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K. Paige Carmichael appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Athens, Ga. – Karen Paige Carmichael, Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed permanently to the Associate Dean position, pending Board of Regents approval.

Carmichael has served as Acting Associate Dean since August 2006. She participated in the Lilly Teaching Fellows program both as a fellow and on the selection committee, and currently serves on the executive committee of the University of Georgia Teaching Academy. Carmichael has earned numerous teaching awards, including the Norden Distinguished Teacher Award and the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

A professor of veterinary pathology, Carmichael has taught at the College since 1993. She is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, a member of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, and is active with the Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society, serving as the local chapter president 2004-06.

In 1998, Carmichael began the Dog Doctors Youth Outreach Program, a successful public service project through which veterinary students take Bernese Mountain Dogs to local schools to introduce children to the many different career opportunities within veterinary medicine.

“Dr. Carmichael has demonstrated remarkable dedication to the education of veterinary students,” said Sheila W. Allen, dean of the veterinary college. “Her ability to inspire students, and to encourage them to pursue careers in underserved areas of veterinary medicine has enriched our students’ perspective on their future, and enhanced the reputation of our College.”

Carmichael attended Tuskegee University as an undergraduate for two years before being accepted into the Tuskegee School of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1987, then completed both a pathology residency and a Ph.D. in pathology in 1993 at the University of Georgia.

She has served as a faculty mentor for both the Georgia Veterinary Scholars program and the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at UGA, and has served as a role model, mentor and instructor for various minority enrichment programs.

Dr. Carmichael has given more than 80 presentations at regional and national conferences and has taught continuing education lectures throughout the country. She has published more than 30 articles in refereed journals. Dr. Carmichael has assumed a leadership role on numerous committees for the College and University as well as national, regional and local organizations, including the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and the Athens Area Humane Society.

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, providing services to animal owners and veterinarians, and conducting investigations to improve the health of animals as well as people. The College benefits pets and their owners, food-producing animals, and wildlife by offering the highest quality hospital and diagnostic laboratory services.

Equipped with the most technologically advanced facilities located on a university campus, the College is dedicated to safeguarding public health by studying emerging infectious diseases that affect both animal and human health. The College enrolls 96 students each fall out of more than 500 who apply. It has more than 130 faculty members.

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