after learning about the success of a pet thera-py initiative at the San Antonio International Airport. Programs of its kind are part of a growing trend at air-ports across the country and represent increas-ing recognition of the therapeutic benefits of animals. At DCRA, Pierre and Schreiber use their training to hone in on those who seem in greatest need of com-fort. With Pierre’s “Pet Me Please” bandanna serving as a friendly in-vitation, wherever they go, they leave a wake of smiles and thank yous among passengers and airport staff. “I like to share him with people, and he loves the attention,” says Schreiber. “Some people are still get-ting used to the idea

because it’s something new, but a lot of people miss their dogs when they’re traveling, so Pierre is espe-cially helpful to them. When they meet Pierre, they show me the photos of their own dogs on their cell phones.” But not long ago, Pierre’s time as a therapy dog came precarious-ly close to an end. In April 2014, he arrived at UWVC for an annual evaluation and teeth cleaning with Dr. Jason Soukup, during which a small lump was discovered on Pierre’s neck. After analyz-ing a sample of the lump, clinical

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medicines for people. Many of us already know this to be true be-cause we simply feel it, like a warm, furry em-brace around our hearts. But study after study also shows the profound influence that animals can have on our lives, from promoting exer-cise to reducing blood pressure to fending off depression. For some special animals, such as K9 cops, seeing-eye dogs, and therapy pets, help-ing people is their job. They protect us, they assist us, they restore us in mind and body. So when these animals come to UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) with a problem, the hospital’s veterinarians, techni-cians, and students feel a dual sense of purpose in getting them back to good health. They work hard for the sake of the ani-mals themselves and for the people who rely upon them. As therapy animals, UWVC pa-tients Pierre and Nova have a lot of individuals counting on them. Their stories are just two examples of how the UWVC team is helping animals that help people.

Pierre, Travel Trauma DeterrentTravel can be stressful, and air-ports are packed with frazzled passengers. This is exactly why Pierre, a 12-year-old French

Poodle, and his owner, Dana Schreiber, make the trek to the Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA) once per week to roam the terminal and look for people in need of some dog-induced relief. Pierre and Schreiber, who are both certified by Pet Partners, an organization that registers teams involved in “animal-assisted in-teractions,” have been offering therapy services for many years. But they’re the first team to vol-unteer for the DCRA’s pet therapy program, which launched in June 2015. In fact, Schreiber originally proposed the idea to DCRA staff

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As far back as she can remember, animals have been a big part of Melita Grunow’s life. “I’ve always been an animal lover, as were my parents, who inspired me to be one,” she says. Not surprisingly, Grunow has had many companion animals over the years, from dogs to cats to horses. Even today a small menagerie roams her property in Lake Geneva, Wis., in-cluding Patch, a Goldendoodle; Jestic, a Golden Retriever; Little Jake, a minia-ture horse; and Donk and Dinky Donk, a mother-son tandem of donkeys. One of Grunow’s first visits to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) came in 2004 when her Bernese Mountain Dog, Bandit, was referred to the teaching hospital for orthopae-dic surgery. She was already sending annual donations to the school at the time, but the experience showed her firsthand just what the SVM faculty and staff can do for her four-legged companions. So when the opportunity arose to make an even greater impact this year, she seized it. Her recent $500,000 gift, which doubled with a matching dona-tion from UW–Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge (Grunow’s

brother-in-law and sister), has funded the Melita Grunow Family Professor-ship in Companion Animal Health. The professorship will be bestowed upon a different SVM faculty member every five years and will provide $45,000 an-nually to support research that benefits companion animals. The first to earn the professorship,

Peter Muir, expects to advance several research projects in the coming years with the help of the new funding. This includes discoveries related to the genetic components of canine cruciate rupture, acquired laryngeal paralysis, and equine degenerative suspen-sory ligament desmitis; the treatment of osteoarthritis in dogs; and the

management of condylar stress frac-ture in Thoroughbred racehorses. “This professorship will definitely support some innovative discovery research,” says Muir, professor of orthopaedic surgery and co-director of the Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. “I’m also excited about the possibilities it will create for the educa-tion of veterinary medical students and the career development of veterinary clinician-scientists.” Muir, the 2013 recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, has mentored more than 100 students, residents, and fellows during his career, some of whom have moved on to careers in research. He anticipates that the projects supported by the professorship will offer ample opportunity for new veterinary medical students to gain valuable experience and help them transition from the DVM degree to graduate studies. For Grunow, this is wonderful news. “I know UW is a fairly young vet school, but it’s always producing great research,” she says. “It’s up and coming, and I wanted to make sure that continues.”

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This issue gives us an opportunity to highlight and thank friends and partners who have given so gen-erously to the school. Whether you have supported us through a scholarship, a contribution to en-hance our UW Veterinary Care teaching hospital, an estate gift, or a donation toward our greatest needs—I thank you! All gifts are important to our current and fu-ture success. The school is currently pur-suing many initiatives. We will soon begin a significant remodel-ing project to create much needed active integrative learning spaces that will substantially improve our ability to teach in small groups. We will also expand the size of our clinical skills laboratory to provide four times more space

for students to practice and refine procedures they will use every day as veterinarians. This construction project is slated to be completed by the fall of 2016. We also are actively work-ing with our Capital Campaign Committee to begin to raise the funds necessary for build-ing an addition to the Veterinary

Medicine Building. I encour-age you to visit our website, AnimalsNeedHeroesToo.com, to learn more about our plans and the many benefits of this project for the school’s future. This effort is critical to the fu-ture success and excellence of the school in all that it does, wheth-er by providing better teaching spaces for our students, enhancing our research laboratory capabili-ties, or doubling our small animal hospital’s footprint and improving our large animal hospital facilities. If you are interested in learning more about this project, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Again, on behalf of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, thank you for your generosity and support.

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Dates to RememberAmerican Association of Equine Practitioners Alumni ReceptionDecember 7, 20156:00–8:00 p.m.Ciudad Room, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

North American Veterinary Conference Alumni ReceptionJanuary 17, 20167:00–9:00 p.m.Washington Room, Orlando World Center Marriott

Western Veterinary Conference Alumni ReceptionMarch 7, 20167:30–9:30 p.m.South Dining Room, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

Midwest Horse FairApril 15, 16 & 17, 2016Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.Stop by to see us at our booth!

Alumni Reunion—Classes of 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011June 25, 2016Veterinary Medicine Building

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When dogs gather, they tend to get a little ex-cited, which means a

bit of barking and a flurry of tails and tongues. This is to be expected at an animal hospital as busy as UW Veterinary Care (UWVC), but it’s not always an ideal setting for feline and exotic patients. Cats, ro-dents, birds, and reptiles typically prefer a little more peace and quiet. Thankfully, now there’s a sep-arate, dedicated space for these animals to help make their visits

to UWVC more pleasant. With the help of some generous donors, the hospital has converted two con-ference rooms into a single suite containing a waiting room spe-cifically for cats and small exotic animals and two exam rooms with cat–friendly features. “It really helps reduce stress for our patients, and probably our clients, something we’re al-ways happy to do,” says Hospital Director Ruthanne Chun. “It also gives us more space to accommo-date our growing caseload.” When it was constructed in 1983, the school’s teaching hospi-tal was designed to accommodate between 10,000 and 12,000 pa-tient visits per year. Now, due to ever increasing demand for UWVC’s services and specialists, the hospital accommodates around 24,000 annual visits. “This is why donors are so vital,” says Chun. “They can help us keep serving as many patients as possible and in the best ways possible.” In the case of this project, UWVC has several donors to thank, including Melita Grunow, who was the lead donor, as well as Ann and Guy Nakamura and Paula Varner, who funded the

exam rooms. The Nakamuras were inspired to make their donation by the care that their dog, Trouble, received as an oncology patient at UWVC, and Varner made her gift in honor of her husband, Steve, and his love of animals. The exam rooms themselves feature cat beds, bolted to the

walls at waist level, that create safe, comfortable perches where cats can purr and nap to their hearts’ content. These, in addition to new cat perches in the UWVC feline ward, were donated by Audrey Martino in memory of her cat, Chester.

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UW Veterinary Care WishlistAt UW Veterinary Care, we’re always looking for ways to improve. We strive to better serve our clients and their pets and to offer a learning en-vironment for our students that goes above and beyond. Unfortunately, the hospital’s income cannot always stretch to cover all of these improve-ments. If you would like to help us work toward our vision, please consider contributing to the follow-ing equipment and service needs. UW Veterinary Care will match funds for the items listed below.

—Ruthanne Chun, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Additional giving opportunities in support of UW Veterinary Care can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/uwvc-wishlist.

Pulse Oximeters ($1,000 – $1,500)These small, portable devices are of critical importance in the hospital for when a patient’s oxygenation is unstable. The pulse oximeters help determine when supplemental oxygen is needed. This essential equipment is utilized around-the-clock and requires ongoing replacement.

Ocular Ultrasound ($35,000)The ocular ultrasound is used to see into the eye when disease in the front of the eye precludes examina-tion. For example, it can be used to screen dogs prior to cataract surgery to make sure the retina is attached and the dog is a good candidate for surgery, and to assess the cause of disease, when the eye is too inflamed for examination.

Fluid and Syringe Pumps ($1,000 – $1,500)These essential pumps deliver intrave-nous fluids to large and small animal patients requiring fluid therapy. The syringe pumps, used for exotic spe-cies and small animals, deliver fluids using a “slow push” of intravenous medications to animals who need continuous infusions.

If you are interested in making a gift, please contact Pat Bowdish, Director of Development, at (608) 294-7661 or pat.bowdish@supportuw.org.

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pathology resident Dr. Saundra Sample suspected it was a thyroid tumor. Schreiber immediately sched-uled surgery for Pierre with Dr. Sara Colopy and Dr. Susie Sample, and they removed the tumor. Anatomic pathology resident Dr. Tamara Chamberlin confirmed that the tumor was a thyroid carci-noma, a malignant cancer that can spread to other organs. Because it was caught so early, oncology resi-dent Dr. Marin Miller determined that Pierre wouldn’t need any further treatment, such as chemo-therapy or radiation. Now he and Schreiber return to UWVC every three months for an evaluation and x-rays to make sure the cancer has not spread to his lungs. “This case really underscores the importance of regular physical exams, especially for older dogs,” says Dr. Cecilia Robat, a clinical instructor of oncology. “The earlier you can catch a tumor, the earlier you can treat it and, most likely, the better the prognosis will be.” Thanks to a little luck and some top-notch care, Schreiber now has peace of mind, which she and Pierre can continue sharing with others. “It was a great relief because I just adore him,” says Schreiber, adding that she’s grateful to UWVC for making a difficult situ-ation as easy as possible. “All the vets and techs and staff I’ve dealt with have been fabulous. They couldn’t be more caring.”

Nova, Calming Equine InfluenceSome therapy animals provide comfort for strangers. But others, like Nova, a 12-year-old Morgan Arab cross, focus on their families. Nova is one of seven hors-es that live with Clint and Tish Carlson, their five adopted chil-dren, and their two foster children, in La Valle, Wis. Like several of his stablemates, Nova is a rescue horse, and it might explain why he has such a strong connection with the Carlson children. Ranging in

ages from 7 to 16, they have all left behind difficult circumstances for better lives, but mental scars still linger. Nova gives them what they need to cope. “The kids work with Nova and our other horses—brush-ing, riding, feeding,” says Clint Carlson. “It helps soothe them and gives them a sense of re-sponsibility, and it shows them compassion and love.” Although the Carlsons are not formally trained in any form of equine-assisted therapy, Tish plans to pursue certification in the future, and they witness Nova’s calming in-fluence on their children every day. “Nova loves to work,” says Tish Carlson. “It doesn’t matter what crazy thing they ask him to do, he does it without hesitation.” But one night in May 2015, the Carlsons found themselves in serious jeopardy of losing their treasured horse and all the good he brings to the family. “The kids went out to feed Nova, and normally he’s in our bottom field, but he was right at the door right away,” says Clint Carlson. “He was acting strange and poking his nose at his side.”

Knowing this could be a sign of colic, or abdominal pain, they called Dr. Suzanne McKichan, a 2009 graduate of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, at Dells Equine, who drove out to exam-ine Nova. McKichan determined the most likely culprit was an in-testinal blockage, but after trying several methods to get him to pass whatever was lodged in his bowels, an endoscopy showed he was still backed up. Thinking a major sur-gery might be in Nova’s future, she referred the Carlsons to UWVC. “He wasn’t responding to painkillers, and after a thorough abdominal examination, we found significant small intestinal dis-tension, or bloating,” says Dr. Samantha Morello. “We later con-firmed this with ultrasound.” The ultrasound also revealed what looked like a “bull’s eye le-sion”—two concentric circles on the interior surface of the ab-domen—suggesting that part of Nova’s small intestine was telescoping into another. This con-dition, called intussusception, can cause major blockages and intense pain. In addition, an analysis of Nova’s abdominal fluid showed

elevated levels of lactate and a particular protein, both of which suggested some of the tissue in his intestine was not being prop-erly infused with blood. All signs pointed to surgery as the only so-lution, but it quickly became much more complicated than a typical colic operation. “We found a large mass in his abdomen that turned out to be a significant portion of his small intestine, folded up like an ac-cordion,” says Morello. “It was so thickened and stuck that we couldn’t straighten it out to evalu-ate the integrity of the tissue.” The blood flow to the involved bowel was compromised, and that portion of the intestine could not be salvaged, so Morello and large animal surgery resident Dr. Russ Freeland elected to remove it. “We were surprised and scared at first,” says Clint Carlson. “But Nova’s young, he’s a great horse, and he does so well with the kids, so we knew it was something we had to try.” Find out how Nova's story ends by

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Moriello Earns Lifetime Achievement Award for Work in Feline DermatologyKaren Moriello, clinical profes-sor of dermatology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)/Hill’s Pet Nutrition Award for Outstanding Contributions to Feline Medicine. A board-certified veterinary medical dermatologist, Moriello received the lifetime achieve-ment award in July at the ISFM European Congress in Porto, Portugal, where she served as key-note speaker. In addition to her expertise in dermatophytosis (ringworm), which includes co-creating the ringworm screening and treatment protocol that is now followed at shelters all over the coun-try, Moriello has authored more than 200 manuscripts and book chapters on small animal derma-tology, along with three teaching textbooks. She is also the co-ed-itor of the international journal Veterinary Dermatology.

Duncan Honored by AVMA for Lifetime AchievementIan Duncan, a professor of neu-rology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2015 Lifetime Excellence

in Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The award honors a veterinary medical researcher for accomplish-ments in basic, applied, or clinical research throughout his or her ca-reer. Duncan is a world leader in research that focuses on the devel-opment and diseases of myelin, a material that covers and protects nerve fibers and is essential to the proper function of the central nervous system (CNS). The dete-rioration of this protective sheath, or demyelination, is associated with several debilitating diseases, including multiple sclerosis. Duncan is also a global au-thority on the genetic disorders of myelination, and he has identified numerous genetic mutations in animals. He has used these discov-eries to establish animal models for exploring the various roles of mutant genes in myelin formation and maintenance. Duncan is also a pioneer in the use of stem cell transplantations to repair myelin disorders of the CNS.

Carey Earns International Senior FellowshipHannah Carey, professor of com-parative biosciences at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, was named a senior visiting fellow by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) at the University of Bologna (Italy), where she spent six weeks in September and October. Carey, who studies hiberna-ting mammals to learn how they adapt to extreme seasonal chan-ges in physiology and nutrition, worked with Professor Matteo Cerri at Bologna’s Department

of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences on research experiments related to metabolic suppression, the process in which an animal actively slows its metabolic rate to conserve energy during a period of inactivity. Their goal was to learn more about this natural process, poten-tially laying the groundwork for how it can be achieved in humans. As a physiologist, Carey will advise on how metabolic suppression can affect various organ systems, such as the gastrointestinal tract and the microbes that reside in the gut. Their findings may have applica-tions for areas as wide ranging as space travel and trauma medicine.

CBMS Doctoral Student Fields Earns $133,000 in FellowshipsDaryl Fields, a doctoral student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has received two major research fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/Merck Science Initiative. A fellowship from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the NIH provides Fields with nearly $81,000 in sti-pend support over two years, and a UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship bestows $52,500 in stipend and research supply support for 16 months. Both awards began in September 2015. The fellowships support Fields as he completes his doctoral dis-sertation and simultaneously pursues a medical degree as part of

UW–Madison’s Medical Scientist Training Program. His research focuses on mech-anisms of respiratory motor plasticity, which has potential ther-apeutic applications for patients with breathing problems caused by sleep apnea, neurodegenerative diseases, and spinal injuries.

Read about more faculty, staff, and student awards and honors at go.wisc.edu/svm-awards-honors.

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Shelter MedicineThe Shelter Medicine Program at the UW School of Veterinary Med-icine casts its net of assistance far and wide. Local news outlets in Georgia and North Carolina recently highlighted the program’s efforts to help shelters fight outbreaks of canine influenza and canine distemper. Led by Director Sandra Newbury, program staff also assisted shelters with the canine flu outbreak in Chicago and surrounding areas. The special quarantine protocols they helped put in place allowed adoptions to continue safely, which prevented overcrowding and saved the lives of many dogs. To see more news coverage of the Shelter Medicine Program and the SVM in general, visit go.wisc.edu/svm-in-news.

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Adrien-Maxence Hespel, DVM, MS, has joined the Department of Surgical Sciences as a clinical assistant professor in radiology and diagnos-

tic imaging. He earned his veterinary medical degree at the University of Liege in Belgium before completing a small animal rotating internship at University College Dublin in Ireland. Hespel then worked in private practice in France and as a consultant for Novartis. Most recently, he completed a radiology residency at Auburn University where he earned his master’s degree. He is also a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. His research interests include applications of 3D printing in veterinary medicine and interventional radiology, which uses minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases of the organs.

Chumkee Aziz, DVM, is the new outreach veterinarian for the Shelter Medicine Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. She

obtained her veterinary medical degree at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2012. She also completed an internship at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City in 2013, which included experience in anti-cruelty work and shelter medicine. Her current interests as an outreach veterinarian, and as a resident with the UC-Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, include the role of community collaboration in mitigating pet homeless-ness, proactive shelter population management, and infectious disease prevention in shelters.

Ashley Voss has joined the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) as a communica-tions specialist. She comes to the SVM from

across campus after five years with the UW–Madison School of Education’s External Relations Office. She will use her experience in print and digital communi-cations, graphic design, and event coordination to support school-wide public relations and marketing efforts. Ashley is a 2007 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is excited to help share stories about how the SVM is advancing animal and human health.

Rachel Crawford is the new department administrator for the Department of Medical Sciences. She was drawn to the UW School of

Veterinary Medicine (SVM) by her fascination with biomedical research, her interest in health care (for both humans and animals), and her love of dogs (she has two—Callie, a Golden Retriever, and Duka, a Boston Terrier). Prior to coming to the SVM, Crawford worked at the UW Carbone Cancer Center for six years in various roles, most recently as manager for the center’s gastrointestinal cancer research program. She has also worked as a research specialist for Asthma, Allergy, and Pulmonary Research in Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and as a youth program coordina-tor for the Ho-Chunk Nation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from UW–Madison and a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Phoenix.

Kerry Ludke has returned to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) to serve as department adminis-trator for the Department

of Comparative Biosciences. From 2001 to 2007, she worked in the school’s veterinary medical teaching hospital (now UW Veterinary Care) as supervisor of the small and large animal hospital reception desks, medical records, and the case referral hotline. Most recently, Ludke served as department administra-tor for the UW School of Social Work. The professionalism, compassion, and quality of care she experienced at the teaching hospital, as well as a desire to learn more about the school’s biomedi-cal research, drew her back to the SVM. Ludke holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and has completed coursework toward a master’s of business administration at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

SVM Welcomes New Faculty and StaffImaging Wish ListAlmost all patients seen at UW Veterinary Care will require diagnos-tic imaging to determine the source of their discomfort, the severity of their injury, or how best to treat their disease. Our patients have a variety of different diseases – from heart disease to dental disease, from cancer to lameness – and each involves differ-ent needs for the optimal diagnostic imaging that will help us create a treatment plan and follow through on patient care. If you would like to make a dif-ference, a gift toward any of the following imaging items would im-prove our ability to diagnose and treat our patients.

—Kenneth Waller, Section Head, Diagnostic Imaging

Additional giving opportunities for imaging equipment can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/imaging-center.

Power Injector ($15,000)The ability to inject contrast medium into the bloodstream improves our ability to detect disease, particularly when coupled with computed tomog-raphy. Power injectors consistently, reproducibly, and safely administer a dose of contrast medium to the patient with limited waste of the initial volume and precise timing. By using the injector, contrast medium is carefully controlled and concen-trated to the area of interest, thereby reducing anesthesia time and cost. In some cases, the injector can permit decreases in the required dose. A power injector can ultimately improve diagnoses, treatments, and sometimes outcomes in our patients.

Digital Radiography Upgrade ($75,000 – $375,000)Digital radiography has been used at UW Veterinary Care for the past eight years and has improved our patient care and the ultimate efficiency of the hospital due to its short processing time and excellent image quality. With improved mobility, digital images can be viewed by more than one person in multiple parts of the hospital and enhance our collaborations with refer-ring veterinarians, ultimately improving patient care. The ability to manipulate digital images has improved disease diagnoses and reduced radiation doses to our patients and personnel.

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Mary Rose (Molly) Allen, DVMAnesthesiology and Pain Management

Laura Barnard, DVMNeurology

Caitlin Barry-Heffernan, DVMSmall Animal Internal Medicine

Kyla Beguesse, MS, DVMZoological Pathology

Lauren Blume, DVMRadiology

Ryan Bray, DVMSmall Animal Internal Medicine

Cynthia de Assumpcao Lucidi, MS, DVM, PhDClinical Pathology

Marcella Granfone, DVMEmergency and Critical Care

Kayla Grint, DVMCardiology

Chelsea Holschbach, DVMLarge Animal Medicine

Shawn Lennix, DVMAnatomic Pathology

Andrew Lewin, DVMOphthalmology

Jennifer Loewen, DVMEmergency and Critical Care

Jessica Malberg, MPH, DVMRadiology

Lily Parkinson, DVMZoological Medicine

MacKenzie Pellin, DVMRadiation Oncology

Denise Radkey, DVMAnesthesiology and Pain Management

Ellen Scherer, DVMDentistry and Oral Surgery

Katelyn Stewart, DVMMedical Oncology

Rebecca Stuntebeck, DVMMaddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine

Kathleen Tsimbas, DVMMedical Oncology

Nate Vos, MPH, DVMMedical Oncology

Jenn Whyard, DVMLarge Animal Surgery

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The UW School of Veterinary Medicine Welcomes New Residents, Interns, FellowsRESIDENTS INTERNS AND FELLOWS

Specialty Interns and Fellows

Ricardo Fernandez, DVMOncology Clinical Trials

Leslie Hopes, DVMMaddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine

Sydney Lee, DVMMaddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine

Alex Piazza, DVMOrthopedic Research

Charlotte Tusler, DVMFellow, Comparative Ocu-lar Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin

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Hannah Evans, DVM

Aslynn Jones, DVM

Erika Sikina, MPH, DVM

Chris Thomson, DVM

Elizabeth Wood, DVM

Thomas Louden Wright, DVM

Holzman Co-Authors Patient Care Guidebook for Veterinary TechniciansUW Veterinary Care’s (UWVC) Geri-anne Holzman is the co-author of a new textbook that serves as a compre-hensive guide for the care of cats and dogs undergoing surgery — from initial exam to patient discharge and beyond. Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses (Wiley-Black-well, 2015) includes chapters on the history of physical examination, pre-operative planning, asepsis, surgical assisting procedures, wound management, postoperative care, and aftercare. The reference book also features 285 full-color photographs, most of them taken at UWVC, illustrating common surgical instruments and as-sisting procedures. In co-authoring the textbook, Holzman drew upon her many years as a certified veterinary technician at UWVC, including time spent as the orthopedic and renal transplant coordinator. She now serves as UWVC’s clinical studies technician. Her partner

for the project, Teri Raffel, is a for-mer UWVC operating technician. She currently serves as the laboratory coordinator for the veterinary techni-cian program at Madison College in Madison, Wis.

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$500,000-999,999Melita F. GrunowAllan HolladayJohn P. and Tashia F. MorgridgeJeffrey D. and Sara R. Wiesner

$100,000-499,999Jane BunnRichard R. and Doris B. DubielzigPatricia R. HallMary A. Pierson

$25,000-99,999Jean-Pierre and Nancy BoespflugDorothy DahlDean Foods FoundationEvelyn K. FryerOliver J. and Jane G. GintherElaine D. MarshallGayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElweeTerry K. and Sandra K. ShockleySkeletal KineticsVCA Antech IncMary Z. ZemonZinpro CorporationZoetis

$10,000-24,999AgSource Cooperative ServicesShawn M. CavanaughTimothy J. and Anne M. ConnorCooperative Resources InternationalGlenn A. DahlGarry and Deborah EadesJohn P. and Margo EdlThomas R. and Deborah B. ErrathHumane Society of the United StatesStephen M. Johnson and Dianne M.

ByerlyKarl Hausner Farms Foundation LtdPatrick G. and Nancy B. Kennedy

Gregg and Kathryn KuehnMaddies SpiritWilliam J. MaeckGuy and Ann NakamuraJeffry A. and Hidee L. NeuenschwanderGary F. and Camille E. SeamansDavid D. and Gail L. SeavertWeston R. Severson and Esther M. OlsonSMS Foundation IncTimothy J. and Nancy L. SpeakerMargery H. UihleinPaula L. VarnerCharles H. and Sandra V. Yanke

$5,000-9,999Todd R. and Joanna C. AllenMark E. and Cheryl A. BrickmanSusan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. NealCommunity Foundation of North TexasRobert B. and Mary R. FickRobert F. and Suzanne S. GellerClaire HackmannHenry Vilas Park Zoological Society IncJudith JackmanLand O'Lakes IncJack R. and Darryl J. LuebeckBruce B. and Rebecca J. MilneMorris Animal FoundationNestle Purina Petcare CompanyOntario Association of Bovine

PractitionersJill G. PelisekMichael T. and Jodi A. PreissnerProfessional Dairy Producers FoundationProfessional Dairy Producers of WisconsinRichard K. and Bonita L. RiedererAndrew J. and Cynthia RolfeSCAVMADavid H. SimonDon and Sandy SlusarekSplit Rail Foundation IncSuzanne M. StrachotaDavid R. and Gail F. TurnerLois M. VankerkhovenWisconsin Alumni Association Inc

We’re Grateful for Donations Made Between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015In this issue of On Call, we would like to thank our individual and cor-porate donors by listing those who made gifts or pledges of $100 or more between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Cumulative donors, alumni of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate programs, and veterinary medical clinics that participated in the Companion Animal Fund have been thanked separately. We are deeply grateful to all who have contributed. Your gifts make an impact on the lives of animals and humans. Whether you have chosen to direct your gift towards studies to improve animal health, scholarships for students, facility upgrades, or an unrestricted fund that helps us meet emerging needs, your gifts go a long way. Your generosity makes the dif-ference and allows us to maintain the school’s reputation for excellence. We have made every effort to ensure that this list is accurate; how-ever, a recent switch to a new database may yield some inaccuracies. If there are errors, we apologize and encourage you to call the Office for Advancement at (608) 265-9692 with any corrections.

$2,000+Kaukauna Veterinary ClinicLake Country Veterinary CareMuller Veterinary HospitalNew Berlin Animal HospitalOregon Veterinary ClinicShorewood Animal HospitalWright Veterinary Service

$1,000-1,999All Pets Veterinary ClinicAppanasha Clinics SCDodgeville Veterinary ServiceHartford Animal Clinic IncLayton Animal HospitalMarshfield Veterinary ServiceNorth Country Veterinary ClinicOmro Animal HospitalPark Pet HospitalPerryville Pet HospitalThiensville-Mequon Small Animal

ClinicWhitewater Veterinary Hospital

$500-999All Paws Animal HospitalCountry View Animal HospitalDelafield Small Animal HospitalFamily Pet Clinic SCGrassland Veterinary Service

Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SCMetro Animal HospitalNorthside Veterinary ClinicRussell Veterinary Hospital PCSt Francis Animal HospitalTecumseh Veterinary HospitalWest Salem Veterinary Clinic IncWhitewater Animal Medical CenterWittenberg Veterinary Clinic Compan-

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Under $500Animal Hospital of OshkoshBark River Animal HospitalDr. Peter J. GaverasDr. Olivia D. Harris BarkoffLakeside Animal HospitalLoyal Veterinary ServiceMilitary Ridge Veterinary ServiceNorth Shore Animal Hospital of Racine

IncNorthwoods Animal HospitalPewaukee Veterinary ServicePulaski Veterinary ClinicQueen Creek Veterinary ClinicToken Creek Veterinary ClinicTo Your Door Veterinary Health and

WellnessValley Veterinary HospitalWoodland Veterinary Clinic

Veterinary Clinic Sponsorships Benefit the School of Veterinary MedicineEvery year, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine receives tremen-dous support from veterinary clinics that donate to the Companion Animal Fund Sponsor program in the name of a client’s pet who has passed away. We are thankful to be able to help during a pet owner’s time of grief, even just by being a part of that sense of connection generated when a pet owner learns that their veterinarian made a do-nation in the name of their pet. But we feel even more grateful that we are able to put these gifts to good use to benefit animal care. Thank you to the following veterinary clinics for their generous participation in this program between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

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TrustJohn D. Baumann and Catherine R. DoyleBayer CorporationRosemary BergMichael and Janis V. BrezinaDebra BrimBurlington Kennel ClubCampbell Supply CompanyBrenda CaprioPaul W. CeruttiLois E. ClementiLouis CoutureJoanne M. CrawfordMark A. and Carol B. CullenRussell A. Cutting and Rene E. RandallDairyland Veterinary ServiceDane County Veterinary Medical

AssociationMary M. DittmarJohn G. and Daryn S. DrenglerRudolf Dueland and Susan J. HylandEastern States ExpositionGary R. Edge and Catherine M. AhrensElanco Animal HealthElsevier IncTheodore FainSusan Nicholas N. FascianoMike FelixErin FerrisJennifer L. FitzgeraldDebra A. FitzpatrickJulie J. FlessasJohn J. FrautschiPamela A. FrazierDavid H. and Leslie B. FrisingerChristina FrosiniJeffrey GassRebecca S. GigandetBenjamin GoldJonathan V. GoodmanGordon Setter Club of AmericaPatricia A. HackworthyRick and Kathleen S. HalvorsonJeffrey R. HamannJo A. HelmsWilliam R. and Sharon L. HenningCharles K. and Patricia A. HenriksonPatricia G. HetlandWilliam G. and Judy K. HicksJoyce I. HoerigDailene T. HudsonTara G. IckeIowa State FairSteven T. and Lori JantzPhilip W. JenningsWesley Johnson and Heather Reynolds

JohnsonRonald C. KatzYoshihiro and Yuko KawaokaArlan Knutson

Helen KratzerLu A. KuzmaDon D. KynastonLaboratoire M2 IncNora LaflinRichard L. and Joan L. LefflerDarla LeutholdRosann LivaCary and Judy MaddenMark D. MarkelMarshfield Veterinary ServicePaul R. and Sharel A. MartinRocille McConnellSusan M. MelbyMidwest Veterinary Supply IncJohn H. MillerJames W. and Barbara J. MilneJuergen and Virginia L. MuellerMaureen B. MulroyJohn S. and Kristina L. MurphyWilliam N. and Mary Ann O'BrienDavid Olivotti and Ann M. Berres-OlivottiSan W. and Sarah C. OrrOva and Sue ParrKurt PaulusPaws of CT INCJames G. PeardMichael R. PetersMary S. PfisterJane PitluckJeanne PogueMarilyn M. PotterRose M. PowersSusan W. PrasseMarcia A. PulichFred E. and Marilyn G. PutzKenneth W. and Susan A. ReaglesDean J. RivieraPamela RoadsRock Valley Veterinary Medical

AssociationWilliam and Nancy RussellSaint Paul FoundationKarthikeyan Sankaralingam and Madhavi

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Sargento Foods IncMarcus Schafer and Luck SubramanianRobert A. and Kristine A. SchriesheimEllen J. SchwendemanSexing TechnologiesSimmons & AssociatesThomas L. and Anne M. SkalmoskiThea SmithSouthwest Wisconsin Veterinary

AssociationJoseph R. and Jayne Z. SpittlerLisa A. SteinkampSteven S Lindsay Memorial FundChester B. and Donna S. ThomasSteven J. ThompsonKirk M. and Lynn L. TuckerUniversal Medical SystemsUniversity League IncJacqueline A. VaverVetZ GmbHVilter Foundation IncThomas and Judith P. VinsonCharles VoegeliW D Hoard and Sons CompanyJames H. WallaceRobert T. WallaceWisconsin Veterinary Medical AssociationWisconsin Alpaca & Fiber FestWisconsin Holstein AssociationWisconsin Pork AssociationWisconsin Respiratory SymposiumLorice K. Woller

$500-999Barbara O'Brien TrustBarbara A. BaronAlan D. Berger and Ann H. InfortunaRobert BollsBravelets LLCGina L. BurgertSusan M. CampJoseph C. and Erica E. CarrollRoy A. and Sharon S. CauseyCHEMI Nutra

Sheyrl A. ChristiansonDennis P. ChuchelUlle ClarkRobert C. CohenIvy A. CorfisWilliam J. CrowleyCharles J. and Kathryn M. CzuprynskiDaniel R. and Susan L. DanielsFrederick A. and Paula DickLawrence J. and Kathleen A. DickersonCynthia H. DrollingerSigrid E. DynekPatricia M. EckertBradley L. EricksonFirst Unitarian SocietyNorm C. Fost and Irene SchapiroDeborah L. GalvinJohanna A. GheiThaddeus G. and Kathleen A. GolosBarbara G. GrosseDennis S. and Marie C. HahnDavid Hansen and Lynn M. MakiEdwin N. and Pamela A. HathawayPaul and Lola HigginsHill's Pet NutritionStephen J. and Janet L. HoltmanBrandon M. and Erin HousleyIntervet IncPatricia A. JonenJoseph and Patricia R. JustilianoJay R. Kasner and Joanne L.

Carpentier-KasnerKenosha Kennel Club IncJohn E. and Valeta R. KuenziCynthia Le VallyLouise F. LeverantWilliam J. and Sue LinderJoann C. LuedkeValerie E. LukaszewiczMolly S. MacDonaldJohn R. and Coleen E. MarshallMary E. McAndrewsRobert T. McArthurRhonda I. MeathMerial LtdElliott L. and Susan J. MoeserJohn S. and Carla E. MooreRobert J. MruzJudy L. MurphyJane NattrassNed R. and Patricia J. NovsamSusan L. O'BrienBarbara O'BrienGarrett R. OetzelRobert J. and Mettja R. OverlyThomas J. and Sharon N. PalmerRichard G. Placey and Carol E. SwansonJames W. and Donna J. RieserJennifer L. RochedieuRichard J. and Joan M. RodrickEdward L. Rodriguez and Michelle M.

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We are thankful that all our pet’s many needs can be addressed in one facility. Today’s appointment went just like all of our other appointments: excellent compassion, communication and, of course, treatment.

Special Thanks for Legacy GiftsEstate pledges, in the form of bequests, trusts, or wills, are another way to make a positive and lasting impact on the school. The fol-lowing individuals, both living and deceased, have either pledged support for the school through an estate gift or an estate gift has come to fruition in their name. For more information on how to arrange a legacy gift to benefit the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, contact Pat Bowdish at the UW Foundation at (608) 294-7661.

Allan P. Abell Todd R. and Joanna C. AllenJoey E. Amberg Jeffry Anderson David H. and Nancy K. AronsonIrving and Wendy L. BenvenisteCheryl A. Brickman Victor R. and Norma M. BrockmillerJane Bunn Jackelen A. Callahan Robert F. and Debra A. CervenkaRob and Cheryl ChristiansonLois E. Clementi John W. Currier Deanna S. Ding Betty M. Duebner Merle and Eunice EggenRobert J. and Katherine A. EmeryHarold Engles SherRee L. Engles Karen L. Fitt Earl E. and Linda J. FlaskrudBeverly S. Freiberg Jeannette I. French Karen N. Ganser Kathy Gehl Floyd George Mary E. Gerloff Christine E. Gonia Nancy Gusack Claire Hackmann Patricia R. Hall Denny and Kim HarmsJune E. Harper Arlene E. Hartman James and Jennifer HauschPatricia L. Hayes Oscar A. and Mary E. HildebrandtJoyce I. Hoerig Earl K. Holz Judith Jackman Scott L. Johnson Sheryl L. Jones Gary R. and Kay M. JonesKenneth A. and Cathy L. KerznarLynn A. Kniaz Karla Kreklow Edward M. and Lois G. Le VineKent H. and Mary Z. LibbyClara Locher Martha M. Lound Joyce A. Madsen Susan K. Magee Jacqueline Marshall Keith L. Mausner and Judith C. Illes

Roger W. and Rocille McConnell Suzanne McDonald Christine F. Meyer William D. Miller Betty J. Miller Mary A. Morse Judy L. Murphy John S. and Kristina L. MurphyKalen K. Nichols Ardith Nyht Thomas J. and Sharon N. PalmerJoyce M. Paulson Martha E. Pavcek Mary A. Pierson Theodore S. Plautz Kenneth D. Powell Jodi A. Preissner Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. and Marilyn G. PutzTheresa M. Radant Andrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzJohn and Robin RaleyWalter F. and Martha M. RenkDoris J. Salsbury Marion R. Schroeder Ronald F. and Tami L. SchurerMarcie T. Schwengel David D. and Gail L. SeavertWeston R. Severson and Esther M.

Olson Patricia B. Smith Hedwig M. Spaight Barbara A. Suran Charlotte T. Turner David R. and Gail F. TurnerJacqueline A. Vaver Peter S. and Trisha Y. WagnerMargaret V. Wald Morrie Waud Patricia H. Weisberg Marilyn R. Wilbur Edwin V. and Linda S. WiseJohn R. and Kelli J. ZellmerMary L. Zimmermann

Shelter from the Storm IncHarney B. and Barbara R. StoverJohn and Mary A. StrackaNorman E. and Lois K. SudnickHeather SusongThomas L. TaylorRichard J. TaylorMary Ann A. TestBarbara A. ToomanThomas N. TorhorstC Phillip and Paula TurnerVicki TurnerPaul J. and Emily VarkalaVetCor Professional PracticesVeterinary Vision of RochesterTrisha Y. WagnerWisconsin Miniature Pinscher Rescue

$100-499James F. and Sophia R. AbenanteCaroline L. AdamsAg PartnersRonald E. and Sonja A. AhlertMark I. and Virginia L. AlexanderCarla C. AllensteinPhilip R. AndersenElizabeth B. AndersonEric K. and Susan E. AndersonJoanne O. AndersonJean W. AndersonWilmer AndersonRobert P. and Marianne M. AndersonJames M. and Bonnie K. AndrewsMiriam AnsfieldDavid B. and Linda A. ArcandSara G. ArmstrongBeth C. ArnoldAtlas Vet LLCDavid AtwellMartin E. and Lois M. AuerBadger Dachshund ClubJames Bahensky and Donna

Katen-BahenskyCharles and Madelon BakerHarold K. and Patricia A. BakkenAaron F. Barkoff and Olivia D. Harris

BarkoffBrian K. and Elizabeth A. BarnesMorris N. and Virginia BartotClifford W. BassNeal E. BaudhuinPaul H. BautzmannJeffrey J. and Jan BeardsleyRuss and Connie BeavanRobert J. and Lori E. BeggsKelly BellBelle Design LLCJoshua E. BenishPatricia F. BennettEdward C. and Louise A. BennettRuth M. BenzieJames G. Berbee and Karen A. WalshBob and Elsie P. BergetBruce D. and Kathryn A. BerndtBernese Mountain Dog Club of Southeast

WisconsinNyle BiondiWilliam F. and Laura BirdCharles E. and Prudence Birringer

Dale E. and Nanci A. BjorlingSteven C. and Marcia S. BlaylockJason A. Bleedorn and Samantha L.

MorelloPhilip E. BloedornMatthew F. BloomArthur BlumJohn J. and Shawn C. BogdanskeAllan G. and Margaret R. BogueJerome Booth and Jayne M. SeibelDennis L. BorskiPatrick P. and Tiffany BowdishBarbara E. BrandelC J and Angela BrantnerLaura A. BrennerMary M. BriscoeVictor R. and Norma M. BrockmillerSteven D. and Melody C. BrownRuth H. BruskiewitzBruce M. and Brooke A. BuchThomas J. Buechel and Kari M. SeversonThomas J. BuetowBrian P. and Ellen M. BuggySteven J. and Thea R. BuholzerKevin A. Buhr and Tracey Evans-BuhrCharles K. and Mary A. BurgessJason R. and Jennie BurtKenneth C. and Judith A. BushekTimothy L. and Sandra B. BuzardJoan Z. CalderDiego F. CalderonRobert A. and Kim CampbellCathleen M. CanavanHannah V. CareyDavid CarlsonJohn P. and Laurie L. CelebreJill ChavinRon and Nancy ChristophersonDeborah A. ChvilicekRodney L. and Eva ClarkCraig E. ClarkBarbara A. ClarkeHoward J. and Ann S. ClearyMargaret E. ClemonsDavid E. Cloninger and Mary K. GillhamDavid W. and Bevra L. ColePaul C. and Mary M. ColetteMichael T. and Cynthia CollinsBarbara A. ConstansMichael D. and Debbie L. ConstantNigel B. and Lynn CookCarrie B. CoonceWilliam R. Cooper and Lisa A. BorzynskiRobert L. CourterCream City Canines IncRuth A. CrennellAndrew B. CrummyThomas J. CubinskiJohn W. CurrierBruce C. and Laurene D. DavidsonDazzling Paws Jewelry LLCJoyce A. De BeckKurt S. De PreyJames E. DearingJohn R. and Sandra J. DeckerJason DemboskiAllan DergeEdward F. and Georgia L. DettmersMargaret A. DevenneyKevin Dhuyvetter

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Landow-EsserMona EverettRichard and Gwen A. EvseichikKara EwersRick K. Ezell and Kristen A. BernardGloria K. FarquerSteven M. FarreyGreg and Laura J. FelzerConstance FerentzFelix J. and Marilyn L. FernandesVincent FidanzaMichael A. Fiedler

Jeff L. and Jill S. FilterBernice A. FischerDavid J. and Kellee J. FisherJames H. Fitzpatrick and Annette

Gendron-FitzpatrickRonald A. Foster and Michelle I. JancovicLynn FoxDaniel and Linda FranciskovicChristine A. FranckenSue M. FregienJames M. and Kathleen C. FreimuthRobert A. FriedrichD Ward and Judith FullerRobert B. and Janine A. GageKaren N. GanserRobert C. and Linda M. GapkoWilliam K. Garfoot and Nancy L. FielderDonna J. GarskeJohn C. Garver and Jean A. KuehnJohn C. and Lynn M. GavelekErnest GdisisKathy GehlPaul A. GeiselCharles W. and Sandra GiesenMichael H. and Sara K. GilmanJon C. and Nancy GilmoreJean E. GilpinJerry J. and Karen L. GippOttilie GlazierTony L. Goldberg and Anne M. ReadelR Kent and Jeanne-Marie GoodeThomas L. GraberFrank R. and Catherine W. GreerRichard K. and Debra M. GriemWarren K. and Deborah S. GriffithTom and Sue W. GrisamoreSusan E. GruberWilliam C. and Theresa A. GuelcherThomas GurchinoffNancy GusackErik and Heather GustafsonMichael and Nanette Hackbarth

Kurt and Roberta S. HackbarthSam A. and Michele J. HagopianBarbara A. HahnTheodore E. and Genevieve HaleyPeter C. and Nancy HalversonRichard B. Hammerstrom and Marina N.

HaanMary HanrahanTom and Deb HansonHarlan Family Foundation TrustJune E. HarperDoris HarrisonJames D. and Barbara B. HartKathy HartmannJon M. and Teresa HartwigBeverly S. HasselJames and Jennifer HauschNicholas I. and Marit HawkinsKerry HawleyDaniel J. and Mary E. HayengaGerald R. and Nancy T. HazardLisa A. HebertDavid and Judith M. HeckerTimothy F. Heggland and Mary BehanSteven A. and Michelle M. HeindelJames E. and Linda K. HeinekeJonathan R. and Wendy P. HeiseStephanie M. HelgesonPatrick G. Hellmann and Pamela M.

SchmidtTerry E. and Gwen M. HenricksenJenna HenshueAndrew A. and Rachel N. HerbstThomas R. HerbstRonald M. and Susan F. HibbenJames H. and Betty J. HigbyAva M. HigginbothamLysbeth HintzWilliam G. HirdCelia M. HitemanCarole HoefsJames L. Hoehn and Nancy J. GoldbergCheryl L. HofferRichard M. and Jill S. HoffmanDavid HolstromSusan M. HoltJohn R. HoltzJoseph E. and Kathy J. HouznerKenneth A. and Ann L. HowellDavid A. and Magdalene T. HoytDaniel P. HuegelHenry P. Huntington and Kathleen A.

BurekDolores HurlburtThomas H. Hurst and Kleo B. KritzFranz O. and Christine N. IglerHarold B. and Sandra S. IndaNita L. IrbyWilliam N. and Suzanne JacobsenJudy JaeschkeJames JaffeJulie A. JagemannSharon L. JamesJean JamiesonRobert A. and Carla A. JaneckKimberly JanuszewskiKrista A. JautzLynda R. JeppesenImogene P. JohnsonThomas R. and Mary N. Johnson

Scott L. JohnsonClark Johnson and Nona G. HillBrad W. and Karla K. JolinJohn D. and Deborah S. KaioulaJohn R. Karl and Helena RylanderSally J. KasikPam KasperKim T. and Susan L. KassMichael and Imelda KelleyDavid J. and Rita A. KelliherCatherine E. KendriganCarolyn A. Kenney-CarterCharles M. and Susan M. KernatsJudith A. KettenBobby Kewan and Ronald ThomasDonna S. KielerMark E. and Anne S. KinzerKenneth A. Kissinger and Adelaide B.

KrahnDavid Klemish and Sherry PalmerCarl J. and Janet K. KlemmDavid G. and Vickie B. KlickMichael A. Kling and Megan M.

Cullen-KlingRobert J. and Karen KlostermannJohn G. Knaak and Patricia M. WindauArthur L. and Frances KnellerJohn KnetzgerCheryl M. KneubuehlWilliam H. and Vicky V. KnoedlerBarbara J. KnutsonJames D. and Anne S. KoelblMichael J. and Margaret A. KolbeDavid L. KolitzAnn L. KoskiDonald S. KoskinenRosella P. KozenskieRick and Constance L. KrahnJudy KrajewskiMatt and Heidi K. KramerNatalie J. KrauseJeannine KrellRichard Kremer and Elizabeth A. StaehlerMary L. KrollRaymond R. and Barbara L. KruegerDennis W. and Martha A. KubaBeth M. KublyAnthony J. and Pamela L. La ValliereRebecca LaddMaldon D. LaitinenLakeside Animal HospitalSteven P. and Barbara J. LanphearAnn N. LanphearReed A. and Joyce A. LarsonJohn E. and Nancy L. LarsonClaire LatimerElizabeth J. LeonardBeverly K. LewisKent H. and Mary Z. LibbyDavid S. Liebl and Linda A. SchulerAlison N. Lindsay MaresMark E. LinzerRobert J. LipinskiMichael A. LiveseyRosemary LizziRobert F. and Jennifer L. LloydNeil J. and Lori J. LonerganSharon C. LongFranklin D. Loo and Sally Y. Long

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I am always impressed with the compassion, kind-ness, and professionalism from all disciplines we meet when we come to UW.

Richard A. and Cheryl J. LoosePamela E. LorenzenJohn E. and Patricia S. LovenPaul W. LuebkeAlicia L. LugauerKaren K. LundquistRobert J. and Wendy W. LutzKatharine C. LyallJanice MaharamPaul A. Manley and Sheila M. McGuirkChristoph Mans and Cecilia S. RobatCharles Marn and Kathleen HawkinsJoseph A. MarottaBarbara MarsDick and Stephanie F. MartinPaul MattinglyLinda H. MatusewicDavid McClaryJohn R. and Marian McClellanMark McCulloughHolly I. McEnteeJerry McGinnisMartha McGregorMichael G. and Mary E. McIlweeDaniel and Debby McNamaraMark A. MeierSusan A. MeierElizabeth A. MeisenheimerErol and Juliann MelikMiles P. Melnikov and Lynn E. KonkelRobert B. and Sandee MerrickJoseph and Audrey F. MetroChristine F. MeyerKent MeyerMeyer's Canine ColonyMeyer's Kennel IncJeremy Michalek and Molly Bain

FrounfelterDonald L. and Mary J. MichalskiKatherine S. MillerKaryn MinderDonald R. MinorMichael L. MiodonskiGordon B. Misner and Deborah PriorPaul E. MlezivaMobile Veterinary CareHarry W. and Gail W. MomontBrian Moog and Crystal CoenenJames D. and Patricia D. MooreCecil P. and Geraldine A. MooreMichelle J. MooreKelly E. MooreNick and Suzan L. MorikisJeffrey and Elvina MoyerJohn P. and Catherine M. MurphyMichael S. MurrayFrank L. and Helen E. MyersMichael and Suzanne MysakLita L. NapadenskyNasco International IncCarl R. and Sherrill A. NeessRachel NelanPatricia A. NellChristopher and Susan NelsenColin J. and Crystal A. NemethJohn M. and Barbara J. NolanDale A. and Katherine NordeenBarbara J. NoreneWilliam W. and L Carolyn Norton

Gregory A. and Gail M. NorusisRobert L. Nourse and De-Ann M. PillersDanielle R. OakleyRobert F. and Margo A. O'Brien

HokansonKevin M. and Jill M. O'ConnellPatrick C. and Mary E. O'ConnorGeoff and Rachel O'DonnellAnne O'KeefeBernard C. Olejniczak and Margaret J.

OlsonChristine OlsenChristopher W. Olsen and Claudia E.

MeyersBette H. OlsonLillian A. OrciariSarah L. OrrJohn and Jean M. OsenOSOD LLCSharon B. OstachJoseph M. Oswald and Terry JohnstonAndrew J. Otting and Laura HohnholdLinnea S. PakLee T. and Susan L. PalecekXuan PanDavid C. Pappas and Nancy M. GarnerRaymond E. ParkerJames K. and Patricia J. PasellKaren R. PassowCalvin C. PattenAlan M. Patterson and Sheli R. SadoffThomas A. and Patricia D. PaulsonJoyce M. PaulsonSara PaulsonJeff M. and Marlene M. PechuraDavid H. and Suzanne J. PeckDennis M. and Lori P. PeckMarshall A. and Diane M. PeeblesHenri B. and Patricia PensisGary L. and Shirley M. PeperHarold and Ann PerkinsJohn J. and Susan A. PetersenMichael R. PetersonDeborah M. PetersonTroy M. and Jann E. PfaffPeter J. and Kathleen A. Piaskoski

Mark and Marie E. PinkertonJames C. and Catherine J. PlankMichele PlewaWilliam D. and Cynthia M. PlumleyRandy P. PohlCurtis T. PoorJay M. PosterMarc D. and Jessica L. PowellKathleen F. PrattMichael C. and Susan M. PritzlLinda PrososkiZachary M. and Jane K. PruhsKathleen A. PuernerWilliam H. and Joan PuttkamerRichard H. and Barbara A. QuaasAndrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzJean L. RadfordDonald L. RahnDouglas A. Raihle and Diana C.

Ballew-RaihleJohn and Sally A. RalphCharlann RaschRoger and Marilyn RathfelderRoger H. RathkeRichard N. Reichardt and Susan J. IhlerKevin ReichmanJames A. and Anne E. RenderKathleen A. RetzkiVirginia B. RiceCharles P. and Kathleen T. RileyKenneth and Jane RileySarah RitterElliott C. RobbinsAllan D. and Carleen P. RobertsonPaul RochotteSusan M. RogersR Timothy and Susan RooneyJames M. and Susan F. RoraffBeth M. RosenthalKatherine A. RudolphJay J. and Leslie S. RusekRonald J. and Mary L. RyanMary Jo J. RyanRichard and Sharon SafronJoseph J. SalasPeter A. and Patricia J. Sammataro

Lauren M. SammelEric P. SandgrenKarl SchaeferHeidi R. SchaeferDale M. ScharineErna E. SchatzmanBarbara J. SchenckJames and Faye L. SchiefferCarole F. SchillerWilliam T. and Tracy L. SchleicherMichael P. and Lynn SchmidtSue E. SchmidtNichole A. SchneebergerJohn A. and Kerry L. SchnellRuth M. SchoenwetterRoger L. and Kay C. SchrammVirgil SchulenburgLizabeth J. SchultzKurt and Debra SchusterLauralei L. SchusterLaVerne L. SchwengelDiane SchwisterRalph and Carol A. SeelmanPatrick H. and Marlys A. SempleRussell and Judith SestoSeven Oaks Farm LLCDiana K. ShadelSharon L. SharkoDavid Sherlock and Jennifer R. GottwaldJohn F. Sheski and Cathy DonaldsonDavid P. and Barbara L. SilvaPatryk W. Silver and Lesley J. SmithPhilipp W. Simon and Sandra L. LarsonDennis L. and Joan C. SingstockRandall I. SirkNancy A. SivyerLarry G. SkaarShields J. SloanAndrew J. and Jennifer A. SmiejaGerald R. SmileyReeves E. Smith and Glenna M. CarterMowry I. SmithAbigail SmithJohn A. and Kendyle M. SmithJulia F. SmithKenneth L. Smith and Linda K.

Christian-SmithCharles C. Smith and Marianne SiessCraig A. SmithLizabeth A. SmithSociety of Phi ZetaGary and Roberta A. SoikeSteven D. SordenKarl and Mary B. SpathJohn A. and Carol J. SpeakerKevin J. SpredemannJayne M. SquirrellStafford Rosenbaum LLPClaudia A. StandorfSandra E. StarkWilliam and Judith H. StathasHoward J. Steinberg and Barbara

AndrewsGerald L. and Georgia A. StellmacherLynne K. StevensAnn T. StewartAnnette E. StockJohn W. and Beverly J. StoehrCharles W. Strawser and Ellison BentleyLois Stritt

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The doctor and student sat down with me and explained things well and took the time to do a thorough job in checking my dog. I felt confident that she was getting exceptional care.

Gordon and Patricia StroessnerRichard and Rhonda StrojincCharles M. and Erika C. StuartSteven A. Stwertka and Alexis NorelleJean M. SuchomelJohn P. and Laura L. SvarenKaren F. SzatalowiczPaul R. and Gail D. TaylorHoward G. and Cheryl J. TealGregory E. and Judith M. ThieleDiane L. ThiemeGloria J. ThomasTimothy M. and Nancy L. ThompsonMichael L. and Michael L. ThompsonLee M. and Kristi V. ThorsonVirginia M. TierneyLinda J. TigertDiana TobiasTimothy P. and Kathleen A. TraversJeffrey J. TrendelLauren A. TrepanierMichael J. TurnerDavid B. and Jeanine UrbenUW Veterinary Care AssociatesJames M. VagourdesDavid M. VailValley Veterinary Hospital SCJohn A. and Maureen E. Van DinterRebekah L. Van DusenDolores Van ErdenBruce R. and Becky J. Van HoutenCharles D. and Susan J. VarcoStephen M. and Paula L. VarnerRonald J. Vavrik and Nancy LorenzSteve P. and Kathleen E. VerrillVeterinary Ophthalmology Specialty

PracticeMichael C. and Judith A. VivionCharles G. and Kathleen A. VogelJudith A. WagnerDonald J. and Janice M. WaldvogelDonald G. WalkerKathleen E. WalkerJohn P. and Karen M. WallaceMary A. WallaceDan and Patricia A. WalrathDavid A. and Marjorie WalshRon and Annette WaltersChris WargaskiWilliam P. Wassweiler and Ann M.

Schwichtenberg-WassweilerStacey WatsonWaupaca CountyMorris Waxler and Carolyn J. Zahn-WaxlerRichard and Jane WeikMarc S. and Leslie A. WeinbergerRonald I. WeisbrodMary J. WelchJanet WelterNancy WengerLeonard W. and Paula K. WernerJacqueline C. WhiteJames C. and Jacqueline M. WhiteRamona G. WidickWI-IL Agility GroupGeorge and Helen WildingGlenn C. WilhelmJohn P. WilhelmsenRegina WilsonWilliam F. Wingren

Janet WintersbergerJoseph M. and Debra A. WisniewskiRichard L. and Bonnie H. WithersDonald A. and Cathryn L. WittkeMichael WolfJeffrey R. WolfgramDaniel G. Wong and Kristen R. Friedrichs

Marilyn J. WorkmanMadeline J. WrightTimothy P. and Laureen Y. YoshinoCatherine M. YoungKaren M. YoungKristine R. ZaballosMicah Zarlow

Robert J. and Mary L. ZiinoMary L. ZimmermannMarcia J. ZinggWilliam J. and Paula M. ZirbesArthur J. ZoellnerBetty F. ZupkePeggy A. Zweber

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$5,000+Gustavo Justine PHD '71

$1,000-4,999Fran S. Azeka DVM '92 Gerald E. PHD '71 and Sharon K. BisgardLinda Bunkfeldt-Popp MS '79 Daryl D. MS '74 PHD '75 and Sharon

G. BussClaire A. Cornelius DVM '00 Barbara D. Good DVM '94 Peter D. MS '94 PHD '97 and Karen L.

HansonVirginia P. Kunch DVM '97 Kathy M. Reilly DVM '90 Jean E. Sander DVM '87 Linda J. Sullivan DVM '87 Mark A. DVM '88 and Catherine A.

TetrickTy J. Vannieuwenhoven DVM '89 Ryan M. Wallace DVM '12 Thomas M. PHD '64 and Ann W. Yuill

$500-999John T. DVM '88 and Ranjana G. BeenEdith G. Brandt DVM '88 Bernard C. MS '58 PHD '61 and

Charlene L. EasterdayJennifer A. Fleming DVM '90 Gayle S. Leith MS '85 DVM '88 Robert M. Nakamura MS '66 Darlene K. Osgood DVM '91 Ellen H. Richardson DVM '92 Timothy J. PHD '07 and Tiffany SteinAlvin F. Weber PHD '49

$100-499Anton M. Allen PHD '61 Claudia Barreto PHD '94 Tracy A. Bartz DVM '92 Patricia A. Bauman DVM '87 Patricia A. Beck MS '76 Eva C. Beyer DVM '01

Alain M. Bouillant MS '63 Deborah A. Brinkman DVM '88 Diane M. Brown DVM '89 Dennis B. Brown DVM '90 and Cynthia

L. Krach DVM '90 Karen J. Bryant DVM '02 Abbey E. Butler DVM '06 Robert J. Callan PHD '96 Christopher C. MS '87 PHD '90 and

Mary ChaseRobert S. Cook PHD '66 Clarice S. De Christina DVM '88 Randy J. De Decker DVM '88 Carolyn M. Deegan DVM '87 Michael C. Dix DVM '98 Patricia A. Dunn DVM '89 Jeffrey T. Durkin DVM '92 and Kimberly

K. Wedul Robert J. PHD '72 and Carlene EckroadeSarah Gertmenian DVM '02 Hannelore Geyer DVM '98 Franziska B. Grieder MS '87 PHD '89 Geralyn M. Grieshaber DVM '00 Rose C. Grimm DVM '04 Olivia D. Harris Barkoff DVM '98Anne Pientok and Rosanne M. Hatcher-

Pientok DVM '02 Michael J. Hayman DVM '89 Tamara M. Holz-Jacobs DVM '95 Amy S. Hubbard DVM '91 Guy D. Jodarski DVM '87 A Neill PHD '77 and Julia JohnsonRichard L. DVM '87 and Bonnie L.

Jones-WitthuhnThomas M. Kelble DVM '89 Thomas J. MS '73 PHD '75 and Beverly

K. KennedyAnthony L. Kiorpes MS '74 PHD '77 Jennifer M. Kokes DVM '00 Loren D. Koller MS '69 PHD '71 Narayana R. PHD '69 and Lalitha KosuriDonna B. Krochak DVM '91 Thomas G. MS '76 and Shirley R.

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Rodney S. DVM '87 and Lana A. KuenziDiane L. Larsen DVM '90 PHD '99 Lisa A. Lindesmith DVM '88 Lynda L. Ludwig DVM '00 Kyle G. DVM '88 and Barbara J.

MathewsJonathan F. MS '89 PHD '94 and Stacy

A. McAnultyDavid J. McDonald DVM '89 Carol J. McLaughlin DVM '92 Edward L. Metcalf DVM '95 Winifred G. Morenz DVM '88 John P. Naeser DVM '02 Lisa M. Nesson DVM '94 Paula J. Northrop DVM '92 Kelly G. Peters DVM '89 Thomas A. Peterson DVM '90 James A. Polikowski DVM '96 and

Ruthanne Chun DVM '91 Brigitte M. Raabe DVM '07 Peter L. Rayne DVM '89 Kyle W. Richards DVM '94 Kurt M. Rossebo DVM '91 Andrew J. Runte DVM '98 William E. Sander DVM '09 Troy D. Semandel DVM '95 Margaret A. Shaver DVM '96 Kurt K. Sladky DVM '93 and Deborah

A. Neff Robert H. Steiner DVM '93 Rebecca L. Stepien DVM '87 Helen M. Szalajka DVM '97 Kim D. Taylor DVM '89 Sait Tekeli MS '62 PHD '63 Kevin L. DVM '04 and Dawn M. DVM

'03 ThrallHilary W. Toft DVM '02 Kenneth R. DVM '07 MS '07 and Shelly

M. WallerMartin O. Wayne DVM '00 Gary W. DVM '97 and Amy S. DVM '97

WiegelJames A. PHD '68 and Lorna S. WillCesario S. Zamora PHD '73

Special Thanks to Alumni DonorsOur alumni donors form a special group of individuals. They have seen both the excellence and the potential of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine firsthand, and even after they graduate, the school holds a special place for them. Whether they work in private practice or aca-demics, stay in Wisconsin or travel far abroad, or even return right here to their alma mater, we appreciate that our alumni remember where they came from. We would like to thank our alumni who have donated $100 or more between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 to help improve their school, whether for the benefit of animal health, students like themselves, or simply to maintain the excellence of their school.

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$1,000,000+Robert F. and Debra A. CervenkaCovance Inc Frank and Evelyn K. FryerOliver J. and Jane G. GintherChristine F. Meyer Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc Martha E. Pavcek Walter F. and Martha M. RenkBarbara A. Suran Morrie and Tracey WaudWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

$500,000-999,999Irving and Wendy L. BenvenisteJean-Pierre and Nancy BoespflugDr William & Winifred O'Rourke Family

Charitable Trust Equiservices Margaret D. Fix Melita F. Grunow Harvestime Farms Inc Allan Holladay Merial Ltd John P. and Tashia F. MorgridgeMoritz Foundation Pfizer Inc Rabies Challenge Fund VetCor Professional Practices Jeffrey D. and Sara R. WiesnerZoetis

$100,000-499,999Allan P. and Shirley M. AbellAgSource Cooperative Services Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc James G. Berbee and Karen A. Walsh Jane Bunn Carrington Laboratories Inc Shawn M. Cavanaugh Mary L. Comstock Timothy J. and Anne M. ConnorDean Foods Foundation Kathryn N. Doane Dog Jog Companion Animal Club Dr Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Medical

Research Foundation Richard R. and Doris B. DubielzigDuffield Family Foundation John P. and Margo EdlFort Dodge Animal Health Patricia R. Hall Arlene E. Hartman Hemopet

Heska Corporation Hill's Pet Nutrition Immuno Dynamics Inc ImmunoStar Inviragen Susan J. Ipsen Judith Jackman JB & MK Pritzker Family Foundation Carolyn A. Kenney-Carter Erick J. Laine Robert G. and Nanette O. LamphereDavid S. Liebl and Linda A. Schuler Martha M. Lound Bohdan W. Lucky and Ellen C.

Butterworth Maddies Spirit William J. and Shirley A. MaeckMarjorie Siebert Aylen Foundation Inc Elaine D. Marshall Paul E. McElwee and Gayle G. Rosemann James E. and Jean MohrhauserMonsanto Company Morinda Agriculture Mary A. Morse Jeffry A. and Hidee L. NeuenschwanderNutraSweet Company Oratec Interventions Inc OSOD LLC OsteoGenix Inc Terrance D. and Judith A. PaulMary A. Pierson Theodore S. Plautz Mary E. Poirier Puelicher Foundation Inc John G. and Doris J. SalsburySalsbury J E Foundation Eric P. Sandgren SCAVMA Gary F. and Camille E. SeamansDavid D. and Gail L. SeavertTerry K. and Sandra K. ShockleySkeletal Kinetics Smith and Nephew Inc SONAC USA VCA Antech Inc Stuart Webb Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Marilyn R. Wilbur Ray B. Zemon Zinpro Corporation

$25,000-99,999All Pets Veterinary Clinic Steven L. and Karen L. Allenstein

Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp Alta Genetics USA Inc American Society of Veterinary Clinical

Pathology Susan J. Anderson Appanasha Clinics SC Badgerland Financial Bayer - Agriculture Division Bayer Corporation Gerald E. PHD '71 and Sharon K. BisgardBlackwell Science LTD Robert G. and Joellen F. BlountBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc Mark E. and Cheryl A. BrickmanKelly Bryson Kenyon Bryson Daryl D. MS '74 PHD '75 and Sharon G.

BussEdward J. Campbell Cynthia R. Cannon Hannah V. Carey Susan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. NealCiba-Geigy Limited Terrence P. DVM '87 and Irina ClarkCompanion Animal Club Consolidated Sterilizer Systems Cooperative Resources International Country View Animal Hospital CuraGen Corporation John W. Currier Russell A. Cutting and Rene E. Randall John C. and Dorothy DahlDatex Ohmeda Inc Dodgeville Veterinary Service C Thomas and Suzanne DowArthur E. and Betty M. DuebnerRudolf Dueland and Susan J. Hyland MS

'73 PHD '78 Bernard C. MS '58 PHD '61 and Charlene

L. EasterdayEastern Artificial InseminationEcolab Inc Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust Ellamae Siebert Foundation Endorex Corporation Andrew J. and Linda D. ErdmanThomas R. and Deborah B. ErrathEvan and Marion Helfaer Foundation Farm Credit Services Of NE Wisconsin Nicole Finitzo Fort Dodge Laboratories Jorge O. and Sofija GalanteDavid J. Ganfield Robert F. and Suzanne S. GellerGenex Cooperative Inc William R. and Cindy GenglerMary E. Gerloff Matthew R. Ginther and Kelly J.

Connor-Ginther William J. and Patricia J. GoodgerJonathan V. Goodman Claire Hackmann Hartford Animal Clinic Inc Patricia L. Hayes William G. Hein Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society Inc Harvey A. and Patricia G. HetlandEarl K. Holz Iams Company Darian M. and Jamie H. Ibrahim

IDEXX Laboratories Inc International Vaccine Institute Intervet Inc Inviragen (Singapore) Pte Ltd Jaqua Foundation Stephen M. Johnson and Dianne M.

Byerly Ronald C. Katz Kaukauna Veterinary Clinic Mark and Michele KellnerJack F. Kellner Patrick G. and Nancy B. KennedyKing Abdulaziz City For Science &

Technology Kohler Foundation Inc John H. and Kennetha L. KrehbielKuenzi Family Pet Hospital Dennis J. and Sandra J. KuesterDon D. and Helen S. KynastonKyoritsu Seiyaku Corporation Lakeside Animal Hospital Edward M. and Lois G. Le VineJacqueline W. Lindsay Kathleen R. Losurdo Jack R. and Darryl J. LuebeckMark D. Markel Jacqueline Marshall Marshall & Ilsley Foundation Inc Merck & Co Inc Merial Intervet Eugene L. Meyer Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc Miles Inc MillerCoors Bruce B. and Rebecca J. MilneJean C. Mooring Muller Veterinary Hospital Nestle Purina Petcare Co Nestle USA Inc Novartis Animal Health US Inc Julie R. Nowicki David Nowicki Mathilda V. Oaks Carl Olson Omro Animal Hospital Oregon Veterinary Clinic William J. and Winifred J. O'RourkePark Pet Hospital Frank J. and Jill G. PelisekPepsi-Cola Sales & Dist Inc Marilyn M. Potter Kenneth D. Powell Mary K. Pritzker Promega Corp Prostate Cancer Foundation John A. Puelicher Q Therapeutics Inc Rancho Amorio Barbara C. Rettgen Richard K. and Bonita L. RiedererAugusta D. Roddis Daniel Roh and Carla C. Allenstein Andrew J. and Cynthia RolfeSandoz Ag Saputo Inc SARcode Corporation Ellen J. Schwendeman Weston R. Severson and Esther M. Olson Mary Shea Shorewood Animal Hospital

Special Thanks to Cumulative DonorsEvery gift to support the School of Veterinary Medicine is always appre-ciated. The school is especially grateful to those donors who have shown a high level of support, whether they have done so through many gifts or pledges over the years or through a larger donation. Consistent support at this level provides the margin of excellence in our teaching, research, and service and also serves to show others that our cause is a worthy one. We gratefully acknowledge the cumulative contributions that the fol-lowing donors have made toward our overall excellence as well as specific endeavors from 1982 to the present, including gifts and pledges.

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SMS Foundation Inc Solvay Animal Health Inc Timothy J. and Nancy L. SpeakerSplit Rail Foundation Inc Steven S Lindsay Memorial Fund Stryker Endoscopy The Merck Company Foundation The Myelin Project The PEW Charitable Trusts Thiensville-Mequon Small Animal Clinic Barbara A. Tooman Charles D. Turgrimson David V. and Margery H. UihleinUniversity League Inc Lois M. Vankerkhoven Vilter Foundation Inc Thomas and Judith P. VinsonVita Plus Corporation Walter Schroeder Foundation Waukesha Kennel Club Lucile Weinress Patricia H. Weisberg Wisconsin Alpaca & Fiber Fest Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Founda-

tion Inc World Dairy Expo Inc Wright Veterinary Service Charles H. and Sandra V. YankeMary Z. Zemon

$10,000-24,999ABS Global Inc Accelerated Genetics Jerome D. and Rita M. AhlTodd R. and Joanna C. AllenLeland C. Allenstein Richard D. Alsaker Abdulaziz M. AL-Swailem Alta Genetics USA Inc Enrique DVM '96 and Suzanne R. DVM

'96 AlvarezAlvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation American Bouvier Rescue League American Physiological Society American Veterinary Medical Foundation David Anderson

Animal Hospital of Ashwaubenon Arizona Equine Medical Surgical Center Barbara Atwood AVMA Professional Liability Insurance

Trust Badger Kennel Club Badgerland Financial Terry A. Barker Bauernheim Llamas John D. Baumann and Catherine R. Doyle Bayer Corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club Bruce R. and Kathleen BussJackelen A. Callahan Frank Cannella Thomas L. and Martha L. CarterCHR Hansen Inc Bruce M. and Linda A. ChristensenClara Freshour Nelson Foundation Clear View Veterinary Solutions LLC Lois E. Clementi Country Veterinary Service Howard E. Cox Cutco Foundation Inc Glenn A. Dahl Dane County Humane Society Deer-Grove Veterinary Clinics LLC DeLaval Inc Disney Worldwide Services Inc Dubuque Kennel Club Garry and Deborah EadesEastern States Veterinary Association Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic Elser Enterprises Inc Elsevier Science B V Embrex Inc Equity Coop Livestock Sales Richard C. and Annette R. EvansEvjue Foundation Inc Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Patrick S. MS '83 DVM '87 and Anne M.

FarrellRobert B. and Mary R. FickFirst Citizens State Bank Nick G. Takton and Julie J. Flessas Fond du Lac County Kennel Club Peter S. Foote Norman C. Fost and Irene Schapiro Steve Frantz John J. Frautschi Friends of the University of Wisconsin Vet-

erinary Medical Teaching Program, Inc. GHEN Corporation Giddings & Lewis Foundation Emil and Josette GlasbergSanjiv Goel Graunke Family Foundation Greer Laboratories Inc Daniel A. and Kimberly A. GrimmDennis S. and Marie C. HahnPeter D. MS '94 PHD '97 and Karen L.

HansonJanice M. Happe Virginia H. Harrington Lisa A. Hebert Timothy F. Heggland and Mary Behan Charles K. and Patricia A. HenriksonHerrild and Herrild SC Patricia W. Hewitt

Hillside Animal Hospital Hinueber Veterinarian Service Home AT Last Animal Sanctuary Humane Society of the United States Tara G. Icke Idexx Corporation Immunex Corporation Jackson Pet Hospital Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SC Brenda K. Jenkin Dub Jiles Pamela M. Johnson Samuel C. and Imogene P. JohnsonGary L. and Judy H. JorgensenKarl Hausner Farms Foundation Ltd Yoshihiro and Yuko KawaokaKettle Moraine Kennel Club Donald F. and Carol J. KressMelvyn A. and Carol A. KronnGregg Kuehn John E. and Valeta R. KuenziKunming Institute Of Zoology L & L Sales & Service Inc Michele M. La Fond MS '85 DVM '89 Laboratoire M2 Inc Jean H. LaMack Layton Animal Hospital A. Brian Little Clara Locher Madison Cat Clinic Inc Susan K. Magee Mary A. Mahoney Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation Roger W. and Rocille McConnellWilliam E. McGuirk Mark R. Melby Susan M. Melby Paul E. Miller MiraBella Technologies LLC Mark L. Morris MS '62 PHD '63 Maureen B. Mulroy Guy and Ann Nakamura Northeast Wisconsin Veterinary Medical

Association Pat A. Nelson Neumeister Animal Hospital New Berlin Animal Hospital Ltd Norden Labs Incorporated Norman Bassett Foundation Northside Veterinary Clinic Odyssey Veterinary Care Susan R. O'Konski David Olivotti and Ann M. Berres-Olivotti Marilyn A. Olsen Ophthalmanagement Co Organ Recovery Systems San W. and Sarah C. OrrOttawa Hospital Pahle Small Animal Clinic Perryville Pet Hospital Mary S. Pfister Pharmacia Corporation Pharmase Inc Richard G. Placey and Carol E. Swanson Prairie Animal Hospital-Beloit Susan W. Prasse Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Marcia A. Pulich Fred E. and Marilyn G. PutzAndrew L. and Janet R. Raddatz

Ralston Purina Company Jan and Judith O. RapaczRhone Merieux Inc Thomas J. and Jane A. RichterJames W. and Donna J. RieserRoche Vitamins Inc-New Jersey Rock Valley Veterinary Medical

Association Thomas H. Roddis Volga A. Rojas Rural Security Life Insurance Sanofi Pasteur S A Sargento Foods Inc Randy Schueller Ronald D. and Carolyn D. SchultzHarlan and Anna A. SeaverSimmons & Associates David H. Simon Thomas L. and Anne M. SkalmoskiJay L. and Patricia H. SmithNancy I. Smith Society for Research on Umami Taste Joseph R. and Jayne Z. SpittlerGary A. Splitter Standard Diagnostics Inc Standard Process Inc Stanley F. Staples Stephen and Elizabeth Bechtel Jr

Foundation Suzanne M. Strachota Catherine A. Tanck Thomas L. and Ann TaylorDean E. and Shirley B. TaylorDonna E. Tegelman The Coburn Company Inc The Little Animal Hospital The PMD Foundation Chester B. and Donna S. ThomasSteven J. Thompson John E. Toepfer Thomas N. and Jeanne M. TorhorstTwin Disc Inc Twycross Zoo East Midland Zoological

Society Umami Mfg Association of Japan Unither Virology LLC Paula L. VarnerJacqueline A. Vaver Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc W D Hoard and Sons Company Walking Horse Charity Jubilee Waunakee Veterinary Service SC Wauwatosa Veterinary Clinic West Central West Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc Western Veterinary Conference Whitewater Animal Medical Center Whitewater Veterinary Hospital J Steve and Gail WinterWisconsin Alumni Association Inc Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Wisconsin Horse & Pony Humane Society

Inc Wittenberg Veterinary Clinic CA Elmer A. and Marian A. WoelfferWoodland Veterinary Clinic LTD William Wrigley James A. and Jacquelyn L. WrychaWyeth Pharmaceuticals John R. and Kelli J. Zellmer

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Vaccines to protect against an avian influenza pandemic as well as seasonal flu may be mass pro-duced more quickly and efficiently using technology described recently by researchers at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) in the journal Nature Communications. The new method for making flu vaccines using cell culture was devised using a type of research that has since been paused by the federal government, which is formulating regulations for how some viruses can be manipulated. The finding emphasizes the value of such research, says Yoshihiro Kawaoka, the professor of patho-biological sciences at the SVM whose group performed the work. Currently, most flu vaccines are manufactured using fertil-ized chicken eggs as crucibles to grow vaccine viruses—viruses that are a good match for anticipated seasonal or pandemic flu strains. Flu viruses are grown in the eggs, deactivated with chemicals, and purified to create the raw material for a vaccine. However, because avian in-fluenza can strike the flocks used to produce the millions of eggs required worldwide to make vac-cines, serious outbreaks of avian flu could impede vaccine production. New seasonal flu vaccines must be produced each year. Vaccines to protect against more worrisome potential pandemic strains of avian influenza are mass produced and stockpiled every few years based on surveillance of the ever-evolving strains of avian flu circulating in fowl worldwide. Another key drawback to the use of chicken eggs is that the anti-genic qualities of the vaccine virus, chosen to be as close a match as possible for an anticipated strain of flu, can change during incuba-tion. The result is a less effective vaccine, such as the one widely used for the 2014-15 flu season,

which was less effective due to changes in the circulating virus it-self as well as antigenic changes to the vaccine virus propagated in eggs. Moreover, the new technol-ogy promises vaccines that do not pose a problem for those who are allergic to eggs. Technology to produce flu vaccines using mammalian cell cultures already exists, but in its current form it is less efficient than making vaccines in eggs. The new high-yield meth-od was devised by Kawaoka’s group before the federal gov-ernment imposed a moratorium on such work in October 2014. Contributing significantly to the work was Jihui Ping, a research scientist at the SVM. “Depending on the strain, we can get between a twofold and tenfold increase in production using mammalian cells,” Kawaoka says. “Even a twofold increase is

substantial for vaccine production.” In addition to sidestepping the limitations of egg-based vac-cine production, the technology is potentially more nimble as vac-cine production can be altered or ramped up more easily. “You can scale up cell-based vaccine pro-duction very quickly,” explains Kawaoka, one of the world’s fore-most experts on influenza. The new technology hinges on viruses engineered to replicate more efficiently in mammalian cells. By looking for genetic mu-tations that foster more efficient growth in cells and building those systematically into a backbone vac-cine virus, the Wisconsin group was able to produce the high-yield vaccine viruses. “We simply looked for strains that grow well in mammalian cells and picked those mutations that contribute to high yield,” Kawaoka explains.

A patent for the new high-yield vaccine technology is being sought by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Commercialization of the new method for making flu vaccines could help fuel a switch from egg-based vaccine production, ac-cording to Kawaoka. “Existing strains of flu vaccine virus don’t grow well in cells and there is only one company in the United States currently using cell-based production methods,” notes Kawaoka. “But there is a trend toward cell-based production and we think this work can contribute to that.” The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health; WARF; the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Research Wish ListTo keep the UW School of Veterinary Medicine on the cutting edge of re-search, we must keep our equipment on the cutting edge of technology. With a few improvements to the equipment in our research labs, we could enhance our ability to find new solutions to animal and sometimes human health problems. If you would like to make a difference, a gift to-wards any of the following equipment needs would make a huge impact in moving our research forward.—Dale Bjorling, Associate Dean for

Research and Graduate Training

Additional giving opportunities in support of research can be found at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/research-wishlist.

Support for stipends and tuition for training graduate students and clinical residents in researchEndowment of a position would be approximately $250,000, but any amount can be combined with cur-rently available funds to increase our ability to support graduate training.

UVP Image Acquisition System ($10,000)This device is crucial for exposing and capturing images generated during analysis of abundance of proteins and other molecules. The unit we currently have is in nearly constant use, often resulting in a wait of several hours to days for access.

Oxygen Exposure System ($100,000 – $150,000)Our group of researchers studying re-spiratory neurobiology is unparalleled in the world and is making discoveries that will alter the treatment of devas-tating disorders of the neuromuscular system. For example, based on basic science research, they recently made a highly novel and exciting discovery that repetitive exposure to low oxygen is highly effective in improving motor function (walking and breathing) in animals and humans with spinal cord injuries. We wish to extend our basic science findings by continuing with clinical trials in canine patients with spinal injuries to parallel similar efforts in human patients. To perform such trials in dogs with clinical spinal injury, a sophisticated system is necessary to explore the best exposure protocol. Such equipment is very difficult to

secure via extramural funding, so in-dependent fundraising is necessary to assure that these important and novel efforts continue.

MiSeq or NextSeq Benchtop Sequencer ($125,000 – $300,000)These benchtop sequencers are next-generation technologies that integrate amplification, RNA and DNA sequenc-ing, and data analysis. This equipment significantly improves the speed and accuracy of identifying the presence and activity of specific genes. The sequencers have wide applications for numerous investigators who make genetic analysis a critical component of their research. Availability of this equipment would improve efficiency and accuracy of research and decrease associated costs. The range of costs associated with obtaining this equip-ment relates to the speed at which the genetic data are analyzed and the volume of storage required for results.

Support for clinical researchVeterinary medical patients with spontaneous disease offer an excel-lent opportunity to learn more about the causes and treatments of diseases in many species, including humans. Faculty and staff take extensive precautions to ensure that patients are not harmed during clinical studies, and funds are extremely limited to support this important work. Research support positions and programs can be supported by a $250,000 to $500,000 endowment, but any amount can be combined with cur-rently available funds to advance the quality of care we can offer.

Biosafety Cabinets ($15,000 – $25,000 each)These cabinets are required to main-tain sterile conditions when working with isolated cells and infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. Without biosafety cabinets, this re-search cannot be done. They are used in many laboratories, and several of these within the SVM require replace-ment. The cost is dependent upon the size and ventilation requirements for the cabinet that is installed.

If you are interested in making a gift, please contact Pat Bowdish, Director of Development, at (608) 294-7661 or pat.bowdish@supportuw.org.

New Method Reduces Reliance on Mice in ResearchAnimal-based research has led to near-ly every major medical advancement in recent history. And mice, because they are very similar to humans in terms of genetics and biology, have played a vital role in studies on a range of dis-eases, from cancer to birth defects. For example, mice can model how genetics and the environment influence growth and development at different embryonic stages. This requires precisely timed pregnancies, but identifying whether a mouse is pregnant—especially during the earliest stages of gestation—is trickier than one might think, and standard methods are imprecise. To address this issue, a research team from UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) and Research Animal Resource Center have

developed a reliable, non-intrusive method for early pregnancy detection involving the tracking of weight gain that also reduces by 25% the number of mice required to conduct research on development. “This is not only better from an ani-mal welfare standpoint, which is a high priority, but also for a laboratory’s bot-tom line," says Rob Lipinski, assistant professor of comparative biosciences. More at go.wisc.edu/mice-method.

Puppy Up Grant Funds Study of Canine Bone Cancer TreatmentOsteosarcoma is a highly aggressive and painful bone cancer that affects both dogs and humans. At least 10,000 new cases are diagnosed in dogs annually, and most dogs succumb to the disease within a year. Oncologists at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine have been looking into the causes of and new therapies for osteosarcoma for some time, and thanks to a $96,000 grant from the Puppy Up Foundation, the school will launch a new study aimed at improving mobility and quality of life for dogs afflicted by the disease. Under the direction of Neil Christensen, clinical instructor in the Department of Surgical Sciences and a member of the UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) radiation on-cology team, researchers will explore the potential benefits of stereotactic radiation therapy for osteosarcoma patients. This newer form of treatment, which UWVC is equipped to deliver through its TomoTherapy unit, allows for larger, more accurate doses of radiation while still sparing healthy tissue. Specifically, the study will look at how stereotactic radiation performs in terms of pain relief for patients and in stimulating an immune response that helps patients’ bodies fight bone tumors on their own. More at go.wisc.edu/puppy-up-grant.

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AlumniSVM Alum Advances 24/7 Access to Veterinarians through New AppIn a relatively short period of time, telemedicine and online clin-ics have become commonplace in human healthcare. But these trends haven’t really caught on in veterinary medicine, perhaps be-cause veterinarians are notoriously sluggish to adopt new technolo-gies. This is something that Scott Spaulding wants to change. A 1991 graduate of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, Spaulding is a key part of a major effort to get veterinarians to uti-lize a new technology—an app called Vet24Seven—that could help transform veterinary medical practice. Available as a free down-load, the app lets clients consult directly with their veterinarians via live chat or video conference for a modest fee. It can help pet owners gain quick access to infor-mation from a trusted source and determine if their animals require emergency care or are experienc-ing a minor issue. “Animal owners want conve-nience and accessibility—that’s our world today,” says Spaulding. “But the veterinary practice model is pretty much the same as it was in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, where you have set office hours and re-ception as a gatekeeper. This has driven animal owners to other services and online sources for information, which isn’t always best for the animals. We need to change that mindset.”

At his own practice, Badger Veterinary Hospital, which has locations in both Janesville and Cambridge, Wis., Spaulding has always been quick to embrace new modes of communication, from texting to online chatting and so-cial media. After seeing how this has helped his clients, he decided he wanted to help other veterinar-ians do the same for theirs, and Vet24Seven was born. Teaming up with Colorado veterinarian Edward Blach and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Cal Lai, they secured $1 million in start-up funds from investor Treve Williams, an Australian equine veterinarian, and others, to de-velop the app. They conducted beta testing at various practices across the United States in spring 2015 and ran a limited launch with more than 240 veterinarians

in the San Francisco Bay Area. The app is now in use in Los Angeles County, and other early adopters have begun using it in Australia, Florida, Kentucky, and Texas. Michael Sterns, a veterinar-ian at Alta View Animal Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., says the app has been useful for him and his clients, especially for making follow-up appointments as quick and convenient as possible and for preventing unnecessary and costly emergency visits. “A lot of stuff that ends up in emergency doesn’t need to be there,” says Sterns. “This helps us determine if an animal needs ur-gent care without clients having to fight traffic to get to the clinic.”

How It WorksClients can download the app for free on their iPhone or iPad, which

they can use to find available vet-erinarians in their area using a search function, which sorts results by type of practice, type of care needed, and other criteria. Clients can also store profiles of their pets, save lists of their favorite veteri-narians, and update their contact information. With one click, they can confer with an available vet-erinarian through online chat or video conference options. Veterinarians access Vet24Seven through an app dash-board, which is free for download on the iPad and only available to

Scott Spaulding, Class of 1991, stands in front of his clinic, Badger Veterinary Hospital, in Janesville, Wis. Spaulding is one of the minds behind Vet24Seven, a new app that lets clients consult directly with their veterinarians via live chat or video conference for a modest fee.

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Canines in the ColdYour pup may love a romp in the snow, but be careful letting him off-leash, especially during stormy conditions. The snow and cold hampers your pooch’s personal GPS: his nose. Make sure your dog always wears a collar with proper identification, and consider hav-ing him microchipped so he can always find his way home.

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Life and TimesThose of you who graduated since 1995 likely remember the “Life and Times” book from your first year at the SVM. (Though I know most of you

have another name for it!) I recently read through The Life and Times of the Class of 2019. As always, reading about our first-year students leaves me impressed by their accomplish-ments and excited about their future as UW–trained veterinarians. Your future colleagues in the class of 2019 include 88 students. Sixty are from Wisconsin (from a pool of 182 resident applicants) and 28 are non-residents (from a pool of 1,057 applicants). Four of our non-residents are international students, and the other 24 represent 13 different states. Twenty-three of the students are male (a significantly higher percentage than recent years), and 12 are underrep-resented minority students. Seven students have not completed their bachelor’s degree. All are exceptional-ly prepared. (More at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/applicant-statistics.) All of our new students have a broad range of personal and profes-sional interests, and the time they spend here will help refine and shape those interests. Our most recent graduating DVM class included 79 students. Of those, 17 are pursuing advanced training, and the remaining went into practice, with 60% of those staying in Wisconsin. But what about you? Our alumni are scattered around the world en-gaged in a broad range of work. The DVM degree provides a wide scope of career opportunities. More than half of you live in Wisconsin; 5% live in California, another 5% are in Il-linois, and 3% are in Minnesota. You work in private practice, academia, industry, and public service. You focus on shelter medicine, conservation medicine, research, the military, and public health. From what I’ve learned from you, your “life and times” fol-lowing graduation have been about making an impact on your profession and in your community. I can’t imag-ine a better story.

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licensed practitioners. It allows veterinarians to set their hours of availability, define their specialties, and list the species they can care for. They can also use the dash-board to store and access medical records and forward case summa-ries to trusted emergency clinics that might be more easily acces-sible to clients. Veterinarians set their own rates for consultations, and for each transaction, 80% of the cost goes to the provider while 20% is routed to Vet24Seven. The aver-age rate for a consultation in the San Francisco Bay Area is current-ly around $50. Spaulding says the app is not meant to replace but rather augment traditional veterinary medical care. Still, he knows he will encounter some opposition and skepticism, and he hopes to lead others through the change by example. If all goes well, Vet24Seven should be coming to Wisconsin, including Spaulding’s practice, within a year. To learn more about the app and its features, visit this website: www.vet24seven.com.

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HAVE YOU HEARD?

Amazing things are happening at UW–Madison, and we can proudly say the School of Veterinary Medicine is

at the heart of many of them. We train future veterinarians and specialists,

but we also operate at the intersection of animal and human health, where we make discoveries that transform medicine and save lives every day.

Learn more atAnimalsNeedHeroesToo.com

Wallace Earns Public Health

Award from CDCRyan Wallace, Class of 2012, has received the James H. Steele Veterinary Public Health Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award is named for the first director of the CDC’s Veterinary Public Health Division. It is given to a current or former officer of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service who has made out-standing contributions in the field of veterinary public health. Wallace now works as a staff scientist at the CDC and continues his work on preventing and controlling the spread of rabies.

Wesely Earns NCVMA Young Vet AwardThe North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association has named Mindy Wesely, Class of 2013, the Young Veterinarian of the Year for 2015. The award rec-ognizes outstanding medical, communication, and leadership skills; dedication to patient and client service; and contribu-tions to the community. Wesely is one of two veterinarians at Stokesdale Veterinary Hospi-tal, a mixed animal practice in Stokesdale, N.C.

IN MEMORIAMThe UW School of Veterinary Medi-cine regrets to announce the recent loss of two alumni. Kimberly Conley Utech, Class of 1996, passed away on July 1, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Keith; two children, Jackson and Piper; and countless other family members and friends. Keith de la Cruz, Class of 2002, passed away on July 20, 2015. He was a small animal veterinarian at AtlasVet in Washington, D.C., and treasurer and secretary of the Vir-ginia Veterinary Medical Association.

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The holiday season is upon us, and we have the perfect gift for the animal lovers on your list—one that truly benefits the critters,

beasts, and pets they care about. For a suggested $10 donation per card, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will send a holiday greeting card to the recipient of your choice. The beautiful, full-color card will include a message stating that a donation was made to the school in the recipient’s name and proceeds will support projects that improve animal health. Each year, a different artist donates artwork for the SVM holiday card. This year, the school is offering two card choices, “Ace” and “Old Blue Eyes,” featur-ing art donated by John F. McGee of Sun Prairie, Wis. Both cards make thoughtful holiday gifts for veter-inarians, friends, family, or even people’s pets. Order forms for the holiday cards can be downloaded at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/holidaycard, or you can place an order by contacting Laura Olson in the Office for Advancement at (608) 890-0203.

Holiday Card Proceeds Help Improve the Health of Animals

A NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

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www.vetmed.wisc.edu

On Call is published by the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. We welcome your suggestions and con-tributions, though we reserve the right to edit submissions.

No state funds were used to print this newsletter.

Associate Dean for Advancement and Administration Kristi V. ThorsonDirector of Development Pat Bowdish UW FoundationAssoc. Director of Development Heidi Kramer UW FoundationDesign and production University Communications

Please address correspondence to:Nik Hawkins, Editoror Ashley Voss, Contributing EditorUW School of Veterinary Medicine2015 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706-1102

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Like most artists, John F. McGee has always had a pencil or brush in his hand. It is simply part of who he is. Iowa born, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in art, with an emphasis in painting and drawing, from the University of Northern Iowa. He currently resides in Sun Prairie, Wis.,

with his wife, Laurie. Over the years, he has exhibited in galler-ies in six states and has had his works included in many corporate and private collections. Along with his fine art, he also has had the privilege of illustrating 43 children’s books, a labor that he found to be a great deal of fun. Anyone interested in more of John’s art can reach him at jfmcgee@charter.net.

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