinary 

Biosciences, The Ohio State 

University, Columbus, OH; 

3 

Department of Veterinary Clinical 

Sciences, The Ohio State 

University, Columbus, OH 


Judges 

Uriel Blas-Machado, DVM, PhD + 

Linden Craig, DVM, PhD + 

John Munday, PhD, BVSc + 

Sharon Black Varnado, DVM, PhD + 

Experimental Disease 

First Place 

Jessica Grieves, The Ohio State 

University 

AN INTRANASAL VACCINE CANDI- 

DATE PROTECTS THE UPPER 

AIRWAY FROM INFECTION WITH 

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS. 

J. Grieves 1,2 , L. Martinez-Sobrido 3 , 

A. Garcia-Sastre 4 , L. Bakaletz 1 , 

J. Durbin 1 ; 1 The Research Institute 

at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 

Columbus, OH; 2 The Ohio State 

University College of Veterinary 

Medicine, Columbus, OH; 

3 

University of Rochester, 

Rochester, NY; 4 Mount Sinai 

School of Medicine, New York, NY 

Second Place 

Katherine Gailbreath, USDA-ARS 

INITIAL REPLICATION IN THE LUNG 

AND SYSTEMIC DISSEMINATION 

OF OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2 IN 

AMERICAN BISON AFTER 

INTRANASAL NEBULIZATION. 

K.L. Gailbreath 1,2 , C.W. Cunha 1 , 

N.S. Taus 1 , J.L. Oaks 2 , D. O’Toole 3 , 

D.P. Knowles 1,2 , H. Li 1 ; 1 ADRU, 

USDA-ARS; and 2 Dept. of Vet 

Micro-Path, WSU, Pullman, WA; 

3 

WSVL, Laramie, WY 

Third Place 

Stacey Fossey, The Ohio State 

University 

THE NOVEL CURCUMIN ANALOG 

FLLL32 EXHIBITS BIOLOGIC 

ACTIVITY AGAINST HUMAN AND 

CANINE OSTEOSARCOMA. 

S. Fossey 1 , M. Bear 1 , J. Lin 2,4 , 

C. Li 3 , E. Schwartz 3 , P. Li 3,4 , 

J. Fuchs 3 , C. London 1,4 ; 

1 


Biosciences; 2 Department of 

Pediatrics; 3 Division of Medicinal 

Chemistry; and 4 Comprehensive 

Cancer Center, The Ohio State 


+ Diplomate, ACVP 

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Judges 

Michael F. McEntee, DVM + 

David K. Meyerholz, DVM, PhD, MS + 

James B. Rottman, DVM, PhD + 

Piper M. Treuting, DVM, MS + 

Natural Disease 

First Place 

Jennifer Luff, University of California- 

Davis 

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION 

AND NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE 

ANALYSIS OF CANINE PAPILLO- 

MAVIRUS-ASSOCIATED LESIONS 

WITH PHYLOGENETIC COMPARISON 

TO KNOWN PAPILLOMA-VIRUSES. 

J.A. Luff, V.K. Affolter, B. Yeargen, 

P.F. Moore, Department of Pathology, 

Microbiology, and Immunology, 

School of Veterinary Medicine, 

University of California, Davis, CA 

Second Place 

Gillian Shaw, Johns Hopkins 

University 

METABOLIC BONE DISEASE 

IN A COLONY OF COMMON MAR- 

MOSETS (CALLITHRIX JACCHUS). 

G.C. Shaw, K.K. Brennan, 

T.L. Southard, M.C. Zink; 

Department of Molecular and 

Comparative Pathobiology, Johns 

Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Third Place 

Leah Zadrozny, North Carolina State 

University 

SPONTANEOUS HEPATIC NEO- 

PLASMS IN CAPTIVE LEMURS. 

L. Zadrozny, C. Williams, 

A. Remick, J. Cullen. North 

Carolina State University, College 

of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, 

NC, Duke Primate Center, Duke 

University, Durham, NC, 

Biotechnics, Hillsborough, NC 

Judges 

Mark Ackermann, DVM, PhD + 

Kevin Keel, DVM, PhD + 

Patricia Pesavento, DVM, PhD + 

Nancy L. Stedman, DVM, PhD + 

If fewer than five abstracts are submitted 

within a specific category, these abstracts 

may be combined with another category 

by the YIA Chair. In 2009, the toxicologic 

pathology abstract award nominees were 

combined with the experimental disease 

specialty group award nominees. 

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ASVCP Young Investigator Award 

Each year, the ASVCP presents a $500 

award to the resident or graduate student 

whose platform presentation is judged 

best among the competing presentations. 

Tzyyin Lin, The Ohio State University 

CHARACTERIZATION AND MODU- 

LATION OF CANINE MAST CELL- 

DERIVED EICOSANOIDS. 

T.-Y. Lin, C.A. London; Department 

of Veterinary Biosciences, College 

of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio 

State University, Columbus, OH 

� 

STP Student Speaker Award 

The Society of Toxicologic Pathology 

(STP) Student Speaker Award encourages 

students to pursue careers in the 

field of Toxicologic Pathology. The award 

recipient receives free registration plus 

$1,000 to be used for lodging and travel to 

the STP Annual Meeting and is asked to 

present the same presentation at that 

meeting. 

The award is given to the resident or 

graduate student whose oral platform 

presentation is judged best among up to 

five finalists at the Annual Meetings of the 

American Society for Veterinary Clinical 

Pathology (ASVCP) and the American 

College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP). 

The finalists are selected by the judges 

from abstracts submitted to the ASVCP/ 

ACVP meeting. 

Stacey Fossey, The Ohio State 

University 

THE NOVEL CURCUMIN 

ANALOG FLLL32 EXHIBITS BIOLOGIC 

ACTIVITY AGAINST HUMAN AND 

CANINE OSTEOSARCOMA. 

S. Fossey 1 , M. Bear 1 , 

J. Lin 2,4 , C. Li 3 , E. Schwartz 3 , P. 

Li 3,4 , J. Fuchs 3 , C. London 1,4 ; 

1 


Biosciences, 2 Department of 

Pediatrics, 3 Division of Medicinal 

Chemistry, and 4 Comprehensive 

Cancer Center, The Ohio State 


Judges 

Eric Blomme, DVM, PhD + 

Daniela Ennulat, DVM, PhD + 

Sherry J. Morgan, DVM, PhD + 

+ Diplomate, ACVP 

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Veterinary Student Poster Awards 

ACVP offers an award for veterinary students 

which requires submission of an 

abstract and a quality poster presentation 

of pathology-related research or case 

work material at the Annual Meeting. The 

posters are judged by Student Chapter 

Sub-Committee representatives during 

the Annual Meeting. 


Stephanie A. Montgomery, North 

Carolina State University 

DEVELOPMENT OF A MOUSE 

MODEL OF HUMAN CHIKUNGUNYA 

VIRUS INFECTION 

S.A. Montgomery 1 , J.M. Law 1 , S.A. 

Elmore 2 , B. Gunn 3 , M.T. Heise 3 , and 

T.E. Morrison 4 ; 1 College of Veterinary 

Medicine, North Carolina State 

University, 2 Cellular and Molecular 

Pathology Branch, NIEHS and NTP, 

3 

Department of Genetics and Carolina 

Vaccine Institute, University of North 

Carolina-Chapel Hill; and 4 Department 

of Microbiology, University of 

Colorado, Denver 


Cynthia Willson, North Carolina State 

University 

EFFECT OF ESTROUS CYCLE 

PHASE ON CLINICAL PATHOLOGY 

PARAMETERS IN BEAGLE DOGS 

Cynthia J. Willson 1,2 , Sundeep 

Chandra 2 , Carie Kimbrough 2 and 

Holly Jordan 2 ; 1 North Carolina 

State University College of 

Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC 

and 2 Safety Assessment, 

GlaxoSmithKline, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 

Judges 

J. Mark Cline, DVM, PhD + 

Amanda J. Fales-Williams, DVM, PhD + 

Krista M. La Perle, DVM, PhD + 

Kaori Sakamoto, DVM, PhD + 

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The Christopher T. Starost Memorial 

Oncology Scholarship was not awarded 

in 2009. 

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Congratulations to all the award recipients! 

The 2010 Awards announcements 

are available on the ACVP website.

✳ ✳ 

John Cullen, VMD, PhD 

From my perspective, a fine time was had 

by all. Our first destination for the bus full 

of mature pathologists and companions 

was a tour of the varied galleries of 

Carmel-by-the-Sea. We had an opportunity 

to tour several galleries guided by the 

owners and were given a variety of 

insights into the inspirations and methods 

of various artists. The art was varied and 

virtually everyone was able to find something 

of interest. Although not everyone 

was as moved as I was to bring home a 

piece of art, many were vigorous in 

encouraging me to divert my daughter’s 

college fund to support the arts. Despite 

the fact that Clint Eastwood failed to 

appear, the tour was judged to be a great 

deal of fun. 

After our tour of Carmel, the VIP tour of 

the Monterey Peninsula took us to a lovely 

winery, the Chateau Julien Wine Estate, 

in the heart of Carmel Valley. The setting 

was lovely and the grounds were 

emblematic of the well-established wineries 

of this area. Although the day was a bit 

cool, the abundance of splendid wine 

blunted the chill. The tour was quite thor- 

Photos by Kimberly Topper. 

ough and punctuated by a glass of wine to 

taste at each stop. While the wine was 

quite nice, the big surprise for me was 

that the remarkably informed tour guide 

was, in fact, one of the owners! We all 


VERY IMPORTANT PATHOLOGISTS DAY – Monterey 

The VIPs gather at the Chateau Julien Wine Estate for a tour of the grounds, 

barrel rooms, and of course, wine tasting! 

piled onto the bus after our wine, lunch, 

snacks and conversations. It was a great 

time and I only hope the next venue can 

compete with our outing. 

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As April 15 approaches, most if not all of 

you will be working on income taxes and 

the reporting that the Internal Revenue 

Service requires of us each year. It’s too 

late for 2009 giving, but please keep in 

mind the value of financially supporting 

ACVP in 2010. ACVP uses every dollar 

given by members as efficiently as possible 

and 100% of your contributions support 

the programs and activities listed 

below. There are no administrative fees 

deducted. 

It is now even easier to donate to the 

ACVP because an online donation site 

has been established at: 

https://reesgroupinc.com/acvp/ 

mem_only/donate.cfm 

The page is behind the 

Members Only section so 

you will need your 

username and password. 

General Scholarship Fund 

The General Scholarship Fund is used to 

support veterinary student, resident, and 

graduate student activities related to 

ACVP. Annually, the following awards are 

made: 

Extern Scholarships: The ACVP 

Scholarship Program provides scholarships 

of up to $1,000 each to veterinary 

students who have been accepted 

to participate in an externship program 

organized by government, academic, 

or private entities. The externship program(s) 

must provide the student with 

at least a two-week up to a threemonth 

working exposure to veterinary 

anatomic and/or clinical pathologists 

and must involve interaction with diplomates 

of the ACVP. 

Student Chapter Travel Awards: 

Travel awards of $1,000, are available 

to each of the 34 ACVP Student 

Chapters to help Student Chapter 

members travel to the annual ACVP 

meetings. The ACVP Annual Meeting 

is an opportunity for Student Chapter 

members to network and share ideas, 

talk about career paths with ACVP 

members and attend outstanding education 

sessions. 

How the ACVP Uses Your Generous Donations 

In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes. 

-Benjamin Franklin 

Graduate Student/Resident Travel 

Awards: Recipients receive up to $500 

to help defray costs associated with 

attending the ACVP Annual Meeting. 

Submission of a poster or platform 

presentation at the Annual Meeting is 

required. Graduate students/residents 

must currently be enrolled in a full-time 

veterinary pathology residency program 

and/or graduate program in veterinary 

pathology or a related discipline 

in the U.S. or Canada, and have a 

demonstrated interest in ACVP board 

certification. 

Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award: 

ACVP and the American Association of 

Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians 

(AAVLD) encourage trainees in veterinary 

pathology to participate in the 

annual meetings of both organizations. 

The ACVP Diagnostic Pathology Travel 

Award is available to graduate students 

and/or residents in veterinary pathology 

for participation in the annual meeting 

of the AAVLD. 

Young Investigator Awards: Awards 

are given at the ACVP Annual Meeting 

to young investigators, primarily veterinarians 

in pathology training programs, 

with the highest quality abstracts and 

poster presentations on experimental 

or naturally occurring disease. First 

place recipients receive $500, second 

place, $300, and third place, $200 in 

four categories. 

Unrestricted Fund (“Greatest Need”) 

The unrestricted fund allows the Council 

to direct contributions to activities of the 

College that need additional support. 

Such activities would include, but are not 

limited to, salary surveys, supply and 

demand surveys, role delineation studies, 

etc., that support the vision of ACVP leadership 

to strengthen the organization. 

Restricted Funds 

The Casey and Inskeep Scholarship 

Funds, and the ACVP Research and 

Education Endowment Fund are called 

restricted funds because they were established 

with specific uses for the money 

donated to them. 

Harold W. Casey Scholarship Award: 

The Casey Scholarship Award is 

intended to recognize and reward outstanding 

individuals training in pathology 

and striving to achieve ACVP certification. 

The annual award of $1,000 may 

be used for educational training 

supplies or tuition. The award is nonrenewable 

and can be received only 

once by a given candidate. 

William Inskeep, II Scholarship Fund 

This $1,000 scholarship award recognizes 

a veterinary student attending the 

Colorado State University College of 

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical 

Sciences who has an interest in pursuing 

a career in veterinary pathology. 

The recipient must also be a member 

of the Colorado State University ACVP 

Student Chapter and demonstrates the 

highest standards of scholarship and 

leadership in the pursuit of a career 

interest in pathology. 

The ACVP Research and Education 

Endowment Fund: An endowment 

fund is a permanent fund that provides 

support to an organization for special 

activities that strengthen it and help it 

achieve its vision. When this fund 

reaches a total of $500,000, it will support 

ACVP activities like summer fellowships, 

scholarships and research 

grants. This permanent fund will provide 

for the research and education 

needs of the ACVP and will ensure that 

the College can meet the future needs 

of its members. 

More information on ACVP development 

activities can be found at: 

http://www.acvp.org/development/ 

If you have specific questions about giving 

to ACVP, please contact Wendy Coe at 

608-443-2466 or wcoe@acvp.org.

Saturday, October 30, 2010 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

ASVCP Pre-Meeting 

Workshop 

ASVCP Pre-Meeting 

Workshop 

(continued) 

C.L. Davis Foundation 

Pre-Meeting Workshop: 

Forensic Pathology 

C.L. Davis Foundation 

Pre-Meeting Workshop 

(continued) 

ITPIG Pre-Meeting 

Workshop 

Primate Pathology 

Workshop: Toxicologic 

Pathology of 

Immunomodulatory 

Agents 


Sunday, October 31, 2010 Session I Session II Session III Session IV Session V 

8:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon 

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. 

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

ASVCP Education 

Symposium: 

Comparative Oncology 

Emerging Disease 

Focused Seminar 

ASVCP 

Veterinary Laboratory 

Professionals Session 

Mystery Slide Review 

and Neuropathology 

Case Reports 

Career Development: 

Maintaining Professional 

Versatility: Skills and 

Experiences that Facilitate 

Transitions Between 

Academia, Industry, and 

Diagnostics 

Clinical Pathology 

Focused Scientific 

Session 

Charles Capen 

Memorial Symposium 

on Endocrine Disease 



Session 



Session 



Session 



Session 

Industrial and Toxicologic 

Pathology Focused 

Scientific Session 

Monday, November 1, 2010 Session I Session II Session III Session IV Session V 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. 

ACVP and ASVCP 

Joint Plenary Session: 

Tumor Microenvironment 

ACVP Clinical Pathology 

Examination Slide Review 

1:30 p.m. Free Afternoon 

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

Placenta and Fetus 

(Domestic Animals) 

Slide Review 

ASVCP 



ASVCP 

Clinical Chemistry Review 

Session 

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Session I Session II Session III Session IV Session V 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. 

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Concurrent Session I: 

Infectious Cancers 

ACVP Gross and 

Microscopic Examination 

Slide Review 

ASVCP Case Review 

Session 

Concurrent Session II: 

Natural Environmental 

and Aquatic Toxicology 



Session 

Clinical Pathology 


Session 

Education 


Session 

ASVCP 





Session 

Industrial and Toxicologic 

Pathology Focused 

Scientific Session 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Session I Session II Session III Session IV Session V 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

2010 ACVP and ASVCP Annual Meeting Preliminary Program 

October 30 - November 3 • Marriott Waterfront Hotel • Baltimore, Maryland 

Concurrent Session III: 

Emerging Diseases of 

Wildlife 

Post-Meeting Workshop I: 

Pathology Aspects of 

Developmental and 

Reproductive Toxicology 

(DART) 

Concurrent Session IV: 

Hemoparasites 

Post-Meeting 

Workshop II: Introduction 

to the WHO Classification 

System of Canine 

Lymphoma 

Mini-Symposium: 

Prognostic Evaluation 

of Tumors in 

Domestic Animals

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I learned proper 

sample techniques 

and saw 

various lesions 

including 

neoplasia, 

congenital 

abnormalities, 

infectious and 

inflammatory 

lesions, and 

degenerative 

changes. 

-Jennell Bigrigg 

As an observer, 

I, too, sat at a 

microscope 

reading slides. I 

had done some 

reading the 

night before 

and was proud 

when I recognized 

some of 

the lesions. 

-Kristin Lewis 

Student Externship Report 

by Jennell Bigrigg, The Ohio State 

University 

This summer, I participated in a 

month-long externship offered by 

the Pathology Department at 

North Carolina State University. 

This opportunity provided me with 

an introduction to pathology, as well 

as insight into available career and 

training options. The goals of this 

externship were to participate in 

necropsy with residents and students, 

review gross and histological findings 

with residents and pathologists, 

and attend various rounds and related 

seminars. As such, much of my time 

was spent on the necropsy floor, 

where I was able to see a variety of 

species including food and companion 

animals, equine, avian, and 

exotics. Before necropsy, I participated 

in morning rounds, where we 

discussed potential lesions, important 

sample techniques, and any 

safety concerns. 

Participation on the necropsy floor 

for this month was extremely valuable 

because I learned proper sample 

techniques and saw various 

lesions including neoplasia, congenital 

abnormalities, infectious and 

inflammatory lesions, and degenerative 

changes. Following necropsy, I 

assisted pathology residents in trimming 

samples for histopathology 

and learned the importance of correct 

trimming techniques. In the 

afternoon, I spent time with the residents 

and pathologists reviewing 

necropsy and biopsy slides. This 

time was particularly beneficial in 

that I gained familiarity in recognizing 

normal and abnormal histological 

structures. 

A variety of rounds and seminars 

were held, and these provided me 

with an opportunity to interact more 

with residents and pathologists. One 

particularly beneficial interaction 

was gross conference, which a multitude 

of clinicians, pathologists, 

residents, and students attended to 

discuss interesting cases that presented 

throughout the week. This 

opportunity allowed for clinicians 

and pathologists to interact and cor- 

Student Externship Reports 

relate gross abnormalities with 

clinical manifestations of various 

diseases. 

Finally, in addition to spending time 

at NC State, I also had the opportunity 

to explore different career 

opportunities in pathology by meeting 

with numerous board-certified 

pathologists in the surrounding area, 

including GlaxoSmithKline, NIEHS, 

and Rollins Diagnostic Laboratory. 

Participation in necropsies at Rollins 

Diagnostic Laboratory provided me 

with valuable experience in food animal 

and avian infectious diseases, 

as well as careers in government. At 

GSK, I was able to meet with numerous 

pathologists and discuss career 

opportunities in industry. My time at 

NIEHS provided me with valuable 

insight into the role of veterinary 

pathologists in research. 

NC State’s externship was extremely 

valuable in that it provided me with 

significant exposure to gross 

changes and histopathology. In 

addition, it allowed me to explore the 

different facets of careers that are 

available to board-certified pathologists 

and different training options 

available. This externship has solidified 

my interest in pathology. As 

such, it is my hope to enter into a 

residency program upon completion 

of veterinary school. I sincerely 

appreciate this opportunity and want 

to thank all those that mentored me 

and supported me to make this 

opportunity possible. 


by Kristin Lewis, University of 

California-Davis 

The pathology externship offered by 

the National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences (NIEHS) 

in Research Triangle Park, NC provides 

externs with an opportunity 

to work with pathologists 

at the National 

Toxicology Program (NTP) 

and the NIEHS. In addition, 

externs have the opportunity 

to tour local contract 

research organizations and 

visit with pathologists at 

nearby institutions, including North 

Carolina State University (NCSU) 

and GlaxoSmithKline. This externship’s 

goal is to expose the extern to 

the many facets of pathology, including 

toxicologic pathology. 

The day to day schedule is variable, 

allowing externs to tailor their schedule 

to their interests. During my time 

at the NIEHS, I was able to participate 

in three activities which were 

the highlight of my trip. The first 

activity was the day I spent at NCSU 

during my first week. The day started 

with a tour of the facilities and 

finished as I shadowed multiple residents 

as they went about their day 

to day activities. I watched as a cat 

was necropsied and then participated 

in gross rounds. After lunch, I watched 

as the day’s biopsy cases were 

reviewed and the incoming tissues 

were trimmed. For the first time, I 

watched someone trim biopsy samples. 

I picked up tips, which will be 

useful in the future. 

At the beginning of my second 

week, a Pathology Working Group 

(PWG) was held to review slides 

from a two-year mouse study. PWG 

participants and observers sat 

around a table of microscopes. We 

quietly passed around slides from one 

person to the next, as we decided 

whether changes like fibrosis or 

sebaceous gland hyperplasia were 

present. As an observer, I, too, sat at 

a microscope reading slides. I had 

done some reading the night before 

and was proud when I recognized 

some of the lesions. 

Later that week, I was present as 

the results from six compounds 

studied by the NTP, including ginseng 

and milk thistle extract, were 

presented to the Board of Scientific 

Counselors and to the general public.

I watched as members of the Board 

posed questions about statistics, 

specific study results, and study 

conclusions and watched as the 

study scientists skillfully answered 

their questions. As I sat there, I wondered 

if there was a way I could be 

involved in the future. 

I left this externship wishing I had 

more than two weeks and with an 

open invitation to come back. I 

would like to give thanks for my 

Externship Scholarship, to my hosts 

Drs. David Malarkey and Susan 

Elmore and to all of the pathologists 

in the area who sat down to talk with 

me. 


by Erica Twitchell, Purdue University 

I went to Texas A&M University for 

a three week externship in anatomic 

pathology. During my stay I participated 

in necropsies, reviewed 

slides, attended seminars and wrote 

up cases. I was exposed to a lot in a 

short amount of time. 

In Memoriam 

Richard E. Whitmire, Jr., DVM, 

DACVP 

Dr. Whitmire died Sept. 12, 2009. A 

diplomate of the American College 

of Veterinary Pathologists, he 

served as a pathologist with the 

Army Veterinary Corps for 26 years, 

retiring in 1990 as a colonel. During 

that time, Dr. Whitmire served in 

Vietnam and Thailand and was commanding 

officer of a medical research 

unit in Nairobi, Kenya. In retirement, 

Dr. Whitmire served as a relief veterinarian. 

Most of the afternoons were spent 

on necropsy duty with other senior 

students under the supervision of 

residents and faculty. I worked on 

refining my necropsy technique and 

identification of gross lesions. Gross 

reports were written for all the cases 

I took. There were some cases 

where I was given the opportunity to 

trim in tissues for histopathology, 

read the slides, write the histopathology 

report and then review my 

findings with the faculty member on 

the case. At the end of the week, I 

got to present interesting cases with 

other senior students for gross 

rounds. There were a few afternoons 

where I got to watch surgical 

cases get trimmed and review surgical 

cases with the resident and Dr. 

Brian Porter. 

During the morning I spent my time 

attending seminars with residents, 

looking at slides and reading. The 

various seminars included AFIP 

rounds, TVMDL rounds, histopath 

seminar and a weekly gross quiz. 

A Workshop and Symposium on 

Laboratory Animal Diseases 

will be held April 21-24 in Chicago, IL. 

The 27th Annual Meeting of the 

West Coast Subdivision of the 

C.L. Davis DVM Foundation 

(also known as the West Coast 

Veterinary Pathology Conference) 

will be held at the Asilomar Conference 

Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA 

from April 22-23. 

5th Annual C.L. Davis DVM Foundation 

Marine Species Histopathology 

Workshop will be held May 13 in 

Vancouver, Canada in association with 

the 2010 IAAAM Meeting. 

The North Carolina Association of 

Laboratory Animal Medicine Workshop 

in Laboratory Animal Medicine will be 

held May 13-16 in Raleigh, NC. 

Upcoming Events 

Upcoming C.L. Davis Events 


Dr. Joanne Mansell took the time to 

show me slides of common dermatologic 

conditions. Dr. John Edwards 

reviewed a gross quiz with me one 

on one. I even got to attend a 

Pathology Club meeting with other 

vet students. 

I had a great time during this externship. 

The opportunities to reinforce 

necropsy technique and gain exposure 

to histopathology were great. 

Dr. Porter ensured that the experience 

ran smoothly. The residents 

and faculty members were very 

accommodating. I learned a lot and 

strongly recommend this externship 

to anyone interested in diagnostic 

pathology. 

The 19th Annual Descriptive Veterinary 

Pathology Course will be held 

June 10-14 in Virginia Beach, VA. 

53rd Pathology of Laboratory Animals 

and the 12th Annual Current laboratory 

Animal Science Seminar will be held 

June 14-17 in Virginia Beach, VA. 

36th Gross Morbid Pathology of 

Animals and the 3rd General Pathology 

Review will be combined this year and 

held at the Sirata Beach Resort, 

St Pete’s Beach, FL, July 11-18. 

For more information on these events, visit: 

www.cldavis.org/courses/upcoming.html 

There were... 

cases where I 

was given the 

opportunity to 

trim in tissues for 

histopathology, 

read the slides, 

write the 

histopathology 

report and then 

review my 

findings with the 

faculty member 

on the case. 

-Erica Twitchell 

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The American College 

of Veterinary Pathologists 

61st Annual Meeting 

Concurrent Meetings of the ACVP and ASVCP 

October 30 - November 3, 2010 

• There will be six specialty groups: Clinical Pathology, Diagnostic Pathology, Education, 

Experimental Disease, Natural Disease, and Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology. 

• Abstracts will be presented at the Annual Meeting as posters and/or short oral presentations. 

Specialty group committees will designate abstracts for either short oral presentation or poster, 

and your preference will not always be possible. Oral presentations and the poster session will 

be organized in the specialty group sessions by organ system. Presenters are required to 

register for the meeting. 

• ACVP/AAVLD Diagnostic Travel Award, Graduate Student/Resident Travel Awards, Society of 

Toxicologic Pathology Student Speaker Award, and the Young Investigator Awards (YIA), will 

be available for application. Information is available on the ACVP website. 

• The deadline for on-line submission is June 1, 2010. 

• The website for abstract submission will be open May 3, 2010 (http://www.acvp.org/meeting). 

Call for Abstracts 

Online 

registration 

opens late 

summer, 

2010 

Marriott Waterfront Hotel 

For more information on the ACVP Annual Meeting, 

please contact the Executive Office: 

2424 American Lane 

Madison, WI 53704-3102 USA 

TM 

Phone: +1-608-443-2466 

Fax: +1-608-443-2474 

E-Mail: meetings@acvp.org 

Website: http://www.acvp.org 

Baltimore, 

Maryland 

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