VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3Summer 2004VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3Summer 2004

•Research Programs on the Move at CVM

•Love Me, Love my Cats -- and Dogs!

A couple plans for their companions’ futures

•Association of WomenVeterinarians Veterinarian of the Year

•Research Programs on the Move at CVM

•Love Me, Love my Cats -- and Dogs!

A couple plans for their companions’ futures

•Association of WomenVeterinarians Veterinarian of the Year

Kansas State UniversityCollege Of Veterinary Medicine

1

FRONT COVERDr. Silvia Mora, left, is a veterinaryresearch scholar mentor fromK-State’s division of biology. Shewatches Verne’ Dove, fourth-yearveterinary medicine summer scholarfrom from Melbourne, Australia,work during this summer’s program..

The program includes facultymentors from all three College ofVeterinary Medicine departments,the College of Arts and Sciencesdivision of biology, department ofbiochemistry or department ofentomology. Students come fromK-State, other veterinary medicinecolleges in the U.S. and fromcolleges overseas. Read more in thestory on page four.

COVER PHOTO CREDITSDave Adams, Photographer, K-State, College of Veterinary Medicine, Instructional Technology Center (ITC)

The COVERSContents

Living History Profiles

Women inVeterinaryMedicine

Research on the Move at the CVM

Faculty Member Honored

Pets areincludedin any futureplans

AlumniNews

Continuing Education

3

4

6

2

5

6

Message from the Dean

3

Early women in veterinary medicine at K-State and where theirpioneering has lead

Two programs at K-Stateencourage students to con-sider research careers. Oneprogram is in the seventhyear the other is new.

A Berryton coupleincludes their pets infuture planning becauseof concern for their continued healthcareand welfare.

The 2004 Association ofWomen VeterinariansWoman of the YearAward for 2004

Information about upcoming CE events is located on the back cover.

4

2 Bio-sketch profilesillustrate the history making ofCVM emeritusprofessors.

5

88 A letter from the newVMAA President, alumnihappenings, alumnirecognition awards andmuch more in this section!

BACK COVERHope Havenstein and Beetle check out a clover bloom from theback yard. Cheri Ubel, CVM AlumniAffairs Coordinator, is Hope’s grand-mother and Beetle’s owner.

Preparing for the future….Dear Friends of the College,

As Dr. Larry Morehouse states in this issue ofSunflower Roads, his earliest educational expe-riences in a one-room schoolhouse "preparedme well for what was to come". Isn't thatwhat all education should be about? From myperspective, preparing veterinary students,interns, residents, graduate students and evennew faculty members for the future is what westrive to do here at K-State!

I'm tremendously proud of K-State's facul-ty, staff and students as they prepare for"what is to come". Because many people haveworked hard over the years to articulate theneed for biosecurity facilities, we are privi-leged to have a BL3 laboratory in Mosier Halland a one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art BL3-Agbuilding coming on line in 2006. Our students can enroll in a dual Master's of PublicHealth/DVM program, which will position our graduates among the elite of those impactingthe health and welfare of the world's human population.

Building on a long history of cross-cultural experiences, we continue to provide opportu-nities for students, faculty and staff to grasp a world view of veterinary medicine. Nigerian,Puerto Rican, and, most recently, Costa Rican veterinary students have enriched our class-room and laboratory experiences. Foreign graduates also participate in our clinical licensuretraining and graduate programs. Early admission, outreach to students from junior high ageand up, a combined DVM/Master's degree program, a feedlot certificate program and mentor-ing programs are a few examples of how the CVM is proactively approaching our profession'sever changing needs.

We recognize all the positive areas we are touching but realize we need to focus energiesto better meet society's needs and diversity. Our student body lacks ethnic and racial diversi-ty, despite an increasing national population of Asian-Americans, Latinos, and African-Ameri-cans. Will our profession meet the cultural expectations of tomorrow's society? Nearly 80% ofnew graduates enter companion animal practice. Are we creating such a narrow base of vet-erinarians that we will not meet expectations for food animal veterinary medicine,researchers, teachers, and public health, laboratory animal, and other non-private practicingarms of our profession?

In 1985, our profession admitted 10 new veterinary students for every one million U.S.citizens. In 2004, despite increasing numbers of nationally available positions, we offeredonly nine positions per million people. Population growth curves predict that by 2015 we willadmit only seven to eight new students per million. Will we experience a severe shortage ofveterinarians if we don't increase class size or open more veterinary colleges? Veterinary spe-cialists are establishing specialty care companion animal practices in metropolitan centers atunprecedented rates. Will there be any need for people to travel two to three hours to ateaching hospital? Where will there be a sufficient caseload to teach veterinary students?

Let me assure you that K-State is addressing questions such as these. We are as excitedabout the future as we are proud about the past. I trust that you join in our enthusiasm. Iinvite your input, advice, and support as we continue addressing our teaching, research andservice missions for the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ralph C. Richardson, DVM, ‘70Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

1

ADMINISTRATION

DEANDr. Ralph Richardson

ASSOCIATE DEAN, ACADEMIC AFFAIRSDr. Ronnie Elmore

ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCHDr. Donald Robertson

ASSOCIATE DEAN, CAREER DEVELOPMENTDr. Bonnie Rush

HEAD, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGYDr. Frank Blecha

HEAD, DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE/PATHOBIOLOGYDr. M.M. Chengappa

DIRECTOR, VETERINARY MEDICAL TEACHING HOSPITALDr. Roger Fingland

HEAD, CLINICAL SCIENCESDr. Gregory Grauer

DIRECTOR, DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORYDr. George Kennedy

DIRECTOR, CONTINUING EDUCATIONDr. Linda Johnson

DIRECTOR, VETERINARY MEDICAL LIBRARYProf. Gayle Willard

Sunflower Roadsis published by the Office of Development andAlumni Affairs in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.

COORDINATOR, COMMUNICATIONS/PR,MAGAZINE EDITOR, DESIGN, PRODUCTIONDan Knupp

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, STUDENT PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSISTANTAnne Emig

DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENTTim Chapman

MARKETING DEVELOPMENT OFFICERPatrice Scott

COORDINATOR, PET TRUST & PERPETUAL PET CAREMyrna Gleue

COORDINATOR, ALUMNI AFFAIRS Cheri Ubel

COORDINATOR, DEVELOPMENT Laurie Ekart

PHOTOGRAPHYINSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER

MAILING ADDRESSDean’s OfficeCollege of Veterinary MedicineKansas State University101 Trotter HallManhattan, KS 66506-5601

TELEPHONE WEB PAGE ADDRESS (785) 532-5660 www.vet.k-state.edu

College of Veterinary Medicine

Messagefrom the

DeanMessagefrom the

DeanP H O T O B Y D A V E A D A M S , I T C

2

see PHILLIPS, page 12

By Dan Knupp

he K-State College ofVeterinary medicine sawmany graduates enterthe armed services dur-

ing World War II. Immediatelyafter, there was an influx ofveterans back from the warentering school on the GI Bill.For the college, this was a timeof growth, high standards andmore responsibility for thenation’s animal and human wel-fare that continues today.

Robert Phillips was born in1924 in Saskatchewan, Canada.When his railroader father,Hubert, suffered a work acci-dent, Robert moved with hisparents back to their home inElk County, Kan., to allow hisfather time to convalesce. Aftera few years in rural Elk County,the family moved to Wichita where Robert graduated fromEast High School in 1942. He worked in the Wichitadefense plants and attended Wichita’s Friends Universitybefore enlisting in the U.S. Army. In 1944 he met hisfuture wife Opal Brown in Wichita, when as a crew chiefon a C-47, he returned to Kansas from a North Carolinatraining base to retrieve glider tow ropes. During thetwo-day layover, he asked a girl friend in Wichita to finda date for a buddy who had flown back with him. Thatdate was Opal. There was quite a spark between Robertand Opal. After serving in Europe as an air corps mechan-ic and assistant crew chief, Robert returned to Kansas atwar’s end to promptly call Opal. They started dating andwere married six months later.

With Opal working, help from the GI Bill, and hisdedication to studies, Robert received his doctor of vet-erinary medicine degree from K-State in 1951. They pur-chased interest in a rural practice in Fergus Falls, Minn.but stayed up north for only a year-and-a-half beforereturning to Kansas. They moved to Oberlin, Kan., closeto Opal’s hometown of St. Francis, and established amostly large animal practice where they remained from

1953 to 1969. Aware of the great changes

in his profession, Robertresponded to an urge to fur-ther his education and scoredwell on a graduate record examin Denver. He was accepted atseveral schools and chose toattend the University of Geor-gia in Athens, Ga. Graduatingwith a PhD in medical microbi-ology during a down economyin 1972, he took a positionwith Jen-Sal Laboratories inKansas City where he devel-oped a trivalent equineencephalomyelitis vaccine andsupervised many vaccine test-ing projects.

In 1975 Dr. Phillips wasrecommended for a virologyposition in the diagnostic lab

at the College of Veterinary Medicine. At the time, thediagnostic department didn’t have a virus lab. Dr. Phillips,Dr. Minocha of the department and Dr. Consigli of thedepartment of biology were instrumental in getting thenew virus lab up and running. In 1981 Dr. Phillipsassumed supervision of the rabies laboratory.

Dr. Phillips developed many of the lab’s virus isola -tion procedures and serological tests still in use today.“My 18 years as a practitioner was very helpful in runningthe lab,” said Dr. Phillips. “The lab is closely involved inthe livestock industry and my experience gave me practi-cal insight to the work at hand.”

Dr. Phillips was a teacher with a clear and concisestyle, always having time for students needing individualhelp. He supported many masters and doctoral studentsduring his tenure. Dr. Phillips officially retired from theCollege in August of 1994 becoming a very active professor emeritus.

In January of 2000, the director of the rabies labora-tory left on a sabbatical. As a CLIA licensed lab, therequirements for a replacement director are specific and

T

Dr. Robert Phillips“Rededicated” to CVM Laboratories

Living HistoryProfile

The difficultyin recruiting

a directorwith rabieslab experi-

ence spurredDr. Phillips

to leaveretirement to

re-assumedirectorshipof the lab.

The one-yearcommitment

quietlystretched totwo-and-a-half years

until areplacementwas trained.

Dr. Robert and Opal Phillips

P H O T O B Y D A V E A D A M S , I T C

3

By Kira Everhart

It began as a man's profession. But now, so itseems, women are taking over.

Kansas State University's first veterinarymedicine graduation was in 1907 with sevengraduates -- all male.

In the recently graduated class of 2004,the number of graduates had grown to 107and women outnumbered men almost two toone. "For many years admissions committeesdiscriminated against female applicants," saidRonnie Elmore, associate dean of the Collegeof Veterinary Medicine. "Fortunately, this is nolonger true. Part of the reason for increasednumbers of women in the program relates totheir knowing that they are welcome. Alongwith this we now have an adequate number offemale role models in the profession for youngwomen to emulate."

K-State's legacy of women veterinariansbegan in 1932 with Helen Richt, a native ofOmaha and K-State'sfirst woman gradu-ate. Another graduat-ed in 1934, but therewould be no morewomen graduatesfrom the programuntil 1944. By 1936,there were 30 femaleveterinarians in theUnited States, two ofwhom had graduatedfrom the college atK-State. Female graduation in veterinary medi-cine remained rather sporadic until the mid-1960s. By the late 1970s females made up 14percent of the college's graduating veterinari-ans.

"The early graduates were all very coura-

geous and gutsy women," said Lesley Gentry,author of "The Lady is a Veterinarian," anaccount of the pioneer women who graduatedfrom the school of veterinary medicine at K-State. "From a very early age they made uptheir minds they were going to take care of ani-mals. They were very determined."

Gentry attributes the increased enrollmentand interest to a variety of factors including theEqual Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of1964 which guaranteed equal opportunity intraining and in salary. The Women's EducationalAct of 1974, which helped prevent sex discrimi-nation in the school system, also played a role inthe increase in women veterinarians, Gentry said.

But Gentry also attributes the 1970s enroll-ment increase to the success of the books writ-ten by James Herriot, a British veterinarian andauthor. Herriot wrote and published tales basedon his life as a veterinarian. They had interna-tional readership and were adapted for film andtelevision in Britain and the United States.

"The way he depicted the life of a veteri-narian really attracted women and encouragedthem to go seek out what it takes to be vet,"Gentry said.

Since its first commencement in 1907,K-State has graduated more than 1,100 womeninto the profession of veterinary medicine.K-State's female graduates have gone into allareas of the profession, including private prac-tice as well as governmental and food industrypositions.

Gentry, who has worked for 30 years as aveterinary nurse both in her native country ofEngland and at her husband's practice in Beloit,Kan. said she believes veterinary medicineoffers a lifestyle women will continue to pursue.

"I really think it's an area where women aregoing to be accepted and be able to work attheir own pace," she said. "They're going to beable to both work and raise a family -- and doan excellent job."

MORE WOMEN THAN MEN NOW PURSUING VETERINARY MEDICINE AS A CAREER

Dr. Richt

CHALLENGES, CRITICISMSNAME OF THE GAME FOREARLY FEMALE PIONEERS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE

In 1932, the first woman graduated fromK-State in veterinary medicine. By 1950, thetotal had only risen to nine. Among thosewere Louise Sklar and Ruth Kaslow, two womenwho faced societal, academic and individual

challenges to achieve their goal.Sklar had always excelled academically.

She skipped two grades in elementary schooland graduated in 1930 at the age of 15 fromManhattan High School, said Lesley Gentry.Sklar was admittedinto K-State’s veteri-nary medicine pro-gram that same year,by-passing the pre-veterinary curricu-lum. She was theonly female in aclass of approxi-mately 40. But ani-mal care was not herinitial goal, Gentrysaid.

“Louise had mentioned to a reporter onetime that she had entered the veterinary cur-

riculum as a sort ofpre-medicine work,but she became sointerested that shewanted to finish,”Gentry said. “Shewould graduate tobecome a distin-guished scientistlater in her veteri-nary career.”

According toGentry, Sklar is the

youngest woman to have entered veterinaryschool and the youngest woman in her field,having graduated from the curriculum in 1934at age 19.

Kaslow came 13 years later. Her graduat-ing class was made up of a diverse group ofstudents, including Hispanics, Jews, African-Americans and women. Kaslow, who was aJewish woman, faced a number of challengesas a minority in her class. “It was no doubt adifficult time to be in veterinary school,”Gentry said.

Perhaps Kaslow’s greatest challenge wasthat she had several physical disabilities,including being deaf. She lip-read her waythrough veterinary school and graduated withhonors in 1947, Gentry said. Later in life, shebecame a research assistant and advocate forthe betterment of the lives of researchanimals. SR

Women inVeterinary Medicine

Dr. Kaslow

Dr. Sklar

4

By Dan Knupp

The department of anatomy and physiology at K-State’sCollege of Veterinary Medicine is one of only seven veteri-nary medicine research entities in the U.S. to receiveNational Institutes of Health funding to support veterinarystudent participation in a full year of animal-orientedbasic research. The mechanism can be used by students tofund a dual-degree program. The grant that addresses thegrowing need for veterinarians in biomedical research wasreceived in September 2003 and will continue until atleast July of 2006.

The mentored Basic ResearchImmersion Training Experience, orBRITE program, will start its firstyear at K-State with two studentsenrolled for the fall semester, Som-mer Mueller, a third-year K-Stateveterinary student from Ellsworth,

Kan., will work on a master’s in pub-lic health and Jesica Martin, a sec-ond-year K-State veterinary studentfrom Cherokee, Kan., will worktowards her master’s in physiology.They will receive over $26,000 instipends, research training expenses,tuition and travel expense for the in-depth mentored year of research.

BRITE veterinary students can easily obtain a master’sdegree after the 12-month research experience withoutdetracting from their bench experience with excessivecourse requirements.

The new degree opportunities for BRITE studentsinclude: a combination doctor of veterinary medicine andmaster’s degree program; options of performing non-degree research in pursuit of a doctor of veterinary medi-cine degree with honors in research; or using the BRITEprogram to initiate a separate PhD program.

Co-directors of the program, Dr. Frank Blecha and Dr.Lisa Freeman, both of the college of Veterinary Medicine’sanatomy and physiology department, head-up 15 other

Twelve veterinary medical students, nine from K-State,one from Michigan State, one from Lyon, France and onefrom Melbourne, Australia, make up the seventh class ofthe Veterinary Research Scholars Program administered bythe College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of anato-my and physiology.

The program is an intensive, mentored, research-ori-ented experience directed towards attracting talented,professional students into biomedical research careers.The program exposes veterinary students to critical think-ing processes inherent to hypothesis-driven researchactivities, methodologies involved in design and execu-tion of laboratory experiments and multicenter clinicaltrials, and ethical issues pertinent to biomedical research.Participants can choose mentors form all three College ofVeterinary Medicine departments, the College of Arts andScience’s division of biology, department of biochemistryor department of entomology. The financial foundationfor the program comes from the National Institutes ofHealth with support coming from K-State’s College of Vet-erinary Medicine and its anatomy and physiology depart-ment. A grant from the Merck-Merial Research Grants Pro-

Research on the Move at CVMResearch on the Move at CVMVeterinary Research Scholars Program Starts Seventh Year

BELOW 2004 Summer Scholars

from the left, LindseyCrumly, ‘06; Jean Anne

Cauwenbergh, ‘06;Kimathi Choma, ‘06;

Mark Ruder, ‘07; AndreaKaser, ‘05; Verne’ Dove(Melbourne, Australia),‘05; Stephanie Young,

‘07; Leann Ingram, ‘07;Ashley Peterson, ‘07;

Claire Manoli (Lyon,France), ‘05; Annette

McCoy, (Michigan State)‘06; not pictured,

Richard Cober, ‘06.

gram allows competitive scholarships for 10 first or sec-ond-year students who are attending colleges of veteri-nary medicine in the U.S. and for two students attendingcolleges outside the U.S. The scholars participate in the

three-month program receiving a $2,000 per-monthstipend beginning mid-May and concluding mid-August.The program consists of mentored research training byprogram faculty, weekly research workshops and journalclubs. The program ends with a trip to the Merck-MerialNational Scholar Symposium that was held this year at

Dual Degree Program for VeterinaryStudents Encourages Research

Mueller

Martin

see SCHOLARS, next page

see DUAL DEGREE, next page

BELOWFrom the left, student

scholars Andrea Kaser,and Verne’ Dove confer

with their faculty mentors,Dr. Silvia Mora and

Dr. Tom Schermerhorn.P H O T O B Y D A V E A D A M S , I T C

P H O T O B Y D A V E A D A M S , I T C

5

-State College of Veterinary Medicine,clinical sciences faculty member Dr.Bonnie Rush received the Association

for Women Veterinarian's Outstanding WomanVeterinarian of the Year Award for 2004. Theaward was presented during the annual meet-ing of the American Veterinary Medical Associ-ation July 26, 2004 in Philadelphia, Penn.

Dr. Rush, Professor, Sec-tion Head, Equine InternalMedicine and Surgery, andAssociate Dean for CareerDevelopment, is being rec-ognized by the associationfor special effort andachievement by a womanveterinarian in any of thecareer areas of veterinarymedicine. She was nominat-ed by Dr. Gregory F. Grauer,Professor and Head of theDepartment of Clinical Sci-ences of the College of Vet-erinary Medicine's Veterinary Medical TeachingHospital. "Dr. Rush has demonstrated the abili-ty to excel in not just one but all areas of aca-demic veterinary medicine. She is one of thoserare 'quadruple threats' as she is an outstand-ing teacher, clinician, researcher and leader,"said Dr. Grauer.

"We are so very fortunate to have Dr. Bon-nie Rush on our faculty," said Dr. RalphRichardson, Dean of the College of VeterinaryMedicine. "I can't think of a better role modeland mentor for our veterinary students."

Lectures full of energy and vitality, ateaching style that creates a lively inter-change that draws students to participate,and a teaching environment where studentsare comfortable taking risks in front of theirpeers have lead them to twice select Dr. Rushfor the prestigious Norden Award for Distin-guished Teaching in 1996 and 2003. Dr.Rush's mentoring and training program forresidents and house officers has seen many goon to prestigious academic careers in veteri-nary medicine. These seasoned protégés areregularly recruited for career track, tenuredpositions across the United States.

As the Associate Dean of Career Develop-ment, Dr. Rush organizes the second half ofthe Orientation Class with the goal of introduc-ing the students to non-traditional veterinary

careers. She fills these eight lectures with K-State alumni that volunteer time and travel tobring experiences in non-practice, high-impactcareers to the students; a powerful way to

show the road less traveled.Dr. Rush chairs the timeconsuming but very impor-tant College AdmissionsCommittee that helpsensure success in growingthe next generation of K-State veterinarians. Shealso directs the early admis-sion program for pre-veteri-nary students and advisescountless students and resi-dents on career develop-ment issues.

Dr. Rush is recognizedinternationally as one of the pre-eminentequine clinical immunologists of our day, andas an expert on the pharmacotherapy ofequine respiratory disease. She is also one ofthe most sought after general equineinternists in the country. In the summer andfall of 2002 when West Nile Virus hit the cen-tral states region, Dr. Rush developed thera-peutic protocols that resulted in higher thanaverage survival rates for infected horses. Shewas also the lead person to interface withmedia regarding treatment and prevention ofthe disease.

Dr. Rush's research contributions to worldknowledge about obstructive airway diseaseof horses and aerosolized drug therapy is evi-denced by her many refereed papers on thesubjects. These are considered by many of herpeers to be the seminal papers on this veryimportant area of veterinary medicine. Shehas made the majority of important contribu-tions on the subject during the past decadewith basic studies of the mechanisms ofaction of immunostimulants. These studieshave bridged basic research and clinicalapplication to represent translational researchdemonstrated by today's pharmaceutical mar-ket. Current equine immunotherapies makeuse of at least three regimens developed andevaluated first by Dr. Rush.

Faculty Member Honored by theAssociation of Women VeterinariansKBy Dan Knupp

Dr. Rush's peers appreciate her enthusiasmin professional activities that include her serv-ing as member of the executive board of theComparative Respiratory Society, the executiveboard of Genetraks Ltd., the editorial board ofEquine Veterinary Education and the Sigma XiScientific Research Society.

Professional memberships include the Asso-ciation for Women Veterinarians, American Vet-erinary Medical Association, Kansas VeterinaryMedical Association the American College ofVeterinary Internal Medicine and the AmericanAssociation of Equine Practitioners.

Before starting her career at K-State in1993, Dr. Rush completed her undergraduatetraining in 1985. She received her doctor of vet-erinary medicine in 1989 from The Ohio StateUniversity, completed an internship at NorthCarolina State University in 1990 and finished aresidency in equine medicine at The Ohio StateUniversity in 1993 where she also received amaster's degree in clinical sciences. SR

Dr. Rush

experienced university mentors that repre-sent a diverse list of biomedical researchareas for students to choose from. “TheBRITE veterinary student program is designedto expose doctor of veterinary medicine stu-dents to hypothesis-driven research activi-ties, methodologies involved in design andexecution of laboratory experiments and eth-ical issues pertinent to biomedical researchat a formative state of their veterinary edu-cation,” explained Dr. Freeman. SR

Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama fromJuly 29 to August 1, 2004 and a K-Stateresearch symposium to be held on August 12.

“This program provides students interest-ed in research as well as veterinary medicinewith a unique opportunity to learn about thebreadth of career options within the profes-sion. The 2004 scholars are very committedand very motivated. I am sure they will bethe next generation of leaders in veterinarybiomedical science,” notes Dr. Lisa Freeman,program coordinator. SR

DUAL DEGREE, from page 4

SCHOLARS, from page 4

P H O T O B Y D A V E A D A M S , I T C

Love Me, Love My Cats --and Dogs!Love Me, Love My Cats --and Dogs!

6

Eleven animals, three dogs (afourth dog, Delbert was lost tocancer last April) and all eight catshave been rescued. Their cats anddogs either walked up the drivewayafter being dropped off at theirrural home by ill-equipped petowners or were found by othersseeking Jim and Kathy out, know-ing that they wouldn’t turn an ani-mal away. The Speiers have spentmany hours finding homes forthese animals, always getting themspayed or neutered first. Topekaveterinarian, Dr. Joe Cook, K-State ’86,regularly takes care of their ani-mals and makes referrals to thehospital at K-State when needed.

Jim thinks he should start abus shuttle from Topeka to Man-hattan and the teaching hospital.“Here at the Coachworks, we takethe dents out of a lot of schoolbusses so I can visualize one filledwith dogs and cats in need, head-ed for the best specialty healthcare around,” Jim exclaimed. “Isay that because we make manytrips to Manhattan, taking our ani-mals to the teaching hospital.” TheSpeiers feel the same about theiranimals’ health care as they do fortheir own. Jim recently returnedfrom the Mayo Clinic where he hadorthopedic surgeries on his backand knee. “For me, going to theMayo Clinic is like taking my dogsto Manhattan. Early-on, you get aproblem fixed right, and it givesyou some extra years down theroad,” Jim stated.

“We started worrying some

im and Kathy Speier areowners of Speier Coachworks,an auto body business inTopeka, Kansas that handles

repair work on all kinds of vehiclesincluding school busses from one ofthe Topeka School districts. They arehands-on business owners who liveand work with their animals andhave included all 12 of their pets ina plan for the future.

“We’ve been crazy about ouranimals for the 24 years we’vebeen married,” Kathy said. “Whenwe were dating it was ‘Love me,love my cat!” “I sure did, but afterwe were married, Kathy was soonwon over by my love of dogs,”added Jim. They have been a dogand cat couple ever since. BothJim and Kathy grew up without

having animals in the house. Thishas changed for them in a big way.They have remodeled their homenear Berryton, south of Topeka, toaccommodate the cats, except forSplat the shop cat, by letting themstay inside and safe at night butnot giving them the run of theentire house. “The arrangementgives us our space but doesn’t stopus from hanging with the critters,”said Jim. The dogs have their ownoutbuilding with a through-the-wall opening. Both dogs and catsassist Jim in his shop on the prop-erty, where he is restoring a num-ber of 1964 Chevrolet muscle cars.“If our Mama Cat is in the atten-tion mode, she just won’t let meget any work done on my Chevys,”Jim explained.

By Dan Knupp

“For me, going tothe Mayo Clinic is

like taking my petsto Manhattan.

Early-on, you get aproblem fixed right,

and it gives yousome extra years

down the road.” Jim Speier

Jim and Kathy withSplat, the Speier

Coachworks office cat. JP H O T O S B Y D A V E A D A M S , I T C

no longer able to care for theirpets, the College of VeterinaryMedicine becomes responsible forenrolled animals and finds anadoptive home for each one, whichmatches the owner’s preferences.The charitable contribution madeto the College of Veterinary Medi-cine provides for those compan-ions’ life-long medical care andultimately is added to an endow-ment to support education, serviceand research at the college. “As a

7

time ago about what wouldbecome of our brood if somethingwould happen to us,” Kathyremembers. “We would ask aroundabout such a program because wehad realized that if we were nothere it would be impossible to asksomeone else to take care of all

permanent, reliable and charitableorganization, the college of Veteri-nary Medicine has a commitmentto the long term care of the ani-mals enrolled in the program,”Myrna emphasized.

“Since enrolling our animals, Ifeel that both of us have had

the Perpetual Pet Care Program.Myrna, in describing the pro-

gram was able to explain that,“the Perpetual Pet Care Programenables pet owners to plan andprovide for the long term care oftheir companion animals.” Whenowners enrolled in the program are

peace of mind in knowing they willbe taken care of if we are not herefor them,” said Kathy. “It’s not ashuttle bus to the hospital in Man-hattan, but I feel our support willhelp other animals too,” notedJim. “We appreciate what the folksat the hospital have done for ourdogs and cats, and for us.” SR

our animals the way we take careof them now.” “Especially for theirhealth care,” Jim emphasized!Through a phone inquiry aboutlost paperwork on a large glassaquarium donated by the Speiersto the Insect Zoo in the K-StateEntomology Department, Kathy wasreferred to Myrna Gleue, coordina-tor of the College of VeterinaryMedicine’s Pet Trust and PerpetualPet Care Programs. She helpedenroll the Speiers’ 12 animals in

The charitable contribution made to the College ofVeterinary Medicineprovides for thosecompanions’ life-long medicalcare and ultimatelyis added to anendowment to support education,service andresearch at the college.

Jim, Max, Kathy and Tarapose in front of one of Jim’sChevys in the shop out at the farm.

8

t is a pleasure for me to serve on the Veteri-nary Medical Alumni Association board. I hadbeen delinquent in supporting my college andalumni association during my early years of

practice. Now that I am involved, it has proved to bea great pleasure. When Dr. Taussig told us at theJune Conference Heritage Evening Banquet thatreceiving the E. R. Frank Award “made him proud,” itmade me proud to have been one of his students.

Please come to our alumni evenings at the majorconferences. They are a lot of fun and they give us theopportunity to honor our fellow alumni. I am amazedat how much our alumni do to support their communi-ties, their patients, and our profession. One alumnathat I must recognize is Dr. Jody Johnson. She did agreat job of running this association last year. It willbe quite difficult to follow in her footsteps.

We are happy to welcome Drs. Greg Bogue, God-dard, Kan., and Mike Moore, Overland Park, Kan., asmembers-at-large on the association executive board.

Next year is our college’s centennial celebration.Come and join us for the activities, it should be anexciting review of Kansas State University’s College ofVeterinary Medicine history.

Dr. Alan L. Lewis, ‘72East Emporia Veterinary Clinic

Veterinary Medical Alumni AssociationMessage from the new president, Dr. Alan Lewis

I

V M A AN E W S

Report: Fiscal Year 2004 Membership Dues

The Veterinary Medical Alumni Association dues wereincorporated into the association by-laws and constitu-tion during the 2000 fiscal year.

The association endowment was established in Febru-ary of 2003. The VMAA endowment currently has$60,758.76 in the principal and $5,480.28 in the incomeportions of the account.

The bar charts below indicate membership growth peryear since 2000 and the pie chart shows total alumniparticipation in fiscal year 2004.

Veterinary Medical Alumni AssociationAnnual Assessment Membership Dues

Year gifts receipted

Tota

l pai

d pe

r yea

r

Veterinary Medical Alumni AssociationAnnual Assessment Membership Dues

Year gifts receipted

Tota

l pai

d pe

r yea

r

Veterinary Medical Alumni Association Membership Participation

2001 2002 2003 2004

2001 2002 2003 2004

Alumni Happenings In MemoriamIn Memoriam

9

Wayne D CollinsDVM 1939, Tobaccoville,North Carolina, April 15, 2004

David O ManlyDVM 1941, Auburn, Kansas,June 27, 2004

William D Elliot, SrDVM 1943, Tahlequah,Oklahoma, April 30, 2004

Howard O WeberDVM 1943, Harrington,Delaware, March 21, 2004

Walter F JohnsonDVM 1944, Janesville,Wisconsin, November 22, 1995

Ben O HebertDVM 1947, Woodside, California,April, 2, 2004

Warren G SwiftDVM 1949, Fort Smith,Arkansas, April 25, 2003

Richard C Groff DVM 1950, Walnut Creek,California, January, 31, 2004

Carl R LenzDVM 1951, Cameron, Missouri,May, 15, 2004

Robert D Harting DVM 1960, Donnelly, Idaho,January, 22, 2004

Leroy E EnsleyDVM 1961, Onaga, Kansas,January 23, 2002

Dr. Kenneth G. Huggins one of 35 volunteerveterinarians who cared for over 1,400 dogsduring the 2004 Iditarod Sled Dog race inAlaska last March. Dr. Huggins worked the4-day, pre-race screening and during the racevisited nine different checkpoints to helpcheck dogs at four of those spots. He contin-

1966

1980Dr. Jeffrey P. Watkins received the 2004Equine Practitioner of the Year Award fromthe Texas Veterinary Medical Association dur-ing the 2004 association winter conference.Dr. Watkins is a professor of surgery at theTexas A&M University College of VeterinaryMedicine.

1985Dr. Susan Keller, the deputy South Dakotastate veterinarian since 1997, was promotedto the job of state veterinarian this pastspring by the South Dakota Board of AnimalHealth. She will start her new position mid-August 2004.

1985Dr. Steven L Elliott, after 17 years as a solopractice owner, sold his practice to do part-time small animal work, relax and pursueother interests. Dr. Elliott and his wifeMarlene live in Hermitage, Arkansas.

Dr. David Sloas sold his practice and retired inApril 2004. He plans to stay active in cottonfarming around Memphis, Tennessee.

1952ues to practice at the Stanley Veterinary Clin-ic in Stanley, Kansas, near Overland Park,Kansas, two days a week.

Class Initiative Winner is Class of 1959!

From the left, Dr. Clem Darrow, Dr. Jim Smart, Dr. Sam Graham, Dr. Howard Erickson, Dr.Ralph Richardson, Dr. Sam Strahm, Dr. Dale Hodgson and Dr. Norman Marrow, class of1959 members accepting the 2004 Class Initiative award, presented by Dr. Richardson,(KSU ‘70) Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine.

The 2004 Class Initiative trophy was pre-sented to the class of 1959 during the Her-itage Evening at the Annual Conference forVeterinarians in June.

The Class Initiative winner was awardedto the reunion class (4’s and 9’s this year)having the highest number of class partici-pants in annual giving. A special thanks totheir enthusiasm for raising the participationlevel in annual giving to the college by 33%

and together gifted $175,000 during the fis-cal year 2004.

The competition was fierce between theclasses of ‘59 and ‘69, with the ‘59ers edgingout ‘69 by just a percentage point.

Next year’s class initiative competitionwill include all classes with year numbersending in 0’s and 5’s. Class members willreceive the Class Initiative letter inSeptember.

PH

OT

O B

Y D

AV

E A

DA

MS

, IT

C

10

ordon L. Coppoc, DVM, PhD, professor of veteri-nary pharmacology; head of the department ofbasic medical sciences, School of Veterinary Medi-cine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana;

and adjunct professorof pharmacology andassistant dean, Indi-ana University Schoolof Medicine and direc-tor of the LafayetteCenter for MedicalEducation at Purdue,was honored with a2004 Alumni Recogni-tion Award from theKansas State Universi-ty College of Veteri-nary Medicine and itsVeterinary Medical

Alumni Association. The award was presented during theK-State alumni reception held in conjunction with theAmerican Veterinary Medical Association’s Annual Confer-ence on July 25 at the Marriot in Philadelphia, Pa.

Born in Larned, Kan. in 1939, Gordon graduated fromhigh school 15 miles south in Belpre, Kan. in 1957. “As afifth grader, I watched Dr. A.M. Coddington, of Larned,clean one of our cows and then get paid. I said ‘wow’;one can do interesting things to make money!” Becausehe liked working with cattle and loved horses, he decidedon-the-spot to be a veterinarian.

Dr. Coppoc graduated from K-State (cum laude) in1961 and then in 1963 with his doctor of veterinary med-icine. Gordon married his high school sweetheart, HarrietKagay, in 1962. Upon graduation Gordon and Harrietloaded their VW van and headed for Boston and graduatework in the department of pharmacology at Harvard Med-ical School. He received a PhD in pharmacology in 1968.He spent a year as instructor at the University of NorthCarolina School of Medicine before reporting to theSchool of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB, Texas, fortwo years active duty as a Captain in the United StatesAir Force Veterinary Corp. Dr. Coppoc spent the next twoyears in post-doctoral training in biochemistry at the Uni-versity of Chicago Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Researchbefore joining the faculty of the School of VeterinaryMedicine at Purdue.

In 1979 Dr. Coppoc became head of the departmentof physiology and pharmacology at Purdue and shortlyafter became involved with the University of IndianaSchool of Medicine regional campus at Purdue, developing

Dr. Gordon Coppoc

G

"Having thedual roles has

provided mewith an

incredible

opportunity tolearn the simi-

larities anddifferences of

issues facingveterinary and

human medi-cine,"

Dr. Coppoc.

ALUMNIRECOGNITION

AWARDSBy Anne Emig

Dr. Janver Krehbielr. Janver Krehbiel, senior associate dean foradministration and associate dean for academicprograms, College of Veterinary Medicine, MichiganState University, was honored with a 2004 Alumni

Recognition Award from the Kansas State University Col-lege of Veterinary Medicine and its Veterinary MedicalAlumni Association. The award was presented during theK-State Alumni Reception held in conjunction with the

American VeterinaryMedical Association'sAnnual Conference onJuly 25 at the Marriotin Philadelphia, Pa.

Born in PrettyPrairie, Kan. on April17, 1936, Dr. Krehbielattended Bethel Col-lege, in North New-ton, Kan. for twoyears, before transfer-ring to Kansas StateUniversity where hereceived his DVM

degree in 1962. After graduation, Dr. Krehbiel worked inprivate practice in Mesa, Ariz. and in Al Cajon, Calif.From 1964 to 1966 he served in the Veterinary Services inthe United States Air Force as base veterinarian at Ander-son Air Force Base, Guam. Subsequent to this tour ofduty, Dr. Krehbiel accepted a position as an instructor inthe department of small animal surgery and medicine atthe College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State Uni-versity, East Lansing, Mich. He was a clinical instructorfor three years and spent one year in the department ofpathology in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at MSU.While working in pathology, he completed his master’sdegree and received an award from the National Instituteof Health for a special postdoctoral fellowship to pursuehis PhD degree.

After completing his PhD in veterinary pathology, Dr.Krehbiel continued his academic career as an assistantprofessor in the department of pathology, working in theclinical pathology laboratory. He served as the directorof the clinical pathology laboratory for approximately tenyears and moved through the academic ranks to appoint-ment as a full professor in 1980. In 1983, he wasappointed acting associate dean for academic programsand undergraduate instruction for professional and under-graduate education and in 1989, was appointed associatedean for academic and student affairs. He has served inthat capacity since and in 1998 received the additional

D

see KREHBIEL, page 13see COPPOC, page 13

11

see BERRIER, page 13

r. Lawrence G. Morehouse, professor emeritus ofveterinary pathology and retired director of theveterinary medical diagnostic laboratory at theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia, may now be a

tiger, but the wildcatsstill claim him. Dr.Morehouse will behonored with a 2004Alumni RecognitionAward from theKansas State Universi-ty College of Veteri-nary Medicine and itsVeterinary MedicalAlumni Association.The award will be pre-sented during the K-State Alumni Recep-tion held in conjunc-

tion with the Central Veterinary Conference Saturday,August 28, at the Downtown Marriot in Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Morehouse was born on a farm near thetown of Manchester, Kan., on July 21, 1925. He claims tobe "one of a vanishing breed that can claim elementaryeducation in a one-room country school house." Regard-less of the structure, the Harvey District 38 "prepared mewell for what was to come," Dr. Morehouse said.

Dr. Morehouse graduated from Abilene High School in1943 and served as a hospital corpsman/pharmacist'smate during and following WWII. He enrolled at K-Statein the fall of 1946 and received his BS and DVM degreesin 1952 when he was also commissioned in the U.S. ArmyReserve and served until 1957.

After his graduation from K-State in 1952, Dr. More-house practiced for a short time in Des Peres, Mo., beforecontinuing his education at Purdue University in WestLafayette, Ind. He received his master’s of science inpathology and a PhD in pathology in 1956 and 1960respectively, while serving as director of USDA's brucellosislaboratory. It was during this time that Dr. Morehouse methis wife Georgia Lewis. The couple married in Lafayette,Ind., on October 6, 1956. Georgia worked as a microbiolo-gist at the National Animal Disease Laboratory and lateras a research associate in the dairy department at theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia.

From 1960 to 1964, Dr. Morehouse served as disci-pline leader of pathology and toxicology in USDA's AnimalHealth Division at the National Animal Disease Laboratoryin Ames, Iowa. In 1964 he accepted a position as a pro-fessor of veterinary pathology and chairman of the

Dr. Lawrence Morehouse Dr. Harry Berrier

D

"Get all the

general knowl-edge you can

while in veteri-nary school.

Specializationcan come laterif that is your

goal. The DVMis behind your

name for life--Society expects

you to beknowledgeable

across itsbreadth--evenin retirement!"

Dr. Morehouse

r. Harry H. Berrier, associate professor emeritus,College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mis-souri-Columbia, will be honored with a 2004Alumni Recognition Award from the Kansas State

University College of Veterinary Medicine and its Veteri-nary Medical Alumni Association. The award will be pre-sented during the K-State Alumni Reception held in con-junction with the Central Veterinary Conference Saturday,

August 28, at theDowntown Marriot inKansas City, Mo.

Dr. Berrier beganhis pursuit of highereducation at the Uni-versity of Missouri,graduating in 1941with a bachelor of sci-ence in VocationalAgriculture. He taughtvocational agriculturefor the 1941, 1942school year at OdessaHigh School, Odessa,

Mo. He then received his doctorate of veterinary medicinefrom K-State in 1945. In 1945 and 1946, Dr. Berrierworked in a general practice of veterinary medicine andsurgery in Odessa. He then became a station veterinarian,serving as First Lieutenant at the Dugway ProvingGrounds, Utah in 1947. Later that year he was promotedto Captain and served as assistant area veterinarian atFort Douglas, Utah from 1947 to 1948. In October 1948,Dr. Berrier accepted a position as assistant professor ofveterinary pathology at the College of Veterinary Medi-cine, University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo. He remainedat the University of Missouri until his retirement in 1982.During that time he served in many capacities including:assistant and associate professor of veterinary clinicalpathology at the college; and clinical toxicologist in theveterinary medical diagnostic laboratory. He also receiveda master’s of veterinary pathology from the University ofMissouri in 1960.

In 1963 to 1964, Dr. Berrier took a sabbatical leavefrom the university as a Fellow of the National ScienceFoundation and pursued post-doctoral studies at theArmed Forces Institute of Pathology, Veterinary PathologyDepartment, Washington, D.C. From 1968 until retire-ment, he also served as a medical service liaison officerrepresenting the U.S. Air Force to the University of Mis-souri. He retired from the United States Air ForceReserves with the rank of Colonel.

D

see MOREHOUSE, page 12

12

uncommon. Without a qualified director, thehigh revenue generating lab was at risk ofclosing. The difficulty in recruiting a directorwith rabies lab experience spurred Dr. Phillipsto leave retirement to re-assume directorshipof the lab. The one-year commitment quietlystretched to two-and-a-half years until areplacement was trained.

Professionally Dr. Phillips authored andco-authored numerous articles on microbiolo-gy and has been a member of or chaired sev-eral committees on large animal diseases. Hewas awarded the prestigious E. Walter Morri-son Award by the K-State Student Foundationin 2002.

Robert and Opal raised four children,Thomas, Jeffrey, Mary and Paul, and have sixgrandchildren. They are active members andvolunteers with First Baptist Church in Man-hattan. They deliver ‘Meals on Wheels’ andare longtime hospice volunteers, “Someonehas to give a caregiver a day off—we enjoyhelping out,” said Robert.

The couple never misses a basketball orfootball game, “both women’s and men’sgames,” added Opal. They own acreage off ofMcDowell Creek Road where Robert enjoyscutting firewood for the fireplace in the fami-ly room. During the summer he plays golfwith a group of regulars on Monday, Wednes-day and Friday. On Sundays he plays with hisson, Jeff—and walks it, helping him keep ingood shape.

During his career Dr. Robert Phillipswould say, “This is a continual educationprocess.” In retirement he and his wife Opalhave continued their educational process withthat same focus and clarity that lead them toManhattan and the College of VeterinaryMedicine. SR

PHILLIPS, from page 2

in fo rmat ionin format ionLOLOCCAATIONTION

research tipsresearch tips& ASSISTANCE& ASSISTANCE

by Carol Elmore

JOE

NIS

IL

Tip Column # 107

http://www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/library/research.

services.htm Veterinary Medical LibraryKansas State University

408 Trotter HallManhattan, KS 66506-5614

Have you visited the Veterinary MedicalLibrary at K-State? If you live close by orcome to Manhattan, we would encourageyou to come and visit us on the fourth floorof Trotter Hall. If you can't physically visit,you can certainly visit the library virtually onyour computer. Our website http://www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/library/index.htm givesyou areas to explore. You can search our on-line catalog by clicking on the link-"KSULIBRARIES ONLINE CATALOG" located atthe top right-hand side of our webpage. Thistakes you to the catalog that serves the K-State Libraries including the Veterinary Med-ical Library. Another link is to the Animals inSociety collection, a "unique collection ofbooks, videotapes, and selected periodicalson topics relating to human-animal interac-tions and the well-being of all animalspecies." All of the items in this collection arelisted in the online catalog and cover diversetopics such as dealing with the death of apet, using animals with the disabled, portray-als of animals in art, music and literatureplus many other items that can be requestedthrough your local library's interlibrary loanservice for free or a small fee. If you liveclose by, you can check them out in personat the library. Items can also be sent directlyfrom our library for a service fee.

Did you know that you can requestsearches and articles from me at the librarythrough Library Research Services and itsfee-based service? No search or request istoo large or too small. You may reach me bycalling the library at 785-532-6006 or e-mailme at: libresearch@vet.k-state.edu

Read about our services on the internet:

department of veterinary pathology at theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. In 1968 hebecame the organizing director of the Veteri-nary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at the col-lege and served in this capacity until he wasnamed professor emeritus in 1987.

During his career, Dr. Morehouse has beena senior author or co-author of more than100 scientific publications and abstracts deal-ing with infectious, parasitic and toxicologicdiseases of livestock, poultry, companion ani-mals and laboratory animals. Dr. Morehousehas co-edited three volume encyclopedicworks on fungal toxins. As an individual whohas pursued post-doctoral education and con-tinued researching throughout his career, Dr.Morehouse acknowledges both the differenceand the importance of the DVM degree. Hewould recommend, "Get all the general knowl-edge you can while in veterinary school. Spe-cialization can come later if that is your goal.The DVM is behind your name for life. Societyexpects you to be knowledgeable across itsbreadth--even in retirement!"

Dr. Morehouse has been a member of theMissouri and American Veterinary MedicalAssociation, the American Association of Vet-erinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, the WorldAssociation of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnos-ticians, the New York Academy of Sciences,the American Association for the Advance-ment of Science, the Conference of ResearchWorkers in Animal Diseases, American Associ-ation of Avian Pathologists, Conference ofResearch Workers in Animal Diseases NorthAmerica, Missouri Academy of Sciences, Mis-souri Society of Microbiology, American Asso-ciation of Laboratory Animal Science, Societyfor Environmental Geochemistry and Health,American Association of Swine Practitionersand the United States Livestock SanitaryAssociation, which is now the U.S. AnimalHealth Association. Dr. Morehouse has alsoheld offices in many of these professionalsocieties.

Dr. Morehouse may have ventured out toshare his expertise, but he never forgot hisfellow Wildcats. In his 1998 class updates, heremarked, "The Class of '52 was special. Someof you, I've been privileged to work with overthe years, but all of you have always beenremembered. Four years together forges a

MOREHOUSE, from page 11 bond not easily broken or forgotten." Dr.Morehouse is being honored with a K-StateCollege of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Recog-nition Award not only for his professionalachievement but for a lifetime of service,humility and that undeniable Wildcat Spirit. SR

13

COPPOC, from page 10 BERRIER, from page 11a course in pharmacology for medical stu-dents. Since 1981, Dr. Coppoc has taughtpharmacology to both veterinary and medicalstudents; “One medicine, different patientpopulations,” he exclaimed!

In 1995, the Purdue School of VeterinaryMedicine merged its veterinary physiologyand pharmacology departments with thedepartment of anatomy to form the depart-ment of basic medical science which he headstoday. In 1998, Dr. Coppoc was appointedassistant dean at the Indiana UniversitySchool of Medicine and director of theLafayette Center for Medical Education at thePurdue campus. “Having the dual roles hasprovided me with an incredible opportunityto learn the similarities and differences ofissues facing veterinary and human medi-cine,” said Dr. Coppoc.

Dr. Coppoc is active professionallybelonging to the American Academy of Veteri-nary Pharmacology and Therapeutics; theAmerican Society of Pharmacology and Exper-imental Therapeutics; the American VeterinaryMedical Association; the American Associationfor the Advancement of Science; the AmericanMedical Informatics Association; the IndianaVeterinary Medical Society, Phi Kappa Phi andSigma Xi.

During his career Dr. Coppoc has beenhonored with the Senior Leader Award, K-State, 1963; First Place Proficiency in Veteri-nary Medicine Award, K-State, 1963; Universi-ty of Chicago, Research Associate Award,1969-1971; the Alumni Faculty Award forExcellence, School of Veterinary Medicine,Purdue University, 1994; and the Award ofMerit from the Purdue School of VeterinaryMedicine, Gamma Sigma Delta, Purdue chap-ter, 1998.

His wife of 42 years, Harriet, is a flutistin the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Cop-poc has served on its board of directors for10 years. He also was president and sang inthe Bach Chorale Singers, a noted communitychoir. He is also currently chair of his churchcongregation and is on the board of directorsof the Lafayette Rotary Club. The Coppocshave two married daughters and five grand-children. “God has blest me greatly, I amindeed honored to receive recognition frommy alma mater,” Dr. Coppoc added. SR

Dr. Berrier holds life memberships in sev-eral professional organizations some of whichinclude the American and Missouri VeterinaryMedical Associations, American Association ofVeterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, and theAmerican Society for Veterinary ClinicalPathology. He was instrumental in the forma-tion of the American Society for VeterinaryClinical Pathology which was organized in1965. The society has since grown into aninternational organization. Dr. Berrier hasserved in the capacities of president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and chairmanof the board for the society.

Dr. Berrier has published 30 professionaland scientific papers in professional journals,has been guest speaker to many professionalorganizations and state veterinary medicalconferences and has published three editionseach, of two books, on veterinary medicine.

In addition to his career in veterinarymedicine, he is also an entrepreneur. Sincehis retirement from the University if Missouriin 1982, he has kept busy with his business,Show-Me Bar-B-Que. He first began makinghis own sauce because he was dissatisfiedwith those available on the market—onlymaking enough for each meal. He thenbrought home a set of pharmacy scales anddeveloped a specific recipe. This same recipewas used for 20 years before he was con-vinced by friends and relatives to pursue apatent, which he received in 1975.

Dr. Berrier’s operation is still in his base-ment—the only basement approved by theMissouri Public Health Administration. He andhis wife Lina, along with three part-timeworkers, are able to manage the entire opera-tion. Lina oversees all the bottling, book-keeping and paperwork, while the part-timeemployees help bottle and distribute thesauce. It is shipped by UPS daily. Show-MeBar-B-Que Sauce has now grown into an oper-ation that produces approximately 480 gal-lons of sauce a week in the summer andabout half that amount during the wintermonths. SR

appointment to senior associate dean foradministration and continues to fulfill theresponsibilities of both positions.

Dr. Krehbiel's positions as associate deanfor administration and associate dean for aca-demic programs require him to be an advo-cate for both faculty and students. These dualresponsibilities call for a delicate "balance inbeing sensitive to both faculty and studentconcerns," Krehbiel said. "My ultimateresponsibility is to maintain the high stan-dards of the institution while assisting facul-ty prepare students for the needs of the pro-fession."

In today's rapidly changing world, Dr.Krehbiel noted that it is not easy to antici-pate the future demands society will placeupon veterinary medicine, but it is a "para-mount concern of the academic world to keepthe educational program structured for gradu-ates to successfully fill a variety of roleswithin the profession."

The K-State Alumni Recognition Awardwill be added to an extensive catalogue of Dr.Krehbiel's accomplishments. Dr. Krehbiel iscurrently a member and diplomate of theAmerican College of Veterinary Pathologists,and a member of the American Society forVeterinary Clinical Pathology, the AmericanVeterinary Medical Association and the Michi-gan Veterinary Medical Association. He hasbeen a chairperson for the National Board ofVeterinary Medical Examiners, and has servedas chairperson of the American VeterinaryMedical Association's Informatics Committee,the Association of American Veterinary Col-lege's Academic Deans and the ExaminationCommittee for the American College of Veteri-nary Pathologists. He has served as presidentof the American Society for Veterinary ClinicalPathology 1982-83, and the Michigan Veteri-nary Medical Association.

Dr. Krehbiel was elected to the Council onEducation in 2000 and will serve in that incapacity until 2006. He has conductednumerous site visits for accreditation of vet-erinary colleges and in addition, serves as theliaison member from the COE to the Commit-tee on Veterinary Technology Education Activ-ities, which accredits veterinary technologyprograms. SR

KREHBIEL, from page 10

Nonprofit OrganizationUS POSTAGE

PAIDPermit #580

Manhattan, KS 66502

Development and Alumni OfficeCollege of Veterinary MedicineKansas State University103 Trotter HallManhattan, KS 66506-5604

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

For more information, contact Dr. Linda Johnson,(785)532-5696, JOHNSON@vet.k-state.edu, orvisit the website at www.vet.k-state.edu and clickon Continuing Education.

Continuing Education OPPORTUNITIESIt's the audio conference thatlets you earn Continuing Edu-cation conference contacthours right in your clinic . . .and, anyone in your clinic canparticipate!

Fall 2004 program dates will be published soon.

November 6-7, 200413th Annual Mid-Western ExoticAnimal Medicine ConferenceConference topics will include the surgery, med-icine, and diagnostic techniques used in birds(both companion birds and raptors), reptiles,and small exotic mammals. An optional wet-labon avian orthopedics will be offered.

Guest speakers: Dr. James Morrisey, CornellUniversity, and Dr. Pat Redig, University ofMinnesota; K-State CVM faculty speakers including Dr. James Carpenter.

December 4, 200413th Annual Emergency Medicine Conference: A Surgical Perspective on Emergency Medicine Conference sessions will include: "A Surgeon's Approach to 'I See Orange!', Med-ical Complications of Successful Surgery, Rou-tine Neuter to Ruin Your Weekend in Less than60 Minutes, A Case-based Look at AirwayObstructions, Urogenital Challenges, Complicat-ed Diaphragmatic Hernias, A GI Emergency Pot-pourri, and Cache and Oscar: Case Studies"Guest Speaker: Dr. Jamie Bellah, AuburnUniversity

December 5, 2004Small Animal Medicine LectureSeries: A Little Bit of Everything:More From the Request Line Lecturesby K-State CVM Small Animal Medicine facultyto include topics such as Cardiology, Oncologyand Endocrinology.

CentennialMerchandise

Centennial Plaza Commemorative Brick or Plaque- $100 - $500 Put

your clinic name and graduation class year on a brick or plaque in this special campus area.Visit the web site to learn more: http://

www.vet.k-state.edu/centennial/plaza.htm

Centennial Lapel Pins- $10.00CVM History Book, Limited Edition

sponsor section listing- $500.00Centennial Calendar- $12.50Centennial Afghan- $50.00

Visit the Centennial Celebration Merchandise web site for pictures and an order form.http://www.

vet.k-state.edu/centennial/catalog.pdf