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Veterinary Nursing Program Staff Honored with Purdue Student Impact Award
October 1, 2021
Congratulations are in order for Veterinary Nursing Program staff members Paige Allen, MS, RVT and Shelly Opperman, who received Purdue University’s Student Impact Award for their work as instructors for the All Creatures Great and Small Learning Community.
In Memory: Dr. Jerry Buening (PU DVM ’64; PhD ‘69)
October 1, 2021
The Purdue family mourns the loss of Dr. Jerry Buening of Columbia, Mo., a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s second graduating class, who passed away Wednesday, September 22, at his home. He was 81.
Virtual Awards Ceremony Confers Recognition on Outstanding Faculty
September 24, 2021
A longstanding Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine tradition of recognizing outstanding faculty during the annual Purdue Veterinary Conference continued in a virtual format in 2021. The annual Awards Celebration September 10 included the presentation of the prestigious Raymond E. Plue Outstanding Teacher Award along with several other awards for faculty service, research, and teaching.
In Memory: Dr. Charles Sink (PU DVM ’68)
September 24, 2021
The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family is saddened by the passing of an alumnus who was in the college’s sixth graduating class, Dr. Charles Sink, of Peoria, Ariz. He was 77.
In Memory: Nancy Martin, Retired PVM Histologist
September 17, 2021
The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family is saddened to learn that retired staff member Nancy A. Martin of West Lafayette, Ind., passed away August 27.
New Twist on Annual Event Helps Maintain PVM Tradition for Welcoming New Students
September 17, 2021
In keeping with a beloved tradition, the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated the incoming classes of DVM and veterinary nursing students recently by hosting a combined Stethoscope Ceremony event. The program honored the first-year veterinary medicine students as well as the clinical year 2 veterinary nursing students who began coursework in Lynn Hall for the first time with the start of the fall semester.
Orientation Gives Veterinary Nursing Students Head-start on New Semester
September 3, 2021
The Purdue University Veterinary Nursing Program welcomes students both in-person and virtually as studies kick-off for the fall semester.
Purdue Veterinary Medicine and Houston Methodist Researchers Develop Novel Strategy for Tuberculosis Vaccine
August 27, 2021
Innovators at Purdue University, led by Dr. Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have created a novel strategy for developing an effective vaccine for a widespread form of tuberculosis.
Kelly Dold Joins Communications Team as Marketing Manager for Veterinary Hospital and ADDL
August 27, 2021
Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s communications team is pleased to welcome Kelly Dold as the new marketing and communications manager for the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital and Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, effective Monday, August 23.
PVM Says “Thank You” to Faculty and Staff with “Nacho Average” Appreciation Event
August 20, 2021
Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff were treated to a lunch delivered by Mitchell’s Taco Truck at Lynn Hall as a thank you for their extraordinary efforts to carry out the College of Veterinary Medicine’s missions of learning, discovery, and engagement.