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Fall 2011 • Volume 13, Number 1 StillStill aa PlacePlace forfor Tomorrow’sTomorrow’s VeterinariansVeterinarians Dean’s Message Last May, we graduated another class of veterinary students. The graduation ceremony served as a reminder of our pri- mary purpose in a college of veterinary medicine, including our responsibilities to the students we have prepared and to the veterinary profession they will enter. Texas A&M CVM continues its strong culture of student centeredness. This CVM Today is loaded with examples of learning opportunities for our students. Their Effective Client Communication training begins on the first day of orientation and continues throughout their curriculum. As an integral part of the health care team in Lboth the Small Animal Hospital and the Large Animal Hospital, they participate in advanced animal care delivered with remarkable compassion for patients and clients. Our students were integrally involved in the touching stories of Woody and Terry Wilson with Cayenne and of Natalie and John Rasmussen with Dash King. Texas A&M students learn from award winning faculty. This issue highlights research, teaching, and mentoring awards earned by faculty, including Dr. Anton Hoffman, Dr. George Lees, Dr. Roy Pool, Dr. Dan Posey, Dr. Christie Sayes, Dr. Karen Snowden, Dr. Jan Suchodolski, Dr. Mark Stickney, and Dr. Kevin Washburn. Our students also have contact with leaders in the profession, like Dr. Bill Moyer, who is currently serving as AAEP President. The awards do not stop with faculty. The Annual Staff Awards Ceremony is one of the most anticipated events of the year, because it gives us the opportunity to express thanks to some of our outstanding staff members who make our CVM better. We could not be as good as we are without them. The event is punctuated by the best emcee in the land, Dr. Kenita Rogers, who can always draw a crowd, and our own musical talent, the singing dentist, Dr. Bert Dodd, and our award-winning reha- bilitation guru, David Sessum. Our staff members also contribute significantly to student education. One of the goals of Texas A&M CVM is to reach all corners of Texas. One example is host- ing the Pre-Vet Society from West Texas A&M. Some of these students are likely to return to the Panhandle area to serve rural areas, providing a valuable service to small communities and our livestock industries. Dr. Ginger Elliott ’83 speaks to the importance and viability of the rural veterinarian in an article she wrote for Western Livestock Journal, which gave us permission to reprint in this issue. Our cover photo is of Tom Morehouse, one of the most photographed cowboys and manager of the historic Tongue River Ranch, where Dr. Elliott has worked. At Texas A&M we know that teaching and research are inextricably linked. We engage students in research early, from undergraduate students in BIMS, to DVM students, to graduate students. In this issue we hear from award-winning students how valuable research experience is to them. Our research programs are global in significance and reach. Three of the CVM research signature programs, genomic, toxicology, and infectious disease, are highlighted in this issue. Dr. James Derr is banking DNA samples from Ameri- can Bison and African wildlife and is making a difference in wildlife conser- vation. Dr. Jan Janecka is contributing to a wildlife genetics lab in Bhutan in the Eastern Himalayas. Dr. Stephen Safe, a Distinguished Professor in CVM, continues to discover new information which changes our knowledge and treatment of cancer. Dr. Garry Adams, with a co-investigator at UC Davis, was awarded the top biology paper in the nation on a Salmonella study. Dr. Blanca Lupiani and her graduate student, Dr. Pam Ferro, are determining the presence of avian influenza viruses in migrating waterfowl. There are many firsts in the CVM. Among them is the First Diagnos- tic Renal Pathology Center in Veterinary Medicine, established by Dr. George Lees. Dr. Lees also received two national awards this year, the Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence and the AVMF/AKC Career Excellence Award in Canine Research. I encourage all to get to know the most recent addition to the develop- ment team, Chastity Rodgers. I have said many times that the state funds us to be good; funding for greatness is up to us. The CVM Development Team works every day towards that end. I thank them and the faculty, staff, and students who help us match passions with friends of the College. Congratulations to the CVM alumni who have earned recognition for their excellence. Dr. Larry Kornegay ’71 has completed his year as AVMA president. Found in this edition are the accomplishments of the 2011 CVM Outstanding Alumni, Dr. Albert Abdullah ’57, Dr. Richard Adams ’72, Dr. Glenn Blodgett ’74, Dr. Dwight King ’70, and Dr. Eugene Skidmore ’56. In closing, what a year! What a profession! What a place! Eleanor M. Green, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine 2 • CVM Today • Fall 2011 Contents 16 Features 14 Research Spotlight CVM Houses First Diagnostic Renal Pathology Center in Veterinary Medicince Distinguished Professor Receives Grant from DOD Most Important Paper in Biology of 2010: “One Health” Initiative Fosters an Amazing Finding 16 Back at the Ranch 14 Still a Place for Tomorrow’s Veterinarians 19 Biomedical Sciences Spotlight BIMS Undergraduates Explore CVM Research Opportunities 20 Leadership Lab Effective Client Communication: An Essential Skill for Veterinarians 19 8 6 20 T he F our C’s 10 12 6 Caring A Debilitating Disease Strengthens epartments the Human-Animal Bond D 2 Dean’s Message 8 Curing 4 College Information “Dash King”: The Horse that Refuses to Lose 5 Continuing Education Calendar 22 College News 10 Creating 35 Faculty/Staff Focus Africa’s First Systematic Wildlife Conservation 51 Development News Genetics Program Established by CVM Researchers 54 Alumni News 58 Mark Francis Fellows 12 Communicating 59 In Memoriam Faculty Bring Teaching to New Level at the CVM 60 Parting Shot CVM Today • Fall 2011 • 3 College Information Executive Committee Fall 2011 • Volume 13, Number 1 Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Eleanor M. Green Associate Dean, Professional Programs Dr. Kenita Rogers Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies Correspondence Address: CVM Today Staff Dr. Bhanu P. Chowdhary Editor, CVM Today Veterinary Medicine Editor: Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies & Angela Clendenin, ’91 & Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University, 4461 TAMU Dept. Head, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Communications Specialist: College Station, TX 77843-4461 Dr. Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni Elizabeth Janecka 979.862.2675 [email protected] Assistant Dean, Biomedical Sciences Student Writer: Dr. F. H. “Skip” Landis Becky Mahon, ’11 CVM Today is published twice a year by Texas A&M Veterinary Dept. Head, Veterinary Pathobiology Graduate Student Writer: Medicine & Biomedical Sci- Dr. Linda Logan ences for alumni and friends. Antonio Villarreal, ’10 We welcome your suggestions, Dept. Head, Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology comments, and contributions to Dr. Glen Laine Contributing Writers: content. Dr. Dan Posey, ’82 Permission is granted to use all Dept. Head, Small Animal Clinical Sciences Dr. Guy Sheppard, ’78 or part of any article published Dr. Sandee Hartsfield Anna McNaught in this magazine, provided no endorsement of a commercial Acting Dept. Head, Large Animal Clinical Sciences Art Directors: product is stated or implied. Dr. Allen Roussel Jennie L. Lamb Appropriate credit and a tear sheet are requested. VeLisa Ward Bayer Assistant Vice President, Texas A&M University does not Development & Alumni Relations Photographer: discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, Dr. O. J. “Bubba” Woytek Larry Wadsworth gender identity, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a Chief of Staff U.S. veteran. Mr. John M. Scroggs Communications Advisory Team Director, Texas Institute for Preclinical Studies Louise Abbott, Alice Blue-McLendon, Dr. Terry Fossum Barbara Gastel, Ellie Greenbaum, Director, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Sandee Hartsfield, John Roths, Guy Sheppard, Mr. W. Terry Stiles W. Terry Stiles, Noell Vance, Dickson Varner, and O.J. “Bubba” Woytek Director, Communications & Public Relations Ms. Angela Clendenin Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences Department of & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Veterinary Small Animal Texas A&M University Advising Office: Clinical Sciences: 4461 TAMU 979.845.4941 979.845-9053 College Station, TX 77843-4461 Department of Department of vetmed.tamu.edu Veterinary Veterinary Large Animal Integrative Clinical Sciences: Dean’s Office/Administration: Biociences: 979.845-9127 979.845.5051 979.845.2828 Admissions Office: Veterinary Medical Teaching 979.845.5051 Department of Hospital Administration: Veterinary 979.845-9026 Development and Pathobiology: Alumni Relations Office: 979.845.5941 Small Animal 979.845.9043 Hospital: Department of 979.845-2351 Continuing Education Office: Veterinary 979.845.9102 Physiology & Large Animal Public Relations Office: Pharmacology: Hospital: 979.862.2675 979.845.7261 979.845-3541 4 • CVM Today • Fall 2011 CONTINUING EDUCATION 4470 TAMU, Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4470 Tel. 979.845.9102 | Fax 979.862.2832 vetmed.tamu.edu/ce All dates subject to change. 2011-12 SCHEDULE 2011 Conferences 2012 Conferences November 4–6, 2011 March 30–April 1, 2012 13th Annual 19th Annual Veterinary Small Animal Emergency Medicine Technician Conference & Critical Care Conference Chairs: Dana Whitaker Chair: Dr. Dorothy Black & Katrina LaCaze November 11–13, 2011 April 27–29, 2012 7th Annual Clinical 16th Annual Feline Neurology Conference Medicine Conference Chair: Dr. Jonathan Levine Chair: Dr. John August November 20, 2011 May 4–5, 2012 GDV: Pre-, Intra-, 2nd Annual and Postoperative Care Laparoscopy Presenters: Drs. Laura Peycke Wet Lab & Brooke Smith Chair: Dr. Mike Willard December 2–4, 2011 May 19–20, 2012 15th Annual Equine 3rd Annual Canine Reproduction Symposium Para-Medicine Conference Chair: Dr. Terry Blanchard Chair: Dr.