On Call - Winter 2018-19

WINTER 2018–19

On Call A MAGAZINE FOR FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

A Leg to Stand On Custom-made prosthetic limb lets rescued miniature donkey walk again

Vaccinated Against Cancer Five-year trial will test potential to preventively target disease

SAVING LIVES & SERVING WISCONSIN The UW School of Veterinary Medicine helps make both animal and human lives better. Our discoveries have advanced cancer treatments, we’ve created new ways to fight the flu, and we’re a world leader when it comes to figuring out what keeps cows healthy and happy.

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We have trained over half of the veterinarians in the state and serve as a resource and referral clinic for all.

Our teaching hospital provides exceptional care for animals throughout the state. Of our 27,000 patient visits last year, 80% were from Wisconsin.

Our scientists conduct 75% of the infectious disease research at UW-Madison, including work to prevent pandemic influenza.

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Our livestock experts launched The Dairyland Initiative, a program that works directly with farms to optimize cow comfort, health, and production.

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Features In Each Issue 4 Message from the Dean Thank You All 5 Menagerie A diverse collection of news and information from the SVM 16 Comparatively Speaking A special section for alumni of the Veterinary Science and Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate programs

9 A Leg to Stand On At 10 years old, Ferguson has a new lease on life. And a new leg. Previously plagued by chronic pain due to a deformity in his lower left leg, today the rescued miniature donkey is standing strong after receiving the first amputation with a prosthesis at UW Veterinary Care’s Morrie Waud Large Animal Hospital.

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18 DVM Badger Den News for and about graduates of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program

More 5 Ask a UW Veterinarian 5 Socializing with the SVM 20 Donor Honor Roll 28 Students at Work 29 Awards & Honors 30 Patient Profile

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14 A Shot at Preventing Cancer Can a vaccine prevent cancer before it starts? The UW School of Veterinary Medicine is part of a clinical trial now underway to evaluate a vaccine strategy for the universal prevention of canine cancer, utilizing the body’s own immune system to mount a watchful defense.

Ferguson, a miniature donkey who had a deformed front left hoof, eats grass in a pasture at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine in June as he finalizes his recovery from amputation surgery and receiving an artificial leg — a first-ofits-kind procedure for a large animal at the school.

(Photo: Bryce Richter/University Communications) ©2018 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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Thank You All!

BRYCE RICHTER

Message from the Dean

Welcome to the winter issue of On Call.

In this issue, we highlight many of the latest advances at the School of Veterinary Medicine and, importantly, we dedicate the magazine to the many friends, alumni, and donors who support all that we do here at the school.

Whether it is improving our students’ education, enhancing the research that we conduct to benefit both animal and human health, or improving the excellent care we provide to the nearly 27,000 patients who visit our hospital, our success is dependent on the support of friends such as you. With Mark D. Markel heartfelt gratitude, I thank you for your support, generosity, and leadership.

You will find in this issue several highlights of the transformative research our faculty are conducting here at the school. We’ve launched the Vaccination Against Canine Cancer Study, the largest clinical trial conducted to date in veterinary medicine. Two recent discoveries carry important implications for potential therapies for bladder-related diseases and for female infertility. And Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and his team have developed a new tool called FluVision that allows scientists for the first time to witness influenza infection in a living animal and better understand how the body responds.

Notable stories from our hospital include the adorable Ferguson, the first large animal to receive an amputation and prosthesis at UW Veterinary Care, and a blue crane named Periwinkle who received life-saving surgery and is now reunited with her mate Kito at the International Crane Foundation.

We continue to remain focused on providing an outstanding education to our veterinary medical students and graduate students, and on preparing these cohorts — as well as pre-college students — for the broad array of career possibilities in our amazing profession. Along these lines, this summer we were able to host seven local high school students for an internship in our teaching hospital through a Madison Metropolitan School District program focused on careers and curriculum in the health sciences.

Lastly, each year the school is proud to produce an annual report detailing the impact of the school’s accomplishments across teaching, research, clinical care, and public service. I hope you will take a moment to read our 2018 report with pride, viewable at vetmed.wisc.edu/annual-report-2018.

Enjoy the winter issue of On Call!

WINTER 2018–19 Administration Mark D. Markel, Dean Dale Bjorling, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Training Ruthanne Chun DVM‘91, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Director, UW Veterinary Care Robb Hardie, Associate Dean for Professional Programs Lynn Maki, Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs Nancy Parkinson, Assistant Dean for Human Resources Ed Rodriguez, Associate Dean for Budget and Finance Kristi V. Thorson, Associate Dean for Advancement and Administration Lauren Trepanier, Assistant Dean for Clinical and Translational Research Ken Waller MS‘07, DVM‘07, Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs

Editorial Editor/Writer: Meghan Lepisto Contributing Writers: Kayla Huynh, Tyler Fox, Ann Grauvogl, Kelly April Tyrrell Photography: Denise Garlow, Nik Hawkins, Samuel Lei, Meghan Lepisto, Bryce Richter, D. Z. Johnson Design: Christine Knorr, University Marketing Additional Design: Ashley Voss

Connect with Us Please send your feedback and comments to oncall@vetmed.wisc.edu, 608-263-6914, or On Call Editor, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706. vetmed.wisc.edu uwveterinarycare.wisc.edu facebook.com/uwvetmed facebook.com/uwveterinarycare twitter.com/uwvetmed youtube.com/uwvetmed

Mark D. Markel, Dean

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The printing and distribution of this magazine were funded by donations to the school. To make a gift, contact Pat Bowdish at 608-294-7661 or pat.bowdish@supportuw.org or Heidi Kramer at 608-327-9136 or heidi.kramer@supportuw.org.

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Socializing with the SVM Friends of the school sharing their thoughts (and pets) on social media...

Concerns About FIP in Multi-Cat Household This expert response comes from Michael Wood, board-certified specialist in small animal internal medicine and clinical assistant professor.

Question: In February our kitten stopped eating and went into complete kidney failure. Because of her stunted size, our vet tested her markers for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and they came back over 2,000. We had no choice other than to put her to sleep. We still have her littermate sister, who has been healthy, as well as a four-year-old cat. We were thinking of bringing in another young cat, but I’m terrified at the thought of losing another to what may have certainly been FIP. I have done extensive research on this disease and just about every article quotes a different amount of time to wait. What is the general consensus among staff there for the waiting period?

Answer: Unfortunately there is not a set timeframe by which you can ensure that your cats (or cats introduced to your household) will not develop FIP. FIP is caused by a variant of feline coronovirus (FCoV) that is ubiquitous in cat populations. FCoV usually causes either no signs or mild gastrointestinal signs like diarrhea. Upon exposure to the virus, most cats are either resistant to the virus or are transiently affected and shed the virus for months before returning to normal. However, about

10 percent of cats will chronically shed the virus in their feces. These cats may show no clinical signs while others will develop chronic diarrhea as they age.

While these cats rarely develop FIP, their persistent shedding of the virus can infect cats that contact their feces.

Given that you have had a cat in your household with FIP, I would be suspicious that all of your cats have been exposed to FCoV and that perhaps one of your cats may be a chronic shedder of the virus. This does not mean your cats will get FIP, as the virus undergoes the necessary mutation to cause FIP in only one to three percent of cats. However, it does mean that if one of your cats is a chronic shedder, your ability to permanently eradicate FCoV from your household is low.

There are measures that may reduce the risk of FIP, but they involve identifying and separating FCoVshedding cats from their uninfected housemates. If a household of cats was tested as FCoV-free, then it is possible to reduce the risk of FIP by screening any new cats for FCoV before introducing them to the household.

The awesome and dedicated team of veterinarians at UW Veterinary Clinic who cared for and saved Miss Molly’s life.

–Patricia Brice Via UWVC Facebook (@uwveterinarycare)

22 days post-surgery, Dalice is finally NG tube and e-collar free.

Eating soft foods for a while, he has made a resilient recovery. Special thanks to Dr. Jessica Robertson for her fantastic care and compassion through everything we faced.

–Elizabeth Early Via SVM Facebook (@uwvetmed)

Have a question for our veterinary medical experts?

Please send it to the On Call editor at oncall@vetmed.wisc.edu.

We cannot guarantee responses to all submissions. For any urgent pet health issue, please contact your veterinarian directly.

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For six weeks this summer, seven incoming juniors from the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) gained hands-on skills in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s small animal hospital. Their work was part of LEAP Forward, a paid internship hosted by UW–Madison and MMSD to expose high schoolers to careers and curriculum in the health sciences.

For Lizzy Schmidt, a junior at La Follette High School, the opportunity was a “once in a lifetime experience” that showed her what it’s like to be a veterinarian. Now she hopes to become one in the future.

UW Veterinary Care was one of the only internship sites on campus

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A Leap Forward for Local High School Students that allowed interns to work in an actual clinical setting. The students had many responsibilities including documenting patient data, cleaning and stocking examination rooms Students in the LEAP internship look over the paperwork needed for treating an animal at UW Veterinary Care. and wards, assisting veterinary technicians, internship’s impact. “I’m a very shy and interacting with animals. Ruthanne person and I don’t like asking for Chun DVM’91, director of UW help,” she says. “But by being in this Veterinary Care, says the program environment, I’ve learned that you have also got high schoolers outside of their comfort zones and taught them practical to put yourself out there and you have to know how to ask a lot of questions.” skills beyond the medical field.

Kayla Huynh Schmidt is a testament to the

School Says Farewell to Three Exceptional Teachers and Mentors After 28 years of service to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), Linda Sullivan DVM’87, an alumna of the inaugural SVM class, retired in July.

As a clinical instructor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Sullivan led the laboratory sections of a broad range of courses including bacteriology, parasitology, and clinical pathology. In addition to her impact in the classroom, students could always count on Sullivan for a sympathetic ear and wise counsel.

Sullivan also served as the longtime coordinator of the Dog Jog, a twomile walk/run founded by the SVM’s inaugural class that raised more than $500,000 over 30 years for Madisonarea shelters and humane organizations.

She plans to return to the classroom occasionally and will continue her work with Pet Pals, a program that brings volunteer dogs to visit pediatric patients at American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison.

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Tim Yoshino, a professor of parasitology, also retired this fall after 30 years at the SVM. Yoshino served as coordinator and instructor for the Veterinary Parasitology course and led a research laboratory, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for more than 35 years, studying the cellular and molecular interactions between parasites and their invertebrate hosts. His research into schistosomiasis — a disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide — provided important insights for global human health.

Yoshino was also the long-time director of the NIH-funded Parasitology and Vector Biology Training Grant, which supported the research training of many graduate students and postdoctoral trainees at UW–Madison.

Finally, Michael Collins, a professor of microbiology, will retire in January after 36 years with the school.

Collins, who was part of the original cohort of SVM faculty, has long taught

the Veterinary Bacteriology course. His innovative and engaging teaching style has equipped thousands of students with practical knowledge of the bacterial pathogens they will encounter in veterinary medicine.

Collins is a global leader in the study of paratuberculosis, or Johne’s disease, a prevalent, costly infectious disease affecting cattle and other ruminants. His research has revealed new information about the causative agent behind the disease and led to improved methods of detection. He ran the Johne’s Testing Center that handled more than 20,000 clinical samples annually (in anticipation of his retirement, Johne’s testing has shifted to the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory).

Collins will continue to oversee the Johne’s Information Center website (johnes.org), which provides comprehensive, scientifically reviewed information on disease prevention, treatment, zoonotic potential, and more.

The bladder is a master at self-repair.

When damaged by infection or injury, the organ can mend itself quickly, calling upon specialized cells in its lining to repair tissue and restore a barrier against harmful materials concentrated in urine.

But a new study in mice from researchers at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) shows for the first time that non-bladder cells from a nearby anatomical structure called the Wolffian duct can actually provide an assist. It can contribute cells that migrate to the bladder, adopt bladder-like characteristics, and help restore the organ’s function.

“We saw these other cells come in to compensate for the loss of bladder cells,” says Diya Joseph, a UW–Madison doctoral student and lead author of the study, published in July in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The surprising discovery carries important implications for potential therapies for bladder-related diseases and for patients’ quality of life related to bladder function and incontinence.

These are often overlooked areas of study, says Chad Vezina, professor of comparative biosciences at the UW SVM, who led the new work.

In the study, the research team was investigating the role of a specific gene called DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1). This gene modifies cell behavior during bladder and urethra development in mouse embryos. By removing it, Joseph says, the scientists could better understand the role the gene plays in the formation of the urinary tract.

“Out of any other organ system, the urinary tract has the highest risk of congenital malformations,” Vezina explains.

The researchers showed that inactivating Dnmt1 triggered widespread cell death in the embryonic

bladder and urethra, depleted the bladder progenitor cells that are needed for epithelial repair, and disrupted the expression of uroplakin, a protein essential to the barrier function of the bladder lining.

Several layers of Wolffian duct cells (shown in pink) move into the urethra and bladder specialized tissue epithelium (shown in green) of mouse embryos with inactivated Dnmt1, a in the bladder gene that modifies cell behavior during bladder and urethra development. (the epithelium) act as an internal utilize those cues for improved bladder barrier against waste products in urine replacement therapies. For instance, that could otherwise seep into the body or cause irritation in the event of a breech the researchers would like to know what signals the bladder epithelium to the bladder lining. is producing that results in the The researchers discovered, reprogramming of Wolffian duct cells. unexpectedly, that in the Dnmt1 “Those signals could maybe be inactivated mice, Wolffian duct epithelial used to convert stem cells to bladdercells migrated into the bladder, like cells, and then you could use those transformed to look and behave cells to make an artificial bladder,” like bladder cells, and restored the says Joseph. expression of the uroplakin barrier.

Vezina notes that this helping-hands Vezina likens this sequence of events relationship could also exist between to a community requesting assistance other organs, opening new avenues for from neighboring fire crews during a exploration: “Now as researchers try to four-alarm blaze. “The organ is saying ‘I figure out ways to regenerate and repair need help.’ And neighboring cells come tissue, we don’t need to only think in to make an assist.” about that specific organ. This might be The team is now working to identify something that happens elsewhere too.” the specific cues that marshal this Meghan Lepisto defense, as well as opportunities to

In Memoriam Rudolf “Tass” Dueland, a founding faculty member of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and former chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences, passed away in September. Throughout his career, Dueland taught hundreds of students, impacted the lives of thousands of animals with his medical and surgical skills, advanced orthopedic research through the publication of approximately 70 scientific papers, and received a U.S. patent for his work measuring hip dysplasia in dogs.

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Becoming Bladder: Cells Regenerate and Now We Know Why

Cellular Communication System Helps Control Female Fertility Research published in August in the journal PLOS Genetics provides a new piece of the puzzle of female infertility. Joan Jorgensen DVM’93 of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, graduate researcher Anqi Fu, and others discovered that two genes work together to construct a cellular communication system in the ovaries of mice to maintain healthy eggs.

The researchers describe this system as a series of junctions between the eggs and the cells that surround and support the eggs, known as granulosa cells. Both reach out to form multiple junctions that exchange information and ensure the proper development and survival of the egg leading up to ovulation.

Jorgensen, an associate professor in the Department of Comparative Biosciences, looks to build off the findings to uncover more information on fertility problems like premature ovarian failure. This condition leads to an early loss of viable eggs and affects as many as three percent of all women, according to the National Institutes of Health.

In most cases the cause is unknown. Problems with the development of follicles — the combination of an egg and its Using animal models, Professor Joan Jorgensen tries to understand how surrounding granulosa cells — are likely behind many cases female fertility is affected by development of the ovary. Her research team of premature ovarian failure. recently discovered in a study of mice that eggs and granulosa cells, which surround and support the eggs (top), extend parts of their membranes to Jorgensen’s lab had previously found that mice missing form junctions that exchange information. In mice with the Irx3 or Irx5 gene two genes, Irx3 and Irx5, had defective follicles. In the deleted (bottom), these junctions fell apart, interrupting communication current study, they looked for how these genes work together and destabilizing the follicle. to keep follicles healthy. Jorgensen and Fu collaborated with researchers at the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and the University of Toronto to complete this work.

Other News The researchers showed that mice with either Irx3 or Irx5 deleted had fewer Zika: SVM Professors Ted Golos pups, which led the team to suspect that communication within the follicle was and Tom Friedrich contributed to breaking down. Looking within the ovary, they tracked the expression of each gene. new research published in Nature Early on, the researchers saw that Irx3 and Irx5 were expressed throughout the Medicine suggesting that Zika virus follicle. But as the follicle began to mature, Irx3 became isolated to the egg, while could pose a far greater threat to Irx5 was only expressed in the granulosa cells. pregnancy than recent studies of From their separate vantage points, these two genes synchronize the two cell miscarriage and stillbirth in human types to help them establish communication networks. Jorgensen’s team saw that the infections have reported. granulosa cells and the eggs extend parts of their membranes to form junctions with each other. These junctions allow signals to be transported in both directions. With Innovation: The SVM is among the Irx3 or Irx5 deleted, these junctions fell apart, interrupting communication within UW schools and colleges that will the follicle and destabilizing it. provide support for the new Forward “We think of Irx3 and Irx5 as the supervisors in connecting these two cells,” says BIO Institute, part of the Forward Jorgensen. She and Fu say the next step will be to evaluate exactly how these genes BIO Initiative established through a direct these key cell-to-cell interactions. grant from the Wisconsin Economic “If we can figure out how those networks are placed, we think that will be a Development Corporation to make major step in understanding the basic foundations of how follicles are built,” says Wisconsin a recognized center of Jorgensen. “That will go a long way towards helping women that have infertility, excellence for biomanufacturing especially those that undergo premature ovarian failure.” and help translate innovations into Tyler Fox commercial products.

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A Leg to Stand On

Previously plagued by a leg deformity, Ferguson is now standing strong with an artificial limb — the first large animal to receive an amputation and prosthesis at UW Veterinary Care The crowded surgery room hums with excitement as a rotary saw buzzes through the fiberglass cast encasing the left front leg of a supremely cute, extra fuzzy, little-bit-sassy miniature donkey. More than 20 surgeons, veterinary technicians, students, and other observers have gathered to see the small but mighty Ferguson fitted with a custom-made prosthesis.

Five weeks earlier, the 10-year-old donkey’s disfigured lower left leg was amputated at the fetlock. The procedure was the first amputation with a prosthesis at UW Veterinary Care’s Morrie Waud Large Animal Hospital.

Ferguson — or Fergie for short — may not know that he’s made history, but he’s certainly aware of his ever-growing fan club. During his

extended stay in the teaching hospital, he gained an affinity for handfuls of sweet feed, crisp carrots, and frequent neck scratches. Now back at Holyland Donkey Haven near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where he will have lifelong sanctuary, he is the object of daily adoration from both people and fellow donkeys, frequently seen scratching the neck of his equine stablemates as they return the favor — mutual grooming that he wasn’t strong enough to do pre-amputation.

Simply put, Ferguson’s leg deformity could have cut his life short.

Amputations are rare in equids and other four-legged large animals due to their size and fight-or-flight nature.

“They need four legs that they can run around on at all times,” says

Samantha Morello, clinical associate professor of large animal surgery at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine.

And amputations of front limbs, which bear about 60 percent of a four-legged animal’s weight, are even more challenging and extremely rare as a result.

But Ferguson was a special case.

His easygoing, sweet demeanor and his petite stature (he weighs about 250 pounds), combined with the tremendous pain he was experiencing due to the chronic leg deformity, made him a perfect candidate for a prosthetic device according to Morello.

“It’s his best shot at getting back to a good quality of life,” she said in April ahead of Ferguson’s surgery.

In the photos that follow, see this rescued donkey’s extraordinary journey.

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1: When Ferguson was rescued by Holyland Donkey Haven in 2015, his hooves were overgrown and he could barely walk. Holyland brought Ferguson to UW Veterinary Care for evaluation and advice, then worked with their local farrier to reconstruct his deformed left front hoof through trimming and corrective shoeing every four weeks over several years. But in spring 2018, with the deformity still present (pictured) and causing substantial pain, UW Veterinary Care large animal surgeons determined that a partial limb amputation was the best path forward. “No less aggressive measure is likely to provide the comfort and stability that he needs in that limb,” said large animal surgeon Samantha Morello, who led the operation.

2: Ferguson’s chronic pain caused him to walk in an irregular way that placed pressure on the skin and soft tissue at the base of his heels. This subsequently began to cause deformity in his right hoof, as well. To help realign Ferguson’s conformation and balance his weight, in March UW Veterinary Care farrier Dean Johanningmeier trimmed Ferguson’s right hoof and attached a special shoe (similar to a human orthotic). This was a critical step for the amputation to proceed. “That provided a good foot to stand on,” said Morello.

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3: Radiographs revealed that the bones in Ferguson’s lower left leg (pictured) were chronically deformed and infected and of a different density than those in his right leg. Veterinarians believe the middle phalangeal bone, which normally extends into the hoof capsule, may have been missing from Ferguson’s left leg since birth.

4: Holyland Donkey Haven did everything possible to manage Ferguson’s left front hoof deformity, but exposed soft tissue and abscesses were an ever-present concern and source of pain. Before his amputation, Ferguson spent the majority of his days lying down due to discomfort.

5: On April 18, Ferguson’s lower left leg was amputated below the cannon bone, at the fetlock joint. Here a member of the surgical team uses sterile solution to clean the amputated limb, which after several weeks of healing in a cast became the stump for Ferguson’s prosthesis.

6-8: Immediately following the amputation, a team from the UW Health Orthotics and Prosthetics Clinic made a mold of Ferguson’s left leg and took measurements of both limbs to plan the construction of a customfit prosthetic foot. Next (not pictured), Morello placed two large stainless steel pins through the canon bone of the left front leg. These pins were incorporated into a cast placed around Ferguson’s leg for five weeks, helping to distribute weight away from the healing stump.

9: On May 23, Ferguson’s leg cast and pins were removed and he was fitted with the prosthesis. Here, Amy Paulios (center) of UW Health checks the height and angle of the bottom of the artificial limb as compared to Ferguson’s right hoof. The team also ensured that Ferguson could fully flex his leg without rubbing and that the prosthesis was easy to put on and take off. “It’s a perfect fit,” Morello (left) said as the device was slid on. “It’s so cool.”

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10: Orthopedic surgeons at the SVM also assisted in Ferguson’s case, using the school’s 3D printer to create plastic models of the bones that were to be amputated. These 3D-printed bones, modeled off of radiographs of Ferguson’s right front limb, were placed in the left leg cast below the amputated stump to help mirror the height of the sound leg.

11. Amy Paulios, a board-certified prosthetist, holds an early iteration of Ferguson’s prosthetic device (she later added additional, stronger straps, along with a clamshell backing to create a cleaner, closed environment).

This was Paulios’ first time producing a prosthesis for an animal.

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Constructed of carbon fiber and acrylic resin, it’s light to allow for easy movement, while durable enough to withstand outdoor elements. She was assisted with socket fabrication by Patrick Shea at UW Health and Beau Marek at the Hanger Clinic. “I’m proud of our teamwork,” she said.

12. Just minutes after being fitted with the prosthesis and waking from anesthesia, Ferguson was on his feet, standing strong on the prosthetic device.

“You got a brand new foot,” said Angela Langoski (left), founder and president of Holyland Donkey Haven. Throughout Ferguson’s stay at the hospital, Langoski made the 90-minute drive to UW Veterinary Care at least twice a week.

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13. On June 13, the day before Ferguson headed home to Holyland, Morello and large animal surgery resident Kelly Shaw took the valiant donkey out for a final jaunt. “He’s walking so well,” Morello said as she strolled beside him.

While Ferguson grazed and basked in the sun, the surgeons reflected on his journey. “It takes a special patient to be able to come through and do well,” Shaw said. “It’s a testament to Ferguson and his toughness and tenacity.”

14. “There’s an inverse relationship between Ferguson’s personality and his size, and that personality has just grown with every day that he’s been recovering,” Morello added. “We knew that his attitude was going to be what saved him as much as anything else.” Morello is grateful for the chance to assist Holyland and credits the group’s unwavering dedication to Ferguson.

“It’s been an awesome opportunity for a group effort to do the right thing.”

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UW Veterinary Care oncologist David Vail examines Senna, an 8-year-old Catahoula Leopard Dog held by owner Caitlin Junj. In September, Senna received his final chemotherapy treatment for multicentric lymphoma, a common cancer in dogs. A five-year clinical trial launched this fall will test a novel vaccine for the prevention of many types of cancer – a potential paradigm shift in veterinary and human medicine.

A Shot at Preventing Canine Cancer Five-year trial now underway to test universal vaccine

Could the body’s own immune system be primed to prevent cancer through a quick vaccine?

A clinical trial launched this fall aims to bring new clarity to this complex question.

“We’re testing a totally novel way of creating an anticancer immune response,” says David Vail, a board-certified oncologist with UW Veterinary Care.

The Vaccination Against Canine Cancer Study will evaluate a vaccine strategy for the prevention, rather than the treatment, of cancer in dogs. With more than 800 patients enrolled as participants, it is the largest clinical trial conducted to date for canine cancer and across the history of veterinary medicine.

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together with Colorado State University and the University of California, Davis.

Cancer is the number one cause of illness and death in the aging dog population, with approximately one out of every three dogs affected and six million new cancer diagnoses made in dogs each year. If the trial is successful, it could not only provide a new strategy to prevent a critical health concern in canine companions, but it could also provide justification for studying a similar approach in people.

“The holy grail would be to prevent cancer as opposed to waiting for it to start and then treating it,” says Vail.

Much like an influenza vaccine bolsters the body’s readiness to fight the flu, this preventative cancer vaccine follows the same principle —

“to have the immune system primed such that if a cancer cell develops, it will attack,” Vail says.

Traditionally, vaccines work by introducing into the body a protein found on the surface of the virus that the vaccine is protecting against. The immune system sees the protein as a threat, establishes a memory of it, and then, if there is a later infection, recognizes that protein and is primed to react.

“It’s almost like putting up a wanted poster for that particular virus,” Vail explains. “When that virus infects you, then the immune cells recognize it because of the ‘poster,’ go out, and kill it.”

The anticancer vaccine now being tested targets approximately 30 abnormal proteins found on the

surface of cancer cells. These proteins, a result of improperly coded RNA (so called frame-shift mutations), are generally only found in patients with cancer (both dogs and people) and are agnostic of cancer type, meaning that a patient with breast cancer has the same abnormal proteins as a patient with bladder cancer. By injecting this cluster of proteins into healthy patients, along with a substance that stimulates an immune response, it’s theorized that the vaccine could serve as a universal defender against cancer by “turning on” the immune system.

“Those proteins act as the wanted poster for the good guys, the killer cells, to be primed so that if they ever were to see that abnormal protein develop in a patient, they’re already primed to recognize it as bad,” Vail explains. “They have little receptors that will fit that protein, come along and attack the cancer cell, and essentially explode the cell.”

Stephen Johnson, a professor at Arizona State University and director of the Center for Innovation in Medicine, developed the technology behind the vaccine.

Several cancers that are common to dogs are targeted by the vaccine, including lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system; osteosarcoma, or bone cancer; hemangiosarcoma, a deadly cancer that originates in the blood vessels and is almost exclusive to dogs; and mastocytomas, or mast cell tumors.

The potential to preventively target several types of cancer at the same time with a single vaccine series would be a revolutionary development and a major paradigm shift in veterinary and human medicine, according to Vail.

“It’s a whole new way of looking at anticancer vaccines,” he says. “The key is that you don’t have to personalize the vaccine to an individual, which is a very expensive proposition. This is more of a global vaccination.”

The trial is slated to run over five years, with cancer-free, healthy dogs between the ages of six to 10

“If this works, or even if this is one step in the correct direction, I will be thrilled.” randomized to receive either a series of the investigational vaccine or placebo vaccines. Two sets of vaccines will be given every two weeks, for a total of four treatments, and then annually.

While no side effects other than those typical to any vaccine, such as moderate local pain or swelling at the site of injection, have been observed in mice or dogs to date, the study will also characterize any unanticipated adverse reactions in the larger study population.

Participating dogs will live at home and be checked two to three times yearly for five years after enrollment to monitor for the development of any cancers. This medical care will be covered by the study, which is funded by a $6 million grant from the Open Philanthropic Project. About 280 dogs will be treated at UW Veterinary Care, with the remainder of participants at the other two trial sites.

“Even if a patient is randomized to the placebo group, they will enjoy five years of the best medical care available at no cost,” Vail notes. “And funds are available to diagnose and treat cancers that may develop in dogs in both the treatment and placebo group.”

A number of anti-cancer vaccines have been developed in recent decades, including by researchers at UW– Madison, for the treatment of cancer after it has been diagnosed. But those vaccines are tailored to a specific cancer type and are often produced for an individual patient, making broad deployment worldwide both time- and cost-prohibitive.

“It would be far superior of course to prevent a wide range of cancer types before they develop,” Vail says. “There will be nine million human deaths resulting from cancer in the world this

year, with 70 percent of those patients in poor or third-world countries, where there’s no way they could afford the type of cancer treatment currently available. A preventative vaccine can be applied globally at low expense, so this could have a tremendous effect.”

Initial trials of the vaccine in mice suggest that this new strategy could be successful, but many in the scientific community remain unsure.

“It’s so outside of the current box, but that’s how breakthroughs and paradigm shifts happen,” says Vail. “Based on what we know right now about the immune system, there are several reasons why this vaccine shouldn’t work and there are several reasons why it could work.”

“I go in with healthy skepticism, but if this works, or even if this is one step in the correct direction, I will be thrilled,” he adds. “With the possibility to prevent several cancer types before they develop, somebody absolutely needs to do the study.”

And, Vail notes, the array of information gleaned throughout the trial will advance scientists’ understanding of cancer, the immune system, and how it responds.

“This is a team project involving dozens of researchers across the country and hundreds of pets and pet owners. We’re so thankful that they’re with us and that they want to strive to push the envelope as far as what we can do to prevent cancer in the future.”

Up Next The spring 2019 issue of On Call will take a deeper dive into the field of comparative oncology, exploring how SVM studies of naturally occurring cancers in companion animals have advanced innovative cancer therapies for both pets and people, as well as new collaborative efforts now underway merging veterinary and human medicine.

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Comparatively Speaking

In the 1966 novel, Fantastic Voyage, written by biochemist and author Isaac Asimov, a crew of people become miniaturized in order to travel through the body of a scientist and save him from a blood clot in his brain.

For University of WisconsinMadison virologist and flu expert Yoshihiro Kawaoka, recently seeing real, active influenza infection in the lungs of living mice for the first time was reminiscent of this 50-year-old piece of science fiction, which was also adapted into a film.

Publishing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Kawaoka and his team describe a new tool they call FluVision, which allows them to witness influenza infection in a living animal in action. Moreover, it provides a window into a world none have seen before, allowing scientists to observe and better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds.

“Now we can see inside of the body in real time in virus-infected animals,” says the professor of pathobiological sciences and faculty trainer in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. “It’s like we can shrink and go inside the body.”

In so doing, the scientists have documented differences in the action of two different strains of flu, witnessed influenza viruses as they spread in the lungs, showed a reduction in blood flow speed in infected areas of the lungs, watched the activation and behavior of immune cells called neutrophils, and revealed some of the damage that can be caused by infection with a highlypathogenic flu strain.

Notably, infection with a highly pathogenic strain of influenza — the “bird flu,” H5N1 — proceeds more quickly and causes more damage than infection with a milder, mouseadapted human strain — H1N1.

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Pathogenicity refers to the ability of a virus to cause disease.

To microscopically peer inside the lungs of living mice, Kawaoka’s team had to overcome several challenges.

The first was to find technology that allowed them to see through the lungs. Another group had pioneered this with an approach called two-photon excitation microscopy, In a study published in June, UW SVM virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and Kawaoka’s team documented active influenza infection in the lungs of living mice adapted it for its study. for the first time. This still image of a video from the research The team had to shows capillary blood flow (blue), immune cells called neutrophils (red), and infected cells (green) in flu-infected lungs. build a system that allowed it to work with influenza viruses at portion of surgically exposed lung a high level of biosafety — biosafety during imaging. level three — while also allowing For the study, the researchers technicians access to the laser source infected mice with either fluorescently required to see objects of interest in labeled H5N1 or H1N1. Two days after the lungs. Lead author Hiroshi Ueki infection, they could see cells in the helped design a system in which the lung infected with virus particles. The laser is located outside of the highcontainment lab space, aimed through numbers of these cells reached their peak three days after infection and were a small glass window to a microscope higher in H5N1-infected lungs. inside the lab, all built on stabilized Blood flow in the capillaries platforms that had to be physically of influenza-infected lungs slowed separated but virtually connected. down after infection with either Kawaoka’s team also had to create virus, though to a lesser extent in fluorescently labeled viruses that could H1N1-infected mice. This suggests be used to infect the mice and viewed the viruses affect the vascular system with the laser under the microscope, before causing lung damage. but which also functioned similarly to The lungs of mice infected with viruses found in nature. They call the H5N1 also became “leaky” two days technology Color-flu. after virus exposure, whereby the In addition, the researchers had contents of the capillaries permeated to develop a method for keeping a into the tiny air sacs of the lungs, called portion of the lung still while the alveoli. This was also associated with an mouse breathed so they could get highincrease in the number of dead cells in quality images and videos. The team the lungs. had a small, custom-crafted device “Clearly, something is wrong made called a thoracic window, which with the pulmonary capillaries,” says Kawaoka says has been patented, that Kawaoka, who is also a professor at the uses a vacuum to stabilize a small

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Scientists Take a Journey Into Lungs Infected With Influenza

University of Tokyo, where the work was performed. “The reason why we see this leakage is that the junctions between endothelial cells (which make up the vessels in the lungs) loosen for some reason. We have documented this for the first time.”

Studying the mechanisms of infection can be something of a chicken-and-egg endeavor, because once infection starts, so does the body’s response, triggering a cascade of actions that can also cause some of the damage associated with the pathogen.

Some of it, like the pulmonary leakiness Kawaoka’s team observed, may help the body respond, he says.

His team chose to look at immune cells called neutrophils, one of the body’s first lines of defense. Their action can cause inflammation. In mice infected with H5N1, neutrophils were

FluVision provides a window into a world none have seen before, allowing scientists to observe and better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds.

recruited to the lungs on the first day after exposure, becoming six times more prevalent. They doubled in the lungs of mice infected with H1N1.

After the number of influenzainfected cells peaked on day three, neutrophil numbers dropped, but those

that remained behaved differently than neutrophils in healthy mice.

The team found that neutrophils show two kinds of motion: slow and rapid. In influenza-infected lungs, the neutrophils that remained after the peak day showed a decrease in rapid motion and spent more time moving slowly, as if scouting for infected cells.

“We don’t yet know why and what they’re doing,” says Kawaoka, but, he notes, this is the first time this behavior has been documented. And for him, it is motivation to dig even deeper, and adapt the technology for other respiratory viruses.

“We are seeing the mechanisms of the immune system at work,” he says.

“These are the things you discover and it’s exciting, but now we have to figure out what’s going on.”

Kelly April Tyrrell

From the CBMS Director Celebrating Students and Training of the Highest Caliber It is hard to fathom that five years have passed since I assumed the directorship of the Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS) graduate program. It has been an exciting time to pilot the program and I am pleased to report on its current state. I am delighted that CBMS continues to garner the distinction of a top 10 national ranking among 51 programs in veterinary medical sciences, according to the Academic Analytics database.

In parallel with the constantly changing academic landscape, CBMS has evolved into a dynamic and vibrant interdisciplinary graduate program. The range of training spans the fields of infectious disease, genomics, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, oncology, and developmental biology at the cutting edge of each discipline. The program currently has 95 faculty trainers from a wide array of departments at UW–Madison. Its interdisciplinary nature is a substantial strength, particularly in light of the current shift toward pursuing science as part of multi-disciplinary teams.

We continue to recruit a highly talented and diverse pool of graduate students. Notably, among the program’s current 45 PhD and 14 MS students, 12 percent are domestic underrepresented students and 36 percent are international students. Our students

have successfully competed for fellowships from the National Science Foundation, American Heart Association, Morris Animal Foundation, and American Association of Immunologists, among others, reflecting the excellent caliber of students in the program.

And I am happy to share that CBMS students complete the PhD program an average of one year before our Association of American Universities (AAU) peer institutions. The average CBMS time to degree completion is currently 4.3 years compared to AAU peer data of 5.2 years. Sixty one percent of CBMS PhD students finish within five years, compared to 34 percent of all PhD students campus-wide at UW–Madison and 41 percent of all biological science PhD students. This reduced time to degree is bolstered by strong mentor/student relationships and support from the CBMS community and the School of Veterinary Medicine.

I am excited about the trajectory of CBMS and strongly believe that the program is poised for sustained success in training scientists at the leading frontiers of biomedical research.

M. Suresh Director, Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program John E. Butler Professor, Department of Pathobiological Sciences

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DVM Badger Den

Poulsen Named Director of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab

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is on the UW–Madison campus, where continued growth and improvement are part of the mindset, and resources are readily available to employees, such as classes and access to expertise, from infectious disease to animal health.

This is a two-way street, says Markel: “I think it’s best for SVM as well as for WVDL to have a really strong partnership, not only in how we interact with each other, but also in how we serve the citizens of Wisconsin.”

Poulsen actually holds several degrees from UW–Madison, including the SVM. He grew up in Waunakee, and today, his parents live within sight of ABS Global, a leading bovine genetics company, located in DeForest. He first attended UW–Madison as an undergraduate, majoring in biochemistry.

“I came to the university because I wanted to be in the marching band and when I got here I said I wanted to be a biochemistry major,” Poulsen explains.

“But my advisor said I couldn’t do both, so either pick a different major or don’t WVDL

The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) has a new director. As of September 1, UW–Madison veterinarian Keith Poulsen DVM’04, PhD’12 assumed official leadership of the lab, which plays a critical role in preserving animal health and the integrity of the state’s animal production industry.

“I think we have a very important mission for the state and for the university,” says Poulsen, who had served as interim director of WVDL since March 2018. He first arrived at the agency in 2014 as a clinical professor at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), practicing large animal internal medicine. Poulsen continues to hold a second appointment as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medial Sciences at the SVM. The WVDL was first established in the early 1930s with the goal of providing animal disease diagnostic services to the state’s veterinarians and animal producers. It is located and administered by the UW–Madison campus as part of the University of Wisconsin System and is specifically funded as a line item in the state budget.

Poulsen describes WVDL as “a hybrid of a state agency and a business.”

With between 120 and 130 employees, the lab runs roughly 600,000 diagnostic tests each year, handling upwards of 38,000 cases. Nine out of 10 of these cases serve the state’s $250 million-a-year bovine (cow) genetics industry and its $43.4 billion dairy industry. The WVDL tests bull semen for export around the world to serve meat and dairy producers.

Beyond bovines, WVDL also supports the state’s poultry industry

by helping respond to outbreaks of avian influenza, participating in the federal Salmonella Action Plan and the National Poultry Improvement Plan, and playing a role in maintaining flock health. It promotes health among all other animal species as well.

Though Poulsen has a passion for animals, he says it is the people at WVDL who have helped make his new role rewarding. “We have a great team of people and we are very focused on the working culture of our organization,” he says.

Among his first priorities is investing in these people, shifting to a team-based approach, and ensuring his employees know they are valued.

He is also focused on engagement, inclusion and diversity. Mark Markel, the dean of the SVM, says Poulsen helps reinforce a welcoming environment and has created a climate where people want to show up for work every day, in part because he promotes good work-life balance.

“For a director to do that is important and really critical to the success of an organization,” Markel explains.

Poulsen feels fortunate that WVDL

The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory runs roughly 600,000 diagnostic tests each year, handling upwards of 38,000 cases. Nine out of 10 of these cases serve the state’s bovine genetics and dairy industries.

play in the band. I went with the major.”

He went on to earn his doctorate degree in veterinary medicine from the SVM in 2004 and after graduation, interned at North Carolina State University. He returned to UW–Madison for his residency and earned a PhD in comparative biomedical sciences in 2012. Poulsen then took a faculty job in large animal medicine at Oregon State University before joining WVDL, where he has also served as the organization’s diagnostic case and outreach coordinator.

“What’s really impressed me and the (WVDL) board was seeing him grow in that position over the last three years or so and mature in how he led the service,” says Markel, “especially one targeted on interfacing with customers around the state with bull studs, and with other players, including DATCP (the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection).”

As WVDL’s director, Poulsen will continue to provide appropriate support to the animal production industry

in Wisconsin; will continually work on process development, investment in research and staying “on top of the curve;” and work to broaden outreach to state industry leaders and elected officials in Wisconsin and nationally.

“We want to continue growing our relationship with the state legislature and the agricultural industry to make sure they know us as a resource,” Poulsen says. “That means meeting with the (Wisconsin) Farm Bureau and elected officials on agricultural committees to explain what WVDL is and let them know that if there are problems like highly pathogenic avian influenza, or foot and mouth disease, or canine influenza, they know that we are a resource on campus and they can come get us, or we can come to their offices.”

Poulsen says he didn’t necessarily seek out leadership, but working with the teams at WVDL lit the spark.

“I learned it’s not all intuitive but it’s a learned-trait, like surgery,” he says.

“That led me to the director’s role.”

Kelly April Tyrrell

In Memoriam The UW School of Veterinary Medicine regrets to announce the loss of two alumni.

Gerald Henseler DVM’87 passed away in March in Las Vegas. After retiring from the Valley Veterinary Service and Animal Care Center of Pahrump, Nevada, Henseler turned his attention to gardening, serving as president of the Pahrump Valley Garden Club and lovingly tending to a collection of over 2,000 flowering cacti.

John Louis Marks DVM’89 passed away in July. Marks first practiced in New Glarus, Wisconsin, then in Sauk Prairie. His career concluded as senior veterinarian for Wisconsin’s Rural Electric Power Services program. “He was one of those fortunate few whose occupations are their passion,” his obituary notes. “It was his lifelong dream to be a veterinarian.”

A Message to DVM Alumni Gratitude for the School and for You In this season of Thanksgiving I can’t help but reflect on the many reasons I have to be grateful. Personally, I get to work on behalf of incredibly intelligent, hard-working, and compassionate people who are making a difference every day in the lives of animals and people.

From our clinics to our classrooms, from the research labs to the farms, our faculty, staff, and students are providing exceptional care to animals and their owners, making discoveries that improve animal and human health, and training outstanding veterinarians and graduate students. This issue of On Call touches on just a few ways the UW School of Veterinary Medicine is making a difference. (You can find more examples at animalsneedheroestoo.com/our-impact.)

I am also grateful for you and the many ways you give back to the school. Since 2013, nearly 450 alumni have made a

gift to the school. In addition, numerous alumni participate in our Companion Animal Fund clinic sponsor program. Many of you volunteer your time by being a part of our alumni advisory board, by hosting student interns, by speaking with our students, and sharing your experience and expertise. This past year some of you have contacted your state elected officials about the importance of the school and the need for an expansion.

You’ve invited us to speak with your local veterinary medical and industry groups. For all this and more, thank you.

In gratitude,

Kristi V. Thorson Associate Dean for Advancement and Administration

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We’re Grateful for Donations Made Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018

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n this issue of On Call, we would like to thank our individual and corporate donors by listing those who made gifts or pledges of $100 or more to the UW Foundation between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Cumulative donors, alumni of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and the Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate programs, and veterinary medical clinics that participated in the Companion Animal Fund are thanked separately. $1,000,000 and Above

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We are deeply grateful to all who have contributed.

Your gifts make an impact on the lives of animals and people. Whether you have chosen to direct your gift towards studies to improve animal health, scholarships for students, facility upgrades, or an unrestricted fund that helps us meet emerging needs, your gifts go a long way. Your generosity makes the difference and allows us to maintain the school’s tradition of excellence.

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Charles K. and Patricia A. Henrikson

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Dean Foods Foundation

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De Pere Veterinary Service

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Robert T. Wallace

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Harry W. and Gail W. Momont Carla E. Moore Doretta Morrow Juergen and Virginia L. Mueller John S. and Kristina L. Murphy Judy L. Murphy Pat A. Nelson Nielsen-Kellerman Kenneth V. and Jean Nordlund Luis A. and Michele M. Ochoa

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Thomas Black and Ann M. Lanphear

Sarah Ritter

Frederick L. Bloom

Sargento Foods Inc

Kathleen A. and Lawrence J. Dickerson

Susan J. Adams Jan M. Adrian

Marlene B. Boccato

SAVMA

Cynthia H. Drollinger

Karen Agacinski

Adele and Matt Bodden

Dianne Schwartz

Christian O. and Julie K. Eisele

Nelson J. Agen

Chuck A. Bornhoeft

Nicole Schwendel

Mary A. Eschweiler

Ronald E. and Sonja A. Ahlert

Barbara E. Brandel

Gwendolyn W. Sharratt

Julie J. Flessas

Dean N. and Eleanore T. Alioto

Breakthru Beverage

Nancy S. and Timothy J. Sheehan

John C. and Lynn M. Gavelek

Anton M. Allen

Simmons Education Fund

GenOvations

Cheryl Allen

Michael Brezina and Janis D. Vaught-Brezina

Candace A. Sinow

Larry R. Genskow

Shannon A. Allen and Shawn Costello

Cathy A. and Michael G. Brotzman

Carla C. Allenstein and Daniel Roh

Steven D. Brown and Melody D. Cousins Brown

Andrew J. and Cynthia Rolfe R. Timothy and Susan Rooney William S. Rubin

Anne M. and Thomas L. Skalmoski

Tony L. Goldberg and Anne M. Readel

Iphigenia D. and Thomas G. Smith

Patti J. Gruber

Lesley J. Smith and Patryk W. Silver

Erik and Heather Gustafson

Judith A. and Robert J. Rubin Eric P. Sandgren and Holly I. McEntee Gerry D. Schaefer Craig A. and Litzi L. Schulz Adam B. Scott Gillian Shaw Jennifer Shea Christine and Joshua Sherk Marjorie H. Simon Mowry I. Smith Christopher J. and Lindsey B. Snyder

Jodie J. Alwin Arthur R. and Barbara J. Anderson

Andrew M. Brownfield and Jane E. Mahoney

Elizabeth B. Anderson and Michael L. Gerdts

Rebecca Brumder

Phillip A. Snyder

Dennis S. and Marie C. Hahn

Southwestern Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Inc

Genevieve and Theodore E. Haley

Howard Steinberg and Barbara J. Andrews

Daniel J. and Mary E. Hayenga

Elizabeth A. Strong

Matthew M. and Sherri L. Hebert

Lois K. and Norman E. Sudnick

Louis W. and Marguerite G. Anderson

John and Mary E. Stracka

Patrick G. Hellmann and Pamela M. Schmidt

James F. Swanson

Bonnie K. and James M. Andrews

Linda R. Burg

Carol L. and Wrightson J. Switz

Jean M. and Mark J. Andrews

Charles K. and Mary A. Burgess

Gwen M. and Terry E. Henricksen

Anita and Meru Thakur

Steven J. Thompson

Gail M. and John L. Anich

Jason R. and Jennie Burt

Thomas R. Herbst

Wayne M. Thal

Kristi V. and Lee M. Thorson

Animal Medical Center of Whitewater

Michelle Bushor

Lola and Paul Higgins

Thousand Hills ET Service

Marie Torres

Miriam Ansfield

Susan J. Butler

Debra K. and Kevin F. Hoffman

Jean M. Thuerer

Transamerica Corporation

David B. and Linda A. Arcand

Sandra B. and Timothy L. Buzard

Daniel P. Huegel

John and Virginia M. Tierney

Lauren A. Trepanier

Richard R. Arnold

John A. and Katherine F. Campbell

Irish Setter Club of Milwaukee

Tom Stamstad Memorial Fund

Dorothy M. Troller

Julie A. Asmus

Kimberly A. and Robert A. Campbell

Irongate Equine Clinic

Thomas N. and Jeanne M. Torhorst

Kirk M. and Lynn L. Tucker

Brad W. and Karla K. Jolin

Patricia E. Tumilowicz

Laura A. Atkinson

Joseph and Patricia R. Justiliano

Mark Baetke

Rosalind A. Carlyon-Rahn and Donald L. Rahn

University League Inc

David B. and Jeanine Urben

Peter C. and Lyn P. Vail

Nicholas G. Karabis

David M. Vail

Mary A. Baewer

Kenneth and Patricia A. Van Till

Charles and Madelon Baker

April M. Southwick Steven S. Lindsay Memorial Fund

Jacqueline A. Vaver

Eric K. and Susan E. Anderson

Alexis Buchanan Thomas J. Buetow Randy A. and Rita V. Bumgardner

Jeffrey M. Carter Roy A. and Sharon S. Causey Anthony G. and Deborah L. Cefalu

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Donor Honor Roll Patrick J. and Susan K. Frett

Carole Hoefs

Nancy A. Kindl

Constance Freuler

David Holstrom

Shirley M. Kirchner

Evelyn K. Fryer

Alan Holter

Susan P. Kleinman

Jackie and Matt Fryer

John R. Holtz

Carl J. and Janet K. Klemm

Bruce H. and Jane Fuller

Ellen C. Hooker

David G. and Vickie B. Klick

D. Ward and Judith Fuller

Barbara D. and Wayne E. Hoppe

Megan M. and Michael A. Kling

Janine A. and Robert B. Gage

Joseph E. and Kathy J. Houzner

John G. Knaak and Patricia M. Windau

David Galbis Reig

Ann L. and Kenneth A. Howell

Arthur L. and Frances Kneller

Karen N. Ganser

James Hudson and Diane M. Martin

Cheryl M. Kneubuehl

James and Lori A. Ganshert

James H. and Margaret T. Hughes

Robley G. and Sheila C. Knutsen

Linda M. and Robert C. Gapko

Judy J. Hughes

Barbara J. Knutson

Nancy M. Garner

Thomas H. Hurst and Kleo B. Kritz

Cristen L. Kogl

Donna J. Garske

Mary R. Hutchins

Lori L. Kolb

John C. Garver and Jean A. Kuehn

Gregory J. and Patricia J. Iaccarino

Dawn and Patrick Kondreck Lynn E. Konkel and Miles P. Melnikov

Paul W. Cerutti

Barbara B. Dougherty

Brenda K. and Peter J. Gauchel

Sandra S. and Harold B. Inda

CGC Inc

Catherine E. Downey

Barbara B. Gehl

Peggy Ivik

James M. Champagne and Donna Spangler

David M. Drake and Beth A. Lindl

Gillian B. Gentile

Suzanne and William N. Jacobsen

Hans D. Dramm and Sarah J. Keller

Jill M. Chavin

Don and Kathy Gereau

Joel N. and Peggy L. Jacque

Ilga R. Dravnieks

Linda K. Christian-Smith

Anne H. Jahren

Carolee Drewieck

Jacqueline D. Gilles and Bryan Michaels

Memee K. Chun

Doug and Julie Drmolka

Michael H. and Sara K. Gilman

David A. and Karen B. Cigan

Alan and Paula J. Jasperson

Kathy and Steven A. Duex

Jon C. and Nancy Gilmore

Genevieve C. Ciha and Michael O’Driscoll

Krista A. Jautz

Carol R. Dunbar

Jean E. Gilpin

Lucy J. Jenkins

Vicky L. Durben

Sherryl and William Gingerich

Sally Jensen

Brian W. Durtschi

Kathy and Paul Ginther

Lynda R. Jeppesen

Constance F. and Paul R. Eberly

Jerry J. and Karen L. Gipp

Edward V. Jesse

Debra A. Ecklor

Gail Glasser

Dean W. Johanningmeier

Educational Concepts LLC

Penny G. Gneiser-Hardekopf and Fred J. Hardekopf

Doris Johnson

Virginia Cioffletti William J. Claassen Craig E. Clark Barbara A. and Rod Clarke Ann S. and Howard J. Cleary David E. Cloninger and Mary K. Gillham

Karen Ehnert Jodi and Steven Eichelberger

Robert C. Cohen

Marie L. Eichinger

D. John and Mindy E. Coke

Sharon A. Elliott

Mary M. and Paul C. Colette

Shirley A. Emry

Michael T. and Cynthia Collins

Beth Engelbert

Gail S. Conder

David B. Enright

John L. Conlon

Patricia A. Ernest

Barbara A. Constans and Deborah A. Rohde

James M. and Michaelynn M. Erschnig

Mary R. Cook and John J. McEwan

Mona Everett

Marcia Cordts

Kara Ewers and Scott A. Sorenson

Joanne and Mark Cotter

Donald and Sherri R. Ewing

Country View Animal Hospital Lee A. and Sandra L. Cox

Mary F. Fahey and Robert A. Washenko

Amy L. and Jared Cralam

Amy L. and Eric Falk

Beverly and Ramon Cram

Cornelia E. Farnum

Cream City Canines Inc

Susan N. Fasciano

Ean H. and Ruth A. Crennell

Gina L. Federico

Thomas J. Cubinski

Constance A. Ferentz

John W. Currier

John T. Ferguson

Andrew Dahl

Tatiana H. Ferreira and Leandro B. Teixeira

Lisa H. Escher

Jon D. and Sara A. Goldstein Thaddeus G. and Kathleen A. Golos Jeanne-Marie and R. Kent Goode Kalaniwai and Lance S. Grady Lauri A. Grantman Nancy Greaving Catherine W. and Frank R. Greer Deborah S. and Warren K. Griffith Sue W. Grisamore Ann W. and Thomas F. Grittinger Mary M. Gronen William C. and Theresa A. Guelcher Don and Jill Gust Marina N. Haan and Richard B. Hammerstrom

Jean Jamieson

Mary N. and Thomas R. Johnson Melanie A. and Timothy L. Johnson Pamela L. Johnson Patricia M. Johnson Perry Johnson Scott L. Johnson Amanda L. Jones Cheryl A. and John A. Jonovic K-9 Playtime Roger L. Kaas Ursula L. Kaelin Jaeson and Joanna M. Kaplan Kelli and Ronald Karpinski Sally J. Kasik and John M. Moser Constance L. Kasperek

Michele J. Hagopian

Kim T. and Susan L. Kass

Deborah Hall

Angela H. and Robert C. Kaupie

Bruce A. and Terrie M. Halverson

Cathryn and Gary L. Keating

Nancy and Peter C. Halverson

David J. and Rita A. Kelliher

Mary Hanrahan

Blake R. and Pat R. Kellogg

Beth E. and Paul T. Hardy

Margaret Kelsey and Michael J. Teich

Beth S. Hargarten

Denise A. and Kevin G. Kempen

Linda S. Fibich

Harmony Veterinary Services

Catherine E. Kendrigan

Vincent Fidanza

Gene R. and Shirley I. Harms

Gail E. Kennedy

Jeffrey L. Filter

Sally D. Harper

Charles M. and Susan M. Kernats

Nicole Finitzo

Brent L. and Deborah O. Harvey

Dolores A. Kester

Ellen S. Fisher and Douglas A. Yanggen

Margaret R. Harvey

Jon A. and Patricia A. Kester

Gerald R. and Nancy T. Hazard

Judith A. Ketten

Dazzling Paws Jewelry LLC

James H. Fitzpatrick and Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick

Lisa A. Hebert

Jean Kieckhaefer

John R. and Sandra J. Decker

Ann R. and Michael O. Flegel

Susan M. Deegan

Karen L. and Steven J. Fleming

James M. and Victoria J. Demerath

Flint Creek Dogs Inc

Judith A. and Michael R. Dereszynski

Sisto T. Flores and Kevin L. Fryer

Allan Derge

Charles N. Ford and Sharon L. James

Audrey L. Dikkeboom

Bruce R. and Patricia R. Fowler

Mary Kay Dobbeck

Lynn Fox and Jill Hoover

Gary J. and Joyce T. Dobbert

Christine A. Francken

Laura L. Docter and Mark C. Maurer

Shelley Fredson

Vickie Domanus

Bob E. and Jill A. Freiermuth

Judith E. Donmoyer

James M. and Kathleen C. Freimuth

Glenn A. Dahl Ruth N. Dahlke Jeanne L. Daniels David J. Daray Donna and Paul Darland Bruce C. and Laurene D. Davidson Debra L. Davis

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Pauline C. Kopatich Ann L. Koski Constance L. and Rick Krahn Cherie L. Krenke Shirley A. Kroening Mary L. Kroll Yolanda K. Kropp Beth M. Kubly Elaine M. and Paul S. Kuipers Leslie B. and Roy A. Kupkowski Wendy Kuzma Elizabeth and Kenneth W. Laatsch James P. and Natalie J. Lacy Mary E. Laedtke Jason and Juliet R. Lai Elizabeth J. Laing Maldon D. Laitinen Lakeshore Appaloosa Promoters Rosalie A. Laketa Cindy Landolt Sharron B. Lane Steve Larrison Nancy L. Larson Reed A. Larson James M. and Jennifer Lattis Robin L. Lauersdorf Anthony J. and Pamela L. LaValliere Christine Law Peter R. Lawrie Ruth Leichtnam Elizabeth J. Leonard Beverly K. Lewis Kent H. and Mary Z. Libby Helen L. Limberg Brian A. and Katie K. Lindstrom William Linenfelser and Tamara L. Vaade John W. and Kathleen A. Linnen Jennifer L. and Robert F. Lloyd Barbara R. and Richard A. Loftsgordon Lori J. and Neil J. Lonergan Sally Y. Long and Franklin D. Loo

Michelle M. and Steven A. Heindel James E. and Linda K. Heineke Jonathan R. and Wendy P. Heise Carol L. and Michael T. Held Tammy A. Hendricks Ronald M. and Susan F. Hibben Jeffrey M. Hicklin Betty J. and James H. Higby David G. and Joyce W. Hinds Celia M. Hiteman Lynn K. Hobbie and James K. Little

“All of our questions were answered and not brushed aside. We felt respect not only for ourselves, but for our dog as well.”

Katherine Tipton

Lynn and Michael P. Schmidt

Marilyn D. Title

Debra J. and Paul M. Schneider

TNT Dog Center

Ruth M. Schoenwetter

Diana and Nolan Tobias

Kay C. and Roger L. Schramm

Karen K. and Russell H. Tomar

Gloria and Stephen F. Murray

Kay A. Buelke Schroeder

Carlos Tosca

Paul W. Luebke

Michael S. Murray

Schubert Bros Pest Control

Kellie A. and Ross E. Townsend

Bruce C. Luecke

Muscatine Agility Club of Iowa

David and Janice M. Schuler

Elizabeth C. Treacy

Alicia L. and Gordon B. Lugauer

Frank L. and Helen E. Myers

Michael A. and Trina S. Schuler

Vicki Treinen

Karen K. Lundquist

Kristine L. and Kyle A. Nabilcy

David J. and Mary E. Schultz

Jeffrey J. Trendel

Roger and Susan Lundsten

National Society of Phi Zeta

Diane M. and Thomas O. Schultz

Beth A. and Lance Treptow

Ann E. and Frank R. Luther

Carol S. and Christopher Nelsen

Kevin T. Schultz

Cheri A. Trimboli

Gary E. Lyons and Jayne M. Squirrell

Judith K. Nelson

Debra and Kurt R. Schuster

Michelle M. Turek and Kurt J. Amann

Cynthia MacEwen

Patricia W. Nelson

LaVerne L. Schwengel

Michael J. Turner

Deborah P. Machalow

Judith K. and Thomas H. Nettles

Jolene L. Schwingle

Kristina K. Uhlig

Arthur L. and Patricia T. Mackusick

James C. Neuroth

Diane Schwister

Becky J. and Bruce R. Van Houten

Nicole Maclaren

Philip F. and Sally A. Neustedter

Brenda K. Scidmore

William S. Vargas

Madison Veterinary Specialists

William T. Niles

Jennifer and Timothy Vellinga

Gary C. and Nancy Magnussen

Michele Plewa

Marlys A. and Patrick H. Semple

Deana J. and George Noonan

James A. Serpell

Kathleen E. and Steve P. Verrill

Diann S. Markovic

Michael L. Plumer

Nicole E. Noonan

James M. and Kristine L. Serwe

Kaye Martin

Rebecca Pokarney

Barbara J. Norene

Francis Shearer

Veterinary Ophthalmology Specialty Practice

Kenneth W. Martin and Beverly A. Priefer

Carol A. and Nicholas P. Pollis

Normington Excavating Inc

Elinor B. Posey

Sarah and Vincent Sherry

Martin Roche Farrier Service LLC

Northeastern Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association

Howard D. and Jean Poulson

James F. and Kathleen A. Shurts

David A. Martinson

Northwest Obedience Club

Brian D. and Michelle L. Powers

Marianne Siess and Charles C. Smith

Dave J. Masters

Northwood Veterinary Clinic

Kathleen A. Puerner

Randall I. Sirk

Barbara A. and Richard H. Quaas

Julie L. Sjullie

Jean E. Quale

Robert J. Slezak

Mary G. Randel

Andrew and Jennifer Smieja

Thomas F. Ransick

Catherine and Erik G. Smith

John A. and Rebecca N. Oaks

Agnes Redei

Julia F. Smith

Margo A. and Robert F. O’Brien Hokanson

Margaret J. Rice

Lizabeth A. Smith

Virginia B. Rice

Robert W. Smith

Delores J. Rinehart

William A. Smith

Muller Veterinary Hospital

Nancy Lorenz and Ronald J. Vavrik

Gloria and Stephen F. Murray

Mary Losikoff

James D. and Karen M. Murphy

Mary Beth S. Lubing

James R. Murphy

Mackenzie M. Lucas and Daniel J. Polenska

Louisa A. Murphy

Linda H. Matusewic

L. Carolyn and William W. Norton

Elizabeth S. and Terrence B. McCloskey

Gail M. and Gregory A. Norusis

Janice M. McCormick Janice McCrea Mark McCullough Brenda B. McDowell

Robert L. Nourse and De-Ann M. Pillers

DENISE GARLOW

Judy L. Schmidt

Cheryl J. and Richard A. Loose

Michael E. McFadden and Steven M. Scholze

Deborah R. and Terence M. O’Connor Carrie L. and Scott R. Odden

Teresa L. McFaul and Stephanie L. Mikesell

Elliott C. Robbins and Dulcie L. Truitt

Angela J. and David A. Snyders

Geoff and Rachel O’Donnell

Russell S. Roberts

Kathryn B. Oetjen

Allan D. and Carleen P. Robertson

The Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists

Patricia J. Ogren

Paul V. Rochotte

Susan R. O’Konski Christine Olsen

Daphne M. Rodriguez and Nitzet M. Velez-Mroz

Jerry McGinnis

Katherine H. and Penn R. Vieau Charles G. and Kathleen A. Vogel Dawn M. Vogel Dorothy A. and Lyle O. Voss Sandra K. Wagner Sharon D. Wagner Kathleen E. Walker Bonnie J. Wallander Shelly M. Waller David A. and Marjorie Walsh Jennifer L. and Joshua D. Walters Caitlin Warnimont Colin J. Weber Mary A. Weber Jerome C. Wegner

Jill J. and Steven D. Sorden

Leslie A. and Marc S. Weinberger

Leslie M. Spellman

Ronald I. Weisbrod

Andrea Speth

Thelma J. Wells

Janis and Rick Olson

Alexandria Roe

Karla A. Spinks

John W. and Marguerite L. Werner

Michael Olson

Mark W. Roemhildt

Kevin J. Spredemann

Leonard W. and Paula K. Werner

Mary E. and Torbjorn Ommundsen

Leroy Rogers and Mary T. Zellmer

Christie L. and Christopher H. Stahmer

Jacqueline C. and Thomas W. White

Rhonda I. Meath

Marie Orwig

Susan F. Roraff

Judith H. and William Stathas

Jacqueline M. and James C. White

Mark A. Meier

Sharon B. Ostach

Ellen M. and Michael J. Rosborough

Sonja A. Stauffacher

Susan A. Meier

Annette J. and Gerald M. Rosen

Lynne K. Stevens

Patricia Kugler Whitely and George C. Whitely

Elizabeth Ott

Robert B. and Sandee Merrick

Michele B. Ozkan

Viveka V. and William P. Rosenberger

Sara E. Stewart

Mary E. and Michael J. Mesenbourg

Margot Paddock

Marilyn C. Roth

Annette E. Stock

Albee Messing and Marsha R. Malick

George and Suzanne Pagels

Tori E. Rudolph

Carol J. Storm

Audrey F. and Joseph Metro

Lee T. and Susan L. Palecek

Earl K. Ruf

Richard A. and Susan B. Strait

Meyer’s Kennel Inc

Rori A. Paloski

Mary Ann Russell

Rhonda and Richard Strojinc

Donald L. and Mary J. Michalski

James K. and Patricia J. Pasell

Mary L. and Ronald J. Ryan

Linda F. and Roger G. Stuckey

Michele M. Michuda

Karen R. Passow

Helena Rylander and John R. Karl

Ruth A. Stuhr

Midwest Veterinary Dental Service

Rick J. Passow

Jackie and Mike Rymarz

Jean M. Suchomel

Charles B. and Patricia A. Mier

Alan M. Patterson and Sheli R. Sadoff

Michelle S. Safron

John P. and Laura L. Svaren

Karyn Minder

Nancy A. Paul

Marion and Timothy R. Sailor

Michael and Tracy Swanson

Donald R. Minor

Joyce M. Paulson

Joseph J. Salas

Jacquelyn L. Sweeney

Gordon B. Misner and Deborah Prior

Patricia D. and Thomas A. Paulson

Patricia J. and Peter A. Sammataro

Myrna Sweet

Paul E. Mleziva

Sara A. Paulson

Kayla A. Sampson

David A. and Marilyn E. Swenson

Carolyn and Thomas Molinelli

Henri B. and Patricia R. Pensis

Joan M. and Scott J. Sanders

Barbara C. and Donald E. Swinton

Jeffrey R. Moll

Gary L. and Shirley M. Peper

Joel A. Saydoff

Marlene and Rudolph H. Tardin

Daphne K. Moloney

Pet Partners Animal Clinic

Heidi R. Schaefer

Cheryl J. and Howard G. Teal

Erin M. Montgomery

Ellen R. Peters

Tracey L. Theis

Cecil P. and Geraldine A. Moore

David M. and Jennifer W. Phillips

Richard O. Schafer and Heidi Schweizer

James D. and Patricia D. Moore

Kathleen A. and Peter J. Piaskoski

Irene Schapiro

Gloria J. Thomas

Gordon L. Mortensen and Marianne Plaisier

Muriel I. Pick

Erna E. Schatzman

Nancy L. and Timothy M. Thompson

Barbara J. and Peter Schenck

Mary and Stephen Throne

Tracy L. and William T. Schleicher

Linda J. Tigert

Elizabeth and Nicholas Schmidt

Deborah and Steven E. Tinker

Michael J. McGreevy McGregor Hall - UW Platteville Herbert B. McKahin Thomas E. McManus and Allison G. Smith Richard and Susan McMullen

Andrew M. and Sally J. Mosko James C. and Julie J. Motz

Kari Pietsch-Wangard and Stewart Wangard Barbara and Joseph G. Pittman

Gail C. and Scott M. Thiede

Gretchen Schmidt

John P. Wilhelmsen Jessica Williamson Henry L. Wilson Regina Wilson Bethany Wiltshire Audra A. and Thomas L. Winder William F. Wingren Winnegamie Dog Club Inc Wisconsin Large Animal Emergency Response Lawrence A. and Marge R. Witt Sue and Wayne G. Woltman Norman W. Wright John F. and Linda M. Wrobel Mardelle K. and William W. Wuerger Timothy P. and Laureen Y. Yoshino Catherine M. Young Keith F. and Lynne Zauner Valerie H. Zimdars Mary L. Zimmermann Jeffrey A. and Marcia J. Zingg Paula M. and William J. Zirbes Arthur J. Zoellner Betty F. Zupke

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MEGHAN LEPISTO

Donor Honor Roll

Special Thanks for Legacy Gifts Veterinary Clinic Sponsorships Benefit the UW School of Veterinary Medicine The UW School of Veterinary Medicine receives tremendous support every year from veterinary medical clinics that make a donation to our Companion Animal Fund when a client’s pet has passed away. These donations are kind and thoughtful gestures by a client’s veterinarian at times of great sadness and loss.

We are grateful for Companion Animal Fund clinic sponsors who share in our efforts to ensure that all companion animals lead longer and healthier lives. Thank you to the following veterinary medical clinics for their generous participation in our Companion Animal Fund Clinic Sponsor Program from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018.

Legacy gifts, such as bequests from a will or trust, charitable gift arrangements, and IRA beneficiary designations, make a positive and lasting impact on the school. We proudly celebrate these donors who have pledged their future support by documenting their intentions to provide a planned gift to the UW Foundation for the benefit of the SVM. For more information about providing a legacy gift, please contact Pat Bowdish at 608-294-7661 or Heidi Kramer at 608-327-9136.

Anonymous

Claire H. Hackmann

Ardith L. Nyht

Robert and Deanna Alba

Priscilla Hadley

Joey E. Amberg

Denny and Kim Harms

Esther M. Olson and Weston R. Severson

Jeffry Anderson

James P. and Jennifer L. Hausch

Courtney Arnoldy and Zachary Bloom

Lisa Hebert

David and Nancy Aronson

Oscar and Mary Hildebrandt

Richard B. Baer

Patricia and Gregory Iaccarino

Belinda Jones Bauknecht Irving and Wendy Benveniste

Judith C. Illes and Keith L. Mausner

Philip E. Bloedorn

Charles R. and Laura M. Iverson

Bruce E. and Margaret M. Bowen

Mark B. Jacobs

Cheryl A. and Mark E. Brickman

Philip W. Jennings

Victor and Norma Brockmiller

Bruce J. and Jacqueline R. Johnson

Kim D. and Robert A. Bruss Debra A. Cervenka

30-35 Years

10-19 Years

Cheryl and Rob Christianson Lois Clementi

Jo Anna L. Helms

Scott L. Johnson Brad W. and Karla K. Jolin Gary and Kay Jones

Appanasha Pet Clinic

All Paws Animal Hospital

Hartford Animal Clinic Inc

Animal Hospital of Oshkosh LLC

Omro Animal Hospital

Bark River Animal Hospital

Barbara A. Constans and Deborah A. Rohde

Park Pet Hospital

Lakeside Animal Hospital

Ivy A. Corfis

Lynn A. Kniaz

Shorewood Animal Hospital

Military Ridge Veterinary Service

John W. Currier

Karla Kreklow

Thiensville-Mequon Small Animal Clinic

Muller Veterinary Hospital

Jody A. Ekern and Tim E. Jensen

Lois G. Le Vine

New Canaan Veterinary Hospital

Katherine A. and Robert J. Emery

Gerald and Patricia Lees

North Country Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Harold Engles

Kent H. and Mary Z. Libby

Russell Veterinary Hospital PC

SherRee L. Engles

JoAnn C. Luedke

Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital

Janice L. Erceg

Wittenberg Veterinary Clinic Companion Animal

Karen L. Fitt

Joyce Madsen in memory of Larry Madsen

Wright Veterinary Service

20-29 Years All Pets Veterinary Clinic Country View Animal Hospital Dodgeville Veterinary Service Family Pet Clinic SC

1-9 Years

Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SC

Delafield Small Animal Hospital

Kaukauna Veterinary Clinic LLP

High Cliff Veterinary Service

Layton Animal Hospital

Lake Country Veterinary Care

Loyal Veterinary Service

Lakeside Veterinary Medicine

New Berlin Animal Hospital Ltd

Marshfield Veterinary Service

Northside Veterinary Clinic

Metro Animal Hospital

Oregon Veterinary Clinic

Northwoods Animal Hospital

Perryville Pet Hospital

Queen Creek Veterinary Clinic

Pewaukee Veterinary Service SC West Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc

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Mary M. and Paul C. Colette

Earl E. and Linda J. Flaskrud Beverly Strike Freiberg Karen N. Ganser Kathy Gehl Mary E. Gerloff Gary and Jane Goffin Christine E. Gonia Jeanne-Marie and R. Kent Goode Daniel A. and Kimberly A. Grimm Melita F. Grunow Nancy Gusack

Sheryl L. Jones Judith A. and Robert T. Kaminski Kenneth and Cathy Kerznar

Stephen F. Maske Susan McCammon Rocille McConnell Suzanne McDonald Carla E. Moore John S. and Kristina L. Murphy Judy L. Murphy John S. and Linda L. Nelson Janet T. Newlands Kalen Nichols Alexis Norelle and Steven A. Stwertka

Sarah L. Orr Thomas J. and Sharon A. Palmer Joyce M. Paulson Barbara J. Pauly Nancy and Matt Peoplis Kerry L. Pranica Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. Putz and Marilyn Grabin Putz Theresa M. Radant Janet R. and Andrew L. Raddatz John and Robin Raley Edward L. Rodriguez and Michelle M. Schartner Gayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElwee Tami L. Schurer Marcie T. Schwengel Diane Schwister Anna A. Seaver David D. and Gail L. Seavert Patricia B. Smith Hedwig Spaight Suzanne M. Strachota Chester B. and Donna S. Thomas Linda M. Tomczak David and Gail Turner Jacqueline A. Vaver Judith A. Wagner Peter and Trisha Wagner Christine A. Walker Morrie Waud Marilyn R. Wilbur Edwin V. and Linda S. Wise John R. and Kelli J. Zellmer Mary L. Zimmermann

MacKenzie A. Pellin DVM’11 Kim Lord Plummer MS’85 and Gregg A. Plummer Jessica L. DVM’01 and Marc D. Powell

Gerald E. PHD’71 and Sharon K. Bisgard William C. Campbell MS’54, PHD’57 Susan J. Hyland MS’73, PHD’78 and Rudolf Dueland Narayana R. PHD’69 and Lalitha R. Kosuri

$5,000-$9,999 Kristen A. Bernard MS’92, PHD’95 and Rick K. Ezell Terrence P. DVM’87 and Irina Clark Jennifer M. Cyborski DVM’04 and Neil Roehrborn Bernard C. MS’58, PHD’61 and Charlene L. Easterday

Jodie L. Anderson DVM’89 Carrie L. Bunger DVM’10 and Matthew R. Reynolds

Kendyle M. DVM’88 and John A. Smith Linda J. Sullivan DVM’87 Ty J. Vannieuwenhoven DVM’89

Linda Bunkfeldt-Popp MS’79

Kenneth R. Waller DVM’07, MS’07

Joanne L. Carpentier-Kasner DVM’90

Amy S. DVM’97 and Gary W. DVM’97 Wiegel

Susan B. DVM’09 and Clarke Crawford

Tami M. Zalewski DVM’93

Jenny M. Dahlberg MS’09

$500-$999

Thomas M. England DVM’94

Erica K. Barkei DVM’08

Robert T. Forbes DVM’06

Tracy Bartz Kocialkowski DVM’92

Michele C. Gaspar DVM’94 and David M. Elsner

Monica M. Bender DVM’91

Deena A. Grimm DVM’91 Holly L. Hamilton DVM’89

Linda L. Bogart DVM’93 Jennifer S. Bridgham DVM’96 Deborah A. Brinkman DVM’88

Carrie S. Schwartz DVM’15

Linda B. Olson DVM’95, MS’00 and Kurt S. Romsos

Barbara L. DVM’87 and David P. Silva

Jean M. DVM’91 and John Osen

Amy L. DVM’87 and James M. Rossmiller

$100-$499 Claudia Barreto PHD’94 Lyric C. Bartholomay PHD’04 Judith L. Batker DVM’95 Patricia A. Bauman DVM’87 John T. DVM’88 and Ranjana G. Been Shawn C. DVM’91 and John J. Bogdanske Kathleen A. Burek DVM’88, MS’91 and Henry P. Huntington Christopher C. MS’87, PHD’90 and Mary Chase Ruthanne Chun DVM’91 and James A. Polikowski DVM’96

William E. DVM’09 and Samantha Sander Craig S. Satow DVM’94 Margaret A. Shaver DVM’96 Karl D. Solverson DVM’99 and Natalie J. Walleser Solverson Robert H. DVM’93 and Julie C. Steiner Heather L. Swanson DVM’02 Karen M. DVM’07 and Joshua P. Vanderloo Kimberly H. DVM’94 and Dean J. Vogel Martin O. Wayne DVM’00 James A. PHD’68 and Lorna S. Will

Sara A. Colopy DVM’04, PHD’12

Cara E. Williams DVM’13

Darlene M. Cook DVM’97 Ellen B. Cook PHD’03 Margaret E. Courter DVM’17 Clarice S. De Christina DVM’88 and Curtis Reif Carolyn M. Deegan DVM’87 Michael C. Dix DVM’98 Patricia A. Dunn DVM’89 Jean M. Elmer DVM’03 Erica J. Esser DVM’08 Michael S. Feldt DVM’98 Michael M. Fry DVM’98

Rose C. Grimm DVM’04

Loren D. Koller MS’69, PHD’71

Erica E. DVM’95, PHD’03 and Joseph C. Carroll

Holly J. Henseler DVM’88

Lisa A. Lindesmith DVM’88

Rita A. Creitoff-Rodriguez DVM’06

Siri R. Kavanaugh DVM’92

Gustavo Justines PHD’71 and Gladys Oro

Katarina E. Luther DVM’02

Kimberly H. DVM’07 and Kirk W. Everson

Jennifer A. DVM’00 and Jordan J. DVM’00 Kobilca

Tracy A. Goode DVM’05 Franziska B. Grieder MS’87, PHD’89 Tamara M. Holz-Jacobs DVM’95 and Michael A. Jacobs A. Neill PHD’77 and Julia Johnson

Jennifer A. DVM’90 and Daniel W. Fleming Shelley A. Humphrey DVM’00

Paul J. McGraw DVM’88

Bradley C. Poff DVM’87 and Linda Miller Poff

Jeffrey B. DVM’90 and Angela M. Meinen

Keith P. Poulsen DVM’04, PHD’12 and Beth M. Van Kekerix DVM’07

Scott T. DVM’87 and Sherryl L. Pertzborn

Laura A. Ramos DVM’92

Melissa A. Kubai DVM’08

Kathy M. Reilly DVM’90

Robert R. DVM’90 and Julie A. Poetzel

Jean E. Sander DVM’87

Sandra L. Larson DVM’87 and Philipp W. Simon

Kurt K. Sladky DVM’93 and Deborah A. Neff

Leilani J. Savitt DVM’13 and Brian Q. Millikin-Brown

Heidi L. Leder DVM’06

Scott A. Spaulding DVM’91

Susan L. Schaefer MS’88, DVM’92

Mandy J. Meindel DVM’06

Sarah E. VanderZanden DVM’06

Calico E. DVM’92 and Daniel G. Schmidt

Julie L. Moberg DVM’91

Patrick J. Warpinski DVM’91

Kim B. Rotner DVM’90

Heidi J. DVM’00 and Rodney J. Clark

Charity S. Gottfredsen MS’07, DVM’07

Brek W. DVM’94 and Tara J. Perry

Peter L. Rayne DVM’89 Kyle W. Richards DVM’94

Gary S. Hogge MS’97, PHD’99

Douglas D. DVM’98 and Kimberly A. DVM’00 Kratt

Paul M. Potenza DVM’88

Xiaoping Zhu PHD’97

Martin J. DVM’88 and Kelli K. Heindel

Barry B. Kleppe DVM’91

Thomas A. Peterson DVM’90

Katie M. DVM’05 and Adam Reed

Kristen R. Friedrichs DVM’91 and Daniel G. Wong

Jonathan F. MS’89, PHD’94 and Stacy A. McAnulty

Laura L. Oxley-Patterson DVM’99 and Aaron Patterson

Thomas M. PHD’64 and Ann W. Yuill

Donald H. MS’85 and Margaret Harkness

Daryl D. MS’74, PHD’75 and Sharon G. Buss

Darlene K. Osgood DVM’91

Katrina R. Viviano DVM’03

Patrick S. MS’83, DVM’87 and Anne M. Farrell

Rachel A. DVM’95 and James A. Budde

Carol J. McLaughlin DVM’92 Paula J. Northrop DVM’92

Edward W. DVM’90 and Lorrie A. DVM’90 Tritt

$1,000-$4,999

Kyle G. DVM’88 and Barbara J. Mathews Dawn M. Mogilevsky DVM’90

Tami L. DVM’06 and Sean Strom

$10,000 and above

Mary K. DVM’88 and John P. Lewis

Thomas A. DVM’91 and Christine M. Schumacher

Heidi H. DVM’11 and Kurt Stiehl

Our alumni donors form a special group of individuals. They have seen both the excellence and the potential of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine firsthand, and even after they graduate, the school holds a special place for them. Whether they work in private practice or academics, stay in Wisconsin or travel far abroad, or even return right here to their alma mater, we appreciate that our alumni remember where they came from.

We would like to thank our alumni who have donated $100 or more to the UW Foundation between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, whether for the benefit of animal health or aspiring veterinarians, or simply to maintain the excellence of their school.

Thomas G. MS’76 and Shirley R. Ksiazek

Jennifer R. Rowntree DVM’16

Rebecca L. Stepien DVM’87 and Shawn P. Kennedy

Special Thanks to Alumni Donors

Shianne L. Koplitz DVM’99

MEGHAN LEPISTO

DENISE GARLOW

Christine D. Porter Olson DVM’94 and Ron J. Olson

Joan S. Jorgensen DVM’93 and David S. Compton

“I cannot say nice enough things about the care and compassion we received! It’s clear that everyone cares about animals and their owners.”

Donna B. Krochak DVM’91

Sarah L. Lowry DVM’10

Adam E. DVM’09 and Erin Moeser

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Donor Honor Roll MEGHAN LEPISTO

Special Thanks to Cumulative Donors Every gift to support the UW School of Veterinary Medicine is always appreciated.

The school is especially grateful to those donors who have shown a high level of support, whether they have done so through many gifts or pledges over the years or through a larger donation. Consistent support at this level provides the margin of excellence in our teaching, research, and service and also serves to show others that our cause is a worthy one.

We gratefully acknowledge the cumulative contributions to the UW Foundation that the following donors have made toward our overall excellence as well as specific endeavors from 1982 to the present, including gifts and pledges. $1,000,000 and Above

Mary L. Comstock

Saputo Cheese USA Inc

Hannah V. Carey

Patricia L. Hayes

Anonymous

Timothy J. and Anne M. Connor

SCAVMA

Susan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. Neal

Lisa A. Hebert

Jean-Pierre and Nancy Boespflug

Dean Foods Foundation

Gary F. and Camille E. Seamans

Church & Dwight Co Inc

H. Edward and Kristine K. Heckman

Debra A. and Robert F. Cervenka

Kathryn N. Doane

David D. and Gail L. Seavert

Ciba-Geigy Limited

William G. Hein

Covance Inc

Dog Jog Companion Animal Club

Paul S. and Suzanne K. Shain

Terrence P. DVM’87 and Irina Clark

Harvey A. and Patricia G. Hetland

Dr. William James and Winifred Joyce O’Rourke Family Charitable Trust

Richard R. and Doris B. Dubielzig

Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon

Lois E. Clementi

Earl K. Holz

Sandra K. and Terry K. Shockley

Courtney H. and Guy B. Comer

Evelyn K. and Frank Fryer

Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation

Skeletal Kinetics

Companion Animal Club

Susan J. Hyland MS’73, PHD’78 and Rudolf Dueland

Oliver J. and Jane G. Ginther

Duffield Family Foundation

Smith and Nephew Inc

Compeer Financial

Melita F. Grunow

Garry and Deborah Eades

SONAC USA

Kelly J. Connor-Ginther

Christine F. Meyer

Margo and Jack Edl

Split Rail Foundation Inc

Consolidated Sterilizer Systems

John P. and Tashia F. Morgridge

Fort Dodge Animal Health

Jonathan C. and Mary L. Swain

Cooperative Resources International

Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc

Daniel A. and Kimberly A. Grimm

Lois M. vanKerkhoven

Country View Animal Hospital

Martha E. Pavcek

Patricia R. Hall

VCA Inc

CuraGen Corporation

Walter F. and Martha M. Renk

Arlene E. Hartman

Stuart Webb

John W. Currier

Timothy J. and Nancy L. Speaker

Hemopet

Marilyn R. Wilbur

Russell A. Cutting and Rene E. Randall

Barbara A. Suran

Heska Corporation

Dorothy and John C. Dahl

Karen A. Walsh and James G. Berbee

Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association

Morrie and Tracey Waud

Immuno Dynamics Inc

World Dairy Expo Inc

Dodgeville Veterinary Service

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

ImmunoStar

Charles H. and Sandra V. Yanke

C. Thomas and Suzanne Dow

Inviragen

Ray B. Zemon

Arthur E. and Betty M. Duebner

Judith Jackman

Zinpro Corporation

Bernard C. MS’58, PHD’61 and Charlene L. Easterday

$500,000-$999,999 Anonymous Irving and Wendy L. Benveniste John E. Butler Equiservices Margaret D. Fix June E. Harper Harvestime Farms Inc Allan Holladay Maddie’s Fund Merial Inc Moritz Foundation Albert O. and Nancy J. Nicholas OSOD LLC Pfizer Inc Rabies Challenge Fund VetCor Professional Practices Jeffrey D. and Sara R. Wiesner Zoetis

JB & MK Pritzker Family Foundation JE Salsbury Foundation

Eastern Artificial Insemination

Darian M. and Jamie H. Ibrahim IDEXX Laboratories Inc International Vaccine Institute Intervet Inc Inviragen (Singapore) Pte Ltd Jaqua Foundation Imogene P. and Samuel C. Johnson Ronald C. Katz Kaukauna Veterinary Clinic LLP Yoshihiro and Yuko Kawaoka Jack F. Kellner Mark and Michele Kellner King Abdulaziz City For Science & Technology Kohler Foundation Inc Narayana R. PHD’69 and Lalitha R. Kosuri

Nancy B. and Patrick G. Kennedy

Anonymous

Ecolab Inc

Carolyn A. Kenney-Carter

All Pets Veterinary Clinic

Karla Kreklow

Joanna C. and Todd R. Allen

Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust

Erick J. Laine

Carla C. Allenstein and Daniel Roh

Ellamae Siebert Foundation

Nanette O. and Robert G. Lamphere

Karen L. and Steven L. Allenstein

Endorex Corporation

Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp

Andrew J. and Linda D. Erdman

Martha M. Lound

Alta Genetics USA Inc

Deborah B. and Thomas R. Errath, II

William J. and Shirley A. Maeck

American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation

Susan J. Anderson Laura A. Andrews

Patrick S. MS’83, DVM’87 and Anne M. Farrell

Antech Diagnostics

Mary R. and Robert B. Fick

Jacqueline W. Lindsay

Appanasha Pet Clinic

Nicole Finitzo

A. Brian Little

Betty J. and Eugene K. Arendt

Fort Dodge Laboratories

Kathleen R. Losurdo

Bayer - Agriculture Division

Friends of Henry Vilas Zoo

Jack R. and Darryl J. Luebeck

Bayer Corporation

Jorge O. and Sofija Galante

Mark D. Markel and LuAnn M. Shay

Ann M. Berres-Olivotti and David Olivotti

David J. Ganfield

Jacqueline Marshall

Suzanne S. and Robert F. Geller

Marshall & Ilsley Foundation Inc

Gerald E. PHD’71 and Sharon K. Bisgard

Genex Cooperative Inc

Merck & Co Inc

William R. and Cindy Gengler

The Merck Company Foundation

Mary E. Gerloff

Merial Intervet

Matthew R. Ginther

Eugene L. Meyer Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc

David S. Liebl and Linda A. Schuler

Marjorie Siebert Aylen Foundation Inc Matrix Foundation James E. and Jean Mohrhauser Monsanto Company Morinda Agriculture Mary A. Morse Nestle Purina Petcare Co Jeffry A. and Hidee L. Neuenschwander Alexis Norelle and Steven A. Stwertka

$100,000-$499,999

$25,000-$99,999

Datex Ohmeda Inc

Iams Company

NutraSweet Company

Farm Credit Services Of NE WI

John H. and Kennetha L. Krehbiel Gregg and Kathryn M. Kuehn John E. and Valeta R. Kuenzi Kuenzi Family Pet Hospital Dennis J. and Sandra J. Kuester Don D. and Helen S. Kynaston Kyoritsu Seiyaku Corporation Lakeside Animal Hospital Edward M. and Lois G. Le Vine

Anonymous

Oratec Interventions Inc

Allan P. and Shirley M. Abell

OsteoGenix Inc

AgSource Cooperative Services

Laura L. Bloomquist DVM’11

Judith A. and Terrance D. Paul

Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc

Joellen F. and Robert G. Blount

Mary A. Pierson

John D. Baumann and Catherine R. Doyle

James C. Brager

Theodore S. Plautz

Nancy J. Goldberg and James L. Hoehn

Lois J. Brager

Mary E. Poirier

Patricia J. and William J. Goodger

Cheryl A. and Mark E. Brickman

MillerCoors

Puelicher Foundation Inc

Jonathan V. Goodman

Kelly Bryson

Bruce B. and Rebecca J. Milne

Andrew J. and Cynthia Rolfe

Cynthia S. Grassman

Kenyon Bryson

Jean C. Mooring

Gayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElwee

Fred W. and Jean Green

Daryl D. MS’74, PHD’75 and Sharon G. Buss

Muller Veterinary Hospital

Claire Hackmann

Maureen B. Mulroy

Doris J. and John G. Salsbury

Edward J. Campbell

The Myelin Project

Eric P. Sandgren and Holly I. McEntee

Peter D. MS’94, PHD’97 and Karen L. Hanson

William C. Campbell MS’54, PHD’57

Hartford Animal Clinic Inc

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc Jane Bunn Ellen C. Butterworth and Bohdan W. Lucky Dianne M. Byerly and Stephen M. Johnson Carrington Laboratories Inc Shawn M. Cavanaugh

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Blackwell Science LTD

Cynthia R. Cannon

Miles Inc

National Guardian Life Insurance Company

Deborah L. Wells and Thomas G. DeBeck

Dubuque Kennel Club

Lake Country Veterinary Care

Carolyn D. and Ronald D. Schultz

Eastern States Exposition

Jean H. LaMack

Anna A. and Harlan Seaver

Wisconsin Alpaca & Fiber Fest

Eastern States Veterinary Association

Layton Animal Hospital

Nancy S. and Timothy J. Sheehan

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Inc

Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic

Rich and Joan Leffler

Simmons Education Fund

Elser Enterprises Inc

Shayna N. Leib

David H. Simon

Elsevier Science B V

Little Animal Hospital

Anne M. and Thomas L. Skalmoski

Embrex Inc

Clara Locher

Michele Levoir Sloan

Equity Coop Livestock Sales

Madison Cat Clinic Inc

Craig A. Smith

Anonymous

Mary A. Eschweiler

Susan K. Magee

Jay L. and Patricia H. Smith

ABS Global Inc

Annette R. and Richard C. Evans

Suzanne R. Magruder DVM’96

Mowry I. Smith

Accelerated Genetics

Evjue Foundation Inc

Mary A. Mahoney

Nancy I. Smith

Jerome D. and Rita M. Ahl

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Catherine M. Ahrens and Gary R. Edge

Family Pet Clinic SC

Paul A. Manley and Sheila M. McGuirk

Society for Research on Umami Taste

Sarah C. and San W. Orr

All Paws Animal Hospital

First Citizens State Bank

Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation

Southwestern Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Inc

Pan Genome

Leland C. Allenstein

Julie J. Flessas and Nick G. Takton

Gary A. Splitter

Richard D. Alsaker

Fond du Lac County Kennel Club

Rocille and Roger W. McConnell

Park Pet Hospital

Standard Diagnostics Inc

Jill G. and Frank J. Pelisek

Abdulaziz M. AL-Swailem

Peter S. Foote

William E. McGuirk

Standard Process Inc

Pepsi-Cola Sales & Distribution Inc

Alta Genetics USA Inc

Steve Frantz

Jane and Mark R. Melby

Stanley F. Staples

Perryville Pet Hospital

Enrique Alvarez DVM’96

John J. Frautschi

Susan M. Melby

The PEW Charitable Trusts

Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation

Stephen and Elizabeth Bechtel Jr. Foundation

Marilyn M. Potter

American Bouvier Rescue League

Friends of the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Teaching Program Inc

MiraBella Technologies LLC

Kenneth D. Powell

American Physiological Society

David H. and Leslie B. Frisinger

Ann Nakamura

Susan W. Prasse

American Veterinary Medical Foundation

Gail J. and Hugh K. Funderburg

Pat A. Nelson

Deborah L. and John Galvin

Neumeister Animal Hospital

Catherine L. and Kurt Garvens

Norden Labs Incorporated

GHEN Corporation

Norman Bassett Foundation

Giddings & Lewis Foundation

North Country Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Emil and Josette Glasberg

Northeastern Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association

Nestle USA Inc New Berlin Animal Hospital Ltd Dale A. and Katherine Nordeen Novartis Animal Health US Inc David Nowicki Julie R. Nowicki Mathilda V. Oaks Carl Olson Esther M. Olson and Weston R. Severson Omro Animal Hospital Oregon Veterinary Clinic William J. and Winifred J. O’Rourke

Mary K. Pritzker Promega Corporation Prostate Cancer Foundation John A. Puelicher

Wright Veterinary Service Mary Z. Zemon

$10,000-$24,999

David Anderson Animal Hospital of Ashwaubenon Animal Medical Center of Whitewater

Marcia A. Pulich

Arizona Equine Medical & Surgical Centre

Q Therapeutics Inc

Barbara Atwood

Sanjiv Goel

Janet R. and Andrew L. Raddatz

B. Peter Austin and Jean E. Bjorenson

Graunke Family Foundation

Rancho Amorio

Greer Laboratories Inc

Barbara C. Rettgen

AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust

Bonita L. and Richard K. Riederer

Badger Kennel Club

Dennis S. and Marie C. Hahn

Augusta D. Roddis

Terry A. Barker

Janice M. Happe

Ruud Family Foundation Inc

Bauernheim Llamas

Sandoz Ag

Bayer Corporation

Lisa A. Hebert

Saputo Inc

Mary Behan and Timothy F. Heggland

Barry J. and Jo Anna L. Helms

SARcode Corporation

Ellison Bentley and Charles W. Strawser

Sharon L. and William R. Henning

John V. and Candy D. Schaefer Ellen J. Schwendeman Mary Shea Shorewood Animal Hospital Kurt K. Sladky DVM’93 and Deborah A. Neff

Alan D. Berger and Ann H. Infortuna Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Linda Bunkfeldt-Popp MS’79 Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club Bruce R. and Kathleen Buss

David C. and Patricia A. Hackworthy

Virginia H. Harrington

Charles K. and Patricia A. Henrikson Patricia W. Hewitt Hillside Animal Hospital Hinueber Veterinarian Service Home At Last Animal Sanctuary

Mark L. Morris MS’62, PHD’63 John S. and Kristina L. Murphy

Northside Veterinary Clinic Ned R. and Patricia J. Novsam Odyssey Veterinary Care Susan R. O’Konski Marilyn A. Olsen Ophthalmanagement Co Organ Recovery Systems Ottawa Hospital Pahle Small Animal Clinic

Lakshmi Subramanian and Marcus Schafer Linda J. Sullivan DVM’87 Catherine A. Tanck Ann and Thomas L. Taylor Dean E. and Shirley B. Taylor Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital Donna E. Tegelman Steven J. Thompson John E. Toepfer Town and Country Veterinary Clinic Kirk M. and Lynn L. Tucker David R. and Gail F. Turner Twin Disc Inc Twycross Zoo East Midland Zoological Society Christine M. and James P. Uihlein James I. and Mary P. Uihlein

Barbara J. Pauly

Umami Manufacturing Association of Japan

Simon F. and Laurie Peek

Unither Virology LLC

Mary S. Pfister

Paula L. and Stephen M. Varner

Pharmacia Corporation

Jacqueline A. Vaver

Pharmase Inc

Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc

Richard G. Placey and Carol E. Swanson

W D Hoard & Sons Company

SMS Foundation Inc

Jackelen A. Callahan

Humane Society of the United States

Solvay Animal Health Inc

Frank Cannella

Tara G. Icke

Jayne Z. and Joseph R. Spittler

Martha L. and Thomas L. Carter

Idexx Corporation

Steven S. Lindsay Memorial Fund

CHR Hansen Inc

Immunex Corporation

Suzanne M. Strachota

Bruce M. and Linda A. Christensen

Jackson Pet Hospital

Stryker Endoscopy

Clara Freshour Nelson Foundation

Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SC

Thiensville-Mequon Small Animal Clinic

Clear View Veterinary Solutions LLC

Brenda K. Jenkin

The Coburn Company Inc

Dub Jiles

Chester B. and Donna S. Thomas

Country Veterinary Service

Pamela M. Johnson

Barbara A. Tooman

Howard E. Cox

Fred E. and Marilyn G. Putz

Whitewater Veterinary Hospital SC

Thomas N. and Jeanne M. Torhorst

Cutco Foundation Inc

Wesley G. Johnson and Heather J. Reynolds Johnson

Ralston Purina Company

Gail and J Steve Winter

Charles D. Turgrimson

Charles J. and Kathryn M. Czuprynski

Johnson Family Foundation

Jan and Judith O. Rapacz

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

Margery H. and David V. Uihlein

Glenn A. Dahl

Gary L. and Judy H. Jorgensen

Kathy M. Reilly DVM’90

Wisconsin Holstein Association

University League Inc

Dane County Humane Society

Rhone Merieux Inc

UW Wildlife Exotic and Zoo Animal Medicine Club

Darling Ingredients International

Gustavo Justines PHD’71 and Gladys Oro

Wisconsin Horse & Pony Humane Society Inc

Vilter Foundation Inc Judith P. and Thomas Vinson Vita Plus Corporation Robert T. Wallace Walter Schroeder Foundation

David V. Uihlein Foundation Deer-Grove Veterinary Clinics LLC DeLaval Inc Diamond-V Mills Inc Kathleen A. and Lawrence J. Dickerson

Karl Hausner Farms Foundation Ltd Kettle Moraine Kennel Club Carol J. and Donald F. Kress

The PMD Foundation Robert R. DVM’90 and Julie A. Poetzel Jeffrey H. and Lisa Post Prairie Animal Hospital-Beloit Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin

Jane A. and Thomas J. Richter Donna J. and James W. Rieser Roche Vitamins Inc-New Jersey

Carol A. and Melvyn A. Kronn

Rock Valley Veterinary Medical Association

Virginia P. Kunch DVM’97

Thomas H. Roddis

Kunming Institute of Zoology

Volga A. Rojas Rural Security Life Insurance

Lucile Weinress

Elizabeth F. Dill and Christopher A. Rowbottom

LuAnn Kuzma and Shan Shea L & L Sales & Service Inc

Sanofi Pasteur S A

Patricia H. Weisberg

Disney Worldwide Services Inc

Michele M. La Fond MS’85, DVM’89

Irene Schapiro

Robert F. Weisberg

Daryn S. and John G. Drengler

Laboratoire M2 Inc

Randy Schueller

Waukesha Kennel Club

Walking Horse Charity Jubilee Waunakee Veterinary Service SC Wauwatosa Veterinary Clinic Laurence J. Weber and Alison N. Lindsay Mares West Central West Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc Western Veterinary Conference Whippet Health Foundation

Wittenberg Veterinary Clinic Companion Animal Elmer A. and Marian A. Woelffer Woodland Veterinary Clinic Ltd William Wrigley Jacquelyn L. and James A. Wrycha Wyeth Pharmaceuticals John R. and Kelli J. Zellmer

* We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. We apologize for any error or omission and encourage you to contact the Office for Advancement at 608-263-6914 with any corrections.

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Students at Work One Health: Myers Aids Poultry Vaccination Project in Madagascar In Madagascar, Myers put her belief into action. Chickens are an important alternative protein source to bush meat and can help protect the environment by limiting hunting. The chickens Laurel Myers DVMx’20 administers an in Makira Natural Park, ocular vaccine to protect chickens in Madagascar against Newcastle disease. however, are infected with Newcastle disease, a virus that spreads through the air and can wipe out flocks. In addition to vaccinating chickens, Myers helped to educate residents about animal husbandry and food safety, and will research other communities’ responses to the disease.

While she appreciates the financial portion of the Anderson award, Myers was even more grateful for the vote of confidence. “I felt for so long that I was going into a field people were not pursuing and combining things (veterinary medicine and public health) that people weren’t combining,” she says. “It makes a tremendous amount of difference to see elders endorse what I’m doing and believe in the things I believe in.”

Ann Grauvogl

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Laurel Myers DVMx’20 was still in elementary school when a shipment of goats to her family’s farm in Bridger, Montana, left everyone sick with fever. “So I grew up thinking of the connections between human and animal health,” she says.

This summer, Myers, a dual doctor of veterinary medicine and master of public health candidate at UW– Madison, spent a month with Madagascar Health and Environmental Research vaccinating chickens as part of a project to improve human health. Her work was supported by the first Henry A. Anderson III Graduate Student Award from the UW Global Health Institute.

“You’re improving human nutrition, avoiding environmental degradation and cutting down on disease spread,” Myers says of the village poultry health project. “Chickens are also seen as a source of women’s empowerment. Men bring in meat. Women keep chickens.”

In work that looks at the many factors that can influence health and disease, Myers and Anderson are kindred spirits. Anderson, a 1972 graduate of the UW–Madison medical school, established Wisconsin’s environmental and occupational health program.

For Myers, the idea of occupational or environmental health fits perfectly into the concepts of One Health and Planetary Health, both centered on the idea that human, animal, and environmental health are interlinked. “I really believe everything is connected,” she says.

In June, UW School of Veterinary Medicine students, together with Emergency and Critical Care clinician Corinne Lawson, led a veterinary medical training program for Wisconsin police officer-K-9 teams as part of a larger technical training program at Camp Randall Stadium. The session provided officers with training on canine first aid, CPR, taking vitals, and recognizing emergency situations such as heat stroke in their K-9 partners.

Here, Wisconsin State Capitol Police officer Mick Price (center) and his K-9 partner Yacki get information about taking vital readings from Lawson (far right) and students Zoie Schaefer DVMx’21 (right) and Madeline Gluck DVMx’20 (left).

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Awards & Honors Lewin Receives Veterinary Graduate Award BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

Andrew Lewin, who recently completed his residency in comparative ophthalmology at UW Veterinary Care, was presented with the 2018 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Graduate Award at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium in August. The award recognizes an exemplary research project by a graduate veterinarian.

Lewin was honored for his research into infectious ocular disease and glaucoma. His work as a shelter veterinarian before starting his residency inspired him to pursue this area of focus.

As part of his research, Lewin established a nationwide network of cat shelters to provide clinical scores and eye swabs for cats with ocular and respiratory infections, helping to determine the distribution of these pathogens nationwide — something that had never been done before. He also obtained viral samples for genomic sequencing and analysis. These samples and the data set will now make other downstream analyses possible.

Dulli Awarded Compassionate Care Scholarship Kelly Dulli DVMx’20 earned second place in the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) 2018 Compassionate Care Scholarship competition, recognizing her academic achievements and dedication to animal welfare, in particular her passion for helping community cats.

Dulli serves as veterinary student coordinator for monthly spay days at Madison Cat Project, an organization that works with area animal rescues and shelters to offer adoptions and care for feral and under-socialized cats. She is also a patient care volunteer with the Dane County Humane Society and this summer she traveled to Washington state with Rural Area Veterinary Services, a nonprofit outreach program that brings free veterinary services to underserved rural communities.

As president of the HSVMA Student Chapter at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, Dulli led the most active HSVMA chapter in the country, overseeing several speakers, a suture lab, and a spay lab.

Other Notable Honors •H annah Carey, a professor of comparative biosciences, was named president-elect of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the nation’s largest coalition of biomedical researchers.

•P eter Muir, the Melita Grunow family professor in companion animal health, is part of the 2018 cohort of Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, recognized for meritorious contributions to knowledge in the field.

• Alyssa Karklus DVMx’20 won the Morris Animal Foundation 2018 Veterinary Student Scholar Program Poster Presentation Competition for her research into mitochondrial DNA lineages in Bornean and Sumatran orangutans in North American zoos.

•S hannon Gildersleeve DVM’18 received a 2018 Veterinary Student Innovation Award from Merck Animal Health and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation.

Support for Study of Rabies Prevention Elsa Cardenas Canales, a doctoral candidate in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences program, earned a 2018 Graduate Student Research Award from UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute for her work evaluating the feasibility of an oral rabies vaccination for vampire bats in Mexico. The funding will allow Cardenas Canales to travel to Mexico for

fieldwork. Her mentor in the project is Jorge Osorio, a professor of pathobiological sciences at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine.

Vampire bat-transmitted rabies is a burden to the livestock industry in Mexico and a significant public health concern. Current rabies control measures in the country include culling vampire bats; however, this practice does not seem to be effective.

In previous studies, the Osorio lab developed a novel, topically delivered rabies vaccine that protected big brown

bats against rabies. The technology could be adapted to target other bat species, including vampires. Elsa’s project aims to be the first to assess the practicality of vaccinating free-ranging vampire bats to prevent rabies in Mexico.

Cardenas Canales will also evaluate public knowledge and perceptions about vampire-transmitted rabies in four Mexican communities, as well as the social impacts of the disease. Results will help to tailor public outreach efforts, educational campaigns, and control methods for rabies.

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Patient Profile

Rare Surgery for Regal Blue Crane

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eriwinkle a 7-year-old female blue crane from the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo, Wisconsin, received a lifesaving surgery at UW Veterinary Care earlier this year.

In May, ICF aviculturists found Periwinkle in respiratory distress while choking on a pebble from her enclosure. Barry Hartup DVM’93, the foundation’s director of conservation medicine and a clinical instructor of zoological medicine at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), performed a tracheostomy, creating an opening through the neck into the trachea, and successfully removed the pebble from the airway so Periwinkle could breathe.

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complexity of a crane’s respiratory system, Periwinkle was transported to the SVM for further evaluation.

With the assistance of zoological medicine clinical instructor Grayson Doss and resident Taylor Yaw, as well as specialists in anesthesia, a CT scan was performed, revealing a large mass within Periwinkle’s trachea at the base of her neck. An endoscopic camera showed that abundant scar tissue at the previous surgical site was impeding Periwinkle’s airway.

The veterinary team determined that this portion of the trachea would need to be removed or Periwinkle would be unlikely to survive much longer. Sara Colopy DVM’04, PhD’12, clinical instructor of small animal surgery, was joined by a team of experienced technicians who prepared Periwinkle for surgery.

Since the surgery involved the trachea, the anesthesia team placed Periwinkle’s breathing tube into one of

her abdominal air sacs, a respiratory structure unique to birds, to be able to breathe for her throughout the twohour surgery.

Colopy isolated the area of the trachea that was of concern, removed it, and reattached the two healthy, unobstructed ends. This is the first reported case of a blue crane successfully receiving a tracheal resection and anastomosis, or reconnection, procedure.

Within the first few hours after surgery, Periwinkle recovered well, was driven back to the International Crane Foundation, and reunited with her mate, Kito, in her enclosure. She can now be observed daily using her surgically repaired trachea to make various calls with Kito while on public display.

Taylor Yaw and Barry Hartup Large photo: Periwinkle, two days following her surgery.

Inset photo: Periwinkle (right) and her mate Kito (left) on public display at the International Crane Foundation.

WILL YOU BE A HERO? Morrie Waud, long-time friend and donor, has committed $5 million to match gifts and pledges toward the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Animals Need Heroes Too building expansion campaign — the most important project the school will undertake in the next 30 years.

To date, alumni and friends have completed $3.5 million of this special opportunity, but we need your help to complete the match. DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO BE A HERO. All gifts and pledges of $5,000 or more qualify for the dollar-for-dollar Morrie Waud Match.

To learn more and make your Morrie Waud Match gift today, visit vetmed.wisc.edu/morriewaudmatch.

To make a multi-year pledge, contact: Heidi Kramer Director of Development heidi.kramer@supportuw.org 608-327-9136

2015 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706-1102

A Holiday Card that Helps Advance Animal Health The holiday season is here and the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has the perfect gift for the animal lovers on your list – one that truly helps those special companions in our lives.

Each year, the SVM is delighted to present

original artwork for its holiday card fundraiser. This year, the school is offering “Winter Romp” (right) featuring the work of Wisconsin artist Kathy Esch.

For a suggested $10 donation per card, the SVM will send a holiday card to the recipient of your choice.

This beautiful, full-color card will include a greeting stating that a donation was made to the school in the recipient’s name and that proceeds will support projects that advance animal health and well-being.

The SVM holiday card makes a thoughtful

gift for veterinarians, friends, family, or even that special pet! Order forms for holiday cards can be downloaded at vetmed.wisc.edu/holidaycard or you may contact Laura Olson at 608-890-0203 to place an order by phone.

Meet the Artist Kathy Esch is a professional artist who specializes in animal portraiture.

Working in a variety of media, her particular interest lies in capturing that special bond between humans and their animal companions. She resides in Oregon, Wisconsin, where her art studio is located.