{"id":20492,"date":"2023-12-08T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=20492"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:32:54","slug":"paws-up-brought-to-you-by-the-pvm-wellness-committee-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/paws-up-brought-to-you-by-the-pvm-wellness-committee-5.php","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPaws Up\u201d for Dr. John Christian &#8211; Brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Christian_John_portrait_sm-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Dr. John Christian\" class=\"wp-image-3193\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:207px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Christian_John_portrait_sm-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Christian_John_portrait_sm-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Christian_John_portrait_sm-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Christian_John_portrait_sm-188x235.jpg 188w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Christian_John_portrait_sm.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This week we express our sincere appreciation for Dr. John Christian, an esteemed associate professor of veterinary clinical pathology and the director and section chief of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory. As he embarks on a well-deserved retirement, we want to commend Dr. Christian and highlight his invaluable efforts with the PVM Wellness Committee over the years. His steadfast commitment to students and the broader PVM community has been a source of inspiration and a beacon of positivity for all of us, and the uplifting words he hangs outside his door each week will surely be missed. We extend our heartfelt best wishes to him for a fulfilling and joyful retirement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ededed\">Fostering a healthy work environment involves expressing appreciation and gratitude. Is there someone at PVM you would like to acknowledge today?\u00a0Please take a moment to submit a Paws Up nomination for that person.\u00a0Any PVM staff, faculty, student, or team may be nominated by anyone in our college. It\u2019s easy to do!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3TNXJrJOyuLMnAi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3TNXJrJOyuLMnAi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete the simple nomination form.<\/a>\u00a0In doing so, you help foster a healthy work environment by expressing appreciation and gratitude. Submissions are published anonymously and may be edited for style and length.\u00a0Sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/student-success\/counseling\/wellness-committee.php\">PVM Wellness Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we express our sincere appreciation for Dr. John Christian, an esteemed associate professor of veterinary clinical pathology and the director and section chief of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory. 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