Veterinary Nursing Graduates to be Recognized at Winter Commencement Ceremonies

December 9, 2022

university commencement ceremony in Elliott Hall — Veterinary nursing graduates will be among 2,957 Purdue students honored during commencement ceremonies December 17 and 18 as new Purdue graduates. (Purdue University photo)

Purdue University’s Winter 2022 Commencement will celebrate the giant leap of graduation for nearly 3,000 Boilermakers earning degrees in December, including a dozen veterinary nursing graduates. The university will hold three Winter 2022 Commencement ceremonies Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18 in the Elliott Hall of Music. In addition, the veterinary nursing graduates will be recognized at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Graduation Celebration that Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Lynn Hall, room 1136.

Dean Willie Reed will begin the Purdue Veterinary Medicine Graduation Celebration with an introduction, followed by recognition of each of the veterinary nursing graduates by Dr. Chad Brown, director of Purdue Veterinary Nursing Programs. As the names of the graduates are called, they will receive their Purdue University veterinary nursing pin from Holly McCalip, BS, RVT, instructional technologist. Then the new graduates will recite the Veterinary Technician Oath of Ethical Conduct, led by Jennifer Smith, RVT, RLAT, instructional technologist, who was chosen by the students to lead them in the recitation of the oath. After the conclusion of the ceremony, the graduates will recess to the Veterinary Medical Library for a celebratory reception. The program in Lynn Hall will follow the university’s Division I commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in the Elliott Hall of Music, where the veterinary nursing graduates will be recognized along with graduates in the College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Management, College of Pharmacy, Polytechnic Institute, and College of Science. The 13 veterinary nursing graduates include nine who are earning their Associate in Applied Science degree and four who are earning their Bachelor of Science degree.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

Recent Stories

“Paws Up” for Jennifer Danaher – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

This week we express our gratitude to Jennifer Danaher, who is department secretary for Veterinary Clinical Sciences.

‘Purdue Pursuits’: A PVM angle on Purdue’s teaching and learning reading groups

Crafting meaningful and engaging course experiences has been at the top of Dielson Vieira’s mind ever since he joined the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s faculty in 2024. As a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Vieira is already adept at applying innovative teaching practices to classroom environments, but that doesn’t stop him from seeking out new ideas, approaches and perspectives — insights he gains through outlets like Purdue’s teaching and learning reading groups.

Top tier biology journal publishes PVM study that unlocks secrets of a drug-resistant fungal pathogen, which causes serious infections in humans

Though the name “Candida auris” is far from a household term, public health experts know it well because the multi-drug-resistant fungal pathogen, which causes serious human infections, has been classified as an urgent threat by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Antibiotic Threats Report (2019). Dr. Shankar Thangamani, Associate Professor of Microbiology and University Faculty Scholar in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology, is researching C. auris, aided by a 2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). New research findings, just published in Nature Microbiology, show how C. auris adapts and evades the immune system.

In Print: ‘Translational Research Methods for Tauopathies’

A just-published 300-page volume edited by Jessica Fortin, Purdue assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences, provides a significant new resource for researchers studying a group of neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies. “Translational Research Methods for Tauopathies” provides detailed protocols intentionally selected to serve as a basis for research laboratories seeking to further treatments for such debilitating neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

It’s Almost Here!

Though the annual Purdue Veterinary Conference is almost upon us, there’s still time to register and take advantage of this time-honored College of Veterinary Medicine fall tradition that combines excellent continuing education with fun opportunities for reconnecting with colleagues and classmates, networking, and learning about the latest veterinary trends and products. The 2026 Purdue Veterinary Conference takes place September 23–26 on the Purdue University campus. The annual event has something for everyone, from veterinarians to veterinary technicians, faculty, staff and students.