{"id":6282,"date":"2019-10-10T15:47:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T19:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=6282"},"modified":"2019-10-11T10:53:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T14:53:19","slug":"purdue-veterinary-conference-outing-links-golf-with-student-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/purdue-veterinary-conference-outing-links-golf-with-student-support.php","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Veterinary Conference Outing \u201cLinks\u201d Golf with Student Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8390_sm-1024x467.jpg\" alt=\"A golfer takes a swing as his teammates watch from the sidelines\" class=\"wp-image-6306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8390_sm-1024x467.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8390_sm-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8390_sm-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8390_sm-516x235.jpg 516w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8390_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> A golfer takes a swing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/equine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centaur Equine Specialty Hospital<\/a> sponsored hole. Companies, individuals, and veterinary practices sponsored nearly all of the 18 holes for the Indiana Animal Health Foundation \/ Purdue Veterinary Medicine Golf Outing held in conjunction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purdue Veterinary Conference<\/a> on Tuesday, September 17. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What could be better than a warm September afternoon spent on a beautiful golf course just north of the Purdue campus for some friendly competition to benefit students?&nbsp; That was the situation Tuesday, September 17, when the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Indiana Animal Health Foundation (IAHF) co-hosted the annual Purdue Veterinary Conference Golf Outing at the Coyote Crossing Golf Club in West Lafayette, Ind.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event attracted nearly 50 veterinary professionals and corporate representatives who came together for a day of golfing in the form of a modified Florida Scramble tournament. &nbsp;The outing began with a BBQ lunch just before the golfers gathered in foursomes and fanned out over the 18-hole course for a traditional \u201cshotgun start\u201d at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A long-running conference tradition, the golf outing not\nonly kicked-off PVM\u2019s week of continuing education and special events, but also\nfulfilled the noble purpose of raising money that is used for student\nsupport.&nbsp; \u201cThe annual golf outing raises funds for the IAHF and those\nfunds are directed toward their sponsorship of Boiler Vet Camp scholarships as\nwell as providing some veterinary student scholarships,\u201d said Dr. Jim\nWeisman, assistant dean for student affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of the outing not only reflected the good turnout, but also the support of a variety of event sponsors.&nbsp; Companies, individuals, and veterinary practices sponsored nearly all of the 18 holes for the tournament.&nbsp; There even was a $1,000 Hole-in-One prize that was sponsored by Dr. Ed Sommers (PU DVM \u201964).&nbsp; And who wouldn\u2019t dream of winning that?! &#8230; though in this case those dreams went unfulfilled.&nbsp; Special thanks to Dr. Sommers and each of the following hole sponsors for their generous support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Animal Medical Clinic<\/li><li>Elanco<\/li><li>Patterson<\/li><li>Princeton Veterinary Hospital<\/li><li>Vetamac<\/li><li>Wabash Valley Veterinary Medical Association<\/li><li>The Corydon Group<\/li><li>Lakefield Veterinary Group<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dean Willie Reed<\/li><li>Simmons Great Lakes<\/li><li>Wells Fargo<\/li><li>Centaur Equine Specialty Hospital<\/li><li>Indiana <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/addl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a><\/li><li>Purdue <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/cpb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comparative Pathobiology<\/a><\/li><li>Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_9543_sm-1024x496.jpg\" alt=\"golfers join for a group photo along the golf course at Coyote Crossing\" class=\"wp-image-6305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_9543_sm-1024x496.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_9543_sm-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_9543_sm-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_9543_sm-485x235.jpg 485w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_9543_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Participants in the annual IAHF \/ PVM Golf Outing, including  event coordinator Lisa Perius, executive director of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (front row, 4th from left), gather together for a group photo before heading onto the course.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What could be better than a warm September afternoon spent on a beautiful golf course just north of the Purdue campus for some friendly competition to benefit students? 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