Reception at WVC in Las Vegas Celebrates PVM Alumni and Friends

March 23, 2018

Purdue alumni gather at the PVM reception during the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas. (Front row, left-right) Dr. Mark Hilton (PU DVM ’83), WVC immediate past-president, with Purdue veterinary students Mary Jordan and Morgan Fortune, both of the DVM Class of 2019; (back row, left-right) Dr. Miguel Ortiz (PU DVM 2009), Dr. James Dirksen (PU DVM 2017), Dr. Rhett Swasey (PU DVM 2006), Dr. Jerlyn Sponseller (PU DVM ’95), and Dr. Deanna Van Camp (PU DVM 2017).

More than 40 Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumni and friends turned-out for the annual Purdue Alumni Reception at the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) in Las Vegas, Nev. They renewed acquaintances, visited with PVM faculty who were in attendance, and heard an update on the College and Ever True fundraising campaign goals 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 March 5 at the Mandalay Bay Conference Center, which was the site for the WVC Conference.

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

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