Published Date:October 22, 2010
Dr. Joseph DiPietro has been elected President of the University of Tennessee. Dr. DiPietro earned three degrees at the University of Illinois: B.S. (1974), DVM (1976), and M.S. (1980). He also served as associate dean for research and professor of both veterinary clinical medicine and veterinary pathobiology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. DiPietro currently is chancellor of the UT Institute of Agriculture, a position he has held since 2006. Read full story.
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October 22, 2010
Published Date:March 23, 2010
Dr. Jerome Geiger, Hendersonville, Tenn.,(DVM IL '80, MS IL '90) received the 2010 American Association of Swine Veterinarians' Meritorious Service Award. Dr. Geiger has been an active member of AASV for 30 years, particularly in the area of swine welfare. He is also a member of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, where he chairs the Animal Care Committee. In addition to being the Technical Service Manager for Health Assurance at Pig Improvement Company, he is the author of numerous scientific papers and presents his work internationally.
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March 23, 2010
Published Date:March 12, 2010
Dr. Lawrence Fox, (Class of '68) has been certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) specializing in Canine and Feline Practice. This is the forth such recognition for Fox, who first received the honor in 1981. Graduating from Illinois in 1968, as the youngest veterinarian in the country, Dr. Fox now practices at the Elmwood Grove Animal Hospital located in River Grove, Ill. He also owns practices in River Forest and Chicago.
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March 12, 2010
Published Date:February 12, 2010
Dr. C. Max Lang (Class of '61) is the author of the recently published book "The Impossible Dean? The Founding of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State University." Lang was the first faculty member hired by Dean George T. Harrell. When he asked the Dean why he chose a veterinarian, Harrell replied that it would be "visible evidence of his commitment to teaching and research."
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February 12, 2010
Published Date:January 25, 2010
Dr. Jennifer Stone (Class of 2004), shelter veterinarian at the Champaign County Humane Society, is moving to Las Vegas to serve as medical director of The Animal Foundation.
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January 25, 2010
