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Through scholarship opportunities, Purdue’s Veterinary Technology Distance Learning Program is making veterinary education more accessible

April 30, 2026

Earning a degree in a field like veterinary technology can change lives — both for veterinary technicians themselves, who can expect stable employment and high career growth, and for the animals they care for. But earning a degree is a significant financial investment, and one that can be inaccessible to working students.

That’s why Purdue’s Veterinary Technology Distance Learning (VTDL) program created scholarship opportunities for online students. One such scholarship, the Dr. Bill Scholarship, supports working students in Purdue’s VTDL program by helping them cover the costs of laptops, textbooks and other expenses.

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“Paws Up” for Grace Craig – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

April 24, 2026

This week, a big Paws Up goes to Grace Craig, Executive Assistant to the Dean.

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Purdue Veterinary Medicine Graduate Inducted into National Academies of Practice

April 24, 2026

A member of Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s DVM Class of 2009, Dr. Miguel Ortiz is one of ten veterinarians recently inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as professional members and veterinary fellows. The Class of 2026 inductees include veterinary faculty, entrepreneurs, and the current AVMA president.

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Purdue Veterinary Technology Educator and Leader Mindy Anderson Wins Top Undergraduate Teaching Award

April 23, 2026

A Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumna, longtime Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT), and clinical associate professor of basic medical sciences, who also holds a PharmD degree, has received the university’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. Dr. Melinda (Mindy) Anderson, who serves as assistant dean for the Purdue Veterinary Technology Program, is one of five Purdue faculty members announced as winners of the 2026 Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. She was presented with the award during a surprise ceremony, which was conducted recently at the start of one of the classes she teaches in Lynn Hall.

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Five Distinguished Alumni to be Honored at Inaugural PVM Dean’s Dinner of Distinction

April 17, 2026

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine will recognize five graduates as 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients during a new awards event this evening, Friday, April 17. The inaugural Dean’s Dinner of Distinction will feature the official presentation of the college’s prestigious Distinguished Alumni Awards, which recognize graduates whose careers exemplify excellence, leadership, and service across the veterinary profession.

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“Paws Up” for Bill Kielhorn and our IT Team – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

April 17, 2026

This week, we’d like to recognize Bill Kielhorn, technical support analyst – Purdue IT End User Experience.

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In Memory: Dr. Donald F. Disque (PU DVM ’63); Dr. Leonard Jenkins (PU DVM ’76)

April 17, 2026

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine community is saddened to learn of the passing of two alumni during the latter part of 2025.  

Dr. Donald F. Disque, a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s first class, the Class of 1963, passed away October 18, 2025 in Farmington, Connecticut. He was 86.

Dr. Leonard A. Jenkins of Marion, Indiana, passed away December 31, 2025 in Marion.  He was 81.

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PVM Cancer Research Scholar Honored at Purdue Institute for Cancer Research Recognition Awards Ceremony

April 17, 2026

Dr. Deborah Knapp, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology, Dolores L. McCall Professor of Comparative Oncology, and director of the Evan and Sue Ann Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center, was recognized this month at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research 2026 Recognition Awards ceremony.  The program April 3 honored faculty, trainees and staff advancing cancer research across the institute.

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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Honors PVM Clinician Paulo Gomes as a Top Co-Author

April 10, 2026

Dr. Paulo Gomes, clinical associate professor of dermatology in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, recently was recognized for co-authoring one of the most widely read articles of 2025 in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. The publication is an online, open access, international, peer-reviewed journal.

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“Paws Up” for Gabriel Harris – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

April 10, 2026

This week a big Paws Up goes to Gabriel Harris, who is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences.