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College of Veterinary Medicine and UMC Extension Division 53rd Annual Conference for Missouri Veterinarians University of Missouri-Columbia Annual Conference a Success A diversified program drew a near record Veterinary Medical Association's Execu Balancing the program with small ani 245 veterinarians to the 53rd Annual tive Board. He gave two presentations on mal medici ne and surgery, Dr. Gretchen Conference for Veterinarians, sponsored by "Bovine Physical Diagnosis." Schmidt of Michigan State U niversi ty pre the College of Veterinary Medicine and the sented "Problem Oriented Ophthalmol Dr. Donald Gustafson of Purdue Uni UMC Extension Division, University of ogy" and Dr. William Schal l, also from versi ty was part of a special panel discus Missouri-Columbia. The Conference was Michigan State U niversi ty , presented sion on pseudorabies. held in Columbia, October 9 and 10. "Problem Oriented Internal Medicine." One of the featured speakers was Dr. Dr. William C. McMullan of Texas A & Many of the College's faculty members Francis Fox, Chai rman of the American M spoke on "Equine Dermatology." presented "Mini-topics. " Advanced planning, attention to de tails, a well-balanced program , and out standing speakers combined to produce a successful Annual Conference. Dr. Weide Addresses Alumni Before the Citation of Merit was pre sented, Dean Kenneth D. Weide addressed those veterinarians at the Alumni Luncheon on the current status of the College. Dr. Weide began by complimenting the alumni on their partici pation in alumni pro g rams. The College tops every other division in the University in that 38% of its graduates are aCtive members of the Alumni Association. Dr. Weide indicated nearly all of the new construCtion dollars have been used. Money has been received for some remodel ing in Connaway Hall. Some remodeling is currenrly being undertaken in the old Citation of Merit to Dr. Bilyea necropsy area in the Teaching Hospital. The emphasis of Dr. \Xfe ide's address Dr. George Bi/yea (right), a p,'a ctitioner in Overland Park, Kansas was presented the University was given to the financial status of the of Missouri Aillmni Association Citation of Merit Award and the Lee Rolf Memorial Award with College. In the past five years the College's Statuette at the Aillmni Luncheon , October 9. which was part of the 53rd Annual Conference for State Budget has increased by one-thi rd, Misso/,ri Veterinarians. but that does not keep up with inflation. Dr. Bi/yea , who received his D. V.M . degree from the University of Missouri in 1956, was given Faculty salaries continue to be low com the award by Dr. Dennis Weaver ( MO '70), President ofthe College of Veterinary Medicine Aillmni pared to faculty salaries of other veterinary Association. colleges . Dr. Weide said that he believes Dr. Bi/yea was l'ecognized fOI' such contributions as a division representative to the University's the College's needs are well-known and General Aillmni Board, Chairman of the MiSJouri Veterinary Medical Association's Advisory accepted at the Columbia-campus level , Committee to the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, and his very active suppm't of the and with the University's President and Veterinary College'S programs. Dr. Bi/yea is a Life Member of the University of Missouri Alumni Curators. Association. Dr. Weide went on to say that fiscal year The Altl1llni Citation of Merit Award and the Lee Rolf Memorial Award with Statuet/eare given 1976-77 was the best period the COllege annually to a member of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Alulllni has had concerning gifts and donations Association. $111,000. Funding for Microscope Distinguished Service Award Purchase Goes to Dr. Shelton Dean Kenneth D. Weide received wo rd Dr. George C. Shelron was presented While at the College, Dr. Shelron was that $20,000 from the University of Mis the College's Distinguished Service Award given the National Science Foundation souri Unrestricted Development Fund has at the October 9 banquet of the Annual Award in 1962, the orden Faculty Teach been approved for the purchase of add i ConFerence. The award ing Award in 196.), and the University's tional microscopes for student use. The was presented by Univer Outstanding Faculty Award in 1972. College will match that sum with an sity President James Ol additional $20,000 from unrestricted Col son, with Chancel lor Dr. Shelron , cu rrently Dean of the lege dollars. College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & Herbert Schooling and Depending on competitive bids, the Dean Kenneth D. Weide M, received his D.V.M. from that coll ege $40,000 total wil l purchase approximately looking on . in 1948 and went on to earn an M.S. deg ree 40 microscopes. These microscopes would Dr. Shelton was rec from Auburn University and a Ph .D. be used in the histology and histopathol ognized for his outstand degree from the University of Minnesota. ogy laboratories. ing service to the College from 1948 ro 19n as a faculty member of the Depart A portrait of Dc. Shelton will be hung in The College hopes to receive add itional ment of Veterinary Mi crobiology and as the Veterinary Medical Library . A smaller funding next year to purchase 40 more Assistant (later Associate) Dean fo r Student version of the portrait was given to Dr. microscopes to complete the project so that Affairs . Shelron's wife. students will not have to purchase their own microscopes for class room use. Behind the Last year at this time, 45 binocular for the Co terence microscopes were purchased and are now being used by second-year students in the P,..ratlons Bet... V.... tn Advance microbiology laboratory. This year's Annual Conference for Vet Arrangements for such vital details as erinarians has adjourned and all of the hotel space, meals, room ass ignments, participants have gone home. However, etc., is handled by Ms. Carol McAll ister, planning has already begun for next year's Program Coordinator fo r Veterinary Medi New Program for Con fe ren ce . cal Continuing Education . Freshman Spouses Within a month after the Conference is All arrangements are planned with a over, the Coll ege's Continuing Education calendar; as Dr. John Rhoades, this year's The College has started a new program Committee meets to analyze the past Con program chairman for the Committee, this year specificall y for spo uses of fe rence and ro begin preparations for the states, "preparations are a step-by-step freshmen. Just as the fresh men are intro next Conference. The Committee is com chronological procedure." This procedure duced to the College during orientation, prised of representatives from throughout makes Conference p reparat ions not as this program acq uai nts thei r spouses with the Coll ege. overwhelming as they may first appear. the cu rriculum anc! physical plant of the Forty to fifty percent of veterinarians Occasionally a few changes must be Coll ege, and gives an overview of what is attending the Conference complete and made in the preparations from one Confer involved in the study of Veterinary return thei r evaluation forms. The fo rms ence to the next . As the Conference dead Medicine. indicate those areas that need improving as line draws closer, all details are checked The first prog ram was held the evening well as provide ideas for new ropics and and re-checked . of September 22. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth speakers. While the Conference is going on, D . W eide, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Ex tensive discussions among the Com members of the Continuing Education Niemeyer, and Mrs. Treva Ki ntner partic mittee members follow reading of evalua Office are on hand to answer innumerable ipated in the program. tion forms. As suggestions are traded back questions , register walk-in participants, and forth, specific topics and names of and add final touches. speakers emerge. For speakers, the Com mittee members consider those people in Research Day each fie ld who are doing outstanding work. Special thought is given to fi nding one or Beecham Laboratori es, Phi Zeta Honor being handled by the Research Day Com two speakers who would be good 'drawing ary Fraternity, and the College are sponsor mittee of Phi Zeta . cards' for the whole program. ing a new research program for students. Presentations made on Research Day Committee members develop the tenta Any student now enrolled in the College is will be in the Teaching H ospital Au tive program and make initial contac ts elig ible to complete an orig inal research ditorium. Prizes will be awarded for the with proposed speakers. The Committee project and p repare a final written paper to best papers. chai rman fo llows these contacts with con be give n on Research Day, April 6, 1978. Drs. V. V. St. Orner and M. J. Bojrab tractual arrangements. The program for Researchers are eligible for grants from are responsible for coordinating the pro the next Annual Conference is generall y the sponsors. All research proposals are gram . well established by J anuary. Neuromuscular Blockade The development of veterinary anes tors . Agents currently used in veterinary Neuromuscular BI thesia has accelerated tremendously in the anesthesia are d-tubocurarine chloride, d last twenty years, but despite the recent gallamine triethiodide, e pancuronium Definite Place in , introduction of several new drugs , the ideal bromide, ( alcuronium chlorideg and h anesthetic agent has yet to be discovered. fazadinium bromide D-tubocurarine is duced with an intravenous bolus of 120 mg The characteristics of the ideal agent would rarely used now in dogs and cats because of thiopental sodium.