A Message from the Dean
A Golden Opportunity Gold is an appropriate symbol for that which is of great value. That’s why “golden” is a fitting term for the 50th anniversary that Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s first class will celebrate this fall. Fifty years is an important milestone, and just as we took great care to properly recognize our College’s 50th anniversary in 2009, it is vital that we appropriately recognize this very special class anniversary. Any way you look at it, 50 years represents a significant passage of time, filled with memories, traditions, changes and accomplishments. That reality is especially true for members of the Class of 1963, who blazed a trail as the first class of Purdue Veterinary Medicine students. No one will duplicate what they accomplished as the class that “test-drove” a brand new school, with new facilities, new faculty and a new curriculum. As you will read in this special Annual Report issue of the PVM Report magazine, Class of ’63 members saw Purdue’s veterinary program as a newly opened gateway to a profession that previously had been nearly closed to Indiana residents who had to compete as out-of-state students at veterinary colleges beyond Indiana’s borders. As a result, they approached their chance to receive a Purdue veterinary education as a cherished opportunity. They pursued their degree with gusto and good cheer, achieving a level of excellence that quickly garnered an outstanding reputation for Purdue alumni. That commitment to excellence continues today, as evidenced by the stories you will see in this issue about members of the 50th class to enroll in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, the class of 2013. Though much has changed at Purdue and in the veterinary medical profession, the fundamental qualities that endear Purdue veterinary alumni to their clients and colleagues remain the same – hard work, perseverance, and an uncanny knack for making the right diagnosis and finding ways to make life better for both animals and people. As you thumb through this publication, I hope you will take pride in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s successes and accomplishments, knowing that, whether as a graduate, faculty or staff member, student or friend, you have helped write this story that is, indeed, “as good as gold.”
Willie M. Reed, DVM, Ph.D. Dean
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PVM Report Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
2012 Annual Edition Volume XXXV - Number 2
Dean Willie M. Reed Associate Deans S. Kathleen Salisbury Harm HogenEsch Sandra San Miguel Director of Advancement Jeff Spielman Director of Development Becky Hershey Editor Kevin Doerr Graphic Designer Alan Glasgow Contributing Writers Kevin Doerr Becky Hershey Jeff Spielman Photography Kevin Doerr Ed Lausch Seth Bossingham Sam Royer Purdue Marketing & Media
This issue of the PVM Report was published through donations from generous alumni and friends. Please visit us at the College’s Web Site: www.vet.purdue.edu