Auction Raises Funds for Scholarships
Nearly 300 alumni, faculty, staff and students turned out for the Fall Auction, which this year was combined with the Medicine Mixer reception and class reunion recognition, and raised $24,520. The auction featured both live and silent bidding on a variety of high quality and unique items donated to raise funds for student scholarships. Several of the items were donated in memory of the late Dr. Jack Fessler, professor emeritus of large animal surgery, who passed away in April. Among those items was a customized t-shirt featuring a number of classic "Fessler sayings." Auction volunteer and PVM retiree Harry Latshaw wore the shirt at the start of the event, and the highest bid of nearly $3,000 came from a member of the 25th reunion class. A special thank you is in order for the following Veterinary Companies and Greater Lafayette and Midwest business for their support of the 2011 Fall Auction:
| 9 Irish Brothers Pub | Hilton Garden Inn | North Shore Seafood |
| Best Western Lafayette | Holiday Inn - City Center | Puccini's Smiling Teeth Restaurant |
| Bruno's Swiss Inn | Homewood Suites | Purdue Convocations |
| Champions Academy | Hot Box Pizza | Purdue Musical Organizations |
| Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette | Hunter's Pub | Purdue Federal Credit Union |
| Club Newtone | Ian Michael Green Photo | Purdue Veterinary Supply Association |
| Elks Country Club | Indianapolis Zoo | Red Seven Restaurant |
| Fair Oaks Farms | Irvine Travel | Stall and Kessler Diamond Center |
| Follett's Bookstores | Jake's Roadhouse | The Pen & Palette & Leather Creations |
| Foremost Farms USA | Lafayette Symphony Orchestra | Triple XXX & Route 66 Diners |
| Four Flags Over Aspen | LaScala Restaurant | Vetamac |
| Hampton Inn | Miracle Fitness | Wabash Landing 9 Theaters |
To purchase photos from this event, visit http://www.lauschphotography.com/ using medicinemixer as the username and purdueveterinary as the password.
