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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

ADMINISTRATION

DeanDr. Ralph Richardson

Associate Dean, Academic AffairsDr. Ronnie Elmore

Associate Dean, ResearchDr. Lisa Freeman

Head, Anatomy and PhysiologyDr. Frank Blecha

Head, Diagnostic Medicine/PathobiologyDr. M.M. Chengappa

Director, Veterinary MedicalTeaching HospitalDr. Roger Fingland

Interim Head, Clinical SciencesDr. Bonnie Rush

Director, Diagnostic LaboratoryDr. Gary Anderson

Director, Continuing EducationDr. Linda Johnson

Director, Veterinary Medical LibraryProf. Gayle Willard

Healing Hands is published by the Office of Development

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

Editor, DesignerBrennan Engle

Contributing Writer, Graphic DesignChristina McCall

PhotographyBrennan Engle

Dave Adams

Director of DevelopmentChris Gruber

Assistant Director of DevelopmentMarty Kramer

Marketing/Development OfficerPatrice Scott

Pet Trust CoordinatorSharon Greene

Alumni Affairs CoordinatorCheri Ubel

Development AssociateMichelle Conrad

MAILING ADDRESSDean’s Office

College of Veterinary MedicineKansas State University

101 Trotter HallManhattan, KS 66506-5601

About the cover: Dr. Abra Wright, left, Dr. Beth Davis,center, and senior student Kim Rainwater check onRegis, a Hanoverian gelding recovering from surgeryto remove an impaled tree branch from his chest. See the story on page 14. Cover photography by Dave Adams.

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Building on a Solid FoundationCollege of Veterinary Medicine becomes a key player in the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor

Taking it All in StrideAlumnus Dr. Conrad Nightingale has excelled as Olympic runner and equine practitioner

Responding to an Industry in NeedThe Kansas Legislature and private donors establishfinancial incentives for future rural veterinarians

Food for ThoughtFood safety expert Dr. Doug Powell brings expertise and Web service from Canada to the CVM

Equine Service Provides Ideal Learning EnvironmentEquine faculty take on a variety of clinical cases that give students valuable hands-on experience

A Unique Application of Emergency Equine CareEquine clinicians and students pool their talents to treat a horse with a life-threatening injury

A Suite Renovation for Dental ServiceWith the help of Pfizer Animal Health, teaching hospital remodels former ICU into dental suite

College News

Alumni Recognition Awards

Class News/In Memoriam

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Message From the DeanDear Alumni and Friends,

Something I have always admired about Kansas State University is its ability to educate veterinary students, graduate students and post-DVM trainees to meet the needs of society. It seems that we are at a time of convergence of the mostimportant aspects of veterinary medicine and our graduates are in high demand.

We strive to prepare them for successful entry into the practice of veterinary medicine. This is exemplified in this issueof Healing Hands by features on our equine section and progress toward companion animal medicine with our new dentalsuite. I am proud to announce that we recently recruited two new oncologists and two cardiologists for our teaching hos-pital.

Although clinical practice is important, if we limit veterinary medicine to only that aspect, we are shortchanging thepublic on what the profession can provide. We are embracing the depth of veterinary medicine as it relates to a safe andsecure food supply. This was punctuated last fall by the dedication of our new Biosecurity Research Institute as PatRoberts Hall, named for our senator who was instrumental in securing federal funding for the facility. The hiring of foodscientist Doug Powell and bringing his Food Safety Network to K-State has allowed us to communicate with peoplearound the world about current food safety issues through the Internet and national media.

We must find new ways to adapt our goals to those of society. One way we can do this is by exploring new business models that can also enhance the teaching and service mission of the college. Partnering with institutions andcompanies through the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor will bring us in step with an entire region anchored in Kansas City that is embracing the animal health and bioscience industry.

The leadership that the state of Kansas has shown through the creation ofthe Veterinary Rural Training Program for Kansas, a debt forgiveness pro-gram, along with scholarship support from our alumni and friends like Mr. Walter Byers, have made it easier for our graduates to practice in underserved areas in food animal medicine. Our legacy of serving the livestock industry is an important part of our educational mission and one that we will not turn our backs on.

Our long-term commitment to attracting the best students is evident by our current student body, comprised of individuals who have a myriad of life experiences, excel academically and are ethnically and racially diverse. Our goal is to provide graduates who reflect society,understand the citizenry they serve and are prepared to meet and exceed the expectations for our profession in the future.

As always, we extend an invitation to our alumniand friends to stop by and visit. We are proud ofour students, staff, faculty and facilities, and weenjoy sharing our lives with others.

Sincerely,

Ralph C. Richardson, DVMDean

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The College of Veterinary Medi-cine at K-State has joined thelargest effort ever undertaken to

harness the potential of the animalhealth industry.

A corridor stretching from Manhat-tan, Kan., east to Columbia, Mo., boaststhe highest concentration of animalhealth companies in the world. Morethan 100 companies in this area – nearKansas City specifically – are responsi-ble for producing nearly one third ofthe world’s animal health and nutritionproducts, a $14.5 billion industry, annu-ally.

Realizing this wealth of resources,civic and business leaders have formeda new initiative to capitalize on this

world-class niche of opportunity. Thisinitiative, dubbed the Kansas City Ani-mal Health Corridor, is a three-prongedapproach to recruit new businesses,enhance collaborative research andcommercialization, and affect legislativepolicy. In short, the intent is to establishthe region as the world’s epicenter foranimal health, life sciences and com-parative medicine.

The three organizations managingthe corridor effort are the Kansas CityArea Life Sciences Institute, Kansas CityArea Development Council and GreaterKansas City Chamber of Commerce.The Shawnee-based Bayer AnimalHealth donated $100,000 in seedmoney to each of these organizations

last year to spur initial activity.Bill Duncan, a member of the corri-

dor’s advisory board and president ofthe Kansas City Area Life SciencesInstitute, an organization that promoteslife sciences in the region related toeconomic development, said organizinga formal effort to attract attention tothe area was an obvious move. “Thereis more going on here than anywhereelse in the world when it comes to ani-mal health,” Duncan said. “It seemedlogical that we should try to leveragethese strengths.”

This area is home to several state-of-the-art research institutions includingthe veterinary colleges at K-State andthe University of Missouri, along withthe Stowers Institute for MedicalResearch and the University of KansasMedical Center.

Dean Ralph Richardson, also a corri-dor advisory board member, said theK-State College of Veterinary Medicinewill be a major asset to the corridoreffort.

“In regards to research, the Collegeof Veterinary Medicine is in the busi-ness of developing ideas, bringing thoseideas to maturity and having themapplied to improving the health andwell-being of animals,” Dean Richard-son explained. “Through the KansasCity Animal Health Corridor we canwork together with other institutionsand industry leaders to meet the grow-ing needs of the animal health market-place. This initiative will generateresources and turn money back into thewhole animal health, research and pro-duction enterprise.”

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Leaders of the some of the institutions involved in the KC Animal Health Corridor at thededication of K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute in October 2006. Left to right: Dr. DanRichardson, vice president of Pet Nutrition Center and Chief Animal Welfare Veterinarian forHills, Joerg Ohle, president of Bayer’s Animal Health Division, and Dean Ralph Richardson.

Solid FoundationThe College of Veterinary Medicine is positioned to be

instrumental in growing the world’s animal health industry

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research. “President Wefald’s vision tobring the campus to Kansas City willgive another boost,” Ohle noted. “If wehave an incubator incorporated therewhich would link companies to K-State,I think that would be pushing the enve-lope for the animal health industry.”

Dean Richardson saidhe and others involvedin the corridor programare aware of K-State’sunique capacity to pro-duce knowledge,resources and new grad-uates that will expandthe base of activity foran evolving industry.

“It is extraordinary tosee some of the greatestminds in animal healthand science sit downtogether and find waysto collaborate that willallow our region to

attain a status unmatched anywhere inthe world,” Dean Richardson said. “TheCollege of Veterinary Medicine is posi-tioned to be one of the most influentialinstitutions to this effort, and we areexcited about the opportunities that lieahead.”

Orange markers on the map indicate locations of major animalhealth companies in Kansas and Missouri. Blue dots signify animal health manufacturing and distribution centers.

KansasMissouri

There is a group of more than 120animal health companies that make upthe corridor stakeholders, including acore of industry leaders such as BayerAnimal Health, Fort Dodge AnimalHealth, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Pfizer Ani-mal Health, Nestle Purina andBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica.

Joerg Ohle, president of Bayer’s Ani-mal Health Division and chair of thecorridor advisory board, said the neweffort must be plugged into the cutting-edge teaching and research taking placeat the schools of veterinary medicine.

“K-State will be a crucial part of thisnetwork,” he said.

Ohle specifically pointed out theimportance of K-State’s new level 3Biosecurity Research Institute, a facilitythat will provide researchers from vet-erinary medicine and other depart-ments on campus a secure place tostudy threats to the nation’s foodsupply.

K-State administrators are workingtoward another progressive move tobuild a satellite campus in Olathe. Thatlocation would be dedicated to graduateprograms emphasizing biosciences, ani-mal health and food safety and security.It is envisioned that it would be part ofa larger research park where fledglingbiosciences companies could conduct

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Taking it All in Stride

ALUMNI PROFILE

After earning his DVM fromK-State in 1971, Dr. ConradNightingale led a successful 35-

year career as an equine veterinarian.But that was his second career. Prior tothat he spent several years training andestablishing himself as an Olympic ath-lete. Both endeavors emerged from hislove of sports and medicine.

Growing up near the small town ofHalstead, Kan., Dr. Nightingale went toa country school, where he was the onlystudent in his class by the eighth grade.In search of entertainment, he asked hisfather if he could go out for sports inhigh school. “It kept me from milkingcows,” Dr. Nightingale rememberedwith a laugh.

It turned out to be a decision thatwould shape the rest of his life.

Although he competed in football,basketball and track all four years, it

was in the sport of running that Dr.Nightingale found his passion. Thanksto a lot of early morning training andgood coaching, he became a two-timestate high school champion in the mile,even setting the state record as a seniorin 1963.

A Budding AthleteHis outstanding record earned him an

offer for a full-ride track scholarship tothe University of Kansas, but as a small-town kid, Dr. Nightingale felt morecomfortable with K-State. “I just wasn’tready to jump into that type of college. Ifelt like Kansas State was more mystyle,” he said.

DeLoss Dodds, the K-State trackcoach, was new to the university andDr. Nightingale became an integral partof the program he was building. Soonthe team was a force to be reckoned

with and even set a world record in thedistance medley relay.

Under Dodds’ coaching, Dr. Nightin-gale became an exceptional miler. Hecould complete the mile in four minutesflat, but with his eye on the Olympics,he knew he was still a few seconds shortof qualifying for the Olympic team. Itwas then that he decided to switch tothe steeplechase, a two-mile race with35 barriers and seven water jumps. Totrain for the races, he built his own pitand hurdles. His hard work paid off andhe began consistently finishing in thetop three in the country in the steeple-chase.

In 1968 Dr. Nightingale and severalOlympic-bound athletes becameinvolved in unique scientific study. Dr.Jack Daniels, a professor and coach, wasasked by the Olympic Committee toresearch high-altitude training on the

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Dr. Conrad Nightingale’s love of sports medicine translates into success as Olympic runner and equine veterinarian in the Texas Hill Country

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athletes because the Olympics were tobe held in Mexico City, Mexico, 7,300feet above sea level. This group wascomprised of a half-dozen of the world’sbest distance runners including Dr.Nightingale and Jim Ryun, who hadachieved fame as the fastest miler in theworld and later served as a congress-man from Kansas to the U.S. House ofRepresentatives from 1997 to 2007.

Dr. Daniels conducted studies on theathletes in Ann Arbor, Mich., at sealevel, and later at high altitudes inAlamosa, Colo. He measured gas levelsusing breathing samples taken from therunners at various altitudes. “He madesome correlations that allowed us totrain better at high altitudes andbecome prepared for the huge oxygendeficit we would be faced with in therace,” Dr. Nightingale said.

The high-altitude training turned out

to be ideal for the runners as theOlympic Trials were held in mountain-ous South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Dr.Daniels had taught Dr. Nightingale theultimate ability of how to “pace him-self ” without expending any unneces-sary energy, especially by sprinting. “I ran like Jack Daniels instructed us,and I think that helped me get on theOlympic team, Dr. Nightingale said.“We weren’t afraid of running at alti-tude.”

The Opportunity of a LifetimeBy that time, Dr. Nightingale was

preparing to enter his second year ofveterinary school and needed permis-sion from the dean and his instructorsto miss the first six weeks of school toparticipate in the 1968 Olympics. Per-mission was granted.

“At that time the administration was

very sports oriented and wanted to haveathletes at K-State,” Dr. Nightingalesaid. “My classmate, Dr. Jim Fountaine,took notes long-hand and mailed themto me. When I got back I was given justone test in each class for the semester.”

In October 1968 Dr. Nightingale com-peted in the Olympics in Mexico City, alocation with 30 percent less oxygenthan sea level. He finished sixth in hisqualifying heat but unfortunately didn’tmake the finals.

He had come a long way from Hal-stead to participate in the Olympics. Hemade life-long friends and stays in con-tact with many of them including hisfriend, Jim Ryun. “I had a great time. Itwas a wonderful experience,” Dr.Nightingale said. “Especially to knowyou were up against the best in theworld. I came back and had a lot ofopportunities to speak to youth groups

Right: A young Dr. Conrad Nightingale trains while on the track team at K-State in the 1960s. Below: In a photo from the 1967 K-State Royal Purple yearbook, Dr. Nightingale wasfeatured as the Mike Ahearn Athletic Man of the Year, and MostInspirational Track Team Athlete for setting conference andnational records in the mile. He was also commended for givingoff-campus talks for Christian Athletes and holding an office inthe Pre-Veterinary Club.

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and tell kids from small towns they cando great things if they just apply them-selves.”

Finding His PlaceAfter earning his DVM in 1971, Dr.

Nightingale joined the Air Force andserved as base veterinarian at LacklandAir Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.He and wife, Nancy, fell in love with thehill country and he bought a practice inBandera, 30 miles northwest of SanAntonio. The Hill Country VeterinaryHospital and Equine Center has beenDr. Nightingale’s practice since 1973.

He developed an interest in equinesports medicine because many of theprinciples of training that he learned asan athlete apply to horses as well.

For many years Bandera had a racetrack, Bandera Downs, which kept himand two other associates consistentlybusy. He especially enjoyed evaluatingand treating lameness cases. “The mostchallenging thing in my career has beento try to identify where the medicalproblem is,” he explained. “Probably thebiggest adrenaline rush I get is to see ananimal that I’ve worked on perform toits capability.”

A Progressive VeterinarianIn his quest to provide state-

of-the-art treatment, Dr. Nightingale hasremained at the cuttingedge. In 1982 he was oneof the first veterinarians inTexas to learn and perform arthro-scopic surgery. He was also among thefirst to offer ultrasound, CO2 laser, dig-ital radiology and shockwave therapies.“It has helped my diagnostic ability andallows me to offer the client and patientthe best care possible.”

Perhaps even more unique, Dr.Nightingale has embraced non-tradi-tional treatments including acupunctureand chiropractic techniques. His inter-est in those therapies can be traced backthrough his family heritage. His grand-father was a homeopathic “doctor” in arural Kansas community at a time whenprofessional clinicians were rare. “Whenpeople had sick animals he’d put hishands on them to find out what waswrong with them. I think he probably

gave some of those genes to me. I liketo think he did anyway.”

His strong faith has led Dr. Nightin-gale to become involved with the Chris-tian Veterinary Mission, an organiza-tion that helps provide knowledge, skillsand resources for people in developingcountries to care for their animals. In2005 he traveled to Romania with ateam of veterinarians and per-

formed the first arthroscopic surgeriesin that country.

“Time is Trauma”Dr. Nightingale remembers his veteri-

nary education at K-State fondly.“Going to K-State was the right thingfor me because the instructors hadgood ethics, and they gave us confi-dence in what they expected of us.”

He still practices advice he learnedfrom Dr. John Noordsy, a longtime pro-fessor of large animal surgery. “Hetaught us that time is trauma. The moretime we spend with an animal underanesthesia, the less successful we’regoing to be. I still remember that. I

don’t hurry, but I try to operate asquickly as possible.”

A New PhaseAfter Bandera Downs closed in1993,

Dr. Nightingale went back to a one-manpractice but his reputation as an equinepractitioner meant that business wouldfind him. He also treats small animalsas well. He likes that Bandera remains asmall town, even though an increasing

number of people are movingto the community, seek-

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Antonio. At their home, located

next door to their clinic, theNightingales raised their three children,Amie, Todd and Abby. They now have agranddaughter, Catherine.

Dr. Nightingale continued running forrecreation, but eventually the impact onhis joints from running and working onhorses over the years caught up withhim. “That put a lot of trauma on mybody,” he said.

In 2003 he competed in a 5K run inhis hometown of Halstead, but it wouldbe his last race. Shortly after, he had twoknee replacements and a shoulderreplacement.

“I didn’t know it would be my lastrace, but it turned out to be an appro-priate place to participate in my lastathletic event, to sort of close the circle.”

In 2005 Dr. Nightingale performed one of the first arthroscopic surgeries in Romania while ona trip with the Christian Veterinary Mission.

“Probably the biggest adrenaline rush I get is to see an animal that I’ve

worked on perform to its capability.”

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Responding to an Industry in Need

In rural areas throughout theMidwest, there is a significantneed for veterinarians, specif-

ically those in large animal prac-tice. Many large animal special-ists are retiring, and no one isfilling their positions.

Kansas is leading the way byproviding incentives for veteri-nary students to practice in ruralareas. Last year Gov. KathleenSebelius signed a bill that estab-lished the Veterinary TrainingProgram for Rural Kansas, a debtforgiveness program for graduat-ing veterinarians to practice inrural Kansas counties. They canreceive $20,000 each year for upto four years to cover tuition andtraining expenses. After gradua-tion, they must practice in aKansas county with a populationof 35,000 or less.

With the help of some gener-ous donors, K-State is also addressing the shortage of vet-erinarians by establishing scholarships for veterinary stu-dents who intend to practice in rural areas.

The Olson Brothers Foundation, established by Vernonand Everett Olson of Loup City, Neb., awards four $5,000scholarships to K-State veterinary students from Nebraskaeach year. After a student receives the scholarship, theyare eligible to re-apply in following years.

The Olson brothers operated a dairy farm south of LoupCity for 27 years until they retired in 1994. They werefarmers who cared about the future of the dairy cattleindustry. They developed a close relationship with theirveterinarian, Dr. Randall Pedersen, CVM 1965, who

encouraged a gift to the college for scholarships.Mr. Walter Byers, a former executive director of the

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and cat-tle rancher, has responded to the rural and ranching com-munities by donating $600,000 to create the Byers Ranch-es Scholarship Fund. The scholarships, based on gradesand need, will be granted to veterinary students whocome from rural Kansas communities and will cover thefull cost of tuition, fees and books. They are designed torenew yearly through a student’s veterinary curriculum.

Byers first became interested in cattle ranching when hewas a junior in high school. Although he grew up inKansas City, Mo., his father owned a modest ranch inEmmett, Kan., near St. Marys, where Byers returnedthrough the years and currently resides.

He inherited his father’s ranch and expanded the opera-tion in the 1950’s. At the height of operations, Byers’ sev-eral companies owned over 6,000 acres and ran 800 cows.

In 1951, he was hired as the first executive director ofthe NCAA, which grew significantly by the time heretired in 1987.

Dean Ralph Richardson said the Byers and Olson giftsare important in meeting the challenges of agriculture.“Through these new scholarships, we are honored to helpbuild a greater level of support for livestock owners andrural communities,” Dean Richardson said. “They willassure that new graduates can enter practice withoutbeing hampered by overwhelming debt.”

Mr. Walter Byers, left, and his daughter, Ellen Byers, present Dean Ralph Richardson with a checkfor $600,000 to establish scholarships for veterinary students who come from rural communi-ties. The check presentation took place at Byers’ ranch in Emmett, Kan.

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When Dr. Doug Powell visitedK-State in October 2005, hewas already known as an

expert in food safety and was collabo-rating with scientists in K-State’s FoodScience Institute.

During that visit Dr. Powell pointedout to K-State President Jon Wefald thatthe all-in-one hand washing units inthe Student Union did not sufficientlyrid hands of germs because they failedto incorporate the friction of papertowels. President Wefald was soimpressed with Dr. Powell’s pragmaticapproach to everyday occurrences suchas public hand-drying, that he said,“We should hire this guy!”

Based on the university’s decade-oldcommitment to food safety and securi-ty, and collaborations that had beenbuilt between the colleges of VeterinaryMedicine and Agriculture through theFood Science Institute, Dr. Powell wasoffered a position as an associate pro-fessor of food safety in the College ofVeterinary Medicine.

Dr. Powell is the creator and directorof the Food Safety Network, a Web siteand online repository of food-safetyrelated information. Last summer, Dr.Powell brought the Food Safety Net-work to K-State from the University ofGuelph in Canada, where he was a pro-fessor for 10 years.

He has helped elevate K-State to theforefront of the way people on campusand around the world think about safefood handling and the spread ofpathogens.

The Food Safety Network providescommentary, policy evaluation andpublic information on food safety. FreeInternet-based mailing lists are releasedeach day offering current food safetyand agricultural risk information “fromfarm-to-fork.” These listservs consist ofnews articles gathered and edited by Dr.Powell and his team of students. Thearticles come from news wire services,scientific and technology-related pressreleases and major metropolitan news-papers. The four listservs are FSNet,

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Dr. Doug Powell, associate professor of food-safety, in his newly-remodeled kitchen,which also serves as a convenient laboratory.

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The Food Safety Network is an online repository of food safety-related information. In addition to offering tips, fact sheets and editorials, the FSN features three blogs for discussion of food safety topics and a toll free telephone line for inquiries. The FSN Web site can be found at www.foodsafety.ksu.edu.

All in a day’s work. Dr. Powell is interviewed for the CBS Evening News in February 2007. He is fre-quently a source of food safety comment in the local and national media.

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AgNet, AnimalNet and FunctionalFoodNet.

According to Dr. Powell, the informa-tion goes to people in 70 countries inthe food industry, academia, govern-ment, agriculture and the public atlarge.

Dr. Powell arrived at K-State justbefore the E.coli O157:H7 outbreak inspinach last September that killed threepeople and sickened nearly 200 in theUnited States. He quickly became asought-after source on food safety bythe national media and has been regu-larly interviewed on television newsshows, including programs on CNN,CBS and MSNBC. He is also routinelyquoted on food safety topics in majornewspapers such as USA Today.

Dr. Powell said the spinach E. colioutbreak was an event that increasedmedia attention on food contaminationcases, the kind that have been underre-ported in the past. “The Septemberspinach outbreak was a tipping pointbecause people from all walks of lifeheard about it and responded to thenews. It broke through to the popularculture,” Dr. Powell said.

Since that outbreak there has beenone outbreak after another reportednationally, with salmonella found in

tomatoes, botulism in carrot juice, E.coli in Taco Bell lettuce and salmonellain peanut butter.

The only way to prevent produce-related outbreaks, Dr. Powell said, is topractice preventive measures when theproduce is grown, such as monitoringirrigation water quality and effectiveemployee sanitation. “The farm is thefirst line of defense. The farmer has toprevent the bacteria from coming in

contact with the crops in the first place.” He believes pressure on the food

industry to clean up its act should comefrom the people who are affected most,consumers. “It starts from consumersdemanding safety from their grocerystores, retailers, suppliers and farms,” hesaid. “It isn’t up to the government tosolve these problems; it’s up to the foodindustry because it has the responsibili-ty to provide a safe product.”

Four free Internet mailings summarizingissues of food safety are circulated fromthe FSN each working day. The articlesare condensed from from journalisticand scientific sources from around theworld.

AgNetPlant agriculture, biotechnology, organ-ic food production, pests and pesticides, climate issues and phytopathology.

AnimalNetAnimal behavior and welfare, animaldisease, antibiotic use and resistance,regulatory and trade issues.

Functional FoodNetNutraceuticals and functional foods,nutrition, allergens and antioxidants.

FSNetFood safety, food-related outbreaksand recalls, and regulatory issues.

The Listservs

The College of Veterinary Medi-cine’s primary mission is to “trainthe veterinarians of tomorrow.”

Students complete a four-year pro-gram that consists of three years ofclassroom learning, followed by a fourthyear of clinical rotations in the Veteri-nary Medical Teaching Hospital. Theteaching hospital treats 3,000 horseseach year on a referral and non-referralbasis.

Of the eleven core rotations requiredduring the senior year, two are equine-specific. In total, each student spends asix week block working on actual

equine medical cases, rotating betweensurgery, field service and theriogenolo-gy (reproductive services for mares andstallions). This education provides vet-erinary students with the opportunity towork in a full-service equine facilityequipped to manage any medical condi-tion in horses, ranging from routinecare, to specialty service toemergency/critical care.

While some less complex conditionsare treated on an outpatient basis, manycases require hospitalization. Theequine facility is equipped with 50 stallsfor cases that require 24-hour critical

care hospitalization. Three stalls arespecifically designed for neonatal criti-cal care, and two other stalls areequipped with padded walls and a slingto manage horses that are unable tostand. There are two operating suites,one for soft tissue surgery and one fororthopedic surgery. Each suite has anadjacent induction room and recoveryroom specially designed with inflatablefloors that were designed at K-State.

State-of-the-art equine services areavailable with technology such as videoendoscopy, ultrasound, digital radiogra-phy, computed tomography (CT),

Dr. Jim Lillich specializes in muscu-loskeletal and orthopedic surgery. He has a significant research appoint-ment investigating the effects ofnon-steroidal, anti-inflammatorydrugs on the gastrointestinal system.His clinical research involve strategiesfor effective correction of limb defor-mities in foals and young horses.

Dr. Bonnie Rush serves as InterimHead of Clinical Sciences but stillmaintains a partial clinical appoint-ment with an emphasis on respira-tory disease. Her research focusinvolves inflammatory respiratorydiseases such as heaves and theinvestigation of drugs used tostimulate immune responses.

Dr. Beth Davis, equine sectionhead, is an internist with clinicalinterests involving immunologic,neurologic, respiratory and gas-trointestinal diseases. Her researchfocus involves immunology as itrelates to vaccine strategies andchanges in the immune system.

Dr. Warren Beard specializes insurgery of the upper airway andhead of performance horses, colicsurgery and urogenital disorders.His research involves managementof postoperative colic patients,and endotoxemia. He also devisesnew surgical treatments for upperairway disorders and dorsal dis-placement of the soft palate.

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nuclear scintigraphy, high-speed tread-mill evaluation, shockwave therapy andstem cell therapy.

The facilities at K-State provide anoptimal learning environment for stu-dents while concurrently providingpatients with cutting-edge technologyfor diagnosis and management of theirclinical disorders.

The College of Veterinary Medicinehas assembled a world-class faculty ofboard-certified specialists with a widerange of experience and skills in inter-nal medicine, surgery, theriogenologyand field service. These specialists have

four to six years of advanced trainingbeyond veterinary school. Facultymembers maintain primary responsibil-ity for all clinical cases. These cases giveveterinary students the chance to learnoptimal management techniques andwork closely with individuals who haveclinical expertise and many years ofexperience.

In addition to the equine faculty, thesection has graduate veterinarians pur-suing specialty certification throughadvanced training programs. This pro-gram includes three equine surgery res-idents, two internal medicine residents

and one intern. These house officers areinvolved in a three-year training (resi-dents) or one-year (interns) program tobecome equine specialists. All residenthouse officers have a DVM and mini-mum of a one-year internship or twoyears of private practice experience.These clinicians also play an integralrole in the teaching and clinical practiceaspects of the college.

There are four full-time equine veteri-nary technicians on staff who monitorhospitalized cases and aid in the educa-tional process of training veterinary stu-dents.

Dr. Shane DeWitt is an equineinternist who provides on-farm routine health care and emer-gency services. Dr. DeWitt has aspecial interest in offering pre-ventive medicine programs andmanaging horses with complexdental care needs.

Dr. Michelle Delco has surgicalexpertise in performance horsessuffering from musculoskeletaldisease and lameness conditions.Her research is on mechanisms ofimplementing effective prokineticdrugs, which stimulate intestinalfunction following colic surgery.

Dr. Maria Ferrer is the equinetheriogenologist at K-State. Sheprovides routine and complexreproductive strategies appliedto equine infertility and repro-ductive biotechnologies, with aspecialty in the implementationof low-dose insemination.

Dr. Laurie Beard is an internistwith a focus on geriatric equinemedicine. Her research focusinvolves equine hormonal andmetabolic abnormalities in equinepatients and how they are linkedto specific diseases.

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The Saturday after Thanksgiving,Holly Neary made an unsettlingdiscovery on her Ottawa, Kan.,

farm. Her 1-year-old Hanoverian geld-ing, Regis, wasn’t acting like himself.The normally gregarious Warmbloodwasn’t playing with the other horses inthe pasture. Instead, he was standingalone in a grove of trees.

Upon closer examination Neary dis-covered, to her horror, a large tree limbprotruding about two feet from Regis’

right side.She figured something had scared

him and he had run too close to a bro-ken tree limb that impaled into hisbody. Neary immediately called her vet-erinarian to come and assess the situa-tion, which she knew could be fatal.

A Good CallDr. Phillip Jones, a resident in equine

surgery at the Veterinary MedicalTeaching Hospital, was on call when

Neary’s veterinarian called about trans-porting Regis to Manhattan. Her veteri-narian, Dr. Trent Lancaster, CVM ’91,determined that although the horse’srespiration was rapid, his condition wasstable enough to make the trip.

Dr. Jones said he was somewhatrelieved when he learned the limb hadentered the body at an angle instead ofstraight in behind the shoulder. “I feltbetter about it once we knew there was-n’t a danger of it touching the heart,” he

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A Unique Clinical Applicationof Emergency Equine Care

Students, residents and clinicians work as a team to treat impaled horse

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said, adding that it was still potentiallydeadly. “I knew that depending on theorientation of the limb we may havegotten lucky, but there are a lot ofimportant structures in the body there.”

Dr. Jones advised that they cut thelimb off close to Regis’ body to avoidany further injury beforebringing him to K-State.

A shaken Neary saidshe wasn’t convincedRegis would make thetwo-hour drive. “I gotto Manhattan not know-ing if I had a horse that wasdead or alive in the trailer,” she recalled.“It was a scary moment opening thetrailer door.”

Due to the unknown extent of Regis’injuries, Dr. Jones called in seniorequine surgery resident Dr. Wendy Ray-Miller. Knowing there was likely somelevel of internal damage, Dr. Ray-Millercalled for assistance from Dr. BethDavis, assistant professor of equineinternal medicine and equine sectionhead. Several senior students were alsosummoned as well. The team got equip-

ment ready for Regis’ arrival. “We wereprepared for a life-threatening situa-tion,” Dr. Davis said.

She said horses can get scared easilyand it is not uncommon for them toinjure themselves by running away

from whatever startled them. Barbedwire is a common culprit. “Horses are aflight species. When they get startledthe first thing they do is run, and some-times they can impale themselves onthings.”

A Deeper ProblemRegis was very much alive and still

stable when he arrived at the teachinghospital. His heart rate and blood pres-sure were normal. The medical team

ordered an ultrasound to evaluate inter-nal damage. After the ultrasound wasperformed, they thought the limb mightbe imbedded only a few inches underthe skin. After a local anesthetic wasgiven and an incision made, it becameevident that was not the case.

“We started to cut, and thingslooked good, but then we

realized the stick actual-ly had a crook andheaded inward. It was

further imbedded thanwe had anticipated,” Dr.

Jones explained.It was possible that it had punctured

the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity orlacerated an important blood vessel. Anarterial blood gas analysis was per-formed to evaluate Regis’ pulmonaryfunction, which would help determinethe severity of lung damage. The analy-sis showed a partial pressure oxygenlevel of 80 mmHg (millimeters of mer-cury), low but adequate, with 95 to 100mmHg considered normal.

Dr. Jones removed the branch with aslow, twisting motion and learned that

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“We started to cut, and things lookedgood, but then we realized the stick actually had

a crook and headed inward. It was further imbedded than we had anticipated.”

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Dr. Abra Wright,equine internal

medicine resident,examines a radi-ograph of Regis’

chest during treat-ment. The blackarea is air in thehorse’s thoracic

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it had imbedded about 10 inches belowthe skin, puncturing the thoracic cavityand slightly lacerating the right lung.

Once it was removed, but before thewound could be covered, Regis inhaledair through the wound into the pleuralspace, creating a condition called pneumothorax.

Dr. Davis said that severe infectionwas an immediate concern and Regiswas placed on intravenous antibiotics.“There is no doubt he had serious, seri-ous contamination from the branch,”she said. “There was no way he couldn’thave.”

Regis tolerated the procedure well, butDr. Davis said it was obvious he was inpain, and she knew further treatmentwould need to wait until his pain couldbe managed. “We rode a little bit of afine line as far as treating the pain andmaintaining his stability.”

Regis was monitored closely through-out the night and into the next day ashis condition remained guarded.

It was a long trip home that night forNeary, but she planned to come backthe next day to see her beloved Regis.“That night when I had to leave him,the seriousness of the situation hit me. Iwoke up the next morning and criedevery time I thought about him or saw apicture of him,” she said.

Regis was being cared for now by theinternal medicine service. He wasbrighter and more alert the next morn-ing but was becoming increasingly rest-less and anxious. The specialists didsome investigating and found that hislung had collapsed. Enough air hadentered his chest cavity through thewound that his lung wasn’t able to re-inflate when he took a breath. An ultra-sound was done to find out exactly howmuch air had filled the pleural spaceand to check for any additional damage.

Removing the Air An air tube was inserted into his chest

with a pump attached to remove air

every few hours, which allowed the lungto re-inflate. Dr. Abra Wright, equineinternal medicine resident, explainedthat changing the dressing on Regis’wound created problems. “We suc-tioned air off his chest every two to fourhours, but every time the bandage waschanged, some air was naturally suckedin.”

The solution would require continual-ly releasing small amounts of airthrough the pump until the wound hadtime to heal. It would also require a lotof patience.

“That was a bit of a vicious cycle,” Dr.Davis said. “But the main concern forthe first 72 hours was to keep removingas much air as we could and treat himfor the pain and infection.”

Regis was also suffering from pneu-monia localized to his right lung. Hewas ultrasounded daily for progress ofair removal and to monitor treatment ofthe pneumonia. He was on three antibi-otics for gram negative and positive

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Back at home, Holly Neary shares a moment with Regis, who is feeling his oats again aftertwo months of recovering from his injury.

infections and anaerobic infection. “We were trying to cover all our basesbecause we didn’t know what had beenon the branch before it went into hischest,” Dr. Wright said.

Another complication that they werewatching for was pleuropneumonia, abuild up of fluid around the lung. Regis’prognosis was still very guarded.

Time Will TellThe team would have a better idea of

the Regis’ chances of survival as thedays passed.

Fourth-year veterinary student KimRainwater was the student assigned toRegis’ case and spent a great deal oftime checking on him and administer-ing his medications daily.

“We watched him closely to see if hisbody would respond by producing morewhite blood cells to fight the infection,or if he would continue to be immuno-suppressed,” she explained. “We werestill very concerned, but everyone waspulling for him.”

Rainwater said treating Regis was aunique bonding and learning experi-ence. “He’s my most memorable casefrom my entire senior year because Ispent so much time with him. I alsolearned a lot about what to look for asfar as infection and interpreting bloodchemistry in horses.”

Regis continued to improve duringthe coming days and weeks until hespiked a fever and his antibiotics werechanged to compensate. Removal of airfrom his thoracic cavity continued untilthe wound closed enough that he couldbreathe without taking in more airthrough it. Three weeks after the injuryoccurred, Neary was finally able to takeRegis home.

Everyone agrees his youthful andfighting spirit helped him pull through.He was also fortunate that his injury didnot cause more damage than it did andthat his constellation of problems –which could have easily been life-threat-ening at various stages– were treated

promptly.“I think it’s definitely a story of

human nature as much as it is aboutRegis’ condition,” Neary said. “Everyperson at the teaching hospital took aninterest in him and noticed smallchanges before they became biggerproblems that could have taken his life.”

More Than MedicineNeary was also impressed with the

compassion that she was shown by all ofthe students, clinicians and staff during

his stay at the teaching hospital. “Every-one was completely honest with meabout the road we had ahead,” she said.“Dr. Davis was calm and aware of whatwas going on, and she was ready to dealwith whatever came up. In that way Iwas reassured and able to keep my sani-ty through the whole thing.”

It was Neary’s first experience with K-State, but one that probably saved herhorse’s life. “I didn’t feel dread or regretabout the accident because I knew thatRegis was given a chance to live.”

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The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at theCollege of Veterinary Medicine has a newly-reno-vated dental suite thanks to a $100,000 grant from

Pfizer Animal Health.The suite is specially designed with two dental tables

that allow for easy access on either side and will accom-modate any size of dog or cat. The tables are equippedwith drains that allow forefficient water removalduring dental procedures.Newly-installedadjustable lighting and apiston-operated swing arm that holds dental instrumentsare identical to what can be found in human dentaloffices. Special warming mats maintain the animal’s tem-perature while under anesthesia.

The suite’s advanced technology includes digital radiog-raphy equipment which allows images to be viewedinstantaneously on a computer screen. The speed of work-

ing with these digital images means less time under anes-thesia for pets.

Dr. Matt Riegel, assistant professor of small animal den-tistry, said pet owners’ increasing awareness of the impor-tance for good oral health is driving the need for highquality facilities.

He said practicing preventive care and educating ownerson how to routinely carefor their pets’ teeth iscrucial. “Prevention is thekey,” Dr. Riegel said. “Alot of what we do is pre-

ventive, and it is important that owners understand thatbrushing their pets’ teeth, just like they would their own,is the single best thing they can do to prevent disease.”

Not all breeds of dogs require the same frequency andlevel of dental care. The anatomy of most dogs’ mouthsallows for some natural cleaning as the dog chews hardfood. However, brachycephalic breeds (such as pugs,

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assistant profes-sor of small animal dentistry,examines a radiograph of themaxillary incisorof a dog. The colored area onthe computerscreen shows afeature thatallows for viewingthe teeth andbone with greatercontrast anddepth.

“You will have a much healthier animaloverall if you take care of its teeth.”

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Boston terriers and boxers) and small breeds have a dentalanatomy which prevents natural cleaning and requiresmore preventive care.

Dr. Riegel said some conditions such as gingivitis arereversible, but periodontal disease, which involves the lossof bone, gingiva and gum line, is irreversible. He said 75to 80 percent of companion animals over three years ofage have some level of periodontal disease, which canexacerbate other health problems such as diabetes andgestational complications. Bacteria in the blood can leadto heart problems, liver and kidney failure, and suppres-sion of bone marrow. “There is a distinct relationshipbetween the mouth and the rest of the body. You will havea much healthier animal overall if you take care of itsteeth,” Dr. Riegel noted.

The dental suite also exposes students to new techniquesin dental care and gives them the skills that animal ownerswill expect from them as veterinarians.

“The students get a chance to see more dental cases,which will increase their interest in the field of veterinarydentistry. It also allows us to give them the skills they willneed to provide services that more owners are seeking,”Dr. Riegel said.

In November 2004, Pfizer presented the College of Veterinary Medicine witha check for $100,000 for the new dental suite. Left to right: Dr. Roger Fingland,teaching hospital director; Dr. Matt Riegel; Dr. Mike Cavanaugh, Pfizer; and Dean Ralph Richardson. Below: In the new dental suite, Dr. Riegel instructs students performing dental hygiene procedures.

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News From Around the College

On Jan. 4, K-State lost a dear friend. Mike Luse, asecurity guard at the veterinary medicine complex,died of emphysema. A memorial service was heldin Mike’s honor on Jan. 9 at the All Faiths Chapelon campus.

All who were acquainted with Mike knew him asa generous man. Shortly after his death, his gen-

erosity became even more evi-dent.

The college revealedthat Mike was the

donor of the “Jimmythe Cat” scholarships.These $300-$500awards are presentedto three or fourseniors who are ran-domly chosen at the

Seniors’ Awards Ban-quet in May. The money is intend-

ed to defray end-of-yearexpenses for these gradu-ating veterinary students.

When Mike establishedthe endowment in 1989,

he requested that his identity as the donor remainanonymous. “Everything about him was generousand compassionate,” said Dr. Ronnie Elmore, asso-ciate dean for academic affairs. “He really wanted tohelp students.”

Mike always had a smile on his face and a joke toshare. He chatted with new students to make themfeel more comfortable and often carried candy inhis pocket to give to any children he might see dur-ing the day.

Although Mike didn’t have any children of hisown, he referred to veterinary students as his kids.

Mike worked as a security guard at K-State for atotal of 35 years, with the last 23 of those years atthe College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ronnie Grice, director of campus security, saidthat although Mike had many health problems inrecent years, his job meant everything to him.

“Mike was a very dedicated and loyal employee,”Grice said. “He worked every day, even if he wassick. I wish I had five or six more employees whowere like him.”

Mike is survived by his wife, Terry, and theircats, Snowflake, Tweety and Bow-wow; and hismother, Elizabeth Ann Martin, of Leawood, Kan.

Mike Luse1947-2007

Researchers Receive Grant for Stem Cell/Cancer Studies

Employee Touched Lives, Left Legacy of Generosity

Two researchers at theCollege of VeterinaryMedicine have received a$100,000 grant toresearch stem cell thera-py in the treatment oflung cancer. The grantwas awarded by Joan’sLegacy: The JoanScarangello Foundationto Conquer Lung Cancer.

The research, beingconducted by Drs.Masaaki Tamura andDeryl Troyer in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology, involvesusing stem cells to deliver therapeutic drugs to cancerous lung tumors.

The stem cells used in this research were discovered in the cushion-ing material, or matrix, of the umbilical cord by K-State scientists.

Because these stem cells are harvested from a tissue that is typicallydiscarded, they are non-controversial, and they can be collected inlarge numbers inexpensively.

In mice, the matrix stem cells have shown to successfully deliver theanti-cancer drug interferon beta to intended tumors.

The researchers plan to test the interferon beta therapy in combina-tion with other chemotherapy drugs and new immune system enhanc-ing compounds.

Drs. Deryl Troyer, left, and Masaaki Tamura,examine a flask of matrix stem cells.

Professor from Afghanistan Visits K-StateDr. Nasrin Stanikzai, a professor

of biochemistry at Kabul Universi-ty in Afghanistan, is spending twomonths at the college as part of anexchange program between K-Stateand Kabul University.

The connection was begun lastsummer when Drs. Walter Renbergand Chris Ross from the CVMtraveled to Kabul to meet with pro-fessors at the Kabul University vet-erinary school to explore opportu-nities for collaboration.

While at K-State, Dr. Stanikzaihopes to learn some teaching tech-niques that she can use in herclasses. “I want to know themethodology of teaching here andhow to use new technology inteaching,” she said.

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Dr. Jane Brunt Returns as 2007 Alumni Fellow

Biosecurity Institute Named for Senator Roberts

Dr. Jane Brunt, CVM ‘80, was the College of VeterinaryMedicine’s 2007 Alumni Fellow.

Dr. Brunt is the founder and owner of the Cat HospitalAt Towson (CHAT) in Baltimore, Md., a feline exclusive vet-erinary hospital that she opened in 1984which has a 23-member staff, including fiveveterinarians. In 2000 she opened a secondclinic, the Cat Hospital Eastern Shore, in Cor-dova, Md.

At the time Dr. Brunt opened her practice,it was the only feline specialty clinic in theBaltimore metropolitan area. Dr. Brunt saidshe has always had an affinity for cats, aspecies she believed was underserved. “Atthat time there were more dogs than cats inthe U.S., and they definitely got less atten-tion then,” she said. “We realize that theyhave different problems and differentneeds.”

Getting involved with feline humane pro-jects has been important to Dr. Brunt. She has providedfree medical help to abandoned cats, and in 1996 shefounded Animal Relief Inc., which assists organizations inthe healthcare of animals, felines in particular.

Dr. Brunt has been very active in professional associa-tions. “These professional associations have allowed me to

make ‘life friends’ – a network of colleagues who shareprofessional and personal triumphs and challenges,” shesaid.

Dr. Brunt recently completed a term as president of theAmerican Association of Feline Practitioners(AAFP) and is currently on the LeadershipIdentification Committee of the AmericanAnimal Hospital Association (AAHA). Sheserves on a joint panel of the two organiza-tions on small animal pain guidelines.

Since becoming a member in 1980, Dr.Brunt has held 13 different positions of theMaryland Veterinary Medical Association(MVMA), including serving as its president in1994. She is also a member of the Greater Bal-timore Veterinary Medical Association(GBVMA) and the American Veterinary Med-ical Association (AVMA), where she served inthe House of Delegates for eight years.

Dr. Brunt also has an interest in reachingthe public about feline issues. She writes a column for thenewsletter of the Maryland Society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals, and routinely contributes to CatWatch and other feline publications. In 1997, Dr. Bruntwas selected as one of Baltimore Magazine’s “top vets”and appeared on the magazine’s cover.

K-State’s Biosecurity Research Insti-tute (BRI) was recently dedicated to aman whose influence helped bring thefacility to K-State.

The building was named for UnitedStates Senator Pat Roberts in a specialdedication and ribbon cutting ceremonyon Oct. 27, 2006.

The $54 million biosafety level 3 facil-ity will provide K-State scientists asecure location to research threats to

U.S. crops, livestock and citizens, be itman-made or naturally occurring.

It is the only biocontainment facilityin the country to integrate plant pathol-ogy, food safety, entomology, veterinarymedicine and molecular biology.

Researchers from veterinary medicineand other disciplines will have the capa-bility in the new building to study dan-gerous pathogens and the ways theyspread. Those pathogens could include

avian influenza, brucellosis, soybeanrust, salmonella and E. coli.

Sen. Roberts has been a prominentvoice for better protection of thenation’s agriculture. As chairman of theinfluential Senate Select Committee onIntelligence, he addressed Congressprior to 9/11 about the possibility ofattack on America’s farms and food sup-ply.

“The outstanding foresight of Sen.Roberts is why this building will beappropriately named,” Gov. KathleenSebelius said at the event. “Without Pat’svision and without him making surethis happened here in Kansas, wewouldn’t have this facility.”

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Dr. Glen E. Hurley (‘53) received a2007 Alumni Recognition Award at theNorth American Veterinary Conferenceon Jan. 14, in Orlando, Fla.

After graduating from K-State withhis DVM, Dr. Hurley served two yearsas base veterinarian at Bowling AirForce Base in Washington, D.C.

In 1956 he worked in a large animalveterinary practice with Dr. Lee Rails-back in Ellsworth, Minn. A year later,Dr. Hurley opened his own large animal

practice in Boxholm,Iowa, where heworked until 1975.From then until hisretirement in 1991,he co-owned a veteri-nary practice inWaverly, Iowa, wherehe specialized in the treatment of cattle,swine and horses.

Since retirement, Dr. Hurley and hiswife, Lois, have been involved in volun-

teer work around the world. They com-pleted a term in the United States PeaceCorps, living in Morocco, where Dr.Hurley trained veterinary technicians.

The Hurleys have also volunteered inKenya, El Salvador, Ghana, Mongolia,Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, St.Vincent and Granada.

Dr. Hurley has been involved withHeifer International for over 35 years,an organization that supplies livestockto developing countries.

Dr. James Hall (‘83) received a 2006Alumni Recognition Award at the Cen-tral Veterinary Conference in KansasCity, Mo., on Aug. 26.

Dr. Hall received a bachelor’s degreein animal science and industry in 1979,a master’s in animal science in 1981 andhis DVM in 1983, all from K-State.

He practiced at the Hays VeterinaryHospital in Hays, Kan., for three yearsbefore going to work at Belcaro AnimalHospital in Denver, Colo. In 1989, he

became part owner ofthe Hays VeterinaryHospital andreturned there towork.

After five years, Dr.Hall decided to lookfor a new facet of vet-erinary medicine. He began working atFt. Dodge Animal Health in OverlandPark, Kan., where he had a regulatoryresponsibility for the investigation of

potential product-related adverseevents. He reported findings to Ft.Dodge, FDA, USDA and EPA.

Dr. Hall is now senior director ofProfessional Services and manages 10veterinarians, seven technicians andseven support staff members. Dr. Hallalso manages the Ft. Dodge professionalservices department regulatory compli-ance for the FDA, USDA and EPA. Hisprimary area of interest is in food ani-mal medicine.

Dr. Donald E. Jackson (‘51) washonored with a 2007 Alumni Recogni-tion Award at the Kansas VeterinaryMedical Association’s Gala Brunch onJan. 21 in Wichita, Kan.

Growing up as a black male in segre-gated Kansas City, Dr. Jackson made ithis goal to become a credible profes-sional. He had met a few black veteri-narians in Kansas City, so he decided topursue a veterinary education and openhis own practice.

After being trainedas a B-25 bomberpilot at Tuskegee Uni-versity, Dr. Jacksonattended Kansas StateUniversity where hereceived his DVM in1951.

After graduating, Dr. Jackson wasemployed at Dr. Bronson’s Dog and CatHospital in Wichita for six years. In1957, Dr. Jackson opened his All Pets

Clinic in Wichita. He treated small ani-mals for more than 40 years, until retir-ing in 2001.

In addition to his professionalachievements, Dr. Jackson has beenactively involved in the Wichita com-munity. He has been active in BoyScouts, the Oz Bicycle Club, KansasSentencing Commission, UniversityUnited Methodist Church and is cur-rently president of the Foreign RelationsCommittee in Wichita.

CVM Alumni Recognition Awards

Dr. Manuel Thomas (‘66) received a2006 Alumni Recognition Award at theannual convention of the AmericanAssociation of Equine Practitioners inSan Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 4.

Dr. Thomas received his DVM fromK-State in 1966. After graduation, hejoined the U.S. Air Force and was sentto Vietnam for a year. During his timeoverseas he was chief of the veterinaryservice for the Air Force Dispensary.

He spent three years teaching at

Sheppard Air ForceBase, then in 1974 hetransferred to theUnited States AirForce Academy inColorado. After threeyears he was promot-ed to director of Vet-erinary Services and Falconry .

Dr. Thomas left active duty in 1979,returned to K-State and earned a postgraduate degree in epidemiology, high-

er education and continuing education. In 1984, Dr. Thomas went to Texas

A&M to teach epidemiology, food safe-ty and regulatory medicine. After sixyears, he became employed at the Unit-ed States Department of Agriculturewhere he trained personnel to performfood inspections to ensure public safety.

At the end of last year Dr. Thomasretired from federal service, but hopesto continue to serve as a consultant inemergency preparedness.

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Philip R. Carter, DVM 1926,Raleigh, N.C., died Jul. 14, 2006

Hugh E. McClung, DVM 1929,Hayward, Calif., died Aug. 16, 2006

Frank W. Jordan, DVM 1939,Abilene, Kan., died Jan. 25, 2007

George W. Eberhart, DVM 1941,Granite Bay, Calif., died Mar. 13, 2006

Robert P. Worthman, DVM 1943,Wenatchee, Wash., died May 27, 2006

Leo J. Garvert, DVM 1944Springfield, Ill., died April 27, 2006

John B. Healy, DVM 1944, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., died Sep. 13,2006

Paul J. Lindsay, DVM 1946,Madison, Ga., died Oct. 31, 2006

Bernard Lehman, DVM 1949,Manchester Township, N.J., died May21, 2006

Peter C. Kennedy, DVM 1949,Davis, Calif., died Aug. 2, 2006

Donald L. Croghan, DVM 1949,Nevada, Iowa, died Aug. 11, 2006

Sidney Galinko, DVM 1950,Saddle River, N.J., died Aug. 24, 2006

Robert D. Schupbach, DVM 1950,Wheat Ridge, Colo., died Dec. 31, 2006

Robert W. McNabb, DVM 1951,Hemet, Calif., died Aug. 25, 2006

Victor D. Lundstrom, DVM 1951,McPherson, Kan., died Sep. 16, 2006

Irwin J. Collinge, DVM 1951,Emporia, Kan., died Nov. 2, 2006

Norman E. Gray, DVM 1956,Morrilton, Ark., died Nov. 13, 2006

Edward L. Gillette, DVM 1956,Fort Collins, Colo., died Nov. 17, 2006

John M. Dial, DVM 1962,Atlanta, Ga., died Apr. 5, 2006

In Memoriam

1941Dr. Gilbert Carl celebrated his 90thbirthday with friends and familyon Oct. 8, 2006.

1968Dr. Jerry D. Weil recently sold hispractice in Great Bend, Kan., andmoved to Liberty, Mo., where he isdoing relief work. He keeps busyworking the MO-KAN livestockmarket, judging competitive trailrides, and working at two differentpractices just outside Kansas City.

1980Dr. Guy Palmer has become one ofthe select veterinarians who aremembers of the National Academyof Science’s Institute of Medicine.

1993Dr. Steve Rushton is a board certi-fied pathologist and is working atthe North Carolina VeterinaryDiagnostic Laboratory.

1994Dr. Blane S. Lowe recentlyreturned from a philanthropicassignment in Kiev, Ukraine, withPfizer Animal Health.

2005Dr. Jaime Wiener moved home toHuntington, N.Y., after graduationand is now on staff at West HillsAnimal Hospital, where she andher family have been clients sinceshe was eight years old.

Alumni Class News

Veterinary Medical LibraryKansas State University

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RESEARCH TIPS RESEARCH TIPS & ASSISTANCE& ASSISTANCE

by Carol Elmore

One of the goals of the Veterinary MedicalLibrary is to acquire books that have been writtenby graduates of the College of Veterinary Medicineabout their experiences in veterinary medicine andthe history of veterinary medicine.

We have been actively collecting these booksover the years and adding them to our historicalcollection. Some that we currently have are remi-niscences of veterinary practice such as “Doctor,Spare my Cow!” and “Doctor, Matilda’s in Labor!”by Dr. James A Porter; “Creatures, Characters, andChaos” by Dr. D. L. Waddell; “Loyal to the Land:the Legendary Parker Ranch, 750-1950” by Dr.Billy Bergin; and “The Other Family Doctor” byDr. Roy E. Stewart.

Some examples of our histories of veterinarymedicine include “Our History of Women in Vet-erinary Medicine” by Dr. Phyllis H. Larsen; “TheLegacy: A History Of The Tuskegee UniversitySchool of Veterinary Medicine” by Dr. Eugene W.Adams; “History of the American Society for Vet-erinary Clinical Pathology 1965-1985” by Dr.Steven Stockman; and “A Century of Excellence:Kansas State University College of VeterinaryMedicine” co-authored by Dr. Howard Erickson.

We also own books for children written by ourgraduates such as “Large Animal Veterinarians” byDrs. Rod and Cheryl Bellville and “A Tale aboutSanta, the Reindeer, and Christmas” by Dr. CharlesStinchcomb.

We also have many typed reminiscences thatcontain valuable veterinary history but have neverbeen formally published. To find out if we havebooks by a specific CVM graduate, a search byauthor or title can be done in our online catalog athttps://catalog.lib.ksu.edu.

If readers of this column know of other booksthat we could add to our collection, please call usat 785-532-6006 or e-mail us at Library@vet.k-state.edu with your information. We also acceptdonations of works written by graduates.

Did you know that you can request searches andarticles at http://www.vet.kstate.edu/depts/

library/research.services.htm?

CIRCOVIRUS UPDATEIt was reported in the Summer 2006 issue of Healing Hands that researchersfrom the College of Veterinary Medicine were investigating an emergingoutbreak of disease associated with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) inKansas swine herds. Producers with infected herds were experiencing adeath loss of 20 to 40 percent in finisher pigs.

The researchers have completed testing a commercial vaccine that wasrecently developed. The field trial results showed that the vaccine is safe andeffective in controlling PCV2. The study resulted in a 50 percent reductionin mortality of vaccinated pigs compared to non-vaccinated pigs. Vaccinatedpigs were also 20 pounds heavier than non-vaccinated pigs of the same age.

The two-shot vaccine isnow available for salecommercially. Produc-ers who suspect theirpigs are experiencing aPCV2 associated dis-ease outbreak shouldcontact their veterinar-ian first to confirmdiagnosis.

Dr. Dick Hesse, a CVM virologist, works with PCV2 cells.Dr. Kyle Horlen looks over a swine herd for signs of PCV2.

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