eterinary REPORT

WINTER 2006 | VOL. 29 | NO. 1

2 Meet David Williams

State-of-the-art 3 small animal surgery suites and ICU/ER College Unveils Facility Plan

25 Thank You, College Supporters

Equine Sports Medicine Clinic

Academic Commons, to support expanded veterinary class size Dean’s Column In this issue Spotlight on the Veterinary Teaching Features Hospital New Clinical Department By Herb Whiteley Head ...... 1 For many alumni and friends of the College, the Veterinary Teaching Facility Plan ...... 2 Hospital is the most visible and tangible aspect of our institution. The Ugandan Connection . . . . 4 This is where your beloved companion animals and valuable agricul- tural assets—or those of your referred clients—receive expert care. Illinois Program Has Global This is where your future veterinarian or your future colleagues in Impact on Animal Health . . . . 5 practice receive their capstone education. Without a Operation Polar Bear ...... 6 This is where the newest surgical approaches, best diagnostic tests, doubt, the and state-of-the-art treatment protocols are developed and tested. Joan Embery ...... 7 Without a doubt, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital participates in Veterinary News from the Zoos ...... 7 all aspects of our mission and vision, contributing indispensably to the Teaching College’s leadership in veterinary education, scholarship, and public engagement. Hospital College News ...... 8 This past summer, the teaching hospital became an independent participates College unit equivalent to the three academic departments and the Research News ...... 10 in all aspects Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. A new faculty-level position, director New Faces ...... 12 of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, was created. of our mission This leader will work very closely with Dr. David Williams, the new Featured Faculty ...... 13 and vision, head of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, to ensure out- contributing Faculty and Staff Awards . . .14 standing clinical service that is integrated with and supports departmen- Kudos ...... 16 tal teaching and research activities. indispensably I am pleased to have Dr. Williams aboard and to have the realign- to the College’s Alumni News ...... 19 ment of the hospital administration taking shape. (See more next page.) leadership In Memoriam ...... 21 The teaching hospital will play crucial roles in two new College initiatives that will transform our future. in veterinary Advancement News ...... 24 As I hope many of you now know, the Urbana campus of the Uni- education, 2005 Veterinary Report versity of Illinois has undertaken to develop national prominence in the Donors List ...... 25 area of translational biomedical research, work that uses discoveries in scholarship, the basic sciences to create practical applications for improving human and public Calendar ...... 37 and animal health. Our College is leading this effort, which fosters collaborations among scientists in disciplines across the campus. As the engagement. only full-service medical facility on campus, the teaching hospital sup- plies a crucial real-life laboratory and experts in biological systems for this outcome-oriented research. The second major initiative of 2005 is our comprehensive facility plan. We have mapped out facility needs to support our growth over the next 20 years. Key additions to the teaching hospital include a new small animal surgery wing and expanded capacity for diagnostic imaging. The equine surgery and medicine section seized the opportunity afforded by the planning process to propose an Equine Sports Medicine Clinic. This advanced facility would provide unmatched service to the Midwest equine industry, expose veterinary students to a broad range of cases, and facilitate research in equine performance and physiology. The proposal for an Equine Sports Medicine Clinic is generating excitement. Two new equine surgeons have joined the faculty.

continued on page 3 Clinical Department Head Brings Teaching Hospital a Focus on Research, Teaching Gets a Promotion, Director

As the new head the Department of Veteri- Acting on the recommendations of an nary Clinical Medicine, Dr. David Williams external advisory committee that studied steps into a recently redefined role, one that the Department of Veterinary Clinical focuses on the scholarly and educational Medicine last spring, the College has ele- aspects of the department. vated the Veterinary Teaching Hospital to An internationally known expert in gastro- the level of the three academic departments enterology, Dr. Williams joins us from Texas and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. A&M University, where he led the Depart- A new faculty-level position, director of the ment of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery hospital, has been created to focus on pro- from 1997 to 2003. viding outstanding patient care and service He looks forward to encouraging “a culture to clients and referring veterinarians and on that elevates discovery through research” and fostering a clinical environment that sup- helping faculty build successful collaborative ports both teaching and research activities. research programs. Creation of this position allows the head of the Department of Veterinary Producing new information Clinical Medicine to focus on departmen- “Veterinary schools produce new information tal goals: enhancing scholarly activities, for our profession. If we are not performing developing graduate programs, continuing that role, who will do it?” he asks. “My own the excellence of residency programs, and research career has been spent using fairly ensuring the quality of the clinical educa- basic biochemistry to solve clinical problems.” An interesting career tion of veterinary students. While completing his PhD at the Uni- Dr. Ann Johnson, a member of the versity of Liverpool, he developed the canine “A blend of research, teaching, and clinical College faculty for more than 20 years, serum trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) service makes for a more interesting career and returned from semi-retirement to serve as assay that has become the gold standard for makes the job a satisfying one,” he says. interim director of the Veterinary Teaching diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. His enthusiasm about the role of the clini- Hospital. Over the past 6 months she has Later while a faculty member at the cian scientist and his international reputation made much progress in setting up a hos- University of Florida, he established the will facilitate making strategic faculty hires. pital management structure that is closely Gastrointestinal Laboratory, which offers “I will work with faculty in the department linked to but independent of the clinical specialist gastrointestinal function tests to identify and build areas of strength,” he says, medicine department. used by veterinarians around the world. The noting that strong emergency/critical care and A committee, chaired by Dr. Larry laboratory, which moved with him to Kansas internal medicine sections are vital for sup- Firkins and comprising of College faculty, State, Purdue and Texas A&M Universities, porting the clinical and educational program. students, hospital staff, and referring veteri- conducts clinical research trials related to the Dr. Williams was born in England. He narians, is conducting a national search to diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal earned a veterinary degree and master’s degree find a permanent director. diseases in dogs and cats. at the University of Cambridge, completed Dr. Williams has received more than 70 an internship and residency in small animal funded grants thus far in his career, with more internal medicine at the University of Penn- than 150 publications in refereed journals and sylvania, then returned to England for a PhD. proceedings. His first faculty position was at the University As department head, one of his chief roles of Florida, and he has also been the head or will be to help faculty members garner the chief of small animal sections at Kansas State financial support they need to grow their University and Purdue University. research programs. He is a diplomate of both the American “On the companion animal side, which and the European Colleges of Veterinary includes horses, we’ll seek funds largely Internal Medicine. Many organizations in through private support,” he explains. “In large Europe and the United States have honored animal, we’ll look to federal sources related to public health and biosafety issues.” continued on page 3

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 q Leadership Takes Shape

College Unveils Facility Plan to Advance Its Vision

Through ongoing strategic planning, the growing need for veterinarians. Federal legislation intro- College of Veterinary Medicine has estab- duced in 2005 would authorize grants to expand the size lished a vision to be a leader in veterinary and of veterinary colleges and increase the number of veterinar- comparative biomedical education, scholar- ians educated in public health and biomedical research. ship, and public engagement. Having our facilities plan in place will make us competitive In 2003 we crafted a strategic plan that for these funds, when they are available. outlines our programmatic goals. In 2005 we In addition, our plans advance our prominence within completed a comprehensive facilities plan that the University of Illinois system. The Urbana campus this gives shape to those goals. year committed to developing national competitiveness in The plan maps out more than 200,000 biomedical translational research—interdisciplinary col- gross square feet of potential new buildings laborations that translate fundamental research discoveries and infrastructure that could be implemented into practical biomedical applications to improve human over the next 20 years. and animal health and society. Our College plays a leading role in this initiative, which will look to our clinical facilities An Equine Sports Medicine facility will and expertise for success. feature a swimming pool for equine recov- While the proposed growth will meet vital national and ery and rehabilitation, equine-accessible campus needs, the majority of funding for this expansion MRI and CT, and a half-mile racetrack. must come from private giving and foundations. An “academic commons” with teaching laboratories and This is an exciting step toward the future of our College. classrooms will accommodate a possible 150-student We welcome alumni and friends of the College to get class size. This new building, which will house a lobby, involved. Your feedback, your financial support, and your atrium, and other features designed to foster interac- partnerships with clients and funding organizations will all tion, will create the identity for the veterinary campus be needed as we move toward our vision. and establish the image for the rest of the facilities. To learn about opportunities for named giving and other avenues of assisting the College, please contact: Additions to the Small Animal Clinic for state-of-the- art surgery suites, imaging, exam rooms, ICU/ER, and student teaching areas will improve the quality of Office of Advancement service and care. College of Veterinary Medicine University of Illinois Renovations to vacated space in the Basic Science 2001 South Lincoln Avenue Building will expand research and diagnostic laborato- Urbana, IL 61802 ries. 217/333-2762 The architects included the potential for a 1,000-seat [email protected] auditorium in the plan. www.cvm.uiuc.edu/advancement/ Our plans to revitalize our physical plant and increase our veterinary class size will assist us in meeting the w College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Dean's Column, continued

Dr. Matt Stewart, a board-certified equine surgeon who has been on faculty for 3 years focusing on orthopedic biology research, has extended his appointment to include clinical service. Dr. Martin Allen, who in 2001 had completed a master’s degree and equine residency at Illinois, has returned as a faculty member. We value the support of our alumni and friends as we evolve to better serve you and embark on new initiatives that bring us closer to our vision. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected].

Clinical Department Head, continued

Dr. Williams for his research and contributions to the field of veterinary practice. In 1995-96 he served as president of the Comparative Gastroenterology Society. Lasting impact Dr. Williams would like to effect change in the veterinary field, and he sees veterinary education as an important way to contribute. He believes that research and teaching go hand in hand. How Did the Plan Come to Be? “Researchers can be excellent teachers,” he says. “They mid 2004: Architectural firm, CUH2A, selected. CUH2A has are not necessarily the most popular at the time, but years experience both with other University of Illinois units and with later students realize that these are the teachers who taught large biomedical facilities. them how to think.” fall 2004: Information gathering phase involves faculty, stu- At the same time, he professes a “real world” view of dents, and staff. A “visioning session” identified core issues and veterinary education. His views are informed in part by the values. experiences of his wife, Catherine, a veterinarian who has Goals identified include: practiced in private, corporate, and emergency settings. His interest in practice management techniques led him • project an image of the College that matches our vision to complete a program in veterinary practice administration • create a southern gateway to the campus from the American Animal Hospital Association and the • link the basic sciences building and the hospital complex Purdue University Krannert Graduate School of Manage- • provide people spaces that foster interaction ment, an experience that helped him more efficiently run • prepare for the educational, research, and public engage- his own GI Laboratory. ment initiatives of the future His involvement in graduate-level education includes winter 2005: CUH2A made several visits to the College for serving as adviser or committee member to nearly two additional feedback dozen PhD or master’s degree students. spring 2005: plan was delivered and unveiled in May. His goals as department head also include establishing You can read the full facility plan report online at http://www.cvm. good communication with students and getting to know referring veterinarians. uiuc.edu/bldgcomm.html. “It’s rewarding to take on a challenge,” he says. “I like people and I like organizing things.”

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 e The Ugandan Connection:

Multifaceted Project Examines Impact of Human- Primate Interaction on Disease Emergence

When it comes to the ease with which leaders hope their findings will suggest effec- In addition to the sociological data col- pathogens jump from one species to another tive public health and conservation interven- lected, a molecular ecology aspect of the study and from one continent to another, the world tion strategies not only to improve conditions will use DNA fingerprinting techniques to seems very small and interconnected indeed. in Kibale but also to help protect human trace the transmission of bacterial pathogens Perhaps, then, it is not so very odd that a health worldwide from emerging infectious among primates, humans, and livestock. veterinary college in the American heartland disease. The project fosters international graduate is home to a project based nearly 8,000 miles Drs. Uriel Kitron, Mark Kuhlenschmidt, study and exchange, sending U.S. students to away in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, and and Marilyn Ruiz, pathobiology, also collabo- Kibale and bringing students from African that this project has a far-reaching agenda: to rate on this research, which draws on epidemi- universities here. determine how human intervention in wild ology, molecular ecology, behavioral ecology, “Through the College’s summer research ecosystems affects the emergence of infec- social and clinical survey, and spatially explicit programs, DVM/PhD student Emily tious diseases, and to combine this research modeling. Wheeler, veterinary student Johanna Salzer, with a strong international graduate education The Kibale EcoHealth Project employs and graduate student Liz Estoff conducted program and public health outreach to house- five full-time staff members in Uganda. Dr. fieldwork in Uganda, contributing to the holds near Kibale. Innocent Rwego, a Ugandan veterinarian who overall goals of the Earth and Society Initia- The Kibale EcoHealth Project is led by Dr. had prior experience conducting research tive and the Kibale Ecohealth Project,” says Thomas Gillespie, who holds joint appoint- with mountain gorillas, is the on-site project Dr. Gillespie. During the coming summer, ments in pathobiology and anthropology, and manager. he hopes to coordinate an interdisciplinary Dr. Tony Goldberg, pathobiology. “He is a perfect fit for this project,” says Dr. team of Illinois-based veterinary and graduate Dr. Gillespie is also the director of the Uni- Gillespie. students in Uganda. versity of Illinois Earth and Society Initiative Two field assistants observe primate behav- Dr. Rwego, who is currently pursuing a on Emerging Disease & Ecosystem Health, ior, and two others conduct surveys among PhD at Makerere University, located in the which unites centers, programs, laboratories, 100 Ugandan households enrolled in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, spent much of and individual researchers across the Urbana study. The surveys examine key human behav- this past fall based in Urbana. The Kibale Eco- campus that share an interest in human and iors, such as antibiotic use among residents Health Project has established formal ties with wildlife health, land use, biodiversity, and and their livestock. Makerere University, which has granted Dr. conservation. The Kibale EcoHealth Project Goldberg an honorary lectureship in zoology is one of several flagship projects within that so that he can mentor Dr. Rwego and other cross-campus initiative. students from that institution. “Illinois has all the expertise to investigate “The Department of Zoology at Makerere complex and urgent questions surrounding University has agreed to provide laboratory the relationship between the environment, space for our work,” says Dr. Gillespie, “and the sustainable development and agriculture, veterinary college and Department of Wildlife, and human and ecosystem well-being,” says Agriculture, and Resource Management have Dr. Gillespie. “The Earth and Society Initia- also pledged their support. tive pulls that expertise together and puts a “We hope someday to partner with a spotlight on it.” network of East African universities to assist The research component of the project them with infrastructure and training, espe- examines key human behaviors, primate cially in epidemiology,” adds Dr. Gillespie behaviors, ecological conditions, and landscape Dr. Gillespie and Dr. Goldberg met in Dr. Thomas Gillespie, co-director of the Kibale features that may contribute to disease trans- Urbana in 1996, as Dr. Gillespie finished his EcoHealth Project, and Dr. Innocent Rwego, on-site mission between species. Ultimately, project bachelor’s degree in Ecology, Ethology and project manager, together in Urbana. Evolution at the University of Illinois and r College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Illinois Program Has Global Impact on Animal Health

Even when they are not doing fieldwork in another hemisphere, experts in the College’s Zoological Pathology Program (ZPP) are contributing to the survival of endangered animals from around the globe. Their role encompasses providing diagnostic services to zoological institutions and wildlife biologists, participating in man- agement plans for captive populations of endangered species across North America, and collaborating on research projects that address health problems in both captive and free-living animal populations. The ZPP, part of the College’s Veterinary Diagnostic Labora- tory, has been in operation in the Chicago area since 1993. Among its primary functions are to provide daily, on-site diagnostic ser- vices to the Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, and John G. Shedd Dr. Innocent Rwego, center, project manager, with four field assistants working on the Kibale EcoHealth Project in Ugandan last summer. Aquarium and to train veterinarians in the unique aspects of zoo and wildlife pathology through residency programs. The program also contributes to veterinary education through 3- to 6-week externships Dr. Goldberg began the DVM completed by veterinary students nearing the completion of their program here at the College degree. of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. In addition to providing diagnostic services to the Chicago area Goldberg had recently finished zoological community, faculty members Dr. Michael Kinsel and Dr. his PhD in anthropology from Karen Terio participate in species survival plans, which are part of a Harvard University and Dr. Gil- program administered by the American Zoo and Aquarium Associa- lespie was beginning his graduate tion to help ensure the survival of selected wildlife species. studies. There are currently 87 survival plans that cover 116 individual Eventually Dr. Goldberg com- species in North American zoos and aquariums. Each plan recom- pleted a master’s degree in patho- mends optimal breeding strategies and may include other conserva- biology here as well and joined tion activities, such as research, public education, and field projects. the department’s faculty. Dr. Veterinary pathologists review laboratory work and necropsy results Gillespie went on to earn master’s for every individual of a given species at participating institutions Veterinary student Johanna Salzer and PhD degrees in zoology from across the country in order to monitor diseases in these critical (left) and field assistant John the University of Florida, then populations of endangered species. Among the species served by joined Dr. Goldberg’s labora- Atwooki worked together on primate observations last June. ZPP experts are the African wild dog, clouded leopard, black-footed tory as a post-doctoral fellow in cat, fishing cat, and white rhinoceros. 2004 before assuming his current Locally, ZPP has faculty position in Winter 2006. (Aspects of Project leaders long been involved in Dr. Gillespie’s doctoral thesis, which examined hope their disease surveillance the impact of various forms of human distur- collaborating with bance such as logging and forest fragmentation findings will wildlife biologists on host-parasite dynamics in three species of help protect within the Cook monkey, is described on page 8.) human health County Forest Funding for the research aspects of the Preserve to monitor Kibale EcoHealth Project has been secured worldwide and study disease from the Morris Animal Foundation, the from emerging trends in populations Wildlife Conservation Society, the U.S. of native wildlife. Dr. infectious Environmental Protection Aagency, and the Terio Karen Dr. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. disease. continued on next page

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 t Illinois Program, continued Operation Polar Bear Excerpted from an article by Brookfield Zoo staff Kinsel has long been participating in similar efforts for large carni- vores in southern Africa. ZPP is currently in the process of develop- ing and implementing a disease surveillance program for primates in On the morning of August 25, keepers noticed that Aussie, a 1,023- Gombe National Park in Tanzania. pound polar bear at the Brookfield Zoo, was reluctant to sit down. He appeared to be favoring his stomach, rocking from paw to paw to Pathologist Helps Solve Disease Mysteries avoid any pressure on his mid-section. A growing aspect of the College’s Zoological Pathology Program When Dr. Jennifer Langan reported to the Bear Grotto, she was (ZPP) involves more in-depth laboratory research into disease certain that Aussie needed emergency medical attention. It was issues identified in surveillance clear that he was in significant discomfort due to the swelling of an programs. Dr. Karen Terio, who umbilical hernia. The lump had enlarged to 20 times its original size joined the faculty in 2004 after within a few hours. Aussie’s condition became severe and his recovery working and studying at the Uni- depended on a successful operation, which would require removing versity of California at Davis, is the long round mass at his navel. continuing her collaborations on Dr. Langan contacted the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and two long-term research projects, within hours equine surgeon Dr. Chris Byron, anesthesiologist Dr. in wild cheetahs and wild lions, Rachael Carpenter, and intern Dr. Karissa Kaufmann (shown below that look at why a pathogen may after the surgery) arrived at the zoo. cause disease under some condi- Aussie was then darted to put him to sleep for transport. Nearly tions but not others. 20 zoo keepers lifted the bear out of the holding area behind the Dr. Terio uses many of the grotto and laid him onto a forklift. Then he was taken outside and latest molecular diagnostic testing transferred to a low bed truck. capabilities, such as real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), to When they arrived at the zoo’s hospital, Aussie was lowered onto look for patterns of gene expression that can explain these differ- a platform at the building entrance and wheeled into the operating ences. This expertise brings a new dimension to the contributions of room, where he was prepped for surgery. ZPP toward improving wildlife health and management. Dr. Langan could find only two other cases of polar bears requir- The cheetah study, under the direction of UC-Davis’s Dr. Linda ing surgery for umbilical hernias. She compared notes with her coun- Munson, one of the world’s experts on cheetahs, is teasing out the terpart at the Philadelphia Zoo while preparing for Aussie’s surgery. factors that cause a high incidence of Helicobacter-associated gastritis Bears have many layers of blubber and muscle, so, after ensuring in captive cheetahs. Gastritis develops in more than 95 percent of that the mass consisted of fat and contained no intestinal matter, cheetahs in captivity worldwide, while fewer than 5 percent of wild Dr. Byron made a deep, long incision (extending about 2 feet) down cheetahs have this problem. Gastritis causes weight loss and can be a Aussie’s stomach to remove the round mass—which was roughly a primary or contributing cause of death in captive cheetahs. little larger than a football. Surgery lasted a total of five hours, and Both captive and wild cheetahs are known to be infected with the medical team stayed until about 9:45 p.m. to be sure Aussie Helicobacter, an agent which also causes ulcers in human beings, and recovered safely from anesthesia and surgery. He was given post both populations are extremely similar genetically. So what causes operative pain medication to make his recovery period as comfort- this difference in disease manifestation? able as possible. “We are picking apart the details of the immune system, using After recuperating in his den for about three weeks, Aussie is now the same advanced laboratory techniques available to human disease back on exhibit and acting like his old self. research,” says Dr. Terio. “We know that stress can alter the immune system, and that cheetahs in captivity have a more dramatic inflam- matory response to infectious diseases than wild cheetahs do.” Dr. Terio is also collaborating on research that is taking a new look at lion die-offs in the Serengeti related to Canine Distemper Virus, exploring if such contributing factors as weather and parasite burden have made this infection sometimes very deadly but other times not. The findings of these research projects may hold the key for more effective management practices and standards of care for captive and free-ranging wildlife worldwide. Photo by Jim Schulz/Brookfield Zoo Jim Schulz/Brookfield by Photo y College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Joan Embery Brings Her ‘Wild Life’ to Illinois

With her entertaining Tonight Show appear- While here, Embery toured the Veterinary ances and high-profile career as the goodwill Teaching Hospital and lunched with a number ambassador for the San Diego Zoo, Joan of veterinary students interested in conserva- Embery may seem to have led a wild life. But tion medicine. She told the students that, when she visited the College in August, Embery growing up, she had dreamed of becoming a revealed the hard work and dedication to the veterinarian, but instead her career took a dif- preservation of wildlife and the environment ferent course. that has been at the core of her efforts since her She also met with Dr. Thomas Gillespie, early days in go-go boots giving bottles to zoo swapping stories of conservation outreach babies and training an elephant to paint. efforts in Uganda (see story page 4). Embery’s lifelong career has focused on edu- Quinn Propst On the evening of August 11 Embery cating and motivating the public about the need to preserve and protect spoke to a rapt audience in the Large Animal Clinic Auditorium about wild animals and their habitats. her entertainment career and about the need for and the future of wild- In 2002, after leaving her long-time post with the zoo, Embery par- life conservation. Her talk, entitled “Joan Embery’s Wild Life: The Fun, ticipated in the Envirovet Summer Institute, a global program run by Dr. the Reality, the Future,” ranged from hilarious clips from the Tonight Val Beasley, veterinary biosciences, to educate the conservation leaders of Show with Johnny Carson to sobering statistics about the future of the future. She says that experience reinvigorated her efforts on behalf of conservation and global health. wildlife, and now she serves as an Envirovet faculty member. The College looks forward to future collaborations with Embery She came to Urbana to raise awareness about Envirovet and other to increase public awareness and to raise money for the new Endow- College programs, such as our Wildlife Medical Clinic and collabora- ment for Conservation Medicine. For more information about the tions with the Chicago zoos, that focus on global health through educa- endowment, see the Advancement Office Web page at www.cvm.uiuc. tion, discovery, and action. edu/advancement/ or call 217/333-2762.

Upon completion of the News from the Zoos program, residents are qualified to By Quinn Propst sit for board certification exami- nation with the ACZM. Dr. Michelle Davis is the first A new residency program in zoologic and aquatic animal medicine resident accepted to the program. started last summer. It is administered through the College’s Depart- She earned a DVM from ment of Veterinary Clinical Medicine but located primarily at Brook- Louisiana State University and field Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, and Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. completed internships in aquatic “The great advantage of the program is that we have three world- medicine at the Mystic Aquarium Mylniczenko Natalie Dr. by photo Dr. Michelle Davis examines an class zoo and aquarium institutions in a concentrated metropolitan area. in Mystic, Conn., and in small echidna. The resident can go on a pager’s notice to watch a procedure or surgery animal medicine at the Angell at any of the three institutions,” says Dr. Jennifer Langan, a College Animal Medical Center in Boston, Mass. faculty member based at Brookfield Zoo. “I’ve always wanted to work in zoo and aquatic medicine. This Dr. Langan and Dr. Kathryn Gamble, director of Veterinary Services program offers a comprehensive study of both zoo and aquatic medi- at the Lincoln Park Zoo, supervise the residency program. Both are cine,” says Dr. Davis. “I wanted to come here because the vets are all very Diplomates of the American College of Zoological Medicine. well known, and they practice high-quality medicine.” Residents will serve four-month rotations at each institution as well Dr. Langan plans to have a new resident join the program each year. as rotations with wildlife and exotic animal medicine and surgery at the “The program involves 10 veterinarians who work every day in College. They can also elect to rotate through specialty areas such as exotic, zoo, aquatic, and wildlife medicine. Because of their expertise imaging, anesthesiology, and large animal surgery in Urbana. we can offer residents excellent hands-on experience and exposure to The 3-year program, which can be combined with a graduate degree, conservation and environmental husbandry,” she says. has a scholarly emphasis. Residents are responsible for conducting an “I want to see our residents go on to make an impact, whether original research project, writing five peer-reviewed manuscripts, and working with free-ranging wildlife, exotic animals in captivity, or wher- presenting at professional meetings. ever they end up.”

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 u College News Fond Farewell

Pathology Dr. Peter Constable, professor and Surgery Tech Makes interim head of the Department of Fellowships Grow Veterinary Clinical Medicine, and Renée Trek for Hurricane This year Illinois received two new pathology Mullen, assistant dean for advancement, Relief Work fellowships, bringing to four the number of have accepted positions at Purdue Uni- After Katrina hit, Nancy Bauer, a veterinary pathology residencies funded by the pharma- versity. Dr. Constable will serve as head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at technician in the small animal surgery section, ceutical industry. In total, Illinois has more made the 13-hour drive to Gonzales, La., to than a dozen training positions in anatomic, Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Mullen will be director of advancement work at a temporary animal shelter set up at a clinical, toxicologic, and zoologic pathology, local fairground. most of which combine a residency with a for the College of Consumer and Finan- PhD degree. cial Sciences. Veterinary pathologists are increasingly in short supply to participate in biomedical research in industry, academia, and govern- ment. To address this need and to enhance New Dentistry Modules interaction between academic and industrial Available on VEO professionals in this field, the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and the Veterinary Education Online (VEO), the Society of Toxicologic Pathology recently College’s Web-based continuing education created the ACVP/STP Coalition for Veteri- program, has now been offering quality and nary Pathology Fellows. value for busy veterinary professionals for one full year. Veterinarians and veterinary techni- Illinois was one of five institutions selected “There were about 1,300 animals there: cians in 17 countries and more than 40 states from 17 competitive applications to receive dogs, cats, horses, and some exotic animals as have already enrolled. funding for a new training position during the well,” she reports. “I basically did kennel work This fall five new small animal dentistry first year of the program. A total of 15 new the first few days, taking the dogs for walks, modules were added: positions are anticipated by the end of 2007. cleaning cages, feeding, and making sure they The Coalition Fellowship positions, funded Periodontal Therapy all had water. by industry and private foundations, support “After that, I worked in the export area Management of Fractured/Worn Teeth three years of residency and/or PhD gradu- where they were shipping dogs and cats out ate research training in anatomic or clinical Jaw Fracture Management to other shelters so they could be adopted or pathology. The fellows will be expected to Oral Tumor Management picked up by their owners. We vaccinated, complete the ACVP Certification Examina- dewormed, and microchipped each animal tion and/or their PhD degree within two years Management of Unusual Oral Lesions before it left. of the end of funding. In addition to small animal dentistry, there “It was rewarding work, but it was incred- The industry sponsor for a Coalition Fel- are skills-building courses in pain manage- ibly hot and humid. We slept outside in tents. lowship in anatomic pathology at Illinois is The most annoying thing was that there were Glaxo-Smith-Kline. ment, ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, cytology, parasitology, and emerging diseases. only two showers for all the women there— Another new pathology residency fel- To enroll in a self-paced VEO course from probably a couple hundred each day.” lowship, funded by Merck, begins this fall. Dr. Noelle Bennett, a graduate of Tuskegee any com- University, is the recipient. In addition, Illinois puter with Web Site Features will add a second National Cancer Institute Internet Fast Facts on Dog Flu, pathology residency position in this academic access, go to www. Avian Influenza year. veoillinois. The Office of Public Engagement has released org. columns geared to the general public to address frequent concerns regarding the emergence of an equine flu virus in the dog population and the threat of an avian influ- enza epidemic. Check these out and share them with your clients. You can find them from the Center for Zoonoses Research home page: http://www. cvm.uiuc.edu/czr/ i College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Student-Run Program Canine Katrina Victims for Domestic Abuse Land in Illinois Victims Helps Dr. Allan Paul, associate dean for public Hurricane Victims engagement, marshaled a team of veterinary students to assist with exercising and examin- When Hurricane Katrina wailed through the ing about 80 dogs flown from Dothan, Ala., to Gulf Coast, Peja’s three newborns were only Willard Airport on November 29. one week old. Like their owner, Kim Mullins, The animals came from states hit by Hur- and her own children, these cats were left ricane Katrina. An airlift, coordinated by the homeless. After Ms. Mullins learned from the American Kennel Club, the Florida Associa- Red Cross about the College of Veterinary tion of Kennel Clubs, and ABKA (a trade Medicine’s offer to house the companion association for pet care services), relocated animals of those displaced by the storm, she reunited with her cats. “The students loved them from an Alabama shelter to make room decided her family would stay in Champaign- them and took care of them.” for additional rescue dogs. Urbana. In all, seven dogs and five cats were housed Many volunteers worked long into the The new kittens—Brandon, PJ, and through the disaster relief effort coordinated night to care for the animals. About half of Shaq—and their mom received free medical by A Pet’s Place. the dogs were dispatched to Illinois shelters or examinations at the Veterinary Teaching In September, A Pet’s Place was the recipi- kennels and the rest continued on a flight to Hospital and were housed through A Pet’s ent of the first-ever “Team Award” through Wisconsin the following day. Place, a volunteer program created and run by the Campus Award for Excellence in Public According to Katherine Berns, the owner veterinary students to aid a different sort of Engagement. The award recognizes faculty of a local boarding kennel who coordinated victim: those escaping domestic violence. members, academic professionals, staff, and the local relief effort, nearly all the dogs A Pet’s Place is a “safe-haven” program students who, working together as a team, brought to Illinois had been adopted by the founded by students and faculty in the College have made a significant contribution in middle of December. in 2002. It partners with two area domestic engaging the public on a sustained basis to Dr. Gary Brummet (IL DVM ’81), owner violence shelters to provide no-cost housing address critical societal issues. This recogni- of A&E Animal Hospital in Urbana, and Dr. and medical care for the pets of women living tion included a $5,000 contribution to the Kathleen McManamon (IL DVM ’98), owner at the shelter. Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine of Four Counties Mobile Vet in Broadlands, The program fills a vital gap in community to support and enhance the program. also assisted with physical examinations of services for those seeking safety for themselves, The program was initiated and managed each dog. their children, and their pets, which are often by Dr. Christina Comm, Class of 2005, Tom regarded as members of the family. Most Satkus, Class of 2006, Jennifer Koranda, domestic violence shelters do not accept pets, Class of 2007, and Kathleen Quigley, Class but often abuse victims will not leave their of 2008, with the support of Drs. Dianne situation if their pets must remain behind. Dunning and Steve Marks, and Cheryl Weber, Ms. Mullins made frequent visits to Peja client counselor specialist. Its success relies and her offspring during the month she spent on the dedication of many students as well as securing permanent living arrangements in the animal caretakers at the Veterinary Teaching area. “I am most grateful,” she said after being Hospital.

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 o Research News Summer Research Training Program Receives NIH Support

The Center for Zoonoses Katherine Brix-Rutherford, Illinois Class of Research has received a short- 2007; Dr. Marilyn Ruiz; Spatial clustering of term research training grant 2002 equine West Nile virus cases in east- central Illinois from the National Institutes for Health to attract highly qualified Daniel Cartwright, Prince Edward Island, Class of 2007; Drs. Uriel Kitron and Roberto veterinary students to biomedical Cortinas; Questing behavior and ambush research careers. height of the lone star tick, Amblyomma The College has been conduct- americanum, and the American dog tick, ing the summer research training Dermacentor variabilis, in relation to diurnal program since 2003, allowing 27 environmental variation veterinary or pre-veterinary stu- Mary Lee, Illinois Class of 2008; Dr. Val dents to gain research experience. Beasley; Pathophysiology of chytridiomycosis There is a growing need in gov- in amphibians ernment, industry, and academia Catherine Wenkel, Illinois Class of 2007; Dr. for veterinary scientists prepared Front from left: Cara Williams, Wanda Averhart, Miranda Bertram, Milton McAllister; Plasmodium gallinaceum to conduct research, especially in and Catherine Wenkel; back: Dr. Uriel Kitron, Daniel Cartwright, occysts and sporozoites compared in vitro and Ryan Ainsworth, Angela Yates, Mary Lee, and Katherine Brix- the areas of biodefense, antibiotic in vivo Rutherford. resistance, and zoonoses—dis- Angela Yates, Illinois Class of 2008; Dr. eases passed from animals to humans. Matthew Stewart; The role of toll-like receptor Students, Faculty Mentors, and signaling in septic arthritis The new NIH grant, awarded through the National Center for Research Resources, Research Topics for the 2005 Sponsored by the Pfizer Pre-Veterinary ensures the continued success of the program. Summer Research Training Program It will supply more than $50,000 a year for up in Infectious Diseases Wanda Averhart, junior in the College of to 5 years to allow 10 U.S. veterinary students Sponsored by the College and Merck- Liberal Arts and Sciences; Dr. Sherrie Clark; to participate in the three-month Summer Merial Immuno expression of potential cell cycle Research Training in Infectious Diseases. regulatory factors in the developing pig testis Ryan Ainsworth, Illinois Class of 2008; Dr. Cara Williams, junior in the College of Principal investigator on the grant is Dr. Thomas Eurell; Investigation for biomarkers in Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Uriel Kitron, a professor of pathobiology and fish infected with atypical mycobacteria community health and the scientific co-direc- Sciences; Dr. Victor Valli; Morphologic, Miranda Bertram, Kansas State, Class of phenotypic, and quantitative cellular tor of CZR. Dr. Roberto Docampo, former 2008; Dr. Brenda Wilson; Localizing the activity characterization of feline small intestinal CZR co-director who is now with the Center domain of Pasteurella multocida toxin immune cells for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases at the University of Georgia, wrote the original grant proposal. Eligible students will have completed one or two years toward the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at any of the 28 U.S. institu- Upcoming Holistic Medicine Seminar tions that grant veterinary degrees. Program participants will be paired with faculty The March 4Seminar for Alternative Therapies in Veterinary Medicine is geared to veteri- researchers for laboratory and field work. narians, veterinary technicians, and students interested in holistic medicine. The format combines lectures and wet labs. For more information, visit the Office of Public Engagement Web site at www.cvm.uiuc. edu/ope/.

a College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Logging Changed Ecological to better understand the interplay between habitat disturbance and primate conservations and health in Uganda. He is collaborating with Balance for Monkeys Dr. Tony Goldberg, pathobiology, and other researchers at Illinois, Excerpted from a story by Jim Barlow, University of Illinois News Bureau where state-of-the-art facilities and faculty expertise are uniquely suited for studying disease emergence, zoonotic diseases and the consequences Twenty-eight years after intense selective logging stopped in the region of land-use changes. now known as Uganda’s Kibale National Park, the red-tailed guenon is “Knowledge of how particular species are affected by various forms a primate still in decline. of ecological change is essential to promote land-use policy that is The logging practice changed the ecological balance for these compatible with animal and human health and biodiversity conserva- monkeys, leading to behavioral changes and opening the door for tion,” Gillespie, Chapman and Greiner wrote in the conclusion of their multiple parasitic infections, according to a study published recently in study.—Full story at http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/05/0614primates. the Journal of Applied Ecology by Dr. Thomas Gillespie and co-authors html Colin Chapman of McGill University in Canada and Ellis Greiner of the University of Florida. Researchers focused on three primate species, collecting 1,076 fecal Stem Cells Are Under Tight samples from the heavily logged area and from an undisturbed, nearby Regulation Within Special Niche forest from August 1997 to August 2002 as part of a longitudinal study Scientists in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences played a key role of logging’s impact. The samples came from red-tailed guenon, red in uncovering a regulator of stem cell renewal in germ cells of the male. colobus, and black-and-white colobus and were analyzed for the eggs This discovery could lead to new treatments for infertility, cancer, and and larvae of worms and protozoan cysts. therapeutic regulation of stem cells. The study, which was published in the August 18 issue ofNature , originated in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. There Dr. Kenneth Murphy’s laboratory used gene knockout technology to remove a “transcription factor” called ERM. Transcription factors are proteins that facilitate specific gene activity and improve the function of a cell by increasing synthesis of key proteins and other factors that regulate cell physiology, including cell multiplication or mitosis. The Washington University group found that the ERM knockout mice were infertile and contacted Dr. Rex Hess, whose laboratory specializes in male infertility and the development of a potential male contraceptive. The Illinois group discovered that although the testis appeared normal for a few weeks, the stem cells did not self-renew, which led to complete depletion of germ cells and sperm. It was discovered that ERM was produced not by the germ cells, but rather by the Sertoli cell, a nurse cell that regulates germ cell develop- ment. The nurse cell, under the regulation of the ERM gene, synthesizes factors that are secreted, forming a niche or environment, to ensure that the stem cells renew themselves and thus perpetuate spermatogenesis While the three primate species were subject to a higher risk of continually. infections, only the guenons suffered from an increased number of para- Understanding this stem cell regulation has major implications for sites, including three parasites not found in undisturbed forest. In the treating male infertility and possibly testicular cancer. It is also possible selective-logging area, more than 50 percent of the trees, many of them that environmental chemicals could affect the stem cells during develop- the food sources for the mostly fruit-eating guenons, had been removed. ment, producing a decrease in sperm counts in the adult. “We saw dramatic changes in the prevalence of infection and in The male reproduction side of this project is being transferred to the the frequency of multiple infections in these logged areas,” said lead University of Illinois campus. The laboratories of Dr. Hess and Dr. Paul researcher Dr. Gillespie, who has joint faculty appointments in the Cooke will focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms involved, Department of Pathobiology and in Anthropology. and the knockout mice will be used for the broader study of factors that Dr. Gillespie initiated the research as an EPA fellow and doctoral regulate adult and embryonic stem cells. student at the University of Florida. He continues the work at Illinois

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 s New Faces

To Stem Toxoplasmosis, Dr. Roy F. Barnes Keep Cats Indoors Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Veterinary Clinical Medicine Excerpted from a story by Jim Barlow, DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois News Bureau 2000 MS, University of Illinois, 2005 Research interests: Application of minimally invasive surgery to the diagnosis and Keep pet cats inside, stop feeding strays, cook meat suf- treatment of companion animal surgical diseases, especially the use of laparoscopy ficiently and reconsider the way the veterinary profession for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal and urogenital diseases in both the canine and and public health agencies think—and teach—about the feline species; reconstructive surgery in animals with neoplasia. zoonotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii. Before coming to Illinois for a master’s degree and a residency in small animal surgery, Such were the recommendations given by Dr. Milton Dr. Barnes served as an emergency clinician at the Animal Emergency Clinic of North McAllister, pathobiology, in an address at the 20th Inter- Texas in Southlake, Texas, from 2001 to 2002. He also completed a surgical internship national Conference of the World Association for the at Dallas (Texas) Veterinary Surgical Center and spent a year on a rotational internship Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, held in Christ- at Raleigh, N.C., where he worked in emergency care management. church, New Zealand, in October. Dr. McAllister based his recommendations on a review Dr. Julie K. Byron of numerous studies on the animal-carried pathogen Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Medicine, Veterinary Clinical during the past decade. His review was published in the Medicine September 30 issue of the journal Veterinary Parasitology. DVM, Ohio State University, 1998 “Our profession needs to come to grip with the accu-

mulating body of evidence about the tremendous burden MS (Veterinary Clinical Science), Ohio State University, 2004 wrought on society by toxoplasmosis,” Dr. McAllister Dipl., American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Small Animal Internal Medi- writes. “Further research is needed to clarify the association cine, 2004 between toxoplasmosis and mental health, but until such Research interests: Urodynamic studies for diagnosis of lower urinary tract disease; time that this association may be refuted, it is my opinion cystoscopy; therapy of lower urinary tract disease in dogs with an emphasis on that the current evidence is strong enough to warrant an congenital disease and sphincter mechanism incompetence; and feline and canine assumption of validity.” diabetes mellitus. He and his colleagues are beginning to work on a new Dr. Byron spent the past year at PetCare Veterinary Hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., where vaccine, which, if successful, would be administered to cats she was an associate internal medicine specialist. In 2003 she completed a residency orally, possibly incorporated into a treat. The vaccine would in small animal internal medicine at The Ohio State University in Columbus. From 1999 be used to prevent cats from shedding toxoplasma. to 2000 Dr. Byron was an associate veterinarian at the New York Veterinary Hospital in His review notes a long list of maladies made worse by New York, N.Y. Previously she spent a year in an internship in small animal medicine toxoplasma infection in people with suppressed immunity and surgery at the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif. and cites a growing list of studies that link problems in people whose immune systems are not impaired. Among Amy MacNeill the latter problems are fever, enlarged lymph nodes, weak- Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathobiology, Veterinary Diag- ness and debilitation, damaged vision, or multi-systemic nostic Laboratory infections with serious complications such as pneumonia and hepatitis. Toxoplasma also is a causative agent of DVM, University of Florida, 1998 encephalitis in AIDS patients.—Full story at http://www. Dipl., American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2004 news.uiuc.edu/news/05/1018toxoplasma.html PhD, University of Florida, 2005 Research interests: Examining poxvirus proteins that suppress the immune system of the infected animal; virus serine proteinase inhibitors (serpins) as treatments for immune-mediated diseases; poxvirus pathogenesis; poxviruses in cancer therapies. From 1999 to 2005 Dr. MacNeill earned her PhD at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Her principal area of research was poxvirus immunopathology. During the same period she also completed a clinical pathology residency at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. MacNeill has practiced small animal and avian medicine and surgery at the Banfield Pet Hospital in Gainesville and Jackson- ville, Fla., at the Westside Animal Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., and at the Russell Animal Hospital in Concord, N.H. d College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Featured Faculty By Quinn Propst Research Projects Funded

Dr. Susan L. Schantz, professor Between April 1 and of environmental toxicology and September 30, 2005 psychology, has spent most of her research career investigating the Beasley VR. Illinois Department of Natural human health effects of environ- Resources, $14,207, The Feline Thyroid Gland: A mental contaminants. Model for Endocrine Disruption by PBDEs? For the past four years, Bob Myers Beasley VR. World Wildlife Fund, $10,000, Envi- Dr. Schantz has directed the rovet 2005. FRIENDS Children’s Environmental Health Research Center, a $5 million program jointly funded by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences and the Goetz T. Illinois Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency. $10,000, Furosemide (SalixR) and the Athletic The center conducts both laboratory-based animal studies and parallel epidemio- Performance of Racehorses. logical studies of Hmong and Laotian populations who live near Green Bay, Wis. Griffon D. University of Georgia, $10,000, After the Vietnam War, Hmong and Laotian refugees settled in Wisconsin’s Fox Arthrosocopic & Three Dimensional Computed River Valley and continued the fish-based diet of their country of origin. They were Tomographic Measurement of Radio Ulnar Incon- not aware of the fishing advisories or the toxins in the fish, says Dr. Schantz. greuence in Labrador Retrievers. Dr. Schantz, who grew up in Green Bay, Dr. Schantz was recently knew this would be an important place to Hahn E. Merck Research Laboratories, $14,000, designated a University study the neuro behavioral effects of polychlo- Program of Training in Biomedical Reseach for rinated biphenyls (PCBs) and methyl mercury. Veterinary Students. Scholar, the highest “My research focuses on exposure to these Kitron U. National Institutes of Health, $51,687, honor bestowed upon compounds during development and aging, Summer Research Training in Infectious Diseases. faculty to acknowledge two periods when the nervous system is particularly vulnerable to toxic insult,” says Dr. Schantz S. National Institutes of Health, $301,476, their superb Schantz. Research Training Program in Environmental Toxi- accomplishments. The children’s center is unique because it cology. combines research with community-based Scherba G. National Institutes of Health, $267,750, intervention education. “We work very closely with the community to reduce expo- An Alphaherpesvirus-Natural Host Interactive sure and to gain their perspectives on health issues,” says Dr. Schantz. Model. The center may expand its scope and look at adolescents and young adults as well as children. A specialist in early infant cognition hired recently will enable the center Stewart A. Veterinary Orthopedic Society, $10,000, to test infants as young as two months. Comparison of Fibroblastic Growth Factor-2 and “We will do tests at birth that are predictive of a child’s IQ,” says Dr. Schantz. “If Fibroblastic Growth Factor-18 for Stimulation of they have been affected developmentally, maybe we can intervene at a younger age.” Mesenchymal Stem Cell Expansion and Chondro- Dr. Schantz hopes the children’s center will continue beyond its five-year funding genesis. term. She wants to follow the babies they are studying now into adulthood to better Stewart M. Shriners Hospitals for Children, determine the long-term impacts of PCBs and methyl mercury. $22,208, ADAMTS Processing and Activation- Another current career goal for Dr. Schantz is to improve the toxicology train- Degradomics and Therapeutics. ing program. She is program chair for the campus’s Interdisciplinary Environmental Toxicology Program and directs the training grant, which was recently renewed for Stewart M. U.S. Equestrian Federation Inc., the next five years. $25,000, Development of Tendon-Derived Mes- Dr. Schantz is also excited about a new research challenge. She is part of a enchymal Progenitor-Based Therapy for Tendon multidisciplinary team on campus that gained funding last year to study the health Healing in Horses. effects of soy isoflavones found in dietary supplements. She will study the effects of Tischkau S. National Institutes of Health, phytoestrogens on cognitive function and brain tissue. $149,516, Environmental Toxins Disrupt Ovarian Dr. Schantz has been at the University of Illinois for 15 years. She earned her Circadian Rhythms. bachelor’s and PhD degrees at the University of Wisconsin. Despite an impressive research career making advances that improve human lives, Wheeler E. Geraldine Dodge Foundation, $7,000, Dr. Schantz finds the most satisfaction at home: Nest Microbial Ecology and the Effect of Microbes “Raising my daughter is my greatest accomplishment. When I put things in per- on Wild Bird Reproduction. spective I realize that family is what’s most important.”

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 f Faculty and Staff Awards College Celebrates Service and Excellence of Faculty and Staff

Photos by For the past 13 years, the College has held Amanda Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research a fall awards ceremony to recognize faculty, Barth Excellence graduate students, and staff members for their for research that shows promise of attaining or service and achievements. Listed here are the that has attained national recognition award winners from both 2004 and 2005. Dr. Indrani Bagchi Professor, Veterinary Biosciences 2005 Faculty and Staff Awards The following awards included $1,000 and a Dr. Norman and Mrs. Helen Levine Award certificate, unless otherwise noted. for research productivity and excellence among young faculty at the College; $500 Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Kruger Research Dr. Allison Stewart Excellence Award Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine for quality and quantity of publications, research awards, and outside recognition Terry and Judy Rathgeber Academic Dr. Tom Goetz Professional Excellence Award Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine for exemplary performance and professionalism, demonstrated creativity and initiative, and Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Kruger Service interpersonal skills Excellence Award Kim Knapp for outstanding committee work, clinical service, Veterinary Technician I, Veterinary Clinical and continuing education Medicine Dr. Anne Barger Clinical Assistant Professor, Veterinary Dr. Robert and Lucy Graham Staff Excellence Diagnostic Laboratory Award for outstanding contributions by a staff employee Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Kruger Teaching Lou Ann Miller Excellence Award Technologist IV, Electron Microscopy Center for teaching with enthusiasm, dedication, clarity, and creativity and integrating subject concepts Shirley A. Seets Staff Excellence Award into the overall framework of the veterinary for demonstrated excellence in overall job curriculum; selected by third- and fourth-year performance and service veterinary students Tish (Leatitia) Lehigh Dr. Ralph Hamor Account Technician II, Pathobiology Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Instructor Award for an instructor who provides excellence in clinical instruction; selected by members of the CVMA who graduated from the College in the previous two years; $1,500 to purchase equipment or supplies and a certificate Dr. Sandra Manfra-Marretta Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

From top: Dr. David Gross and retiree Judy Mewes; Dr. David Williams and 25-year service awardee Barbara Huffman; Dr. Ted and Mrs. Carroll Valli with Dr. Kathleen Heinz-Taheny; Dean Herb Whiteley and Dr. Allison Stewart; Dr. Mariangela Segre with Astrid Uebing; Dr. Dan Rock and 15-year service awardee Dr. Federico Zuckermann. g College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois 2005 Graduate Student Awards Service Excellence Award Dr. Paul B. Doby Award Dr. Larry Firkins Dr. James Lowe Dr. Joseph O. Alberts Award Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology Pathobiology for an outstanding graduate student in veterinary medical science; $100 and a certificate Teaching Excellence Award Dr. Walter E. Hoffmann and Dr. Ann L. Motoko Mukai Dr. Anne Barger Johnson Resident Teaching Excellence Award Veterinary Biosciences Clinical Assistant Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Dr. April Paulman Dr. Walter E. Hoffmann and Dr. Ann L. Pathobiology Johnson Resident Teaching Excellence Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Award Outstanding Instructor Award Drs. Diego and Mariangela Segre Fellowship for a resident, intern, or graduate student in Dr. Anne Barger Georgina Cheng training at the College for an AVMA-recognized Clinical Assistant Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology specialty board; $1,000 and a certificate Diagnostic Laboratory Dr. Ted and Carroll Valli Award Elena Gorman Note: Dr. Barger also received the Dr. Carl J. Pathobiology Norden Distinguished Instructor Award, which Dr. Carla Morrow is given annually to one outstanding faculty Veterinary Biosciences Drs. Diego and Mariangela Segre Fellowship member at each of the nation’s 28 veterinary for an outstanding graduate student in the colleges, in April 2004. Dr. Edward J. and Lois G. Voss Award Department of Pathobiology, $1,500 and a Yan Ling Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research certificate Pathobiology Excellence Astrid Uebing Dr. Federico Zuckermann Dr. Ted and Carroll Valli Award Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology Retiree Recognition for current DVM/PhD candidates; $500 and a Seven retirees from fiscal year 2005 were certificate Dr. Norman and Mrs. Helen Levine Award recognized at the November 17, 2005, Dr. Kathleen Heinz-Taheny Dr. Humphrey Yao ceremony. Their names, titles at the time of retirement, and years of service are: Pathobiology Assistant Professor, Veterinary Biosciences Ronald Smith, Professor and Interim Dr. Edward J. and Lois G. Voss Award Terry and Judy Rathgeber Academic Department Head, 32 years; Laura Anglen, Professional Excellence Award Anatomy Preparator, 11 years; Judy Mewes, for a graduate student conducting research Staff Secretary, 19 years; Sherri Brewer, in pursuit of a master’s or PhD degree in Christine Beuoy Administrative Clerk, 11 years; Rebecca immunology, molecular biology, or biochemistry Director of Communications Strater, Veterinary Technician II (Surgery), in the Department of Pathobiology; $1,000 and a 29 years; Peggy Wyatt, Staff Clerk, 40 years; certificate Dr. Robert and Lucy Graham Award Gregg Clabaugh, Veterinary Research Gerald Bargren David Coleman Specialist, 30 years. Research Technologist, Veterinary Diagnostic Vincent Hsiao Eight retirees from fiscal year 2004 were Laboratory Pathobiology recognized on November 18, 2004. Their Shirley A. Seets Staff Excellence Award names, titles at the time of retirement, and years of service are: Judy Reinhart, Research Pat Gothard 2004 Faculty and Staff Awards Programmer, 4 years; James Stockdale, Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Kruger All-Round Administrative Aide, Veterinary Diagnostic Herder at Dixon Springs, 16 years; Theodore Excellence Award Laboratory Diem, Building Mechanic at Dixon Springs, Dr. Paul Cooke 18 years; Terry Rathgeber, Associate Dean of Advancement, 32 years; Dr. Mark Simon, Professor, Veterinary Biosciences 2004 Graduate Student Awards Associate Professor, 32 years; Dr. Gordon Field Chair in Reproductive Biology Benson, Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology, Dr. Joseph O. Alberts Award 28 years; Dr. Randall Ott, Professor and Research Excellence Award Julie Clennon Director of On-Line Degree Program, 28 years; Dr. Indrani Bagchi Pathobiology Dr. Ted Lock, Professor, 32 years. Associate Professor and Chair of the Physiology Section, Veterinary Biosciences Dr. Loyd E. Boley Award Dr. Kathleen Heinz-Taheny Pathobiology

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 h Kudos

The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine was well represented at the 25th annual conference of the Veterinary Cancer Authors’ Corner: Society, held in Huntington Beach, Calif. in October. All of the oncology service attended the Dr. Gordon Baker, emeritus professor of veterinary clinical medicine, recently published the meeting and some presented scientific abstracts, second edition of his book Equine Dentistry, written with Jack Easley. The publisher is Elsevier. including Drs. Anne Barger, Roy Barnes, Louis-Philippe de Lorimier, Timothy Dr. Ann Johnson, interim hospital director, recently published AO Principles of Fracture Man- Fan, David Heller, Lorin Hillman, Hugues agement in the Dog and Cat. Focusing on the biology of fracture healing, this book is designed to Lacoste, Olya Smrkovski, Ted Valli, and guide the surgeon through all the stages of fracture management and also covers considerations Jacqueline Wypij. for rehabilitation. Dr. Johnson also recently coauthored Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Procedures of the Dog and Cat, with Dr. Dianne Dunning. It features the latest techniques for arthrotomy, At the 48th Annual Meeting of the American joint stabilization, arthrodesis, fracture repair, corrective osteotomies, and limb amputation. The Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diag- publisher is Elsevier. nosticians, held in November in Hershey, Pa., Dr. John Andrews, director of the Veteri- Dr. Ronald D. Smith, emeritus nary Diagnostic Laboratory, and Dr. Gavin professor (shown at right with Meerdink, also of the Veterinary Diagnostic veterinary medicine librarian Laboratory, were honored with AAVLD life Greg Youngen), donated a copy memberships, which recognize members who of the third edition of his book, have made outstanding contributions to veteri- Veterinary Clinical Epidemiol- nary diagnostic medicine or to AAVLD. ogy, to the Veterinary Medicine Dr. Lily Cheng, pathobiology, won the $500 Library. The preface acknowl- AAVLD Foundation Trainee(Graduate Student edges the excellent collection or Resident) Award for her poster presentation. and services provided by the At the 4th CL Davis Diagnostic Pathol- library. The publisher is CRC ogy Symposium, held in conjunction with Press. the AAVLD annual meeting, Drs. Wanda Haschek-Hock, pathobiology, and Gavin Meerdink were invited speakers. Dr. Meerdink spoke on General Diagnostic Toxicology and Dr. Haschek on Organ specific toxicity.

Several residents recently passed the certification Web designers Nancy Oliver and Karen Dr. Peter Constable, interim head, veterinary examination to be recognized as board-certified Edwards and illustrator Kerry Helms of the clinical medicine, gave presentations at the specialists in the American College of Veterinary College’s Biomedical Communications Center Academy of Dairy Veterinary Consultants spring Internal Medicine. They are as follows:Dr. Brett won the national “Collaborative Teaching and meeting in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in May. Tennent-Brown (Large Animal), Dr. Amy Research Award in Higher Education Innova- In September Dr. Constable gave continuing Weideman (Oncology), and Drs. Eric Linnetz tion” from Macromedia for a Web site created for education lectures at the Southwest Veterinary and Melanie Otte (both Small Animal). Drs. Dr. Ann Johnson. Try the Fracture Planning Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas. In October he David Heller and Hugues Lacoste recently program, designed to allow veterinary students was the keynote speaker at the Australian Cattle passed the ACVIM qualifying examination in to become proficient in fracture planning before Veterinary Association conference. He spoke Oncology. Dr. Camilla Lieske passed the exam- treating a patient, here: http://www.cvm.uiuc. on calf diarrhea, bovine respiratory disease, and ination to become a diplomate of the American edu/fracplan/. bovine neurologic disease, including bovine Board of Veterinary Toxiocology. Dr. Adam spongiform encephalopathy. Patterson passed the certification examination Dr. Val Beasley, veterinary biosciences, is to become a diplomate of the American College featured in an interview on Frog Calls on a Web Dr. Larry Firkins, pathobiology, was recently of Veterinary Dermatology. site hosted by documentary filmmaker David named Assistant Dean for Public Engagement McGowan. See www.midwestfrogs.com. It was in addition to his continuing appointment as Three faculty members lectured in a seminar mentioned in the “NetWatch” section of the 28 an association professor and swine Extension series on “Biodefense and Emerging Health October issue of Science magazine. veterinarian. He also served on the American Policy Issues,” sponsored by the University of Dr. Beasley also presented at the XIIth Inter- Veterinary Medical Association task force to Illinois Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, national Society for Animal Hygiene Congress: draft the recently approved position statement and International Security. Dr. John Herr– Animals and Environment in Warsaw, Poland, on pregnant sow housing. The 13-member mann, veterinary clinical medicine, Dr. Uriel in September. He also represented the Envirovet task force critically reviewed over 200 scientific Kitron, pathobiology, Dr. Dan Rock, head of Program in Wildlife and Ecosystem Health at a studies related to pregnant sow housing. The pathobiology, all spoke. workshop held in Kaunas, Lithuania, in Septem- position statement is on the AVMA Web site at ber. The workshop is drafting a proposal for new http://www.avma.org/policies/animalwelfare. mater’s degree program offerings in Ecosystem asp#sowhousing. Health and Sustainable Agriculture.

j College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Dr. Jonathan Foreman, veterinary clinical Dr. Jack Herrmann, veterinary clinical medicine, worked as the official veterinarian at medicine, was appointed by the director of the an Federation Equestre Internationale reining Illinois Department of Public Health to the competition held in Gifford, Ill., in March. He team responsible for creating the State Health presented new data at the annual meeting of the Improvement Plan. He will review available American College of Veterinary Internal Medi- county health assessments with data from cine in Baltimore in June. He also gave invited national sources and data on health systems lectures at the Purdue University Fall Conference within regions of the state. in September. Dr. Foreman was a course leader Dr. Herrman also helped draft the Public and gave a lecture at the recent Training Course Health Preparedness Workforce Develop- for Event Veterinarians run by the United States ment Act, which was originally introduced in Equestrian for the FEI in Fair Hill, Md., in late the 108th Congress last year and reintroduced October. He was recently invited to present a in the Senate in March (S. 506). The Act

paper at the 7th International Conference on would provide scholarship and loan repayment Sherrie Lanzo, laboratory manager in vet- Equine Exercise Physiology in Fontainebleu, programs to attract more students to the public erinary biosciences, received the campus Dad’s France, next summer. health professions. Association Outstanding Staff Certificate of Merit. She is shown here with the students who Dr. Wanda Haschek-Hock, pathobiology, Dr. Rex A. Hess, veterinary biosciences, gave nominated her: Lauren Jacobsen, Jeff Gerlesits, was appointed associate editor of invited lectures in reproductive biology at the Toxicologic Erica Jewell, Christina J. Hansen, Debbie Sink, a journal of the Society of Toxicologic University of Giessen, Germany, in April; at the Pathology, Amanda Evans, and Catherine Benson. Not Pathology. Her term will run July 2005 through University Campus Zurich-Irchel, Winterthur- pictured is Agnes Bajor. December 2007. She and Dr. Tanasa Osborne, erstr, Switzerland, in June; and at the University graduate student in pathobiology, gave an invited of Lausanne, Dorigny, Switzerland, in July. He Dr. Gay Miller, pathobiology, presented a paper presentation titled “GEMS: Models of Respi- was recently elected to serve as a member of the at the 7th International Livestock Environmental ratory Disease” at the 4th Workshop on the Executive Council for the American Society of Symposium in Beijing, China, in May. Her trip Pathology of Mouse Models for Human Disease Andrology from 2005 to 2008. also included presentations at China Agricultural held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, University, Beijing; Shandong Agricultural Uni- Ind., in August. Kirsten Holthusen and Avenel Joseph, versity, Taian; and Shanghai Jiaotong University, both graduate students in veterinary biosciences, Shanghai; and visits to three large swine farms, received awards from the Larry Ewing Memorial arranged by the Guangdong Livestock Extension Trainee Travel Fund to attend the 2005 Society Services in and around Guangzhou, Guangdong, for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting in South China. in Quebec City, Canada. Holthusen also received the Lalor Foundation Award. Carla Morrow, graduate student in veterinary biosciences, received funding through the NIH Kim Knapp, technician in veterinary clinical Contraception and Infertility Research Loan medicine, was invited to join Pfizer’s Technician Repayment Program, which is similar to a NIH Expert in Compassionate Care program, a group Individual Fellowship. of technicians who teach pain management and exceptional care practices to fellow veterinary Dr. Gerald Pijanowski, associate dean for technicians across the nation. academic and student affairs, was honored with a Rose Fay Thomas Special Recognition award Dr. Steve Kneller, veterinary clinical medi- from the Anti-Cruelty Society at its annual Dr. Haschek-Hock (at left) hosted the annual cine, gave an invited lecture on clinical imaging meeting in Chicago, Ill., in December. It was meeting of the Sydney University Graduates modalities in the Bioengineering Interdisciplin- given in appreciation for his time and dedication Union of North America, which brought dozens ary Group Seminar, a course offered through to the animals and the students. of alumni of the University of Sydney who the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in currently live in North America to Urbana in October. mid October. College faculty member Dr. Matt Jenny Rose, technician in veterinary clinical Stewart, who is also a member of SUGUNA, medicine, published an article entitled “Cancer presented to the group and participated in the chemotherapy: Preparation, administration, and meeting. College guests at the meeting included safety” in the Winter 2006 issue of the Journal Dr. Ned Hahn, Dr. Peter Constable, and Dean of the North American Veterinary Technician Herb Whiteley (pictured at right with Judge Association. Kim Santow, chancellor of the University of Sydney, Robert Charles, Australian Consul Dr. David Schaeffer, veterinary biosciences, General from the Embassy in Chicago, and and co-authors Pooja Anand, Christopher P. Robert Ettinger, SUGUNA President). L. Barkan, Charles J. Werth, and Barbara S. Minsker won “Best Paper Award on Environ- ment” for their presentation at the Environment & Human Factors session of the 8th Interna- tional Heavy Haul Conference in June in Brazil.

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Dr. Clifford F. Shipley, veterinary clinical VMAs, industry sponsors, and the College’ Marie Labak, Class of 2007, represented the medicine, spoke at the American Veterinary Office of Academic and Student Affairs. College at the Smith-Kilborne Foreign Animal Medical Association/World Veterinary Confer- Disease Training Program at Cornell Univer- ence in Minneapolis in July and at the Western Laurice Jackson, a high school student from sity and Plum Island Animal Disease Center Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas in February. South Holland, Ill., worked with Drs. Karen in June. She learned about emerging infectious Campbell and Dr. David Schaeffer through diseases, international trade and legislation, and Dr. Petra Volmer, veterinary biosciences, pre- the campus Summer Research Apprenticeship emergency response protocol. She saw Newcastle sented nine invited lectures in clinical toxicology Program II. She won Outstanding Project Paper disease, foot and mouth disease, and non-zoo- at the Central Veterinary Conference in Kansas and Distinguished Scholarship awards for her notic strains of avian flu up close, and also per- City, Mo., in August. She currently serves as the project, titled “Canine atopic dermatitis: a retro- formed necropsies at the federal research facility. departmental editor for the Toxicology Briefs spective study of intradermal and serum tests.” The 8-day program is sponsored by the USDA department of the journal Veterinary Medicine. and the Department of Homeland Security. Toxicology Briefs are published every other month and are posted on the Web site of the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Dr. Volmer is editing the toxicology section of the next edition of the Handbook of Small Animal Duty Calls, Studies Put on Hold Practice, published by Elsevier. By Quinn Propst

Student News Marcia Chien, Class of 2008, was one of only Several veterinary students have served or are serving in the military, often missing a year 28 veterinary students from around the world or more of their studies. selected to attend the Leadership Program for Veterinary Students, hosted by the College of Dr. George Eales joined the National Guard right out of high school and served Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, last throughout his undergraduate education. Originally a member of the Class of 2002, he was summer. She received the Program Prize for deployed to Wiesbaden, Germany, during his fourth year of veterinary school. After spend- best overall research project, as judged by the ing six months guarding an airbase there, he returned and completed his degree, joining the underlying hypothesis, project design, research Greenhaven Animal Clinic, a mixed animal practice, in San Jose, Ill., in 2003. results, and presentation. Her research project Sandy Miller served as a Supply Sergeant in Bakael, Iraq, from November 2003 to was entitled “The role of tissue transglutaminase in cell mobility and invasion.” February 2005. She too was in her fourth year of veterinary school at the time of her deployment. Lynn A. Collura, Class of 2006, has won Miller joined the Army National Guard to help pay the Veterinary Student Award for 2005 from for veterinary school, but has really come to enjoy it. the American Society of Laboratory Animal She has reenlisted for another six years and plans to Practitioners in recognition of her extraordi- retire in the military. nary accomplishments in the field of laboratory animal medicine. The award included a monetary “Being in a leadership position in the military scholarship, certificate, and a complimentary gave me a lot of confidence and independence,” says one-year membership in the Society. Miller. “I love my job and the people I work with, so that is a big part of why I’m staying in the military.” Dr. Lisa Read (IL DVM ’97), at left, Sarah Deitschel, Class of 2006, ran in the Miller says the Office of Academic and Student was recently deployed to Iraq. Chicago Marathon on October 9, raising approx- She contacted Dr. Clifford Shipley, Affairs, headed by Dr. Gerald Pijanowski, helped imately $850 for the Wildlife Medical Clinic. veterinary clinical medicine, before ease her transition back to school, where she finished She had served as co-manager of the clinic in her she left to obtain an Illini pennant to second and third years of veterinary school. her degree in December. take with her. “The school was absolutely awesome. Dr. Pijan- Nick Guedet, Kelli Kramer, and Jim Park, owski was in touch with me all along,” says Miller. “I had such a good support system from all from the Class of 2007, spent last summer the school while I was gone.” helping Illinois veterinary practices learn about Specialist Gilbert Turner IV Class of 2008, is currently stationed in a small town and implement online business management , tools from the National Commission on Veteri- about 30 miles south of Baghdad, and expects to return in April or May of 2006. He joined nary Economic Issues (NCVEI). These students the Guard in 2002 because he felt it was his duty to serve his country. serve on the executive board of the Veterinary Going from veterinary school to serving in the armed forces is a big change, but also Business Management Association. very rewarding, says Turner. More than 100 practices participated, and “I enjoyed school a lot and I miss my friends and family more than words can say, but feedback on the program was very positive. The project was initiated and managed by the Illinois I wouldn’t change it,” says Turner. “I’m extremely proud of what I’m doing and it is some- State Veterinary Medical Association, with thing I’ll always take great pride in.” financial support from national and regional

l College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Alumni News

Message from the President of the College and Veterinary Alumni University of Illinois Veterinary Association Honor Three Medicine Alumni Association

Dear Colleagues: On Thursday, October 20, the College and the University of Illinois Veterinary Medical Alumni Association presented two Dr. Erwin Small Distinguished Alumni When is the last time you Awards and a Special Service Award. Dr. Andrew Lucyshyn (DVM ’95), president went to visit a vet school of the alumni association, made the presentations during the evening social gathering classmate? at the 86th annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians. Now, when is the last time The Dr. Erwin Small Distinguished Alumni Award was given to distinguished you went to visit the school? Illinois graduates who have made significant contributions to the profession or For me, I would have to College. say it’s been too long for both. Email and phone call Dr. Rosemary LoGiudice (DVM ’81) is the director of Membership and chains have kept us in touch with each other. Cards Field Services for the American Veterinary Medical Association and the adviser to and pictures help us to catch up. The challenges of the Student AVMA. Before joining the staff of the AVMA she had been in equine life and work have consumed much of the available practice for 20 years and had owned Country Care Animal Hospital in Manhattan, time in our days. Ill. She has been Visits from veterinary students to our practice very active with the help to re-connect our business with the activities Illinois State VMA, of the College. None of us would admit the courses including serving were “fun”, but somehow we all managed to squeeze as president, and a little fun into the school days along the way. As I has served on the recall, some had a lot of fun and somehow squeezed College’s dean search in a little school along the way too. committee, alumni We also communicate regularly with the faculty association board, and diagnostic lab staff at our practice. and many student However, I find myself feeling rather insignifi- applicant interview cant when I hear the stories of the award winners teams. In 1995, she (see story this page) who have contributed massive From left, Drs. Andrew Lucyshyn, Rosemary LoGiudice, Samuel received the Special amounts of time, energy, and money to the College. Thompson, K.T. Wright, and Herbert Whiteley, dean of the Service Award from These award winners show us all how it really can College. the College and its be done: balancing the time and energy devoted to alumni association. She was especially pleased to receive the current award, named their own career and life goals with their commit- for her longtime mentor and friend, Dr. Small. ment to helping others and serving the profession. I Dr. Kenneth Terrill “K.T.” Wright (DVM ‘62), owner of the Blandinsville (Ill.) realize that my own class was preceded by decades of Veterinary Clinic, was honored for being a strong supporter of the College and for strong commitment to the profession and to progress his leadership in the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, including serving in the education of future generations of veterinar- on the Board of Directors, chairing its Foundation, and serving as the AASV del- ians. egate to the AVMA. In 1991 he received the first Meritorious Service Award from The next step for me is to search out how to give the AASV. At the College he is a member of the Dean’s External Advisory Commit- back. We have an opportunity to reconnect with the tee. He is known for his support and mentoring of students and practitioners. He College as well as our classmates through reunions facilitated the establishment of the Class of 1962 Endowment Fund, which sponsors and message boards. The College makes an effort to food animal speakers at the College’s annual Fall Conference, and with his wife he include us, and we need these committed scientists created the Kenneth T. and Betty L. Wright Scholarship for veterinary students. and educators to build the profession. The College Dr. Samuel Wesley Thompson (DVM Iowa State ’46, MS Iowa State ’56, also offers support in arranging reunions and finding Dipl. ACVP), veterinary pathologist and founder of the Charles Louis Davis each other. Foundation, received the Special Service Award for an outstanding individual who I look forward to giving back to the College and has made significant contributions to the veterinary profession or the College. Dr. to meeting with my classmates to enjoy their stories Thompson served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1967, achieving the position of at our 10-year reunion, which is coming in 2006. chief of the Department of Veterinary Pathology at Walter Reed Army Institute of Warmest Regards, Research and Senior Veterinary Pathologist at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathol-

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Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 ; Alumni News continued Dr. Wayne Rehn (IL DVM ’61), of Alpha, Ill., was recently appointed a trustee on the Housing Resources Trust Board of Alpha Gamma Rho ogy. From 1967 to 1980, he was manager of Fraternity. Rehn previously served as vice grand the Pathology Department at CIBA-GEIGY president of the National Board for the fraternity which he joined in 1956. Pharmaceuticals. During his career he also held teaching appointments at Colorado State Dr. Jorge Guerrero (IL MS ’68, IL PhD ’71) University and Georgetown University and received the Distinguished Veterinary Para- was a frequent consultant to the Surgeon sitologist Award at the annual meeting of the General of the U.S. Army. The nomination for Class of 1955 American Association of Veterinary Parasitolo- Dr. Thompson called him “the founder, vision- gists, held in Minneapolis, Minn., in July. Two The 50th reunion of the Class of 1955 took earlier recipients of this award also had a strong ary, and leader” of the C.L. Davis Foundation, place October 14 and 15 in Urbana. Classmates connection to Illinois: Dr. Norman D. Levine, an organization of more than 4,000 members enjoyed a brunch at the dean’s house, tours of former faculty member, received the award in in more than 95 countries with an interest in campus and the veterinary complex, and a dinner 1986, and Dr. Byron Blagburn (IL PhD ’82) at the Illini Union. Attending were veterinary and comparative pathology. (from left) received it in 2001. Drs. Jim Finnell, Don Osborne, Stan Larsen, Chuck Josephson, J.D. Kerr, James Allison, Robert Keough, Lloyd Helper, Paul Johnson, Ralph Ziegler, and Hal Sheets.

Several individuals affiliated with our College were honored at the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Convention, held in Spring- field in November. Their names and awards are: Dr. Wesley Bieritz (IL DVM ’63), Veterinary Service Award; Dr. John Spence (IL DVM ’01), Erwin Small First Decade Award; Terry Rathgeber, former associate dean for develop- From left: Dr. Robert Schenkel (IL PhD ’71), Jorge ment at the College, Honorary Life Membership Guerrero, Dr. Guerrero’s wife, Mary Anne, and Dr. Award; and Dr. Gavin Meerdink, Veterinary Daniel Snyder (IL DVM ’87; PhD ’83). Dr. Snyder is Diagnostic Laboratory, Board Service Award. president-elect of AAVP.

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2) College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois In Memoriam

Dr. Roger Mahr (Iowa State DVM ’71), of implement a risk-based approach to address anti- Dr. Harry Rhoades, former associate Geneva, Ill., was elected president-elect of the microbial resistance and was instrumental in the professor of bacteriology and mycology at American Veterinary Medical Association for founding of the National Antimicrobial Resis- the College, died August 10. He joined the 2005-2006. Dr. Mahr will spend his term focus- tance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria. College staff in 1945. In 1946 he taught ing on the improvement of animal and human She also served as Chief of Epidemiology in the bacteriology and mycology to the first health. He identified the shortage of food supply Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, class of veterinary students to enroll at the veterinarians and the low numbers of veterinar- where she served as liaison to the Centers for College. When he retired in 1981, it was ians in public practice as areas of particular Disease Control and Prevention. estimated that he had taught more than concern. “Dr. Tollefson has given exemplary service to 1,800 students. Dr. Mahr recently sold the small animal FDA for 21 years in a variety of key positions. practice he had owned and operated for 31 years Science underpins all of FDA’s decisions and Dr. Joseph L. Musolino (IL DVM ’60), in order to focus on his responsibilities to the with her many years of experience as a manager of Qunicy, Ill., died July 4. Dr. Musolino AVMA. Dr. Mahr has served as president of and scientist at FDA, Dr. Tollefson is the best was a partner in Adams County Veteri- the ISVMA and the Chicago VMA, chaired the choice to help lead FDA’s key office for science,” nary Service for 27 years after graduation. Illinois Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary said Dr. Lester Crawford, Commissioner of the He then started the Adams Area Animal Board, and served as the District VI representa- FDA. Clinic, which he had operated for the past tive to the AVMA Executive Board. 18 years. He was a lifetime member of the Dr. Nancy Everds, American Veterinary Medical Association Dr. Michael M. Pavletic (IL DVM ’74) was Dipl. ACVP (IL DVM and a recipient of the Veterinarian of the elected as the 2007 president of the American ’86), was installed last Year Award, given by the Quincy Humane College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Pavletic is summer as the presi- Society. currently the director of surgical services and dent of the Society of head of the Department of Surgery at Angell Toxicologic Pathology, Gifts in memory of a classmate or friend may Animal Medical Center in Boston. He is the the premier interna- be made to the Veterinary Medicine Achieve- author of the Saunders/Elsevier Atlas of Small tional organization of ment Fund or Class Endowment Fund. For Animal Reconstructive Surgery and has devel- veterinary and medical more information, see the form at the end of oped over 40 original wound management and pathologists researching the effects of xenobiot- this publication. reconstructive surgical techniques currently used ics on animals and humans. Dr. Everds is the in small animal surgery. In 1996, Dr. Pavletic first clinical pathologist to be elected president of received the Bourgelat International Award from STP. She lives in Galena, Md., and works for the the British Veterinary Small Animal Association DuPont Company at the Stine-Haskell Labora- Dr. Kathryn (Cochran) Duncan (DVM ’96) for his numerous contributions to the veterinary tory in Newark, Del. and her husband, Bill, had twin girls, Maycee and profession. Bridgette, on September 23, 2005. Dr. Duncan is Dr. Joanne Carlson (IL DVM ’93), owner of an associate in a small animal veterinary practice Rear Admiral Linda R. Tollefson (IL DVM Loving Care Animal Clinic in Rolling Meadows, in Sutton’s Bay, Mich. ’80) has been appointed Assistant Commissioner has served as president of the Chicago Veterinary for Science at the Food and Drug Administra- Medical Association since January. She has been Dr. Christine A. Merle (DVM ’96), a con- tion. Most recently, RADM Tollefson served as on the CVMA Board of Directors since 1998. sultant with the Brakke Veterinary Practice Deputy Director of the Center for Veterinary Dr. Carlson says, “My philosophy has always Management Group, recently gave presentations Medicine. In that capacity she led an effort to been to practice the highest quality of veterinary at the American Veterinary Medical Association medicine with compassion and individual atten- annual convention and the American Boarding tion.” She writes public education articles for Kennels Association annual trade show. In 2006 local newspapers, and speaks at pet shows and to she’ll be speaking at the Midwest Veterinary New Alumni school groups about veterinary medicine. Conference and the American Animal Hospital Association annual meeting. She takes office as Center Offers Dr. Arlin Rogers (DVM IL ’90, MS IL ’92, the president-elect of the Association for Vet- PhD CSU ’01) and his wife, Kasey, announce the erinary Practice Management Consultants and Commemorative birth of their first child, Cameron Joseph Rogers Advisors in January. She and her husband, Steve on September 10, 2005. Dr. Rogers is currently Habek, live in Zionsville, Ind. Pavers the chief of Comparative Pathology in the Divi- sion of Comparative Medicine at the Massachu- Banfield, The Pet Hospital, recently hired two The Alice Campbell Alumni Center, now setts Institute of Technology. 2005 Illinois graduates. Dr. Jennifer Shader is under construction on the Urbana-Cham- practicing in Darien, Ill., and Dr. Jason Smith paign campus, will give University of Illi- Dr. Judy Karnia nois alumni a place to call their own. You (DVM ’94) and her husband, is practicing in Brier Creek, N.C. can celebrate your achievements or those Scott, welcomed daughter Ciela Parc Her- of your new graduate with the purchase of manson on August 20, 2004. Dr. Karnia is an an engraved stone patio paver at the new associate at the Saguaro Veterinary Clinic in center. It is a fitting way to commemorate Scottsdale, Ariz. a connection to the University. For more information, see https://www.uiaa.org/ alumnicenter/pavers1.asp.

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 2! Alumni News Classes Meet During Fall Conference 2005

Class of 1975 Front row, from left: Drs. Marc Raffe, Rick Pehta, Ray Kusnerz, Bill Augustine, and Marc Klarman; back row: Drs. Wally Class of 1960 Front row, from left: Drs. Byford Hoffmann, Ron Gill, Larry Miller, Craig Peterson, Wood, Nelly Lee, Phillip Watson, and Robert Ron Goeckner, Greg Williams, Lark Derrig, Bob Class of 1980 Seated, from left: Drs. Jim Pensinger; back row: Drs. Ron Kolar, Samuel Derrig, and Sharman Elison. Artwohl and Deborah Logerquist; standing: Clem, Harley Schnowske, Raymond Husmann, The Class of 1975 held an auction at its Drs. Alan Jackson, Bill Harris, Phil Gillen, Dave and David Rash. reunion to boost the class endowment fund. Watkins, George Rodgers, Fred Mulch, Wayne Classmate Dr. Greg Williams, now a professional Johnson, and George Rudawsky. auctioneer in Reno, Nev., led the auction, which raised over $5000. A quilt created in memory of Gene Skelley sold for $1000.

Class of 1965 Front row, from left: Drs. Charles W. Smith, James Class of 1995 Front row, from left: Drs. Sharla (Rasmussen) Thill, Pam Sokolowski, Robert McDavitt, Edwin McLaughlin, Albert Dorn, and (Powell) Stec, Barb Royal, Kate Ball, Donna Maxwell, Sherry (Aardsma) Chester Swanson; back row: Drs. John Kelly, Larry Millis, Timothy O’Brien, Lendman; middle row: Dan Lendman, Ruth Etherton, Melissa Alexander, Kent Truckenbrod, Joseph Foerner, Norman Silverstein, Oscar Swanstrom, Dan Ball, Mary Hernandez, Esther Hii, Sue Sterr, Cecilia Friberg, Kathy Ralph Baer, Jimmy Estes, R. Dykeman Davis, and Dennis Messamore. Lucyshyn; back row: Drs. Jeff Hermann, Joe Abrassart, Bob Loeding, Jeff Oswald, Steve Overstreet, Matt Ackerman, Steve Levin, Doug Keen, Raviv Balfour, Bob Summers, and Andy Lucyshyn; Dr. Sheila (King) Newenham took the photo!

2@ College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Class of 2009 Welcome, Class of 2009!

The Class of 2009, with 112 students, is the Facts from the Class of 2009 largest in the history of the College. Lecture halls had to be renovated to accommodate that Total Class Size: 112 number and to put electrical outlets at every Residency: Illinois, 79; Non-resident: 33 (from 18 seat, since many new students have elected to states, including Florida, California, New Hampshire, and receive all their course notes electronically for Hawaii) use on tablet computers. Age range: 20 to 41 No. > 25: 14 No. < 21: 11 This class is the second to be admitted Degrees earned: BS, BA, MS, JD, DPharm using a revamped admissions process that looks at academic record only in the first phase Degrees earned at: Augustana College; Barnard of evaluation. The second focuses on back- College; Boston University; California State University- ground and recommendations, and the third Pomona; Clemson University; Cornell University; Eastern Quinn Propst Illinois University; Florida State University; Illinois phase on personal interview. A club fair held during orientation Wesleyan University; Iowa State University; Northern “For the past 8 years or so, the enter- gave first-year students a sampling Illinois University; The Ohio State University; Purdue ing classes have had average cumulative and of the more than two dozen student University; Smith College; Southern Illinois University; science GPAs in the 3.5 range,” says Mary organizations active at the College of State University of New York; Syracuse University; Kelm, assistant dean for Academic and Veterinary Medicine. University of Chicago; University of Colorado; University Student Affairs. “The earlier admissions of Florida; University of Massachusetts; University of process put the greatest emphasis on academic achievement. It is reassuring to note Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin; Western Illinois University, and more than 50 other institutions. that even though we now are much more focused on the non-academic achievements of our applicants, we have continued to admit classes with high academic ability.” Join today! A portion of your dues directly benefits the College.

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 2# Advancement News New Faces in Development

One was raised on an Illinois farm, earned “I am honored to be a part degrees from the University of Illinois and of the College and to work Eastern Illinois University, and spent 16 years with many friends, alumni, doing professional outreach between the and patients whose lives are medical staff at Carle Foundation Hospital in touched every day by the work Urbana and referring health care professionals of our extraordinary faculty and in the region. students,” says Heather Vazquez. The other was born and educated on the “My focus is on increasing contri- East Coast, with degrees from the University butions to the annual fund, plan- of Maryland and The Catholic University of ning our important telemarketing America, and had worked in development at efforts, managing our stewardship a private college in Washington, D.C., for the activities, and developing financial past five years. support for the Veterinary Teach- But both of the College’s new associate ing Hospital, as well as major gift directors of development say they have found fund-raising.” a home here and are busy making connections The advancement team has with alumni, faculty, students, clients, and seen many changes recently. other friends of the College. Heather Vazquez and Jim Pound introduce themselves to Sidney, Secretaries Beth Erwin and Sarah Jim Pound and Heather Vazquez joined one of the patients at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The two Adams both moved to positions the advancement team last fall. Their title is new associate directors of development are looking forward to with other units on campus last the same, but they have separate areas of focus. many introductions with alumni and friends in the coming months. summer. Beth had been a part of “My primary responsibilities include major the College of Veterinary Medi- gift fund-raising, alumni relations, corporate relations, and special cine for nearly 20 years and had countless friends on our staff and our events,” says Jim Pound. “I’ve already hosted receptions at the Illinois extended College family. We thank them both for their valuable service State Veterinary Medical Association Convention in Springfield and the and wish them well in their new endeavors. American Association of Equine Practitioners meeting in Seattle.” Renée Mullen, who served as assistant dean for advancement from July 2004 through November 2005, now heads the advancement office for the College of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue University. Her husband, Dr. Peter Constable, accepted a position as the Depart- New Advancement Leader ment Head for Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine. The College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to announce that Brenda Betts will lead its development, communications, and During Renée’s tenure here: alumni team as assistant dean for advancement beginning in Gift commitments totaling more than $9 million were finalized, March. including four new award and scholarship endowments to support “Brenda has 15 years of progressive responsibility in advance- future generations of veterinarians. ment at Michigan State University, encompassing major gifts, Six new class endowments were launched, with a combined $77,410 alumni relations, and public relations,” says Dean Herb Whiteley. in lead gift commitments, and existing class endowments moved “In addition, she has provided volunteer leadership to her local closer to their goals. humane society for many years. We welcome her broad experi- More than $16,000 has been committed toward the goal of $25,000 ence, her enthusiasm for our people and programs, and her strong to endow the Ted Lock Scholarship Fund, created in honor of Pro- appreciation for the human-animal bond.” fessor Lock at his retirement in 2004. For the past five years, Betts has served as the director of In 2004 holiday gifts to the College in honor of loved ones brought development for the College of Communication Arts and Sci- in over $15,000 for student, faculty, and programmatic support. ences. She has also held development and alumni positions in Michigan State’s University Development Office, College of Busi- We thank Renée for her tireless efforts on behalf of the College and ness, and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. wish her and Peter all the best at Purdue. Her educational background is in marketing and public rela- As the College advancement staff looks forward to the exciting challenges ahead in 2006—raising awareness and funds about new tions. programs and buildings for Equine Sports Medicine, Small Animal Surgery, and much more—we will soon be introducing a new assistant dean and new support staff members for this vital team.

2$ College of Veterinary Medicine • University of Illinois Corporate and Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sailfin Pet Shop Inc. Savoy 16 Theatre The College of Veterinary Medicine acknowledges Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Foundation SBC Foundation its sponsors for the support of alumni and student Friends Good Vibes Sound, Inc. Scott County Kennel Club events. Heska Corporation Serologicals Corporation 3M Foundation, Inc. Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. Siam Terrace Platinum Sponsors Abbott Laboratories Humbert’s Mobile Home Park, Inc. Simmons & Associates Fort Dodge Animal Health Abbott Laboratories Fund IAMS Company Smart Drug Systems Inc. Hill’s Student Feeding Program American Kennel Club Canine IBM Matching Grants Program Snyder & George Electric Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. Health Foundation Idexx Laboratories, Inc. Contractors, LLC Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association The American Society for the Illini Great Dane Club Southern Illinois Veterinary Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Prevention of Cruelty to Illinois Equine Field Service Medical Association VCA Animal Hospitals Animals Illinois State Veterinary Medical Spoon River Blacktop Veterinary Medicine Achievement Fund American Veterinary Medical Association Stadheim Foundation Foundation Indianapolis Zoo State Farm Companies Foundation Amgen Foundation Inhibitex, Inc. Sygen International Gold Sponsors Animal Eye Care Associates, Inc. International Life Sciences Tail Waggers Pet Chateau Pfizer Animal Health Arthritis Foundation Institute Tasting DeVine The Baxter International Jillian’s Billiard Club Tellabs Operations Inc. Silver Sponsors Foundation John Albee Realty, Inc. TGI Fridays Bayer Corporation Joseph D. Wampler Agency This Old House Crew Banfield, The Pet Hospital Bed, Bath and Beyond Kamakura Inc. Twin Springs Farm Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Better Batters, Inc. DBA The Kankakee Valley Veterinary University Book Source Eli Lilly/Elanco Animal Health Original Pancake House Medical Association The UPS Foundation, Inc. Hawthorne Animal Hospital Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano Kelly Foods Corporation Valentino Vineyards Merial Limited Bikeworks Krannert Center for the Verna L. and John R. Hildebrand Novartis Animal Health Blue Ribbon Grooming, Inc. Performing Arts Foundation Schering Plough Animal Health Body and Sole Krenger Real Estate Limited Virbac Inc. Bodywork Associates Partnership Waview Registered Holsteins Bronze Sponsors The Boeing Gift Matching Krumdick Furniture Services Wheaton Kennel Club, Inc. Auxiliary to Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Program Le Peep Restaurant The Winn Feline Foundation Central Illinois Veterinary Medical Association BP Amoco Foundation Level X Paintball Park Wyeth Eastern Illinois Veterinary Medical Association Brookfield Zoo Lynfred Winery Gruelle/AVMA GHLIT The Burgess Family Foundation, Merck & Co., Inc. Kankakee Valley Veterinary Medical Association Inc. Merial Limited Companion Mississippi Valley Veterinary Medical Association Cameron’s Catering, Inc. Michael C. Poper, P.C. Southern Illinois Veterinary Medical Association Cam-O-Lot Acres Minneci’s Ristorante Animal Memorial University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association Capitol Illini Partners, LLC Mississippi Valley Veterinary Fund Participants The Carrie Pouch Medical Association, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation Morris Animal Foundation The Companion Animal Cedars of Lebanon Foundation, Motorola Foundation Inc. Memorial Fund enables Musculoskeletal Transplant Belleville Animal Clinic, Ltd., Country Court Animal Hospital, Central Illinois Veterinary Medical Foundation veterinarians and owners Belleville, IL Ltd., Buffalo Grove, IL Association National Pork Board to express their compas- Bellwood Animal Hospital Inc., Countryside Veterinary Clinic Ltd., Central Laboratory for N.E.W. CMG, LLC DBA Ahead HR Rockford, IL Yorkville, IL Veterinarians sion by memorializing New Jersey Veterinary Foundation Bethany Animal Hospital, Covenant Animal Clinic, Clinton, IL Chemicon International, Inc. Niles Animal Hospital and Bird clients’ or their own pets Sycamore, IL Crooked Creek Animal Hospital, Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Medical Center, PC Bloomingdale Animal Hospital, Centralia, IL Team, Inc. and at the same time con- Northern Illinois Veterinary PC, Bloomingdale, IL Danada Veterinary Hospital, PC, Chicago Veterinary Medical tributing both to research Medical Association Blue Ribbon Grooming, Inc., Wheaton, IL Association Office Depot that benefits other Wheaton, IL Deer Grove Animal Hospital, CNA Foundation Ozier Investments Blum Animal Hospital Div Palatine, IL Community Foundation for Palm companion animals and P and T Construction, Inc. RubinVeterinary Services Ltd, Dixon Veterinary Hospital, PC, Beach and Martin Counties, Pages For All Ages Bookstore, Inc. to innovative teaching Chicago, IL Dixon, IL Inc. Panera Bread Company and service efforts at the Boulder Terrace Animal Hospital, Dwight-Pine Bluff-Lakewood Corn Belt Kennel Club Pantall Hotel Naperville, IL Animal Hospital, LLC, Dwight, Craig S. Krandel, P.C., Ltd. College. The Pawmer House Pet Hotel Bramer Animal Hospital, Ltd., IL Deitschel.com, LLC Peck Marketing Group, Inc. Evanston, IL Family Pet Clinic, Tinley Park, IL Donnellan Funeral Home Animal Care Center of Lake Villa, Penny Lane Farm, Inc. Brunswick Animal Hospital, Festival Bel Air Veterinary Clinic, Eastern Illinois Veterinary Medical Lake Villa, IL Pfizer, Inc. Normal, IL Bel Air, MD Association Animal Health Care Center, Pfizer Foundation Bushnell Veterinary Service, PC, Fitzpatrick Equine Field Service, El Toro Arcola, IL Prairie Gardens Bushnell, IL Kankakee, IL Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Animal Medical Center of Prairieland Anti-Cruelty Program Butterfield Veterinary Clinic, Four Paws Animal Hospital, O Exelon Litchfield, PC, Litchfield, IL The Procter & Gamble Fund Warrenville, IL Fallon, IL Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Animal Medical Center of Itasca, Quad Counties Veterinary Clinic Cairo Animal Hospital, Ltd., Fox Animal Hospital, Evanston, IL Fifth Third Bank Itasca, IL Quizno’s Highland Park, IL Fox Valley Animal Hospital, Ltd., First Busey Trust and Investment Animal Wellness Center of Monee, Nestle Purina PetCare Capitol Illini Partners, LLC, Crystal Lake, IL Company LLC, Monee, IL Ralston Purina Company Springfield, IL Freeburg Animal Hospital, PC, Fitzpatrick Equine Field Service Arboretum View Animal Hospital, The Raynie Foundation, N.P.O. Chicago Pet Clinic, Chicago, IL Freeburg, IL Fort Dodge Animal Health PC, Downers Grove, IL Robert Allerton Park Companion Animal Hospitals Big Freeport Animal Hospital, Fox Valley Veterinary Dentistry Batavia Animal Clinic, Ltd., Batavia, Ronald Rehling Associates, Inc. Hollow, Peoria, IL Freeport, IL and Surgery, PC IL Ross Products Division Abbott Country Care Animal Hospital, PC, Gateway Veterinary Clinic, St Fuad’s Creative Hair Design Becker Animal Hospital, Laboratories Manhattan, IL Charles, IL Garbage Northfield, IL

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February Published by the University of Illinois Are you College of Veterinary Medicine for its 20 Alumni Reception at the Western Veterinary Conference, students, faculty, alumni, and friends. missing out? Las Vegas, Nev. E-mail [email protected]. Send address changes or information for Veterinary Report to: 24-26 College of Veterinary Medicine exhibit at the International Veterinary Report Get news you Kennel Club Show, Chicago, Ill. Contact the Office of Public University of Illinois can use every Engagement, 217/333-2907. College of Veterinary Medicine 3225 VMBSB, 2001 South Lincoln month from the March Avenue Urbana, IL 61802 College 4 Seminar for Alternative Therapies in Veterinary Medicine, PHONE: 217/333-2762 e-newsletter! Urbana, Ill. Contact the Office of Public Engagement, FAX: 217/333-4628 217/333-2907. EMAIL: [email protected] Illinois VetNews brings the latest 12 Veterinary Technician Practices Seminar: Pain Manage- WEB SITE: http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ information to you every month ment and Rehabilitation, Urbana, Ill. Contact the Office of Vet Report submission deadline for Spring 2006 issue: March 31, 2006 from the University of Illinois Public Engagement, 217/333-2907. College of Veterinary Medicine. Dean It’s free and easy to get! 17-19 College of Veterinary Medicine exhibit at the Chicagoland Herbert E. Whiteley Just send a note to Family Pet Expo. Contact the Office of Public Engagement, Head of Pathobiology [email protected] or 217/333-2907. Daniel L. Rock Head of Veterinary Biosciences call 217/333-2761 and ask to be 23-24 Toxicology Short Course, Urbana, Ill. Contact the Office of David R. Gross added to the list. Public Engagement, 217/333-2907. Act now! The first 25 people Head of Veterinary Clinical Medicine David A. Williams to send their email (and postal April address) will get a Vet Med Director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Planner for 2006. 1 Veterinary Medicine Open House, Urbana, Ill. See www. cvm.uiuc.edu/openhouse/. John J. Andrews Interim Director of the Veterinary 8 Awards and Scholarships Ceremony, Urbana, Ill. Email Teaching Hospital [email protected]. Dr. Ann L. Johnson Associate Dean for Academic & 13-14 9th Annual Conference on New & Re-Emerging Infectious Student Affairs Diseases, Urbana, IL. Contact Debra Domal, Center for Gerald J. Pijanowski Zoonoses Research, at 217/265-8511. Associate Dean for Public 29 Doodle for Wildlife, Urbana, Ill. Contact the Advancement Engagement Allan J. Paul Office, 217/333-2762. Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies May Edwin C. Hahn For more current 14 Commencement, Urbana, Ill. Contact Student Affairs at Associate Director of Development College events [email protected]. James A. Pound listings, check Associate Director of Development September Heather F. Vazquez the Web: www. Director of Communications 14–15 Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians, Urbana, Ill. Chris Beuoy cvm.uiuc.edu. Contact the Office of Public Engagement, 217/333-2907. Writers 16 Fall Conference Tent Party, Champaign, Ill. Football game Quinn Propst against Syracuse. Contact the Advancement Office at Graphic Design Studio 2D [email protected]. Photographers Bob Myers, Jerry Thompson Printed with soy ink.

Veterinary Report • Winter 2006 3& Labs Sought for Gait Study

A torn ligament in the knee is not just a problem for human athletes. It’s the most common orthopedic problems affecting dogs, too—especially large dogs. More Clinical Trials Dr. Dominique Griffon, an orthopedic surgeon at Veterinary Teaching Hospital, is doing more than just repairing the problem, known as cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficiency. She is Oncology has partly or fully conducting research to identify ways to predict which individuals are susceptible to this problem, funded trials on canine appendicu- and to determine what steps can be taken lar osteosarcoma, canine bladder during the dog’s early life that will prevent tranitional cell carcinoma, and feline CCL deficiency in its adulthood. oral squamous cell carcinoma. For She is enrolling adult Labrador retriev- details, please call Nancy George at ers in a multi-dimensional study designed 217/244-7789. to determine the usefulness of radiographs, Rehabilitation has two trials that bone density measurements, and computer evaluate the effects of pain-control tomography (CT) evaluations of the hind medication on weight bearing, limb conformation as a means of identifying muscle mass, and joint pain follow- differences in dogs with CCL deficiency and ing rehabilitation. One seeks dogs normal dogs. with elbow dysplasia and the other In addition, the gait, or walk, of some dogs seeks dogs the need cranial cruciate enrolled in the study will be analyzed at the ligament surgery. Human Dynamics and Controls Lab within the University of Illinois College of Engineer- Details about current trials are on the

Jerry Thompson Jerry ing. This lab is equipped to study issues related Web: http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/vth/ to musculoskeletal biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering using such techniques as dynamic clinical.html systems modeling, control theory, and movement analysis. Dr. Griffon plans to extend what she learns from the comparison of normal dogs and those with CCL deficiency through additional study into preventive measures, such as physical therapy and/or surgical alteration of growth plates, that can reduce the incidence of CCL deficiency in susceptible individuals. Presently, the study needs to enroll pure-bred Labrador retrievers both with CCL deficiency and normal dogs without orthopedic disease. A complete description of the study is on the Web at www.cvm.uiuc.edu/vth/documents/cclannounce.pdf.

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