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Dr. Gordon Baker, veterinary clinical medicine, received the Grand Prix de Congres for the best scientific contribution for his paper on equine temporomandibular joints, which was presented at the 7th Congress of Equine Medicine and Surgery in Geneva, Switzerland, in December.
Dr. Val Beasley, veterinary biosciences, participated in the National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment workshop in Washington, DC, in December. He served on the peer review panels for the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Futures in Natural Sciences - Ecosystem Assessment and Effects” research program in January and “Terrestrial Ecology and Ecosystems (Includes Animals)” research fellowships program in March. In February he lectured on environmental health to DVM students at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. He recently completed his second term as chair of the AVMA Committee on Environmental Issues.
Dr. Peter Constable, veterinary clinical medicine, presented a paper at the 3rd Neonatal Septicemia Workshop, Dorothy Havemeyer Foundation, in Talloires, France, in October. He also presented an acid-base seminar to the College of Agriculture, Michigan State University, and lectured at the Michigan Veterinary Conference in Lansing in January. Dr. Constable also served on an ad hoc committee to organize the subspecialty of Large Animal Internal Medicine under the umbrella of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Dr. Tony Goldberg, veterinary pathobiology, and Dr. David Philipp, Illinois Natural History Survey, are leading a research effort into the biology and epidemiology of largemouth bass virus and are collaborating with researchers and public officials from Illinois and 16 other states in which the virus has been found. Theirs is the first study that investigates whether susceptibility to the disease may be exacerbated by human interference with the environment.
Dr. Goldberg presented the details of this research at the third annual Largemouth Bass Virus Workshop in Little Rock, Ark., in February.
Dr. Wanda Haschek-Hock, veterinary pathobiology, participated in meetings of the Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee on “import tolerance” and “pathogen lead” in relation to the use of antimicrobials in food animals. The meetings were held in Rockville, Md., in January. This completes her 4-year term on the committee.
Dr. Ann Johnson, veterinary clinical medicine, was an invited speaker at the AO/ASIF Advanced Fracture Management Course in Davos, Switzerland, in December and the Michigan Veterinary Conference in Lansing in January. Dr. Johnson was also an invited speaker at the Complete Course on External Fixation in Athens, Ga., in March.
Dr. Sheila McCullough, veterinary clinical medicine, was rated as an excellent teacher for spring 2001 in senior clinics and Diagnostics Techniques in Small Animals.
Dr. Christine Merle, Continuing Education-Public Service, served as Companion Animal Section Coordinator for the 2002 Convention of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, which was held February 15-17, 2002, in Springfield. Dr. Merle and Dr. Allan Paul, Continuing Education-Public Service, assisted with mock interviews for veterinary technology students at Parkland Community College, Champaign, Ill., in February.
Dr. Ted Valli, veterinary pathobiology, was an invited participant and presided over one of the sessions of the 6th International Symposium on Predictive Oncology and Intervention Strategies at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France, in February. The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine co-sponsored this symposium.
George Eales, fourth-year student and Army reservist, was called to active duty and is now in Germany. He would welcome cards at:
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Carrie Gustavson, fourth-year student, spent a month last summer with the College’s Zoo Pathology Program. Housed at the Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., the Program provides pathology services to the Shedd Aquarium, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and the Brookfield Zoo.
In the fall she completed a preceptorship at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas. The Center houses many critically endangered species from South America and Africa. These animals are part of an intensive cooperative effort to increase the numbers and diversity in the captive population and to work with conservation efforts in each country of origin to keep populations stable. She also attended the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians conference in Orlando, Fla. These learning experiences were funded by the Hill’s Student Feeding Committee.
Joel Huffman, third-year student, was among this year’s recipients of the 2002 Western Veterinary Conference Student Scholarships. In addition to receiving a $2,500 scholarship, each student received a $1,000 stipend to attend the 74th Annual Jack Mara Western University Conference, February 11-14, 2002. Students from every veterinary school nationwide participated in special conference programs and an awards reception sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.
“Each day started with top speakers on economics, finding a first job to stick with, and the furthering of the veterinary position,“ he says. “While we listened, we were seated with members of the board of the conference, officers of the AVMA, and other noteworthy leaders of the profession. They treated each recipient with respect and were extremely gracious.”
Huffman also co-authored “Metaldehyde Ingestion in Dogs“ that was accepted by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. This abstract will be presented in poster format at the 20th Annual Forum of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Dallas.
Jessica Porter-Dunbar, first-year student, was a co-author on an article entitled “Zolpidem Ingestion in Dogs” in the April 2002 issue of the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Beth Rhyne, second-year student, and Diane Fedrow, third-year student, were honored by the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. Students were asked to write an essay about their interest in holistic veterinary medicine. Rhyne received a $1,000 scholarship named for Dr. Pedro Rivera. Fedrow received an honorable mention.
Nicolas Rippel, third-year student, won the student presentations at this year’s American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Conference. His research project and presentation compared transcervical artificial insemination with traditional AI methods. In addition to the recognition of being selected, Rippel was awarded $5,000 from Alpharma Animal Health and $500 as a finalist in the competition.