excited,” said Megan Ramaker, president of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA). “Many of us know of students who re-ally could have used it in the past.” SCAVMA will be in charge of the distribution of the funds under the guid-ance of the hospital’s administrative group. For students facing the

stresses of an intensive course of study and the financing of their veterinary medical education, even the smallest helping hand can make a big difference.

Lori Strelow

Special funds help SVM students with animal careWhat’s InsIde?Morrie Waud adopts a class

Observing the Class of 2015, Morrie will

discover what it takes to become a DVM.

Generous donation supports radiation therapy

Evelyn Fryer’s love of animals and science benefits the school.

Mysteries solved

Graduate student devotes her time to zoo pathology.

dog jumps to near death

An enthusiastic boxer jumps out of the boat

and into the propeller.

the case of the missing egg

Veterinarians go on an egg

hunt in a Timneh African gray parrot.

Pesky mosquitos

Faculty member’s work focuses on understanding the West Nile virus.

husband and wife run veterinary clinic

Both graduates of the SVM, the Kratts keep marriage and work together.

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Students at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine never met Popcorn, a curly-haired Airedale terrier, or Bramber, a Sussex spaniel, but they now owe these two animals a special debt of gratitude. The owners of both Popcorn and Bramber have endowed named funds in their dogs’ honor to benefit current SVM students. In the event of illness or accident, these funds will help students cover the cost of medical care for their animals. With an average debt load after graduation of more than $100,000, this financial assistance is a welcome relief for students. Popcorn’s owner, Judith Jackman, established the Popcorn Fund in March 2000 to assist economically disadvantaged in-dividuals with the cost of their animal’s veterinary care. She soon expanded the use of her fund to include SVM students. Sadly, Judith passed away last spring, but she continued her support of the Popcorn Fund with a gift from her estate. “Judith always wanted to help people care for their pets who were unable,” said Tim Jackman, Judith’s brother. Judith rescued many animals over her lifetime. “She loved ani-mals of any kind,” said her brother. “She made other donations in Popcorn’s name helping many peo-ple have a companion animal.” Bramber’s owner, Susan Ipsen, heard about how the Popcorn Fund helps students with unex-pected veterinary medical bills and thought this was a great way to give back. “We’ve had such won-derful care at both our own vet and the UW Vet hospital,” said

Ipsen, a dog owner from Lake Forest, IL. “Having been a teacher, I am thrilled helping students. And I’ve always had a warm spot for veterinarians. I really appreciate what they do.” Susan has made the two-hour drive to UW Veterinary Care many times with two of her dogs. She was impressed with the care she and her animals received. “I wanted to do something,” said Susan. “They gave me a tour and I learned all about the hospital. I was very impressed.” (In addition to the Bramber Fund, Susan has also adorned the front desk with fresh orchids to offer clients a little relief from the stressful experience of having a sick or injured animal.) According to Dr. Ruthanne Chun, associate dean for clini-cal affairs and director of UW Veterinary Care, the school has al-ways wanted to help students pay for veterinary medical care. “It is ironic that students come here and they are learning to be veteri-narians but their limited financial resources mean they can’t afford care for their own animals,” said Chun. “Even if the students don’t come with a pet, they usually end up adopting one.” “The students are really

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Sammie McGill receives a kiss from her dog Teak (Tequila). She adopted Teak from the Ellensburg Animal Shelter, in Ellensburg, Washington. If Teak became sick or injured, they would both benefit from one of these funds. “Having a dog with me here in Madison has meant the world to me,” said Sammie. “I am from out of state, so my dog and I are each other’s ‘home.’ After a stressful day at school, I know that when I go home there will always be someone there excited to see me, and she puts a smile on my face every single day. My dog truly is my best friend.”

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It is a pleasure to welcome you to the School of Veterinary Medicine’s annual donor issue of On Call, which is one way we recognize the many ways that you as donors have allowed the school to succeed and excel. Your gifts have made important and critical differences to the lives of our students, our patients, and our faculty and staff. In this issue, we highlight the results of a few of these gifts such as the Morrie Waud Student Support fund, which is designed to en-hance our students’ day-to-day lives as well as provide schol-arship support. This issue also highlights our many friends who give to UW Veterinary Care. This past year, these gifts gave rise to the building and opening of

the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Radiation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Clinic; the first of its kind in the county to feature the novel radiation therapy tech-nology, TomoTherapy. It was only through your generosity that this facility came to fruition. Lastly, I want to emphasize the importance of your gifts to our Dean’s Annual

Fund for Excellence. Gifts to this fund are critical for our continued success and our future excellence. The Dean’s Annual Fund allows the school to provide resources to areas of need or to fund critical opportunities that will further en-hance the school’s excellence. Our donors give through estate gifts, annual gifts, fundraisers and as single large gifts, whichever path best suits their needs and desires. All gifts of any size are a valu-able benefit to the school. Again, I want to thank all of you for your generosity to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. It is only through your passion and dedica-tion that we continue to excel.

Mark D. MarkelAssociate Dean for Advancement

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a gift in the garden for all to enjoySince its opening in January 2011, UW Veterinary Care has treated 67 cats and dogs with TomoTherapy, a radiation treatment that very precisely limits radiation to a tumor. For many cats and dogs, this treatment has added to both their quality and length of life. Private support played a major role in helping the School of Veterinary Medicine build the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Radiation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Clinic. This clinic addition was essential for making TomoTherapy available for pets in Wisconsin and beyond. The clinic includes a landscaped garden, greatly appreciated by the own-ers of animals presented to the clinic. The following naming opportunities are still available in the clinic garden, and a gift in the garden is enjoyed by all: two garden benches ($10,000 each), one garden planter ($5,000), 24” x 24” pathway paver tiles ($1,000 each), and 12” x 12” pathway paver tiles ($500 each). If you would like to make a garden gift, please contact Colin Nemeth, Director of Development, School of Veterinary Medicine, at 608-263-7594 or colin.nemeth@supportuw.org.

Longtime professor Dale Bjorling has been named associate dean for research and graduate training at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Bjorling, professor of small ani-mal surgery and member of the Department of Surgical Sciences since 1985, has a strong back-ground in both facets of his new role, according to Daryl Buss, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. “He understands funding and research from the perspective of a principal investigator and as a department chair for more than 20 years,” Buss says. “He has also been very involved as a mentor and educator, leading two grants for the last seven years that have supported veterinary medicine students train-ing to become researchers.” Bjorling earned his veteri-nary degree at the University of Illinois, and trained at the

University of California-Davis and the University of Georgia. He was elected president of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009, and chairs the UW–Madison Athletic Board. Veterinary researchers are always searching for funding, ac-cording to Bjorling. “In that, we’re like almost any other unit on campus,” he says. “The school has been very fortunate in our numerous col-laborations with investigators on campus. We need to continue to work on those partnerships, as well as acquiring and replacing shared equipment.” Bjorling would like to add to the options afforded graduate stu-dents by bolstering training for

veterinarians specializing in the care of research animals. “There’s a need both locally and nationally for laboratory ani-mal medicine, and we have an ideal situation here with the range of research programs and our veterinary school,” says Bjorling, whose own lab is working on the mechanisms of pain in bladder infections. “It is a fairly specific discipline. Labs have some unique needs because of the very nature of research and the varying types of animals common to their work.” Bjorling’s appointment follows the retirement of comparative bio-sciences professor Mary Behan. “Mary has been a superb fac-ulty member and — in recent years — an administrator,” Buss says. “She was very engaged at the cam-pus level in shared governance, and has been a terrific contributor not just to the school, but the UW–Madison community as a whole.”

Chris Barncard

surgeon appointed new Uw school of veterinary Medicine research dean

Winter horse inspectionIf your horse is wearing a blanket this winter, don’t forget that a blanket hides most of the horse. Rub marks or injuries that need your attention could be lurking just out of sight under that blanket, so make sure to remove it frequently and give your horse a good all-over grooming.

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Daryl Buss has announced plans to retire from his position as dean and professor at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine next June. Buss has served as dean since 1994, when he left the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine after 15 years as chair of the Department of Physiological Sciences. Just the second dean in the School of Veterinary Medicine’s history, Buss said it was a daunt-ing task to take over from Dean Bernard Easterday, who helped establish the school. But in the relatively new school he found an exciting environment open to innovation. “Administrators can make few things happen themselves,” Buss said. “But they can definitely get in the way of things happening. I’ve seen my role as facilitating the

success of some very good people.” Those successes include marked growth in both research expenditures and clinical activities. “Looking at the number of cases we were seeing at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital when I arrived compared

to what we see these days, the in-crease is just incredible,” Buss said. Buss and his wife, Sharon, will pursue activities and interests that have been on hold for many years, he said. But the timing of his de-parture is particularly attuned to the needs and cycles of the School of Veterinary Medicine. With a contentious budget pro-cess concluded, a sizeable number of faculty members set to retire over the next decade and re- accreditation scheduled for 2015, now is an opportune time to select the school’s third dean, according to Buss. “We’re at a point where we need to revise and update, or de-vise a completely new, strategic plan,” he says. “That’s a process that would benefit from a new dean’s input, especially a dean that has had some time on the ground to get to know the school well.”

Dean Buss set to retire in June 2012

Forget cream puffs and the Midway. The Wisconsin State Fair’s main attraction August 10, 2011 was Braveheart the dog. Braveheart, who was res-cued out of a Kentucky trash bin this spring and nursed back to health at the School of Veterinary Medicine, spent most

of the day happily accepting ear scratches and belly rubs before leading the daily parade around State Fair Park, decked out in a handmade red sweater with a white “W” on his back. While Braveheart may have stolen some of the show, the UW–Madison Day at the Fair

included many on-stage events and more than 20 exploration stations from around cam-pus. UW School of Veterinary Medicine volunteers Chuck Henrikson, Kalen Nichols and Samantha Morello shared their enthusiasm and expertise with the spectators.

Uw–Madison day at the state fair

Daryl Buss

dean’s annual Fund for excellenceWe, at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, would like to thank all of our stakeholders for contributing to our success. Among these stakeholders are our donors, who provide critically important financial support. You have helped make us one of the top veteri-nary schools in the country. Now more than ever, we must work hard to be responsible stewards of our resources. To balance the needs of our programs with decreasing state budgets, we have made significant and difficult changes in recent years, such as cutting positions and programs. In addition, we constantly seek ways in which we can operate more efficiently. We will continue to make tough choices in these difficult economic times, and your support is key in our drive to excellence. One important tar-get for your support at this time is the Dean’s Annual Fund for Excellence. This Fund is the flexible resource that allows us to address unanticipated issues and opportunities, to reach a broader audience, to bring new clients into the hospital, to support communications that educate the public about our ex-cellent programs and clinical care, and to build support for large projects that require support at many points and from many sources. One example of a large program, catalyzed to a successful conclusion by the Dean’s Annual Fund for Excellence, is the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Radiation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Clinic. It took three years and continu-ous effort to raise the $3.5 million to build the facility and purchase the TomoTherapy unit, which has already treated 67 patients. We greatly appreciate the past support of the Dean’s Annual Fund for Excellence by many friends. We invite you to make a difference by making a gift as we create the future of veteri-nary medicine. Visit www.vetmed.wisc.edu/ deansfund for more information.

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New faculty Join the school

Bad bones for dogsEven though your pooch may beg his best at the Thanksgiving table, remember that turkey and chicken bones can be dangerous for your pet, splintering in his digestive tract and causing serious damage. Pick up something from the pet store before turkey-day to avoid the guilt trip, and don’t forget to keep that deli-cious smelling garbage bag somewhere safe.

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Celina Checura, dVM, Ms, Phd, has joined the Department of Medical Sciences and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a

clinical assistant professor in theriogenol-ogy. Dr. Checura earned her DVM at National University of Rio Cuarto, Argentina, her MS at Colorado State University and her PhD at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Checura is an equine reproduction specialist and her main clinical interest is assisted reproduc-tive technologies in horses.

dominique Keller, dVM, Phd, has joined the Department of Surgical Sciences and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a

clinical instructor in special species health. Dr. Keller earned her DVM and PhD at Texas A&M University. She completed her residency in Zoological Medicine at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine.

Kelly n. Monaghan, dVM has joined the Department of Medical Sciences and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a

clinical Instructor in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Dr. Monaghan earned her veterinary degree at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. She then went on to Tufts University in Massachusetts to complete a Small Animal Rotating Internship and a Small

Animal Internal Medicine Residency. Her clinical interests are in the areas of nephrology, lower urinary tract disease, and renal replacement therapies.

Ken Waller, dVM, Ms, has joined the Depart-ment of Surgical Sciences and Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a clinical instructor of

radiology. Dr. Waller earned his DVM at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and completed his residency at Iowa State University and his internship at Kansas State University. Clinical interests include contrast enhanced ultrasonogra-phy, magnetic resonance imaging, tumor imaging, interventional radiology, and advanced cross sectional imaging of large animal patients.

erin Wendt-hornickle, dVM, CVa, has joined the Department of Surgical Sciences and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a

clinical instructor of anesthesiology and pain management and is an acupunctur-ist. Dr. Wendt-Hornickle earned her DVM at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, completed an internship at Washington State University and her residency here back at Madison. She received her medical acupuncture certification at the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association’s Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians course.

sVM Welcomes new Residents and InternsIn July, the School of Veterinary Medicine welcomed 17 new residents as well as eight new interns. The residents will spend the next three years gaining expertise in their chosen field in preparation for board certification. The majority of interns, who will be here for one year, will rotate between small animal medicine and surgery, and will enable the Veteri-nary Medical Teaching Hospital to offer walk-in emergency service for cats and dogs.

Residents

tamara Chamberlin, dVMAnatomic Pathology

sarah Churgin, dVMExotic Animal/Zoo Medicine

Jennifer dreyfus, dVMPathobiological Sciences (Resident 2010)

Marie-soleil dubois, dVMLarge Animal Surgery

Joy delamaide Gasper, dVMNeurology

Kathleen (Kathy) Guthrie, dVMSmall Animal Surgery

Lauren Markovic, dVMCardiology

Lauren May, dVMEmergency and Critical Care

nikole (nikki) McGreevey, dVMLarge Animal Internal Medicine

William Oldenhoff, dVMDermatology

Xuan Pan, VMd, PhdOncology

Jessica Riehl, dVMVeterinary Dentistry

susannah sample, dVM, Ms, PhdSmall Animal Surgery

John stein, dVM, Ms, daCVIMDiagnostic Imaging

William Whitehouse, dVMSmall Animal Internal Medicine

Christine (Chrissy) Wimer, dVM, MsLarge Animal Surgery

Interns

Rory applegate, dVM

evan Crawford, dVM

Frances (Frankie) hurrell, BVsc

darcie Kunder, VMd

Mairin Miller, dVM

James newton, dVM

tracy sutton, dVM

ewan Wolff, dVM

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dr. saundra sample, Clinical Pathology

Colin nemeth has joined the UW Foundation as the new Director of Develop-ment for the School of Veterinary Medicine. He has a background in

medical sales and most recently was employed by Synthes Spine as an AO ASIF Sales Consultant. In that position, he worked extensively with orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons. Colin began his new position in September.

Karleen Kleemann is the new Development Specialist serving the SVM in the Medical Advance-ment Group at the UW Foundation.

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Evelyn Fryer’s earliest mem-ory is riding in a street car holding an orange kit-ten hidden inside a shoebox. She and her dad picked up their first cat when she was three years old. “This was before we could afford a car,” said Evelyn. “I don’t think the cat would have been allowed on the street car, but I held it in the box on my lap.” So was born her passion for animals, felines in particular. Many years later, Evelyn devel-oped a second passion—science. Drawn to chemistry and biology in high school, she was fortunate to have teachers who guided her to-wards college. This year, Evelyn solidified her passion for animals and science with a generous gift to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) and to the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Radiation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Clinic. In addition to her philan-thropy, Evelyn is also a member of the SVM Board of Visitors. “It keeps me involved,” said Evelyn. “I am really in love with medi-cal research, biology, all of that. This has been an opportunity to stay in the field.” It also is a great place for her to be an advocate for animals. Presently, Evelyn has two cats and a parade of foster kittens. She is involved in her local shelter and helps socialize kittens. “I feel every child should be raised with some kind of animal, be it a cat, a dog, a horse or even a bird,” said Fryer. “It is a wonderful experience and teaches responsibility. I also think seniors should have some kind of companion animal, especially if they live alone.” Evelyn believes strongly in taking good care of her animals. “After I brought my first kitty to the school’s hospital I was im-pressed,” she said. “That made my involvement more focused on what we could do for the clinic.”

When the school proposed bring-ing TomoTherapy to the hospital, Evelyn did her research before deciding to support this project. (TomoTherapy is a combination of a linear accelerator and a CT scanner, offering superior preci-sion in the delivery of radiation to tumors.) Evelyn visited the TomoTherapy Company to learn

about the equipment, she talked to veterinarians and scientists in can-cer research about their plans, and she examined the business side. “It developed into a facility with a broader scope than the school first planned,” said Evelyn. “Because of radiation restrictions, it became an actual addition to the School of Veterinary Medicine rather than a room remodel.” Ultimately Evelyn’s commit-ment to science and research was instrumental in the completion of the new clinic. At the clinic’s open-ing ceremony in April 2011, Daryl Buss, dean of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, introduced Evelyn and commented on her ad-vocacy for cats. “Immediately after his comments a woman came up to me, gave me a hug, and said she was so happy I had the interest of cats at heart,” said Evelyn. “She then explained that her kitty was the first to be treated at the new clinic. We chatted and she gave me all the details of his treatment and his amazing progress. This is what giving is all about.”

Lori Strelow

two sVM faculty earn prestigious professorships

Mark D. Markel, DVM, PhD, as-sociate dean for advancement and chair of the Department of Medical Sciences, and Gordon Mitchell, PhD, chair of the Department of Com-parative Biosciences and professor of neuroscience, were recently awarded named professorships.

Markel was appointed as a Vilas Distin-guished Service Professor. This professorship recognizes faculty whose distinguished scholarship has

advanced the confines of knowl-edge, and whose excellence has also included teaching or service. “Dr. Markel has contributed a high quality of scholarship in orthopedics research, while simultaneously providing superb leadership and service in his dual administrative roles as Chair of the Department of Medical Sciences and Associate Dean for Advancement,” said Daryl Buss, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. “His appointment as a Vilas Distinguished Service Professor ap-propriately recognizes his remarkable combination of breadth and quality of achievements.”

Mitchell was recognized as the Steenbock Professor in Behavior and Neural Sciences. Evelyn Steen-bock endowed this and seven other professor-

ships in honor of her late husband Harry Steenbock, emeritus professor of biochemistry, to provide flexible research support for outstanding faculty in the natural sciences. “This is a well-deserved recognition of Gordon Mitchell’s scholarly contribu-tions,” said Martin Cadwallader, UW–Madison vice chancellor for research and dean of the graduate school. Both awards provide funding for research and scholarly activities.

A passion for science and animals helps the school and hospital

Evelyn Fryer at the Grand Opening Celebration of the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Radiation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Clinic.

Evelyn Fryer at the age of three with her first kitten.

Egg hunt reveals rare condition in parrot

Dr. Christoph Mans and UW Veterinary Care’s special species team are no strangers to the strange. But the case of Meeko, the Timneh African gray parrot, was a medical mystery. In what may have been the oddest egg-hunt ever, Mans and his team palpated, x-rayed, ul-trasounded, and finally operated in search of the egg they thought Meeko was carrying. They then discovered that Meeko was harboring a fully-formed ectopic egg. At 13 years old, Meeko had never laid an egg before, but her own-ers started to see some strange signs. “We no-ticed that she had picked her feathers for a brood patch,” said Tammy Smith, Meeko’s owner. “She wasn’t acting like herself.” They took her to the local veterinar-ian in Plover, who works with Mans and suggested they make a visit to UW Veterinary Care to have their questions answered. In spite of the brood patch, Meeko was not trying to lay an egg, and a physical exam showed no evidence of one. “You couldn’t feel it at all when you were palpating,” said Julie Wenger, the 4th year veterinary stu-dent assisting with the case. The team ordered x-rays for a closer look. “We took a radiograph and found a normal looking egg, which should usually be laid with-in 24 to 48 hours” said Mans. But though the egg on that x-ray was surprising, the real shock came a week later, when Meeko had still

not laid the egg. The team ordered a new round of x-rays. “The egg was actually flipped,” said Mans. “That’s when we start-ed to wonder if the egg might not be in the uterus.” Mans explained that in its normal position protect-ed in the uterus, an egg would not be able to flip end over end. With no precedent for these symptoms, Mans theorized that the egg was ectopic, meaning it

was outside of the uterus and would need to be re-moved. Once they were certain they could not in-duce Meeko to lay the egg herself, Mans scheduled surgery with Dr. Robert Hardie at the SVM. What they found con-firmed his theory; the egg was simply in the abdomi-nal space, outside of the uterus. “This has only been reported sporadically in textbooks,” said Mans. “No guidelines for how to diagnose and manage ectopic eggs exist.” He ex-plained that, even stranger, the perfect shape of the egg suggests it must have originally formed in the uterus and probably tore through the uterine wall. What would have hap-pened if they hadn’t taken x-rays and found the egg? “No one knows,” said Mans. Although Meeko didn’t seem distressed by the egg as it was, it might have posed a problem down the line. “She really had no clinical signs re-lated to the ectopic egg,” said Mans. “She was eat-ing, singing, and dancing. The egg may have been there for longer than we think.” But Meeko had no ability to lay the egg her-self, and several potential issues, like trauma that

might cause the egg to break, mo-tivated Dr. Mans to operate. “We had to take it out as a precaution,” he said. After surgery, Meeko recovered well, and her owners are glad to have their medical mystery solved. “We were very happy that we decided to bring her here,” said Smith. “We got a lot of answers, and we learned a lot, too.”

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These radiographs taken a week apart show how the egg has flipped, which led the veterinarians to believe the egg was not in the uterus.

Meeko is a Timeh Afrian gray parrot who carried an egg inside her abdominal space.

Research wishlistResearch laboratories at the School of Veterinary Medicine have equip-ment needs that would enhance their ability to find new solutions to animal (and sometimes human) health problems. If you would like to make a differ-ence, here are some options for you to consider:

Laser Capture Microdissection ($120,000) Understanding disease often requires knowledge of normal and pathological gene expression. This state-of-the-art system will allow us to make measurements of gene expression in single cells throughout the body.

Confocal Laser Microscope ($250,000) Understanding disease requires knowledge of normal and pathologi-cal function in cells. This microscope will allow us to visualize normal and diseased cells throughout the body. The three-color laser system brings clarity to images not possible with a standard microscope.

Oxygen exposure system ($80,000) Our SVM group studying respiratory neurobiology is unparalleled in the world and is making discoveries that will alter the treatment of devastat-ing disorders of the neuromuscular system.

Breathing Measurement system ($35,000) Respiratory diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both veterinary and human medi-cine. To investigate these devastating diseases, it is necessary to make accurate measurements of breathing capacity. A “whole body plethysmo-graph” allows such measurements in unstressed and unrestrained animals.

For more information: www.vetmed.wisc.edu/giving

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On July 27, 2011, Patty Zallar hosted a cel-ebration of life for her beloved guide dog, Carlee. Zallar and Carlee were an inseparable pair, thanks to Leader Dogs for the Blind, but Carlee was diagnosed with lymphoma this past spring and suffered a rare fatal reaction to chemotherapy drugs. In honor of Carlee’s devoted service and extraordinary life, Zallar introduced Carlee’s HEART Project, Helping Every Animal Receive Treatment and Treats. She encouraged gifts in Carlee’s honor to several funds at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, the Community Action Coalition and Leader Dogs for the Blind. “This is my way of giving back,” said Zallar. “This is all for Carlee. She touched my life and left a paw print on my heart.” Carlee’s celebration demon-strated Zallar’s devotion, and the multitude of lives touched by a strong animal-human bond. At ex-actly 1:37 PM, the moment Carlee first came into her life, Zallar ad-dressed Carlee’s well-wishers, including Carlee’s puppy raiser on speakerphone long-distance. Zallar spoke of the profound change Carlee made in her life, and the changes she hopes Carlee’s HEART

Project will make for others. Zallar hopes to give others the chance for a similar bond like hers. She chose to highlight the SVM Pet Pals program, bring-ing training therapy dogs to visit the American Family Children’s Hospital, the Animal Cancer Treatment Fund, benefiting can-cer research and clinical trials, and the RESPOND fund, assisting low-income families with the costs of veterinary care. Zallar selected each fund for its dedication to keeping animal partnerships going

strong for people from all walks of life who are facing all kinds of challenges. Zallar will be paired with a new guide dog from Leader Dogs, but Carlee will always have a spe-cial place in her heart. “You don’t get over things like this, you work beyond them,” she said. Zallar hopes that these gifts made in Carlee’s honor can stand as a tes-tament to her loving and devoted spirit, and make a lasting differ-ence for others.

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Carlee’s celebration of life helps others in need

Great day for footballIn spite of an early 11 am kick-off, Badger fans joined together for our 3rd Annual Tailgate picnic prior to the UW vs. Oregon State football game. Wisconsin defeated OSU 35 to 0, but the fun began at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine where a crowd of more than 150 enjoyed brats for breakfast, along with other deli-cious brunch items. In addition to great weather, Bucky entertained guests while UW Marching Band music played through our new outdoor speaker system. This free event, which included a one-hour continuing education presentation by Dr. Ruthanne Chun, was made possible in part by contributions from Boehringer Ingelheim, CEVA Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health, Merck Animal Health, Mid-west Veterinary Supply, Nutramax Laboratories, and 3M.

Patty Zallar and her guide dog Carlee were an inseparable pair. Unfortunately Carlee was diagnosed with lymphoma and passed on. Patty celebrates Carlee’s life with a benefit that helps dogs and humans.

On a routine Monday morning at the office, Kathleen Deering waits for a package. The unsuspect-ing bike courier is delivering a lot more than paperwork. Deering’s package contains infertile eggs from a Guam Kingfisher, a species of bird now extinct in the wild. Dealing with a fascinating new species every day is just one of the job perks for Kathleen Deering, who is working in the Zoo Pathology Fellowship Program at the Milwaukee County Zoo. As the zoo’s pathologist, she performs necropsies and biopsies on any of the zoo’s 329 species that need her

expertise. The fellowship is the brainchild of Dr. Howard Steinberg, professor of anatomic pathology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick, director of comparative pathology at the Research Animal Resource Center. Working together with the Milwaukee County Zoo for many years, when they had an idea in the mid–1990s, for an advanced pathology program and submit-ted a proposal to the Zoological Society of Milwaukee. “They have made a commitment to funding the program,” said Steinberg. “It’s

a pretty substantial commitment: salary, overhead, as well as trans-portation to and from the zoo and cost of the samples that have to be processed.” The benefits may be good, but the demands are high. Like the fel-lows before her, Deering needed two years of training in advanced pathology before starting the program. “Almost all of it is inde-pendent,” said Deering. But she is well prepared for the job. After 18 years in small animal practice, a love of exotic species caused her to seek a residency at the University

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For most dogs, jumping from a boat into the water means good clean doggie paddling fun. Unfortunately a three-year-old boxer named Charlie, chose the worst time to fall overboard: while the boat was still moving. Charlie hit the propeller blade, and when her owners pulled her from the water, she was bleed-ing heavily from cuts on her leg. Rushed to a nearby emergency clinic in Spooner, Wisconsin, her prognosis was grim. Charlie’s leg was badly broken in several places. “I asked if they could set her leg, and they said ‘No,’” said Tom Lewandowski, Charlie’s owner. Afraid of los-ing Charlie’s leg or worse, Lewandowski sought other op-tions. “I talked to three different vets, and they all said to take her right to Madison.” So that’s exactly what they did. Once at UW Veterinary Care, Charlie passed into the hands of Dr. Jason Bleedorn, a small animal surgeon who had different ideas about Charlie’s outlook. The situa-tion looked bad; Charlie had large cuts exposing open fractures, and her leg was broken into four piec-es, with many smaller fragments. Bleedorn knew that plates and screws would not work for this kind of injury. “You’re not going to be able to rebuild that fracture like

a carpenter,” Bleedorn said. Instead, he devised an alterna-tive approach that combined x-ray guided surgery and an external method of securing the fractures. Using fluoroscopy, an imaging technique that obtains real-time moving images of the internal structure, Bleedorn tracked the different bone pieces and moni-tored the wound during surgery. “You can use the fluoroscopy to guide you,” said Bleedorn. “It was a perfect opportunity to use this technology.” With fluoroscopy, Bleedorn placed eight pins in Charlie’s leg, but probably not in the way you would imagine. Pins protruded out from the different segments of bone, and were then fixed to a device outside Charlie’s body. This device, called an external skeletal fixator, consisted of a ring around Charlie’s thigh and a tita-nium rod running down her leg, providing her with stability so her bones could heal. The device had the added bonus of eliminating a bulky cast. For Charlie, this was a must, because her cuts from the propeller blade required easy ac-cess for frequent attention. Bleedorn said the one downfall of the external fixator is the main-tenance. “It takes a lot of aftercare by the owners,” said Bleedorn. “But these owners were great.”

Charlie is healing, with the help of the Lewandowskis’ care. “My wife has to clean the pins of the apparatus,” said Lewandowski. “It’s a three times a day situation.” But Charlie is getting back to her old self. “She can’t do the things she wants to do, but her energy level is more back to normal,” said Lewandowski. Dr. Bleedorn is hopeful that given more time, Charlie will be able to lose the external fixator al-together, transitioning to a smaller brace before finally having all four paws back on the ground.

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Peter Muir recognized for work in canine research

dr. Peter Muir, a small animal orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, was

honored at the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Annual Convention in St. Louis, Missouri where he received the AVMF/AKC Career Achievement in Canine Research Award, celebrating his long-term contributions to the field of canine research. The award ceremony recognized Muir along with some of the na-tion’s top veterinarians, celebrating outstanding performance in their specialties and their devotion to improving the lives of humans and animals. Muir’s skill in orthopaedics and his advances in canine research are recognized world-wide. His focuses include stress fractures in racing greyhounds, tendon and ligament diseases, and degenerative cranial cruciate rupture in dogs. At the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, Muir is co-director of the Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, a multi-disciplinary effort directed at solving orthopaedic problems that plague both humans and animals. He has also served in leadership roles for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Credentials Committee, the Journal Advisory Board for Veterinary Surgery, and the AVMA Council on Research. The AVMF/AKC Career Achieve-ment in Canine Research Award was established in 2009 by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and the Ameri-can Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF).

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Charlie’s leg was broken in four large pieces with many smaller fragments. The sur-geons at UW Veterinary Care used an external method of securing the fractures.

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(Top) Charlie’s leg before surgery. (Middle) Surgeons use fluoroscopy to help guide surgery during the op-eration. (Bottom) Charlie’s leg with the external fixator.

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Morrie Waud’s generos-ity is well known to the veterinarians, clients, and patients of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. His gifts to the Fund for Equine Excellence and his grant to establish the UW Morrie Waud Equine Center dem-onstrate his pride in supporting the SVM and advancing equine science. But his most recent gift creating the Student Support Fund will benefit the driving force that makes all that science possible: the students. “I just can’t fathom the idea of how these students can, in four years, come out as doctors,” said Morrie. His goal with the Student Support Fund is to help veterinary students during this demanding time. This gift will provide schol-arships for financial support and funding to student activities like

awards celebrations and events. Morrie’s gift will even include things like gift cards to students for movies, food, or gas, allow-ing them to take a break from

academic and financial demands. “I’m donating for the better-ment of the kids,” said Morrie. With this new philanthropic ef-fort, Morrie hopes to start a new

relationship with the veterinary students he so admires, attend-ing classes with the entering class of 2015. “I like to call it ‘Adopt a Class,’” said Morrie. “I will follow the same class all four years. I just want to see how they do it.” Morrie plans to attend lectures, labs, and even social events; he’s already contacted the Equine Club about joining up this fall. Brad Jolin, managing senior director of development–Medical Advancement Group, commended Morrie for his hands-on approach. “He wants to have a closer connec-tion with the students,” said Jolin. “I think it will help him be even more connected to the school.” Morrie’s passion for horses and his relationship with the SVM cre-ated a tradition of generosity that will leave its mark on the school and its students for years to come.

Curiosity and generosity helps students succeed

Morrie joins the first year veterinary medical students from the class of 2015 in their anatomy lab orientation. The assignment is to identify all of the bones of a canine.

of Connecticut, resulting in her position in the zoo pathology pro-gram. “I’ve always been interested in wildlife and endangered spe-cies,” said Deering. Now she sees the same diseases from her clinic days, but on the microscopic level and in every imaginable species, from penguins, octopuses, and snow leopards, right down to fish and anemones. As Dr. Steinberg explained, every animal that dies at a zoo needs to undergo a necropsy. “We need to know why the animal was sick, why it died, and are other animals at risk,” he said. This forms the main task of the zoo pa-thologist. “Most of what they do is necropsies for animals who die in the course of living, so to speak.” According to Steinberg, animals at a zoo are different from family pets in that they are part of a col-lective. Any risk to an individual might also mean a risk to others in the herd, school, or flock, or even the whole zoo community. In the case of the Guam

Kingfishers, the zoo was sniffing out a potential problem. “We do necropsies on eggs,” said Deering. “We’re looking to see why so many of them don’t hatch.” Although the eggs were likely infertile, meaning the reason for not hatching was natural, there is a chance that the eggs carried unborn chicks that died for other reasons. Deering explained that the arti-ficial incubation used by zoos is a tricky process to perfect. “It’s dif-ficult no matter how much you know about the requirements of the species,” she said. Factors like tem-perature, humidity, and the turning of the eggs must be carefully moni-tored. Her necropsy of a penguin egg once revealed a penguin chick carried nearly to term, but caught at an awkward angle. “It was proba-bly related to turning,” said Deering. “I can help with management, in that case.” With new information from Deering constantly flowing in, the zoo is able to stay informed about their animals, and update their practices if necessary. The zoo isn’t the only one

bombarded with new informa-tion. “You learn something every time you do a case,” said Deering. “You can’t possibly know every-thing about every species going in. That’s the fun and the challenge of it.” For Deering, being exposed to such a variety of animals is a treat, learning every step of the way. “I do a lot of research,” she said. Deering will spend the re-mainder of her two years keeping the Milwaukee County Zoo up to date. According to Deering,

the fact that Steinberg, Gendron-Fitzpatrick, and the zoo maintain this program is a testament to their devotion. “The Milwaukee County Zoo is phenomenal in terms of how they take care of their ani-mals,” said Deering. She hopes that her next step into the animal kingdom will allow her to give back. “I would like to make some contribution to exotic animal con-servation,” said Deering. “I was fortunate enough to go to Africa, and I would love to go back.”

Put a Little hope in People’s stockingsWhat a great stocking stuffer—a bright red UW Veterinary Care Hope Against Cancer bracelet and an added bonus of giving a donation to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Show your support for the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Radiation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Center by sporting one of these bracelets yourself and sharing others with friends and family. These bracelets can be purchased in the lobby of the Small Animal Hospital or by mail (postage is $4.85 for flat rate priority mail). The $5.00 donation goes directly to the Frank and Evelyn Fryer Ra-diation Therapy and Physical Rehabilitation Center. They make great gifts for your animal-loving family and friends. If you would like to order your bracelets through the mail please contact the school’s Office for Advancement at 608-265-9692 or email Kristi Thorson at kvthorson@vetmed.wisc.edu.

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$1,000,000+Martha E. Pavcek

$100,000–999,999Robert F. and Debra CervenkaEvelyn K. FryerOliver J. GintherSusan J. IpsenJudith JackmanMaddies SpiritRabies Challenge Fund Charitable TrustMorrie WaudZinpro Corporation

$25,000–99,999Jean-Pierre and Nancy BoespflugKenyon and Kelly BrysonElaine D. MarshallMerial Ltd.Moritz FoundationThe Myelin ProjectPfizer Inc. Animal HealthJB & MK Pritzker Family FoundationSCAVMASkeletal KineticsVCA Antech Inc.

$10,000–24,999AgSource Cooperative ServicesAbdulaziz M. Al-SwailemAlta Genetics USA Inc.American Society of Vet Clinical PathologyJames G. Berbee and Karen A. WalshAlvin & Marion Birnschein FdtnBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.Shawn M. CavanaughTimothy J. and Anne M. ConnorJohn P. and H. Margo EdlMelita F. GrunowImmunoStarCarolyn A. Kenney-CarterWilliam J. MaeckPaul E. Mc Elwee and Gayle G. RosemannJeffry A. and Hidee L. NeuenschwanderOSOD LLCMarilyn M. PotterPromega Corporation

Standard Process Inc.Chester B. and Donna S. ThomasWI Veterinary Medical AssnWorld Dairy Expo Inc.Charles H. and Sandra V. Yanke

$5,000–9,999Accelerated GeneticsBerthoud Patrick Charitable TrustMark E. and Cheryl A. BrickmanHannah V. CareyDeLaval Inc.Robert B., Jr. and Mary R. FickSuzanne S. GellerWilliam J. and Patricia J. GoodgerDaniel A. and Kimberly A. GrimmStephen M. JohnsonPatrick G. and Nancy B. KennedyJill G. PelisekThe PMD FoundationAndrew J. RolfeSplit Rail Foundation Inc.Margery H. UihleinLois M. VankerkhovenVilas Henry Park Zoological Society Inc.Jeffrey D. and Sara R. F. Wiesner

$1,000–4,999Catherine M. AhrensTodd R. AllenLeland C. AllensteinAmerican Association of Bovine

PractitionersAmerican Shih Tzu Club Charitable TrustSusan J. AndersonBert D. BarnesBarbara A. BaronJohn D. BaumannMichael BaxterBayer CorporationMary BehanAlan D. Berger and Ann InfortunaAnn M. Berres-OlivottiJoseph and Lora BlackJenks S. and Lucena K. BrittJoi M. BrownMary P. BurkeCampbell Science Corp.

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We’re Grateful for Donations Made Between July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011In this issue of On Call, we list individual and corporate gifts of $100 or more made between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Veterinary medical clinics that sponsored the Companion Animal Fund during that time are listed separately as well as alumni of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Science and Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate programs.We are deeply grateful to all who have contributed. Your donations make a difference in the lives of animals, and sometimes benefit human health as well. Whether funds are used for studies to better animal health, to ease the financial burden for students through scholarship funding, or to improve the school’s facilities so we can better serve our public, they go a long way toward maintaining the school’s reputation for excellence. We’ve made every effort to ensure this list is accurate. If there are errors, we apologize, and encourage you to call the Office for Advancement at 608–265–9692 with corrections.

$2,000+All Pets Veterinary ClinicAnimal Hospital Of AshwaubenonAppanasha Clinics SCKuenzi Family Pet HospitalOregon Veterinary ClinicPark Pet HospitalShorewood Animal HospitalWright Veterinary Service

$1,000–1,999Dodgeville Veterinary ServiceHartford Animal Clinic Inc.Jefferson Veterinary Clinic SCMuller Veterinary HospitalNew Berlin Animal Hospital Ltd.New Canaan Veterinary HospitalNorthside Animal HospitalOmro Animal HospitalWVC Companion Animal

$500–999All Paws Animal HospitalAnimal Hospital of OshkoshAnimal Medical Center of Whitewater

Inc.Country View Animal HospitalDeer-Grove Veterinary Clinics LLCFamily Pet Clinic SCGrassland Veterinary ServiceHinueber Veterinarian Service

Layton Animal HospitalLoyal Veterinary ServiceMadison Cat Clinic Inc.Mt Horeb Animal Hospital & Veteri-

nary ClinicNorth Country Veterinary Clinic LTDNorth Shore Animal Hospital of Racine

Inc.Perryville Pet HospitalSt Francis Animal HospitalTecumseh Veterinary HospitalWest Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc.Wrightstown Veterinary Clinic

Under $500Barber Animal Medical Center SCBark River Animal HospitalBellevue Cat ClinicCountry View Veterinary ServiceDodgeville Large Animal Veterinary

ServiceElkhorn Veterinary ClinicHeritage Animal Clinic SCJanssen Clinic for AnimalsThe Little Animal HospitalMcFarland Animal HospitalRussell Veterinary HospitalThiensville-Mequon Small Animal

ClinicToken Creek Veterinary ClinicWhitewater Veterinary HospitalWoodland Veterinary Clinic LTD

Veterinary Clinic Sponsorships Benefit the SchoolThe good feeling generated when clients learn that their veterinar-ian cared enough to donate to the School of Veterinary Medicine in their deceased animal’s name is rewarding in itself. But veterinary clinics around Wisconsin and neighboring states that participate in the Companion Animal Fund Sponsor program get the added bonus of knowing that these funds benefit Wisconsin’s only veterinary medical school. The school thanks the following veterinary clinics for their generous participation in this program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

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Jac G. and Cynthia G. CaplinValerie A. CherchianBruce M. ChristensenDavid V. and Deborah A. ChvilicekLois E. ClementiRosalind CollinsCompanion Animal ClubLouis CoutureSandra CronRussell Cutting and Rene E. RandallSusan L. DanielsNeal A. DavisDisney Worldwide Services Inc.Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable TrustSteve DowdJohn and Daryn DrenglerEquine Medicine & Surgery PLLCEttrick Animal HospitalLinda J. FlaskrudMaria R. ForteSteve FrantzJohn J. FrautschiLeslie B. FrisingerJorge O. and Sofija GalanteGregory M. GillJonathan V. GoodmanPenny GwynneEd HathawayConstance K. HegerfeldPatricia E. HeislerBarry and Jo A. HelmsWilliam R. and Sharon L. HenningCharles K. HenriksonHarvey A. and Patricia G. HetlandHill’s Pet NutritionW. D. Hoard and Sons CompanyTracy L. Honn and Mark R. BernsteinDarian M. IbrahimTara G. IckeIDEXX Laboratories Inc.Intervet Inc.Erin Joanis

Ronald C. KatzYoshihiro and Yuko KawaokaKing Abdulaziz City For Science &

TechnologyRobert J. and Karen KlostermannPaula S. KraemerLu A. KuzmaDon D. and Helen S. KynastonLake Country Veterinary CareJean H. LamackSteven A. and Leota I. LarsonEdward M. and Lois G. Le VineSteven S. Lindsay Memorial FundJack R. and Darryl J. LuebeckMary J. Mac LarenKaren MageeMary A. MahoneyPhilip J. and Dawn M. MantuaRuth M. MarrionRocille Mc ConnellRodney L. and Christine L. MickelsonMidwest Veterinary Supply Inc.Susan J. and Elliott L. MoeserAllen and Sarah MonetteMaureen B. MulroyNational Veterinary AssociatesJohn S. and Linda L. NelsonNestle Purina Petcare CompanyNovartis Animal Health US Inc.Esther M. OlsonSan W., III and Sarah OrrSarah L. OrrPaws Inc.Mary S. PfisterPfizer Inc.Brian PhillipsJoseph G. PittmanMarcia A. PulichMarilyn G. and Fred E. PutzAndrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzRichard K. and Bonita L. RiedererKathleen M. RobbinsRock Valley Veterinary Medical

AssociationSargento Foods Inc.Lisa SaxeKay D. SchankeSchering CorporationRonald D. and Carolyn D. SchultzEllen J. SchwendemanDavid D. and Gail L. SeavertSimmons Education FundThomas L. and Anne M. SkalmoskiAileen C. SmithPatricia H. SmithLisa SnyderTimothy J. and Nancy L. SpeakerRichard F. and Judith A. SpetkaLinda F. StarkLisa A. Steinkamp and Mark D. MarkelEdith TanavarThomas L. TaylorThomas N. and Kristin M. TenorioDianne T. ThompsonSteven J. ThompsonBruce TomsonBarbara A. ToomanJon R. and Margaret R. Traver

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Special Thanks for Legacy GiftsEstate pledges, in the form of bequests, trusts, or wills, are another way to make a positive impact on the school. The following individ-uals (both living and deceased) have either pledged support for the school through an estate gift, or an estate gift has come to fruition in their name. For more information on how to arrange a legacy gift to benefit the School of Veterinary Medicine, contact Colin Nemeth at the UW Foundation (608-263-7594).

Allan P. AbellJeffry and Evonne AndersonDavid H. and Nancy K. AronsonWendy L. and Irving BenvenisteVictor R. and Norma M. BrockmillerJane BunnJackelen A. N. CallahanLois E. ClementiJohn W. CurrierDeanna S. DingBetty M. DuebnerMerle and Eunice EggenMargaret D. FixEarl E. and Linda J. FlaskrudBeverly S. FreibergJeannette I. FrenchKathy GehlFloyd GeorgeMary E. GerloffClaire HackmannPatricia R. HallDenny and Kim HarmsJune E. HarperArlene E. HartmanLisa A. HebertMary E. and Oscar A. HildebrandtEarl K. HolzJudith JackmanGary R. and Kay M. JonesSheryl L. JonesRuth L. Krueger

Edward M. and Lois G. Le VineClara LocherJoyce A. MadsenSusan K. C. MageeJacqueline MarshallBetty J. MillerWilliam D. MillerMary A. MorseKalen K. NicholsSharon N. and Thomas J. PalmerMartha E. PavcekTheodore S. PlautzKenneth D. PowellMarcia A. PulichMarilyn G. and Fred E. PutzAndrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzWalter F. and Martha M. RenkDoris J. SalsburyMarion R. SchroederMarcie T. SchwengelWeston R. Severson and Esther M.

OlsonHedwig SpaightBarbara A. SuranCharlotte T. TurnerDavid R. TurnerJacqueline A. VaverPeter S. and Trisha Y. WagnerMorrie WaudMarilyn R. WilburJohn R. and Kelli J. Zellmer

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Kirk M. and Lynn L. TuckerUniversity League Inc.Jacqueline A. VaverSVM Ethics ClubSchool of Veterinary MedicineDavid R. Wenninger and Gale W. FisherDavid J. and Carol E. WestawayWestern Veterinary ConferenceSusan M. WinstonWisconsin Alumni AssociationWisconsin Rural Opportunities Fdtn Inc.John T. YarringtonNancy L. YutronichRichard L. Zerbe

$500–999Larisa E. and Matthew BeckwithBelstra Milling Company Inc.Jean E. BjorensonRobert BollsBrigid BrandtC. J. and Angela BrantnerVictor R. and Norma M. BrockmillerJane BunnBurlington Wisconsin Kennel ClubRobert A. and Kim CampbellThomas L. CarterJill ChavinKay ChiplesRobert C. CohenRollie CoxJohn W. CurrierKaren DahlgrenW. Kyle DavisLawrence J. and Kathleen A. DickersonCindy DidionByron D. Dieterle and Melissa J. BehrSigrid DynekCornelia E. FarnumNicole FinitzoGregory A. and Karla A. FranckenSandra L. GalerKathy GehlBeverly GroscePatricia A. HackworthyBryan C. HansonThomas L. HansonDavid and Judith M. HeckerPaul and Lola HigginsBarbara J. HillJohn R. HoltzIams CompanySusan L. KassKumiko KatoKenosha Kennel Club Inc.William H. and Vicky V. KnoedlerHelen KratzerMaldon D. and Carol M. LaitinenJeffrey D. and Jessica L. LeachFranklin D. Loo and Sally Y. LongKatharine C. LyallKeith L. Mausner and Judith C. IllesSusan D. MayMary E. Mc AndrewsRobert T. Mc ArthurEdward R. MillerDonna MinerVirginia L. and Juergen MuellerJohn P. and Catherine M. Murphy

Joel and Jeanne MurrayDawn NetschHamid NoughaniNed R. and Patricia J. NovsamOntario SPCACalvin PattenJames G. PeardMarshall A. and Diane M. PeeblesH. Kari PetreMary A. PiersonRichard G. Placey and Carol E. SwansonAnn L. PodwellCurtis T. Poor and Katherine M.

Sigardson-PoorY. S. PrakashCharles J. and Judith P. RaymondRenaissance Nutrition Inc.Katherine A. RudolphGwendolyn W. SharrattJohn F. Sheski and Cathy M. DonaldsonKaren SkilkenLizabeth A. SmithSarah E. SpencerCarol J. StormJo E. M. SweetNick G. and Julie TaktonPaul R. and Gail D. TaylorPaul J. and Emily VarkalaMelissa WarmathDenise WatkinsJohn T. and Celeste S. WencelJill D. WheelerPaul H. and Ellen B. WhiteWayne G. and Sue Woltman

$100–499ACVIMKenneth and Kathleen AbramsMicah J. and Amy AdamsSharon L. AdlerRobert R. and Kathleen AgentenJack J. and Colette Agresti

Carla C. Allenstein and Daniel RohJoey E. AmbergElizabeth B. AndersonEric K. and Susan E. AndersonRobert P. and Marianne M. AndersonWilmer and Marguerite G. AndersonAnnika AnderssonJames M. and Bonnie K. AndrewsChris AnfinsenThe Animal Doctors SCKenneth M. and Linda A. AntaramianDavid B. and Linda A. ArcandJo ArdellRodney J. ArendtJulie A. AsmusJohn C. and Erica J. BaccusBaird FoundationCharles and Madelon BakerTania E. BanakBank First NationalThomas P. BarbuchRobert A. and Michelle A. BargerBrian K. and Elizabeth A. BarnesAlexander J. BartonTim and Deborah A. BauchNeal E. BaudhuinJon E. and Cathy M. BaumPaul H. BautzmannVirginia A. BeanJeffrey J. and Jan BeardsleyRobert J., Jr. and Lori E. BeggsMichael R. and Cindy M. BellCathy BellichPeter J. and Lorna E. BelskyNiel G. and Kathryn E. BenderRichard Beringer and Donna VrakasTravis G. BerschElizabeth BlakeSteven C. and Marcia S. BlaylockMatt and Adele BoddenGeorge BodenbergAllan G. and Margaret R. Bogue

We get the On Call newsletter and really enjoy reading the articles, and I thought you might like to know how much we appreciated the care and treat-ment that we received when we really needed it.

on CAll neWsletterhospital shares its wish listHospital income cannot always cover all the desired improvements needed. If you would like to help UW Veterinary Care enhance client services, please consider making a gift directed to the following equipment and service needs. UW Veter-inary Care will match gifts for the items listed below. Contact Colin Nemeth for more information at 608- 263-7594 or visit www.vetmed.wisc.edu/wishlist.

Vitek automated Microbiology system $60,000 ($30,000 will match) Our current microbiology system will no longer be serviceable after December 2011 because of its age. The improved microbial identification technology that a Vitek Automated System instru-ment offers will increase our ability to accurately identify bacteria that cause disease in a variety of animal species.

thromboelastograph hemostasis analyzer $35,000 ($17,500 will match) Successful treatment of dis-eases involving abnormal blood clotting relies on accurate and timely diagnosis. This instrument provides a systemic view of clotting and would enhance our diagnostic capability by offering a sophisticated method of analyzing blood to guide diagnosis and manage-ment of serious bleeding and clotting disorders.

siemens Fluoroscopy Unit $150,000 total ($75,000 will match)Fluoroscopy is used extensively for urinary, neurologic, and gastrointestinal studies, as well as for making x-rays of large dogs or other animals such as sheep, llamas, foals and calves. Because of the age of our current fluoroscopy unit, image quality has deteriorated and replacement parts for the unit are no longer available. A new fluoroscopy unit would improve the interface with our digital radiography system and enhance image retrieval, presentations, and long-term archiving.

diagnostic stago sta Compact Coagulation analyzer $38,000 ($19,000 will match) State of the art coagulation testing now includes the evaluation of several individual blood clotting proteins to permit accurate diagnosis and prognosis, as well as to help manage serious disorders of blood clotting.

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Dennis L. BorskiPenelope H. BoukidisRosemarie E. and James E. BraatzWally E. and Christine W. BradfordBarbara E. BrandelMary L. BraskampMary S. BriscoeLorilee A. BrooksNeil R. BrooksBryan and Carey J. BrownDonna J. BrownMelody C. BrownMichael J. and Mary A. BrowneRonald A. BruceRuth H. BruskiewitzGlenn T. and Mary J. BuehlmanCathy BuenzowThomas J. BuetowBrian P. and Ellen M. BuggySteven J. and Thea R. BuholzerCynthia BurgessKatherine CaneCarolyn Canizaro-OrlowskyCapital GuardianJessica CapletteJeff CarleyPatrick L. and Stacey J. CarneyPatricia L. CaseyDebra CastagnaRoy A. CauseyLaurie L. CelebrePaul W. CeruttiLisa L. CervantesMary J. ChappellMark A. and Diane M. ChristensonJames R. ChristiansenMegan E. ChristiansenDavid A. and Karen B. CiganPaul R. and Reece E. CirelScott H. ClarkAnn S. ClearyMichael T. and Jeannette CollinsColumbia County Veterinary Service LLCSue ConleyLisa S. ConsolinoNigel B. and Lynn CookRichard L. CookTerry L. and Becky W. CookJane E. CottrellCountry Pet Clinic LLCDavid G. CraigJoanne M. CrawfordRuth A. CrennellCulligan Water ConditioningAmy C. CusickCharles J. and Kathryn M. CzuprynskiJeanne L. DanielsBruce C. DavidsonJoseph L. DavisJames E. DearingJoyce T. DobbertBarbara J. DobsonCharles A. and Mary A. DollJudith E. DonmoyerPatricia R. DornDavid K. and Paulette K. DraegerLinda S. DrakeHans Dramm and Sarah KellerCarolee DrewieckDonald and Carol Drezdzon

Doris B. and Richard R. DubielzigBetty M. DuebnerLouise R. DumkeConstance F. EberlyPatricia M. EckertVictor and Joyce L. EgglestonJanet L. EhnMarie L. EichingerNancy EilerRobert L. ElliottNancy EllisDarla J. EllisonChristine G. ErdmanPatricia A. ErnestRichard and Gwen EvseichikCharles H. FafardMargaret I. FagerholmGloria K. FarquerMary J. F. Feeney GebhardtConstance FerentzFelix J. and Marilyn FernandesVincent FidanzaBeth J. FioreBernice A. FischerKaren L. FittJeremy M. and Jeanne E. FitzgeraldLee D. FloryJames R. ForsytheStanley C. and Sandra K. FosdalChristine A. FranckenPamela A. FrazierRobert A. and Carol A. FredricksonMarilyn L. FreifeldD. Ward FullerDawn M. FundellRobert B. and Janine A. GageJackie GallagherFrank R., Jr. and Susan L. GalloKaren N. GanserDonna J. GarskeCatherine GarvensWarren C. and Sharon C. GaskillPeter J. and Brenda K. GauchelLynn M. and John C. GavelekBruce W. GeigerCharles W. and Sandra GiesenDiane L. GilchristMichael H. and Sara K. GilmanJudith S. GlanzOttilie GlazierPatricia M. Glennon

Robert W. and Laverne L. GoellJeanne–Marie GoodeLorna M. GoshmanJames and Linda K. GrahamPatricia H. GrayCatherine W. GreerKenneth A. and Dona GriesemerWarren K. and Deborah S. GriffithSusan GruenbergErvin J. and Sharon A. GuentnerNancy GusackGloria GustafsonHeather GustafsonKyle GuyetteDebra M. HaasVickie HackbarthBarbara C. HaganKay M. HahnGreg and Laurie L. HallockPeter C. HalversonDonald and Nancy HaniganMary HanrahanFaith HardersJane HarriesJames D. and Barbara B. HartKelly M. HartwellAnne D. HaseBeverly S. HasselLynn HassellKerry HawleyLisa A. HebertMichelle M. and Steven A. HeindelJames E. and Linda K. HeinekeJeffery S. HeldTerry E. and Gwen M. HenricksenJudith A. HerroldRonald M. and Susan F. HibbenBetty J. and James H. HigbyDrs Hirst & Associates Inc.Richard and Celia M. HitemanCarole HoefsCheryl L. HofferStephen J. HoltmanLinda H. HostJoe E. and Kathy J. HouznerJoan E. HoweAnn L. HowellJames L. HowellKris E. and Laurie E. HughesHenry P. and Kathleen A. B. HuntingtonDolores HurlburtKristin G. Huwiler and Matthew RobertsCharles C. HwangBetty K. IltisLarry M. and Terry H. JacobsWilliam N. JacobsenJoel N. and Peggy L. JacqueJudy JaeschkeJulie A. JagemannSharon L. JamesJennifer L. JarochJefferson County Draft Horse AssociationRichard J. and Renee M. JewellCalvin L. and Sandra H. JochetzDaniel C. JohnsonElizabeth K. JohnsonImogene JohnsonScott L. JohnsonThomas R. and Mary N. J. JohnsonKarla K. and Brad W. Jolin

Elizabeth M. JonesKent E. and Sandra G. JoranlienMia K. KahlJudith KaminskiJohn R. Karl and Helena RylanderVicki J. KarlanSally J. KasikJames M. Kattner and Katherine I.

KalscheurAndrew M. and Michele M. KaufmanAnn K. KeilRita A. and David J. KelliherRachel A. KellyWilliam R. and Cynthia A. KennedyCharles and Susan M. KernatsJane E. KestingKeiko KitagawaCarl J. and Janet K. KlemmPauline M. KlimaJane E. KnudsenTeresa M. KochaverMary E. KohlmanMichael J. and Margaret A. KolbeDavid L. KolitzCarol J. KonshakAnn L. KoskiDonald S. KoskinenJennifer KotyloAnn E. KovichJason P. KramerLoralyn R. KraussKenneth J. and Debra KrautkramerKleo B. Kritz and Thomas H. HurstDebbie N. KruegerBeth M. KublyJean A. Kuehn

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James D. and Tracy T. MaloneyMichael S. MarshallHeather R. MartinThomas L. MartinSherry L. MastersLinda H. MatusewicRobert J. MayMcConnell Publishing LTDMark W. Mc CulloughJerry Mc GinnisDaniel and Debby Mc NamaraAudra D. MeadJo A. MeierMiles P. Melnikov and Lynn E. KonkelRobert B. and Sandee MerrickJoe D. MeyersDonald L. and Mary J. MichalskiMichael M. and Kathleen M. MillerDonald R. MinorGordon B. Misner and Deborah PriorGordon S. MitchellTerry MitmanPaul E. MlezivaHarry W. and Gail W. MomontCecil P. MooreJeffrey and Elvina MoyerCarl A. and Ellen K. Mumford

Doreen MundieJenna MurackJudy MurphyStephen and Gretchen MyersHyla S. NapadenskyKathleen NassCarl R. and Sherrill A. NeessKathryn R. NegusJohn D. and Patricia W. NelsonNEWDA Inc. NE ChapterWilliam T. NilesCarol M. NimlosDale F. NobienskyDale A. NordeenKenneth V. and Jean NordlundBarbara J. NoreneNancy P. NorgordSuzett O. NorthB. William Nussdorfer, Jr.Timothy J. O’BrienAnne O’DayFrederic H. and Susan K. O’HaraGarrett R. OetzelJohn B. Olijnyk and Barbara B. HallChristine OlsenChristopher W. Olsen and Claudia E.

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Bette OlsonAndrew J. Otting and Laura HohnholdRobert J. and Mettja R. OverlyLaura A. Owens-JohnsonSharon N. and Thomas J. PalmerMark and Laina PapenfusRaymond E. ParkerJames O. and Deanna L. ParrishJames K. and Patricia J. PasellLynn E. PaullThomas A. and Patricia D. PaulsonJeff M. and Marlene M. PechuraDavid H. and Suzanne J. PeckStephen C. PedersonPeninsula Veterinary ServiceHenri B. and Patricia PensisSharon PeotShirley M. and Gary L. PeperTodd W. and Tracy D. PerkinsJack W. PertzPet Health PharmacyJohn J. and Susan A. PetersenKirsten PetersonPeter J. and Kathleen A. PiaskoskiFred A. and Karen R. PinnPatricia PitschMichele PlewaRandy P. PohlPaul C. and Nancy C. PokorneyKatherine A. PoutschSusan J. PowersKathleen F. PrattMatthew P. and Kelly T. PrescottCatherine G. PullarWilliam H. and Joan PuttkamerTimothy J. RadeletDonald L. Rahn and Rosalind A.

Carlyon-RahnTom RansickJohn L. and Mary L. RathRoger H. and Nancy H. RathkeRaven OncologyElizabeth A. RawsonDiane RectorRed Barn ArtworksIris B. ReedJanis G. ReekMichael K. and Emily B. ReppergerKathleen A. RetzkiMary E. ReynoldsDavid A. and Joy E. RhodaRichard M. and Connie M. RiederIvan and Judith RiggsKathleen T. RileyTanya R. RindfleischRobert RingdahlSarah RitterKevin H. and Susan RobertsAllan D. and Carleen P. RobertsonJennifer L. RochedieuSusan M. RogersJ. Michael and Susan F. RoraffGlen RosenJerry K. and Frances E. RosenauBrian J. and Niyanina R. RossDeborah K. RossStella M. RostkowskiMarilyn C. RothNancy S. Rotter and Todd E. WilsonJane Rowe

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Alumni Donors July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011Thank you to those alumni whose support has contributed to the school’s excellence in the last year.

Anton M. Allen, PhD ’61Fran S. Azeka, DVM ’92Mary A. Baldwin, DVM ’88Claudia Barreto, PhD ’94Patricia A. Beck, MS ’76Colleen J. Beestman, DVM ’07Kristen A. Bernard, MS ’92, PhD ’95Gerald E., PhD ’71 and Sharon K.

BisgardKristine M. Bisgard, DVM ’90Alain M. Bouillant, MS ’63Edith G. Brandt, DVM ’88Diane M. Brown, DVM ’89Thomas J. and Kari M. Buechel,

DVM ’96Jenna E. Buley, DVM ’09Linda Bunkfeldt-Popp, MS ’79Daryl D., MS ’74, PhD ’75 and

Sharon G. BussEva B. Ceranowicz, DVM ’90Terrence P., DVM ’87 and Irina ClarkClaire A. Cornelius, DVM ’00Pamela A. Craig, DVM ’92Kristin M. Crass, BA ’96, DVM ’98Steven G. De Lonay, DVM ’89Carolyn M. Deegan, DVM ’87Michael C. Dix, DVM ’98Bernard C., MS ’58, PhD ’61 and

Charlene L. EasterdayKristin J. Ellingsen, DVM ’88Torgny N. Fredrickson, PhD ’63Kristen R. Friedrichs, DVM ’91Peter J. Gaveras, DVM ’87 and

Debra Di Cola-GaverasCheryl A. Graybush, DVM ’97Rose C. Grimm, DVM ’04

Peter D., MS ’94, PhD ’97 and Karen L. Hanson

Olivia D. Harris, DVM ’98Mark A. Hein, DVM ’87Kathleen M. Holan, DVM ’91Tamara M. Holz-Jacobs, DVM ’95Amy R. Horn-Delzer, DVM ’89Susan J. Hyland, MS ’73, PhD ’78

and Rudolf DuelandNeill Johnson, PhD ’77Richard L. Jones-Witthuhn, DVM ’87Vickie L. Kaiser, DVM ’89Siri R. Kavanaugh, DVM ’92Lisa J. Kerwin-Lucchi, DVM ’00Anne S. Kinzer, DVM ’92Tracy B. Kocialkowski, DVM ’92Narayana R. Kosuri, PhD ’69Donna B. Krochak, DVM ’91Virginia P. Kunch, DVM ’97Kristy J. Lange-Brown, DVM ’89Barbara J. Larcom, DVM ’89

Diane L. Larsen, DVM ’90, PhD ’99Heidi L. Leder, DVM ’06Gayle S. Leith, MS ’85, DVM ’88Carol J. Mc Laughlin, DVM ’92Mandy J. Meindel, DVM ’06John P. Naeser, DVM ’02Robert M. Nakamura, MS ’66Paula J. Northrop, DVM ’92John A. Painter, DVM ’93, MS ’99Thomas A. Peterson, DVM ’90James A. Polikowski, DVM ’96 and

Ruthanne Chun, DVM ’91Peter L., DVM ’89 and Jessie RayneKathy Reilly, DVM ’90Joanne M. Reuter, DVM ’01Ellen Richardson, DVM ’92Andrew J. Runte, DVM ’98Jean E. Sander, DVM ’87Arlen L. Schultz, DVM ’91Sherri L. Schulz, DVM ’03Christine A. Severin, DVM ’94Kendyle M. Smith, DVM ’88Adam C. Staff, DVM ’03Timothy J. Stein, PhD ’07Linda J. Sullivan, DVM ’87Sait Tekeli, MS ’62, PhD ’63Hilary W., DVM ’02 and Patrick J. ToftJudith P. Vinson, MS ’87Alvin F. Weber, PhD ’49Renee P. C. Welch, DVM ’88Erin L. Wendt, DVM ’06Gary W., DVM ’97 and Amy S. Wiegel,

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HellmannCharles D. and Ruth M. SchoenwetterBen T. SchoepskiGail L. SchroederLinda A. SchulerMichael A. and Trina S. SchulerLynn V. SchultzCraig A. and Litzi L. SchulzRobert D. Schulz and Bethann ZonnevilleBob and Janet A. SchusterMichael and Carol SchwerJayne M. SeibelCynthia L. SevertVicki L. ShafferBetty J. ShapiroSharon L. SharkoAmy ShepherdAllen and Cheryl ShookDaniel E. and Susan S. SillsMarjorie H. SimonDennis L. and Joan C. SingstockNancy A. SivyerJohn G. SlaterShields J. SloanCharles F. Smalley and Constance A.

PalmerCraig A. SmithJulia F. SmithMowry Smith, IIISue-Ellen SmithSociety of Phi Zeta

James A. and Janice M. SpredemannPaul and Janice SpringbornRonald G. SpurlinJayne M. SquirrellWanda E. St AnnWilliam and Judith H. StathasHoward Steinberg and Barbara AndrewsGerald L. and Georgia A. StellmacherLynne K. StevensJohn W. and Beverly J. StoehrThomas J. StoffelSarah StollLeslie J. StorchRichard A. and Susan B. StraitJoan M. StreckLois StrittGordon and Patricia StroessnerDavid C. and Cynthia C. SugarJames E. and Elizabeth C. SugarLeslie SugdenDan J. and Courtney SullivanMargaret M. SullivanBarbara A. SuranJohn P. SvarenMelanie SwansonDonald E. and Barbara C. SwintonMark and Michelle SzalapskiTodd and Shirley M. TarboxEmily D. TaylorLawrence A. and Kathy L. ThomeDella M. ThompsonMichael L. and Mrs. Michael L. ThompsonDouglas J. and Susie ThorpLinda J. TigertRussell H. and Karen K. TomarRobert S. and Angela A. TramburgTrans Marketing Group Inc.Kathleen A. and Timothy P. TraversLauren A. TrepanierMichael J. TurnerUS Bank National AssnDavid M. VailCharles S. Van SicklePatricia A. and Kenneth Van TillCharles D. and Susan J. VarcoRonald J. Vavrik and Nancy Lorenz

NE WI Veterinary Medical AssnVeterinary Ophthalmology Specialty

PracticeJudith A. ViensCharles G. and Kathleen A. VogelRobert E. and Bonnie S. VogtBonnie D. VollbeerJane E. WagnerSharon D. WagnerMargaret V. WaldJason D. Walker-CrawfordLinda T. WalschDavid A. and Marjorie WalshWilliam E. WarfieldRachel V. WawrzynMarc S. and Leslie A. WeinbergerMark L. and Martina WeindlingCarol M. WendtLeonard W. and Paula K. WernerJacqueline C. WhiteJeanne C. WhiteWI - IL Agility GroupGlenn C. and Karen WilhelmJohn P. WilhelmsenLisa A. WilsonMaria E. WilsonPatrick WilzPatricia M. Windau and John G. KnaakWilliam F. WingrenJanet WintersbergerAlan W. WolffJeffrey R. WolfgramMatt and Kay WoltmanLai Y. WongSarah WoodworthMarilyn J. WorkmanCatherine M. YoungHerbert L. and Sandy YoungKaren M. YoungCarolyn J. Zahn-Waxler and Morris WaxlerLisa M. Ziaya-LiveseyValerie H. ZimdarsMary L. ZimmermannWilliam J. and Paula M. ZirbesArthur J. ZoellnerPeggy A. Zweber

Imaging Center wish listDiagnostic imaging encompasses the diagnostic modalities of x-ray, ultra-sound, nuclear medicine, CT, MRI, and echocardiography (heart ultrasound). UW Veterinary Care provides these services to both the large and small animal hospital and these diagnostic capabilities are one of the features that set UW Veterinary Care apart from other referral hospitals and general practices. To provide the best imaging techniques to our clients, we must be able to diagnose and monitor our patients through their treatments.

state-of-the-art MRI ($1.5 million)MRI is the premier imaging modal-ity for problems affecting soft tissue structures and is used most often by our neurology and orthopedic surgery services. The brain and spinal cord can be clearly visualized with MRI as can tendon and muscular tissues. Our current MRI unit is out-dated and located in a trailer outside our hospital building. A new state-of-the-art MRI, ideally located within the hospital itself, would improve our ability to diagnose injury and disease. Addition-ally, an MRI unit that is adaptable to the imaging of equine patients would significantly increase our diagnostic capabilities for horses with lameness issues.

echocardiography Unit ($250,000)Echocardiography is an essential com-ponent of evaluating patient heart function. Advances in echocardiogra-phy technology have improved image quality, thus allowing for improved diagnosis and treatment.

deXa scanner ($30,000)Many patients presented with poor mobility issues associated with arthritis are also obese and have poor body condition. Our orthopedic surgery ser-vice would like to establish a weight loss clinic that would complement our existing orthopedic and rehabilitation services. A dual-energy x-ray absorp-tiometry (DEXA) scanner provides an objective measurement of body condition in dogs and cats and can also measure bone density. Measure-ment of bone density can be valuable in the monitoring of fracture healing, particularly in patients with severe fractures.

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Several years ago my dog was treated in your program for hemangio-sarcoma. He did not survive this horrible disease, but your program aided him. I would like to see other animals receive the same treatment.

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$500,000–999,999EquiservicesMargaret D. FixHarvestime Farms Inc.Merial Ltd.Moritz FoundationPfizer Inc.VetCor Professional Practices LLC

$100,000–499,999Allan P. and Shirley M. AbellDr Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Med

Rsch FdtnAquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc.Marjorie Siebert Aylen Fdtn Inc.Jean-Pierre and Nancy BoespflugCarrington Laboratories Inc.Shawn M. CavanaughRobert F. and Debra CervenkaMary L. M. ComstockKathryn N. DoaneDog Jog Companion Animal ClubJohn P. and H. Margo EdlFort Dodge Animal HealthMelita F. GrunowArlene E. HartmanHemopetHeska CorporationHill’s Pet NutritionImmuno Dynamics Inc.ImmunoStarSusan J. IpsenJudith JackmanCarolyn A. Kenney-CarterErick J. LaineRobert G. and Nanette O. LamphereBohdan W. Lucky and Ellen C.

ButterworthMaddie’s SpiritWilliam J. and Shirley A. MaeckElaine D. MarshallPaul E. Mc Elwee and Gayle G. RosemannJames E. and Jean Mohrhauser

Monsanto CompanyMary A. MorseJeffry A. and Hidee L. NeuenschwanderNutraSweet CompanyOratec Interventions Inc.OsteoGenix Inc.Terrance D. and Judith A. PaulPfizer Inc. Animal HealthTheodore S. PlautzMary E. PoirierJB & MK Pritzker Family FoundationPuelicher Foundation Inc.Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable TrustJ. E. Salsbury FoundationJohn G. and Doris J. SalsburyEric P. SandgrenSCAVMAGary F. and Camille SeamansTerry K. and Sandra K. ShockleySmith and Nephew Inc.VCA Antech Inc.School of Veterinary MedicineStuart WebbWI Veterinary Medical AssnRay B. ZemonZinpro Corporation

$25,000–99,999AgSource Cooperative ServicesAlliance Pharmaceutical Corp.Alta Genetics USA Inc.American Society of Vet Clinical PathologyAppanasha Clinics SCBadgerland FinancialBayer - Agriculture DivisionBayer CorporationBlackwell Science LTDJoellen F. and Robert G. BlountMark E. and Cheryl A. BrickmanKenyon and Kelly BrysonDaryl D., MS ’74, PhD ’75 and Sharon

G. BussEdward J. CampbellHannah V. CareyCIBA-GEIGY LimitedCompanion Animal ClubTimothy J. and Anne M. ConnorCuraGen CorporationRussell Cutting and Rene E. RandallDatex Ohmeda Inc.Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable TrustC. Thomas and Suzanne DowArthur E. and Betty M. DuebnerBernard C., MS ’58, PhD ’61 and Char-

lene L. EasterdayEastern Artificial InsemntnEcolab Inc.Endorex CorporationLinda D. ErdmanFarm Credit Services Of NE WINicole FinitzoFort Dodge LaboratoriesJorge O. and Sofija GalanteSuzanne S. GellerGenex Cooperative Inc.William R. and Cindy GenglerMary E. GerloffMatthew R. Ginther and Kelly J.

Connor-GintherWilliam J. and Patricia J. GoodgerJonathan V. GoodmanEvan and Marion Helfaer FdtnHarvey A. and Patricia G. HetlandSusan J. Hyland, MS ’73, PhD ’78 and

Rudolf DuelandIams CompanyDarian M. and Jamie H. IbrahimIDEXX Laboratories Inc.Intervet Inc.Jaqua FoundationKaukauna Veterinary Clinic

Jack F. KellnerMark and Michele KellnerKohler Foundation Inc.John H., Jr. and Kennetha L. KrehbielKuenzi Family Pet HospitalDennis J. and Sandra J. KuesterKyoritsu Seiyaku CorporationLakeside Animal HospitalEdward M. and Lois G. Le VineSteven S. Lindsay Memorial FundJacqueline W. LindsayMartha M. LoundMarshall & Ilsley Fdtn Inc.Jacqueline MarshallMerck & Company Inc.The Merck Company FoundationMerial IntervetEugene L. MeyerMiles Inc.MillerCoorsJean C. MooringMorinda Holdings Inc.The Myelin ProjectNestle Purina Petcare CompanyNestleNovartis Animal Health US Inc.David NowickiJulie NowickiMathilda V. OaksCarl Olson, Jr.Oregon Veterinary ClinicPark Pet HospitalPepsi-Cola Sales & Dist Inc.The PEW Charitable TrustsMarilyn M. PotterKenneth D. PowellMary K. PritzkerProstate Cancer FoundationJohn A. PuelicherQ. Therapeutics Inc.Rancho AmorioBarbara C. RettgenAugusta D. RoddisAndrew J. RolfeSandoz AgSARcode CorporationWalter Schroeder FoundationLinda A. SchulerEllen J. SchwendemanShorewood Animal HospitalSkeletal KineticsSolvay Animal Health Inc.Split Rail Foundation Inc.Lisa A. Steinkamp and Mark D. MarkelStryker EndoscopyThomas L. and Ann TaylorThiensville-Mequon Small Animal ClinicBarbara A. ToomanCharles D. TurgrimsonUniversity League Inc.Lois M. VankerkhovenVilas Henry Park Zoological Society Inc.Vita Plus CorporationWaukesha Kennel ClubLucile WeinressPatricia WeisbergWisconsin Rural Opportunities Fdtn Inc.World Dairy Expo Inc.Wright Veterinary ServiceCharles H. and Sandra V. Yanke

Special Thanks to Cumulative DonorsDonations to support the School of Veterinary Medicine are always wel-come. But the school is especially grateful to those donors who have supported the school at a high level, whether they’ve done so in one lump sum or through a combination of gifts and pledges over the years. Consistent support at this level provides the margin of excellence in our teaching, research and service and also serves to attract others to the cause. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions the following donors have made toward our overall excellence as well as to specific endeavors between 1982 to the present (includes gifts and pledges).

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$10,000–24,999Accelerated GeneticsAll Pets Veterinary ClinicLeland C. and Betty AllensteinAbdulaziz M. Al-SwailemAlta Genetics USA Inc.Enrique, DVM ’96 and Suzanne Alvarez,

DVM ’96American Bouvier Rescue LeagueAmerican Veterinary Medical FoundationSusan J. AndersonAnimal Hospital Of AshwaubenonAnimal Medical Center of Whitewater Inc.Barbara AtwoodBadgerland FinancialTerry A. BarkerNorman Bassett FoundationBauernheim LlamasBayer CorporationStephen and Elizabeth Bechtel Jr FdtnMary BehanJames G. Berbee and Karen A. WalshAnn M. Berres-OlivottiAlvin & Marion Birnschein FdtnGerald E., PhD ’71 and Sharon K. BisgardBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyJane BunnBurlington Wisconsin Kennel ClubBruce R. and Kathleen BussJackelen A. N. CallahanFrank CannellaThomas L. and Martha L. CarterCHR Hansen Inc.Bruce M. and Linda A. ChristensenLois E. ClementiThe Coburn Company Inc.Country Veterinary ServiceCountry View Animal HospitalHoward E. Cox, Jr.John W. CurrierCutco Foundation Inc.Dane County Humane SocietyDeer-Grove Veterinary Clinics LLCDodgeville Veterinary ServiceDubuque Kennel Club

Eastern States Veterinary Association Inc.Elkhorn Veterinary ClinicElsevier Science B. V.Embrex Inc.Equity Coop Livestock SalesEvjue Foundation Inc.Patrick S., MS ’83, DVM ’87 and Anne

M. FarrellRobert B., Jr. and Mary R. FickFirst Citizens State BankFond du Lac County Kennel ClubPeter S. FooteSteve FrantzDavid J. GanfieldGHEN CorporationGiddings & Lewis FoundationEmil and Josette GlasbergSanjiv GoelGraunke Family FoundationGreat Midwest Alpaca FestivalGreer Laboratories Inc.Daniel A. and Kimberly A. GrimmJanice M. HappeVirginia H. HarringtonHartford Animal Clinic Inc.Lisa A. HebertCharles K. and Patricia A. HenriksonHerrild and Herrild SCPatricia W. HewittHillside Animal HospitalHinueber Veterinarian ServiceW. D. Hoard and Sons CompanyIdexx CorporationImmunex CorporationJackson Pet HospitalJefferson Veterinary Clinic SCDub JilesPamela M. JohnsonSamuel C. and Imogene JohnsonStephen M. Johnson and Dianne M.

ByerlyJudy H. and Gary L. JorgensenRonald C. KatzEwing Marion Kauffman FdtnPatrick G. and Nancy B. KennedyKettle Moraine Kennel Club

King Abdulaziz City For Science & Technology

Donald F. and Carol J. KressMelvyn A. and Carol A. KronnJohn E. and Valeta R. KuenziKunming Institute Of ZoologyDon D. and Helen S. KynastonL. & L. Sales &. Service Inc.Michele M. La Fond, MS ’85, DVM ’89Layton Animal HospitalThe Little Animal HospitalA. Brian LittleElizabeth K. Little and Martin GarinsClara LocherJack R. and Darryl J. LuebeckMadison Cat Clinic Inc.Susan K. C. MageeMary A. MahoneyWilliam E. Mc Guirk, Jr.Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc.Paul E. MillerMiraBella Technologies LLCMark & Bette Morris Family FdtnMark L. Morris, Jr., MS ’62, PhD ’63Muller Veterinary HospitalPat A. NelsonNeumeister Animal HospitalNorden Labs IncorporatedNorthside Animal HospitalSusan R. O’KonskiWilliam J. and Winifred J. O’RourkeOdyssey Veterinary CareOmro Animal HospitalOphthalmanagement Co.Organ Recovery SystemsOSOD LLCOttawa HospitalPahle Small Animal ClinicFrank J. and Jill G. PelisekPerryville Pet HospitalPharmacia CorporationPharmase Inc.Richard G. Placey and Carol E. SwansonThe PMD FoundationPrairie Animal Hospital-BeloitPromega CorporationMarcia A. PulichAndrew L. and Janet R. RaddatzRalston Purina CompanyJan and Judith O. H. RapaczRhone Merieux Inc.Thomas J. and Jane A. RichterRichard K. and Bonita L. RiedererJames W. and Donna J. RieserRoche Vitamins Inc-New JerseyRock Valley Veterinary Medical

AssociationVolga A. I. RojasRural Security Life InsuranceRandy SchuellerRonald D. and Carolyn D. SchultzHarlan and Anna A. SeaverDavid D. and Gail L. SeavertMary SheaEllamae Siebert FoundationJay L. and Patricia H. SmithTimothy J. and Nancy L. SpeakerGary A. SplitterSoc for Rsch on Umami TasteStandard Process Inc.

Stanley F. Staples, Jr.Donna E. TegelmanChester B. and Donna S. ThomasJohn E. ToepferThomas N. and Jeanne M. TorhorstTwin Disc Inc.David V., Sr. and Margery H. UihleinUmami Mfg Association of JapanNE WI Veterinary Medical AssnFriends of the Veterinary Medicine Tchng

ProgVilter Foundation Inc.Judith P. Vinson, MS ’87Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc.Waunakee Veterinary Service SCWauwatosa Veterinary ClinicWest CentralWest Salem Veterinary Clinic Inc.Western Veterinary ConferenceJeffrey D. and Sara R. F. WiesnerMarilyn R. WilburSusan M. WinstonJ. Steve and Gail WinterWisconsin Farm Bureau FederationWisconsin Horse & Pony Humane Society

Inc.Walking Horse Charity JubileeElmer A. and Marian A. WoelfferWoodland Veterinary Clinic LTDWilliam WrigleyJames A. and Jacquelyn L. WrychaWyeth PharmaceuticalsJohn R. and Kelli J. ZellmerMary Z. Zemon

donations help Make a differenceThe University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and our teaching hospital have accom-plished great things. In addition to providing expert animal care to the public, we are teaching tomorrow’s veterinarians to continue to give that same outstanding medical care to animals throughout Wisconsin and beyond. Furthermore, we have achieved widespread recognition for the quality and strength of our research programs. As a result, the UW School of Veter