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ContentsCOLLEGE OF

VETERINARY MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION

Dean

Dr. Ralph Richardson

Associate Dean, Academic Programs,

Admissions and Diversity Programs

Dr. Ronnie Elmore

Associate Dean, Clinical Programs

Director, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

Dr. Roger Fingland

Hospital Administrator

Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

Dr. Shirley Arck

Interim Associate Dean, Research

Head, Anatomy and Physiology

Dr. Frank Blecha

Head, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology

Dr. M.M. Chengappa

Head, Clinical Sciences

Dr. Bonnie Rush

Director, Diagnostic Laboratory

Dr. Gary Anderson

Veterinary Medical Continuing Education

Dr. Bob Larson, Executive Director

Director, Veterinary Medical Library

Prof. Gayle Willard

Director, Graduate Programs

Dr. Michael Kenney

Healing Hands is published by the Office of Development

and Alumni Affairs in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University.

Editor, Designer

Joe Montgomer y

Contributing writers and layout

Kayla Chrisman

Dusty Dhuyvetter

Photography

Dave AdamsJoe Montgomery

Director of Development

Chris Gruber

Development Officers

Megan Kilgore

Marketing/Development Officer

Patrice Scott

Pet Tribute Coordinator

Sharon Greene

Alumni Affairs Coordinator

Cheri Ubel

Development Coordinator

Diana Sarfani

MAILING ADDRESSDean’s Office

College of Veterinary MedicineKansas State University

101 Trotter Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-5601

About the cover: Dr. Tom McDavitt, class of 1993, usessign language to communicate with his hearing-impaired clients. Dr. McDavitt has been deaf since hewas a child. Photo by Joseph P. Meier, courtesy of theSouthtown Star newspaper.

Bits & bytesNews from the College of Veterinary Medicine

Facebook goes ‘furry’Veterinarians find different ways to utilize thepopular social networking site

Haiti: A Work in ProgressChristian Veterinary Mission program brings hope

Why we are rural veterinariansVeterinary program sees first group of graduatesserving rural Kansas

Cover story: Silent Treatment Dr. Tom McDavitt lives his dream through deafness and determination

A New Home For the Comparative Medicine Group

More bits & more bytesHomeland Security names K-State as a ‘Center for Excellence’; Frontier gets $390,000grant — Students get their FIX

CVM faculty: Teaching awards andtenure/Research tips & assistance

VMAA letter from president

Alumni News & In Memoriam

Alumni Recognition Awards

America’s ‘Favorite Veterinarian’Client nomination earns Dr. Wayne Ingmire special award

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These are exciting times for our College of VeterinaryMedicine. Several structural changes are under way that willhave a profound impact on what we do in veterinary medicaleducation as well as how we serve researchers and clinicians.

Last year, Manhattan, Kan., was announced as the site of thenew National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).Preparations have started for its construction on the hilladjacent to the veterinary college. To make room, some currentCVM facilities are being relocated; most notably the formerAnimal Resource Facility (ARF), which has changed its name tothe Comparative Medicine Group. In this issue of HealingHands, you’ll read about its relocation to a new facility that willbe called the Large Animal Research Center (LARC).

This transition will increase the quality of our facilities, but itleaves an inadequate quantity of facilities to accommodate thegrowing research needs of our faculty. To that end, we’ve hadseveral meetings with the architects and with an entrepreneurleadership team to seek resources to expand the LARC to fullymeet our growing needs for research-animal housing. We envision a three-phase addition to the infrastructure andpractical facilities that this college and university need to bridge between the field and practice of veterinary medicineand access to a high-end facility, such as the Biosecurity Research Institute or NBAF.

The LARC will be a staging area for animals that are later moved into an expensive, high-containment type of facility.This provides lower-cost, preliminary work — and we currently don’t have that type of facility readily available toveterinary medicine.

The LARC will also allow us to interact with stakeholders in the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, veterinarypractitioners, researchers interested in emerging infectious diseases and our new Center of Excellence for EmergingZoonotic Diseases (see page 18). It will also enhance global opportunities such as a new veterinary educationalpartnership being developed between the K-State CVM and the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association.

Our college has begun a new mentoring program related to clinical skills courses. Dr. Ronnie Elmore and hisassistant, Marci Ritter, developed a web page to collect feedback from veterinarians who have had our first-, second-, orthird-year students in their practices learning large and/or small animal clinical skills and receiving mentoringexperiences with those veterinarians. This program occurs across the country, and is a great opportunity for veterinarystudents to be mentored by veterinarians, and for veterinarians to have a role in building relationships to our young,future professional colleagues.

The 2010-2011 school year is an unusual year because we have oversubscribed our entering class and have a larger-than-normal second-year class. Because of the atypical class size, we are renovating our teaching laboratories toaccommodate larger classes and upgrade the facilities. Along with the renovations, we’re buying new microscopes andlab chairs, making the labs even more functional than in the past. A big “thank you” goes to all of the people whohelped get the job done before the fall semester started.

Please join us for our family-friendly Cat Town functions at K-State football games this fall, and we invite you tokeep in touch anytime. Find us at our new Facebook page, which you can read about on page 6, and enjoy the otherstories about the CVM and alumni activities.

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Dean Ralph Richardson, left, breaks ground with K-StatePresident Kirk Schulz and Olathe CEO Dan Richardson for theK-State Olathe Innovation Campus (see page 5).

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It is said necessity is the mother ofinvention. Dr. Justin Janssen saw a needand came up with his own solution.

The 1972 veterinary graduaterecently designed and fabricated equineportable stocks for the Equine FieldService in the Veterinary Medical

Teaching Hospital (VMTH). The ideawas originally thrown around in Julybetween Dr. Janssen and Dr. ChrisBlevins, assistant professor for theEquine Field Service.

"Thank you Dr. Janssen for yourcontribution towards making the equine

field service progressiveand safe," Dr. Blevins said.

The equine portablestocks will be used formultiple tasks includingequine dental procedures,lacerations and palpationsamong the other tasks inwhich equine stocks areneeded. The stocks areeasily transported to farmswhere they can be utilizedfor the safety of the horse,clinicians and studentsinvolved.

“I think the portablestocks are great and are

really versatile,” said Dr. ChristinaMaglaras, class of 2010. “It helps out onfield calls when you need to put a horsein a safe and controlled environmentand for any procedure that requiresstanding sedation. The stocks areespecially helpful when we areperforming dental exams. The processgoes quicker for the horses so theyspend less time with their headselevated and less time in the dentalspeculum.

“Of course, students also love thestocks because it means we don’t have tobe the ones holding the patient's headup for a standing dental procedure. Wecan let the stocks do the work and getmore out of the learning experience!"

This project could not have beendone without the pride Dr. Janssen hasfor K-State and the CVM. His wife,Mary, and their two children, Ben andKatie, also graduated from K-State.

Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital receives equine stocks as gift from alumnus

Dr. Chris Blevins gives a demonstration using the equineportable stocks for Drs. Jennifer Calvert, ChristinaMaglaras, Tiffany Hummel and Holly Beck, class of 2010.

Dr. Nagaraja receives Karuna Award in IndiaThe College of

Veterinary Medicinecan now boast of twowinners of theprestigious KarunaAward — both fromthe same academicdepartment. Dr. T.G.Nagaraja recentlytraveled to Bangalore,India, with his wifeand daughter, wherehe was given the 2009award in recognitionof his research andeducation work. In

2007, Dr. M.M. Chengappa, head of the Department ofDiagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology was also honored bythe Karuna Trust for National Progress.

“I felt honored and humbled to have received theaward,” Dr. Nagaraja said. “What made it special was thatmy family members in India were able to attend theceremony to see me receive the award.”

Dr. B.C. Ramakrishna, chairman ofthe Karuna Trust for NationalProgress, decorates Dr. T.G. Nagaraja for the Karuna Award.

Dr. Masaaki Tamura,associate professor in anatomyand physiology, was recentlyacknowledged for his researchwork with a $40,000 awardfrom the Kansas TechnologyEnterprise Corporation(KTEC). The KTEC Award forExcellence was presented aspart of a symposiumsponsored by the Kansas IdeaNetwork for BiomedicalResearch Excellence(K-INBRE). The award was forDr. Tamura’s proposal,“Targeted gene therapy withAT2 receptor nanoparticles for lung adenocarcinoma.”

“Our proposal describes the development of a lungcancer-targeted, very effective and safe gene therapy usingbiodegradable nanoparticles,” Dr. Tamura said. “The mostunique part of this research is the intent to develop safe,effective gene expression vectors using nanotechnology.”

KTEC gives award of excellence to Dr. Tamura

Dr. Masaaki Tamura is onthe stem-cell researchteam in the CVM.

Telefund 2010 was asuccessful event thisyear for the College ofVeterinary Medicine.The two-day callingtotal for the CVM was$84,740, beating lastyear’s fundraising totalby $7,000. The overallnumber of pledges alsosurpassed last year: 703to 661.

Telefund is the KSUFoundation’s volunteercalling program to raise support for scholarships andother college funding priorities. Telefund 2008 and 2009raised more than $1 million each year for all colleges atK-State and is expected to do the same this year.

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Telefund raises scholarship dollars

Iman Awards go to Drs. Marcus and MosierThe Dr. Ron and Rae Iman

Outstanding Faculty Awards are givento two K-State faculty every year — onefor research and the other teaching.Both awardees this year were selectedfrom the College of VeterinaryMedicine: Dr. Dan Marcus and Dr. Derek Mosier.

Recipients of the Iman Award arenominated by fellow colleagues. Theyhave to be full-time faculty and arerequired to have a minimum of fiveyears work at the university. Being auniversity-wide award, it is fairlyuncommon to see both awards going tofaculty in the same college. Each awardwinner receives $5,000.

Dr. Daniel Marcus, UniversityDistinguished Professor in anatomy andphysiology, received the research awardfor the contributions he made in hisfield.

Dr. Blecha, University DistinguishedProfessor and department head foranatomy and physiology, had this to say:“Dr. Marcus has established and

maintained a firminternational reputationas ‘the expert’ inphysiology andbiophysics of the striavascularis.”

Dr. Marcus isnationally known for hisresearch and experiencedealing with deafnessand othercommunicationdisorders. He has beenwith the university since1998 and was deemed UniversityDistinguished Professor in 2006. TheMidwest has been home and workplacefor Dr. Marcus all his adult life.

The teaching award was given to Dr. Derek Mosier, professor ofpathology in the Department ofDiagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology. Histeaching has been acknowledgedthrough the Norden DistinguishedTeaching Award, Bayer Animal HealthTeaching Excellence Award and Student

American Veterinary MedicalAssociation Award for TeachingExcellence in the Basic Sciences.

“Derek has been an outstandingteacher and continues to performsuperbly in the classroom year afteryear,” said Dr. M.M. Chengappa,University Distinguished Professor andhead of the Department of DiagnosticMedicine/Pathobiology. “We are veryfortunate to have faculty like Derek inour college.”

Veterinary students make callsduring Telefund 2010.

ge of Veterinary Medicine

A groundbreakingheld at K-State’sOlathe campus inNovember markedthe university’scommitment toadvancing animalhealth and food safetyresearch andeducation in Kansasand the nation.

The first building on K-State’s Olathe campus will bethe $28 million National Institute for Animal Health andFood Safety. It will house educational and laboratoryspaces to support research, education and technologycommercialization in animal health and food safety. Theapproximately 108,000 square foot building is beingdesigned and built by 360 Architecture and the WeitzCompany, and should be complete by late 2010 or early2011.

New campus under way in Olathe

Architectural rendering of K-State-Olathe Innovation Campus

Dr. Dan Marcus, left, joins Dr. Derek Mosier, far right, in beinghonored by Dr. Ron and Rae Iman, center, who created a special award to honor outstanding K-State faculty.

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facebookUntil recently, a wall was

something you didn’t even thinkabout writing on, a poke was a

literal prod, and being tagged meant youwere “it.” Those days are over astechnology is changing the world as weknow it. Facebook has made a grandentrance onto the communication scene,and people everywhere are taking notice.

It is a common myth that Facebook isonly for the college-aged student.Although it may have started that way,other age groups are quickly catching on.In the last year, Facebook has seen a

growth of more than 300 percent forusers between 35 and 54 years old. Therehas also been an incredible increase of900 percent for users 55 and above. Allgenerations are enjoying the perks ofhaving Facebook at the click of a mouse.

Not only is Facebook being used forpersonal communication, it is now beingused as a very important marketing toolfor businesses abroad. The veterinaryworld is following this trend as well, asclasses, clinics and colleges are creatingtheir own niche in the Facebook realm.

Who’s Who on FacebookK-State’s College of Veterinary

Medicine classes are finding ways toreconnect and get back in touch throughFacebook. It is a great tool for bringingclassmates together who may be spreadacross the world. From catching up onclass news, reunion reminders andreminiscing about the good old days,classes are enjoying the way thatFacebook has brought them together.Some even make posts asking forprofessional veterinary advice becausethey lost their class notes from K-State!

Currently, 11 CVM classes arereuniting through Facebook. Theclass of 2006 has 85 groupmembers — the most of any classthus far.

Some of our alumni aremaking quite a name forthemselves — and their clinics —through Facebook. Dr. TimMillsap, class of 1978, is a co-owner of the Sterner VeterinaryClinic in Ionia, Mich. The SternerClinic is currently using Facebookas a modern advertising vehicle,rather than traditional methodssuch as Yellow Pages ornewspaper ads.

“We are now able to reach alarge amount of our clientswithout inconveniencing them,”said Rachel Peterson, Sterner’ssocial networking specialist.“They are able to view ourinformation easily and at theirleisure without having to come inor contacting the clinic.”

They have recently sponsoredfunny pet photo contests, weeklyfunny pet videos and apromotional coupon programBecome a fan of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine on Facebook. See the

sidebar for more details.

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through their Facebook fan page. SternerClinic has almost 500 fans to date.

“On a daily basis and at virtually nocost, we are able to promote our businessand entertain our clients,” said Dr. Millsap.

Another notable Facebook page isfrom alumnus Dr. Mark Handlin, classof 1988, at Heartland Veterinary Clinicin McPherson, Kan. His clinic startedFacebooking mainly to promote the dogsin the county pound for adoption. Theirstrategy has evolved and now includesnews from the clinic and informativetips and reminders for clients aboutheartworm, flea and tick season.Heartland Vet currently has close to 200fans.

“We feel the page has helped bondour clients to the staff as well as to thepractice,” Dr. Handlin said.

Dr. Cathy Harmon, class of 1967, andher clinic, Andover Veterinary Clinic inAndover, Kan., are also getting theirname out through Facebook. AndoverVet is using their Facebook page toprovide timely and useful information tobenefit the pet-owning community, plusa little dose of fun and entertainment.Recently, they informed their fans of animportant Iams pet food recall throughFacebook. They are also enjoyingpositive comments from clients sent viaFacebook.

“It has created more personalcommunication to our broad client-base,” said Heath Carter, practicemanager at Andover Vet, “and that hashelped our business.”

Not only are clinics recognizing theimportance of social media, colleges aregetting involved too. Colleges ofVeterinary Medicine across the nationhave developed Facebook fan pages that

are receiving ample attention. For mostof these colleges, the Facebook craze hastaken hold only in the last six months.Namely, North Carolina State UniversityCVM and University of Florida CVMhave more than 2,000 fans so far. IowaState University CVM has more than1,000. K-State CVM has only been onFacebook since late April, but we alreadyhave over 400 fans. Our page is growingquickly and we hope that continues.

A New ‘Face’ for MarketingThese college fan pages were created

to spread news about faculty, staff andstudents, announce events, explainservices, post patient success stories andgive helpful animal health tips. Targetedreaders include veterinary students,alumni, faculty, staff, clients, prospectivestudents and donors. This is becoming avery important and inexpensivemarketing tool for these colleges.

“Facebook keeps the lines ofcommunication open and buildsrelationships, through which greaterclient loyalty is created. Through that, anenhanced atmosphere for potential clientrevenue and gifts is acquired,” said SarahCarey, director of public relations at theUniversity of Florida CVM.

Colleges are receiving rave reviews onthe posts they are creating. Fromannouncing the success of a facultymember running a marathon toreminding alumni of reunions, collegesare gaining attention from the publicthat they normally wouldn’t get throughtraditional advertising. If a story runs inthe newspaper or on television, IowaState CVM likes to include a few tidbitsof information on Facebook that weren’tnoted in the media. University of FloridaCVM has used Facebook to ask for

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Find KSU CVMon Facebook!

How?Find us at

www.facebook.com/KSUCVM and click the “Like” button!

Why?

Go to www.facebook.com andcreate an account - it’s free! Find us, “Like” our page,

and stay connected!

Not on Facebookyet?

To stay up-to-date with the latestfaculty, student and college news,

event announcements, onlineversions of CVM publications and

other veterinary-related news!

utilize the popular social networking site

volunteers when cold-stunned sea turtleswere being brought to their college forcare. N.C. State’s CVM has made postsabout an ailing gorilla that was broughtto their Teaching Hospital for a CT-scan.

“It’s fun to post something and withinminutes watch fans respond with ‘Likes’or comments about the post,” said TracyRaef, communications specialist at IowaState.

K-State’s CVM is currently postingupdates on the construction of the newstate-of-the-art K-State OlatheInnovation Campus. Our page alsoincludes links to online versions of thecollege’s most recent publications. Often,we post pictures from college eventssuch as the Annual Scholarship GolfTournament or the pie-throwing fun atthe SCAVMA all-college spring

barbecue. We evenoffer valuable newsfor our alumni suchas ContinuingEducationscholarships forveterinarians or jobopportunities at theK-State CVM.

Clinics andcolleges arepromoting theirFacebook pages inmany different ways.They are placingsigns in theircolleges andhospitals, addinglinks to their e-mailsignatures andwebsites, andpromoting theirFacebook pages onother social mediasuch as Twitter.

“Through promotion, we are able toreach individuals who are simplyinterested in animal health and theCVM,” said David Green,communications and media relationsdirector at N.C. State. “This grouprepresents individuals we might not beable to reach with othercommunications.”

Beware!While

Facebook isfairly new tomostbusinessesand colleges,administratorsare keeping itunder a tight

watch. While some allow posts from thepublic, others are holding off on thatoption. For many, a policy regardingFacebook usage is important to protectthe business or college and its employeesfrom any liability. An active pageadministrator is necessary to ward offthe “spam” posters or other unfavorableusers.

The advancement of the World WideWeb is opening doors for peopleeverywhere, and it seems as though theveterinary profession is keeping up justfine. Facebook has helped to put ahuman touch on the previouslyrepetitive world of marketing. It showsthat businesses and colleges really careand are interested in communicatingwith their clients or students.

Although it is yet to be determinedwhether Facebook is improving businessfor these users, many are convinced itwill have a positive effect eventually.

“We are quickly seeing the value ofFacebook,” said Chris Gruber, director ofdevelopment at K-State’s CVM. “Ourpage is gaining fans and getting the wordout about the College of VeterinaryMedicine. As our Facebook familycontinues to grow, the page will proveitself to be an invaluable tool forenhancing the college.”

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Heartland Veterinary Clinic in McPherson, Kan. uses their Facebookpage to post photos of current staff members and their pets.

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Haiti was devastated by a 7.0magnitude earthquake inJanuary of this year. Already

being the poorest country of theAmericas, Haiti’s people were faced witheven greater challenges. The capital city,Port-au-Prince, was devastated and up to300,000 people were killed.

Dr. Walter Renberg, associateprofessor of small animal surgery, Dr. Shelie Laflin, clinical assistantprofessor of agricultural practices, andthird-year student Stephan Gibsonexperienced that firsthand this summer.The three traveled to disaster-strickenHaiti for a week-long trip, offering

veterinary assistance for the ChristianVeterinary Mission, who already haslong-term missionaries in place. Theteam served as short-term missionariesto help the cause.

Dr. Renberg serves on the nationalboard of advisers so he has a long-standing relationship with theorganization. He has traveled tocountries such as China, Mongolia,Uganda, Paraguay and Nigeria with theorganization. This is his second missiontrip to Haiti. Despite the destruction,deforestation, erosion and hundreds oftent cities, the three truly enjoy theculture and people of Haiti.

“It was good to seelife is moving on,”Gibson said. “Theywon’t ever get overthe devastation, but Ibelieve they arelearning to pressforward.”

The team offeredexpertise that is ofimportance to theHaitians. The qualityof livestock has adirect effect onpeople, and thatmakes veterinarywork in Haiti anecessity. SomeHaitian veterinarianshave received theirDVMs in Cuba, butlack clinical training.The organization’smissionaries work toget theseveterinarians up tospeed.

The team spent the first few dayshelping with established agriculturaloutreach programs such as DoubleHarvest and Farmer-to-Farmer. Theytaught classes to area farmers about foodproduction and proper goat husbandryand care techniques. After participationin these programs, the team shiftedgears to help the local veterinarians.

Goats and pigs roam the litteredstreets of Haiti and ingest plastic bags,causing gastrointestinal issues. Since theearthquake caused walls to be lost, dogsprowl the area and are being hit by cars.Villager’s horses are so skinny they havepack sores going across their bodies.There are several disease outbreaks thatneed to be controlled. Rabies is a majorproblem, as well as swine viruses, forwhich they are struggling to find adiagnosis. There is a mortality rate ofmore than 30 to 40 percent in pigs dueto these diseases. There are also parasiteproblems that require ample attentionand financial resources to be solved.

Dr. Renberg, Dr. Laflin and Gibsonworked to help the local veterinarianswith these issues in as many ways aspossible. They reviewed horse examsand proper handling for villager horseswith the veterinarians. The team helpedthe veterinarians to perform spay andneuter surgeries on dogs. They alsoperformed goat surgeries andrumenotomies, as well as helped toshuttle goats to different locations onthe island.

“I feel that Dr. Renberg, Stephan andI were representing Kansas StateUniversity in a very profound way,” Dr. Laflin said. “Not only through ourfaith, but also as an example to theHaitian people — both veterinarians and

Goat producers learn about animal husbandry as part of anongoing project designed to build the productivity of thelivestock they depend on.

Haiti: A Work in ProgressChristian Veterinary Mission program brings hope

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livestock producers we worked with —of what an education can bring to anindividual’s life and how that can thenimpact the masses. We were only threepersons who in turn passed onknowledge to maybe 100 others. Thinkof the impact that can ultimately have.”

Haiti has been through several stagesin the months since the devastation ofthe earthquake. At first, the countryneeded rescue, and then the focusshifted to aid and rehabilitation. Thebiggest need in Haiti right now istraining and development. There arehundreds of foreign groups in thecountry working to improve the qualityof life for Haitians. It is unclear, though,as to what extent the immense amountof volunteers is actually helping.

There are many groups who haveappeared and are doing duplicate workof programs already in place. They areworking toward the same goal, butgroups are not in coordination with oneanother. For instance, a tent city hasbeen created, yet no one has beenallowed to occupy it. Dr. Renberg saysthat although Haiti has made progress, itis not hard to find signs of frustrationand tragedies still looming on the island.

“There is good being done, but wemust work together to train the locals tobecome self-sufficient,” Dr. Renbergsaid.

While there, Dr. Renberg said hegained an understanding of thedynamics and frustration ofdevelopment work. If one can’t offer a

valuable service to the Haitian people, abetter solution is to make a monetarydonation to an organization that can beof value to the country.

“This is a cause that pulls on theheartstrings of many people,” Dr. Renberg said. “There is a place and away for everyone to make acontribution. Catching that vision isvital. If we remain insulated, we’ll neverbe of value to the world around us.”

Dr. Renberg is bringing the causeback to the college and hoping to open

lines of communication. He hopes toconnect virologists from K-State’s CVMand veterinarians in Haiti to possiblymake some breakthroughs in the currentdisease problems. He wishes for otherveterinarians to realize how theirveterinary skills can positively impactglobal situations.

“I truly admire the dedication ofthose who are spending their liveshelping these people,” Dr. Renberg said.“If it’s cross-culture or next door, it isgood to be a small part of that.”

Horses in Haiti may suffer from sores caused by wooden packsand poor muscling. The problem is partly addressed by banana-leaf pads.

Dr. Shelie Laflin explains rumenotomy techniques to Haitianveterinarians prior to beginning the teaching lab.

Dr. Walter Renberg helps a Haitian veterinarian build his horse handling and examinationskills.

The Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas was passed by the state legislature in 2006 to provide a financial incentive to bring newveterinarians to rural areas.This year’s graduating class in the College of Veterinary Medicine included the first five graduates. VTPRKparticipants are eligible for up to $20,000 in loans per year to pay for college expenses and advanced training. Upon completion of theirDVM, each student is required to work in a full-time veterinary practice located in any of 91 Kansas counties with less than 35,000 residents. For each year the student works in rural Kansas (up to four years), $20,000 worth of loans will be forgiven by the state.

“This funding from the VTPRK is going to alleviate some of the pressures off of us to find the high-paying jobs needed to repay our student loans,” Dr. Trent Glick said. “We’re able to go to a ruralcommunity and maybe take a little less money so we can still pursue our goals.” Trent, who is origi-nally from southeast Kansas, has accepted a job in Oberlin.

Each VTPRK student is required to participate in additional activities beyond what is required fortheir veterinary degrees. The scholars spend their summer breaks learning about foreign-animaldisease preparedness, natural disaster preparedness, rural sociology and public health.

Dr. Brock Hanel, from Courtland, said, “I have been able to see differentparts of the United States and see how different levels of agriculture andthe livestock industry is utilized. It gave me a greater appreciation forrural America.” Brock is planning to work in his father’s practice in Courtland. Dr.Lannie Hanel earned his DVM from K-State in 1971.

Dr. Jessica Whitehill-Winter has accepted a position with clinics inLyons and Sterling.

“The VTPRK has allowed me to pursue my career as well as my dreamof raising my family in a small community like my parents did for me,”she said. Jessica is from Latham in Cowley County. “I have sent resumesto a 90-mile radius from where Mom and Dad live. It’s great to be ableto go back home and have the financial assistance from the VTPRK, butit’s also very nice to know I’ll be serving an area that needs it.”

Dr. Nick Luke plans to work in Beloit, which is also where he grew up.He is thankful for the advanced training provided in the VTPRK.

“This program has brought us in contact with people who have beeninvolved with researching and responding to foreign animal diseases,”he said. “We’ve made connections with the people who are going to berunning the response programs.”

Dr. Kyle Berning added, “Going to Iowa our sophomore year and takingpart in the regional USDA surveillance testing center was a pretty goodexperience. Some of the diagnostics and sample taking that we practicedthe last four years will definitely come in handy.” Kyle, who is originally from Lakin, has accepted a position in Scott City.

Dean Ralph Richardson said, “We are dedicated to supporting the livestock industry and believe veterinarians create a positiveinfluence on communities of all sizes, particularly small rural communities. These graduates bring a great skill set to rural areas,especially with what they’ve learned about foreign-animal diseases and public health. With more VTPRK classes following thisone, the future looks bright for rural Kansas.”

‘Why we are rural veterinarians’Veterinary program sees first group of graduates serving rural Kansas

Dr. Trent Glick

Dr. Brock Hanel

Dr. Jessica Whitehill-Winter

Dr. Nick Luke

Dr. Kyle Berning

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After checking the stray kitten forany obvious signs of trouble, theveterinarian tightened his grip

and grabbed the syringe.Cheeto let his displeasure be known.

But Dr. Tom McDavitt didn’t have tohear the spine-tingling screech tounderstand how the feline was feeling.

He could see and feel the animal’sdistress.

Dr. McDavitt, 42, is among asprinkling of deaf veterinarianspracticing in the United States. He’s theonly one in Illinois.

The owner of Animal Clinic of Alsiptakes information in via touch, sightand intuition. “Most of the time, I canjust tell if something is wrong,” he said.

He communicates with his clients’owners through sign language, by voice,and sometimes paper and pen.

“The shot stings,” he told a group ofhearing-impaired students from CentralMiddle School in Tinley Park who,

along with Lemont High Schooler AnnaThelen, were touring the clinic withspecial education teacher JennyFerkaluk and interpreter JeanetteArchie.

“But he’ll be OK, he’ll go to sleepnow,” Dr. McDavitt said, and thencarried the short-haired cat to a backroom where it would await surgery.

A bout of meningitis when he was 5years old left Dr. McDavitt deaf. Thoughhighly intelligent — he scored a 35 onhis ACT — he struggled through thelogistics of school and themisconceptions of the hearing world.

“People told me I couldn’t become aveterinarian,” he said. “I told them,‘Watch me!’ Some things are hard to say,but that doesn’t mean they are hard tolearn.”

Even without a disability, veterinaryschool is a formidable quest. There arehundreds of applications for universitypositions, but only a fraction get in.

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Story by Donna Vickroy, photos by Joseph P. Meier, reprinted with permission of the Southtown Star

C over story

Dr. Tom McDavitt is a 1993K-State graduate. Due to achildhood illness, he becamedeaf at age 5. Despite losinghis sense of hearing, hepersevered to earn hisveterinary degree at K-Stateand become a practicingveterinarian. The followingstory was originally publishedin the Southtown Star(Chicago) in April 2010.

Dr. Tom McDavitt hosts a group of hearing-impaired students from Central Middle School in Tinley Park, Ill. As a deaf veterinarian, heserves as a role model and mentor to hearing-impaired children in his community.

Silent TreatmentDr. Tom McDavitt lives his dream

through deafness and determination

With the help of interpreters andnote-takers, Dr. McDavitt got throughK-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine,only to be stymied in his job hunt.

He sent out hundreds of resumes thatfirst year. He also volunteered at theSedgwick County Zoo in his hometownof Wichita.

Finally, he was hired by a small clinicin the quad cities in Illinois where heworked for 10 months. After a secondjob in Springfield, Ill., for a year, Dr. McDavitt took a job at the HickoryHills Animal Clinic, which he purchasedafter two years of working there.Between 1999 and 2009, he also workedat the Alsip Animal Hospital.

When the lease expired at theHickory Hills Animal Clinic location,he opened the Animal Clinic of Alsipwith his business partner in July 2009.Dr. McDavitt’s business partner, ByronLauderdale, and his wife, Sharon, runthe daily business operations for theclinic.

Dr. McDavitt has been practicing for17 years. About 200 of his 4,000 clientsare deaf.

On this day, Dr. McDavitt showed thestudents around his office and let themobserve while he treated a cockerspaniel with a chronic ear infection.

He then handed out goggles so the

students couldwatch while heneutered youngCheeto with a$48,000 surgicallaser.

“I was one of thefirst veterinariansto get the laser,” Dr. McDavitt said.“It makes a smallerincision and thehealing time isfaster.”

The surgery,Ferkaluk signed tothe students, would keep the cat fromhaving babies, thus making it easier tobe adopted into a permanent home.

Once the surgery was finished, Dr. McDavitt fielded questions.

Tyler Viliekis wanted to know if theanimals ever bite. “All the time,” Dr. McDavitt said, showing off an arrayof scars. “It’s part of the job.”

Anna, 16, asked for advice onpursuing her dream of becoming aveterinary technician.

“The more math and science youtake, the better,” he said.

And Hamza Abukhudair wonderedhow the doctor can tell if an animal issick.

“Dogs are easier to diagnose thancats. If they aren’t eating, are lethargic orjust not being themselves, something’swrong,” he said. Sometimes, he needs todo blood work to make a diagnosis.

Dr. McDavitt checks breathing andheartbeat by touch, sometimes laying hischeek against an animal to concentrateon the sense of touch.

Ferkaluk said Dr. McDavitt is a rolemodel for the deaf students.

“He shows that with a lot of hardwork you can do whatever you put yourmind to.”

Dr. McDavitt does indeed seem toaccomplish whatever he puts his mindto. His 14-month-old daughter, Grace,

appears to be cut from the samecloth.

“She’s already learned to opendrawers in the dresser and usethem as stairs to climb,” he said.

Dr. McDavitt’s wife, Brigette,assists in the clinic, handlingpaperwork and covering phones.

The couple has several pets,including a boston terrier, ferret,love bird and a 17-year-old catwho lives at the office.

The next day, young Cheetowas adopted out.

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Dr. McDavitt answers a question from a hearing-impaired middle school student.

Dr. McDavitt, who learned to auscultate with his hands becauseof deafness, examines Cheeto the cat.

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For the Comparative Medicine GroupA New HomeThe future arrival of the National

Bio and Agro-Defense Facility(NBAF) in Manhattan will pro-

vide new opportunities and change forseveral organizations at K-State. Onesuch organization is the ComparativeMedicine Group (CMG).

The CMG will be very directlyaffected by the coming of NBAF inthat the large animal research facilitythey currently operate out of, theAnimal Resource Facility, is located onland identified by the university forthe future construction of NBAF. As aresult, the CMG will be moving into anew facility on the corner of Denison

and Marlatt avenues called the LargeAnimal Research Center (LARC). TheLARC will provide housing for largeanimals used in research and teaching.Species such as dogs, pigs, cattle,horses, goats, sheep and the College ofVeterinary Medicine’s teaching herdswill be housed in the LARC. Thefacility is expected to be finished inmid-November.

The LARC is a very crucial facilityas the CVM continues to strive forexcellence, and as a continued link toNBAF. As Dean Ralph Richardson saidin regards to the LARC: “We’ve had anumber of meetings with the

architects and with an entrepreneur-leadership team to seek resources toexpand the facility to really meet thegrowing needs of the animal housingresearch needs for this college. That’s athree-phase addition to theinfrastructure and practical facilitiesthat this college and university need tobridge between the field, and practiceof veterinary medicine and access to ahigh-end facility such as theBiosecurity Research Institute orNBAF.”

As you may or may not know, theCMG was known, until last year, asthe Animal Resource Facility. The

A closer look atthe research building that willbe the central areaof the LARC. Theresearch buildingwill house dogs,pigs, horses, etc. Itwill also includeprocedure rooms,a surgery suite,outdoor facilitiesand more.

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name change took place for severalreasons. As Dr. Sally Olson, interimdirector of the CMG said, “Last yearthe Animal Resource Facilitycentralized so as to better provide forall of the animal care needs of theuniversity. The group moved frombeing under the College of VeterinaryMedicine to falling under theuniversity’s Office for Research.Because of this transition, we felt itwas a good time to change the nameto better reflect what the group does.”

Dr. Olson explained further, “Thefield of laboratory animal medicine isa provider of comparative medicineservice versus solely a resource foranimals. The CMG provides animalhusbandry care, animal procurement,veterinary care, technical and surgicalsupport for a variety of species, allwithin the guidelines of the USDA andNIH, to name a few.”

The CMG works hard to promotegood science while keeping the welfareof the animals as the top priority. Thefacility has been accredited for longtime by the Association forAssessment and Accreditation ofLaboratory Animal Care International(AAALAC). The CMG prides itself onproviding quality care. As Dr. Olsonput it, “Animal use is a privilege, andthrough quality care, I feel the CMGplays its part in helping make KansasState University an upstanding place todo research.”

And now, with the ongoingconstruction of the LARC, it will havea building that will be described in thevery same way.

Above: The site plans for the Large Animal Research Center (LARC). The areas featured willbe move-in ready in November.

Below: Current progress on the LARC at the corner of Denison and Marlatt Avenues. Thebuilding pictured is the shop/storage building. It will have a wash bay for sanitizing livestocktrailers, a shop, tractor/trailer storage and project/equipment storage.

PHOTO BY DUSTY DHUYVETTER

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K-State’s expertise in vaccine development, diagnostics,animal disease detection and education programsformed the basis for the university’s recent selection as a

Center of Excellence for Emerging Zoonotic and Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) by the Department of Homeland Security,announced K-State President Kirk Schulz. K-State will receive$12 million over the next six years.

“K-State’s research focus on zoonotic diseases and animalhealth, the unique research capabilities of the BiosecurityResearch Institute and experienced and world-renownedfaculty researchers all aided this selection as a Center ofExcellence,” President Schulz said. “Because zoonotic diseasescan spread from animals to humans and vice versa, this centerwill be important to protecting human health as well.”

President Schulz believes an established researchinfrastructure and future construction of the National Bio andAgro-Defense Facility (NBAF) on the campus contributed toK-State’s selection for the new center.

K-State will partner with Texas A&M’s Foreign Animal andZoonotic Disease Defense Center to co-lead the Science andTechnology Directorate’s efforts to involve universityresearchers in zoonotic and animal disease detection.

Dr. Jürgen Richt is principal investigator and the center’sdirector. He is a Regents Distinguished Professor in the Collegeof Veterinary Medicine and Kansas Bioscience AuthorityEminent Scholar.

“This new Center of Excellence enables us to be strongerleaders,” Dr. Richt said. “K-State has specialists in infectiousdiseases who know agriculture systems well, not only livestock,but also other food sources including fish and poultry. We willhire new researchers to complement our existing expertise andcollaborate with outstanding researchers from institutions allover the United States to best protect the nation’s food supply.”

CEEZAD’s purpose will be to conduct research, developtechnology and train a specialized work force to successfullydefend U.S. pre-harvest agricultural systems againstagroterrorism, catastrophic events and emerging animalpathogens.

The DHS anticipates both K-State and Texas A&M willconduct projects in all thematic areas including vaccines,detection, diagnostics, modeling and simulation, education andtraining. The DHS will work with center leadership to ensurelong-term coordination and collaboration.

A kickoff meeting featuring several of the world’s topexperts in zoonotic diseases was held at K-State in June.

Dr. Jürgen Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor and Kansas Bioscience Authority Eminent Scholar, leads the new Center ofExcellence for Emerging Zoonotic and Animal Diseases.

Below: Researchers at K-State’s Center of Excellence for EmergingZoonotic and Animal Diseases will collaborate with researchers atTexas A&M University.

Homeland Security names K-State as a ‘Center for Excellence’

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more BYTESFrontier gets $390,000 grant — Students get their FIX

The CVM’s Frontier program secured a $390,000grant from the Department of Homeland Security(DHS) last fall. The grant is administered through

the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(HS-STEM) Career Development Grants program. Thisprogram promotes scholarships and fellowships in HS-STEM disciplines for those who intend to pursue home-land security careers. The grants help “track” students intoemployment in Homeland Security, while providing themwith unique travel and internship opportunities.

Frontier is an interdisciplinary program for thehistorical studies of border security, food security andtrade policy run through the Department of DiagnosticMedicine and Pathobiology through the College ofVeterinary Medicine. The program was the brainchild ofDr. Justin Kastner, assistant professor of food safety andsecurity at K-State, and Dr. Jason Ackleson, associateprofessor of government at New Mexico State University,Las Cruces. They work closely with Dr. Abbey Nutsch,assistant professor of food safety and security in theDepartment of Animal Sciences and Industry at K-State.

“The DHS career development grants provide atremendous boost to our program,” Dr. Kastner said.“Drs. Ackleson, Nutsch and I are continually looking for

ways to provide unique interdisciplinary learningopportunities for our students. This grant helps us to dojust that.”

Drs. Kastner and Ackleson developed Frontier to beopen to undergraduate, graduate, and distance-educationstudents who were also interested in these issues orworking in a related field.

The Frontier Interdisciplinary eXperiences (FIX)program is geared primarily for on-campus K-State andNew Mexico State University students, who are identifiedas Frontier scholars. Scholars are expected to develop abroad understanding of key issues and then develop aconcept for their individualized FIX projects, on whichthey receive guidance and support from Frontier’s facultymentors and student coordinators. FIX projects involvestudying problems from multiple academic perspectivesand producing written and/or multimedia products for theFrontier Web site.

Some of the FIX projects have included travel toWashington, D.C., Los Alamos, N.M., and the U.S.-Mexican border in order to examine current policy effortsas well as physical sites and facilities related to bordersecurity and food security.

(Standing, left to right) Dr. Jason Ackleson, NMSU and Frontier co-director; Steve Toburen, Frontier Interdisciplinary eXperiences programcoordinator; Dr. Abbey Nutsch; Emily Schneider; Edward Nyambok; Michael Bursum, NMSU and Frontier Interdisciplinary eXperiences programcoordinator; Tracy Sabo; Julianne Jensby; Anna Pees; and Haley Marceau. Seated left to right are: Dr. Justin Kastner, Frontier co-director; Dr. Tarrie Crnic; Julie Chelewski; Katie Krusemark; and Shweta Gopalakrishnan.

PHOTO BY JOE MONTGOMERY

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Veterinary Medical LibraryKansas State University

408 Trotter Hall

Research Tips & Assistance

by Carol Elmore

Pets are such close companions, many peopleinclude them on family trips. Veterinarians arefrequently consulted about health issues whentraveling with pets, but other questions may ariserelated to travel accommodations or travel gear.

The Veterinary Medical Library (VML) hasseveral excellent books on traveling with a pet.

“Vacationing with Your Pet: Over 25,000Listing of Hotels, Motels, Inns, Ranches and B &B’s that Welcome Guests with Pets” (TX907.2 .B382007) includes tips for both cats and dogs as wellas comprehensive listings by state of pet-friendlylodgings. “Travel With or Without Pets: 25,000Pets-R-Permitted Accommodations, Pet-sitters,Kennels & More” (TX907.2 .T73 1998) includesresources to consider if one decides not to take apet on the family trip. “No Pet Left Behind: TheSherpa Guide for Traveling with Your BestFriend” (SF415.45 .M37 2008) has lots of traveltips and listings of state and national parks thatwelcome pets, boat charters and internationaltravel.

The VML also recommends from our Animalsin Society Collection, “A Member of the Family:Cesar Millan’s Guide to a Lifetime of Fulfillmentwith Your Dog (SF426 .M555 2009) and “HappyDog: How Busy People Care for Their Dogs”(SF426 .M677 2003) that include chapters ontraveling with pets. Another valuable resource is“Pet E.R. Guide: A Directory of 24-Hour andAfter-Hour Veterinary Facilities in the UnitedStates” (SF778 .L67 2007) for finding veterinaryhelp if an animal becomes ill on a trip.

These books are available at the VeterinaryMedical Library, or outside of Manhattan, checkyour local public library. Such books may also berequested through Interlibrary Loan. Journalarticles and searches for more in-depth researchneeds on travel or other topics can be placed for afee through the Library Research Services,www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/library/info/research.services.htm, or e-mail: libreseach@vet.k-state.eduat the Veterinary Medical Library.

CVM faculty: Teaching awards and tenure

The fall teaching award winners are: Dr. Walter Cash, Merial Teaching Excel-lence Award for first-year students; Dr. Dan Thomson, Novartis Teaching Excel-lence Award for third-year students ; Dr. Deryl Troyer, Teva Animal HealthTeaching Excellence Award for first-year students; and Dr. Steve Stockham,Bayer Animal Health Teaching Excellence Award for second-year students.

From left: Dr. Hans Coetzee, receives a promotion to associate professor withtenure; Dr. Butch KuKanich, promotion to associate professor with tenure; Dr. Masaaki Tamura, granted tenure; Dr. Ken Harkin, promotion to full professor; and Dr. Brad White, promotion to associate professor with tenure.

Dr. David Poole, 2010 recipient ofthe Pfizer Animal Health Award forResearch Excellence.

Each fall the CVM givesawards to faculty in recognitionof teaching excellence. Theseawards are sponsored by thecollege’s corporate friends.Twoawards are given for first-yearteachers as that is considered oneof the tougher years in terms ofstudents getting oriented into thecurriculum. A research award isgiven to a faculty member at PhiZeta Research Day in February.

The CVM also promotedseveral faculty members byawarding tenure and/or titlechanges. Congratulations, faculty.

PHOTOS BY DAVE ADAMS

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PresidentDr. Pete She rlockDVM 1980peteams@bluevalley.net

President-ElectDr. Orval Gigstad IIIDVM 1976orv.gigstad@windstream.net

Past PresidentDr. Mike MooreDVM 1968mk.moore@novartis.com

Secretary/TreasurerDr. Howard EricksonDVM 1959erickson@vet.k-state.edu

Senior Member-At-LargeDr. Justin JanssenDVM 1972JustinJanssenDVM@gmail.com

Members-At-LargeDr. Todd KnappenbergerDVM 1999kvc4ksu@sbcglobal.net

Dr. Julie EbertDVM 1996julieebert@twinvalley.net

Dr. Lesley PelfreyDVM 1991drpevo@sbcglobal.net

Executive Board Members

Veterinary Medical Alumni Association

About the VMAAThe Veterinary Medical Alumni Association is

a nonprofit organization run primarily by ourgraduates who volunteer their time and effort.Members are elected to serve on the association’sexecutive board. Each serves a four-year term asmember-at-large, and one year each as president-elect and president. The board’s purpose is toadminister the following:• Review nominations for the DistinguishedAlumnus and E. R. Frank Awards and AlumniRecognition Awards.• Organize receptions at seven national veterinarymeetings/conferences and annual five-year reunions.• Provide leadership in the management of finan-cial support to the VMAA, oversee veterinaryclass projects, biography booklets, class newsletters,fundraising initiatives and the administration oftheir alumni records.

Veterinary Medical Alumni Association EndowmentMembership Report

VMAA membership dues were incorporatedinto its Constitution and By-Laws in 2000.

The VMAA Executive Board established anendowment in February 2003. VMAA membershipdues are placed in this fund to generate earningsto support alumni events, initiatives and activitiesin perpetuity. The VMAA Endowment, accountnumber, K93615, has a balance of $277,249.84 asof July 2010. A special thank-you to all who haveparticipated in this effort.

The Class of 1970 nudged out the class of 1955 by afew tenths of a percentage point to take this year'sReunion Achievement Award. Above, former VMAAPresident Dr. Mike Moore presents the award to Dr. James Wright, Dr. Tom Cure, Dr. Bill Morland, Dr. John Rule and Dean Ralph Richardson. Theyraised $14,894. Together the classes of 1955, 1960,1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and2005 raised $112,587.

Find us online at: www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/alumni

Fellow K-State veterinary alumni:

I am privileged to serve as president of theVeterinary Medical Alumni Association(VMAA) for the next 12 months. Theobjective of the VMAA is to promote andsupport the interests of K-State’s College ofVeterinary Medicine and alumni.

VMAA hosts alumni receptions at anumber of major continuing education sites

and recognizes outstanding alumni for their contributions to theveterinary profession and their community. The association hosts theCat Town tailgating events before home football games. Theseactivities are excellent ways to keep in touch with your college, facultyand colleagues. VMAA reaches out to current veterinary students andinforms the students of the association’s activities and purpose.

Dues paid to the VMAA are placed in an endowment fund and theearnings generated are used to support alumni events and awards.

The VMAA is here to promote K-State CVM and alumni. It is yourorganization in the truest sense. Any comments, suggestions or newideas for improving the association are always welcome.

Dr. Pete Sherlock, DVM 1980

Message from VMAA President Dr. Pete Sherlock, DVM 1980

2010 Class Initiative Award

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Become a visible part of the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine history!

Honor your achievements, promoteyour clinic or business, or create amemorial with a personalized granitetile. Imagine the joy a gift of this typewould provide for the veterinarymedical professional in your life.

Each donation to this programsupports the College of VeterinaryMedicine. Granite tiles are displayedprominently in the Centennial Plazabetween Mosier and Trotter halls.

To place an order, please visit us online athttp://www.vet.ksu.edu/centennial/plaza.htmor call us at 785-532-4043.

Kansas State University

College of Veterinary Medicine

WalkDecades

Walk throughthe Decades

Leave A Legacy .. .Remember the College of Veterinary Medicinein your estate plan!

If you decide to include the college in your will, IRA, lifeinsurance, etc., you may use this official language:

I give and bequeath to the Kansas State University Foundation, Manhattan,Kansas, Federal Identification Number 48-0667209, a nonprofit corporation or-ganized under the laws of the State of Kansas, the sum of $____ or percentage of ____%, to be used according to the Memo of Understanding onfile with said organization OR for the general purpose of said Foundation.

If the college is included in your plan, PLEASE let us know!We’d like to personally thank you for your support.

For more information, please call 785-532-4378, e-mail chrisg@found.ksu.edu or visithttp://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/development

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1949Dr. Charles Wempe, York, Neb., was named ‘MostSenior Competitor’ at the 2009 Nebraska State HandCornhusking Contest in October. The contest is heldannually near York. Dr. Wempe is 93. 1943Dr. Buford Winters, Nowata, Okla., passed away Oct.11, 2009 (as reported in the Fall 2009 issue of HealingHands). He began a family legacy when he graduatedfrom K-State in January 1943. His son, Dr. KennethWinters, Overland Park, Kan., received his DVMfrom K-State in 1967. His grandson, Dr. KevinWinters, Lake Lotawana, Mo., received his DVM

1935Dr. Wilbert OsterholtzFresno, Calif.Jan. 26, 2010

1942Dr. Bruce WatsonBakersfield, Calif. Feb. 18, 2010

1943Dr. Neil Beckenhauer Manhattan, Kan.April 2, 2010

Dr. Leslie FoelschowClovis, Calif. Feb. 27, 2010

Dr. Keith HenriksonBolivar, Mo. Nov. 17, 2009

Dr. Charles WhitemanManhattan, Kan.Sept., 30, 2009

1944Dr. Roy MilleretManhattan, Kan.April 6, 2010

1945Dr. Harry ReagorCarmichael, Calif. July 15, 2009

Dr. Jean SmithOttawa, Kan.Feb. 15, 2010

1946Dr. Donald SwartzOwasso, Okla.Nov. 19, 2009

1949Dr. David GregoryAmes, IowaNov. 1, 2009

1950Dr. Howard FurumotoKailua Kona, HawaiiJan. 19, 2010

1951Dr. Louis OttoArlington, Neb.Nov. 30, 2009

1952Dr. Billy KorbStockton, Kan.April 5, 2010

Dr. Chester MeineckeFayetteville, Ark.Feb. 22, 2010

Dr. Frank MertzKnoxville, IowaJan. 28, 2010

1954Dr. Edward GofreedArlington, Va.May 19, 2010

1955Dr. George KingRushville, Ind. Feb. 24, 2010

1957Dr. Perry Page Pittsburg, Kan. Jan. 3, 2010

1958Dr. Max SuttonSaint Joseph, Mo.May 14, 2010

1959Dr. Curtis McCauleyEmporia, Kan.Dec. 19, 2009

Dr. Samuel StrahmPawhuska, Okla.Dec. 17, 2009

1960Dr. Gene NewRockville, Md.Feb. 7, 2010

1961Dr. Chad ClarkFruitland, IdahoOct. 13, 2009

1962Dr. Douglas KrousAlbuquerque, N.M. June 5, 2009

1964Dr. Eldon HollernColumbus, Kan.April 10, 2010

Dr. Robert DanielsonCaldwell, IdahoJuly 6, 2010

1966Dr. Ron GentzlerClovis, Calif.Feb. 10, 2010

1967Dr. Joe Mattare Jr. Vista, Calif.Jan. 29, 2010

1968Dr. Norman SchneiderCeresco, Neb.July 5, 2010

1970Dr. Ronald EngelkenSaint Joseph, Mo.Nov. 22, 2009

1972Dr. Larry StuartCedar Crest, N.M. Jan. 15, 2010

1973Dr. Carolyn Sutton Grenola, Kan.June 21, 2010

1976Donald Mueller Vestal, N.Y.,Aug. 2, 2009

1980Dr. John Fredenburg Cape Carteret, N.C.Dec. 21, 2009

1995Dr. Julie Ball Roberts, Wis. June 6, 2009

Dr. Buford Winters, DVM 1943, and Dr. Kenneth Winters, DVM 1967, celebrate Kevin’s DVM graduation in 1993. Buford passed away in 2009.

Alumni class news

In Memoriam

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Dr. Bennie Osburn, dean of the University of California, Davis, School ofVeterinary Medicine, received the Gordon K. Van Vleck Memorial Awardin November at an annual banquet of the California Cattlemen’s

Association and California CattleWomen Inc.According to Cattlemen’s Association criteria, “The award is given to an

individual who is not engaged in beef cattle production as a primary occupation,but to someone who has made significant contributions to the California beef cattleindustry. Recipients may be allied industry leaders, government or universityofficials, legislators or others.”

Dr. Osburn, who graduated from K-State with his DVM in 1961, serves as deanof the School of Veterinary Medicine at Davis — a position he has held since 1996.He oversees the school’s teaching, research and service programs, among them theCalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, Veterinary MedicineExtension, the Veterinary Medical Teaching and Research Center in Tulare, and theWestern Institute for Food Safety and Security.

In Dr. Osburn’s scientific career, he has emphasized the health and welfare offood animals, particularly cattle and sheep. He has been involved in key discoveriesabout food animal viruses including the bluetongue virus and border disease virus,developmental immunology, congenital infections and food safety.

Dr. Harvey wins lifetime achievement award

Because of outstanding contributions to veterinary medicine, Hill’sPet Nutrition Inc. named Dr. John W. Harvey, DVM (K-State classof 1970), Ph.D., professor and executive associate dean and award-

winning professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Med-icine, as the recipient of the Mark L. Morris Sr. Lifetime AchievementAward.

The award is presented annually at the opening ceremony of the NorthAmerican Veterinary Conference. Dr. Harvey received the award for hislifelong work in clinical pathology and physiology with his expertise inhematology.

“This year we had many outstanding nominees for this prestigiousaward,”said Daniel Aja, DVM, director of professional affairs at Hill’s. “Dr. Harvey is a highly dedicated and world renowned educator, and hisaccomplishments make him very deserving of this Lifetime AchievementAward.”

Dr. Harvey has many scholastic accomplishments which include 113refereed papers in both veterinary and human medicine journals (manydescribing syndromes not previously recognized), three books, 46 bookchapters, 56 proceedings papers, 65 abstracts and 31 research grants. Heis an accomplished lecturer both nationally and internationally with morethan 250 major seminar engagements throughout the world.

Previous awards for Dr. Harvey include the Norden DistinguishedTeaching Award, the American Association of Feline PractitionersResearch Award and the Alumni Recognition Award from Kansas StateUniversity. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award fromthe American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology.

Dr. Daniel Aja, DVM, director of professional affairs atHill's, presents the Morris Award to Dr. John Harvey,K-State class of 1970 and faculty member at the University of Florida.

Van Vleck Award goes to Dr. Osburn

California Cattlemen’s Association PresidentTom Talbot, DVM, (left) presents the Van VleckAward to Dr. Bennie Osburn, class of 1961.

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Oh Henry!Dr. Steve Henry shines as 2010 Alumni Fellow

Being a clinician is something Dr. Steve Henry truly embraces. Aspart of a lecture to current veteri-

nary students at K-State, Dr. Henryemphasized the importance of being onthe front lines of animal and humanhealth — all part of the One Health Ini-tiative. Dr. Henry’s expertise as a swinehealth expert was one of the reasons hewas chosen to be the CVM’s 2010 AlumniFellow.

The K-State Alumni Fellows programis sponsored by the Dean’s Council,President’s Office and AlumniAssociation. The university recognizesAlumni Fellows from all nine of K-State’sacademic colleges.

Dr. Henry, a Longford, Kan., native, works with the Abilene AnimalHospital veterinary group in Abilene, Kan. He received a bachelor’s degreein 1970 and DVM in 1972, both from K-State.

Following graduation, Dr. Henry practiced in Illinois before returning toKansas in 1976. Since then, Dr. Henry has become president and partnerwith the Abilene Animal Hospital PA in Abilene, and is an adjunct professorin the Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology at K-State.

While serving as a general practitioner, Dr. Henry’s primary interest is inswine health and pork production efficiency. His focus is pathogen controland elimination from farms, regions and countries. He and his veterinarypartners provide services to pork producers in the central United States andconsultation to the pork production industry throughout North and SouthAmerica, and is a close collaborator with researchers at K-State and abroad.

Dr. Henry has written extensively on swine health topics for professionaljournals and magazines. He has contributed chapters for the textbooks,“Diseases of Swine” and “Large Animal Internal Medicine.” Dr. Henry is afrequent speaker at pork producer meetings and veterinary conferences.

Dr. Henry, through committees of the AVMA and the AASV, has workedon regulatory issues involving drug and vaccine usage in animals. He hasserved on the Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary MedicineAdvisory Committee, the American Veterinary Medical Association’sCouncil on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents, various Pork ProducersCouncil committees and Department of Agriculture committees.

Dr. Henry has served as president of the American Association of SwineVeterinarians, was named Practitioner of the Year, and won the Howard W.Dunne Memorial Award. Other honors include the Allen D. Leman Sciencein Practice Award and the K-State Veterinary College’s DistinguishedAlumnus Award. He is a member of the National Academies of Practice, afellow of the Morris Animal Foundation, and a diplomate of the AmericanBoard of Veterinary Practitioners in Swine Health Management.

Dr. Henry is married to Vangie and has three children: Eric, Adam (bothK-State graduates) and Quinlan. He is also a cellist, performing for morethan 30 years as a member of the Salina Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Steve Henry, class of 1972,practices in Abilene, Kan.

from K-State in 1993 on the 50thanniversary of his grandfather’sveterinary graduation. Dr. BufordWinters was 91 years old.

1970Dr. Jerry Diemer, Windsor, Colo.,retired from the USDA’s Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service(APHIS) and his position as associateregional director - Veterinary ServicesWestern Region, in December 2009. Dr. Diemer spent 22 years of servicewith APHIS.

1971Dr. Bill Brown, Wamego, Kan., wasinstalled as Kansas LivestockCommissioner by the Kansas AnimalHealth Department (KAHD) onMarch 8, 2010. Dr. Brown will lead theKAHD, which is assigned to protectthe health, safety and welfare ofKansas citizens through theprevention, control and eradication ofinfectious and contagious diseases inlivestock and domestic animals.

1998Dr. Tara Donovan, Richland Center,Wis., was installed as vice president ofthe American Association of SwineVeterinarians (AASV) on March 9,2009, in Omaha, Neb., during theassociation’s annual meeting. TheAASV has more than 1,400 memberveterinarians from around the world.

2000Dr. Christina Frick, Larned, Kan., gavebirth to Grayson Dylan Frick Maxwellon May 5, 2010. Dr. Frick is marriedto Brent Maxwell. Grayson is theirfirst child.

2004Dr. Shannon Weber, St. Joseph, Mo.,gave birth to Austin David Weber onJuly 22, 2009. Austin joins 2-year-oldbrother, Sheldon. Dr. Weber is marriedto Tony Weber.

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Dr. David M. Ylander (‘83) wasgiven a 2010 Alumni RecognitionAward at the annual NebraskaVeterinary Medical Associationconference Jan. 22 in Kearney.

Dr. Ylander, formerly of Lindsborg,Kan., earned a bachelor’s degree inpoultry science in 1978 and a DVM in1983, both at Kansas State University.He is a partner with three otherveterinarians at the Alliance Animal

Clinic. Prior tothat, he was anassociateveterinarian withFillmore CountyAnimal Clinic andowner and solopractitioner ofVetcare AnimalHospital, both in Geneva, Neb.

Dr. Ylander estimates that more than

90 percent of his activities are involvedwith companion and exotic animalswhere he enjoys challenging medicalcases as well as surgical ones.

Dr. Ylander is serving as theNebraska delegate to the AmericanVeterinary Medical Association, ischairman of the Nebraska Board ofVeterinary Medicine and Surgery, andpresident-elect of the AmericanAssociation of Veterinary State Boards.

Dr. Charles D. Heinze (‘53) receivedthe 2009 Distinguished AlumnusAward at the American Association ofEquine Practitioners annualconference in Las Vegas on Dec. 7.

Dr. Heinze has worked as apractitioner, assistant professor atOklahoma State University, associateprofessor Purdue University, and asowner of the Equine Veterinary Clinicin West Lafayette, Ind. He founded the

InternationalAssociation ofEquinePractitioners in1997. Dr. Heinzehas been theauthor or co-author of morethan 50 scientificarticles dealing with equine surgery.

Dr. Heinze, a native of Wilson, Kan.,

earned both a bachelor’s degree andDVM from K State in 1953.

As the founder of the InternationalAssociation of Equine Practitioners, Dr. Heinze has served as the generalchairman, secretary, treasurer and onthe executive board. He is also a lifetimemember of Indiana Veterinary MedicalAssociation, Indiana Association ofEquine Practitioners and AmericanAssociation of Equine Practitioners.

Dr. Larry K. Dresher (‘67) was givena 2010 Alumni Recognition Award atthe annual Western VeterinaryConference in Las Vegas on Feb. 15.

Dr. Dresher has worked throughouthis career primarily as an equineveterinarian, while taking aconsiderable role in exotic and smallanimal medicine. He co-owned theConejo Valley Veterinary Clinic inThousand Oaks, Calif., for 33 years

where he servedas chief of staff.Dr. Dresher alsogives lectures ontopics of equinepractice andgroup practicemanagement atseminars, stateconventions, 4-H, FFA and horse breedassociation meetings.

In addition to veterinary practice, Dr. Dresher has a passion for teaching.Before attending veterinary college, hewas a secondary education teacher.Later in his career, Dr. Dresher taughtevening classes at a local communitycollege. At his clinic, he has alsomentored students interested inveterinary medicine.

A native of Canton, Kan., he earnedhis DVM from K-State in 1967.

Dr. Phil D. Lukert (‘60) received a2010 Distinguished Alumnus Awardat the North American VeterinaryConference in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 17.

Dr. Lukert, a native of Topeka, Kan.,earned a bachelor’s degree in animalhusbandry at K-State in 1953. Heworked two years with the AmericanHereford Association and then gotcalled up for military action during theKorean War. After two years of service,

he returned toK-State on the GIBill and earned hisDVM in 1960 anda master’s degreein 1961.

Dr. Lukertworked six yearsas a researchveterinarian in the USDA’s NationalAnimal Disease Laboratory in Ames,

Iowa. In 1967, he completed a Ph.D. atIowa State University.

Dr. Lukert was on the faculty at theUniversity of Georgia from 1967 to2001. He won the Norden TeachingAward in 1987 and was a majorprofessor for 22 master’s degreestudents and 18 Ph.D. students. He hasbeen chairman of the Registration andHousing Committee of the WorldVeterinary Poultry Congress.

Read more about these recipients and awards online at www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/alumni/recognition.htm

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North America’s Favorite VeterinarianClient nomination earns Dr. Wayne Ingmire special award

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) announced in Octoberthat Dr. Wayne Ingmire, class of 1975, has been

selected as the winner of the 2009 North AmericanFavorite Veterinarian.

In September 2009, the NAPHIA celebrated NorthAmerican Pet Health Insurance Month, so theassociation encouraged pet owners across NorthAmerica to nominate their favorite veterinarians andprovide a short story as an example. According to theassociation, paws down, Dr. Wayne Ingmire’snomination made him the “purrrfect” winner!

Dr. Ingmire practices at the Mokena Animal Clinicnear Chicago. He was nominated by Charlene Tabler, aclient since 1982.

According to Ms. Tabler, “Our family feels that ‘Doc’is the most caring and focused care provider we haveever met, and that includes our children’s pediatrician— and we certainly love our pediatrician! Doc has beenwith us through the lives of our pets during the goodtimes and times of illness and loss. From getting downon the floor and saying hello to our pets, to holding ourhand as we discussed cancer treatments for one of ourdogs, Doc is a most loving and caring health provider.There have been several times throughout the years thatDoc would call in the early evening to check on our petsand make sure everything was going well. He does somuch more for us than treating our pets — Doc treatsour entire family.”

The NAPHIA held a reception and lunch Oct. 27 atthe Mokena Animal Clinic for Dr. Ingmire, his staff andfriends. He was presented with an educational grant andrecognition plaque. Ms. Tabler attended thepresentation too.

“Dr. Ingmire is a committed and caring practitionerthat gives much to his clients, patients and hisprofession,” said Loran Hickton, executive director, ofthe NAPHIA. “He has distinguished himself at all levelsof his profession and within his community.”

Dr. Ingmire’s father, Dr. Cecil W. Ingmire is also aK-State veterinary alumnus. He earned his DVM in1947 and had his own practice for several years in Joliet,Ill., (where Wayne was born) and retired in 1997.

“We’re very proud of Dr. Ingmire’s manycontributions to our profession during his career,” saidDr. Ralph Richardson, dean of the College of VeterinaryMedicine. “He is very special to all of us.”

Dr. Wayne Ingmire, "Favorite Veterinarian" of the year, with CharleneTabler, his client who nominated him for this national award.

By Joe Montgomery

Client Charlene Tabler holds her dog for Dr. Wayne Ingmire, class of 1975,while his father, Dr. Cecil Ingmire, class of 1947, watches.

Loran Hickton, executive director of the NAPHIA and Peter Weber, execu-tive director of the Illinois State VMA present the North American FavoriteVeterinarian award to Dr. Ingmire.

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