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ALUMNI/DONOR Recognition
In September, we celebrated the remarkable career of Dr. Don B. Olsen and his wife Joyce C. Olsen as we put their names on the classroom at the Equine Education Center. Dr. Olsen, DVM, had placed nearly 3,000 artificial hearts into calves and sheep before joining the historymaking medical team that implanted an artificial heart in the first human recipient, Dr. Barney Clark. Some of our students have had the opportunity to hear Dr. Olsen speak about his remarkable career, and the impact he has had in the veterinary and human medical industries will always be remembered. We are honored to have his name on our classroom building and grateful for the help he and Joyce provide for many students through their scholarship endowment.
Photo: Courtesy of Dennis Hinkamp
MESSAGE FROM DEVELOPMENT
Recently, Dr. David Gardiner, chief medical and executive officer of Animal Reference Pathology, hosted his 3rd Annual USU School of Veterinary Medicine Spelling Bee. Students take on words they will be seeing and using in their veterinarian careers. It is challenging, but it provides students the chance to win prizes and bragging rights and a welcome change from the usual rigors of student life. As you’ll see in this issue, improving mental health among veterinarians is a priority at USU. We sincerely thank Dr. Gardiner for supporting students through a cash scholarship, and providing an avenue for students to take a well-deserved short break! Also in September, Dr. Susan Ettinger, aka Dr. Sue Cancer Vet, visited the USU campus as the School of Veterinary Medicine hosted a CE credits course in oncology. She also gave a presentation to our students who were inspired by her passion for animals and her endeavors to tackle cancer in our pets. We look forward to seeing more of you on campus as we provide additional continuing education opportunities in the future. We sincerely thank all those who financially invest in our future veterinarians and helping their dreams of being like Drs. Olsen, Ettinger or Gardiner become a reality! If you are interested in helping our students, please contact me at michelle. merrill@usu.edu. Thank you for helping us Teach What You Love!
MICHELLE MERRILL
Director of Development
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Fall/Winter 2016