{"id":23081,"date":"2024-03-08T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=23081"},"modified":"2024-04-05T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:26:50","slug":"purdue-launches-search-for-successor-to-pioneering-veterinary-medicine-dean-willie-reed-who-will-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/purdue-launches-search-for-successor-to-pioneering-veterinary-medicine-dean-willie-reed-who-will-step-down.php","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Launches Search for Successor to Pioneering Veterinary Medicine Dean Willie Reed Who will Step Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Purdue Veterinary Medicine Dean Willie Reed stands in front of new Purdue University Veterinary Hospital<\/a> facilities that reflect the impact of his leadership over the past 17 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

An advisory committee has been named to assist in the search for a successor to Dr. Willie Reed, who will step down June 30, after 17 years of leadership as dean of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine and 25 total years of service to the university.  A celebration of Dean Reed\u2019s legacy will take place later this semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe simply cannot thank Dean Reed enough for his pioneering leadership at Purdue,\u201d Purdue Provost Patrick Wolfe said. \u201cHaving received two lifetime achievement awards from Indiana and U.S. professional societies this past year alone, I know Willie is looking forward to a much-deserved scientific sabbatical. His story is amazing, as is the arc of his career and professional accomplishments, and it is one that I know students, faculty and staff at Purdue will cherish for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since becoming dean in 2007, Dean Reed has consistently championed One Health at Purdue \u2014 bringing together animal health, human health and plant health \u2014 and the university continues to strengthen and accelerate his groundbreaking approach to excellence and education in these areas. He has also guided Purdue Veterinary Medicine in developing and executing a series of three visionary strategic plans to enhance the future through innovative educational initiatives, groundbreaking research, and creative and effective engagement programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has been a humbling and incredible honor to live out my childhood dream of becoming a doctor of veterinary medicine to the fullest at Purdue,\u201d Dean Reed said. \u201cThe college has worked tirelessly to achieve excellence, and I believe the outstanding Boilermakers in veterinary medicine have each played a key role in its success. Although we\u2019ve made great progress, I am eager and excited to see the many accomplishments that are sure to come in the future. My sincerest thank-you to all I\u2019ve worked with along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucy Flesch, Purdue\u2019s Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science and professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, will chair an advisory committee to assist in the search for Dean Reed\u2019s successor. The committee members are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n