(Above) Veterinary students (left-right) Amy Jamieson and Sheena Sanil, both of the DVM Class of 2017, hold up a Block “P” wood carving as auctioneer Tony Haan and Kyle Clever, PVM equine community practice technologist, look for the next bid during the Fall Auction in the Purdue Memorial Union South Ballroom. (Below) In keeping with a Fall Auction tradition, auction volunteer Harry Latshaw, retired PVM anesthesia technologist, gave the “shirt off his back” as a donation, which was purchased by the 30th reunion class.
The Purdue All-American Band Drum Line grabs attention as it enters the South Ballroom.
PVM Auction Combines Fun and Fundraising Thanks to the participation of PVM faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and the generosity of individual, local business and corporate donors who contributed items to be auctioned, the 22nd Annual PVM Auction raised $12,300! The event featured a variety of unique and festive items, including handcrafted pieces. In keeping with an auction tradition, the highest bid of $3,400 came from the 30th reunion class, the Class of 1983, when auction volunteer and retired PVM staff member Harry Latshaw literally offered the “shirt off his back” as an item up for bid. The success of the event stemmed from a lot of work by an amazing Auction Committee, co-chaired by Lee Ann Happ and Dr. Sandy San Miguel. The committee consisted of the following faculty, staff and students: Wendi Ailor, Becky Bierman, Thad Blossom, Katie Brown, Ray Buchanan, Marti Burns, Deb Cessna, Barb Cochran, Ashleigh Cournoyer (DVM Class of ’17), Danae de Vries (DVM Class of ’16), Kathryn Dittmer (DVM Class of ’15), Adrianne Fisch, Becky Hershey, Harry Latshaw, Carlene Linn, Bret Moore (DVM Class of ’15), Kathy Salisbury, Jeff Spielman, Jim Weisman, and Sue Wood, with assistance from the conference coordinator from Purdue Extended Campus, Stephanie Botkin. In addition, special thanks go to Tony Haan for donating his time to be the auctioneer, the Purdue All-American Band Drum Line which got peoples’ attention at just the right times, the staff and many DVM student volunteers who assisted during the auction, as well as the staff from Purdue Extended Campus who registered and checked out all the auction participants. It was a great evening for raising money for student scholarships and having a chance to buy some great new stuff!
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