Alumni Relations at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

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March 2011 edition

Brought to you by your College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association. President: Dr. Mike Topper, class of '80

In this Issue

• Upcoming events
• The College in the News & Class Notes
• Contact us

Greetings, Alumni!

The Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni Weekend is just around the corner — March 25-26, 2011, in Athens! We hope to see you there! Registration is still open — just go to http://www.vet.uga.edu/reunion for information and to register.

A tour of the College and Teaching Hospital is available on Friday, March 25. Anyone is welcome to attend, but you must RSVP with Marti Brick (706-542-7049 or brickm@uga.edu). The tour group will meet at the columned entrance to the College at 4 p.m., and you will be led by veterinary student guides.

During the conference and alumni weekend, veterinary students will be selling merchandise with the CVM alumni and veterinary technician logos, including: car decals, baseball caps, T-shirts, pewter tie pins, sterling silver necklace charms, mugs, water bottles, and embroidered hunter green Polo shirts.

The Breakfast for University Partners, Heritage Society and President's Club members is Saturday, March 26. Mr. Greg McGarity, director of UGA Athletics, will be the speaker this year. For information on joining the President's Club, please visit http://www.vet.uga.edu/alumni/alumni/presidentsclub.php

After the Alumni Evening Reception ends Saturday night, head over to the Hotel Indigo on Dougherty Street for the UGA Vet Med Alumni Reunion After Party, starting at 10 p.m. Everyone's invited, even if you're not staying at the Hotel Indigo!

The newest issue of the Aesculapian, your alumni magazine, is hitting mailboxes soon! Be on the lookout for this special issue, highlighting veterinarians who have served in the military.

Upcoming Events

April 1, 2011—Annual Open House—9 a.m. to 4 p.m.—Athens, Ga.
http://www.vet.uga.edu/ERC/openhouse/index.php

April 2, 2011—Doggie Dash—10 a.m.—Lake Herrick/Intramural Fields, Athens, Ga.
http://www.vet.uga.edu/academic/life/Clubs/canineclub/events.php

April 23, 2011—Walk 4 Paws, benefiting the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine—Alpharetta, Ga.
http://walk4paws.net/

May 7, 2011—Veterinary Graduation. If you are interested in helping with graduation, please contact the Office for Academic Affairs at 706.542.5728.

July 9-17, 2011—VetCAMP: Registration now open for rising high school juniors and seniors - please spread the word if you know of high school students who would be interested in participating.
http://www.vet.uga.edu/academic/events/vetcamp.php

We also have many interesting CE courses planned for this summer and fall. Check out the full list of offerings and register online at http://www.vet.uga.edu/CE/calendar/index.php

News about the College and Alumni Class Notes:

In Search of a Veterinarius:
Susan Gregory, wife of Dr. Chris Gregory (DVM '91), is looking for a 1990 Veterinarius Annual. If you have a copy that you are willing to give to Dr. Gregory, or are able to scan the book and send an electronic version of it, please contact Susan directly.

"The Search Is On: Vet student launches website dedicated to listing adoptable, disabled pets." The March issue of Dog World magazine ran an article about DisabledAnimal.com, a website created by veterinary student Celine Higgins, class of 2012. The article is not available online, but appears in the "In the Community" department of the magazine, page 30.
http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-magazines/dogworld/default.aspx

March 7, UGA.edu: Front and center: Georgia Guard trains at UGA. Mentions alum George McCommon (DVM '90)
http://www.uga.edu/aboutUGA/learn-national_guard_training.html

Feb. 22, Wall Street Journal: When Man's Best Friend Is Obese: Pets Are Getting Fatter; Owners Find It Tricky to Count Kitty Calories, Cut Kibble. College faculty member Dr. Steven Budsberg is quoted in this story about the effects of obesity in pets.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704476604576158372088195308.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_LeadStoryNA

Feb. 9, Charlotte Observer: Deadly bat disease reaches N.C.; considered 'devastating threat.' Article mentions the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, who confirmed that the disease was present in several bats from the area.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/09/2048420/deadly-bat-disease-discovered.html#ixzz1Df8ZBYpM

Feb. 6, Athens Banner-Herald: Sanford farewell for Uga. Article mentions Dr. Bruce Hollett, Uga VIII's namesake, who is a faculty member of the College and has helped care for several Uga mascots.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/020611/uga_781505839.shtml

Feb. 4, Athens Banner-Herald: UGA mascot Uga VIII dies. Article mentions that Uga VIII was treated at the UGA CVM Small Animal Teaching Hospital.
http://onlineathens.com/stories/020411/bre_780937092.shtml

Feb. 4, GeorgiaDogs.com: Uga VIII laid to rest at Sanford Stadium. In attendance was "Dr. Bruce Hollett of UGA's College of Veterinary Medicine, who was the inspiration for Uga VIII's AKC-registered name, Big Bad Bruce."
http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020411aaf.html

Feb. 2, press release: Five University of Georgia faculty recognized for superior teaching efforts. Two of this year's five Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors are on faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine: Dr. Karen Cornell and Dr. Wan-I Oliver Li.
http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/110202_Meigs.shtml

Feb. edition, The Whole Dog Journal: Dogs Need Blood Transfusions From Time to Time – And Blood Donors! Article mentions the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine's canine and feline blood donor program and blood bank.
http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/14_1/features/Canine-Blood-Transfusions_20169-1.html

Jan. 24, press release: UGA Alumni Association announces 2011 Bulldog 100 Rankings. Our alumni on the Bulldog 100 list include:
#38 — Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group, LLC, Brooklyn, New York, Brett Levitzke, ’00
#60 — Saint Francis Animal Hospital, Augusta, Mark Tribby, ’84 and ’88, and Curt J. Garner ’98
#69 — Santee Animal Hospital, Santee, S.C., Heather Shuler, ’01, and Kenneth Shuler, ’01
#92 — Appalachian Animal Hospital, East Ellijay, Thomas "Lyn" Lewis, ’02
http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/bulldog100

Jan. 17, The (Macon) Telegraph: Georgia legislators set to weigh budget cuts. "Deal proposed trimming operation expenses at the Athens and Tifton veterinary labs as well as at the statewide network of Poultry Veterinary Diagnostic Labs."
http://www.macon.com/2011/01/17/1413405/legislators-set-to-weigh-budget.html

Jan. 17, The State (Columbia, S.C.): Aiken horse doctors prepare practice for future. Aiken Equine Professional Associations, owned by Dr. John Haddon, recently passed into the hands of Dr. Mitch Byrd (DVM '95), who owns Equine Veterinary Services in Southern Pines, N.C. The clinic will be named Aiken Equine Associates. http://www.thestate.com/2011/01/17/1649734/aiken-horse-doctors-prepare-practice.html

Jan. 17, Athens Banner-Herald: Lawmakers to dig into Deal's proposed cuts — "One expenditure on the chopping block could be a new teaching hospital for the College of Veterinary Medicine. UGA asked for $62 million to build the 280,000-square-foot Veterinary Medicine Learning Center, but Deal budgeted only $10 million." http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/011711/new_771161940.shtml

Jan. 10, Athens Banner-Herald: University seeks funds for projects — University of Georgia administrators will ask for money for a new veterinary hospital and science center while bracing themselves for more cuts when the state legislature convenes today. http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/011011/uga_767933378.shtml

Jan. 10, The (Macon) Telegraph: Veterinary board elects officers. The Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine held its meeting Dec. 1. The board elected the following 2011 officers: Henry Bohn (DVM '62), Marietta, president, and Edsel Davis (DVM '70), Macon, vice president. http://www.macon.com/2011/01/10/1404699/faces-and-places.html#ixzz1BVjgg27F

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Our addresses are:

vetalums@uga.edu for alumni news, alumni business, or a change of address
give2vet@uga.edu for donations or other correspondence with our Development Office
kygilmor@uga.edu for news items for Aesculapian or vetmed@uga, or for comments about our publications

This newsletter was published on March 16, 2011.