Reception at WVC in Las Vegas Celebrates PVM Alumni and Friends

March 11, 2022

Dean Reed is joined by members of the DVM Class of 2021 for a group photo — Dean Willie Reed with several members of Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s most recent graduating class, the DVM Class of 2021: (left – right) Drs. Madeleine Bryan, Cassidy Maugeri, Gayatri Schulz, Kiersten Record, and Tetyana Sofiychuk.

PVM alumni pictured together during the reception — Dean Willie Reed with several members of Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s most recent graduating class, the DVM Class of 2021: (left – right) Drs. Madeleine Bryan, Cassidy Maugeri, Gayatri Schulz, Kiersten Record, and Tetyana Sofiychuk.

Almost 40 Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumni and friends turned-out for the annual Purdue Alumni Reception at the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC), powered by Viticus Group, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees renewed acquaintances, visited with PVM faculty who were in attendance, and heard an update on the college from Dean Willie Reed. In some cases, members of a given class would realize they had enough classmates present for a mini reunion.

The reception was held Monday, March 7 at the Mandalay Bay Conference Center, which was the site for the 2022 WVC Conference.

Writer(s): Susan Xioufaridou | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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