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Rounding up Food, Music, Memories and Support Several classes returned to Stillwater in 2010 to celebrate reunions held along with the center’s fall veterinary conference. More than 325 alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends attended the 3rd Annual OSU Cowboy Roundup. Silent and live auctions raised $3,255 for veterinary student scholarships and Omega Tau Sigma held a silent dessert auction raising $428 for student scholarships. In honor of Dr. Michael Lorenz’s service to OSU and the profession of veterinary medicine, his classmates made a surprise announcement establishing the Dean Michael D. Lorenz Endowed Scholarship. Dr. Scott Sturgeon, class of 2004, provided a delicious meal while Dr. Dustin Devine’s, class of 2002, band provided music for the evening. Mr. Gregg Pickens of Stillwater volunteered as auctioneer. Cowboy Partner Sponsors were Boehringer Ingelheim and Merial.
Celebrating 50 Years Of the 21 living graduates of the class of 1961, nine members and one widow returned to Stillwater to celebrate the class’s 50-year reunion held in May. Half a decade after graduating, some of the 34 class members are still working full time, some do relief work, while others are traveling and enjoying retirement. Their career paths are just as varied. Several served in the U.S. Armed Forces before or shortly after earning their DVM degrees. Most are active in the American Veterinary Medical Association, their state veterinary associations and their communities.
Class of 1961: Members of the class of 1961 who attended the 50-year anniversary are, seated, left to right, Drs. William McDowell,
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William Kyser, Mike Podolin and Phillip Day; and back row from left, Drs. Gerald Hegreberg, James Graham, Marvin Denny and Tony Thomas. Also attending but not pictured are Dr. Jess Brewer and Mrs. Barbara Blake, widow of Dr. Richard Blake.
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