July/August 2010 edition

Brought to you by your College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association

President: Dr. Mike Topper, class of '80

In this Issue

• Helpful links/calendars
• Upcoming events
• Career Opportunities
• Alumni in the News & Class Notes
• Obituaries
• The College in the news
• Contact us

Greetings CVM alumni!

We hope you all have had wonderful, relaxing and productive summers! Here at the College, we are gearing up for the upcoming school year and preparing for our alumni event at the Georgia Aquarium (also our AVMA alumni reception), which is sure to be an exciting, fun event! We hope to see you there.

This E-dition of our newsletter is jam packed with news of your fellow alums, as well as information about events coming up in the next several weeks. We are pleased to announce that we raised $5,284,317.02 in FY2010 (gifts & pledges to all funds as of June 30, 2010, the end of our FY2010). This is also the 5th year in a row that UGA has raised over $100 million as a whole!

The College is pressing forward with plans to build a new Veterinary Medical Learning Center (VMLC), which will house our new teaching hospital. For more information on how you can help, visit the VMLC website.

To donate now, click on the Dr. Dawg graphic on the right to contribute to your class campaign toward the VMLC!

We publish this newsletter to let you know what we're up to; please let us know what you're up to! Send us news about your: career, trips, newborns, new marriages, new address; anything that is important to you! Please e-mail your news updates to Marti Brick at vetalums@uga.edu.

Helpful links - bookmark these for future reference!

Stay in touch with our students! Check the SCAVMA/Student Activities calendar weekly during the school year for student-related events.

CE calendar for 2010 (featuring ONLINE registration):
http://www.vet.uga.edu/CE/calendar/index.php

August 2010
29 Diagnostics in Veterinary Practice

September 2010
11-12 Behavior Problems in Companion Animals
12 Practical Veterinary Dentistry
25-26 Small Animal — Urogenital Surgery

October 2010
2-3 Anesthesia

November 2010
11-12 6th Annual Equine Encore
13-14 Internal Medicine

December 2010
4-5 Avian, Reptile and Small Mammal Diagnostic Endoscopy
5 Common Presentations in Small Animal Neurology
10-11 Small Animal Arthroscopy
11-12 Advanced Laparoscopic/Thoracoscopic Surgery
11-12 Management of Common Clinical Problems in General Practice (includes 2 hours of Georgia laws, rules and professionalism)

Upcoming events

Alumni reception at AVMA and celebration of support for the new Veterinary Medical Learning Center - August 2, 2010 at the Georgia Aquarium. RSVPs are REQUIRED to attend. We mailed invitations with RSVP instructions to all our alumni. Call Marti Brick (706.542.7049) if you did not receive an invitation.

The National Veterinary Scholars Symposium is back in Athens this year - August 5-8 at the Georgia Center. For more information, visit the symposium website.

The 7th Annual Hawaii Dawg-0 Luau
It’s time to CHILL... at the 7th Annual Hawaii Dawg-0 Luau! Hawaiian attire encouraged! The party starts at 6:30 p.m., rain or shine, on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Ashford Manor, Watkinsville, Ga.
RSVP or buy tickets by July 25: $100 for 2; $300 for VIP table for 4; $500 for VIP table for 8 Contact Dr. Flynn Nance (770-483-7225) or Teresa Bish (sicemDawgs1980@att.net)
If you didn't receive one of the beautiful invitations featuring a snowy Ashford Manor, let us know by replying to this message and we'll e-mail you a copy (or visit the Grace Foundation website for details).

Horse Owner's Seminar (please pass along to any clients who may benefit!) - Saturday, August 14, 2010

White Coat Ceremony - Sunday, August 15, 2010, 12:30 p.m. in the Mahler Auditorium at the Georgia Center

First day of Vet Classes - Monday, August 16, 2010

Tickets FORE Charity Golf Tournament - September 22-26, 2010 at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. Buy your tournament tickets through our link and the College will receive 50% of the net proceeds! For us to get credit for your ticket purchase, you must enter this code when prompted: TCUTQF. Visit this TicketMaster web page to purchase tickets.

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Opportunities

There is a position search underway at UGA for the Harbor Lights Chair in Comparative Orthopedics

Alumni in the News & Class Notes

Did we miss a story about you? Send the link or the publication's information to vetalums@uga.edu

Gabriella Flacke (DVM '03) was profiled in the Bradley University (Peoria, IL) Alumni Association's Alumni Spotlight

Dr. Robert Phillips (PhD, Medical Microbiology, 1972) is profiled in K-State's alumni magazine.

'Dog Doctor' values one-on-one care: Veterinarian has treated pets for 36 years. Profile of Dr. Richard Gayle (DVM '72).

Stanford's Sister Act: NCAAs offer Burdettes a chance to visit family. Article is about the Burdette family: father Alan Burdette is a 1978 DVM grad and his oldest children, Andy and Erin, are currently enrolled in the College (both DVM class of 2012); the two younger children play tennis and were in Athens for the NCAA championships held at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Dr. John Still Tends to Creatures, Both Great and Small. Profile of John Hayes (DVM '63), who won the A.M. Mills Award from Alpha Psi this year.

The first "Bulldog 100" was announced earlier this year, featuring the top 100 businesses owned by UGA alumni. Listed among this elite group are:

• Brett Levitizke (DVM '00; #27 Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group)
• Stephanie Jordan (DVM ’92), Jeff Jordan (DVM ’92) and Jeff Brantley (DVM ’90; #66 Brantley & Jordan Animal Hospital)
• Lyn Lewis (DVM '02, #73 Appalachian Animal Hospital)
• Kenneth Cato (DVM '83), Doris Cato (DVM '83), and Bruce Bowen (DVM '83; #86 Royston Animal Hospital)

For the full list: http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/100130_Bulldog100.shtml

Kate Patterson (DVM '09) is in her first year of a laboratory animal medicine residency and post-doctoral program at the University of Michigan Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (in their human medical school). This year has been focused on clinical veterinary medicine. She provides veterinary care to a variety of animal species including mice, rats, dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, non-human primates, and a llama. Weekly clinical rounds and bi-monthly grand rounds present opportunities to learn more about the clinical aspects of laboratory animal medicine, as well as practice her public speaking skills.

In addition to her clinical duties, Kate is studying other aspects of laboratory animal medicine including pathology, husbandry, regulatory compliance, and animal facility design. She will study each of these areas more in-depth during concentrations featured in the second year of the residency.

The third year of the residency program features the opportunity to join a research laboratory and complete a project that will provide the opportunity for hands-on research experience and a first author publication. Kate plans to complete her research project in the laboratories of the Section of Vascular Surgery. She plans to attend and give a presentation at the National Meeting of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science in the fall of 2010 in Atlanta. Upon completion of her residency program, Kate hopes to find a position as a clinical laboratory animal veterinarian and to successfully pass the certification examination to be a member of the specialty board, the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.

Obituaries

The College is saddened by the news of the pasing of these alumni:

Dr. Charles Rigdon DVM '52

Dr. Frank Dexter Boone DVM '69

Dr. Wayland D. Andrews DVM '54

Dr. John J. Clark (DVM '53)

Dr. Joseph J. Johnson (DVM '54)

Dr. William H. Watson (DVM '50)

The College in the News

Our College News webpage lists current and archived news stories that mention the College, our faculty and our alumni.

Other news: In March, three of our students were notified that they received 2010 Pfizer Bovine Externship Awards: Emily Waggoner, Sawyer Howell, and Martin Rivas. There were a total of eight applicants this year for three $2000 externship stipends.

Got e-mail? We do.

Our addresses are:

vetalums@uga.edu for alumni news, alumni business, or a change of address
give2vet@uga.edu for donations or other correspondence with our Development Office
hospital@uga.edu for messages about referrals
kygilmor@uga.edu for news items for Aesculapian or vetmed@uga, or for comments about our publications

This newsletter was last published on July 23, 2010.