{"id":23691,"date":"2024-06-14T11:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=23691"},"modified":"2024-06-14T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:50:42","slug":"this-is-purdue-podcast-shares-dean-reeds-story-of-giant-leaps-in-veterinary-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/this-is-purdue-podcast-shares-dean-reeds-story-of-giant-leaps-in-veterinary-medicine.php","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis is Purdue\u201d Podcast Shares Dean Reed\u2019s Story of Giant Leaps in Veterinary Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dean Willie Reed with \u201cThis is Purdue\u201d podcast host Kate Young at the recording session in the Joy M. Matson Multi-Purpose Room at the David and Bonnie Brunner Purdue Veterinary Medical Hospital Complex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As he approaches the conclusion of his tenure as dean of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine June 30, Dr. Willie Reed sat down recently with Kate Young, host of \u201cThis is Purdue,\u201d the official podcast for Purdue University, to share his engaging story about making dreams come true.  Just released yesterday (Thursday, June 13), the podcast<\/a> conveys Dean Reed\u2019s incredible story of persistence — from being taught first grade by his grandmother in southern Alabama to becoming dean of one of the top veterinary colleges in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen Now to Episode 110 of “This is Purdue”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dean Reed with Alaunie Smiley, of the DVM Class of 2024 \u2013 a veterinary student he mentored during her studies at Purdue. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dean Reed earned his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees at Tuskegee University before coming to Purdue University to pursue a graduate degree in veterinary pathology.  After earning his PhD in 1982, he joined the Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty, serving as associate professor of avian pathology and as chief of Avian Disease Diagnostic Services in the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a>.  In 1990, he accepted an offer at Michigan State University to become a full professor and director of the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory (now called the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bueller, one of the college\u2019s friendly Canine Educators, joins Dean Reed for a promotional photo shoot for the podcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dr. Reed returned to Purdue to become dean of the veterinary college in 2007.  His accomplishments include spearheading completion of the world-class David and Bonnie Brunner Purdue Veterinary Medical Hospital Complex, growing the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program\u2019s class size by 20%, and positively impacting the lives of countless animals and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something about the Purdue spirit that is unique,\u201d Dean Reed says. \u201cWhen you come here, this is a place where dreams can come true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to listen to \u201cThis is Purdue\u201d Podcast Ep. 110<\/a>, <\/strong>Dean, Mentor, Boilermaker: Celebrating Willie Reed and His Lasting Legacy on the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts<\/a> <\/strong>or Spotify<\/a>. <\/strong>Click here to view the podcast promotional video<\/a> <\/strong>and check out additional videos of Dean Reed on the podcast\u2019s YouTube page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As he approaches the conclusion of his tenure as dean of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine June 30, Dr. Willie Reed sat down recently with Kate Young, host of \u201cThis is Purdue,\u201d the official podcast for Purdue University, to share his engaging story about making dreams come true.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":23676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,40,1174,41,35,28,29,11,42],"tags":[26,56],"class_list":["post-23691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-community-engagement","category-diversity","category-faculty-staff","category-one-health","category-our-impact","category-our-people","category-research","category-students","tag-featured-story","tag-homepage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23691"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23755,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23691\/revisions\/23755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}