AUGUST 2012 EDITION FROM THE DEAN Connect. Learn. Celebrate. Enjoy. For Illinois veterinarians, the college's annual Fall Conference calls you to do all these, for a pretty affordable price. :: :: :: ::
SPOTLIGHT ON FALL CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2012 The Don't-Miss List 1. Choose from sessions in nine different tracks, ranging from food animal, equine, diagnostics, cardiology, ophthalmology, feline practice, and more. 2. Attend sessions with the newest members of our faculty:
3. Experience hands-on learning opportunities in canine and feline dentistry, cytology, and dermatology. 4. Thursday night, connect with old friends and colleagues at the Class Reunion Kick-off and then applaud the achievements of your fellow alumni at the 2012 Alumni Awards Presentation. This year's winners of the Dr. Small Distinguished Alumni Award are:
The 2012 Special Service Award will go to the Champaign County Humane Society. Kudos to all of this year's winners. 5. Hit the greens at the annual Golf Outing at 1:30 pm on Friday. And, if you're heading to the Illinois vs. Charleston Southern football game on September 15, start the party early at our 9 am tailgate.
> To register, visit http://vetmed.illinois.edu/ope/fallconf/ :: :: :: ::
FACULTY IN THE NEWS > Read Dr. Allender's full interview Dr. Karen Campbell, in the Chicago Tribune's My Pet World: "A dog can be allergic to all the same things we can...from mold to even another pet." Dr. Gail Scherba in the Chicago Tribune on the strain of flu being spread by contact with pigs at summer fairs: "It's not that bad if people take proper precautions." > Read more about our faculty in the news. :: :: :: ::
ALUMNI CORNER Save the Date for the 2012 Combined Class Reunions Combined class reunions for the Classes of 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, and 1972 will be held October 11-12. For more information, e-mail advancement@vetmed.illinois.edu. Paint Chicago Orange at the September 16 I Run Chicago and Team Challenge This new competitive 8K & 5K fund raising event supports scholarships for Fighting Illini student athletes. While open to all runners, UI alumni and college units are encouraged to form "Team Challenge" running teams of at least five runners. > Learn more about the "I" Run Follow Your Alumni Association on Facebook Connect with the Veterinary Medical Association on Facebook at facebook.com/Illinoisvetmedalumni. Got News? Want the latest news and updates from the Veterinary Medical Alumni Association? Like them on Facebook and stay connected. :: :: :: ::
KUDOS Dr. Melissa Clark , department of comparative bioscienes, passed her veterinary clinical pharmacology board certifying exam and will continue on to complete her PhD in pharmacology after 3 years in the clinical pharmacology residency program. Her residency training was supervised by Dr. Duncan Ferguson, with support from Drs. Dirikolu and Lavergne. Read more about Dr. Clark's work.
Dr. Margarethe Hoenig, professor of veterinary clinical medicine, received the Oxford Laboratories Award at the recent Society for Comparative Endocrinology/ACVIM meeting in New Orleans, in recognition of excellence in the advancement of knowledge concerning small animal endocrinology.
Dr. Edward Hoover (DVM 1967) received the 2012 Merial-AAVMC Excellence in Research award. Dr. Dongwan Yoo, professor of pathobiology, was an invited lead speaker for the Virology and Viral Disease session at the 22nd biennial International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) in Korea in June. :: :: :: ::
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