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Helping Animals that Help People

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t’s a scientific fact: after learning about the companion animals success of a pet theraare one of the best py initiative at the San medicines for people.

Antonio International Many of us already Airport. Programs of know this to be true beits kind are part of a cause we simply feel it, growing trend at airlike a warm, furry emports across the country brace around our hearts. and represent increasBut study after study ing recognition of the also shows the profound therapeutic benefits of influence that animals animals. can have on our lives, At DCRA, Pierre from promoting exerand Schreiber use their cise to reducing blood training to hone in pressure to fending off on those who seem in depression. greatest need of com For some special fort. With Pierre’s “Pet animals, such as K9 Me Please” bandanna cops, seeing-eye dogs, serving as a friendly inand therapy pets, helpvitation, wherever they ing people is their job. go, they leave a wake of They protect us, they smiles and thank yous assist us, they restore among passengers and us in mind and body. airport staff.

So when these animals “I like to share him come to UW Veterinary with people, and he With his “Pet Me Please” bandana serving as a friendly inviCare (UWVC) with a loves the attention,” tation, Pierre and his owner, Dana Schreiber, leave a wake of problem, the hospital’s says Schreiber. “Some smiles among passengers at the Dane County Regional Airport veterinarians, technipeople are still getwhere they work as volunteers for the pet therapy program. cians, and students feel ting used to the idea a dual sense of purpose in getting because it’s something new, but a Poodle, and his owner, Dana them back to good health. They lot of people miss their dogs when Schreiber, make the trek to the work hard for the sake of the anithey’re traveling, so Pierre is espeDane County Regional Airport mals themselves and for the people cially helpful to them. When they (DCRA) once per week to roam who rely upon them. meet Pierre, they show me the the terminal and look for people As therapy animals, UWVC paphotos of their own dogs on their in need of some dog-induced relief. tients Pierre and Nova have a lot cell phones.”

Pierre and Schreiber, who are of individuals counting on them.

But not long ago, Pierre’s time both certified by Pet Partners, an Their stories are just two examples as a therapy dog came precariousorganization that registers teams of how the UWVC team is helping ly close to an end. In April 2014, involved in “animal-assisted inanimals that help people. he arrived at UWVC for an annual teractions,” have been offering evaluation and teeth cleaning with therapy services for many years.

Pierre, Travel Trauma Deterrent Dr. Jason Soukup, during which But they’re the first team to volTravel can be stressful, and aira small lump was discovered unteer for the DCRA’s pet therapy ports are packed with frazzled on Pierre’s neck. After analyzprogram, which launched in June passengers. This is exactly why ing a sample of the lump, clinical 2015. In fact, Schreiber originally continued on page 4 Pierre, a 12-year-old French proposed the idea to DCRA staff IAN DEGRAFF

WINTER 2015-16 Advancing animal and human health with science and compassion

A NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Dates to Remember

North American Veterinary Conference Alumni Reception January 17, 2016 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Washington Room, Orlando World Center Marriott Western Veterinary Conference Alumni Reception March 7, 2016 7:30–9:30 p.m.

South Dining Room, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Midwest Horse Fair April 15, 16 & 17, 2016 Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. Stop by to see us at our booth!

Alumni Reunion—Classes of 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 June 25, 2016 Veterinary Medicine Building

A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Welcome to Our Annual Donor Issue of On Call.

This issue gives us an opportunity to highlight and thank friends and partners who have given so generously to the school. Whether you have supported us through a scholarship, a contribution to enhance our UW Veterinary Care teaching hospital, an estate gift, or a donation toward our greatest needs—I thank you! All gifts are important to our current and future success.

The school is currently pursuing many initiatives. We will soon begin a significant remodeling project to create much needed active integrative learning spaces that will substantially improve our ability to teach in small groups.

We will also expand the size of our clinical skills laboratory to provide four times more space

Medicine Building. I encourage you to visit our website, AnimalsNeedHeroesToo.com, to learn more about our plans and the many benefits of this project for the school’s future.

This effort is critical to the future success and excellence of the school in all that it does, whether by providing better teaching spaces for our students, enhancing our research laboratory capabilities, or doubling our small animal hospital’s footprint and improving our large animal hospital facilities.

If you are interested in learning more about this project, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Again, on behalf of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, thank you for your generosity and support.

BRYCE RICHTER

American Association of Equine Practitioners Alumni Reception December 7, 2015 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Ciudad Room, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

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for students to practice and refine procedures they will use every day as veterinarians. This construction project is slated to be completed by the fall of 2016.

We also are actively working with our Capital Campaign Committee to begin to raise the funds necessary for building an addition to the Veterinary

Grunow Gift, Morgridge Match Endow Professorship in Companion Animal Health

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As far back as she can remember, animals have been a big part of Melita Grunow’s life.

“I’ve always been an animal lover, as were my parents, who inspired me to be one,” she says.

Not surprisingly, Grunow has had many companion animals over the years, from dogs to cats to horses.

Even today a small menagerie roams her property in Lake Geneva, Wis., including Patch, a Goldendoodle; Jestic, a Golden Retriever; Little Jake, a miniature horse; and Donk and Dinky Donk, a mother-son tandem of donkeys.

One of Grunow’s first visits to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) came in 2004 when her Bernese Mountain Dog, Bandit, was referred to the teaching hospital for orthopaedic surgery. She was already sending annual donations to the school at the time, but the experience showed her firsthand just what the SVM faculty and staff can do for her four-legged companions. So when the opportunity arose to make an even greater impact this year, she seized it.

Her recent $500,000 gift, which doubled with a matching donation from UW–Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge (Grunow’s

Peter Muir, shown here during an examination with orthopaedic patient Lambeau and certified veterinary technician Lindsay Brusda, is the first to be named the Melita Grunow Family Professor in Companion Animal Health, an endowed professorship made possible by a gift from animal lover Melita Grunow and a match from UW alumni John and Tashia Morgridge. brother-in-law and sister), has funded the Melita Grunow Family Professorship in Companion Animal Health. The professorship will be bestowed upon a different SVM faculty member every five years and will provide $45,000 annually to support research that benefits companion animals.

The first to earn the professorship,

Peter Muir, expects to advance several research projects in the coming years with the help of the new funding.

This includes discoveries related to the genetic components of canine cruciate rupture, acquired laryngeal paralysis, and equine degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis; the treatment of osteoarthritis in dogs; and the

management of condylar stress fracture in Thoroughbred racehorses.

“This professorship will definitely support some innovative discovery research,” says Muir, professor of orthopaedic surgery and co-director of the Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. “I’m also excited about the possibilities it will create for the education of veterinary medical students and the career development of veterinary clinician-scientists.”

Muir, the 2013 recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, has mentored more than 100 students, residents, and fellows during his career, some of whom have moved on to careers in research. He anticipates that the projects supported by the professorship will offer ample opportunity for new veterinary medical students to gain valuable experience and help them transition from the DVM degree to graduate studies.

For Grunow, this is wonderful news. “I know UW is a fairly young vet school, but it’s always producing great research,” she says. “It’s up and coming, and I wanted to make sure that continues.”

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Donor-Supported Remodeling Project Creates New Waiting and Exam Rooms for Cats, Small Exotics

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hen dogs gather, they tend to get a little excited, which means a bit of barking and a flurry of tails and tongues. This is to be expected at an animal hospital as busy as UW Veterinary Care (UWVC), but it’s not always an ideal setting for feline and exotic patients. Cats, rodents, birds, and reptiles typically prefer a little more peace and quiet.

Thankfully, now there’s a separate, dedicated space for these animals to help make their visits

At UW Veterinary Care, we’re always looking for ways to improve. We strive to better serve our clients and their pets and to offer a learning environment for our students that goes above and beyond. Unfortunately, the hospital’s income cannot always stretch to cover all of these improvements. If you would like to help us work toward our vision, please consider contributing to the following equipment and service needs.

UW Veterinary Care will match funds for the items listed below.

—Ruthanne Chun, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Additional giving opportunities in support of UW Veterinary Care can be found at www.vetmed.wisc. edu/uwvc-wishlist.

"It really helps reduce stress for our patients, and probably our clients..." to UWVC more pleasant. With the help of some generous donors, the hospital has converted two conference rooms into a single suite containing a waiting room specifically for cats and small exotic animals and two exam rooms with cat–friendly features.

“It really helps reduce stress for our patients, and probably our clients, something we’re always happy to do,” says Hospital Director Ruthanne Chun. “It also gives us more space to accommodate our growing caseload.”

When it was constructed in 1983, the school’s teaching hospital was designed to accommodate between 10,000 and 12,000 patient visits per year. Now, due to ever increasing demand for UWVC’s services and specialists, the hospital accommodates around 24,000 annual visits.

“This is why donors are so vital,” says Chun. “They can help us keep serving as many patients as possible and in the best ways possible.”

In the case of this project, UWVC has several donors to thank, including Melita Grunow, who was the lead donor, as well as Ann and Guy Nakamura and Paula Varner, who funded the

UW Veterinary Care Wishlist

Pulse Oximeters ($1,000 – $1,500) These small, portable devices are of critical importance in the hospital for when a patient’s oxygenation is unstable. The pulse oximeters help determine when supplemental oxygen is needed. This essential equipment is utilized around-theclock and requires ongoing replacement.

Ocular Ultrasound ($35,000) The ocular ultrasound is used to see into the eye when disease in the front of the eye precludes examination. For example, it can be used to screen dogs prior to cataract surgery to make sure the retina is attached and the dog is a good candidate for surgery, and to assess the cause of disease, when the eye is too inflamed for examination.

Generous donations funded a remodeling project at the UW Veterinary Care Small Animal Hospital, which included the creation of a small, dedicated waiting room for cats and small exotic pets and two feline-focused exam rooms with special cat beds bolted into the walls at waist level.

exam rooms. The Nakamuras were inspired to make their donation by the care that their dog, Trouble, received as an oncology patient at UWVC, and Varner made her gift in honor of her husband, Steve, and his love of animals.

The exam rooms themselves feature cat beds, bolted to the

walls at waist level, that create safe, comfortable perches where cats can purr and nap to their hearts’ content. These, in addition to new cat perches in the UWVC feline ward, were donated by Audrey Martino in memory of her cat, Chester.

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Fluid and Syringe Pumps ($1,000 – $1,500) These essential pumps deliver intravenous fluids to large and small animal patients requiring fluid therapy. The syringe pumps, used for exotic species and small animals, deliver fluids using a “slow push” of intravenous medications to animals who need continuous infusions.

If you are interested in making a gift, please contact Pat Bowdish, Director of Development, at (608) 294-7661 or pat.bowdish@supportuw.org.

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Nova, Calming Equine Influence Some therapy animals provide comfort for strangers. But others, like Nova, a 12-year-old Morgan Arab cross, focus on their families.

Nova is one of seven horses that live with Clint and Tish Carlson, their five adopted children, and their two foster children, in La Valle, Wis. Like several of his stablemates, Nova is a rescue horse, and it might explain why he has such a strong connection with the Carlson children. Ranging in

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HELP from page 1 pathology resident Dr. Saundra Sample suspected it was a thyroid tumor.

Schreiber immediately scheduled surgery for Pierre with Dr. Sara Colopy and Dr. Susie Sample, and they removed the tumor.

Anatomic pathology resident Dr. Tamara Chamberlin confirmed that the tumor was a thyroid carcinoma, a malignant cancer that can spread to other organs. Because it was caught so early, oncology resident Dr. Marin Miller determined that Pierre wouldn’t need any further treatment, such as chemotherapy or radiation. Now he and Schreiber return to UWVC every three months for an evaluation and x-rays to make sure the cancer has not spread to his lungs.

“This case really underscores the importance of regular physical exams, especially for older dogs,” says Dr. Cecilia Robat, a clinical instructor of oncology. “The earlier you can catch a tumor, the earlier you can treat it and, most likely, the better the prognosis will be.”

Thanks to a little luck and some top-notch care, Schreiber now has peace of mind, which she and Pierre can continue sharing with others.

“It was a great relief because I just adore him,” says Schreiber, adding that she’s grateful to UWVC for making a difficult situation as easy as possible. “All the vets and techs and staff I’ve dealt with have been fabulous. They couldn’t be more caring.”

The Carlson family poses for a photo with a much-improved Nova in September 2015.

ages from 7 to 16, they have all left behind difficult circumstances for better lives, but mental scars still linger. Nova gives them what they need to cope.

“The kids work with Nova and our other horses—brushing, riding, feeding,” says Clint Carlson. “It helps soothe them and gives them a sense of responsibility, and it shows them compassion and love.”

Although the Carlsons are not formally trained in any form of equine-assisted therapy, Tish plans to pursue certification in the future, and they witness Nova’s calming influence on their children every day.

“Nova loves to work,” says Tish Carlson. “It doesn’t matter what crazy thing they ask him to do, he does it without hesitation.”

But one night in May 2015, the Carlsons found themselves in serious jeopardy of losing their treasured horse and all the good he brings to the family.

“The kids went out to feed Nova, and normally he’s in our bottom field, but he was right at the door right away,” says Clint Carlson. “He was acting strange and poking his nose at his side.”

Knowing this could be a sign of colic, or abdominal pain, they called Dr. Suzanne McKichan, a 2009 graduate of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, at Dells Equine, who drove out to examine Nova. McKichan determined the most likely culprit was an intestinal blockage, but after trying several methods to get him to pass whatever was lodged in his bowels, an endoscopy showed he was still backed up. Thinking a major surgery might be in Nova’s future, she referred the Carlsons to UWVC. “He wasn’t responding to painkillers, and after a thorough abdominal examination, we found significant small intestinal distension, or bloating,” says Dr. Samantha Morello. “We later confirmed this with ultrasound.”

The ultrasound also revealed what looked like a “bull’s eye lesion”—two concentric circles on the interior surface of the abdomen—suggesting that part of Nova’s small intestine was telescoping into another. This condition, called intussusception, can cause major blockages and intense pain. In addition, an analysis of Nova’s abdominal fluid showed

elevated levels of lactate and a particular protein, both of which suggested some of the tissue in his intestine was not being properly infused with blood. All signs pointed to surgery as the only solution, but it quickly became much more complicated than a typical colic operation.

“We found a large mass in his abdomen that turned out to be a significant portion of his small intestine, folded up like an accordion,” says Morello. “It was so thickened and stuck that we couldn’t straighten it out to evaluate the integrity of the tissue.”

The blood flow to the involved bowel was compromised, and that portion of the intestine could not be salvaged, so Morello and large animal surgery resident Dr. Russ Freeland elected to remove it.

“We were surprised and scared at first,” says Clint Carlson. “But Nova’s young, he’s a great horse, and he does so well with the kids, so we knew it was something we had to try.”

Find out how Nova's story ends by visiting go.wisc.edu/pierre-and-nova.

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SVM Faculty, Student Earn Notable Awards and Honors BRENDAN KELLY

Moriello Earns Lifetime Achievement Award for Work in Feline Dermatology

Hannah Carey, professor of comparative biosciences at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, was named a senior visiting fellow by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) at the University of Bologna (Italy), where she spent six weeks in September and October.

Carey, who studies hibernating mammals to learn how they adapt to extreme seasonal changes in physiology and nutrition, worked with Professor Matteo Cerri at Bologna’s Department

UW–Madison’s Medical Scientist Training Program.

His research focuses on mechanisms of respiratory motor plasticity, which has potential therapeutic applications for patients with breathing problems caused by sleep apnea, neurodegenerative diseases, and spinal injuries.

Read about more faculty, staff, and student awards and honors at go.wisc.edu/svm-awards-honors.

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Ian Duncan, a professor of neurology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2015 Lifetime Excellence

Carey Earns International Senior Fellowship

of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences on research experiments related to metabolic suppression, the process in which an animal actively slows its metabolic rate to conserve energy during a period of inactivity.

Their goal was to learn more about this natural process, potentially laying the groundwork for how it can be achieved in humans.

As a physiologist, Carey will advise on how metabolic suppression can affect various organ systems, such as the gastrointestinal tract and the microbes that reside in the gut.

Their findings may have applications for areas as wide ranging as space travel and trauma medicine.

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Duncan Honored by AVMA for Lifetime Achievement

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Karen Moriello, clinical professor of dermatology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)/ Hill’s Pet Nutrition Award for Outstanding Contributions to Feline Medicine.

A board-certified veterinary medical dermatologist, Moriello received the lifetime achievement award in July at the ISFM European Congress in Porto, Portugal, where she served as keynote speaker.

In addition to her expertise in dermatophytosis (ringworm), which includes co-creating the ringworm screening and treatment protocol that is now followed at shelters all over the country, Moriello has authored more than 200 manuscripts and book chapters on small animal dermatology, along with three teaching textbooks. She is also the co-editor of the international journal Veterinary Dermatology.

in Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

The award honors a veterinary medical researcher for accomplishments in basic, applied, or clinical research throughout his or her career. Duncan is a world leader in research that focuses on the development and diseases of myelin, a material that covers and protects nerve fibers and is essential to the proper function of the central nervous system (CNS). The deterioration of this protective sheath, or demyelination, is associated with several debilitating diseases, including multiple sclerosis.

Duncan is also a global authority on the genetic disorders of myelination, and he has identified numerous genetic mutations in animals. He has used these discoveries to establish animal models for exploring the various roles of mutant genes in myelin formation and maintenance. Duncan is also a pioneer in the use of stem cell transplantations to repair myelin disorders of the CNS.

CBMS Doctoral Student Fields Earns $133,000 in Fellowships Daryl Fields, a doctoral student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has received two major research fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/Merck Science Initiative.

A fellowship from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the NIH provides Fields with nearly $81,000 in stipend support over two years, and a UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship bestows $52,500 in stipend and research supply support for 16 months. Both awards began in September 2015.

The fellowships support Fields as he completes his doctoral dissertation and simultaneously pursues a medical degree as part of

Shelter Medicine The Shelter Medicine Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine casts its net of assistance far and wide. Local news outlets in Georgia and North Carolina recently highlighted the program’s efforts to help shelters fight outbreaks of canine influenza and canine distemper.

Led by Director Sandra Newbury, program staff also assisted shelters with the canine flu outbreak in Chicago and surrounding areas. The special quarantine protocols they helped put in place allowed adoptions to continue safely, which prevented overcrowding and saved the lives of many dogs.

To see more news coverage of the Shelter Medicine Program and the SVM in general, visit go.wisc. edu/svm-in-news.

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Imaging Wish List Almost all patients seen at UW Veterinary Care will require diagnostic imaging to determine the source of their discomfort, the severity of their injury, or how best to treat their disease. Our patients have a variety of different diseases – from heart disease to dental disease, from cancer to lameness – and each involves different needs for the optimal diagnostic imaging that will help us create a treatment plan and follow through on patient care.

If you would like to make a difference, a gift toward any of the following imaging items would improve our ability to diagnose and treat our patients.

—Kenneth Waller, Section Head, Diagnostic Imaging Additional giving opportunities for imaging equipment can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/ imaging-center.

Power Injector ($15,000) The ability to inject contrast medium into the bloodstream improves our ability to detect disease, particularly when coupled with computed tomography. Power injectors consistently, reproducibly, and safely administer a dose of contrast medium to the patient with limited waste of the initial volume and precise timing. By using the injector, contrast medium is carefully controlled and concentrated to the area of interest, thereby reducing anesthesia time and cost. In some cases, the injector can permit decreases in the required dose. A power injector can ultimately improve diagnoses, treatments, and sometimes outcomes in our patients.

Digital Radiography Upgrade ($75,000 – $375,000) Digital radiography has been used at UW Veterinary Care for the past eight years and has improved our patient care and the ultimate efficiency of the hospital due to its short processing time and excellent image quality. With improved mobility, digital images can be viewed by more than one person in multiple parts of the hospital and enhance our collaborations with referring veterinarians, ultimately improving patient care. The ability to manipulate digital images has improved disease diagnoses and reduced radiation doses to our patients and personnel.

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SVM Welcomes New Faculty and Staff Adrien-Maxence Hespel, DVM, MS, has joined the Department of Surgical Sciences as a clinical assistant professor in radiology and diagnostic imaging. He earned his veterinary medical degree at the University of Liege in Belgium before completing a small animal rotating internship at University College Dublin in Ireland. Hespel then worked in private practice in France and as a consultant for Novartis. Most recently, he completed a radiology residency at Auburn University where he earned his master’s degree. He is also a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. His research interests include applications of 3D printing in veterinary medicine and interventional radiology, which uses minimally invasive, imageguided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases of the organs.

Chumkee Aziz, DVM, is the new outreach veterinarian for the Shelter Medicine Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. She obtained her veterinary medical degree at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2012. She also completed an internship at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City in 2013, which included experience in anti-cruelty work and shelter medicine.

Her current interests as an outreach veterinarian, and as a resident with the UC-Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, include the role of community collaboration in mitigating pet homelessness, proactive shelter population management, and infectious disease prevention in shelters.

Ashley Voss has joined the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) as a communications specialist. She comes to the SVM from across campus after five years with the UW–Madison School of Education’s External Relations Office. She will use her experience in print and digital communications, graphic design, and event coordination to support school-wide public relations and marketing efforts.

Ashley is a 2007 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is excited to help share stories about how the SVM is advancing animal and human health.

Rachel Crawford is the new department administrator for the Department of Medical Sciences. She was drawn to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) by her fascination with biomedical research, her interest in health care (for both humans and animals), and her love of dogs (she has two—Callie, a Golden Retriever, and Duka, a Boston Terrier). Prior to coming to the SVM, Crawford worked at the UW Carbone Cancer Center for six years in various roles, most recently as manager for the center’s gastrointestinal cancer research program. She has also worked as a research specialist for Asthma, Allergy, and Pulmonary Research in Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and as a youth program coordinator for the Ho-Chunk Nation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from UW–Madison and a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Phoenix.

Kerry Ludke has returned to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) to serve as department administrator for the Department of Comparative Biosciences. From 2001 to 2007, she worked in the school’s veterinary medical teaching hospital (now UW Veterinary Care) as supervisor of the small and large animal hospital reception desks, medical records, and the case referral hotline. Most recently, Ludke served as department administrator for the UW School of Social Work.

The professionalism, compassion, and quality of care she experienced at the teaching hospital, as well as a desire to learn more about the school’s biomedical research, drew her back to the SVM. Ludke holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and has completed coursework toward a master’s of business administration at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

The UW School of Veterinary Medicine Welcomes New Residents, Interns, Fellows INTERNS AND FELLOWS

RESIDENTS Mary Rose (Molly) Allen, DVM Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Jennifer Loewen, DVM Emergency and Critical Care

Laura Barnard, DVM Neurology

Jessica Malberg, MPH, DVM Radiology

Caitlin Barry-Heffernan, DVM Small Animal Internal Medicine

Lily Parkinson, DVM Zoological Medicine

Kyla Beguesse, MS, DVM Zoological Pathology

MacKenzie Pellin, DVM Radiation Oncology

Specialty Interns and Fellows Ricardo Fernandez, DVM Oncology Clinical Trials

Alex Piazza, DVM Orthopedic Research

Leslie Hopes, DVM Maddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine

Charlotte Tusler, DVM Fellow, Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin

Sydney Lee, DVM Maddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine

Rotating Interns Lauren Blume, DVM Radiology

Denise Radkey, DVM Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Ryan Bray, DVM Small Animal Internal Medicine

Ellen Scherer, DVM Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Cynthia de Assumpcao Lucidi, MS, DVM, PhD Clinical Pathology

Katelyn Stewart, DVM Medical Oncology

Marcella Granfone, DVM Emergency and Critical Care

Rebecca Stuntebeck, DVM Maddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine

Kayla Grint, DVM Cardiology

Kathleen Tsimbas, DVM Medical Oncology

Chelsea Holschbach, DVM Large Animal Medicine

Nate Vos, MPH, DVM Medical Oncology

Shawn Lennix, DVM Anatomic Pathology

Jenn Whyard, DVM Large Animal Surgery

Andrew Lewin, DVM Ophthalmology

Benjamin Yarnall, DVM Small Animal Surgery

Hannah Evans, DVM

Erika Sikina, MPH, DVM

Elizabeth Wood, DVM

Aslynn Jones, DVM

Chris Thomson, DVM

Thomas Louden Wright, DVM

Holzman Co-Authors Patient Care Guidebook for Veterinary Technicians UW Veterinary Care’s (UWVC) Gerianne Holzman is the co-author of a new textbook that serves as a comprehensive guide for the care of cats and dogs undergoing surgery — from initial exam to patient discharge and beyond.

Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) includes chapters on the history of physical examination, pre-operative planning, asepsis, surgical assisting procedures, wound management, postoperative care, and aftercare.

The reference book also features 285 full-color photographs, most of them taken at UWVC, illustrating common surgical instruments and assisting procedures.

In co-authoring the textbook, Holzman drew upon her many years as a certified veterinary technician at UWVC, including time spent as the orthopedic and renal transplant coordinator. She now serves as UWVC’s clinical studies technician. Her partner

for the project, Teri Raffel, is a former UWVC operating technician.

She currently serves as the laboratory coordinator for the veterinary technician program at Madison College in Madison, Wis. Ashley Voss

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We’re Grateful for Donations Made Between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015

Veterinary Clinic Sponsorships Benefit the School of Veterinary Medicine Every year, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine receives tremendous support from veterinary clinics that donate to the Companion Animal Fund Sponsor program in the name of a client’s pet who has passed away. We are thankful to be able to help during a pet owner’s time of grief, even just by being a part of that sense of connection generated when a pet owner learns that their veterinarian made a donation in the name of their pet. But we feel even more grateful that we are able to put these gifts to good use to benefit animal care.

Thank you to the following veterinary clinics for their generous participation in this program between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

BUDDY AND JOSIE (KAREN MIER)

In 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 between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Cumulative donors, alumni of the 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 have been thanked separately.

We are deeply grateful to all who have contributed. Your gifts make an impact on the lives of animals and humans. 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 reputation for excellence.

We have made every effort to ensure that this list is accurate; however, a recent switch to a new database may yield some inaccuracies. If there are errors, we apologize and encourage you to call the Office for Advancement at (608) 265-9692 with any corrections. $1,000,000+ Robert F. and Debra A. Cervenka Morrie and Tracey Waud

$500,000-999,999 Melita F. Grunow Allan Holladay John P. and Tashia F. Morgridge Jeffrey D. and Sara R. Wiesner

$100,000-499,999

$2,000+ Kaukauna Veterinary Clinic Lake Country Veterinary Care Muller Veterinary Hospital New Berlin Animal Hospital Oregon Veterinary Clinic Shorewood Animal Hospital Wright Veterinary Service

$1,000-1,999 All Pets Veterinary Clinic Appanasha Clinics SC Dodgeville Veterinary Service Hartford Animal Clinic Inc Layton Animal Hospital Marshfield Veterinary Service North Country Veterinary Clinic Omro Animal Hospital Park Pet Hospital Perryville Pet Hospital Thiensville-Mequon Small Animal Clinic Whitewater Veterinary Hospital

$500-999 All Paws Animal Hospital Country View Animal Hospital Delafield Small Animal Hospital Family Pet Clinic SC Grassland Veterinary Service

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Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SC Metro Animal Hospital Northside Veterinary Clinic Russell Veterinary Hospital PC St Francis Animal Hospital Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital West Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc Whitewater Animal Medical Center Wittenberg Veterinary Clinic Companion Animal

Under $500 Animal Hospital of Oshkosh Bark River Animal Hospital Dr. Peter J. Gaveras Dr. Olivia D. Harris Barkoff Lakeside Animal Hospital Loyal Veterinary Service Military Ridge Veterinary Service North Shore Animal Hospital of Racine Inc Northwoods Animal Hospital Pewaukee Veterinary Service Pulaski Veterinary Clinic Queen Creek Veterinary Clinic Token Creek Veterinary Clinic To Your Door Veterinary Health and Wellness Valley Veterinary Hospital Woodland Veterinary Clinic

Jane Bunn Richard R. and Doris B. Dubielzig Patricia R. Hall Mary A. Pierson

$25,000-99,999 Jean-Pierre and Nancy Boespflug Dorothy Dahl Dean Foods Foundation Evelyn K. Fryer Oliver J. and Jane G. Ginther Elaine D. Marshall Gayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElwee Terry K. and Sandra K. Shockley Skeletal Kinetics VCA Antech Inc Mary Z. Zemon Zinpro Corporation Zoetis

$10,000-24,999 AgSource Cooperative Services Shawn M. Cavanaugh Timothy J. and Anne M. Connor Cooperative Resources International Glenn A. Dahl Garry and Deborah Eades John P. and Margo Edl Thomas R. and Deborah B. Errath Humane Society of the United States Stephen M. Johnson and Dianne M. Byerly Karl Hausner Farms Foundation Ltd Patrick G. and Nancy B. Kennedy

Gregg and Kathryn Kuehn Maddies Spirit William J. Maeck Guy and Ann Nakamura Jeffry A. and Hidee L. Neuenschwander Gary F. and Camille E. Seamans David D. and Gail L. Seavert Weston R. Severson and Esther M. Olson SMS Foundation Inc Timothy J. and Nancy L. Speaker Margery H. Uihlein Paula L. Varner Charles H. and Sandra V. Yanke

$5,000-9,999 Todd R. and Joanna C. Allen Mark E. and Cheryl A. Brickman Susan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. Neal Community Foundation of North Texas Robert B. and Mary R. Fick Robert F. and Suzanne S. Geller Claire Hackmann Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society Inc Judith Jackman Land O'Lakes Inc Jack R. and Darryl J. Luebeck Bruce B. and Rebecca J. Milne Morris Animal Foundation Nestle Purina Petcare Company Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners Jill G. Pelisek Michael T. and Jodi A. Preissner Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Richard K. and Bonita L. Riederer Andrew J. and Cynthia Rolfe SCAVMA David H. Simon Don and Sandy Slusarek Split Rail Foundation Inc Suzanne M. Strachota David R. and Gail F. Turner Lois M. Vankerkhoven Wisconsin Alumni Association Inc

$1,000-4,999

We are thankful that all our pet’s many needs can be addressed in one facility. Today’s appointment went just like all of our other appointments: excellent compassion, communication and, of course, treatment.

HERMIONE (JOANIE JORGENSEN)

Anonymous Pat Adas and Mary J. MacLaren AGRI - Plastics MFG Rita M. Ahl Lerita Allert Susan J. Anderson Arizona Equine Medical Srg Ctr Aurora Kennel & Pet Shoppe Inc AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust John D. Baumann and Catherine R. Doyle Bayer Corporation Rosemary Berg Michael and Janis V. Brezina Debra Brim Burlington Kennel Club Campbell Supply Company Brenda Caprio Paul W. Cerutti Lois E. Clementi Louis Couture Joanne M. Crawford Mark A. and Carol B. Cullen Russell A. Cutting and Rene E. Randall Dairyland Veterinary Service Dane County Veterinary Medical Association Mary M. Dittmar John G. and Daryn S. Drengler Rudolf Dueland and Susan J. Hyland Eastern States Exposition Gary R. Edge and Catherine M. Ahrens Elanco Animal Health Elsevier Inc Theodore Fain Susan Nicholas N. Fasciano Mike Felix Erin Ferris Jennifer L. Fitzgerald Debra A. Fitzpatrick Julie J. Flessas John J. Frautschi Pamela A. Frazier David H. and Leslie B. Frisinger Christina Frosini Jeffrey Gass Rebecca S. Gigandet Benjamin Gold Jonathan V. Goodman Gordon Setter Club of America Patricia A. Hackworthy Rick and Kathleen S. Halvorson Jeffrey R. Hamann Jo A. Helms William R. and Sharon L. Henning Charles K. and Patricia A. Henrikson Patricia G. Hetland William G. and Judy K. Hicks Joyce I. Hoerig Dailene T. Hudson Tara G. Icke Iowa State Fair Steven T. and Lori Jantz Philip W. Jennings Wesley Johnson and Heather Reynolds Johnson Ronald C. Katz Yoshihiro and Yuko Kawaoka Arlan Knutson

IN ONE PLACE

Helen Kratzer Lu A. Kuzma Don D. Kynaston Laboratoire M2 Inc Nora Laflin Richard L. and Joan L. Leffler Darla Leuthold Rosann Liva Cary and Judy Madden Mark D. Markel Marshfield Veterinary Service Paul R. and Sharel A. Martin Rocille McConnell Susan M. Melby Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc John H. Miller James W. and Barbara J. Milne Juergen and Virginia L. Mueller Maureen B. Mulroy John S. and Kristina L. Murphy William N. and Mary Ann O'Brien David Olivotti and Ann M. Berres-Olivotti San W. and Sarah C. Orr Ova and Sue Parr Kurt Paulus Paws of CT INC James G. Peard Michael R. Peters Mary S. Pfister Jane Pitluck Jeanne Pogue Marilyn M. Potter Rose M. Powers Susan W. Prasse Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. and Marilyn G. Putz Kenneth W. and Susan A. Reagles Dean J. Riviera Pamela Roads Rock Valley Veterinary Medical Association William and Nancy Russell Saint Paul Foundation Karthikeyan Sankaralingam and Madhavi Krishnan

Sargento Foods Inc Marcus Schafer and Luck Subramanian Robert A. and Kristine A. Schriesheim Ellen J. Schwendeman Sexing Technologies Simmons & Associates Thomas L. and Anne M. Skalmoski Thea Smith Southwest Wisconsin Veterinary Association Joseph R. and Jayne Z. Spittler Lisa A. Steinkamp Steven S Lindsay Memorial Fund Chester B. and Donna S. Thomas Steven J. Thompson Kirk M. and Lynn L. Tucker Universal Medical Systems University League Inc Jacqueline A. Vaver VetZ GmbH Vilter Foundation Inc Thomas and Judith P. Vinson Charles Voegeli W D Hoard and Sons Company James H. Wallace Robert T. Wallace Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Wisconsin Alpaca & Fiber Fest Wisconsin Holstein Association Wisconsin Pork Association Wisconsin Respiratory Symposium Lorice K. Woller

$500-999 Barbara O'Brien Trust Barbara A. Baron Alan D. Berger and Ann H. Infortuna Robert Bolls Bravelets LLC Gina L. Burgert Susan M. Camp Joseph C. and Erica E. Carroll Roy A. and Sharon S. Causey CHEMI Nutra

Sheyrl A. Christianson Dennis P. Chuchel Ulle Clark Robert C. Cohen Ivy A. Corfis William J. Crowley Charles J. and Kathryn M. Czuprynski Daniel R. and Susan L. Daniels Frederick A. and Paula Dick Lawrence J. and Kathleen A. Dickerson Cynthia H. Drollinger Sigrid E. Dynek Patricia M. Eckert Bradley L. Erickson First Unitarian Society Norm C. Fost and Irene Schapiro Deborah L. Galvin Johanna A. Ghei Thaddeus G. and Kathleen A. Golos Barbara G. Grosse Dennis S. and Marie C. Hahn David Hansen and Lynn M. Maki Edwin N. and Pamela A. Hathaway Paul and Lola Higgins Hill's Pet Nutrition Stephen J. and Janet L. Holtman Brandon M. and Erin Housley Intervet Inc Patricia A. Jonen Joseph and Patricia R. Justiliano Jay R. Kasner and Joanne L. Carpentier-Kasner Kenosha Kennel Club Inc John E. and Valeta R. Kuenzi Cynthia Le Vally Louise F. Leverant William J. and Sue Linder Joann C. Luedke Valerie E. Lukaszewicz Molly S. MacDonald John R. and Coleen E. Marshall Mary E. McAndrews Robert T. McArthur Rhonda I. Meath Merial Ltd Elliott L. and Susan J. Moeser John S. and Carla E. Moore Robert J. Mruz Judy L. Murphy Jane Nattrass Ned R. and Patricia J. Novsam Susan L. O'Brien Barbara O'Brien Garrett R. Oetzel Robert J. and Mettja R. Overly Thomas J. and Sharon N. Palmer Richard G. Placey and Carol E. Swanson James W. and Donna J. Rieser Jennifer L. Rochedieu Richard J. and Joan M. Rodrick Edward L. Rodriguez and Michelle M. Schartner Kristin Rosan Dawn Rotta Royal Canin USA Gerry D. Schaefer Nicole Schwendel Gwendolyn W. Sharratt Timothy J. and Nancy S. Sheehan continued on next page

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Special Thanks for Legacy Gifts Estate pledges, in the form of bequests, trusts, or wills, are another way to make a positive and lasting impact on the school. The following individuals, both living and deceased, have either pledged support for the school through an estate gift or an estate gift has come to fruition in their name.

For more information on how to arrange a legacy gift to benefit the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, contact Pat Bowdish at the UW Foundation at (608) 294-7661.

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DUBYA (REBECCA BLACK)

Allan P. Abell Todd R. and Joanna C. Allen Joey E. Amberg Jeffry Anderson David H. and Nancy K. Aronson Irving and Wendy L. Benveniste Cheryl A. Brickman Victor R. and Norma M. Brockmiller Jane Bunn Jackelen A. Callahan Robert F. and Debra A. Cervenka Rob and Cheryl Christianson Lois E. Clementi John W. Currier Deanna S. Ding Betty M. Duebner Merle and Eunice Eggen Robert J. and Katherine A. Emery Harold Engles SherRee L. Engles Karen L. Fitt Earl E. and Linda J. Flaskrud Beverly S. Freiberg Jeannette I. French Karen N. Ganser Kathy Gehl Floyd George Mary E. Gerloff Christine E. Gonia Nancy Gusack Claire Hackmann Patricia R. Hall Denny and Kim Harms June E. Harper Arlene E. Hartman James and Jennifer Hausch Patricia L. Hayes Oscar A. and Mary E. Hildebrandt Joyce I. Hoerig Earl K. Holz Judith Jackman Scott L. Johnson Sheryl L. Jones Gary R. and Kay M. Jones Kenneth A. and Cathy L. Kerznar Lynn A. Kniaz Karla Kreklow Edward M. and Lois G. Le Vine Kent H. and Mary Z. Libby Clara Locher Martha M. Lound Joyce A. Madsen Susan K. Magee Jacqueline Marshall Keith L. Mausner and Judith C. Illes

Roger W. and Rocille McConnell Suzanne McDonald Christine F. Meyer William D. Miller Betty J. Miller Mary A. Morse Judy L. Murphy John S. and Kristina L. Murphy Kalen K. Nichols Ardith Nyht Thomas J. and Sharon N. Palmer Joyce M. Paulson Martha E. Pavcek Mary A. Pierson Theodore S. Plautz Kenneth D. Powell Jodi A. Preissner Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. and Marilyn G. Putz Theresa M. Radant Andrew L. and Janet R. Raddatz John and Robin Raley Walter F. and Martha M. Renk Doris J. Salsbury Marion R. Schroeder Ronald F. and Tami L. Schurer Marcie T. Schwengel David D. and Gail L. Seavert Weston R. Severson and Esther M. Olson Patricia B. Smith Hedwig M. Spaight Barbara A. Suran Charlotte T. Turner David R. and Gail F. Turner Jacqueline A. Vaver Peter S. and Trisha Y. Wagner Margaret V. Wald Morrie Waud Patricia H. Weisberg Marilyn R. Wilbur Edwin V. and Linda S. Wise John R. and Kelli J. Zellmer Mary L. Zimmermann

Shelter from the Storm Inc Harney B. and Barbara R. Stover John and Mary A. Stracka Norman E. and Lois K. Sudnick Heather Susong Thomas L. Taylor Richard J. Taylor Mary Ann A. Test Barbara A. Tooman Thomas N. Torhorst C Phillip and Paula Turner Vicki Turner Paul J. and Emily Varkala VetCor Professional Practices Veterinary Vision of Rochester Trisha Y. Wagner Wisconsin Miniature Pinscher Rescue

$100-499 James F. and Sophia R. Abenante Caroline L. Adams Ag Partners Ronald E. and Sonja A. Ahlert Mark I. and Virginia L. Alexander Carla C. Allenstein Philip R. Andersen Elizabeth B. Anderson Eric K. and Susan E. Anderson Joanne O. Anderson Jean W. Anderson Wilmer Anderson Robert P. and Marianne M. Anderson James M. and Bonnie K. Andrews Miriam Ansfield David B. and Linda A. Arcand Sara G. Armstrong Beth C. Arnold Atlas Vet LLC David Atwell Martin E. and Lois M. Auer Badger Dachshund Club James Bahensky and Donna Katen-Bahensky Charles and Madelon Baker Harold K. and Patricia A. Bakken Aaron F. Barkoff and Olivia D. Harris Barkoff Brian K. and Elizabeth A. Barnes Morris N. and Virginia Bartot Clifford W. Bass Neal E. Baudhuin Paul H. Bautzmann Jeffrey J. and Jan Beardsley Russ and Connie Beavan Robert J. and Lori E. Beggs Kelly Bell Belle Design LLC Joshua E. Benish Patricia F. Bennett Edward C. and Louise A. Bennett Ruth M. Benzie James G. Berbee and Karen A. Walsh Bob and Elsie P. Berget Bruce D. and Kathryn A. Berndt Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Southeast Wisconsin Nyle Biondi William F. and Laura Bird Charles E. and Prudence Birringer

Dale E. and Nanci A. Bjorling Steven C. and Marcia S. Blaylock Jason A. Bleedorn and Samantha L. Morello Philip E. Bloedorn Matthew F. Bloom Arthur Blum John J. and Shawn C. Bogdanske Allan G. and Margaret R. Bogue Jerome Booth and Jayne M. Seibel Dennis L. Borski Patrick P. and Tiffany Bowdish Barbara E. Brandel C J and Angela Brantner Laura A. Brenner Mary M. Briscoe Victor R. and Norma M. Brockmiller Steven D. and Melody C. Brown Ruth H. Bruskiewitz Bruce M. and Brooke A. Buch Thomas J. Buechel and Kari M. Severson Thomas J. Buetow Brian P. and Ellen M. Buggy Steven J. and Thea R. Buholzer Kevin A. Buhr and Tracey Evans-Buhr Charles K. and Mary A. Burgess Jason R. and Jennie Burt Kenneth C. and Judith A. Bushek Timothy L. and Sandra B. Buzard Joan Z. Calder Diego F. Calderon Robert A. and Kim Campbell Cathleen M. Canavan Hannah V. Carey David Carlson John P. and Laurie L. Celebre Jill Chavin Ron and Nancy Christopherson Deborah A. Chvilicek Rodney L. and Eva Clark Craig E. Clark Barbara A. Clarke Howard J. and Ann S. Cleary Margaret E. Clemons David E. Cloninger and Mary K. Gillham David W. and Bevra L. Cole Paul C. and Mary M. Colette Michael T. and Cynthia Collins Barbara A. Constans Michael D. and Debbie L. Constant Nigel B. and Lynn Cook Carrie B. Coonce William R. Cooper and Lisa A. Borzynski Robert L. Courter Cream City Canines Inc Ruth A. Crennell Andrew B. Crummy Thomas J. Cubinski John W. Currier Bruce C. and Laurene D. Davidson Dazzling Paws Jewelry LLC Joyce A. De Beck Kurt S. De Prey James E. Dearing John R. and Sandra J. Decker Jason Demboski Allan Derge Edward F. and Georgia L. Dettmers Margaret A. Devenney Kevin Dhuyvetter

COMPASSIONATE CARE

I am always impressed with the compassion, kindness, and professionalism from all disciplines we meet when we come to UW. LILY AND IVY (CECILIA ROBAT)

Mary Kay Dobbeck Judith E. Donmoyer Dave K. and Paulette K. Draeger Margaret R. Draeger Linda S. Drake Carolee Drewieck Doug and Julie Drmolka Thomas L. Drucker Phillip and Anne Duffy Louise R. Dumke Mary O. Eastwood Paul R. and Constance F. Eberly Beth Ebert Daniel W. and Diana M. Ecke Diane M. Egan Victor and Joyce L. Eggleston Janet L. Ehn Steven and Jodi Eichelberger Marie L. Eichinger George and Kayleen Ellenberger Robert L. and Pamella Elliott Evelyn M. Elliott Darla J. Ellison Ervin A. and Stephanie S. Emery David B. Enright Gregory O. and Janice L. Erceg Christine G. Erdman Patricia A. Ernest Diane Esser Jeffrey L. Esser and Janine M. Landow-Esser Mona Everett Richard and Gwen A. Evseichik Kara Ewers Rick K. Ezell and Kristen A. Bernard Gloria K. Farquer Steven M. Farrey Greg and Laura J. Felzer Constance Ferentz Felix J. and Marilyn L. Fernandes Vincent Fidanza Michael A. Fiedler

Jeff L. and Jill S. Filter Bernice A. Fischer David J. and Kellee J. Fisher James H. Fitzpatrick and Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick Ronald A. Foster and Michelle I. Jancovic Lynn Fox Daniel and Linda Franciskovic Christine A. Francken Sue M. Fregien James M. and Kathleen C. Freimuth Robert A. Friedrich D Ward and Judith Fuller Robert B. and Janine A. Gage Karen N. Ganser Robert C. and Linda M. Gapko William K. Garfoot and Nancy L. Fielder Donna J. Garske John C. Garver and Jean A. Kuehn John C. and Lynn M. Gavelek Ernest Gdisis Kathy Gehl Paul A. Geisel Charles W. and Sandra Giesen Michael H. and Sara K. Gilman Jon C. and Nancy Gilmore Jean E. Gilpin Jerry J. and Karen L. Gipp Ottilie Glazier Tony L. Goldberg and Anne M. Readel R Kent and Jeanne-Marie Goode Thomas L. Graber Frank R. and Catherine W. Greer Richard K. and Debra M. Griem Warren K. and Deborah S. Griffith Tom and Sue W. Grisamore Susan E. Gruber William C. and Theresa A. Guelcher Thomas Gurchinoff Nancy Gusack Erik and Heather Gustafson Michael and Nanette Hackbarth

Kurt and Roberta S. Hackbarth Sam A. and Michele J. Hagopian Barbara A. Hahn Theodore E. and Genevieve Haley Peter C. and Nancy Halverson Richard B. Hammerstrom and Marina N. Haan Mary Hanrahan Tom and Deb Hanson Harlan Family Foundation Trust June E. Harper Doris Harrison James D. and Barbara B. Hart Kathy Hartmann Jon M. and Teresa Hartwig Beverly S. Hassel James and Jennifer Hausch Nicholas I. and Marit Hawkins Kerry Hawley Daniel J. and Mary E. Hayenga Gerald R. and Nancy T. Hazard Lisa A. Hebert David and Judith M. Hecker Timothy F. Heggland and Mary Behan Steven A. and Michelle M. Heindel James E. and Linda K. Heineke Jonathan R. and Wendy P. Heise Stephanie M. Helgeson Patrick G. Hellmann and Pamela M. Schmidt Terry E. and Gwen M. Henricksen Jenna Henshue Andrew A. and Rachel N. Herbst Thomas R. Herbst Ronald M. and Susan F. Hibben James H. and Betty J. Higby Ava M. Higginbotham Lysbeth Hintz William G. Hird Celia M. Hiteman Carole Hoefs James L. Hoehn and Nancy J. Goldberg Cheryl L. Hoffer Richard M. and Jill S. Hoffman David Holstrom Susan M. Holt John R. Holtz Joseph E. and Kathy J. Houzner Kenneth A. and Ann L. Howell David A. and Magdalene T. Hoyt Daniel P. Huegel Henry P. Huntington and Kathleen A. Burek Dolores Hurlburt Thomas H. Hurst and Kleo B. Kritz Franz O. and Christine N. Igler Harold B. and Sandra S. Inda Nita L. Irby William N. and Suzanne Jacobsen Judy Jaeschke James Jaffe Julie A. Jagemann Sharon L. James Jean Jamieson Robert A. and Carla A. Janeck Kimberly Januszewski Krista A. Jautz Lynda R. Jeppesen Imogene P. Johnson Thomas R. and Mary N. Johnson

Scott L. Johnson Clark Johnson and Nona G. Hill Brad W. and Karla K. Jolin John D. and Deborah S. Kaioula John R. Karl and Helena Rylander Sally J. Kasik Pam Kasper Kim T. and Susan L. Kass Michael and Imelda Kelley David J. and Rita A. Kelliher Catherine E. Kendrigan Carolyn A. Kenney-Carter Charles M. and Susan M. Kernats Judith A. Ketten Bobby Kewan and Ronald Thomas Donna S. Kieler Mark E. and Anne S. Kinzer Kenneth A. Kissinger and Adelaide B. Krahn David Klemish and Sherry Palmer Carl J. and Janet K. Klemm David G. and Vickie B. Klick Michael A. Kling and Megan M. Cullen-Kling Robert J. and Karen Klostermann John G. Knaak and Patricia M. Windau Arthur L. and Frances Kneller John Knetzger Cheryl M. Kneubuehl William H. and Vicky V. Knoedler Barbara J. Knutson James D. and Anne S. Koelbl Michael J. and Margaret A. Kolbe David L. Kolitz Ann L. Koski Donald S. Koskinen Rosella P. Kozenskie Rick and Constance L. Krahn Judy Krajewski Matt and Heidi K. Kramer Natalie J. Krause Jeannine Krell Richard Kremer and Elizabeth A. Staehler Mary L. Kroll Raymond R. and Barbara L. Krueger Dennis W. and Martha A. Kuba Beth M. Kubly Anthony J. and Pamela L. La Valliere Rebecca Ladd Maldon D. Laitinen Lakeside Animal Hospital Steven P. and Barbara J. Lanphear Ann N. Lanphear Reed A. and Joyce A. Larson John E. and Nancy L. Larson Claire Latimer Elizabeth J. Leonard Beverly K. Lewis Kent H. and Mary Z. Libby David S. Liebl and Linda A. Schuler Alison N. Lindsay Mares Mark E. Linzer Robert J. Lipinski Michael A. Livesey Rosemary Lizzi Robert F. and Jennifer L. Lloyd Neil J. and Lori J. Lonergan Sharon C. Long Franklin D. Loo and Sally Y. Long continued on next page

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EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE

The doctor and student sat down with me and explained things well and took the time to do a thorough job in checking my dog. I felt confident that she was getting exceptional care.

SCOUT (HELEN SCHULTZ)

Richard A. and Cheryl J. Loose Pamela E. Lorenzen John E. and Patricia S. Loven Paul W. Luebke Alicia L. Lugauer Karen K. Lundquist Robert J. and Wendy W. Lutz Katharine C. Lyall Janice Maharam Paul A. Manley and Sheila M. McGuirk Christoph Mans and Cecilia S. Robat Charles Marn and Kathleen Hawkins Joseph A. Marotta Barbara Mars Dick and Stephanie F. Martin Paul Mattingly Linda H. Matusewic David McClary John R. and Marian McClellan Mark McCullough Holly I. McEntee Jerry McGinnis Martha McGregor Michael G. and Mary E. McIlwee Daniel and Debby McNamara Mark A. Meier Susan A. Meier Elizabeth A. Meisenheimer Erol and Juliann Melik Miles P. Melnikov and Lynn E. Konkel Robert B. and Sandee Merrick Joseph and Audrey F. Metro Christine F. Meyer Kent Meyer Meyer's Canine Colony Meyer's Kennel Inc Jeremy Michalek and Molly Bain Frounfelter Donald L. and Mary J. Michalski Katherine S. Miller Karyn Minder Donald R. Minor Michael L. Miodonski Gordon B. Misner and Deborah Prior Paul E. Mleziva Mobile Veterinary Care Harry W. and Gail W. Momont Brian Moog and Crystal Coenen James D. and Patricia D. Moore Cecil P. and Geraldine A. Moore Michelle J. Moore Kelly E. Moore Nick and Suzan L. Morikis Jeffrey and Elvina Moyer John P. and Catherine M. Murphy Michael S. Murray Frank L. and Helen E. Myers Michael and Suzanne Mysak Lita L. Napadensky Nasco International Inc Carl R. and Sherrill A. Neess Rachel Nelan Patricia A. Nell Christopher and Susan Nelsen Colin J. and Crystal A. Nemeth John M. and Barbara J. Nolan Dale A. and Katherine Nordeen Barbara J. Norene William W. and L Carolyn Norton

Gregory A. and Gail M. Norusis Robert L. Nourse and De-Ann M. Pillers Danielle R. Oakley Robert F. and Margo A. O'Brien Hokanson Kevin M. and Jill M. O'Connell Patrick C. and Mary E. O'Connor Geoff and Rachel O'Donnell Anne O'Keefe Bernard C. Olejniczak and Margaret J. Olson Christine Olsen Christopher W. Olsen and Claudia E. Meyers Bette H. Olson Lillian A. Orciari Sarah L. Orr John and Jean M. Osen OSOD LLC Sharon B. Ostach Joseph M. Oswald and Terry Johnston Andrew J. Otting and Laura Hohnhold Linnea S. Pak Lee T. and Susan L. Palecek Xuan Pan David C. Pappas and Nancy M. Garner Raymond E. Parker James K. and Patricia J. Pasell Karen R. Passow Calvin C. Patten Alan M. Patterson and Sheli R. Sadoff Thomas A. and Patricia D. Paulson Joyce M. Paulson Sara Paulson Jeff M. and Marlene M. Pechura David H. and Suzanne J. Peck Dennis M. and Lori P. Peck Marshall A. and Diane M. Peebles Henri B. and Patricia Pensis Gary L. and Shirley M. Peper Harold and Ann Perkins John J. and Susan A. Petersen Michael R. Peterson Deborah M. Peterson Troy M. and Jann E. Pfaff Peter J. and Kathleen A. Piaskoski

Mark and Marie E. Pinkerton James C. and Catherine J. Plank Michele Plewa William D. and Cynthia M. Plumley Randy P. Pohl Curtis T. Poor Jay M. Poster Marc D. and Jessica L. Powell Kathleen F. Pratt Michael C. and Susan M. Pritzl Linda Prososki Zachary M. and Jane K. Pruhs Kathleen A. Puerner William H. and Joan Puttkamer Richard H. and Barbara A. Quaas Andrew L. and Janet R. Raddatz Jean L. Radford Donald L. Rahn Douglas A. Raihle and Diana C. Ballew-Raihle John and Sally A. Ralph Charlann Rasch Roger and Marilyn Rathfelder Roger H. Rathke Richard N. Reichardt and Susan J. Ihler Kevin Reichman James A. and Anne E. Render Kathleen A. Retzki Virginia B. Rice Charles P. and Kathleen T. Riley Kenneth and Jane Riley Sarah Ritter Elliott C. Robbins Allan D. and Carleen P. Robertson Paul Rochotte Susan M. Rogers R Timothy and Susan Rooney James M. and Susan F. Roraff Beth M. Rosenthal Katherine A. Rudolph Jay J. and Leslie S. Rusek Ronald J. and Mary L. Ryan Mary Jo J. Ryan Richard and Sharon Safron Joseph J. Salas Peter A. and Patricia J. Sammataro

Lauren M. Sammel Eric P. Sandgren Karl Schaefer Heidi R. Schaefer Dale M. Scharine Erna E. Schatzman Barbara J. Schenck James and Faye L. Schieffer Carole F. Schiller William T. and Tracy L. Schleicher Michael P. and Lynn Schmidt Sue E. Schmidt Nichole A. Schneeberger John A. and Kerry L. Schnell Ruth M. Schoenwetter Roger L. and Kay C. Schramm Virgil Schulenburg Lizabeth J. Schultz Kurt and Debra Schuster Lauralei L. Schuster LaVerne L. Schwengel Diane Schwister Ralph and Carol A. Seelman Patrick H. and Marlys A. Semple Russell and Judith Sesto Seven Oaks Farm LLC Diana K. Shadel Sharon L. Sharko David Sherlock and Jennifer R. Gottwald John F. Sheski and Cathy Donaldson David P. and Barbara L. Silva Patryk W. Silver and Lesley J. Smith Philipp W. Simon and Sandra L. Larson Dennis L. and Joan C. Singstock Randall I. Sirk Nancy A. Sivyer Larry G. Skaar Shields J. Sloan Andrew J. and Jennifer A. Smieja Gerald R. Smiley Reeves E. Smith and Glenna M. Carter Mowry I. Smith Abigail Smith John A. and Kendyle M. Smith Julia F. Smith Kenneth L. Smith and Linda K. Christian-Smith Charles C. Smith and Marianne Siess Craig A. Smith Lizabeth A. Smith Society of Phi Zeta Gary and Roberta A. Soike Steven D. Sorden Karl and Mary B. Spath John A. and Carol J. Speaker Kevin J. Spredemann Jayne M. Squirrell Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Claudia A. Standorf Sandra E. Stark William and Judith H. Stathas Howard J. Steinberg and Barbara Andrews Gerald L. and Georgia A. Stellmacher Lynne K. Stevens Ann T. Stewart Annette E. Stock John W. and Beverly J. Stoehr Charles W. Strawser and Ellison Bentley Lois Stritt

Special Thanks to Alumni Donors

DOUGLAS (JOLENE KRULL)

Gordon and Patricia Stroessner Richard and Rhonda Strojinc Charles M. and Erika C. Stuart Steven A. Stwertka and Alexis Norelle Jean M. Suchomel John P. and Laura L. Svaren Karen F. Szatalowicz Paul R. and Gail D. Taylor Howard G. and Cheryl J. Teal Gregory E. and Judith M. Thiele Diane L. Thieme Gloria J. Thomas Timothy M. and Nancy L. Thompson Michael L. and Michael L. Thompson Lee M. and Kristi V. Thorson Virginia M. Tierney Linda J. Tigert Diana Tobias Timothy P. and Kathleen A. Travers Jeffrey J. Trendel Lauren A. Trepanier Michael J. Turner David B. and Jeanine Urben UW Veterinary Care Associates James M. Vagourdes David M. Vail Valley Veterinary Hospital SC John A. and Maureen E. Van Dinter Rebekah L. Van Dusen Dolores Van Erden Bruce R. and Becky J. Van Houten Charles D. and Susan J. Varco Stephen M. and Paula L. Varner Ronald J. Vavrik and Nancy Lorenz Steve P. and Kathleen E. Verrill Veterinary Ophthalmology Specialty Practice Michael C. and Judith A. Vivion Charles G. and Kathleen A. Vogel Judith A. Wagner Donald J. and Janice M. Waldvogel Donald G. Walker Kathleen E. Walker John P. and Karen M. Wallace Mary A. Wallace Dan and Patricia A. Walrath David A. and Marjorie Walsh Ron and Annette Walters Chris Wargaski William P. Wassweiler and Ann M. Schwichtenberg-Wassweiler Stacey Watson Waupaca County Morris Waxler and Carolyn J. Zahn-Waxler Richard and Jane Weik Marc S. and Leslie A. Weinberger Ronald I. Weisbrod Mary J. Welch Janet Welter Nancy Wenger Leonard W. and Paula K. Werner Jacqueline C. White James C. and Jacqueline M. White Ramona G. Widick WI-IL Agility Group George and Helen Wilding Glenn C. Wilhelm John P. Wilhelmsen Regina Wilson William F. Wingren

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 between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 to help improve their school, whether for the benefit of animal health, students like themselves, or simply to maintain the excellence of their school. $5,000+ Gustavo Justine PHD '71

$1,000-4,999 Fran S. Azeka DVM '92 Gerald E. PHD '71 and Sharon K. Bisgard Linda Bunkfeldt-Popp MS '79 Daryl D. MS '74 PHD '75 and Sharon G. Buss Claire A. Cornelius DVM '00 Barbara D. Good DVM '94 Peter D. MS '94 PHD '97 and Karen L. Hanson Virginia P. Kunch DVM '97 Kathy M. Reilly DVM '90 Jean E. Sander DVM '87 Linda J. Sullivan DVM '87 Mark A. DVM '88 and Catherine A. Tetrick Ty J. Vannieuwenhoven DVM '89 Ryan M. Wallace DVM '12 Thomas M. PHD '64 and Ann W. Yuill

$500-999 John T. DVM '88 and Ranjana G. Been Edith G. Brandt DVM '88 Bernard C. MS '58 PHD '61 and Charlene L. Easterday Jennifer A. Fleming DVM '90 Gayle S. Leith MS '85 DVM '88 Robert M. Nakamura MS '66 Darlene K. Osgood DVM '91 Ellen H. Richardson DVM '92 Timothy J. PHD '07 and Tiffany Stein Alvin F. Weber PHD '49

$100-499 Anton M. Allen PHD '61 Claudia Barreto PHD '94 Tracy A. Bartz DVM '92 Patricia A. Bauman DVM '87 Patricia A. Beck MS '76 Eva C. Beyer DVM '01

Janet Wintersberger Joseph M. and Debra A. Wisniewski Richard L. and Bonnie H. Withers Donald A. and Cathryn L. Wittke Michael Wolf Jeffrey R. Wolfgram Daniel G. Wong and Kristen R. Friedrichs

Alain M. Bouillant MS '63 Deborah A. Brinkman DVM '88 Diane M. Brown DVM '89 Dennis B. Brown DVM '90 and Cynthia L. Krach DVM '90 Karen J. Bryant DVM '02 Abbey E. Butler DVM '06 Robert J. Callan PHD '96 Christopher C. MS '87 PHD '90 and Mary Chase Robert S. Cook PHD '66 Clarice S. De Christina DVM '88 Randy J. De Decker DVM '88 Carolyn M. Deegan DVM '87 Michael C. Dix DVM '98 Patricia A. Dunn DVM '89 Jeffrey T. Durkin DVM '92 and Kimberly K. Wedul Robert J. PHD '72 and Carlene Eckroade Sarah Gertmenian DVM '02 Hannelore Geyer DVM '98 Franziska B. Grieder MS '87 PHD '89 Geralyn M. Grieshaber DVM '00 Rose C. Grimm DVM '04 Olivia D. Harris Barkoff DVM '98 Anne Pientok and Rosanne M. HatcherPientok DVM '02 Michael J. Hayman DVM '89 Tamara M. Holz-Jacobs DVM '95 Amy S. Hubbard DVM '91 Guy D. Jodarski DVM '87 A Neill PHD '77 and Julia Johnson Richard L. DVM '87 and Bonnie L. Jones-Witthuhn Thomas M. Kelble DVM '89 Thomas J. MS '73 PHD '75 and Beverly K. Kennedy Anthony L. Kiorpes MS '74 PHD '77 Jennifer M. Kokes DVM '00 Loren D. Koller MS '69 PHD '71 Narayana R. PHD '69 and Lalitha Kosuri Donna B. Krochak DVM '91 Thomas G. MS '76 and Shirley R. Ksiazek

Marilyn J. Workman Madeline J. Wright Timothy P. and Laureen Y. Yoshino Catherine M. Young Karen M. Young Kristine R. Zaballos Micah Zarlow

Rodney S. DVM '87 and Lana A. Kuenzi Diane L. Larsen DVM '90 PHD '99 Lisa A. Lindesmith DVM '88 Lynda L. Ludwig DVM '00 Kyle G. DVM '88 and Barbara J. Mathews Jonathan F. MS '89 PHD '94 and Stacy A. McAnulty David J. McDonald DVM '89 Carol J. McLaughlin DVM '92 Edward L. Metcalf DVM '95 Winifred G. Morenz DVM '88 John P. Naeser DVM '02 Lisa M. Nesson DVM '94 Paula J. Northrop DVM '92 Kelly G. Peters DVM '89 Thomas A. Peterson DVM '90 James A. Polikowski DVM '96 and Ruthanne Chun DVM '91 Brigitte M. Raabe DVM '07 Peter L. Rayne DVM '89 Kyle W. Richards DVM '94 Kurt M. Rossebo DVM '91 Andrew J. Runte DVM '98 William E. Sander DVM '09 Troy D. Semandel DVM '95 Margaret A. Shaver DVM '96 Kurt K. Sladky DVM '93 and Deborah A. Neff Robert H. Steiner DVM '93 Rebecca L. Stepien DVM '87 Helen M. Szalajka DVM '97 Kim D. Taylor DVM '89 Sait Tekeli MS '62 PHD '63 Kevin L. DVM '04 and Dawn M. DVM '03 Thrall Hilary W. Toft DVM '02 Kenneth R. DVM '07 MS '07 and Shelly M. Waller Martin O. Wayne DVM '00 Gary W. DVM '97 and Amy S. DVM '97 Wiegel James A. PHD '68 and Lorna S. Will Cesario S. Zamora PHD '73

Robert J. and Mary L. Ziino Mary L. Zimmermann Marcia J. Zingg William J. and Paula M. Zirbes Arthur J. Zoellner Betty F. Zupke Peggy A. Zweber

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Special Thanks to Cumulative Donors Every gift to support the 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 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+ Robert F. and Debra A. Cervenka Covance Inc Frank and Evelyn K. Fryer Oliver J. and Jane G. Ginther Christine F. Meyer Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc Martha E. Pavcek Walter F. and Martha M. Renk Barbara A. Suran Morrie and Tracey Waud Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

$500,000-999,999 Irving and Wendy L. Benveniste Jean-Pierre and Nancy Boespflug Dr William & Winifred O'Rourke Family Charitable Trust Equiservices Margaret D. Fix Melita F. Grunow Harvestime Farms Inc Allan Holladay Merial Ltd John P. and Tashia F. Morgridge Moritz Foundation Pfizer Inc Rabies Challenge Fund VetCor Professional Practices Jeffrey D. and Sara R. Wiesner Zoetis

$100,000-499,999 Allan P. and Shirley M. Abell AgSource Cooperative Services Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc James G. Berbee and Karen A. Walsh Jane Bunn Carrington Laboratories Inc Shawn M. Cavanaugh Mary L. Comstock Timothy J. and Anne M. Connor Dean Foods Foundation Kathryn N. Doane Dog Jog Companion Animal Club Dr Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation Richard R. and Doris B. Dubielzig Duffield Family Foundation John P. and Margo Edl Fort Dodge Animal Health Patricia R. Hall Arlene E. Hartman Hemopet

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Heska Corporation Hill's Pet Nutrition Immuno Dynamics Inc ImmunoStar Inviragen Susan J. Ipsen Judith Jackman JB & MK Pritzker Family Foundation Carolyn A. Kenney-Carter Erick J. Laine Robert G. and Nanette O. Lamphere David S. Liebl and Linda A. Schuler Martha M. Lound Bohdan W. Lucky and Ellen C. Butterworth Maddies Spirit William J. and Shirley A. Maeck Marjorie Siebert Aylen Foundation Inc Elaine D. Marshall Paul E. McElwee and Gayle G. Rosemann James E. and Jean Mohrhauser Monsanto Company Morinda Agriculture Mary A. Morse Jeffry A. and Hidee L. Neuenschwander NutraSweet Company Oratec Interventions Inc OSOD LLC OsteoGenix Inc Terrance D. and Judith A. Paul Mary A. Pierson Theodore S. Plautz Mary E. Poirier Puelicher Foundation Inc John G. and Doris J. Salsbury Salsbury J E Foundation Eric P. Sandgren SCAVMA Gary F. and Camille E. Seamans David D. and Gail L. Seavert Terry K. and Sandra K. Shockley Skeletal Kinetics Smith and Nephew Inc SONAC USA VCA Antech Inc Stuart Webb Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Marilyn R. Wilbur Ray B. Zemon Zinpro Corporation

$25,000-99,999 All Pets Veterinary Clinic Steven L. and Karen L. Allenstein

Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp Alta Genetics USA Inc American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology Susan J. Anderson Appanasha Clinics SC Badgerland Financial Bayer - Agriculture Division Bayer Corporation Gerald E. PHD '71 and Sharon K. Bisgard Blackwell Science LTD Robert G. and Joellen F. Blount Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc Mark E. and Cheryl A. Brickman Kelly Bryson Kenyon Bryson Daryl D. MS '74 PHD '75 and Sharon G. Buss Edward J. Campbell Cynthia R. Cannon Hannah V. Carey Susan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. Neal Ciba-Geigy Limited Terrence P. DVM '87 and Irina Clark Companion Animal Club Consolidated Sterilizer Systems Cooperative Resources International Country View Animal Hospital CuraGen Corporation John W. Currier Russell A. Cutting and Rene E. Randall John C. and Dorothy Dahl Datex Ohmeda Inc Dodgeville Veterinary Service C Thomas and Suzanne Dow Arthur E. and Betty M. Duebner Rudolf Dueland and Susan J. Hyland MS '73 PHD '78 Bernard C. MS '58 PHD '61 and Charlene L. Easterday Eastern Artificial Insemination Ecolab Inc Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust Ellamae Siebert Foundation Endorex Corporation Andrew J. and Linda D. Erdman Thomas R. and Deborah B. Errath Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation Farm Credit Services Of NE Wisconsin Nicole Finitzo Fort Dodge Laboratories Jorge O. and Sofija Galante David J. Ganfield Robert F. and Suzanne S. Geller Genex Cooperative Inc William R. and Cindy Gengler Mary E. Gerloff Matthew R. Ginther and Kelly J. Connor-Ginther William J. and Patricia J. Goodger Jonathan V. Goodman Claire Hackmann Hartford Animal Clinic Inc Patricia L. Hayes William G. Hein Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society Inc Harvey A. and Patricia G. Hetland Earl K. Holz Iams Company Darian M. and Jamie H. Ibrahim

IDEXX Laboratories Inc International Vaccine Institute Intervet Inc Inviragen (Singapore) Pte Ltd Jaqua Foundation Stephen M. Johnson and Dianne M. Byerly Ronald C. Katz Kaukauna Veterinary Clinic Mark and Michele Kellner Jack F. Kellner Patrick G. and Nancy B. Kennedy King Abdulaziz City For Science & Technology Kohler Foundation Inc John H. and Kennetha L. Krehbiel 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 Jacqueline W. Lindsay Kathleen R. Losurdo Jack R. and Darryl J. Luebeck Mark D. Markel Jacqueline Marshall Marshall & Ilsley Foundation Inc Merck & Co Inc Merial Intervet Eugene L. Meyer Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc Miles Inc MillerCoors Bruce B. and Rebecca J. Milne Jean C. Mooring Muller Veterinary Hospital Nestle Purina Petcare Co Nestle USA Inc Novartis Animal Health US Inc Julie R. Nowicki David Nowicki Mathilda V. Oaks Carl Olson Omro Animal Hospital Oregon Veterinary Clinic William J. and Winifred J. O'Rourke Park Pet Hospital Frank J. and Jill G. Pelisek Pepsi-Cola Sales & Dist Inc Marilyn M. Potter Kenneth D. Powell Mary K. Pritzker Promega Corp Prostate Cancer Foundation John A. Puelicher Q Therapeutics Inc Rancho Amorio Barbara C. Rettgen Richard K. and Bonita L. Riederer Augusta D. Roddis Daniel Roh and Carla C. Allenstein Andrew J. and Cynthia Rolfe Sandoz Ag Saputo Inc SARcode Corporation Ellen J. Schwendeman Weston R. Severson and Esther M. Olson Mary Shea Shorewood Animal Hospital

IMPRESSIVE TREATMENT

The vet and student were both very caring, patient, and wonderful in their field. We were very impressed with them and the facility.

TECMESSA/ANNA (DESI OLSON/JESSICA GLAD)

SMS Foundation Inc Solvay Animal Health Inc Timothy J. and Nancy L. Speaker Split Rail Foundation Inc Steven S Lindsay Memorial Fund Stryker Endoscopy The Merck Company Foundation The Myelin Project The PEW Charitable Trusts Thiensville-Mequon Small Animal Clinic Barbara A. Tooman Charles D. Turgrimson David V. and Margery H. Uihlein University League Inc Lois M. Vankerkhoven Vilter Foundation Inc Thomas and Judith P. Vinson Vita Plus Corporation Walter Schroeder Foundation Waukesha Kennel Club Lucile Weinress Patricia H. Weisberg Wisconsin Alpaca & Fiber Fest Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Inc World Dairy Expo Inc Wright Veterinary Service Charles H. and Sandra V. Yanke Mary Z. Zemon

$10,000-24,999 ABS Global Inc Accelerated Genetics Jerome D. and Rita M. Ahl Todd R. and Joanna C. Allen Leland C. Allenstein Richard D. Alsaker Abdulaziz M. AL-Swailem Alta Genetics USA Inc Enrique DVM '96 and Suzanne R. DVM '96 Alvarez Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation American Bouvier Rescue League American Physiological Society American Veterinary Medical Foundation David Anderson

Animal Hospital of Ashwaubenon Arizona Equine Medical Surgical Center Barbara Atwood AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust Badger Kennel Club Badgerland Financial Terry A. Barker Bauernheim Llamas John D. Baumann and Catherine R. Doyle Bayer Corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club Bruce R. and Kathleen Buss Jackelen A. Callahan Frank Cannella Thomas L. and Martha L. Carter CHR Hansen Inc Bruce M. and Linda A. Christensen Clara Freshour Nelson Foundation Clear View Veterinary Solutions LLC Lois E. Clementi Country Veterinary Service Howard E. Cox Cutco Foundation Inc Glenn A. Dahl Dane County Humane Society Deer-Grove Veterinary Clinics LLC DeLaval Inc Disney Worldwide Services Inc Dubuque Kennel Club Garry and Deborah Eades Eastern States Veterinary Association Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic Elser Enterprises Inc Elsevier Science B V Embrex Inc Equity Coop Livestock Sales Richard C. and Annette R. Evans Evjue Foundation Inc Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Patrick S. MS '83 DVM '87 and Anne M. Farrell Robert B. and Mary R. Fick First Citizens State Bank Nick G. Takton and Julie J. Flessas Fond du Lac County Kennel Club Peter S. Foote Norman C. Fost and Irene Schapiro Steve Frantz John J. Frautschi Friends of the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Teaching Program, Inc. GHEN Corporation Giddings & Lewis Foundation Emil and Josette Glasberg Sanjiv Goel Graunke Family Foundation Greer Laboratories Inc Daniel A. and Kimberly A. Grimm Dennis S. and Marie C. Hahn Peter D. MS '94 PHD '97 and Karen L. Hanson Janice M. Happe Virginia H. Harrington Lisa A. Hebert Timothy F. Heggland and Mary Behan Charles K. and Patricia A. Henrikson Herrild and Herrild SC Patricia W. Hewitt

Hillside Animal Hospital Hinueber Veterinarian Service Home AT Last Animal Sanctuary Humane Society of the United States Tara G. Icke Idexx Corporation Immunex Corporation Jackson Pet Hospital Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SC Brenda K. Jenkin Dub Jiles Pamela M. Johnson Samuel C. and Imogene P. Johnson Gary L. and Judy H. Jorgensen Karl Hausner Farms Foundation Ltd Yoshihiro and Yuko Kawaoka Kettle Moraine Kennel Club Donald F. and Carol J. Kress Melvyn A. and Carol A. Kronn Gregg Kuehn John E. and Valeta R. Kuenzi Kunming Institute Of Zoology L & L Sales & Service Inc Michele M. La Fond MS '85 DVM '89 Laboratoire M2 Inc Jean H. LaMack Layton Animal Hospital A. Brian Little Clara Locher Madison Cat Clinic Inc Susan K. Magee Mary A. Mahoney Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation Roger W. and Rocille McConnell William E. McGuirk Mark R. Melby Susan M. Melby Paul E. Miller MiraBella Technologies LLC Mark L. Morris MS '62 PHD '63 Maureen B. Mulroy Guy and Ann Nakamura Northeast Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Pat A. Nelson Neumeister Animal Hospital New Berlin Animal Hospital Ltd Norden Labs Incorporated Norman Bassett Foundation Northside Veterinary Clinic Odyssey Veterinary Care Susan R. O'Konski David Olivotti and Ann M. Berres-Olivotti Marilyn A. Olsen Ophthalmanagement Co Organ Recovery Systems San W. and Sarah C. Orr Ottawa Hospital Pahle Small Animal Clinic Perryville Pet Hospital Mary S. Pfister Pharmacia Corporation Pharmase Inc Richard G. Placey and Carol E. Swanson Prairie Animal Hospital-Beloit Susan W. Prasse Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. and Marilyn G. Putz Andrew L. and Janet R. Raddatz

Ralston Purina Company Jan and Judith O. Rapacz Rhone Merieux Inc Thomas J. and Jane A. Richter James W. and Donna J. Rieser Roche Vitamins Inc-New Jersey Rock Valley Veterinary Medical Association Thomas H. Roddis Volga A. Rojas Rural Security Life Insurance Sanofi Pasteur S A Sargento Foods Inc Randy Schueller Ronald D. and Carolyn D. Schultz Harlan and Anna A. Seaver Simmons & Associates David H. Simon Thomas L. and Anne M. Skalmoski Jay L. and Patricia H. Smith Nancy I. Smith Society for Research on Umami Taste Joseph R. and Jayne Z. Spittler Gary A. Splitter Standard Diagnostics Inc Standard Process Inc Stanley F. Staples Stephen and Elizabeth Bechtel Jr Foundation Suzanne M. Strachota Catherine A. Tanck Thomas L. and Ann Taylor Dean E. and Shirley B. Taylor Donna E. Tegelman The Coburn Company Inc The Little Animal Hospital The PMD Foundation Chester B. and Donna S. Thomas Steven J. Thompson John E. Toepfer Thomas N. and Jeanne M. Torhorst Twin Disc Inc Twycross Zoo East Midland Zoological Society Umami Mfg Association of Japan Unither Virology LLC Paula L. Varner Jacqueline A. Vaver Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc W D Hoard and Sons Company Walking Horse Charity Jubilee Waunakee Veterinary Service SC Wauwatosa Veterinary Clinic West Central West Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc Western Veterinary Conference Whitewater Animal Medical Center Whitewater Veterinary Hospital J Steve and Gail Winter Wisconsin Alumni Association Inc Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Wisconsin Horse & Pony Humane Society Inc Wittenberg Veterinary Clinic CA Elmer A. and Marian A. Woelffer Woodland Veterinary Clinic LTD William Wrigley James A. and Jacquelyn L. Wrycha Wyeth Pharmaceuticals John R. and Kelli J. Zellmer

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Research Pre-moratorium Flu Research Yields New Vaccine Technology

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Vaccines to protect against an avian influenza pandemic as well as seasonal flu may be mass produced more quickly and efficiently using technology described recently by researchers at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) in the journal Nature Communications.

The new method for making flu vaccines using cell culture was devised using a type of research that has since been paused by the federal government, which is formulating regulations for how some viruses can be manipulated.

The finding emphasizes the value of such research, says Yoshihiro Kawaoka, the professor of pathobiological sciences at the SVM whose group performed the work.

Currently, most flu vaccines are manufactured using fertilized chicken eggs as crucibles to grow vaccine viruses—viruses that are a good match for anticipated seasonal or pandemic flu strains.

Flu viruses are grown in the eggs, deactivated with chemicals, and purified to create the raw material for a vaccine.

However, because avian influenza can strike the flocks used to produce the millions of eggs required worldwide to make vaccines, serious outbreaks of avian flu could impede vaccine production.

New seasonal flu vaccines must be produced each year. Vaccines to protect against more worrisome potential pandemic strains of avian influenza are mass produced and stockpiled every few years based on surveillance of the ever-evolving strains of avian flu circulating in fowl worldwide.

Another key drawback to the use of chicken eggs is that the antigenic qualities of the vaccine virus, chosen to be as close a match as possible for an anticipated strain of flu, can change during incubation. The result is a less effective vaccine, such as the one widely used for the 2014-15 flu season,

A researcher uses a micropipette to dispense a cell sample and analyze minute amounts of DNA in a science lab at UW-Madison’s Influenza Research Institute, which is led by the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s Yoshihiro Kawaoka, one of the world’s premier virologists and researchers of influenza viruses.

which was less effective due to changes in the circulating virus itself as well as antigenic changes to the vaccine virus propagated in eggs. Moreover, the new technology promises vaccines that do not pose a problem for those who are allergic to eggs.

Technology to produce flu vaccines using mammalian cell cultures already exists, but in its current form it is less efficient than making vaccines in eggs.

The new high-yield method was devised by Kawaoka’s group before the federal government imposed a moratorium on such work in October 2014.

Contributing significantly to the work was Jihui Ping, a research scientist at the SVM. “Depending on the strain, we can get between a twofold and tenfold increase in production using mammalian cells,” Kawaoka says. “Even a twofold increase is

substantial for vaccine production.”

In addition to sidestepping the limitations of egg-based vaccine production, the technology is potentially more nimble as vaccine production can be altered or ramped up more easily. “You can scale up cell-based vaccine production very quickly,” explains Kawaoka, one of the world’s foremost experts on influenza.

The new technology hinges on viruses engineered to replicate more efficiently in mammalian cells. By looking for genetic mutations that foster more efficient growth in cells and building those systematically into a backbone vaccine virus, the Wisconsin group was able to produce the high-yield vaccine viruses.

“We simply looked for strains that grow well in mammalian cells and picked those mutations that contribute to high yield,” Kawaoka explains.

A patent for the new highyield vaccine technology is being sought by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

Commercialization of the new method for making flu vaccines could help fuel a switch from egg-based vaccine production, according to Kawaoka.

“Existing strains of flu vaccine virus don’t grow well in cells and there is only one company in the United States currently using cellbased production methods,” notes Kawaoka. “But there is a trend toward cell-based production and we think this work can contribute to that.”

The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health; WARF; the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Terry Devitt

Research Wish List To keep the UW School of Veterinary Medicine on the cutting edge of research, we must keep our equipment on the cutting edge of technology.

With a few improvements to the equipment in our research labs, we could enhance our ability to find new solutions to animal and sometimes human health problems. If you would like to make a difference, a gift towards any of the following equipment needs would make a huge impact in moving our research forward.

—Dale Bjorling, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Training

Puppy Up Grant Funds Study of Canine Bone Cancer Treatment Osteosarcoma is a highly aggressive and painful bone cancer that affects both dogs and humans. At least 10,000 new cases are diagnosed in dogs annually, and most dogs succumb to the disease within a year.

Oncologists at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine have been looking into the causes of and new therapies for osteosarcoma for some time, and thanks to a $96,000 grant from the Puppy Up Foundation, the school will launch a new study aimed at improving mobility and quality of life for dogs afflicted by the disease.

Under the direction of Neil Christensen, clinical instructor in the Department of Surgical Sciences and a member of the UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) radiation oncology team, researchers will explore the potential benefits of stereotactic radiation therapy for osteosarcoma patients. This newer form of treatment, which UWVC is equipped to deliver through its TomoTherapy unit, allows for larger, more accurate doses of radiation while still sparing healthy tissue.

Specifically, the study will look at how stereotactic radiation performs in terms of pain relief for patients and in stimulating an immune response that helps patients’ bodies fight bone tumors on their own. More at go.wisc.edu/puppy-up-grant.

Nik Hawkins

Additional giving opportunities in support of research can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/ research-wishlist.

NIK HAWKINS

UVP Image Acquisition System ($10,000) This device is crucial for exposing and capturing images generated during analysis of abundance of proteins and other molecules. The unit we currently have is in nearly constant use, often resulting in a wait of several hours to days for access.

Neil Christensen, second from left, with Beth Viney, Kai Shiu, and Ginger Morgan of the Puppy Up Foundation.

New Method Reduces Reliance on Mice in Research JEFF MILLER/UW-MADISON

Animal-based research has led to nearly every major medical advancement in recent history. And mice, because they are very similar to humans in terms of genetics and biology, have played a vital role in studies on a range of diseases, from cancer to birth defects.

For example, mice can model how genetics and the environment influence growth and development at different embryonic stages. This requires precisely timed pregnancies, but identifying whether a mouse is pregnant—especially during the earliest stages of gestation—is trickier than one might think, and standard methods are imprecise.

To address this issue, a research team from UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) and Research Animal Resource Center have

developed a reliable, non-intrusive method for early pregnancy detection involving the tracking of weight gain that also reduces by 25% the number of mice required to conduct research on development.

“This is not only better from an animal welfare standpoint, which is a high priority, but also for a laboratory’s bottom line," says Rob Lipinski, assistant professor of comparative biosciences.

More at go.wisc.edu/ mice-method.

Support for stipends and tuition for training graduate students and clinical residents in research Endowment of a position would be approximately $250,000, but any amount can be combined with currently available funds to increase our ability to support graduate training.

Oxygen Exposure System ($100,000 – $150,000) Our group of researchers studying respiratory neurobiology is unparalleled in the world and is making discoveries that will alter the treatment of devastating disorders of the neuromuscular system. For example, based on basic science research, they recently made a highly novel and exciting discovery that repetitive exposure to low oxygen is highly effective in improving motor function (walking and breathing) in animals and humans with spinal cord injuries. We wish to extend our basic science findings by continuing with clinical trials in canine patients with spinal injuries to parallel similar efforts in human patients. To perform such trials in dogs with clinical spinal injury, a sophisticated system is necessary to explore the best exposure protocol.

Such equipment is very difficult to

secure via extramural funding, so independent fundraising is necessary to assure that these important and novel efforts continue.

MiSeq or NextSeq Benchtop Sequencer ($125,000 – $300,000) These benchtop sequencers are nextgeneration technologies that integrate amplification, RNA and DNA sequencing, and data analysis. This equipment significantly improves the speed and accuracy of identifying the presence and activity of specific genes. The sequencers have wide applications for numerous investigators who make genetic analysis a critical component of their research. Availability of this equipment would improve efficiency and accuracy of research and decrease associated costs. The range of costs associated with obtaining this equipment relates to the speed at which the genetic data are analyzed and the volume of storage required for results.

Support for clinical research Veterinary medical patients with spontaneous disease offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about the causes and treatments of diseases in many species, including humans.

Faculty and staff take extensive precautions to ensure that patients are not harmed during clinical studies, and funds are extremely limited to support this important work. Research support positions and programs can be supported by a $250,000 to $500,000 endowment, but any amount can be combined with currently available funds to advance the quality of care we can offer.

Biosafety Cabinets ($15,000 – $25,000 each) These cabinets are required to maintain sterile conditions when working with isolated cells and infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.

Without biosafety cabinets, this research cannot be done. They are used in many laboratories, and several of these within the SVM require replacement. The cost is dependent upon the size and ventilation requirements for the cabinet that is installed.

If you are interested in making a gift, please contact Pat Bowdish, Director of Development, at (608) 294-7661 or pat.bowdish@supportuw.org.

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Alumni SVM Alum Advances 24/7 Access to Veterinarians through New App

PET TIP Canines in the Cold Your pup may love a romp in the snow, but be careful letting him off-leash, especially during stormy conditions. The snow and cold hampers your pooch’s personal GPS: his nose. Make sure your dog always wears a collar with proper identification, and consider having him microchipped so he can always find his way home.

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In a relatively short period of time, telemedicine and online clinics have become commonplace in human healthcare. But these trends haven’t really caught on in veterinary medicine, perhaps because veterinarians are notoriously sluggish to adopt new technologies. This is something that Scott Spaulding wants to change.

A 1991 graduate of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, Spaulding is a key part of a major effort to get veterinarians to utilize a new technology—an app called Vet24Seven—that could help transform veterinary medical practice. Available as a free download, the app lets clients consult directly with their veterinarians via live chat or video conference for a modest fee. It can help pet owners gain quick access to information from a trusted source and determine if their animals require emergency care or are experiencing a minor issue.

“Animal owners want convenience and accessibility—that’s our world today,” says Spaulding.

“But the veterinary practice model is pretty much the same as it was in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, where you have set office hours and reception as a gatekeeper. This has driven animal owners to other services and online sources for information, which isn’t always best for the animals. We need to change that mindset.”

Scott Spaulding, Class of 1991, stands in front of his clinic, Badger Veterinary Hospital, in Janesville, Wis. Spaulding is one of the minds behind Vet24Seven, a new app that lets clients consult directly with their veterinarians via live chat or video conference for a modest fee.

At his own practice, Badger Veterinary Hospital, which has locations in both Janesville and Cambridge, Wis., Spaulding has always been quick to embrace new modes of communication, from texting to online chatting and social media. After seeing how this has helped his clients, he decided he wanted to help other veterinarians do the same for theirs, and Vet24Seven was born.

Teaming up with Colorado veterinarian Edward Blach and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Cal Lai, they secured $1 million in start-up funds from investor Treve Williams, an Australian equine veterinarian, and others, to develop the app. They conducted beta testing at various practices across the United States in spring 2015 and ran a limited launch with more than 240 veterinarians

in the San Francisco Bay Area. The app is now in use in Los Angeles County, and other early adopters have begun using it in Australia, Florida, Kentucky, and Texas.

Michael Sterns, a veterinarian at Alta View Animal Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., says the app has been useful for him and his clients, especially for making follow-up appointments as quick and convenient as possible and for preventing unnecessary and costly emergency visits.

“A lot of stuff that ends up in emergency doesn’t need to be there,” says Sterns. “This helps us determine if an animal needs urgent care without clients having to fight traffic to get to the clinic.”

How It Works Clients can download the app for free on their iPhone or iPad, which

they can use to find available veterinarians in their area using a search function, which sorts results by type of practice, type of care needed, and other criteria. Clients can also store profiles of their pets, save lists of their favorite veterinarians, and update their contact information. With one click, they can confer with an available veterinarian through online chat or video conference options.

Veterinarians access Vet24Seven through an app dashboard, which is free for download on the iPad and only available to

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licensed practitioners. It allows veterinarians to set their hours of availability, define their specialties, and list the species they can care for. They can also use the dashboard to store and access medical records and forward case summaries to trusted emergency clinics that might be more easily accessible to clients.

Veterinarians set their own rates for consultations, and for each transaction, 80% of the cost goes to the provider while 20% is routed to Vet24Seven. The average rate for a consultation in the San Francisco Bay Area is currently around $50.

Spaulding says the app is not meant to replace but rather augment traditional veterinary medical care. Still, he knows he will encounter some opposition and skepticism, and he hopes to lead others through the change by example. If all goes well, Vet24Seven should be coming to Wisconsin, including Spaulding’s practice, within a year.

To learn more about the app and its features, visit this website: www.vet24seven.com.

Nik Hawkins

Wesely Earns NCVMA Young Vet Award The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association has named Mindy Wesely, Class of 2013, the Young Veterinarian of the Year for 2015. The award recognizes outstanding medical, communication, and leadership skills; dedication to patient and client service; and contributions to the community. Wesely is one of two veterinarians at Stokesdale Veterinary Hospital, a mixed animal practice in Stokesdale, N.C.

Wallace Earns Public Health Award from CDC Ryan Wallace, Class of 2012, has received the James H. Steele Veterinary Public Health Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award is named for the first director of the CDC’s Veterinary Public Health Division. It is given to a current or former officer of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service who has made outstanding contributions in the field of veterinary public health. Wallace now works as a staff scientist at the CDC and continues his work on preventing and controlling the spread of rabies.

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IN MEMORIAM The UW School of Veterinary Medicine regrets to announce the recent loss of two alumni.

Kimberly Conley Utech, Class of 1996, passed away on July 1, 2015.

She is survived by her husband, Keith; two children, Jackson and Piper; and countless other family members and friends.

Keith de la Cruz, Class of 2002, passed away on July 20, 2015. He was a small animal veterinarian at AtlasVet in Washington, D.C., and treasurer and secretary of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.

Amazing things are happening at UW–Madison, and we can proudly say the School of Veterinary Medicine is at the heart of many of them. We train future veterinarians and specialists, but we also operate at the intersection of animal and human health, where we make discoveries that transform medicine and save lives every day.

Learn more at

AnimalsNeedHeroesToo.com

Those of you who graduated since 1995 likely remember the “Life and Times” book from your first year at the SVM. (Though I know most of you have another name for it!) I recently read through The Life and Times of the Class of 2019. As always, reading about our first-year students leaves me impressed by their accomplishments and excited about their future as UW–trained veterinarians.

Your future colleagues in the class of 2019 include 88 students. Sixty are from Wisconsin (from a pool of 182 resident applicants) and 28 are non-residents (from a pool of 1,057 applicants). Four of our non-residents are international students, and the other 24 represent 13 different states.

Twenty-three of the students are male (a significantly higher percentage than recent years), and 12 are underrepresented minority students. Seven students have not completed their bachelor’s degree. All are exceptionally prepared. (More at www.vetmed. wisc.edu/applicant-statistics.)

All of our new students have a broad range of personal and professional interests, and the time they spend here will help refine and shape those interests. Our most recent graduating DVM class included 79 students. Of those, 17 are pursuing advanced training, and the remaining went into practice, with 60% of those staying in Wisconsin.

But what about you? Our alumni are scattered around the world engaged in a broad range of work. The DVM degree provides a wide scope of career opportunities. More than half of you live in Wisconsin; 5% live in California, another 5% are in Illinois, and 3% are in Minnesota. You work in private practice, academia, industry, and public service. You focus on shelter medicine, conservation medicine, research, the military, and public health. From what I’ve learned from you, your “life and times” following graduation have been about making an impact on your profession and in your community. I can’t imagine a better story.

Kristi V. Thorson Associate Dean for Advancement and Administration

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WINTER 2015-16 A NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Holiday Card Proceeds Help Improve the Health of Animals

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he holiday season is upon us, and we have the perfect gift for the animal lovers on your list—one that truly benefits the critters, beasts, and pets they care about.

For a suggested $10 donation per card, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will send a holiday greeting card to the recipient of your choice.

The beautiful, full-color card will include a message stating that a donation was made to the school in the recipient’s name and proceeds will support projects that improve animal health.

Each year, a different artist donates artwork for the SVM holiday card. This year, the school is offering two card choices, “Ace” and “Old Blue Eyes,” featuring art donated by John F. McGee of Sun Prairie, Wis. Both cards make thoughtful holiday gifts for veterAce inarians, friends, family, or even people’s pets.

Order forms for the holiday cards can be downloaded at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/holidaycard, or you can place an order by ­contacting Laura Olson in the Office for Advancement at (608) 890-0203.

Like most artists, John F. McGee has always had a pencil or brush in his hand. It is simply part of who he is. Iowa born, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in art, with an emphasis in painting and drawing, from the University of Northern Iowa. He currently resides in Sun Prairie, Wis., with his wife, Laurie.

Over the years, he has exhibited in galleries in six states and has had his works included in many corporate and private collections. Along with his fine art, he also has had the privilege of illustrating 43 children’s books, a labor that he found to be a great deal of fun.

Anyone interested in more of John’s art can reach him at jfmcgee@charter.net.

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