September 2009 edition

Brought to you by your College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association

President: Dr. Timothy Montgomery, class of '83

In this Issue

• Helpful links/calendars
• Upcoming events
• Alumni Class Notes
• The College & Alumni in the news
• Future Dawg Docs
• Practices for Sale
• Contact us

Hello UGA Vet Med alums,

Campus was quiet with most of the students gone for the summer - but now classes are back in full swing! We welcomed 102 students into the class of 2013 in mid-August, and are looking forward to seeing you the Dean's Tailgate on November 14.

This newsletter is to let you know what we're up to; please let us know what you're up to! Send us news about your: career, trips, newborns, new marriages, new address; anything that is important to you! Please e-mail your news updates to Marti Brick at vetalums@uga.edu.

Helpful links - bookmark these for future reference!

CE calendar for 2009 (featuring ONLINE registration): http://www.vet.uga.edu/CE/calendar/index.php

Stay in touch with our students! Check the SCAVMA/Student Activities calendar weekly for student-related events: http://tr.im/haLp

Upcoming events

Rescheduled event: Sunday, October 11, 2-5 p.m. - Grace's Birthday Party - benefitting the G.R.A.C.E. Fund at the UGA CVM Teaching Hospital. More information: www.gracesbirthday.com

Saturday, October 24, 3:30 p.m. - Horsin' Around for the Hospital - benefit walk for the New Teaching Hospital Building Fund, at Rising Fawn Equestrian Center in Ball Ground, Ga. More info: risingfawnequestrian.com/

Monday, October 26, 9 a.m. — Inaugural Atlanta Steeplechase Golf Tournament at White Columns Country Club, Alpharetta, Ga. Benefits the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine & Starlight Children’s Foundation. Entry deadline is Friday, October 16. For more information, download the registration and sponsor forms [PDF] from the Atlanta Steeplechase Web site.

Saturday, November 14 - Dean's Fall Tailgate before the Georgia-Auburn football game. Time TBA - watch for your invitation in the mail!

December 24, 2009 - January 4, 2010 - UGA Closed for the holidays plus two state-mandated furlough days.

January 9 - Trot for the Cure - Mount Pleasant, S.C. This annual fundraiser for canine cancer research always draws a dedicated crowd for a day of walking and educational programs. More info: k9careunit.org/trotforthecure/about/

Non-UGA Events

November 6-8, 2009
5th International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot
Palm Beach County Convention Center; West Palm Beach, Fla.
Contact: Kate Straus, info@laminitisconference.com or call 781-697-0469.
The conference includes scientific and practical tracks with topical sessions followed by small group practical workshops providing information that attendees can incorporate into their daily routines.

Petzone Dog Rescue, Inc., a non-profit, no-kill shelter and Georgia charitable organization in Monroe, Ga., is holding a Gingerbread Doghouse Bake-off Contest as a fundraiser.
A local art gallery in Monroe is going to display these doghouses during the first week in December (5th – 12th), and shops in Monroe also will display some of the doghouses during the “Candlelight Shopping” week of the holiday season. Judging will be held on December 12, and there will be a silent auction of the doghouses.
Petzone Dog Rescue needs donations as well as volunteers to help with judging the contest, recruiting teams and participants for the bake-off, and securing donations for prizes for the competition. Contact Jenna Kopp, Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator, at jlkdrb@bellsouth.net or 678-887-9909.

Alumni Class Notes

Bonnie Ballard (DVM '94) won the 2009 Rick Perkins Teacher of the Year award at Gwinnett Technical College. The award is peer-nominated, and this was the second time Dr. Ballard has won; she received the award previously in 2001.

Amy Harrison (DVM '96) has been employed at the Coral Springs Animal Hospital since 2002 and recently opened up a 40,000 square foot facility. It encompasses emergency/critical care, specialty services (cardiology, neurology, dermatology, surgery, internal medicine, oncology and behavioral medicine) and general practitioner care.

Matt Booth (DVM '97) has entered the realm of practice ownership as a partner in the Alpenglow Veterinary Specialty + Emergency Center, one of the most advanced specialty and emergency centers in Colorado. The center will perform certain aspects of cardiology and critical care that can typically only be obtained in a university setting.

Dr. Booth grew up in Virginia Beach, Va., and was an avid surfer and alpine skier. During veterinary school, he was employed as a veterinary technician at South Athens Animal Clinic and with the critical care unit at the University. This experience led Dr. Booth to recognize his passion for small animal emergency and critical care. After graduation, he began working at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Augusta, where there was a great shortage of emergency veterinarians.

Through mentorship by Dr. Roger Gfeller, DACVECC, Dr. Booth became the primary emergency clinician for everything from motor vehicular trauma to massive bee envenomation. In 1999, Dr. Booth moved to Boulder County, Colo., where he has continued to practice critical care, emergency medicine and surgery. He lives in Boulder County with his wonderful wife, Jen, a sweet daughter, Ashley, and new son, Blake.

Edith Rogers (DVM '03) recently joined Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital in Atlanta. An Atlanta native, Dr. Rogers previously served as a staff veterinarian at Adobe Animal Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., a 21-doctor practice open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. She began practicing small animal medicine in Beverly Hills at the Miller Robertson Animal Hospital.

After completing her DVM, Dr. Rogers completed a one-year rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan, New York's largest facility for animal care, research, and education with over 90 veterinarians and average of 50,000 cases a year.

In April 2009, Dr. Rogers returned to Atlanta with her family. Dr. Rogers lives in Buckhead with her husband, Michael, their son Paul, their dogs Jack and Lucy, and their cat Phoebe.

David Moore (DVM '77) was sworn in as a Special Government Employee and member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He is the only life scientist on the SAB and the first veterinarian to serve as a member.

Dr. Moore is a Senior Market Manager in the Joint Interagency Group within the National Security Global Business at the Battelle Eastern Science and Technology (BEST) Center in Aberdeen, Md. After receiving his DVM, he earned a PhD in physiology from Emory University School of Medicine in 1984. He has board certification from the American Board of Toxicology and the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.

Joe Bartges (DVM '87) received the 2009 B. Ray Thompson, Sr. Outstanding Faculty Performance Award from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Bartges is the Acree Endowed Chair of Small Animal Research and professor of medicine and nutrition and at the University of Tennessee CVM. This award recognizes excellence in teaching and service to the Institute of Agriculture.

He previously received the Pfizer Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award in 2000 and 2008, the UT National Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007, the UGA Veterinary Alumni Association Young Achiever Award in 1997, and was the Coughlin Distinguished Professor lecturer for the UT Alumni Conference in 2009.

His research interests are in urinary tract disorders (particularly minimally invasive management of urinary stone disease, urinary cancer, incontinence, idiopathic cystitis in cats, renal failure and urinary tract infections) and nutrition (particularly nutritional management of disease).

He has two children: Patrice, a sophomore at Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn., and Garrick, a sophomore at West High School in Knoxville, Tenn.

Future Dawg Docs

Shelley Baumann (DVM '02) and her husband had their first child, Ty Christopher Baumann, on January 26, 2009. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

Kristen Remlinger McFarland (DVM '06) had a baby girl, Madelyn Elizabeth McFarland, on May 16,2008. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Since then, she has been working as a part-time relief veterinarian in the Suwanee, Ga., area.

Matt Booth (DVM '97, pictured at right) and wife Jen have two Future Dawgs: daughter Ashley Brooke Booth was born May 23, 2007, and son Adam Blake Booth was born March 5, 2009.

Amy Harrison (DVM '96) and her husband Bill welcomed their first child, Jaxson William Kierl, on December 18, 2007.

The College & Alums in the News

Dr. Stan Baker (DVM '08) was featured in the September 2009 issue of Georgia Magazine.
http://uga.edu/gm/ee/index.php?/single/2009/09/499/

Sept. 17, press release and various outlets: UGA expects 150 high school students for 'Vet School for a Day 2009'
http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/090917_VetSchool.shtml
States News Service: http://www.allbusiness.com/education-training/education-systems-institutions/12981751-1.html
NWHorseSource.com: http://www.nwhorsesource.com/news/2009/09/uga-expects-150-high-school-students.html

Sept. 16, The Red & Black: UGA vets go wild for exotic species. Profiles Drs. Christine Fiorello and Steve Divers, the College's exotics faculty members. http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2009/09/16/News/Uga-Vets.Go.Wild.For.Exotic.Species-3772527.shtml

August 19, Foam Magazine: Profile of Dr. Hollis-Ann Stewart (DVM '08), who recently moved to Hawaii. http://www.foammagazine.com/outside/role-model

June 4, VPR: Dr. Kristin Haas (DVM '95) was featured on Vermont Public Radio in a feature about the shortage of large animal veterinarians.
http://www.vpr.net/episode/46208/

June 3, LiketheDew.com: "Too Good a Man," a column about alum Dr. Dilmus Blackmon (DVM '56), written by his neice. http://likethedew.com/2009/06/03/too-good-a-man/

May 26, CarolinaNewsWire.com: Gentle Care Animal Hospital Announces New Additions to Veterinary Team. Dr. Jennifer E. Parker (DVM '00) joined Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Raleigh, N.C.
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=0001news.db&command=viewone&id=3630&op=t

May 1, BloodHorse.com: Five Appointed to KY Racing Authority. Dr. Foster Northrup (DVM '89) was one of five appointed to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/44907/five-appointed-to-ky-racing-authority

Practices for Sale

Devin Hardin is selling a 10-year-old clinic in Marietta, Ga., with a well-established and growing client base. This clinic is currently used for a low-cost nonprofit organization, but can very easily be turned into a full-service clinic. Gross yearly income is approximately $400K. Asking price is $75K. The $75K includes everything in the clinic. It is equipped with state-of-the-art Idexx Serum Chem, CBC and electrolyte machine. It also has a state-of-the-art pulse ox, blood pressure, and EKG machine, and is equipped with two Iso anesthesia machines. If you are interested, call Devin Hardin at 678-591-4328, or e-mail devinlhardin@hotmail.com.

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